Donald Trump sparked outrage worldwide with his shocking display of bullying at Friday's Oval office meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Now, over 145,000 of us are calling to cancel his second UK state visit - will you join the backlash too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
According to the NY Times (and its UN vote), America’s new friends under Trump (instead of under God) are Russia and North Korea.
Picture of a Pygmy goat with a T-shirt on & the text says - I don't want to adult anymore. Don't even want to human. I want to goat. Jump around randomly. Eat what I want. And head butt anyone who annoys me.
Today’s feeling …
What she said.
The independent bookshops do so much to support authors and small indie presses, not to mention the contribution they make to their communities. Please support them if you can.
According to the Mail, "five photos of former Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell" have been taken off the walls in parliament.
You first.
Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
Nice pic from @booksupstairs.bsky.social last night (l-r) Eithne Shortall, Me, Kevin Curran, Rick O'Shea.
I know most of the bird life round here so I got excited when I heard an unfamiliar call from this tree. I set the Merlin bird app on it but that didn’t recognise it either. Scoured the tree methodology, imagining myself on the local news but of course, it was a squirrel
Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
this interview - Lynn Barber on Marianne Faithfull - is the sort of brilliant, bonkers thing nobody writes anymore. It reads like a meeting of fabulous monsters
www.theguardian.com/film/2001/ju...
I need, I realize, to filter his utterances through transcripts. The very sound of his voice—profoundly smug, profoundly stupid—fills me with rage.
(I knew this the first time around. I just forgot.)
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
Beavers are more than flood fighters—they’re river cleaners! 🌊
Beaver dams slashed Norfolk pollutants, with downstream water 75% meeting EU ‘good’ standards. A powerful case for rewilding.
Stephen McNair reports🐾 #ecology #water
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Happy PLR Day to everyone who celebrates! And readers, remember that not only do libraries give you access to a wide selection of books for free, the Government also pays authors a small sum for every time one of their books is borrowed from a public library... #ThisWritingLife
Thank you so much to everyone who borrowed a copy of #ChristOnABike & #TheLostThumb in the last year, & to all the #libraries & PLR UK. Just got my first #PLR statement & what a great feeling 💙📚💙
#books #booksky
Public lending right day!
My thanks to library users for all the support for my books. Great to know my three books are being borrowed and read (and hopefully enjoyed).
It was the libraries that made me a reader, so I'm honoured to play some small part in keeping that going.
I didn't mean to be rude. I'll shut up.
Sorry Rose, it just seems a shame to put so much work into something that doesn't look like a practical thing. (I'm fussy about cups and mugs)
Delighted to announce that we will be publishing
_Post It Notes From Underground_ by Simon Crump
In the summer of 2026.
‘A glorious combination of humane, angry and deranged’
You lucky, lucky readers!
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@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
The handles don't look practical to me, I'm afraid.
Are the cups meant to be used or just admired?
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