Jess McCabe
@jessmccabe.bsky.social
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Jess McCabe
@jessmccabe.bsky.social
· Jun 6
Black Lives Matter and housing – five years on
It’s been five years since social landlords made pledges for change in response to Black Lives Matter. Has there been a shift in the sector? Jess McCabe reports.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
Back in 2020, many social landlords in the UK made anti-racist pledges in response to Black Lives Matter. I've gone back to find out what, five years later, has changed:
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/blac...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/blac...
Can we talk about how diabolical the editors of the squishmallows 2026 annual are for including pages and pages of squishmallows and encouraging kids to try and collect them all, wtf.
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Can we talk about how diabolical the editors of the squishmallows 2026 annual are for including pages and pages of squishmallows and encouraging kids to try and collect them all, wtf.
Just found out what Euston station used to look like??
I now also realise that The Glass Bar, for those who remember, must have been in one of the only remaining parts of the original station
I now also realise that The Glass Bar, for those who remember, must have been in one of the only remaining parts of the original station
December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just found out what Euston station used to look like??
I now also realise that The Glass Bar, for those who remember, must have been in one of the only remaining parts of the original station
I now also realise that The Glass Bar, for those who remember, must have been in one of the only remaining parts of the original station
2025 was a good reading year
December 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
2025 was a good reading year
Is it just me getting a trump supporting ad relating to some kind of energy project in Puerto Rico when listening to the private eye podcast?
December 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Is it just me getting a trump supporting ad relating to some kind of energy project in Puerto Rico when listening to the private eye podcast?
I’m absolutely fascinated by the first personality type here in the Telegraph, “The uncle who insists on sharing his outdated views“. Where’s he reading those then apple.news/AsfJH-fOsSbO...
The most infuriating personality types you’ll come across this Christmas – and how to deal with them — The Telegraph
Navigating family dynamics at Christmas can be a minefield. Here’s how to keep your cool
apple.news
December 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m absolutely fascinated by the first personality type here in the Telegraph, “The uncle who insists on sharing his outdated views“. Where’s he reading those then apple.news/AsfJH-fOsSbO...
I’m not anti Matt Damon he just needs to be in a Matt Damon film
two men in armor are standing next to each other
ALT: two men in armor are standing next to each other
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’m not anti Matt Damon he just needs to be in a Matt Damon film
Matt Damon strapped to some kind of CGI sheep then Matt Damon blinding CGI polythemus
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Matt Damon strapped to some kind of CGI sheep then Matt Damon blinding CGI polythemus
I for one can’t wait for Matt Damon’s the Odyssey
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I for one can’t wait for Matt Damon’s the Odyssey
This is incredible, a tapestry by Frida Hansen norwegiantextileletter.com/sorover/
December 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is incredible, a tapestry by Frida Hansen norwegiantextileletter.com/sorover/
Reposted by Jess McCabe
The women in this 1964 photo of Beatles fans (yes, that's what they used) could not get a credit card at Bank of America without their husband or father cosigning. So, no. The answer, CBS and Bank of America, is no.
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The women in this 1964 photo of Beatles fans (yes, that's what they used) could not get a credit card at Bank of America without their husband or father cosigning. So, no. The answer, CBS and Bank of America, is no.
We have a majorly important piece by @peteapps.bsky.social today about the risk of scaffolding fires in the UK, with fresh revelations about the Spectrum fire in Dagenham last year >>
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/from...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/from...
Should we be more worried about scaffolding fires in occupied buildings?
In the aftermath of the deadly Wang Fuk fire in Hong Kong, focus turned to bamboo scaffolding. But scaffolding in the UK can pose a fire risk as well.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We have a majorly important piece by @peteapps.bsky.social today about the risk of scaffolding fires in the UK, with fresh revelations about the Spectrum fire in Dagenham last year >>
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/from...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/from...
What is the gap between, "this sounds like a good idea answering a poll question" and "how people would react in reality" because...
Presented with NHS warnings of a worst case scenario with this years flu - a majority back compulsory working from home and a plurality back mandatory masking. More oppose banning large gatherings or a circuit breaker lockdown, but surprisingly a third & a quarter would back them
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
What is the gap between, "this sounds like a good idea answering a poll question" and "how people would react in reality" because...
I actually loved the book this is based on 🐑
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I actually loved the book this is based on 🐑
Reposted by Jess McCabe
Here's a story.
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here's a story.
Reposted by Jess McCabe
Incredible quote/moment www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Incredible quote/moment www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
I’ve gone down a rabbit hole of medieval graffiti carved into the walls of churches and cathedrals
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’ve gone down a rabbit hole of medieval graffiti carved into the walls of churches and cathedrals
This is fab. Let’s hope we stay in it, our kids need more opportunities not less
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is fab. Let’s hope we stay in it, our kids need more opportunities not less
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Jane Austen top three:
1) persuasion
2) joint ranking for Emma, sense and sensibility and Mansfield park
3) pride and prejudice
1) persuasion
2) joint ranking for Emma, sense and sensibility and Mansfield park
3) pride and prejudice
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Jane Austen top three:
1) persuasion
2) joint ranking for Emma, sense and sensibility and Mansfield park
3) pride and prejudice
1) persuasion
2) joint ranking for Emma, sense and sensibility and Mansfield park
3) pride and prejudice
Thanks to my aunt who sent me 10 separate Jane Austen bbc sound programmes to watch today, the 250th birthday of our queen Jane Austen
a man in a blue vest and white shirt is standing in front of a wooden wall
ALT: a man in a blue vest and white shirt is standing in front of a wooden wall
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Thanks to my aunt who sent me 10 separate Jane Austen bbc sound programmes to watch today, the 250th birthday of our queen Jane Austen
A really important piece by Nimco - saying something I honestly can’t believe needs stating
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
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www.telegraph.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A really important piece by Nimco - saying something I honestly can’t believe needs stating
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
Stories on the left, insta grid on the right. The dogs are Reels.
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm checking out his favorite masterpieces with some friends, and some dogs. They were always hanging out in his gallery! By David Teniers, born OTD 1610.
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Stories on the left, insta grid on the right. The dogs are Reels.
How will Cambridge become a net zero council in the next four years? Nice piece tackling an important question, given it's not the only council that declared climate emergencies and are now staring down a target to drastically cut CO2 by the same year: www.insidehousing.co.uk/cities-encyc...
Cambridge: How it plans to become a net zero council by 2030
Cambridge City Council’s new climate strategy includes ambitious district heating and retrofit plans. Kate Callaghan explores how it aims to become a net zero council by 2030
www.insidehousing.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
How will Cambridge become a net zero council in the next four years? Nice piece tackling an important question, given it's not the only council that declared climate emergencies and are now staring down a target to drastically cut CO2 by the same year: www.insidehousing.co.uk/cities-encyc...
Reposted by Jess McCabe
I wrote this, a long analysis of a single line of Shakespeare and what it’s doing. How good writing is an ethical practice. And my continuing attempts to work out what it is that I’m spotting when I look at a piece of text and go “oh that was written by AI.”
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
a single line of Shakespeare contains an ethical universe
on what we get from individual word choice, what good writing is, plus: what I put in my ChatGPT settings to make it helpful
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I wrote this, a long analysis of a single line of Shakespeare and what it’s doing. How good writing is an ethical practice. And my continuing attempts to work out what it is that I’m spotting when I look at a piece of text and go “oh that was written by AI.”
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
Elif’s friends and family opening up their christmas presents like
December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Elif’s friends and family opening up their christmas presents like