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Alison B

@akbea.bsky.social

I twist other people's words for money. http://rewritten.uk Anything pre-July 2023 is imported from Twitter; I don't have a time machine. Not that I'd tell you about, anyway.

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The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers - Karen Yin The Conscious Style Guide provides a roadmap for communicating with sensitivity and awarenessβ€”no matter how the world around us progresses.

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31.10.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

And the Princess of Wales Oh Wait Her.

30.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Create works so great that they will induce despair in the mighty. Your time starts now."

"Nobody's just going to chuck a couple of giant legs up in the desert and call it job done, are they?"

"Definitely not, Greg. First up - let's see how Ozymandias got on."

30.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

Well, boo to this. I was wondering only this morning where you'd got to.

Guess I'm just going to have to start driving up and down past your house again... πŸ˜‰

29.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For a man who deals in words, this is an *excellent* use of emojis, and I am totally here for it.

29.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Private Eye cover 2011

Private Eye cover 2011

Private Eye cover 2025

Private Eye cover 2025

2011 - 2025. You gotta play the long game but eventually the world catches up

New issue of The Eye on sale now

29.10.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Good thread on Elon Musk, a fellow of the @royalsociety.org and therefore an exemplar of their values.

29.10.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œVery hard IQ test”

28.10.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 311    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

"Mum! I can't find the microwave!"

"That's because you're in the bathroom, love. Come downstairs and turn left at the disco ball."

28.10.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Avoid Turkish Airlines!!

Incompetent, unprofessional, ignorant, rude. 😑

27.10.2025 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is horrible news, and absolutely #FuckCancer to the ends of the bloody earth, but I hope the fact that you are so clearly loved by so many of the Very Best People Here helps a little, tiny bit xx

26.10.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I do a shout out to find the old crew still missing? Could you reshare this if you knew me as L3GSV on Twitter to see if I can be found by any old friends here who don’t recognise me!?

26.10.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
β€œOkay, okay, you guys have had your chanceβ€”the horses want another shot at it.”

β€œOkay, okay, you guys have had your chanceβ€”the horses want another shot at it.”

β€œOkay, okay, you guys have had your chanceβ€”the horses want another shot at it.”

24.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1317    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

One of my favourite TM moments ever!

25.10.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever you think he's nazi'd as hard as any one person can possibly nazi, he just nazis harder.

24.10.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2384    πŸ” 494    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 7

The word you're looking for is 'unequivocal'. HTH.

24.10.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The White House Building Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...

Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.

It’s… shocking

24.10.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1237    πŸ” 421    πŸ’¬ 169    πŸ“Œ 651

Fuckingham Palace.

23.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Roblox

19.10.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Feathers McGraw ascending the Louvre pyramid on an unconscious Wallace wearing  the Wrong Trousers

Feathers McGraw ascending the Louvre pyramid on an unconscious Wallace wearing the Wrong Trousers

C'est le mauvais pantalon, Gromit!
Et ils ont mal tournΓ© !

19.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Play That Goes Wrong. Enjoy!

19.10.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French minister says - live updates France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the incident happened as the museum opened this morning.

Renowned cryptologist Robert Langdon waited by his phone. Surely, the French authorities would call him, a renowned cryptologist, to solve this mystery he thought in italics.

19.10.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 671    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 5
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New to the middle aisle.

18.10.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
Google has ended its support for Full Fact.  These are critical times for anyone committed to the fight against misinformation.

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15.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6

God, they're like buses, aren't they? You wait for a day and then four turn up one after the other.

16.10.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

14.10.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2226    πŸ” 459    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 52

Mountain Warehouse Explorers are very comfy and have excellent pockets. Just saying.

12.10.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! (With the exception of Fielding, who was somehow even more annoying)

11.10.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was expecting my irrational loathing of Alan Carr to get in the way, but I LOVE him in this!

11.10.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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