Lisa Holdsworth

Just put your phone next to a radio playing Radio 4 and soon the Zuckerelves will make adjustments.

Oh shit, Facebook's algorithm has me. After months of ads about menopause gummies and stretchy trousers, it's found my weak spot - museum gift shops and goth-coded, literary-themed homewares.

Yes, I need that Emily Bronte coaster set from the National Portrait Gallery.

Zuckerberg, you bastard.

Would watch.

Dawson’s Starbase

Grant me the serenity to accept the enemies I cannot defeat, the strength to defeat the ones I can, and the wisdom to stop taking Jenga so seriously

This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)

Screengrab of Bluesky's "add muted words and tags" function, showing "Die Hard" muted for the next 30 days

Settings > Moderation > Muted words & tags

...peace

Not fit for purpose: UK commissioning process under fire Production sector leaders are demanding radical changes to a system they describe as 'medieval'

When you try to explain why scripted development can take so long, it's almost embarrassing to have to tell people that it does not boil down to some very specific, rigorous process, but rather that it might take you 5 days to write a draft, and seventeen weeks to get each set of notes back on it.

On set catering, innit? Tell them the budget can't cover their bacon sandwiches and they'd soon be back in the bloody office.

This. Very much this.

I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass

Photoshop of a coyote pup with a dynamite detonator

Woman Realizes Adorable Rescue Is A Coyote Pup After It Orders Dynamite Detonator Off The Internet

If you can get through this without weeping, you are dead inside.
😢🎄🎁🚨

You were saying? The show that you didn't cancel before anybody had finished watching the first season is doing really well for you.

What's that? It's built up a loyal audience who were able to bear with it even though season 4 was a bit pony but still good fun?

Well, who'd have thought?

The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.

Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇

newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

Kwasi Kwarteng

"Rachel Reeves is the worst chancellor of all time..." - Kemi Badenoch

Leeds folks. The Care Leavers Christmas Wrapathon is live. Please share with anyone who would like to do something for care-experienced young people this festive season.

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...and if you believe that I've got a bridge in London you might be interested in buying.

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Blue flyer says 'Congratulations to the winners of the 21st Olwen Wymark Theatre Encouragement Awards' and shows photos of the eight winners

🏆 We are delighted to announce the winners of our 21st Olwen Wymark Awards

Congratulations to all those receiving awards today - and thank you for the exceptional support you have shown to our playwright members over the past year

writersguild.org.uk/olwen-wymark...

2/ As we wait for the Government’s response to its consultation on copyright + AI, it's vital Gov listens to writers, other creators + the UK creative industries, who have spoken with one voice on the need for a model that protects + strengthens copyright in the age of AI

Fifteen years of ideological choices to strangle & gut the public realm - NHS to schools to social services to local museums - is what underlies the anger "tearing our country apart"; immigration is simply the scapegoat that the far right are pushing people toward.
Why can't Labour just say this?

"Let's hope it's a divorce", "He's NOT a rabbit, he's a little boy! We'll call him Jeffrey, okay?"

Brilliant

"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.

Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 13, 2025 — After building overwhelming support, creative workers at Theorist Media are calling on owner Lunar X to recognize their unions. The organizing effort includes workers performing a wide range of work — from editing and writing to sound design to thumbnail creation and digital production. Workers first reached out to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), while the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) joined the campaign to coordinate organizing efforts for writers. The Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, is leading the effort for the IATSE-represented classifications. This signals a major step forward for workers across the fast-growing digital media sector.

“For more than 20 years, we’ve watched terrific creators and their content shape YouTube into one of the most powerful platforms on Earth,” said Nicole Cepeda, who works in graphics at Theorist. “Now it’s time for Theorist and other production companies to take it to the next level. “By unionizing, our goal is to help raise professional standards and bring them in line with the broader entertainment industry. The work we do is real, and it deserves real protection.” "My aunt was the first female president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, where she fought for collective bargaining rights for educators. She was a force to be reckoned with, and I'm proud to be continuing her legacy by helping bring the labor movement to YouTube,” said Daniel Zemke, Writer at Theorist. “We're fighting for fair wages, better working conditions, and a voice on a platform that is sorely lacking in worker rights.”

Despite being petitioned by a supermajority of its relevant workers, Theorist Media — now owned by Lunar X — has declined to voluntarily recognize the unions and is pushing for an NLRB representation election. “All workers have a right to union representation,” said WGAW President Michele Mulroney. “The creatives behind Theorist programming are bringing audiences, advertisers, and profits for Theorist — it’s time for the good union jobs to follow.” Theorist workers remain undeterred and will continue to demand that Theorist Media and Lunar X do the right thing and voluntarily recognize the unions and quickly negotiate fair contracts for their workers. “With all its successful enthusiast sites, Theorist has proven that a huge audience exists for professionally produced content on YouTube,” said Alan Heim, ACE, president of Motion Picture Editors Guild. “Now it’s time for management to prove that they will do the right thing by the hard-working craftspeople who make all that great content possible.”

Theorist Media creatives announce joint union drive with Motion Pictures Editors Guild and Writers Guild of America West. #TheoristsUnite @mpeg700.bsky.social @iatse.bsky.social @teamtheorist.bsky.social

Help raise £5000 to Support The Christmas Dinner Leeds – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to Support The Christmas Dinner Leeds. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

So, it's my birthday today. Had a haircut, so I don't need anything else. But if anyone wanted to make a little gift to this year's Leeds Care Leavers Christmas, that would be lovely.

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