Mrs Cosmopilite
@whowhatwhywhen.bsky.social
Just learning stuff - don't know where I'm heading
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@thebugle.bsky.social
Enjoying listening to the bleep being randomly thrown at Nish's f-bombs, and missing
Perfect 2026 vibe
Enjoying listening to the bleep being randomly thrown at Nish's f-bombs, and missing
Perfect 2026 vibe
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
@thebugle.bsky.social
Enjoying listening to the bleep being randomly thrown at Nish's f-bombs, and missing
Perfect 2026 vibe
Enjoying listening to the bleep being randomly thrown at Nish's f-bombs, and missing
Perfect 2026 vibe
2 interesting conversations this wk have helped explain to me why everything feels so shit
1st. fab AA man fixed my tyre. Said they're run ragged w breakdowns. Not just tyres & batteries but obvs poor maintenance
2nd. Builder who has done 20 emergency new boilers this winter vs 1 last winter
1st. fab AA man fixed my tyre. Said they're run ragged w breakdowns. Not just tyres & batteries but obvs poor maintenance
2nd. Builder who has done 20 emergency new boilers this winter vs 1 last winter
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
2 interesting conversations this wk have helped explain to me why everything feels so shit
1st. fab AA man fixed my tyre. Said they're run ragged w breakdowns. Not just tyres & batteries but obvs poor maintenance
2nd. Builder who has done 20 emergency new boilers this winter vs 1 last winter
1st. fab AA man fixed my tyre. Said they're run ragged w breakdowns. Not just tyres & batteries but obvs poor maintenance
2nd. Builder who has done 20 emergency new boilers this winter vs 1 last winter
Conversation with my mid-teen went from how his mate is hoping for a new processor for his PC but, y'know, prices, to how he's glad he future-proofed his PC with a something something chip when prices were low and then he told me about the possibility of an AI bubble.
Proud economist mum 😍
Proud economist mum 😍
January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Conversation with my mid-teen went from how his mate is hoping for a new processor for his PC but, y'know, prices, to how he's glad he future-proofed his PC with a something something chip when prices were low and then he told me about the possibility of an AI bubble.
Proud economist mum 😍
Proud economist mum 😍
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This Sunday evening, episode one of Bear and Monk Debunk is live, in which @monkemma.bsky.social examines the shooting of Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis and how it’s been misrepresented, while I dig into the panic and confusion around the Online Safety Act and X.
Listen below.
Listen below.
Bear and Monk Debunk #1: Minneapolis & The Online Safety Act
Separating fact from froth: Minneapolis, the Online Safety Act, and the misinformation pipeline connecting them.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This Sunday evening, episode one of Bear and Monk Debunk is live, in which @monkemma.bsky.social examines the shooting of Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis and how it’s been misrepresented, while I dig into the panic and confusion around the Online Safety Act and X.
Listen below.
Listen below.
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A fire engine bicycle, I thought that only existed in Richard Scarry's world. 😃 🧑🚒🚒🧯👍
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #bomberos #firefighter #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo #firehose 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #bomberos #firefighter #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo #firehose 🚲🚴
January 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
A fire engine bicycle, I thought that only existed in Richard Scarry's world. 😃 🧑🚒🚒🧯👍
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #bomberos #firefighter #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo #firehose 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #bomberos #firefighter #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo #firehose 🚲🚴
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Number crunching: Pay and dividends of Bet365 chief executive v total fiscal cost of gambling-related harm.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
January 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Number crunching: Pay and dividends of Bet365 chief executive v total fiscal cost of gambling-related harm.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Bodmin Moor, particularly the Cheesewring.
Totally took it for granted when I was growing up and have no desire to move back, but
Ahhhhhhh
Totally took it for granted when I was growing up and have no desire to move back, but
Ahhhhhhh
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Bodmin Moor, particularly the Cheesewring.
Totally took it for granted when I was growing up and have no desire to move back, but
Ahhhhhhh
Totally took it for granted when I was growing up and have no desire to move back, but
Ahhhhhhh
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London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
A relative did jury service before Xmas.
Tough case. Sexual assault of multiple victims. Victims in court and obvs distressing content.
Relative has 2 daughters and found it v hard.
When I asked what support was offered, I was told they were given the Samaritans no.
Seems neglectful
Tough case. Sexual assault of multiple victims. Victims in court and obvs distressing content.
Relative has 2 daughters and found it v hard.
When I asked what support was offered, I was told they were given the Samaritans no.
Seems neglectful
January 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A relative did jury service before Xmas.
Tough case. Sexual assault of multiple victims. Victims in court and obvs distressing content.
Relative has 2 daughters and found it v hard.
When I asked what support was offered, I was told they were given the Samaritans no.
Seems neglectful
Tough case. Sexual assault of multiple victims. Victims in court and obvs distressing content.
Relative has 2 daughters and found it v hard.
When I asked what support was offered, I was told they were given the Samaritans no.
Seems neglectful
Turns out a vague resolution to be time efficient and study more in 2026 doesn't work nearly as well as having my home invaded by noisily gaming teenagers
A useful lesson so early in the year
I'll have to note my deadlines so I can order my kids' friends in at key points
A useful lesson so early in the year
I'll have to note my deadlines so I can order my kids' friends in at key points
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Turns out a vague resolution to be time efficient and study more in 2026 doesn't work nearly as well as having my home invaded by noisily gaming teenagers
A useful lesson so early in the year
I'll have to note my deadlines so I can order my kids' friends in at key points
A useful lesson so early in the year
I'll have to note my deadlines so I can order my kids' friends in at key points
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if you can't afford clothes, it's not clothing poverty, it's poverty. If you can't afford sanitary protection, it's not period poverty, it's poverty. Divvying up poverty into little bits hides the fact that poverty is poverty and gives right-wingers an in to say "poor people need to budget better."
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
if you can't afford clothes, it's not clothing poverty, it's poverty. If you can't afford sanitary protection, it's not period poverty, it's poverty. Divvying up poverty into little bits hides the fact that poverty is poverty and gives right-wingers an in to say "poor people need to budget better."
Oooo. I'm Death
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oooo. I'm Death
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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Never forgetting Jyoti Singh who died #OTD in 2012--13 days after she was beaten, gang raped, and tortured by 6 men on a bus in South Delhi, India. She was just 22.🕯️
Her struggle & death became a symbol of women's resistance to #rape around the world. #VAWG #EndViolence #EndVAWG
Her struggle & death became a symbol of women's resistance to #rape around the world. #VAWG #EndViolence #EndVAWG
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Never forgetting Jyoti Singh who died #OTD in 2012--13 days after she was beaten, gang raped, and tortured by 6 men on a bus in South Delhi, India. She was just 22.🕯️
Her struggle & death became a symbol of women's resistance to #rape around the world. #VAWG #EndViolence #EndVAWG
Her struggle & death became a symbol of women's resistance to #rape around the world. #VAWG #EndViolence #EndVAWG
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Top tier joke
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Top tier joke
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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@alicefraser.bsky.social Still thinking about your piece on Bondi during @thebugle.bsky.social live show last night. It must have been hard to do that, and I thank you for your eloquence and outrage xx
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
@alicefraser.bsky.social Still thinking about your piece on Bondi during @thebugle.bsky.social live show last night. It must have been hard to do that, and I thank you for your eloquence and outrage xx
Am starting to worry I won't have time to watch Muppet Christmas Carol before Thursday 😳
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Am starting to worry I won't have time to watch Muppet Christmas Carol before Thursday 😳
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In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
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Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
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celebrities as lord of the rings characters: thread
December 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
celebrities as lord of the rings characters: thread
Read this in my parents' Times today.
What's to blame for flooding? Poor drainage infrastructure and where & how we build our houses.
Good points.
Despite mentioning intense rainfall several times, there was absolutely no mention of climate change 😶
No, of course I'm not surprised
What's to blame for flooding? Poor drainage infrastructure and where & how we build our houses.
Good points.
Despite mentioning intense rainfall several times, there was absolutely no mention of climate change 😶
No, of course I'm not surprised
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Read this in my parents' Times today.
What's to blame for flooding? Poor drainage infrastructure and where & how we build our houses.
Good points.
Despite mentioning intense rainfall several times, there was absolutely no mention of climate change 😶
No, of course I'm not surprised
What's to blame for flooding? Poor drainage infrastructure and where & how we build our houses.
Good points.
Despite mentioning intense rainfall several times, there was absolutely no mention of climate change 😶
No, of course I'm not surprised