Sam Garvan

Sack Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gi...

Political insider in the BBC ... help to remove him ...

38d.gs/w9ae

Quote with your model of masculinity

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Painting detail of a flower.

'We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon'
-Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

🎨Jan van Huijsum (detail)
#BookWormSat

"Rhymes may be so far apart, you cannot hear them, but they can hear each other .."

Wise (and of course poetic) words from her Presto Manifesto, @aestallings.bsky.social

Beautiful writing here ..

'Old Woman and Boy with Candles'
Mural by Julien de Casabianca in The Hague, Netherlands

#art #streetart

I only wish I had some daughters I could remove from the Brownies ...

Sign the petition: Strip Boris Johnson of his annual former PM allowance 23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today:

23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk

Oh, devastating ..

Lana Turner has collapsed! I was trotting along and suddenly it started raining and snowing and you said it was hailing but hailing hits you on the head hard so it was really snowing and raining and I was in such a hurry to meet you but the traffic was acting exactly like the sky and suddenly I see a headline LANA TURNER HAS COLLAPSED! there is no snow in Hollywood there is no rain in California I have been to lots of parties and acted perfectly disgraceful but I never actually collapsed oh Lana Turner we love you get up

I love this Frank O'Hara poem - hidden in the alt text behind this not entirely suitable picture. (Van Gogh, 'Rain')

Starmer "furious" at homophobic attack on his family, as if his party has nothing to do with it Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings

Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/

Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords. Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws. I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...

Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

Caravaggio’s St Catherine, a young woman kneeling on a pillow against a broken wheel, holding a dagger.

Happy St Catherine’s Day! She’s the patron of women students, anyone who works with wheels (e.g., potters), tanners, philosophers, and librarians. She’s also my confirmation saint. I love this painting of her by Caravaggio.

Well done Elizabeth!!

small child and seated camel. both look delighted. not my photo.

Three sparrows flying against a gold background. Detail from a screen by Seiho Takeuchi

And remember boys and girls, for these holidays, fuck Amazon.
So here's a list of my favorite bookstores not in any particular order. (forgive me if I forget to mention yours!)

Andrew Wyeth - Adrift - a man lying down in a rowing boat, he seems asleep, there are no oars. The waves are small but there are a few white caps ...

Sign the petition: Strip Boris Johnson of his annual former PM allowance 23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today:

23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk

The Fourth Sister by Laura Scott. Anything by Alice Oswald. WS Graham. ...

Looking forward to reading it!

Read this and buy a bunch of indy press books.
Aplica para todo el mundo.

Looks great!

The families of Franco’s victims still seeking justice 50 years after his death | The Observer

Very moving article, post Franco Spain, the reluctance of authorities still to face up to the past, and the communities now doing it for themselves ...

observer.co.uk/style/featur...

Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds

Dismantling the myth that we live in a meritocracy is one of the most urgent changes needed".

Poverty inflicted on the masses whilst wealth and power is concentrated in few hands.

50 families have more wealth than half of the UK population.

Political system bought by the rich.

Tax the rich.

Morning!

a black question mark with a swirl on it ALT: a black question mark with a swirl on it

Anyone know a poet Judy Smith - possibly English poet? Judy is a contributor for our Christmas edition but lost her email and bio!

Oh - look at that -

What a build. What a final line.

From @victoriachang.bsky.social's book, The Trees Witness Everything: bookshop.org/a/862/9781556596322

#poem #books #writing