Acton Bell
@actionbell.bsky.social
Dead serious about crushing the Capitalist Patriarchy.
Likes to embroider The Thick of It quotes.
I listen to David Bowie instead of eating my feelings.
Renegade.
Likes to embroider The Thick of It quotes.
I listen to David Bowie instead of eating my feelings.
Renegade.
Not me buying £15 theatre tickets to see The Woman In Black next Tuesday! I feel bougie as all hell
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Not me buying £15 theatre tickets to see The Woman In Black next Tuesday! I feel bougie as all hell
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Why did i make this
January 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Why did i make this
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Ursula K. Le Guin died #OTD in 2018.
First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky
First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin died #OTD in 2018.
First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky
First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky
If you told me in 2018 that Andy Burnham would be the left wing saviour of the Labour Party we were looking for, I would have called you a liar and a freak. I hate this timeline.
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
If you told me in 2018 that Andy Burnham would be the left wing saviour of the Labour Party we were looking for, I would have called you a liar and a freak. I hate this timeline.
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Born #OTD 1931, Evelyn Owens was a true pioneer: the first female president of an Irish trade union for both sexes, the first woman to chair the Labour Court and, as a member of the presidential commission, the first woman to sign an Irish bill into law. www.dib.ie/biography/ow... #DIBLives
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Born #OTD 1931, Evelyn Owens was a true pioneer: the first female president of an Irish trade union for both sexes, the first woman to chair the Labour Court and, as a member of the presidential commission, the first woman to sign an Irish bill into law. www.dib.ie/biography/ow... #DIBLives
'There's no left, no right, in the middle we sleep.'
Been a while since I reminded you all how much I love Ren. So here's your periodic reminder
Been a while since I reminded you all how much I love Ren. So here's your periodic reminder
a young man with a shaved head and earrings is wearing a fur jacket .
Alt: a young man (Ren Gill) with a shaved head and earrings is wearing a fur jacket. Gif of him nodding his head.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
'There's no left, no right, in the middle we sleep.'
Been a while since I reminded you all how much I love Ren. So here's your periodic reminder
Been a while since I reminded you all how much I love Ren. So here's your periodic reminder
Me, in the car back from CMHT appt with my support worker: 'Can I make a song request? Squad Goals by Prof.'
Support Worker: 'It blows my mind you like music like this. I feel like you should be listening to Mozart'
Me, deadpan: 'Tchaikovsky. Please.'
Support Worker: 'It blows my mind you like music like this. I feel like you should be listening to Mozart'
Me, deadpan: 'Tchaikovsky. Please.'
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Me, in the car back from CMHT appt with my support worker: 'Can I make a song request? Squad Goals by Prof.'
Support Worker: 'It blows my mind you like music like this. I feel like you should be listening to Mozart'
Me, deadpan: 'Tchaikovsky. Please.'
Support Worker: 'It blows my mind you like music like this. I feel like you should be listening to Mozart'
Me, deadpan: 'Tchaikovsky. Please.'
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Ah, that’s why Anthony Kiedis isn’t in prison
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Ah, that’s why Anthony Kiedis isn’t in prison
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AI bros:
‘It takes the misery out of the creative process’
The Internet:
‘It takes the misery out of the creative process’
The Internet:
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 AM
AI bros:
‘It takes the misery out of the creative process’
The Internet:
‘It takes the misery out of the creative process’
The Internet:
CMHT appointment went OK, picketing for meds has been received and taken up the chain and I'll get some responses within the next week or so. TBH I think the nurse wants me on it so they can monitor me and fill in the needed paperwork surrounding it rather than have me taking it off licence...
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
CMHT appointment went OK, picketing for meds has been received and taken up the chain and I'll get some responses within the next week or so. TBH I think the nurse wants me on it so they can monitor me and fill in the needed paperwork surrounding it rather than have me taking it off licence...
Wish me luck pals, time to picket my CMHT for mood stabilisers again. Or anything really.
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Wish me luck pals, time to picket my CMHT for mood stabilisers again. Or anything really.
Well this isn't cricket is it
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Well this isn't cricket is it
Well Mark Carney's Davos speech was really something wasn't it?
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Well Mark Carney's Davos speech was really something wasn't it?
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Remembering Jam Master Jay on his birthday (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002)💙🕊
"Jam Master Jay's making all that sound, the turntables might wobble, but they don't fall down..."
"Jam Master Jay's making all that sound, the turntables might wobble, but they don't fall down..."
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Remembering Jam Master Jay on his birthday (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002)💙🕊
"Jam Master Jay's making all that sound, the turntables might wobble, but they don't fall down..."
"Jam Master Jay's making all that sound, the turntables might wobble, but they don't fall down..."
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
Really interesting piece on someone I knew nothing about but probably should've. The first black man to play Othello in the US?!
Really interesting piece on someone I knew nothing about but probably should've. The first black man to play Othello in the US?!
‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnished
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
Really interesting piece on someone I knew nothing about but probably should've. The first black man to play Othello in the US?!
Really interesting piece on someone I knew nothing about but probably should've. The first black man to play Othello in the US?!
Given up, yet again, on Alchemised (but I know I'll go back to it at some point) and have downloaded Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards. Feminist historical fiction set in 13th Century Bruges! Hurray! #booksky
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Given up, yet again, on Alchemised (but I know I'll go back to it at some point) and have downloaded Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards. Feminist historical fiction set in 13th Century Bruges! Hurray! #booksky
The King is spluttering in impotence
Trump responds to Carney in Davos: "Canada lives because of the United States" https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/trump-davos-speech-carney-canada https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/trump-davos-speech-carney-canada
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The King is spluttering in impotence
Going over past Psychology A Level papers to see how much I can remember (From 21 years ago) and honestly, I could still smash a lot of this shit.
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Going over past Psychology A Level papers to see how much I can remember (From 21 years ago) and honestly, I could still smash a lot of this shit.
Genuinely cackled at this
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Genuinely cackled at this
I did used to quite like Gary O'Donoghue but he's fucking clutching at straws here
sanewashing a brain-rotted lunatic by calling him ‘enigmatic’ and ‘expansive’
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I did used to quite like Gary O'Donoghue but he's fucking clutching at straws here
Who loves Aladdin Sane?
david bowie has a lightning bolt painted on his face
Alt: david bowie has a lightning bolt painted on his face
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January 20, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Who loves Aladdin Sane?