And mine! Absolutely loved that book.

“The” sequel…? 👀

The ‘Board of Peace’ started World War 3 so fast.

Worried about winter? 10 ways to thrive – from socialising to Sad lamps to celebrating the new year in April The temptation is to sit at home and hibernate, but beating the winter blues can be done. Here’s how to embrace the coldest and arguably most beautiful season

I love this article #winter

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Delightful thread. With quality alt text and gorgeous cat.

Now do a similar article on NI, where the flags are more sinister, regularly feature terrorist organisations, and if one tried to remove them, they'd be met with much worse consquences than flour and eggs.....
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

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Pulled a muscle in my neck putting my backpack on when leaving work. Thought wearing a supportive backpack was the sensible option 😩

That’s very exciting! Best of luck with the writing 🍀

@bethwritesstuff.bsky.social still find myself thinking about ‘last one at the party’, a few years after finishing it. Dare I ask if a sequel is still in the pipeline?! 🙏

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

Some lovely good news (for once!): www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

There is only one day left to vote for your favourite bookshop in Dromore...
Here's the link if you would like to vote and make me the happiest bookseller in Dromore!

*Note to self: Buy smudgeproof mascara in future*
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When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racists, says novelist Cauvery Madhavan

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‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Record salaries for UK chief executives as pay rises for third year in a row Report finds more than £1bn handed out to just 217 FTSE 100 bosses in the last financial year

"Analysis found that the record set in the last financial year means the average FTSE 100 chief executive is now paid 122 times the salary of the average full-time UK worker."

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Loving this month’s book club choice so far. And a day off work when the sun is shining has enabled some reading time in the garden with a glass of wine - fabulous! 📖

Loved this. Heart ached after reading it but I tend to prefer books and films that make me really feel all the feels….

The life of microplastic: how fragments move through plants, insects, animals – and you Microplastics have been found in the placentas of unborn babies, the depths of the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest and the organs of Antarctic penguins. But how do they travel through the world,...

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The cartoon depict Trump as a tank being driven by Netanyahu towards Iran. War criminal Netanyahu is seen with a grin standing out of the top of Trump’s hair, through a tank hatch. The Israeli flag flies on top of Trump’s head and he has just run over and crushed a copy of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The whole cartoon suggests felon Trump is steered entirely by Netanyahu.

This cartoon was drawn 8 years ago.

It seems the right time for it to be reshared.

(✍️ Carlos Latuff)

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headline juxtaposition doesn't get much more Orwellian than this

Cartoon by Patrick Chappatte @chappatte.bsky.social

Have you looked at images of Gaza on Google Maps? You should | Arwa Mahdawi If you don’t trust Palestinians, maybe you’ll trust Google Maps. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the devastation

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Wee order placed for Intermezzo, which I’ve wanted for a while, so the discount is very handy!

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To celebrate the Bank Holiday, but really, to celebrate Liverpool winning their 20th league title, I'm giving 20% off online until midnight tomorrow night! Use CHAMPS at the checkout. All reposts appreciated - sales even more so!
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‘Close to Home’ book by Michael Magee.

Oh goodness but how I loved this. The characters are so keenly observed, can’t wait to see what @michaelmagee.bsky.social does in the future with his amazing talent.
Thanks for the recommendation @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social - bought it from you and so glad I did!

So weird as I read it as Pulitzer so obviously knew what you meant and my brain skimmed over the error! Must also have been caffeine-deficient at the time 😀

Starting my first ever adult #lego set, with (lots of) help from my 11 year old son. Could get into this rightly, mindful wee practice.

The kids use free chatgpt to write the work and then the staff use free studiosity to mark the work absolutely no one gets anything out of it including the companies. I think I'm having an existential breakdown

Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender NEW YORK—Stressing that the memory seemed so fresh and vivid in their minds, the confused nation announced Monday that they could have sworn British entertainer Russell Brand was already a convicted s...

Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender

Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs – show children the magic of real, living animals instead | Isabel Losada Put up pictures of lemurs, penguins and wolves, and introduce tomorrow’s environmentalists to the amazing nature in our world, says author Isabel Losada

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