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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally.

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Salopian. Welsh Marches. Cat lover. Trans ally. She/her. CSA survivor. 'We do not forgive to change the other person. Forgiving means not even seeking to know what the other person will do with that forgiveness.'

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · Dec 13

I will repeat my ongoing statement as a survivor of childhood sex*al ab*se.

Never, in the many years I have been involved with online support of other survivors, has ONE single survivor said their ab*ser was a male predator pretending to be a trans female. It's not just a fantasy stirred up

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · Dec 13

One of the things about the "GC" movement is that at the start it was all trying to be reasonable and "of course I support real trans people, but what if a predatory man takes advantage?" and along the way it morphed into "all trans people are predators and must be identifiable and kept separate"

Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · Dec 13

The cornerstone of modern transmisogyny is a complete denial of the harm trans women are subject to at the hands of society.

Politicians and gender-conservative activists revel in fictions of us as predatory men while erasing our elevated rates of assault, impoverishment, and hyperscrutiny.

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 13h

Purchased. I also made a note in the comments box for you, Simon.

JS, enjoy.

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 13h

Counting down the hours until the midnight release of the new Kindle book by @www.joditaylorbooks.com. It's the latest Time Police book, 'Out of Time.'

Then the Audible version later on.

I'm going to be holed up as I read/listen. This means I shall be some time before resurfacing. 📚📖❤️

ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 13h

Fine with me.

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 19h

Simon has been running this for several years now. It's such a great scheme. Many people (adults and children), plus organisations, have benefited. 😀

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests Universities in the UK reassured arms companies they would monitor students’ chat groups and social media accounts after firms raised concerns about campus protests, according to internal emails. One university said it would conduct “active monitoring of social media” for any evidence of plans to demonstrate against Rolls-Royce at a careers fair. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21h

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 21h

Aw, bless. And yes, taking that advice. ❤️🫂

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 22h

☀️ A pioneering new space weather forecasting modelling suite will enable operational modelling of the upper atmosphere at the Met Office for the first time in a major breakthrough for UK atmospheric science.

Find out what this means below, or check this short thread 👇

New space weather modelling suite enables upper atmosphere forecasting for the first time

A pioneering new space weather forecasting modelling suite will enable operational modelling of the upper atmosphere at the Met Office for the first time in a major breakthrough for UK atmospheric sci...

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 22h

Homelessness death has gone up by nearly 10 percent in one year which is a staggering statistic given during covid people were housed in hotels, it’s an issue which can be prevented but no government is willing to do so in a meaningful way

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah. It's a mystery. 🤔🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 22h

IT'S WEDNESDAY!

It's #buyastrangerabook day.

The best of all the days.

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

UK only

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

www.biggreenbookshop.com

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 22h

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social

It's #BuyAStrangerABookDay.

I would love to offer someone the following signed copy from your site. 'Words For Life,' by Susie Dent.

Information on the book, Words For Life, by Susie Dent.

Product Information

A BIG GREEN BOOKS EXCLUSIVE!

PREORDER A SIGNED/DEDICATED COPY OF SUSIE'S NEW BOOK HERE!

ALL DEDICATIONS WILL BE PERSONALLY WRITTEN BY SUSIE.

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 11th 2025
365 words you'll want to keep for life.

Did you know that the Scots have over 400 words for snow or what a binfluencer is?

What about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers or how Mayday became a request for help?

Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent does.

From wabbit to dust bunnies, from the strange history of arse to the best ways to describe moonlight, WORDS FOR LIFE offers a full year's supply of verbal vitamin shots guaranteed to entertain and enlighten, to brighten and boost every single day.

From a Mother-in-Law's Dream to a Yuleshard, in Susie Dent's hands these amazing expressions can fix (or at least nail) the problems of modern life, whether it's dealing with unrequited love or an unsatisfactory politician, eating a whole packet of biscuits or forgetting someone's name.

From starting January 1 with your best foot forward (qualtagh) to leaping happily into the unknown (with a drink in your hand) on 31 December, every year is a journey and now you have the perfect guide all the way through.
FOR DEDICATIONS PLEASE READ THE NEXT BIT

Once you buy the book, I will have your email address.

I will email you (not straight away, but I will definitely email you) from the bookshop email address biggreenbooks@gmail.com.

This email will ask you who you'd like Susie to dedicate the book to.

I'll compile a list of all your requests, and will meet up with Susie after publication date to sort them all out.

Once the dedications have been done, I will post the books to you.

PLEASE WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE EMAIL.

THANKS!

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 22h

Can't believe we have to clarify that we're just saying that they existed at the same time, not that we're accusing them...

A suspicious-looking dodo in front of the Mary Rose sinking.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Dodos were thriving when the Mary Rose sank.

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 22h

Today is my favourite day on Bluesky.

Seeing the offers and the replies is such a pick-me-up.

I've done both in the past, and the kindness of the people out there is so heartwarming.

If you can make an offer, that's amazing. If you see something that appeals to you, don't be afraid to ask. ❤️🫂

Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 23h

If you pick two people, I'll send a signed copy too (sans rip)

It is #buyastrangerabook day after all!

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

www.biggreenbookshop.com

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 23h

Hey Bluepals.

I'm delighted to tell you that a big old box of books is on its way to "PINT Giving" to help them with their new mobile library they're setting up to support homeless people in London.

Thanks so much to everyone who shared/donated to this.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 22h

Simon and Tom. Two top blokes.

Big Green Books (Simon) @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 23h

If you pick two people, I'll send a signed copy too (sans rip)

It is #buyastrangerabook day after all!

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

www.biggreenbookshop.com

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Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 23h

Don’t listen to anyone who minimizes the threat of a government that “only” wants to tighten the authoritarian surveillance noose for “some” people. THATS ALWAYS HOW IT BEGINS YOU FASCISM ENABLERS.

Full Fact @fullfact.org · 23h

On social media and their website, the Liberal Democrats have claimed “Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID”.

But this isn’t the case, and we can’t find any evidence the Prime Minister said it was.

Digital ID won’t be mandatory for ‘everyone in the UK’ – Full Fact

The Liberal Democrats have claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said everyone in the UK will have to have digital ID, but that’s not the case.

fullfact.org

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 22h

Turning into one of those days.

My shoulder popped last night as I reached for something. I can hardly move it this morning without pain levels hitting high. Phone is somewhere between my bed and wall, having slipped there last night. Using old phone for now. Just a bleh day.

Love ya, BlueSky.❤️🫂

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 22h

Following on from my Brexshit post yesterday. Another sunny upland Brexshit benefit to contend with.

If only there was an easier way for us to travel to Europe. 🤔

Oh, wait... 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 23h

A new digital entry/exit registration system (EES) for travellers to & from the Schengen area will be introduced in EU member states from 12 October.

Germany will phase in the EES, starting with Düsseldorf airport. Frankfurt and other airports & seaports to follow.

ℹ️ uk.diplo.de/uk-en/273559...

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23h

I'm giving away this signed 1st edition h/b of my new novel (it has a tiny jacket rip which means I wouldn't sell it) to one person who reposts this.

You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time

All shares much-appreciated.

Joe McLaren's fabulous cover for Everything Will Swallow You

A close up of the small tear on this first edition of Everything Will Swallow You

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Mask Up Comments and Opinions @commentsandopi2.bsky.social · 23h

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 1d

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 23h

“The changing of names in order to destigmatise these conditions has been done for a very long time... And in my opinion, it doesn't work... because history suggests that sanitising a name only works for as long as people don't know what that new name means.”

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 23h

It has been the biggest self-inflicted harm that was all brought about with lies and bigotry. It's truly become a massive white elephant. 🥺

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