Anne Swift
@anneswift.bsky.social
Hopeful. Fairly loud. Likes porridge.
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We are increasingly alarmed at the way women’s rights and safety are being weaponised to demonise minorities across the UK. This kind of distortion of the facts only causes harm to individuals and communities and does nothing to end violence against women and girls.
September 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We are increasingly alarmed at the way women’s rights and safety are being weaponised to demonise minorities across the UK. This kind of distortion of the facts only causes harm to individuals and communities and does nothing to end violence against women and girls.
I just engaged in a Facebook "debate" with someone saying a nazi music event shouldn't have been cancelled, because of free speech...
And he had the grace to change his mind after hearing the facts.
Faith in humanity slightly restored ❤️
And he had the grace to change his mind after hearing the facts.
Faith in humanity slightly restored ❤️
September 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I just engaged in a Facebook "debate" with someone saying a nazi music event shouldn't have been cancelled, because of free speech...
And he had the grace to change his mind after hearing the facts.
Faith in humanity slightly restored ❤️
And he had the grace to change his mind after hearing the facts.
Faith in humanity slightly restored ❤️
Help please!! Wonderful LGBTQ plus peeps of Bluesky - I have a couple of hours to talk to medical students about being better doctors for non-cis / straight people. *What do they need to know?*
September 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Help please!! Wonderful LGBTQ plus peeps of Bluesky - I have a couple of hours to talk to medical students about being better doctors for non-cis / straight people. *What do they need to know?*
This "free speech" excuse for incitement of hate and violence needs to be stomped on. I heard it as a defence for a (thankfully cancelled) neo-Nazi "music" "festival" that was due to happen this weekend. There are lines, people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Free speech laws need to be reviewed after Linehan arrest, says Streeting
The health secretary says ministers wanted police to focus on street crime rather than posts on social media.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This "free speech" excuse for incitement of hate and violence needs to be stomped on. I heard it as a defence for a (thankfully cancelled) neo-Nazi "music" "festival" that was due to happen this weekend. There are lines, people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bye Montenegro, it's been a blast. Hvala 🥰
July 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bye Montenegro, it's been a blast. Hvala 🥰
Sitting in the sun, writing poetry, despairing.
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Sitting in the sun, writing poetry, despairing.
Well. Does anyone remember if was actually Labour who won the election? Jeremy Hunt seems extremely pleased with Starmer and Streeting and that cannot be a good thing.
March 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Well. Does anyone remember if was actually Labour who won the election? Jeremy Hunt seems extremely pleased with Starmer and Streeting and that cannot be a good thing.
People of Norwich! Sketches. Comedy. Pathos. Absurdity. A tragic lettuce.
Tickets here... buy.stripe.com/eVacNw0oEdm2...
Tickets here... buy.stripe.com/eVacNw0oEdm2...
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
People of Norwich! Sketches. Comedy. Pathos. Absurdity. A tragic lettuce.
Tickets here... buy.stripe.com/eVacNw0oEdm2...
Tickets here... buy.stripe.com/eVacNw0oEdm2...
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Sweet Jesus.
These people are absolute idiots.
These people are absolute idiots.
March 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Sweet Jesus.
These people are absolute idiots.
These people are absolute idiots.
Starting to feel a bit of an idiot for having genuinely believed that Labour would prioritise protecting the most vulnerable.
March 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Starting to feel a bit of an idiot for having genuinely believed that Labour would prioritise protecting the most vulnerable.
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Gigs ain't what they used to be
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Gigs ain't what they used to be
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant hapus 🏴
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant hapus 🏴
OMG! Nicola Walker was the singer in the frightful folk duo in the first FWAAF wedding. Only just noticed this.
February 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
OMG! Nicola Walker was the singer in the frightful folk duo in the first FWAAF wedding. Only just noticed this.
Both of my babies are poorly! One is post op and the other has flu. Send ... Ribena.
February 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Both of my babies are poorly! One is post op and the other has flu. Send ... Ribena.
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This is a very good leading article about class and inequality. I would just add that we need not be bound by our backgrounds.
My parents were upper-middle class (quite posh). But I want a far more equal society, where the rich have less and the poor have more.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My parents were upper-middle class (quite posh). But I want a far more equal society, where the rich have less and the poor have more.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on class politics: it has faded as culture wars have risen | Editorial
Editorial: As economic inequality deepens, political leaders continue to side-step structural issues while extremists aim to claim the votes of the left behind
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is a very good leading article about class and inequality. I would just add that we need not be bound by our backgrounds.
My parents were upper-middle class (quite posh). But I want a far more equal society, where the rich have less and the poor have more.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My parents were upper-middle class (quite posh). But I want a far more equal society, where the rich have less and the poor have more.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Increasingly worried that asking me to forecast Trump's use of tariffs is a bit like asking an aviation expert to predict the behaviour of a knife wielding pantsless man on the bus just because he happens to be raving about chem trails.
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Increasingly worried that asking me to forecast Trump's use of tariffs is a bit like asking an aviation expert to predict the behaviour of a knife wielding pantsless man on the bus just because he happens to be raving about chem trails.
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NEW: What is the most common murder weapon?
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
February 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
NEW: What is the most common murder weapon?
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
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Fucking hell.
A federal court has ruled that Florida can detransition inmates.
Some trans inmates are having estrogen pulled, hair shorn, and put through state-run conversion therapy.
This is the cruelty of abandoning incarcerated trans people.
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Some trans inmates are having estrogen pulled, hair shorn, and put through state-run conversion therapy.
This is the cruelty of abandoning incarcerated trans people.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Federal Court Rules In Favor of Forcibly Detransitioning Transgender Inmates In Florida
Incarcerated transgender people were a major topic of debate in the 2024 elections. Now, a judge ruling on a Florida policy shows how cruel abandoning trans people in prison can be.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Fucking hell.
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It's the anniversary of Thomas Becket's assassination. So here's a bit of eel history to go with your Becket!
After his death, the church at Wymondham Abbey was rededicated to include Becket's name. And it was sustained by an annual rent of 2,000 eels from the village of Hilgay.
🗃️🧪
After his death, the church at Wymondham Abbey was rededicated to include Becket's name. And it was sustained by an annual rent of 2,000 eels from the village of Hilgay.
🗃️🧪
December 29, 2024 at 6:50 PM
It's the anniversary of Thomas Becket's assassination. So here's a bit of eel history to go with your Becket!
After his death, the church at Wymondham Abbey was rededicated to include Becket's name. And it was sustained by an annual rent of 2,000 eels from the village of Hilgay.
🗃️🧪
After his death, the church at Wymondham Abbey was rededicated to include Becket's name. And it was sustained by an annual rent of 2,000 eels from the village of Hilgay.
🗃️🧪
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It has been quite the year, so as a distraction from all that here are my WTF TV news moments from 2024 ✨
December 10, 2024 at 9:27 AM
It has been quite the year, so as a distraction from all that here are my WTF TV news moments from 2024 ✨