Jo Gilbert

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

shared a pull quote but do read the whole thing, these people have done more for the American project than I (if not Adam) can really put into words www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

a decorative black crown sits on a white pedestal against a minimalist teal background. The Broken Spine logo is in the top left, “@thebrokenspine.co.uk” appears in white at the top right, and the lower right text reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #FALSECROWNS”.

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #FalseCrowns.
Not royalty — rot.
Don’t post before Friday.
That shine? That reverence? That’s the problem.

Tag it.
Use Alt Text.

Absolutely DELIGHTED wae ma new book cover! Glesga launch at Avant Garde Tues 3 March 7pm. See yeez there!

Frozen Jack Nicholson from The Shining in front of Orkney Library & Archive

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RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid

RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid http://theonion.com/rfk-jr-mandates-all-americans-drink-mysterious-glowing-liquid/

Hope aabody has had a good day 🎄

@dovesofficial.bsky.social at the Livehouse in Dundee inite wis summin else likes. Awa hame tae Aiberdeen feeling spiritually cleansed 😍💟😎🎶🎵🎼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

On way tae Dundee tae see Doves 😍 😎💟🎼🎵🎶

TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE: LULLABY - THE NEW SINGLE Together for Palestine aims to raise millions for the Palestinian-led organisations at the frontline of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Reli...

Please pre-order (fae Bandcamp) tae get iss tae Number one for the shiny season and raise monies for Palestine! togetherforpalestine.org

aaaaand there's Gilead. Again. Jesus Fuck 😳

How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣

A rare time wis hid at Idlewild at the Beach Ballroom inite 😁

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Print featuring featuring the upper half of a Black woman wearing a green patterned jacket and pale green top, looking outwards

A chapter in the new womensart book 'Reframing Women Printmakers' explores creative #printmaking in protest, including in women's Civil Rights activism & zine making in the Riot Grrrl era....Art below left by LaToya Hobbs of Black Women of Print bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Doric Corner wi Jo Gilbert, 22nd November 2025 - The Doric Board

Been sae busy, I forgot tae share ma Doric column wae yeez. Checks ma 'I hate gettin ma photie teen' face 🤣🤣🤣

Translated: Racist cunt spouts pish

Incredible gig eh?! A sonic assault on the senses 😍

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.

Toots and the Maytals
PJ Harvey
Patti Smith
Mark Lanegan
The Brian Jonestown Massacre

#MusicSky

a piece of cardboard is on a ledge. it has been painted with block capital letters in flat blue paint. the letters read THE ARCHITECTS OF HOPELESSNESS ARE LIARS on the right you can see part of a shelf with other painted coardboards but what they say is not legible

teaching philosophy, artist's statement, and guiding line all in one

Photo of an oval plate with lace pattern and text 'I am hysterical'

The work of contemporary ceramics artist Pollyanna Johnson #WomensArt

Image of a flashing red siren. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban This is an emergency. Tell your MP to say no to segregation. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan

The worst use of quotation marks in the history of human civilisation is in.

Jo Gilbert performing poetry at the Blue Lamp.

Mae Diansangu performing poetry at the Blue Lamp.

Oh well. The best way to spend #nationalpoetryday was by watching @mucklewriting.bsky.social and @vavapoetry.bsky.social performing with a jazz trio at the Blue Lamp as part of @waywordabdn.bsky.social. A most nourishing evening.

Wishin aa ma poetry pals a joyous, poem-packed #NationalPoetryDay 😁 Ken I bang on aboot it aa the time, bit Poetry really did an continues tae save ma life. Still in awe o yeez aa an luv yeez hunners. Keep shinin an scrievin ya wee wirdy superstars 🤩😎 💜 XXX

When trans folk say organisations like Sex Matters (which have the ear of govt ministers) want to ‘eliminate trans people’ I know that sounds febrile/alarmist. But the fact is they simply want to make transition illegal/impossible. I would not be alive today if I could not have transitioned.

Naebdy bin raptured yet? Nip on God 🤣

Youtube scientists discovered that there is increased risk of Autism when pregnant from breathing air shared with Antifa and non whites..
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Certainly worth rerereposting.

Finally... keep up the pressure

They’re blood thirsty.