shelaghstephenson
@shelaghs.bsky.social
playwright, screen writer, living between London and Southern France. 'The mistress of comic anguish' according to Michael Billington. Also likes cooking, and Bedlington Terriers.
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
timeline cleanse
I also enjoyed Funchy the Snow Woman, particularly the moment when the toddler becomes furious that Dad is not GETTING THE VISION.
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
timeline cleanse
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🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
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BONUS THREAD: 🧵 I broke down Renee Good's murder in the thread above from a female perspective but here's a fabulous video from Brian Recker:
A message from one male to another!
Love him for his empathy.
A message from one male to another!
Love him for his empathy.
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
BONUS THREAD: 🧵 I broke down Renee Good's murder in the thread above from a female perspective but here's a fabulous video from Brian Recker:
A message from one male to another!
Love him for his empathy.
A message from one male to another!
Love him for his empathy.
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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For those of us not in the cult, this is what we hear when anyone from the Trump administration speaks.
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
For those of us not in the cult, this is what we hear when anyone from the Trump administration speaks.
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
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Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is why Molly is not allowed to do tours.
September 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is why Molly is not allowed to do tours.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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December 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Alt view: "But now, I suggest, we should at least listen to Katie. Here is one especially relevant part of the video transcript, which I did myself (it simply isn’t out there). I am making it available to you now in full (at the end of this post)"
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Alt view: "But now, I suggest, we should at least listen to Katie. Here is one especially relevant part of the video transcript, which I did myself (it simply isn’t out there). I am making it available to you now in full (at the end of this post)"
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
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How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).
Season's greetings to you all!
Season's greetings to you all!
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).
Season's greetings to you all!
Season's greetings to you all!
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Low bar in 2025, but 🎄🎵 Try not to be a cunt, it's X-mas. 🎵✌🏻
(Written & performed by British trio Fascinating Aïda) ☺️
(Written & performed by British trio Fascinating Aïda) ☺️
December 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Low bar in 2025, but 🎄🎵 Try not to be a cunt, it's X-mas. 🎵✌🏻
(Written & performed by British trio Fascinating Aïda) ☺️
(Written & performed by British trio Fascinating Aïda) ☺️
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The Little Match Girl - A Christmas Story
By Donald J Trump, winner of the coveted FIFA peace prize
Live now, on my Substack
Nadolig llawen pawb!
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
By Donald J Trump, winner of the coveted FIFA peace prize
Live now, on my Substack
Nadolig llawen pawb!
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Little Match Girl - A Christmas Story
By Donald J Trump, winner of the coveted FIFA peace prize
Live now, on my Substack
Nadolig llawen pawb!
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
By Donald J Trump, winner of the coveted FIFA peace prize
Live now, on my Substack
Nadolig llawen pawb!
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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Superb article with which to end this momentous day.
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Why Erasmus matters more than any customs fix
Britain’s debate over tariffs misses the point: people, not paperwork, determine whether Europe feels shared again
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Superb article with which to end this momentous day.
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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Well worth your time
This is an excellent dismantling of a MAGA nut (with a PhD) by a British journalist who takes the novel approach of asking pertinent questions and requiring answers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufkt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufkt...
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Well worth your time
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Oh, this is brilliant. It's like everything you ever thought about him served on a precisely coherent platter.
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Oh, this is brilliant. It's like everything you ever thought about him served on a precisely coherent platter.