Kay Grannell
@ismarah.bsky.social
sarcastic bi romantic immigrant
zebra she / her
stay at home designer
I’d rather do things solo than not do them at all <- note to self
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London-ish, ex Reykjavík
zebra she / her
stay at home designer
I’d rather do things solo than not do them at all <- note to self
🏳️🌈🇮🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧🏊♀️📚🧵
London-ish, ex Reykjavík
I have lived in the UK for over 20 years and only today has it occurred to me that I could do bun day and pancake day, perfectly logically in order.
Sweet buns on Monday.
Savoury pancakes on Tuesday.
Anyhow. Pancakes were good.
Sweet buns on Monday.
Savoury pancakes on Tuesday.
Anyhow. Pancakes were good.
February 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I have lived in the UK for over 20 years and only today has it occurred to me that I could do bun day and pancake day, perfectly logically in order.
Sweet buns on Monday.
Savoury pancakes on Tuesday.
Anyhow. Pancakes were good.
Sweet buns on Monday.
Savoury pancakes on Tuesday.
Anyhow. Pancakes were good.
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Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
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The proliferation of mobile games where your character opens a small business with almost no money and quickly becomes a millionaire is a capitalist tool to devalue labor and promote the myth that low-income workers can easily “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.” In this essay I will
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The proliferation of mobile games where your character opens a small business with almost no money and quickly becomes a millionaire is a capitalist tool to devalue labor and promote the myth that low-income workers can easily “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.” In this essay I will
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Krugman lays out in gruesome detail how Canada and Mexico are rapidly adapting to the new trading relationship with the US. The numbers involved are mind blowing.
youtu.be/55eFnHx7z4c?...
youtu.be/55eFnHx7z4c?...
SHOCK: $120B Trade Routes Abandon U.S. Ports — Is This the Tariff Backfire? Paul Krugman Explains
YouTube video by Krugman Insights
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February 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Krugman lays out in gruesome detail how Canada and Mexico are rapidly adapting to the new trading relationship with the US. The numbers involved are mind blowing.
youtu.be/55eFnHx7z4c?...
youtu.be/55eFnHx7z4c?...
I have *the* most amazing knack for checking if the washing machine is done when there are exactly six minutes left. Every time.
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I have *the* most amazing knack for checking if the washing machine is done when there are exactly six minutes left. Every time.
OK I don’t get the curling hype, at all, but is it a fruit or is it a vegetable?
February 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
OK I don’t get the curling hype, at all, but is it a fruit or is it a vegetable?
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So this month I have: discovered I was accidentally poisoning my husband for errr years.
Then decided to up my game and poison him AND the kid by changing our detergent. This is some excellent evil genius work.
All ‘by accident’, of course.
Then decided to up my game and poison him AND the kid by changing our detergent. This is some excellent evil genius work.
All ‘by accident’, of course.
February 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
So this month I have: discovered I was accidentally poisoning my husband for errr years.
Then decided to up my game and poison him AND the kid by changing our detergent. This is some excellent evil genius work.
All ‘by accident’, of course.
Then decided to up my game and poison him AND the kid by changing our detergent. This is some excellent evil genius work.
All ‘by accident’, of course.
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it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
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Metal disco covers don't miss
youtu.be/JvuCvGUpFpA
(via my friend Laura on another social media entity entirely)
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(via my friend Laura on another social media entity entirely)
Royal Republic - Stayin' Alive (Official Video)
YouTube video by RoyalRepublic
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Metal disco covers don't miss
youtu.be/JvuCvGUpFpA
(via my friend Laura on another social media entity entirely)
youtu.be/JvuCvGUpFpA
(via my friend Laura on another social media entity entirely)
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At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
What I want is to be good enough at knitting and crochet to be able to do it whilst doing something else (watching TV) AND to be able to follow instructions.
In my defense the only instructions I follow are LEGO and IKEA, which are weirdly similar..
In my defense the only instructions I follow are LEGO and IKEA, which are weirdly similar..
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
What I want is to be good enough at knitting and crochet to be able to do it whilst doing something else (watching TV) AND to be able to follow instructions.
In my defense the only instructions I follow are LEGO and IKEA, which are weirdly similar..
In my defense the only instructions I follow are LEGO and IKEA, which are weirdly similar..
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#UK newspaper The #Telegraph reports today that #Andrew Mountbatten-#Windsor shared confidential information about communications between #British and #Icelandic authorities after the #banking #collapse, with a banker friend.
Report: ex-prince sought and leaked confidential Iceland briefing to banker friend - RÚV.is
RÚV.is
www.ruv.is
February 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
#UK newspaper The #Telegraph reports today that #Andrew Mountbatten-#Windsor shared confidential information about communications between #British and #Icelandic authorities after the #banking #collapse, with a banker friend.
Oh of course I want to add my Duolingo Spanish score to LinkedIn, why wouldn’t I brag about my moronic adherence to a streak?
February 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Oh of course I want to add my Duolingo Spanish score to LinkedIn, why wouldn’t I brag about my moronic adherence to a streak?
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The last wild European bison was shot in 1927. At the time there were fewer than 60 such bison alive in zoos & private parks. Now, the great, shaggy beasts are once again roaming the Carpathian Mountains.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns
Wild European bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years — and bringing the land back to life.
reasonstobecheerful.world
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The last wild European bison was shot in 1927. At the time there were fewer than 60 such bison alive in zoos & private parks. Now, the great, shaggy beasts are once again roaming the Carpathian Mountains.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
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If you're a music lover with experience of hearing loss, then you might want to take part in this survey study #hearingloss #tinnitus #wellbeing #mentalhealth #participantsneeded #music #surveystudy #researchopportunity
* CURRENTLY RECRUITING *
Do you have experience of hearing loss? Do you regularly listen to music? If you can answer yes to both questions, then we would like to hear from you.
This study is concerned with understanding the link between everyday music listening, mental health & wellbeing.
1/4
Do you have experience of hearing loss? Do you regularly listen to music? If you can answer yes to both questions, then we would like to hear from you.
This study is concerned with understanding the link between everyday music listening, mental health & wellbeing.
1/4
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If you're a music lover with experience of hearing loss, then you might want to take part in this survey study #hearingloss #tinnitus #wellbeing #mentalhealth #participantsneeded #music #surveystudy #researchopportunity
How tired?
Oh, last night I stopped reading my book IN THE EPILOGUE.
Oh, last night I stopped reading my book IN THE EPILOGUE.
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
How tired?
Oh, last night I stopped reading my book IN THE EPILOGUE.
Oh, last night I stopped reading my book IN THE EPILOGUE.
Jæja þá er íslenskan farin að gefa sig….að vera spakur og slakur er ekki alveg það sama. Andsk.
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Jæja þá er íslenskan farin að gefa sig….að vera spakur og slakur er ekki alveg það sama. Andsk.
Today might be a caffeine tablet kind of day..
February 10, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Today might be a caffeine tablet kind of day..
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I was so pissed off with the nib that came with this otherwise good fountain pen that I've decided to brush off my O-Level metalwork skills and make my own. Just spec'd up a shed. This is going to cost me north of £10k but I'll show those bastards at Bock.
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I was so pissed off with the nib that came with this otherwise good fountain pen that I've decided to brush off my O-Level metalwork skills and make my own. Just spec'd up a shed. This is going to cost me north of £10k but I'll show those bastards at Bock.
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The IoC is desperate to have Russia back.
That's not because of sporting reasons
kyivindependent.com/ioc-bars-ukr...
That's not because of sporting reasons
kyivindependent.com/ioc-bars-ukr...
IOC bars Ukrainian athlete’s helmet honoring athletes killed during war
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Feb. 10 that he has been barred from using a custom helmet at the 2026 Winter Olympics that honors Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's war.
kyivindependent.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The IoC is desperate to have Russia back.
That's not because of sporting reasons
kyivindependent.com/ioc-bars-ukr...
That's not because of sporting reasons
kyivindependent.com/ioc-bars-ukr...
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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I, as a white Jewish queer woman, feel SAFER in a very diverse area with people from many cultures and languages. Because we’re all good at tolerance and being reasonable and letting people be. Whereas monocultures tend to excuse and enable their elites at the cost of everyone else.
February 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I, as a white Jewish queer woman, feel SAFER in a very diverse area with people from many cultures and languages. Because we’re all good at tolerance and being reasonable and letting people be. Whereas monocultures tend to excuse and enable their elites at the cost of everyone else.
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"This was the year Archie looked in the mirror and knew he was never going to be superb."
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"This was the year Archie looked in the mirror and knew he was never going to be superb."