Frances Grahl
@francesgrahl.bsky.social
Words, words, words, I’m so sick of words. I get words all day long, first from him then from you; is that all you blighters can do? (She/her)
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47 brave humans and 1 mannequin arrested today outside the Ministry of Justice; chosen as the location because it is where Attorney General Richard Hermer, who signs off on “terrorism” prosecutions, holds office.
Join us again this Saturday in London: wedonotcomply.org
Join us again this Saturday in London: wedonotcomply.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
47 brave humans and 1 mannequin arrested today outside the Ministry of Justice; chosen as the location because it is where Attorney General Richard Hermer, who signs off on “terrorism” prosecutions, holds office.
Join us again this Saturday in London: wedonotcomply.org
Join us again this Saturday in London: wedonotcomply.org
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This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I love this piece by @elidavies.bsky.social in today's @vittles.bsky.social (free to read) featuring @nigelslater.bsky.social beloved lentils and a well-travelled pot
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...
This Pot is Mine
Eli Davies on cooking to ground herself in new kitchens after repeated house moves prompted by precarious rental markets
www.vittlesmagazine.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I love this piece by @elidavies.bsky.social in today's @vittles.bsky.social (free to read) featuring @nigelslater.bsky.social beloved lentils and a well-travelled pot
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...
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Just in case anyone is listening, please note that UK universities cannot operate successfully on the basis of continuous reduction of academic staff and academic staff pay. No amount of staff wellness sessions will change this.
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just in case anyone is listening, please note that UK universities cannot operate successfully on the basis of continuous reduction of academic staff and academic staff pay. No amount of staff wellness sessions will change this.
It’s payday and I’m ordering some spring bulbs for my garden- how wonderfully hopeful!
I’m using @woodscolt79.bsky.social excellent guide to avoid Israeli suppliers.
Part of the Israeli colonial project is replacing native horticulture, violently destroying Palestinian agriculture such as olives.
I’m using @woodscolt79.bsky.social excellent guide to avoid Israeli suppliers.
Part of the Israeli colonial project is replacing native horticulture, violently destroying Palestinian agriculture such as olives.
Boycotting Israeli bulbs
Where do our flower bulbs come from? In June, Instagram poster Vicky Burns Bellman shared her correspondence with bulb supplier Farmer Gracy, and there was a social media flurry when they confirmed…
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October 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It’s payday and I’m ordering some spring bulbs for my garden- how wonderfully hopeful!
I’m using @woodscolt79.bsky.social excellent guide to avoid Israeli suppliers.
Part of the Israeli colonial project is replacing native horticulture, violently destroying Palestinian agriculture such as olives.
I’m using @woodscolt79.bsky.social excellent guide to avoid Israeli suppliers.
Part of the Israeli colonial project is replacing native horticulture, violently destroying Palestinian agriculture such as olives.
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Omg @woodscolt79.bsky.social have you seen this
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Omg @woodscolt79.bsky.social have you seen this
And so it begins! Posted my #wearetheuniversity @ucu.org.uk ballot nice and earl in a break between online tutorials. I voted YES to strike action, YES to ASOS- we can’t take the overwork and exploitation any more!
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
And so it begins! Posted my #wearetheuniversity @ucu.org.uk ballot nice and earl in a break between online tutorials. I voted YES to strike action, YES to ASOS- we can’t take the overwork and exploitation any more!
Recent shoplifting I have seen in Upton Park:
-the mum taking nappies out of their security-protected packaging and shoving a handful under her buggy.
-the old man who slid a pack of sausages around the self-service till so as not to swipe it with the rest of his meagre shop.
-the mum taking nappies out of their security-protected packaging and shoving a handful under her buggy.
-the old man who slid a pack of sausages around the self-service till so as not to swipe it with the rest of his meagre shop.
I got behind the scenes of the Met Police’s Operation Zoridon, the UK’s largest ever crackdown on organised shoplifting gangs.
This operation sends a message that if you shoplift or trade in stolen goods, you will be brought to justice.
This operation sends a message that if you shoplift or trade in stolen goods, you will be brought to justice.
October 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Recent shoplifting I have seen in Upton Park:
-the mum taking nappies out of their security-protected packaging and shoving a handful under her buggy.
-the old man who slid a pack of sausages around the self-service till so as not to swipe it with the rest of his meagre shop.
-the mum taking nappies out of their security-protected packaging and shoving a handful under her buggy.
-the old man who slid a pack of sausages around the self-service till so as not to swipe it with the rest of his meagre shop.
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If you are broke and would like a free physical copy of Enemy Feminisms, DM me your mailing address. I will probably cover postage (or might ask you to chip in a bit for that)
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you are broke and would like a free physical copy of Enemy Feminisms, DM me your mailing address. I will probably cover postage (or might ask you to chip in a bit for that)
ICYDK, “I would ask that…” is neither more polite nor more impressive than “Could you … please”.
October 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
ICYDK, “I would ask that…” is neither more polite nor more impressive than “Could you … please”.
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most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
Of all the bullshit headlines with zero accountability of this conflict, this one still shocked me- the ceasefire has been broken. Who by? By Israel. How? By bombing and killing Gazans.
Zero accountability. The Guardian takes it for granted the ceasefire has a snooze button that Israel can push.
Zero accountability. The Guardian takes it for granted the ceasefire has a snooze button that Israel can push.
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Of all the bullshit headlines with zero accountability of this conflict, this one still shocked me- the ceasefire has been broken. Who by? By Israel. How? By bombing and killing Gazans.
Zero accountability. The Guardian takes it for granted the ceasefire has a snooze button that Israel can push.
Zero accountability. The Guardian takes it for granted the ceasefire has a snooze button that Israel can push.
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My favourite discourse is when someone points at a poll and says "do you really think that the most racist THIRTY PERCENT of committed UK voters could POSSIBLY be racist" like it's some kind of gotcha. Yes of course they are FFS just look around you
September 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My favourite discourse is when someone points at a poll and says "do you really think that the most racist THIRTY PERCENT of committed UK voters could POSSIBLY be racist" like it's some kind of gotcha. Yes of course they are FFS just look around you
I was planning a few visits of London’s Open House Festival this weekend- disappointed to see their main sponsor is AirBnB. Not only does AirBnB actively harm architectural heritages worldwide, it also rents West Bank properties stolen from Palestinians and illegally occupied.
Regretfully, boycott!
Regretfully, boycott!
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I was planning a few visits of London’s Open House Festival this weekend- disappointed to see their main sponsor is AirBnB. Not only does AirBnB actively harm architectural heritages worldwide, it also rents West Bank properties stolen from Palestinians and illegally occupied.
Regretfully, boycott!
Regretfully, boycott!
Stay safe today London! The Met police (aided by expensive loan forces from across England and Wales) only made 400 arrests yesterday so there are 800 suspected terrorists ON THE LOOSE.
Absolute jokers
#FreePalestine
Absolute jokers
#FreePalestine
September 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Stay safe today London! The Met police (aided by expensive loan forces from across England and Wales) only made 400 arrests yesterday so there are 800 suspected terrorists ON THE LOOSE.
Absolute jokers
#FreePalestine
Absolute jokers
#FreePalestine
CW domestic violence/ gender based violence.
So depressing that the British media can produce a sentence like this, straight-faced. Osbourne knocked his wife’s teeth out and was thoroughly rehabilitated in the interests of light television profits.
What next, J*hnny D*pp hosts a teatime quiz show?
So depressing that the British media can produce a sentence like this, straight-faced. Osbourne knocked his wife’s teeth out and was thoroughly rehabilitated in the interests of light television profits.
What next, J*hnny D*pp hosts a teatime quiz show?
July 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
CW domestic violence/ gender based violence.
So depressing that the British media can produce a sentence like this, straight-faced. Osbourne knocked his wife’s teeth out and was thoroughly rehabilitated in the interests of light television profits.
What next, J*hnny D*pp hosts a teatime quiz show?
So depressing that the British media can produce a sentence like this, straight-faced. Osbourne knocked his wife’s teeth out and was thoroughly rehabilitated in the interests of light television profits.
What next, J*hnny D*pp hosts a teatime quiz show?
This week I read two “pandemic novels” (by coincidence), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count and Elizabeth Strout’s Lucy By The Sea, both good, and it amazed me how little I think now about how the pandemic felt. Locked in a box in my memory.
July 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This week I read two “pandemic novels” (by coincidence), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count and Elizabeth Strout’s Lucy By The Sea, both good, and it amazed me how little I think now about how the pandemic felt. Locked in a box in my memory.
@fgcommunitygarden.bsky.social
I dunno who The Language Shop is who kindly translated your signs but they obviously don’t have an Urdu dictionary- welcome to the, ahem, Nadrag Ytinumoc Tag Tserof! Pretty embarrassing in #ForestGate #Newham
I dunno who The Language Shop is who kindly translated your signs but they obviously don’t have an Urdu dictionary- welcome to the, ahem, Nadrag Ytinumoc Tag Tserof! Pretty embarrassing in #ForestGate #Newham
June 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@fgcommunitygarden.bsky.social
I dunno who The Language Shop is who kindly translated your signs but they obviously don’t have an Urdu dictionary- welcome to the, ahem, Nadrag Ytinumoc Tag Tserof! Pretty embarrassing in #ForestGate #Newham
I dunno who The Language Shop is who kindly translated your signs but they obviously don’t have an Urdu dictionary- welcome to the, ahem, Nadrag Ytinumoc Tag Tserof! Pretty embarrassing in #ForestGate #Newham
Hey Thames Water thanks for raising my bill by 40% to make your shitty company looking desirable to venture capital.
I also really appreciate this little note about mending leaks and drips- I will endeavour, like you, to keep my daily wastage under half a billion litres! We’re all in it together.
I also really appreciate this little note about mending leaks and drips- I will endeavour, like you, to keep my daily wastage under half a billion litres! We’re all in it together.
June 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Hey Thames Water thanks for raising my bill by 40% to make your shitty company looking desirable to venture capital.
I also really appreciate this little note about mending leaks and drips- I will endeavour, like you, to keep my daily wastage under half a billion litres! We’re all in it together.
I also really appreciate this little note about mending leaks and drips- I will endeavour, like you, to keep my daily wastage under half a billion litres! We’re all in it together.
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Incredibly concerned to see the forcible interception of the Madleen in international waters, and thinking of all those who were on board and have been detained. UK must condemn this breach of international law and immediately demand their release.
June 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Incredibly concerned to see the forcible interception of the Madleen in international waters, and thinking of all those who were on board and have been detained. UK must condemn this breach of international law and immediately demand their release.
Credit where credit’s due- Deepseek does write a better undergraduate essay than ChatGPT.
June 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Credit where credit’s due- Deepseek does write a better undergraduate essay than ChatGPT.
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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
Highly disappointed to receive an email from conference organisers at @falmouthuniversity.bsky.social saying I can’t bring my toddler on campus while I present a paper.
I’m copresenting with a colleague so she would be fully supervised- astounding barriers to single parent academics for 2025!
I’m copresenting with a colleague so she would be fully supervised- astounding barriers to single parent academics for 2025!
June 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Highly disappointed to receive an email from conference organisers at @falmouthuniversity.bsky.social saying I can’t bring my toddler on campus while I present a paper.
I’m copresenting with a colleague so she would be fully supervised- astounding barriers to single parent academics for 2025!
I’m copresenting with a colleague so she would be fully supervised- astounding barriers to single parent academics for 2025!
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Men are extremely keen to explain to me that Britain *needs* a domestic steel production plant and doesn't necessarily *need* universities. Okay. Steel contributed about £1.7bn to the UK economy in 2024. Universities contributed more than £200bn.
May 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Men are extremely keen to explain to me that Britain *needs* a domestic steel production plant and doesn't necessarily *need* universities. Okay. Steel contributed about £1.7bn to the UK economy in 2024. Universities contributed more than £200bn.