Sylvia Foolproof Suddes
@bossproofreader.bsky.social
Copy-editor extraordinaire.
Goddess.
Goddess.
No Man is Above the Law
President Theodore Roosevelt said ’No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it.‘
Origin: the Magna Carta (AD 1215) asserted that kings are subject to the law.
President Theodore Roosevelt said ’No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it.‘
Origin: the Magna Carta (AD 1215) asserted that kings are subject to the law.
February 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
No Man is Above the Law
President Theodore Roosevelt said ’No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it.‘
Origin: the Magna Carta (AD 1215) asserted that kings are subject to the law.
President Theodore Roosevelt said ’No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it.‘
Origin: the Magna Carta (AD 1215) asserted that kings are subject to the law.
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A handwritten note next to the exlibris of this book: "libro de consuelo para qien se quisere Aprovehahar"(book of comfort for them who would want to make the most of it).
From Aprecio y estima de la divina gracia by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg. www.google.nl/books/editio... #BookHistory
From Aprecio y estima de la divina gracia by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg. www.google.nl/books/editio... #BookHistory
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A handwritten note next to the exlibris of this book: "libro de consuelo para qien se quisere Aprovehahar"(book of comfort for them who would want to make the most of it).
From Aprecio y estima de la divina gracia by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg. www.google.nl/books/editio... #BookHistory
From Aprecio y estima de la divina gracia by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg. www.google.nl/books/editio... #BookHistory
Does no one care?
“I was raped three times a day and I wasn’t the only girl. It was a conveyor belt of abuse.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
February 19, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Does no one care?
How is it that I’ve just discovered Copper from BBC America, especially Kiara Glasco as Annie Reilly, a 12-year-old orphaned prostitute? She’s bloody brilliant.
It launched in 2012, for goodness sake.
It launched in 2012, for goodness sake.
February 19, 2026 at 6:21 AM
How is it that I’ve just discovered Copper from BBC America, especially Kiara Glasco as Annie Reilly, a 12-year-old orphaned prostitute? She’s bloody brilliant.
It launched in 2012, for goodness sake.
It launched in 2012, for goodness sake.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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... as it moves PREPOSTEROUSLY under the water to find food: mostly invertebrates, tiny fish.
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
... as it moves PREPOSTEROUSLY under the water to find food: mostly invertebrates, tiny fish.
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
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I love the build of this and how it gets increasingly unhinged.
"If nothing else, one ought to know how to treat a comma. Abandonment or abuse of the comma muddles discourse, and this lack of respect is akin to neglect, to a lack of appreciation, to an unreasonable rejection of the very foundation of all worthy human interactions."
The Comma from Which My Heart Hangs
1. If nothing else, one ought to know how to treat a comma. Abandonment or abuse of the comma muddles discourse, and this lack of respect is akin t...
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I love the build of this and how it gets increasingly unhinged.
I saw a brilliant kingfisher then my friend who delivers kegs of beer to Darlo came up from Hudds with an exquisite handmade present, a letter, and rose petals from her granny’s garden in Ireland planted over 100 years ago.
February 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I saw a brilliant kingfisher then my friend who delivers kegs of beer to Darlo came up from Hudds with an exquisite handmade present, a letter, and rose petals from her granny’s garden in Ireland planted over 100 years ago.
What the actual fuck? What do I do with it? Can we all write to this place?
February 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
What the actual fuck? What do I do with it? Can we all write to this place?
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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Snow leopards cuddle while sleeping.
We are all the same.☺️💙😎
We are all the same.☺️💙😎
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Snow leopards cuddle while sleeping.
We are all the same.☺️💙😎
We are all the same.☺️💙😎
Is it acceptable to wear something beautiful that shows the lumps and bumps of 61 years of living?
I could wear a looser, starchier dress for the wedding, but this is sooooo comfy, and it’s lined (and sleeved!).
I prefer the truth.
I could wear a looser, starchier dress for the wedding, but this is sooooo comfy, and it’s lined (and sleeved!).
I prefer the truth.
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Is it acceptable to wear something beautiful that shows the lumps and bumps of 61 years of living?
I could wear a looser, starchier dress for the wedding, but this is sooooo comfy, and it’s lined (and sleeved!).
I prefer the truth.
I could wear a looser, starchier dress for the wedding, but this is sooooo comfy, and it’s lined (and sleeved!).
I prefer the truth.
Do none of the paedophile-deniers have children?
Christ, I don’t have children but if I knew of a single person who’d fiddled with a kid, I’d be on the case. And I’d be fucking furious.
Christ, I don’t have children but if I knew of a single person who’d fiddled with a kid, I’d be on the case. And I’d be fucking furious.
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Do none of the paedophile-deniers have children?
Christ, I don’t have children but if I knew of a single person who’d fiddled with a kid, I’d be on the case. And I’d be fucking furious.
Christ, I don’t have children but if I knew of a single person who’d fiddled with a kid, I’d be on the case. And I’d be fucking furious.
AI isn't licensed, insured or accountable.
February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
AI isn't licensed, insured or accountable.
Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse.
Here’s the Uffington White Horse.
Pic: North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Here’s the Uffington White Horse.
Pic: North Wessex Downs National Landscape
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse.
Here’s the Uffington White Horse.
Pic: North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Here’s the Uffington White Horse.
Pic: North Wessex Downs National Landscape
A brilliant bit of detective work in this thread.
I was watching the new BBC sitcom Small Prophets this evening and had to pause when, in episode 3, there appears to be a lot of Aponogeton distachyos, Cape-pondweed, in the canal!
#TVBotany
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#TVBotany
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A brilliant bit of detective work in this thread.
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A typically ambiguous Fumitory from a Devon hedge today. This looks like White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata, but could be a weird Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A typically ambiguous Fumitory from a Devon hedge today. This looks like White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata, but could be a weird Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Dung moss, Tetraplodon mnoides. As the common name suggests, it often grows on animal dung, but can also grow on bones, antlers and other substrates. Always an eye catcher for its striking colours.
#Newfoundland, Canada. #moss #bryophyte
#Newfoundland, Canada. #moss #bryophyte
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Dung moss, Tetraplodon mnoides. As the common name suggests, it often grows on animal dung, but can also grow on bones, antlers and other substrates. Always an eye catcher for its striking colours.
#Newfoundland, Canada. #moss #bryophyte
#Newfoundland, Canada. #moss #bryophyte
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As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances
Spotted while searching (in vain) for benchmarks.
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Spotted while searching (in vain) for benchmarks.
Hostile architecture includes embedded spikes to make sleeping impossible, sloped windowsills to deter resting, benches with central armrests to stop the homeless lying down, and water sprinklers that spray intermittently.
According to local authorities, hostile architecture is ‘pest control’.😓
According to local authorities, hostile architecture is ‘pest control’.😓
February 17, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Hostile architecture includes embedded spikes to make sleeping impossible, sloped windowsills to deter resting, benches with central armrests to stop the homeless lying down, and water sprinklers that spray intermittently.
According to local authorities, hostile architecture is ‘pest control’.😓
According to local authorities, hostile architecture is ‘pest control’.😓
It has been utterly joyous to enjoy three days of sunshine after six weeks of rain.
Sure, the ‘feels like’ temperature is -7°, but our life-giver makes hearts soar.
Sure, the ‘feels like’ temperature is -7°, but our life-giver makes hearts soar.
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It has been utterly joyous to enjoy three days of sunshine after six weeks of rain.
Sure, the ‘feels like’ temperature is -7°, but our life-giver makes hearts soar.
Sure, the ‘feels like’ temperature is -7°, but our life-giver makes hearts soar.
It’s been in bud for two weeks. I am going away on Friday. What’s the betting?
February 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
It’s been in bud for two weeks. I am going away on Friday. What’s the betting?
Lots of disappointed gals, perhaps.
February 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Lots of disappointed gals, perhaps.