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Catherine Hill
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@alasdairstuart.com I very nearly lol'd in my office at the world-weary intonation of "Mr Rupert, the rabbit, it is talking again." Good work.
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A geeky individual, passionate about books, TV and the fantastical. Has an active imagination and a liking for history. One half of @dtdiscworld.bsky.social Probably tired. She/Her
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Catherine Hill
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@alasdairstuart.com I very nearly lol'd in my office at the world-weary intonation of "Mr Rupert, the rabbit, it is talking again." Good work.
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Catherine Hill
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Yes! I usually do one before a period of leave that's house-focused (which has been most of them in past year since we've been renovating our kitchen in stages). Also July exists to clear things so I have as little to do as poss in August. Next one seems ambitious, but it'll stretch to end of year.
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Catherine Hill
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It Is Done! My general To Do list that I started in February. Just put up the shelf the other day. Bird house and fabric sorting not done, but can be done later. Now I have a new one, with greater focus on decluttering. It'll be more months cos work is already gearing up to the very busiest time.
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Anna Meier
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My favorite tried-and-true resistance tactic: Being Extremely Fucking Annoying.
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Catherine Hill
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Kid is watching Miraculous again, and at least now we've been to Paris I can point out places we've been this year. I think he's a bit irritated by it, but then I find Cat Noir pretty irritating (but somehow Adrian is fine, with Marinette on that).
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Catherine Hill
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I shocked a few colleagues last week when I used a Tim Curry GIF in a chat and then pointed out he was an alumnus.
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Catherine Hill
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Yeah, I can understand that. Seems like the kind of thing that'd be great to have the option of a testers/try before you buy, but appreciate it might not be a good product for that. Though more things should be like that really.
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Catherine Hill
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I am one of the people who has met you & not noticed your head size. Sounds like some kind of cranial optical illusion (the baby story suggests your hair contributes to this). Is there maybe swimwear headgear for ppl with afros or those that use head coverings that might also work for you?
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Catherine Hill
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Talking about the election result in my recurring activist meeting this evening, and people were saying they're feeling hopeful. I feel heartened and cautiously optimistic. It was pointed out that if you look at Lab, Lib Dem & Green that's a fair chunk of govt that are better on the environment.
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Stone Cold Jane Austen π³οΈββ§
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In a future divided America, a lone bookstore straddles the border between two new nations. But it's getting harder to avoid choosing a side.
My story "The Bookstore at the End of America" just got a beautiful audio adaptation from Cast of Wonders:
www.castofwonders.org/2024/07/cast...
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Claire Willett
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for those who were following along with this conversation, Amy is heroically running point on a research/writing/design project to build social media shareable graphics to educate the uninformed persuadable voter about Project 2025. sign up here if you want to share your skills!
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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast)
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This is amazing and is a serious way to start to fight back the fascist menace we as Americans face. This is just amazing and I cannot say enough good things about this kind of thing. We need more of this in other areas letβs crowd source a pro democracy movement response before the election.
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Catherine Hill
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I had First Time in Forever from Frozen and When Will My Life Begin from Tangled as repeated earworms for like a year before I realised both are songs about being stuck in your house. In retrospect not subtle, but you don't always spot this stuff when you're in it.
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Catherine Hill
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This makes sense. I have absolutely read books as an adult that I only kinda liked, but I also know that teen-me would've loved them.
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wade of mutilation
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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:
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Catherine Hill
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Hi Womble, I'm reading The Book of Gaheris by Kari Sperring. Around various online and print media articles.
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Catherine Hill
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Went to a regional eco activist event yesterday & it was so great hearing different things people are doing in different places. Discussion of GE results generally positive, though some hadn't changed MP. No one from Hereford where they have a Green MP, which would've been interesting to hear about.
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Celeste Pewter
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Campaign news has overshadowed this.
For all those who missed it: the administration announced $1 billion to help communities be more resilient to climate change/natural hazards.
www.dhs.gov/news/2024/07...
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Catherine Hill
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Congrats!
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Catherine Hill
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I saw what you said about this the other day and raised the point at a regional activist event talking about the GE (acknowledging Oxfordshire is outside our area). It's good that local parties proving useful can change the national picture.
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Juliet E McKenna
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I really would like UK political media to consider the possibility that voters in places like Oxon didn't 'reject the Tories', but made a positive choice to elect Lib Dems now we see our local and county councils in coalition are doing useful things after decades of self-serving, arrogant Tory rule.
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MariNaomi (they/them)
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i wrote a short (850-word) essay about organizing my very first protest, despite being kind of a cowardly activist.
there's kind of an amazing postscript to this story, which i'll share in the this thread (read it after you read the essay, okay?)
www.ebar.com/story.php?ch...
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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng πΊ
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Story by me and gorgeous art by Emma! π
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Aliette de Bodard
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Also not going to lie, the last year has been particularly challenging for us as a family, involving several trips to hospital for a loved one's very concerning situation and other shenanigans I can't talk about but which have taken a toll on mental health and finances. Subscribing would help both.
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John Walton
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This is really important now βΒ lots of very thin majorities, even (especially!) for Labour MPs. MPs will still be thinking about campaigns right now, where in a fairly short time they'll be thinking about being an MP for five years. Get them thinking about the issues that matter to you βΒ now!
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John Bull
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Something that's important to do now is WRITE TO YOUR MP. Particularly if they are new. Not a form letter or autogenerated one. An actual personal one. Not frothy. Just firm and clear. Ask them their views. When they respond, tell them how it aligns (or doesn't) to KEEP your vote.
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Catherine Hill
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Wordle 1,113 4/6 β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨ π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬ π©β¬π©π¨β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
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Premee Mohamed
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Ohhhhh boy (it's me, I do have a license but am not supposed to be driving due to one of my medications, and Edmonton is pretty car-centric, which you can see in many "2.5 hour bus ride vs. 16 minute drive" situations)
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Bylines Network
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Excessive rain due to the Earthβs warming is hitting people in the UK and Ireland and is likely to get heavier | Meg Short
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Kingfisher & Wombat
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Every climate scientist I know reacted to this bill like it was Christmas and Mardi Gras rolled into one, and hardly anybody has any idea it happened at all.
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Stone Cold Jane Austen π³οΈββ§
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Here it is with the correct top image!
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
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Katharine Hayhoe
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It's not even July yet -- and this week a neighbor was taken away in an ambulance with severe dehydration. As climate change intensifies summer heat, look out for yourself and for each other. These arenβt the summers we used to knowβstay safe!
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Catherine Hill
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Wordle 1,112 6/6 Like a yellow block about to go down some stairs β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬ π©π©β¬β¬β¬ π©π©π©β¬β¬ π©π©π©β¬β¬ π©π©π©π©β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
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Catherine Hill
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Oh yeah, I got Poker Face on DVD and it's great! So well done and a veritable smorgasbord of it's Them from That Thing! I spent so long on IMDB after I'd finished series 1. So glad more is coming.
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Catherine Hill
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Just saw and it's amazing, isn't it. Also I don't know the names, but I hear the Housing minister has lived in social housing and the education minister went to state school. Also many more state school educated ministers. People who have lived as/among regular folk! In government!
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Catherine Hill
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At an event recently I thought I was pouring orange juice, but the first sip proved it was orange squash (it was in a glass bottle & said juicy in bigger letters than squash). Had to dilute it with a lot of water in a bigger glass, then I was very full.
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Bylines Network
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How can we achieve better, fairer and greener transport? A report from the Better Travel Conference | Charlotte Mbali
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Margot Finn
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A Minister for Libraries mooted:
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Megan Darby
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quitting fossil fuels is popular pass it on
www.theenergymix.com/3-4-of-peopl...
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outfreyn
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Support your local Libraries :)
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Catherine Hill
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Not watching the election unfold as due to work stuff I'm feeling pretty low mood, I'll catch up on specific people's commentary in the morning. Dave is watching on the BBC for a bit, mostly cos C4 has Dorries.
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Catherine Hill
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"becoming a thorn in the side while spreading love" This is amazing, such a wonderful sentiment. I'm going to an activist event on Saturday and this feels like the vibe to take with me.
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Martin Nutbeem
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And this is the main thrust of this post, ok the Tories may be gone (and I certainly hope they lose power), but now we need to collectively protect the rights of the minorities whoβve become punching bags. Asylum seekers, immigrants, the disabled, benefit claimants, our Trans brethren and more. -15
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DON'T FORGET YOUR PHOTO ID
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Catherine Hill
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Folks! The thread about a scientist putting a whole orange in his mouth is now here on Bluesky. It is worth the read.
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Catherine Hill
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There was a comedy docudrama of the whole thing around the release of Life of Brian, came out some years ago. Holy Flying Circus
youtu.be/xO3gFDMZLN0?...
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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng πΊ
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A roadmap for action: 1. Collectives. 2. Support networks. 3. Kicking regimes collectively. 4. Grassroots. 5. Empathy.
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Catherine Hill
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Whenever people harp on about 'basic biology' I can only think of the suffering that would cause.
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Patrick Samphire π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
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The Conservatives have started to trend upwards again in the polls. This is only to be expected as their core support's rebellion wavers. But it does mean you need to go out and vote to get rid of them.
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Catherine Hill
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Husband and I, early in our relationship, talked about having a house made of bookcases, but then reality of owning a house and being a grown up sets in. We're hoping to make some custom shelves for one room maybe next year, though mostly cos we'll also be soundproofing.
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