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Dead serious about crushing the Capitalist Patriarchy. Likes to embroider The Thick of It quotes. I listen to David Bowie instead of eating my feelings. Renegade.

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Absolutely inhaling more retellings of Greek myths. Currently reading Ariadne by Jennifer Saint, and watching Troy: Fall of a City on Netflix. OmnomClassics

12.02.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of Patrick Stewart's head and shoulders with a shocked expression on his face. In the lower left corner is white text saying 'Laura.'

Image of Patrick Stewart's head and shoulders with a shocked expression on his face. In the lower left corner is white text saying 'Laura.'

Got the best screen cap from Logan

08.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Things overheard in my house today:
B: 'Laura, were you any good at algebra in school?'
Me: 'Yeah, why?'
B: 'I wasn't, but it had only just come out then in the '70s'
Me: 'I think the ancient Babylonians would like a word...'

07.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mandelson breaking an egg with his dog

Mandelson breaking an egg with his dog

Like almost everyone else, I thought this was a spoof - but no

07.02.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 501    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 28

Cannot stress enough how much of a fucking wrongun Peter Mandelson is.

02.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Ren EP 'Vincent's Tale' fully released on Spotify! It's fucking magical!

30.01.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished my fifth book of the year - The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood. Feminist retelling of the myth of Perseus from the point of view of Danae, Medusa and Andromeda. Excellent stuff, 4/5.
Next - Babylonia by Costanza Castati! Feminist retelling of the myth of Semiramis! #booksky

27.01.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feeling pretty low today. Trying to distract myself with books books books but it's tough going.

27.01.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Braverman has defected. Who saw that coming!?

26.01.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OH not Starmer finally standing up to Trump about something?!

23.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

50th Anniversary of the release of David Bowie's Station to Station today! Let's celebrate by listening to it on repeat!

23.01.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

does anyone know what happened to the titanic

22.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 1

YES! She used to shoot Nazi officers from her bike at the age of 14 too. What a morally based thing to do.

22.01.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a search results page showing a β€œPeople also ask” section. Three expandable questions are visible: β€œWhat is Anne Brontë’s most famous book?”, β€œWhich two novels did Anne BrontΓ« write?”, and β€œWhich BrontΓ« sister was the prettiest?”. Each question has a downward arrow icon to the right, indicating it can be expanded. The background is white with black text in a standard web search layout.

Screenshot of a search results page showing a β€œPeople also ask” section. Three expandable questions are visible: β€œWhat is Anne Brontë’s most famous book?”, β€œWhich two novels did Anne BrontΓ« write?”, and β€œWhich BrontΓ« sister was the prettiest?”. Each question has a downward arrow icon to the right, indicating it can be expanded. The background is white with black text in a standard web search layout.

So I was doing a Google search of Anne BrontΓ« to check how to spell something, and this is what came up as frequently asked questions. Look at the last one. I hate this timeline.

22.01.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was mine.

22.01.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not me buying Β£15 theatre tickets to see The Woman In Black next Tuesday! I feel bougie as all hell

22.01.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The teletubbies sun baby with captions 

U wot m8

U havina giraffe

All fack u up, bruv

Blood, swear on me ma, blood

The teletubbies sun baby with captions U wot m8 U havina giraffe All fack u up, bruv Blood, swear on me ma, blood

Why did i make this

22.01.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 202    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0

*tears in my eyes* It's...it's beautiful...

22.01.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black-and-white photograph of Ursula K. Le Guin in her later years, seated comfortably in a wicker chair in front of a bookshelf filled with books. The acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author has short white hair, warm eyes, and a gentle smile as she gazes directly at the camera. She wears a dark long-sleeved shirt, her arms crossed and resting on her lap, with a bracelet on one wrist and a ring on her finger. To the right of the portrait is the vibrant cover of the 50th Anniversary Edition of her novel The Left Hand of Darkness, featuring a bold blue starry gradient background with the title in white text and her name prominently displayed.

Black-and-white photograph of Ursula K. Le Guin in her later years, seated comfortably in a wicker chair in front of a bookshelf filled with books. The acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author has short white hair, warm eyes, and a gentle smile as she gazes directly at the camera. She wears a dark long-sleeved shirt, her arms crossed and resting on her lap, with a bracelet on one wrist and a ring on her finger. To the right of the portrait is the vibrant cover of the 50th Anniversary Edition of her novel The Left Hand of Darkness, featuring a bold blue starry gradient background with the title in white text and her name prominently displayed.

Ursula K. Le Guin died #OTD in 2018.

First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜“π˜¦π˜§π˜΅ 𝘏𝘒𝘯π˜₯ 𝘰𝘧 π˜‹π˜’π˜³π˜¬π˜―π˜¦π˜΄π˜΄ (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky

22.01.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 773    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 15

If you told me in 2018 that Andy Burnham would be the left wing saviour of the Labour Party we were looking for, I would have called you a liar and a freak. I hate this timeline.

22.01.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dr. Strangelove With Big Naturals

22.01.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Real.

22.01.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Born #OTD 1931, Evelyn Owens was a true pioneer: the first female president of an Irish trade union for both sexes, the first woman to chair the Labour Court and, as a member of the presidential commission, the first woman to sign an Irish bill into law. www.dib.ie/biography/ow... #DIBLives

22.01.2026 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1662    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
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a young man with a shaved head and earrings is wearing a fur jacket . Alt: a young man (Ren Gill) with a shaved head and earrings is wearing a fur jacket. Gif of him nodding his head.

'There's no left, no right, in the middle we sleep.'

Been a while since I reminded you all how much I love Ren. So here's your periodic reminder

22.01.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MP expected to step down potentially paving way for Burnham's return The Greater Manchester MP was suspended from Labour after reports he sent offensive messages in a WhatsApp Group

Big up Andy Burnham!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

22.01.2026 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, in the car back from CMHT appt with my support worker: 'Can I make a song request? Squad Goals by Prof.'
Support Worker: 'It blows my mind you like music like this. I feel like you should be listening to Mozart'
Me, deadpan: 'Tchaikovsky. Please.'

22.01.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone forgets Chad Smith. Maybe he was an usher?

22.01.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, that’s why Anthony Kiedis isn’t in prison

22.01.2026 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

AHAHAHHAAAA

22.01.2026 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mrs Doyle from Father Ted 

β€œMAYBE I LIKE THE MISERY.”

Mrs Doyle from Father Ted β€œMAYBE I LIKE THE MISERY.”

AI bros:
β€˜It takes the misery out of the creative process’

The Internet:

22.01.2026 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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