Nicky Bond
@bondiela.bsky.social
YA author, blogger, and usually on socials when I’m supposed to be writing.
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Nicky Bond
@bondiela.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Time for a pinned post - pleased to meet you, I’m Nicky Bond. I write the Leeza McAuliffe Stories (the literary lovechild of Adrian Mole and Judy Blume) and I care far too much about Eurovision. Let’s go.
Well the new met office app is totally unusable. I’d like to know if it’s going to rain in the place I’ll be on Saturday but it would prefer it to be a surprise.
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Well the new met office app is totally unusable. I’d like to know if it’s going to rain in the place I’ll be on Saturday but it would prefer it to be a surprise.
Overthinking for the win...
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a woman wearing a white wig and a blue sweater says i have never felt
Alt: A white woman wearing a badly cut white wig and dark eye make up, giving the impression of being unhinged, says 'I have never felt more lucid.'
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Overthinking for the win...
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All this and more. I said to a friend tonight that she was just too cool to die. Gutted.
"There’s been some mistake. Paperwork was lost, signatures fraudulently affixed, a wrong address was recorded, some comedy of errors have taken place, and for the first time, in a situation involving Ms. O’Hara, I’m not laughing."
The Coolest Person I'll Never Meet
Rest in peace, Queen.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
All this and more. I said to a friend tonight that she was just too cool to die. Gutted.
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
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Ah, that is very sad. She wasn’t just great, she was great in everything.
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71: variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Ah, that is very sad. She wasn’t just great, she was great in everything.
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Vale, Catherine O’Hara. She brought so much joy, not least as the inimitable Moira Rose in Schitts Creek ❤️🩹
a woman says when one of us shines on a screen
ALT: a woman says when one of us shines on a screen
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Vale, Catherine O’Hara. She brought so much joy, not least as the inimitable Moira Rose in Schitts Creek ❤️🩹
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Reposted by Nicky Bond
Arresting journalists. We’re at that stage.
STATEMENT FROM ABBE LOWELL,
ATTORNEY FOR DON LEMON
ATTORNEY FOR DON LEMON
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Arresting journalists. We’re at that stage.
Re: last couple of reposts, it's nice to see some 'wins' in the world. In related news, I've just had a cheese and beans toastie.
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Re: last couple of reposts, it's nice to see some 'wins' in the world. In related news, I've just had a cheese and beans toastie.
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“Despite their supposed victory in the Supreme Court last April, anti-trans campaigners like Sex Matters have encountered failure after failure in their attempts to use the law to bully trans people out of public life."
And If Sex Matters tries to bring another challenge, we’re ready to fight back.
And If Sex Matters tries to bring another challenge, we’re ready to fight back.
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
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Hampstead Heath Ponds to remain inclusive
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
“Despite their supposed victory in the Supreme Court last April, anti-trans campaigners like Sex Matters have encountered failure after failure in their attempts to use the law to bully trans people out of public life."
And If Sex Matters tries to bring another challenge, we’re ready to fight back.
And If Sex Matters tries to bring another challenge, we’re ready to fight back.
Reposted by Nicky Bond
I can confirm that Sex Matters has been refused permission to bring its anti-democratic, exclusionary, and bigoted challenge to the inclusive space at Hampstead Ponds. More to follow.
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I can confirm that Sex Matters has been refused permission to bring its anti-democratic, exclusionary, and bigoted challenge to the inclusive space at Hampstead Ponds. More to follow.
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"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
Philly DA vows to prosecute ‘wannabe Nazi' ICE agents who violate the law
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 AM
"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
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After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog
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This is like thinking that because there are autobiographical elements in David Copperfield, if you bend the spine of the book back on itself, you’re hurting Charles Dickens.
Kwik Fit's Thought Sommelier said my offside rear tyre might have a rich inner life
January 26, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This is like thinking that because there are autobiographical elements in David Copperfield, if you bend the spine of the book back on itself, you’re hurting Charles Dickens.
The emotional rollercoaster of living...
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a black and white photo of two women hugging each other with the words `` no turning back now '' .
Alt: A black and white clip of an olden days man and woman on a roller coaster. They're laughing hysterically and holding each other.
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The emotional rollercoaster of living...
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nickybondramblings.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-...
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Not the guy with the yellow folder breaking
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Not the guy with the yellow folder breaking
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I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
Reposted by Nicky Bond
one of the best things ever
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
one of the best things ever
I suppose the good thing about the update is I use my phone less.
January 23, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I suppose the good thing about the update is I use my phone less.
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Is This Boring To Read, Or Was It Just Boring To Agonize Over Editing For Fours Hours: A Writer's Tale
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Is This Boring To Read, Or Was It Just Boring To Agonize Over Editing For Fours Hours: A Writer's Tale
How I start up the convo on the family WhatsApp...
FTSE 100 edges up after Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs threat
FTSE 100 edges up after Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs threat
FTSE 100 edges up after Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs threat
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
How I start up the convo on the family WhatsApp...
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Chloe Zhao posted this and now I'm imagining Baz Lurhmann's "Hamnet."
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Chloe Zhao posted this and now I'm imagining Baz Lurhmann's "Hamnet."
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This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow.
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 AM
This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow.
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I've got it! The antidote to AI slop...
nickybondramblings.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets...
nickybondramblings.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets...
a man smoking a cigarette with the words that 's what i was thinking too on the bottom
Alt: Joey from Friends - a white guy with dark hair, is tapping his head, and looking sure of himself, in a way that implies he knows what someone is thinking.
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I've got it! The antidote to AI slop...
nickybondramblings.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets...
nickybondramblings.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets...
Wooohooooo!
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A zeitgesty mystery marking the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane 30 years after his appearance in the awesome "Quite Ugly One Morning"!
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A zeitgesty mystery marking the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane 30 years after his appearance in the awesome "Quite Ugly One Morning"!
Out in March
HERE
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January 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Wooohooooo!