Itsmotherswork
@itsmotherswork.bsky.social
Old Woman who lives in a Shoe.
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
Pinned
Economisty types are gonna do economisting, but sincerely - fuck the economic case! These are children. Immiserating half a million children just because you can was utterly toxic policy from the Tories and it’s shameful that it wasn’t at the top of the list of things Labour wanted to scrap.
The limit was introduced to cut the welfare bill, but at what cost?
Is there a strong economic case for dropping the two-child benefits cap? This is what the evidence tells us
The limit was introduced to cut the welfare bill, but at what cost?
tcnv.link
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Economisty types are gonna do economisting, but sincerely - fuck the economic case! These are children. Immiserating half a million children just because you can was utterly toxic policy from the Tories and it’s shameful that it wasn’t at the top of the list of things Labour wanted to scrap.
Life in the shoe:
Me: How old is that guy? He looks about 45 but I think he must be about 22. Why?
…
Me: Lead in the petrol maybe.
18yo: Asbestos in the ceilings.
#totp
Me: How old is that guy? He looks about 45 but I think he must be about 22. Why?
…
Me: Lead in the petrol maybe.
18yo: Asbestos in the ceilings.
#totp
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Life in the shoe:
Me: How old is that guy? He looks about 45 but I think he must be about 22. Why?
…
Me: Lead in the petrol maybe.
18yo: Asbestos in the ceilings.
#totp
Me: How old is that guy? He looks about 45 but I think he must be about 22. Why?
…
Me: Lead in the petrol maybe.
18yo: Asbestos in the ceilings.
#totp
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What a tribute
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What a tribute
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
This is why I mostly drink at home. 😬
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is why I mostly drink at home. 😬
Can’t believe today’s Spelling Bee doesn’t have Pavlovian in the list.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can’t believe today’s Spelling Bee doesn’t have Pavlovian in the list.
I’m watching Trespasses and it is scorchingly good.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’m watching Trespasses and it is scorchingly good.
He really did say “I [then state your name]”
*boggles*
*boggles*
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
He really did say “I [then state your name]”
*boggles*
*boggles*
Just back from an evening at the Festival Hall listening to the shortlisted Booker authors reading from and discussing their books.
Some years I have a clear sense of who should win (and occasionally I’m right) but this year, I didn’t get that standout feeling.
I haven’t ready any of them yet.
Some years I have a clear sense of who should win (and occasionally I’m right) but this year, I didn’t get that standout feeling.
I haven’t ready any of them yet.
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Just back from an evening at the Festival Hall listening to the shortlisted Booker authors reading from and discussing their books.
Some years I have a clear sense of who should win (and occasionally I’m right) but this year, I didn’t get that standout feeling.
I haven’t ready any of them yet.
Some years I have a clear sense of who should win (and occasionally I’m right) but this year, I didn’t get that standout feeling.
I haven’t ready any of them yet.
I stocked up on good dark chocolate for cooking yesterday, and the four bars I bought, which came to 700g total weight, were £16!
Because they weren’t tucked in with any other groceries I really noticed the price hike.
Ouch!
This is what climate change does to growing conditions / prices.
Because they weren’t tucked in with any other groceries I really noticed the price hike.
Ouch!
This is what climate change does to growing conditions / prices.
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I stocked up on good dark chocolate for cooking yesterday, and the four bars I bought, which came to 700g total weight, were £16!
Because they weren’t tucked in with any other groceries I really noticed the price hike.
Ouch!
This is what climate change does to growing conditions / prices.
Because they weren’t tucked in with any other groceries I really noticed the price hike.
Ouch!
This is what climate change does to growing conditions / prices.
My Dad retired at 62 and tho’ he’s pretty poorly now, he’s 85 and enjoyed 20 years of very active retirement on a good pension.
So when I see people dying at 68, knowing my retirement age is 67, I wonder whether I shouldn’t just walk away now and have a fighting chance of getting a decade?
So when I see people dying at 68, knowing my retirement age is 67, I wonder whether I shouldn’t just walk away now and have a fighting chance of getting a decade?
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My Dad retired at 62 and tho’ he’s pretty poorly now, he’s 85 and enjoyed 20 years of very active retirement on a good pension.
So when I see people dying at 68, knowing my retirement age is 67, I wonder whether I shouldn’t just walk away now and have a fighting chance of getting a decade?
So when I see people dying at 68, knowing my retirement age is 67, I wonder whether I shouldn’t just walk away now and have a fighting chance of getting a decade?
As propaganda goes, this is pretty comical.
Attention,United Kingdom!
Russian propagandists claim that the British royal family is allegedly preparing a terrorist attack, connected with the Zaporizhzhia NPP
"The Crown -not the prime ministers,who change like socks -is our main enemy.They make mischief in a subtle and targeted way," they say
Russian propagandists claim that the British royal family is allegedly preparing a terrorist attack, connected with the Zaporizhzhia NPP
"The Crown -not the prime ministers,who change like socks -is our main enemy.They make mischief in a subtle and targeted way," they say
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As propaganda goes, this is pretty comical.
Life in the shoe:
It's Harvey Wallbanger Day.
You know what to do.
🍸🧚🏼♂️
It's Harvey Wallbanger Day.
You know what to do.
🍸🧚🏼♂️
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Life in the shoe:
It's Harvey Wallbanger Day.
You know what to do.
🍸🧚🏼♂️
It's Harvey Wallbanger Day.
You know what to do.
🍸🧚🏼♂️
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I need your help, chums. Running low on food & need to pay my phone & internet bills, so am selling some of my records in the hope of generating some income. Take a look, if 2nd hand records are your thing, or repost to reach the vinyl lovers out there ❤️ www.discogs.com/seller/DrJam...
Buy Vinyl Records and CDs from DrJamesFeelgood at Discogs Marketplace
Check out our shop on Discogs, the biggest online music marketplace in the world, and add some gems to your collection!
www.discogs.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I need your help, chums. Running low on food & need to pay my phone & internet bills, so am selling some of my records in the hope of generating some income. Take a look, if 2nd hand records are your thing, or repost to reach the vinyl lovers out there ❤️ www.discogs.com/seller/DrJam...
Life in the shoe:
Me: there's a new machine at the gym.
DH: does it make donuts?
Me: there's a new machine at the gym.
DH: does it make donuts?
homer simpson is holding a plate with a donut on it .
Alt: homer simpson is waggling his fingers above a floating plate with a donut on it.
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Life in the shoe:
Me: there's a new machine at the gym.
DH: does it make donuts?
Me: there's a new machine at the gym.
DH: does it make donuts?
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Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
www.independent.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
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Cyndi Lauper will be officially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 during tomorrow evening's ceremony!
Please join us in congratulating her on this well-earned recognition + explore more here: album.ink/CyndiLauper
Please join us in congratulating her on this well-earned recognition + explore more here: album.ink/CyndiLauper
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Cyndi Lauper will be officially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 during tomorrow evening's ceremony!
Please join us in congratulating her on this well-earned recognition + explore more here: album.ink/CyndiLauper
Please join us in congratulating her on this well-earned recognition + explore more here: album.ink/CyndiLauper
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😖 Juste avant son passage à l'acte, le jeune auteur (mineur) de l'horrible attaque au couteau de #Southport avait cherché et trouvé sur #Twitter/X des vidéos d'autres attaques.
Voici ce qu'en pense la responsable 👇
1/3
Voici ce qu'en pense la responsable 👇
1/3
![Six minutes avant de quitter la maison pour son attaque mortelle, Rudakubana a fouillé X, anciennement Twitter, pour une vidéo du coup de couteau de l'évêque Mar Mari Emmanuel dans une église de Sydney en avril 2024. [.]
Témoignant de la raison pour laquelle un tel contenu "horrible" est resté librement disponible sur X
(Twitter), sa responsable des affaires gouvernementales mondiales, Deanna Romina Khananisho, a déclaré à l'enquête que
le retrait (ndlr. des contenus violents/terroristes par x) "n'est pas de la justice, c'est un abus tyrannique de pouvoir" et qu'elle est "passionnée par la mission de liberté d'expression".
Source: The Guardian, 7/11/25 - Traduction : Sleeping Giants France](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wrni5ebeevtsz2oys375xqrm/bafkreiehpqsxxua65ocw6cdxsrds5juh6ylm5rmwoo7sxklgmxowfrybii@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
😖 Juste avant son passage à l'acte, le jeune auteur (mineur) de l'horrible attaque au couteau de #Southport avait cherché et trouvé sur #Twitter/X des vidéos d'autres attaques.
Voici ce qu'en pense la responsable 👇
1/3
Voici ce qu'en pense la responsable 👇
1/3
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Sam Altman has killed more people than Luigi Mangione.
This needs to be a thing, yes. OpenAI has a literal body count at this point
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sam Altman has killed more people than Luigi Mangione.
PSA: Hello fellow humans. Talk to your children/the children in your educational setting, and - above all - listen to them, to be aware of signs of distress. Do not delegate this function to an AI.
Schools are using AI to keep students safe from… AI. As chatbots enter classrooms, companies are selling software to monitor student conversations and flag signs of distress.
Chatbots Are Sparking a New Era of Student Surveillance
As US educators embrace AI in the classroom, firms are selling software to flag mentions of self-harm, raising concerns over privacy and control.
bloom.bg
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
PSA: Hello fellow humans. Talk to your children/the children in your educational setting, and - above all - listen to them, to be aware of signs of distress. Do not delegate this function to an AI.
I really liked this one, but I didn't guess it was the priciest!
Let's move up to the final price tier: designer luxury. This Cucinelli overcoat retails for $11,200. The coat was fully cut-and-sewn in Italy using a 60/20 cashmere-silk blend. It's half-lined, which means the interior seams have to be more neatly finished.
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I really liked this one, but I didn't guess it was the priciest!
I stand by my view that this is an ugly coat.
Let's move up in price. This Whitcomb & Shaftsbury overcoat is £4,700 (or $6,185). For that, you get a fully bespoke, handmade overcoat made from 30oz fabric (beefy!)
This coat takes 70 - 80 hours to make. W&S takes more time on perfecting the pattern than H&M spends on making their entire coat.
This coat takes 70 - 80 hours to make. W&S takes more time on perfecting the pattern than H&M spends on making their entire coat.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I stand by my view that this is an ugly coat.
Life in the shoe:
Tonight me and 20yo are celebrating the birthday of Marie Curie with a Champs-Elysées. (Because Paris was her adopted home.)
🍸🧚🏼♂️
Tonight me and 20yo are celebrating the birthday of Marie Curie with a Champs-Elysées. (Because Paris was her adopted home.)
🍸🧚🏼♂️
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Life in the shoe:
Tonight me and 20yo are celebrating the birthday of Marie Curie with a Champs-Elysées. (Because Paris was her adopted home.)
🍸🧚🏼♂️
Tonight me and 20yo are celebrating the birthday of Marie Curie with a Champs-Elysées. (Because Paris was her adopted home.)
🍸🧚🏼♂️
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Life in the shoe:
Just found a pair of great jeans I’d forgotten I had. They still fit and they’re comfy and they look fab, and this is such a great end to an otherwise not brilliant day.
Just found a pair of great jeans I’d forgotten I had. They still fit and they’re comfy and they look fab, and this is such a great end to an otherwise not brilliant day.
two women are standing next to each other wearing jeans
Alt: two women are standing next to each other wearing jeans, giving it some bum-jiggling. Both bums are nice. Which one most closely resembles mine is moot.
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Life in the shoe:
Just found a pair of great jeans I’d forgotten I had. They still fit and they’re comfy and they look fab, and this is such a great end to an otherwise not brilliant day.
Just found a pair of great jeans I’d forgotten I had. They still fit and they’re comfy and they look fab, and this is such a great end to an otherwise not brilliant day.