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Tracy King
@tracyking.bsky.social
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Writer, animation producer, scicomms consultant. Currently writing about medical malpractice. Books: Learning To Think (Penguin) The Cost of Trust (Harper Collins) Tim Minchin's Storm (Orion)
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · Nov 14
A short burst of some of the amazing praise for my memoir Learning To Think. Don’t ask me about Lee Child, I still don’t know how that one happened.
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 3h
Pomegranate juice for varicose veins, real progressive
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Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 3h
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Comedy has the power to transform society, which is why I spent fifteen years refusing to take this gig. It’s…..a rationalisation.
I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili
The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 5h
The last fifteen years of my career
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 22h
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 19h
This is worth reading
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 20h
When judgy people like to judge Ozempic users, I always cite my pal James who was *not well* and now is. (Also he thinks he looks hot, no question) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
I’ve lost 4 stone on Wegovy. Now I look like a weedy nerd
At 38 James Ball was overweight, suffering from sky-high blood pressure. Fifteen months later, he’s buying a new wardrobe — and has no plans to give up his jabs
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 19h
Weedy nerd is a needy word (that almost works)
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 20h
Last time I saw you you looked fantastic (not a weedy nerd)
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 1d
NOT DOLLY
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d
Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.
Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads: “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️” Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 1d
Do kids have to Battle Royale for places or does it just default to wealth like the olden days?
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 1d
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce plans to cut the number of UK university places by about 100,000 annually by reintroducing student number controls, reports Patrick Jack #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/badenochs-number-caps-plan-would-cut-100000-university-places
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 1d
We watched that last night and I started singing “it’s time for your spooooky story”
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d
Folks, it's happening.

We're releasing Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile this Thursday at 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars. Get excited to know even less about Jeffrey Epstein.
The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein
YouTube video by The Onion
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 1d
It’s also a key area in the history of “oh hey did you know the police are institutionally racist?”
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 1d
In general I don’t love a bishop, but I know Handsworth (in fact my grandparents had an off-licence there) and - crucially - its history and vital immigrant contribution to the city and post-war GDP. I’m with the bish.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
I haven’t read it 😃
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
You must have had a very wacky death
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
Morcambe and Wife, by Joan Morcambe
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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 2d
Best titles of autobiographies?

Starting with:

- Vic Reeves, Me: Moir
- Dennis Waterman, Reminder (thanks @whenisbirths.bsky.social)
- AA Gill, Pour Me
- Gene Simmons, Kiss and Make-Up
- Julian Clary, A Young Man's Passage
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
I think I’m going Marple just because of the implications for my cosy death in a grand house, but Luther would be fun
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
I think that counts yes
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
That’s a great answer. Choice of detective is such a fun insight.
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
Which fictional detective do you want to solve your murder?
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
Which fictional detective do you want to solve your murder?
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 2d
Yes
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 3d
“There’s something in your teeth”
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d
To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.
Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert
When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.
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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 3d
actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 3d
I suspect that will be something that comes only after significant damage has been done, and almost certainly accompanied by the loss of various freedoms. Social media is a failing experiment.
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Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social · 3d
2025 is the last year in which video could be trusted. There are going to be some violent repercussions from fakes very soon, particularly given the complete absence of critical thinking by the sort of people who kneejerk-share propaganda on social media.
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