Noreen Masud

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if the telegraph can’t find a new buyer maybe it should just be towed out into the north sea and sunk

It’s time to stop claiming people are ‘cancelled’ The phrase is permission not to think too closely

A GENUINELY good article? On "cancel culture"? Don't mind if I do... on.ft.com/47U5RQK @ftweekend.com

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thank u!!! <3

we're fine, honest, i've just used up all the patience that I used to keep in the front of my face

unsmiling woman in blue shirt staring into middle distance on a bed while a black and white cat yawns beside her

thursday

sorry Niall but that cat can obviously talk

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what if my granny had wheels and was a bus and we could all go for a ride in her

oh and one 'patriot' managed to get into the counterprotestors' crowd, snaking her way towards the hotel doors. luckily she was caught and surrounded (peacefully) before she could get there; escorted off

...unless you're a racist/misogynist/child abuser ofc!!

the police yesterday were leaning against the racists' enclosure, chatting and joking and accepting cups of tea from them. meanwhile they fenced off the counter-protestors in an unsmiling line of riot gear. they're not your friends and they will not protect you

when i say protect i mean protect. last summer police were too busy nitpicking counter-protestors to bother with protecting the Mercure from the racists. they threw missiles, tried to get to the entrance, had to be physically blocked by counter-protestors

child abusing scum with union flags and st george cross flags

yesterday Bristol turned to protect asylum-seekers at the Mercure from 'Patriots'. little kids were peering out of windows: these fash scum were giving them the finger +filming them

the kids were legends: they covered their faces and gave them the finger right back

The Bristol Short Story Prize will officially re-open next week!

Writers, get ready - you can submit your short stories from the 19th November. All info on our website (link in bio).

so excited to see the BSSP about to open again - submit submit submit!

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i miss wlof

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

Over 12,000 people have added their name to keep Hampstead heath ladies' ponds inclusive.

With the consultation coming to an end in 2 weeks, we need to show the strength of our movement. Join us 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive

here in the UK the kids STILL can't read after a steady diet of phonics from the age of five. so what the fuck must be happening in america?!? it's like a bad dream! look at the picture and guess?!? no wonder it's just fire stateside

I'm going to have nightmares about this

Read Palestine Week is coming up on 29 November-December 5.

A great way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. Also, it's good to read it because of its quality.

Why not take part and perhaps discover a talented writer you haven't read before.

what you have been through, and continue to go through, is just staggering. holding you in my thoughts.

Any journalists interesting in covering/following can DM here or contact me at pdkmitchell at gmail dot com. The most recent BBC and ITV coverage is here (CW: violence, femicide, suicide):

www.bbc.com/news/article...

www.itv.com/news/tyne-te...

Can anyone help Pete? Worthy cause.

stop racist marches, defend refugees - you are needed 11.30am Saturday 15th November. Mercure Holland House Hotel, BS1 6SQ

fyi Bristol

Boring Fund | Christina Poulton Applications now open! £200 grants available for small charities, CICs and voluntary groups towards some of those boring but hard-to-fund costs.

This might be of interest to a few people

The Boring Fund: Small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups who just need a bit of help to pay for boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc

Apply by 30 November

www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund

The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18.

For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO

poor sweet boy!!! <3

Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham In a statement the institution also says it is

Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.

It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students

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