Alison Rodger
@alisonro.bsky.social
Used to much more interesting...
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If you missed the news, we now do hot chocolate and it’s dangerously cosy!
Our Christmas limited edition Speculoos Hot Chocolate is handcrafted with real finely grounded chocolate! Spiced with our signature Speculoos blend, it’s rich, smooth, and perfect for curling up on chilly evenings.
Our Christmas limited edition Speculoos Hot Chocolate is handcrafted with real finely grounded chocolate! Spiced with our signature Speculoos blend, it’s rich, smooth, and perfect for curling up on chilly evenings.
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you missed the news, we now do hot chocolate and it’s dangerously cosy!
Our Christmas limited edition Speculoos Hot Chocolate is handcrafted with real finely grounded chocolate! Spiced with our signature Speculoos blend, it’s rich, smooth, and perfect for curling up on chilly evenings.
Our Christmas limited edition Speculoos Hot Chocolate is handcrafted with real finely grounded chocolate! Spiced with our signature Speculoos blend, it’s rich, smooth, and perfect for curling up on chilly evenings.
Roofworld by Christopher Fowler, one of my favourites. His Bryant & May mysteries are a joy.
#Christmas 1988: Horror & Fantasy from The Leisure Circle
(+Araminta Station; The Forge of God; The Dark; Mirror; Roof World; Faerie Tale; The Player of Games; Garden of Shadows; The Influence; Vengeance of Orion; Voyagers; Nerilka's Story & The Coelura; and The Jonah)
(+Araminta Station; The Forge of God; The Dark; Mirror; Roof World; Faerie Tale; The Player of Games; Garden of Shadows; The Influence; Vengeance of Orion; Voyagers; Nerilka's Story & The Coelura; and The Jonah)
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Roofworld by Christopher Fowler, one of my favourites. His Bryant & May mysteries are a joy.
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Keep seeing party loyalists insisting UK Labour is doing good stuff but the press just aren't reporting it. Well, they're reporting this and Labour can just f*ck off. What a horrible place the UK is becoming.
November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Keep seeing party loyalists insisting UK Labour is doing good stuff but the press just aren't reporting it. Well, they're reporting this and Labour can just f*ck off. What a horrible place the UK is becoming.
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My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
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Cut to RTE in Dublin:
We're hearing reports that the Spanish ambassador has been summoned.
We're hearing reports that the Spanish ambassador has been summoned.
Mate just ordered a couple of pints of Guinness in Madrid.
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Cut to RTE in Dublin:
We're hearing reports that the Spanish ambassador has been summoned.
We're hearing reports that the Spanish ambassador has been summoned.
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Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
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SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
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Keep coming back to Summers’ annoyance that this female mentee he’s trying to sleep with “takes her presentation very seriously.” To men like this—to a lot of men—women’s intellectual or professional ambition is an irritating presumption that they condescend to tolerate.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Keep coming back to Summers’ annoyance that this female mentee he’s trying to sleep with “takes her presentation very seriously.” To men like this—to a lot of men—women’s intellectual or professional ambition is an irritating presumption that they condescend to tolerate.
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Labour have finally unlocked the "Tommy Robinson approves of our immigration policy" achievement badge.
It has taken 16 months, but their journey to an irredeemably vile party now seems complete.
They are the enemy now. Not the only enemy. But they are as much the enemy as the Tories ever were.
It has taken 16 months, but their journey to an irredeemably vile party now seems complete.
They are the enemy now. Not the only enemy. But they are as much the enemy as the Tories ever were.
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Labour have finally unlocked the "Tommy Robinson approves of our immigration policy" achievement badge.
It has taken 16 months, but their journey to an irredeemably vile party now seems complete.
They are the enemy now. Not the only enemy. But they are as much the enemy as the Tories ever were.
It has taken 16 months, but their journey to an irredeemably vile party now seems complete.
They are the enemy now. Not the only enemy. But they are as much the enemy as the Tories ever were.
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The fact that the American president’s former best friend is helping Russia blackmail the president should be a far bigger story than it is.
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The fact that the American president’s former best friend is helping Russia blackmail the president should be a far bigger story than it is.
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
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I am now open for Christmas commissions. Pets, portraits, things you’d wish I’d draw.Anything goes.
You can DM or contact me via my website for a quote www.infinitebacon.com
Spaces fill up quite quickly so get in early. Thank you!
You can DM or contact me via my website for a quote www.infinitebacon.com
Spaces fill up quite quickly so get in early. Thank you!
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I am now open for Christmas commissions. Pets, portraits, things you’d wish I’d draw.Anything goes.
You can DM or contact me via my website for a quote www.infinitebacon.com
Spaces fill up quite quickly so get in early. Thank you!
You can DM or contact me via my website for a quote www.infinitebacon.com
Spaces fill up quite quickly so get in early. Thank you!
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Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
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Americans really have no idea how badly things are going or much of what is actually happening outside of the increasingly sealed American unreality state. The increasingly clear collapse of collective sense making is breaking containment fully.
JD Vance's steady assertion of hostile claims against Greenland, which rarely ever rate a mention in US newspapers, are front page news across northern Europe.
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Americans really have no idea how badly things are going or much of what is actually happening outside of the increasingly sealed American unreality state. The increasingly clear collapse of collective sense making is breaking containment fully.
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No Shabana Mahmood.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
Home Secretary to quadruple qualification period for settlement to 20 years for asylum seekers arriving illegally
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
No Shabana Mahmood.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
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Jamie Mann does an excellent job of exposing the transparency failings in UK and Scottish property records here.
www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...
www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...
From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation i...
www.theferret.scot
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Jamie Mann does an excellent job of exposing the transparency failings in UK and Scottish property records here.
www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...
www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...
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EXCLUSIVE: The rush to build artificial intelligence data centres is a 'bubble', the Scottish Government has been warned amid calls for tighter regulations on the projects
Scottish Government warned over AI data centre 'bubble' amid planning boom
www.thenational.scot
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The rush to build artificial intelligence data centres is a 'bubble', the Scottish Government has been warned amid calls for tighter regulations on the projects
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Why are they not panicking into green policies ?
They have so little respect for labour voters that they think the flag shagging racism will work.
They have so little respect for labour voters that they think the flag shagging racism will work.
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Why are they not panicking into green policies ?
They have so little respect for labour voters that they think the flag shagging racism will work.
They have so little respect for labour voters that they think the flag shagging racism will work.
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Shabana Mahmood on the BBC this morning talking about desperate people fleeing war and persecution as being given a "golden ticket" and "handouts" and saying she's got a "moral mission" to take them away from them
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Shabana Mahmood and the Politics of Extortion
Labour's strategy of telling its supporters to back Reform-style policies, or get a Reform Government, is the politics of the protection racket and it is not going to work
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Shabana Mahmood on the BBC this morning talking about desperate people fleeing war and persecution as being given a "golden ticket" and "handouts" and saying she's got a "moral mission" to take them away from them
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...
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This stuff is honestly so far gone now, it would take a political generation to rebuild. And none of the incentives in British politics are taking us that way.
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This stuff is honestly so far gone now, it would take a political generation to rebuild. And none of the incentives in British politics are taking us that way.
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If you missed the news, I now also do hot chocolate!
Made with real, finely grounded chocolate and packed in compostable, plastic-free bags. Never too early to grab one as a gift or, as I recommend, just enjoy it yourself. 👀✨
Made with real, finely grounded chocolate and packed in compostable, plastic-free bags. Never too early to grab one as a gift or, as I recommend, just enjoy it yourself. 👀✨
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you missed the news, I now also do hot chocolate!
Made with real, finely grounded chocolate and packed in compostable, plastic-free bags. Never too early to grab one as a gift or, as I recommend, just enjoy it yourself. 👀✨
Made with real, finely grounded chocolate and packed in compostable, plastic-free bags. Never too early to grab one as a gift or, as I recommend, just enjoy it yourself. 👀✨
@dandyandafop.bsky.social
Annoyingly it's currently two flats but with 'interesting' woodwork & an adorable, original kitchen stove..
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...
Annoyingly it's currently two flats but with 'interesting' woodwork & an adorable, original kitchen stove..
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...
Check out this 6 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove
6 bedroom detached house for sale in Victoria Parade, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 for £499,995. Marketed by Dunoon Property, Scotland
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@dandyandafop.bsky.social
Annoyingly it's currently two flats but with 'interesting' woodwork & an adorable, original kitchen stove..
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...
Annoyingly it's currently two flats but with 'interesting' woodwork & an adorable, original kitchen stove..
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...
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The story of air sea rescue is our ☕ brew and 🍪 biccies matinee!
Produced by #MichaelBalcon FOR THOSE IN PERIL (1944) 3:55pm #DavidFarrar #RalphMichael #RobertWyndham war drama #TPTVsubtitles
Produced by #MichaelBalcon FOR THOSE IN PERIL (1944) 3:55pm #DavidFarrar #RalphMichael #RobertWyndham war drama #TPTVsubtitles
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The story of air sea rescue is our ☕ brew and 🍪 biccies matinee!
Produced by #MichaelBalcon FOR THOSE IN PERIL (1944) 3:55pm #DavidFarrar #RalphMichael #RobertWyndham war drama #TPTVsubtitles
Produced by #MichaelBalcon FOR THOSE IN PERIL (1944) 3:55pm #DavidFarrar #RalphMichael #RobertWyndham war drama #TPTVsubtitles