Do I know anyone in the York, England, area (admittedly large) who might help me get in touch with the descendant of a pioneering printing technologist? The person in question has a very thin online presence, but I believe would welcome the contact about his family.
08.03.2026 21:28 — 👍 18 🔁 16 💬 4 📌 0
Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social!
discord.gg/WaGFxYGs
Horrible Histories, CBBC
Horrible Science, CBBC.
Dead Funny History, BBC Sounds
Homeschool History, BBC Sounds
ANYWAY, you know what are good kids entertainment shows that treat LGBT+ people as just a normal part of life's rich pageant for everybody?*
*Source, trust me bro, I write/wrote on em
Ooh, there are SO MANY great items in this literary auction (several of which I'm bidding on myself!), including signed books by @marthawells.com, @brynneweaver.bsky.social , & @veronicarothbooks.com , Zoom calls with agents, and lots more:
www.32auctions.com/organization...
#romancelandia
Exactly! All that time spent learning about puberty and no one thought to tell us we have to go through this shit twice!!
"We've had one other, yes, but what about second puberty?" 😭😭😭
The thing these parents are afraid of is having to explain to their kids that their hearts are full of hate.
08.03.2026 00:35 — 👍 122 🔁 30 💬 1 📌 1
The cover of Warrior Prince by JC Duncan, featuring a man in a helmet, holding a sword, with the words "Vengeance. Duty. Honour."
The cover of Raven Lord by JC Duncan, featuring a man in armour, folding a red flag with a raven on it, with the words "Legacy. Conquest. Glory."
The cover of Emperor's Axe by JC Duncan, featuring a man in armour, holding an axe, with the words "Devout. Defiant. Deadly."
The cover of Wolves of the Empire by JC Duncan, featuring a man in armour holding a sword and a red shield with a dragon on it, with the words "Command. Honour. Obey."
16 17 18 19 The first four books of JC Duncan's The Last Viking series
I am obsessed with Turisas's music and this series tells the stories behind them - Harald Hardrada and the Varangian Guard! Can't wait for the final book!!
Such a beautiful story ♥️
07.03.2026 11:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Please help Mohammed's family survive Israel's genocide, which has left them starving, sick, & homeless in winter:
07.03.2026 11:35 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0Please help Mohammed get his son treatment for his vision loss. His family's gone through the ordeal of nearly losing Elias to starvation, & you all helped him survive. He needs your help again.
07.03.2026 11:37 — 👍 8 🔁 8 💬 4 📌 0
Tasneem's youngest daughter, Alma.
WHO: Medical stocks 'critically low' in Gaza. "The situation is difficult, and we'll be running out of whatever is remaining."
The displaced Gazans need our voice and our help. They rely on donations to survive.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem. And help others. ❤️
chuffed.org/project/1587...
That is the most jazz hands arrangement I've ever seen! 😍
06.03.2026 15:46 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
West Yorkshire folk! In case you were waiting to see if you got a better offer than to come and see me talking about SCRATCH MOSS at the Read Holmfirth bookshop this Saturday, let's face it, you haven't. Only a few tickets left.
to-be-read.co.uk/books/an-eve...
There's one in Mike Chen's Vampire Weekend.
Absolutely not suitable for a child but it's a book!
A FANTASY NOVEL? FOR £6.99?! IN THIS ECONOMY???
YES!
If you'd like to pre-order my upcoming fantasy adventure novel THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS then you can do so NOW and you can do it HERE and I will love you forever (or at least be positively disposed): forbiddenplanet.com/486220-this-...
The Night Ends With Fire by K X Song!
A brilliant Mulan retelling but forget filial piety, she wants power and she's going to take it!
That is so delightfully fucking northern!
05.03.2026 07:58 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Me too, but only 1000 IU a day
04.03.2026 07:56 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Actually, fuck it, I've gone ahead and made a moderation list from it
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Also, pretty sure in the UK the sun is only strong enough to produce vitamin D for five months of the year, so yeah, vit D supplements are a good idea anyway.
It also did amazing things for my SAD - but YMMV for that
Morning all, please consider filling this in. I want my kids safe online but I'm against age verification generally and especially for VPNs. better to enforce against the companies creating an environment of harm, radicalisation and enshittification I would think, yes?
www.gov.uk/government/c...
New UK government consultation opportunity.
I haven't yet read the whole thing, but on the introductory page it weirdly refers to children being on AI chatbots 🤨
www.gov.uk/government/n...
😆 the fact that mine is currently blocking the hall too is hilarious
02.03.2026 08:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
'didn't get any sleep' solidarity high five 😭
And today I have to drag myself out to donate all the stuff from yesterday's clear out before my body crashes
Kiddo spotted your name & blurb on The Phoenix last night. I told them you were one of the reasons I subscribed to it for them.
And yeah, as a kid, I used to get loads of comics. I completely forgot about that. Thank you for reminding me!
This all began with a concerned mutual reaching out to me, stating that they saw a notification that pointed at me using the Meta AI app and asking if my stance on generative AI had changed. That’s when I learnt that Meta has been quietly using random people’s accounts to promote their app. The catch is… these people never actually downloaded the app. Including myself. I just wanted to make this post to warn people. If you see a notification like that - know that it’s a lie, I never downloaded any AI app and never will. I’m an artist who values hard work and human effort, and generative AI repulses me to an unimaginable degree.
If you follow me on Instagram and you receive a notification about me joining or downloading Meta AI well, IT'S A FUCKING LIE. Meta is blatantly lying to us in order to make us download that fucking sludge-generator. I would never touch GenAI with a 10 foot pole.
OP www.instagram.com/p/DVN3Ac2DG9p/
Horrific, heartbreaking, and important. Every one of these little girls mattered. 💔
01.03.2026 13:48 — 👍 26 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Well now I want fruit salads... But not black jacks!!!
01.03.2026 18:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi, I have diagnosed c-PTSD and this is true and if you suck at tetris, any bright coloured fast game requiring rapid eye movement and decision making will do! it also helps if you witness something triggering and are trying to stave off an episode
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