Jim Hawkins
@jimallthetime.bsky.social
Podcaster at Hello You the Shropshire Podcast (jimallthetime.substack.com). Charity worker. Ex BBC radio presenter/journo
Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?
Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?
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The new artwork for Hello You the Shropshire podcast has been created by Shrewsbury illustrator Saffron Russell, and I'm thrilled with it!
It launched with episode 150 of Hello You. If you're curious about what I do and why, take a listen? It's only 20mins or so
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It launched with episode 150 of Hello You. If you're curious about what I do and why, take a listen? It's only 20mins or so
open.substack.com/pub/jimallth...
The Gorton and Denton by-election: a tale of two Manchesters?
Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest
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Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
The Gorton and Denton by-election: a tale of two Manchesters?
Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Gorton and Denton by-election: a tale of two Manchesters?
Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
If a Tree Falls
The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers
(this is ... remarkable)
harpers.org/archive/2026...
The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers
(this is ... remarkable)
harpers.org/archive/2026...
If a Tree Falls, by Rosa Lyster
The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers
harpers.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
If a Tree Falls
The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers
(this is ... remarkable)
harpers.org/archive/2026...
The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers
(this is ... remarkable)
harpers.org/archive/2026...
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Might help them to gain follows on other BlueSky if they posted here. Followed them anyway in the hope.
@autisticsociety.bsky.social
@autisticsociety.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Might help them to gain follows on other BlueSky if they posted here. Followed them anyway in the hope.
@autisticsociety.bsky.social
@autisticsociety.bsky.social
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
'If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it “neighborism” - a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are. The contrast with the philosophy guiding the Trump administration couldn’t be more extreme'
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:28 PM
'If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it “neighborism” - a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are. The contrast with the philosophy guiding the Trump administration couldn’t be more extreme'
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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“A Russian cargo ship, the Sinegorsk, anchored for 14 hrs in the Bristol Channel near vital undersea data cables off Minehead, Somerset.
The vessel's presence prompted surveillance by an HM Coastguard aeroplane & a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter.
Is that it? Watched?
apple.news/AdnQRbqONQHu...
The vessel's presence prompted surveillance by an HM Coastguard aeroplane & a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter.
Is that it? Watched?
apple.news/AdnQRbqONQHu...
Russian ship ordered to leave UK waters after anchoring over trans-Atlantic cables — The Independent
A Russian cargo ship, the Sinegorsk, anchored for 14 hours in the Bristol Channel near vital undersea data cables off Minehead, Somerset. The vessel's presence prompted surveillance by an HM Coastguar...
apple.news
January 29, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“A Russian cargo ship, the Sinegorsk, anchored for 14 hrs in the Bristol Channel near vital undersea data cables off Minehead, Somerset.
The vessel's presence prompted surveillance by an HM Coastguard aeroplane & a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter.
Is that it? Watched?
apple.news/AdnQRbqONQHu...
The vessel's presence prompted surveillance by an HM Coastguard aeroplane & a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter.
Is that it? Watched?
apple.news/AdnQRbqONQHu...
Welcome to Desocialized Media
Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now doing the opposite
nymag.com/intelligence...
Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now doing the opposite
nymag.com/intelligence...
Instagram Reels and the New Era of Desocialized Media
Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now for doing the opposite.
nymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Welcome to Desocialized Media
Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now doing the opposite
nymag.com/intelligence...
Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now doing the opposite
nymag.com/intelligence...
'ICE took Maher Tarabishi, his son's primary caregiver, back in October and allowed Wael, a 30-year old with Pompe disease, to die slowly from lack of proper care ... He entered the hospital in late December and never left alive'
- The Handbasket
Here's the story:
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
- The Handbasket
Here's the story:
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
Family of Arlington man detained by ICE calls for release to attend son's funeral
Maher Tarabishi, a Jordanian national, was detained by ICE in October. His 30-year-old-son, Wael, died over the weekend from complications related to a rare genetic disorder. Family of Arlington man d...
www.keranews.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
'ICE took Maher Tarabishi, his son's primary caregiver, back in October and allowed Wael, a 30-year old with Pompe disease, to die slowly from lack of proper care ... He entered the hospital in late December and never left alive'
- The Handbasket
Here's the story:
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
- The Handbasket
Here's the story:
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent
Social media as state media
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Social media as state media
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Social media as state media
Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent
Social media as state media
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Social media as state media
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
The UN food agency says it is halting its work in northern Yemen despite the country being in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises
apnews.com/article/yeme...
apnews.com/article/yeme...
UN food agency is shutting down operations in rebel-held northern Yemen, officials say
U.N. officials say the World Food Program is shutting down its operations in northern, rebel-held part of Yemen.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The UN food agency says it is halting its work in northern Yemen despite the country being in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises
apnews.com/article/yeme...
apnews.com/article/yeme...
A Letter to Those Who Still Give a Damn
It’s exhausting to give a damn, isn’t it?
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Ten great Atlantic LP sleeves, to mark the label's 75th anniversary
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Atlantic – a top ten
The Guardian (a newspaper) did a feature on 75 years of Atlantic Records earlier in 2025, which made me think I ought to do something to mark the occasion. Then I looked it up and the label was ind…
st33.wordpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Ten great Atlantic LP sleeves, to mark the label's 75th anniversary
st33.wordpress.com/sleeve-pages...
st33.wordpress.com/sleeve-pages...
✔️ Agree strongly
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Where organisations start to do the right thing and leave X, it would be worth supporting with a follow so that they post here more. @autisticsociety.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
✔️ Agree strongly
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
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Where organisations start to do the right thing and leave X, it would be worth supporting with a follow so that they post here more. @autisticsociety.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Where organisations start to do the right thing and leave X, it would be worth supporting with a follow so that they post here more. @autisticsociety.bsky.social
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Stuff Godwin's Law. What about Goodwin's Law? I propose the following:
"Any conversation with a contribution by Matt Goodwin has a 100% chance of containing at least one weapons-grade bellend."
"Any conversation with a contribution by Matt Goodwin has a 100% chance of containing at least one weapons-grade bellend."
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Stuff Godwin's Law. What about Goodwin's Law? I propose the following:
"Any conversation with a contribution by Matt Goodwin has a 100% chance of containing at least one weapons-grade bellend."
"Any conversation with a contribution by Matt Goodwin has a 100% chance of containing at least one weapons-grade bellend."
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Bruce named names….The Boss ain’t fucking around
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
On Wednesday, Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Bruce named names….The Boss ain’t fucking around
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Without wishing to invoke Godwin's Law, it's got a real whiff of the whole Nazi "Jews aren't real Germans" thing going on...
January 29, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Without wishing to invoke Godwin's Law, it's got a real whiff of the whole Nazi "Jews aren't real Germans" thing going on...
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The Richmond Item, Indiana, October 20, 1916
January 24, 2026 at 10:12 AM
The Richmond Item, Indiana, October 20, 1916
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Psychologist Taibi Kahler identified five drivers of human behaviour - most people have one or two that are more dominant. They are:
Be perfect
Try hard
Please everybody
Be strong
And hurry up
So ... which are yours? And how do they affect how you live?
open.substack.com/pub/jsaedwar...
Be perfect
Try hard
Please everybody
Be strong
And hurry up
So ... which are yours? And how do they affect how you live?
open.substack.com/pub/jsaedwar...
Optimistic scheduling
And why it will come and bite you in the ass
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Psychologist Taibi Kahler identified five drivers of human behaviour - most people have one or two that are more dominant. They are:
Be perfect
Try hard
Please everybody
Be strong
And hurry up
So ... which are yours? And how do they affect how you live?
open.substack.com/pub/jsaedwar...
Be perfect
Try hard
Please everybody
Be strong
And hurry up
So ... which are yours? And how do they affect how you live?
open.substack.com/pub/jsaedwar...
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Online dating’s getting very specific these days. #facebooknews
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Online dating’s getting very specific these days. #facebooknews