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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Jim Hawkins
@jimallthetime.bsky.social
· Dec 31
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...
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New Reform leader appointed following racism row
Yes, the same ‘I’m not a racist’ Chris Large that liked and replied to racist comments on TikTok, including “Anyone who’s not actually white English should never be trusted to work within our government”.
Yes, the same ‘I’m not a racist’ Chris Large that liked and replied to racist comments on TikTok, including “Anyone who’s not actually white English should never be trusted to work within our government”.
Reform UK appoints new group leader at Staffordshire Council
Chris Large replaces Ian Cooper who stepped down as Reform group leader amid racism allegations.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 AM
New Reform leader appointed following racism row
Yes, the same ‘I’m not a racist’ Chris Large that liked and replied to racist comments on TikTok, including “Anyone who’s not actually white English should never be trusted to work within our government”.
Yes, the same ‘I’m not a racist’ Chris Large that liked and replied to racist comments on TikTok, including “Anyone who’s not actually white English should never be trusted to work within our government”.
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An autochrome by Marcel Meys, taken around 1912 and entitled "Portrait of a cat sleeping on a cushion". It is original colour from 110 years ago and not colourised. 🐈⬛ #caturday
babelcolour.com
babelcolour.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:22 AM
An autochrome by Marcel Meys, taken around 1912 and entitled "Portrait of a cat sleeping on a cushion". It is original colour from 110 years ago and not colourised. 🐈⬛ #caturday
babelcolour.com
babelcolour.com
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The ever-luminous @joycedidonato.bsky.social on Radio 3 just now, discussing the despair engendered by American politics and the powerful combo of peace and euphoria you can feel when you're in a concert audience. 'Making sure the light is still on' is how she describes her work.
January 31, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The ever-luminous @joycedidonato.bsky.social on Radio 3 just now, discussing the despair engendered by American politics and the powerful combo of peace and euphoria you can feel when you're in a concert audience. 'Making sure the light is still on' is how she describes her work.
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their book literally starts "knowing stuff and bodily autonomy got us kicked out of paradise, bitches"...
so they, like the nazis with radio, targetted the pathways of information and altered the algorithms...
you think tradwife got popular on its own?
the alpha male dating tipfluencers?
so they, like the nazis with radio, targetted the pathways of information and altered the algorithms...
you think tradwife got popular on its own?
the alpha male dating tipfluencers?
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 AM
their book literally starts "knowing stuff and bodily autonomy got us kicked out of paradise, bitches"...
so they, like the nazis with radio, targetted the pathways of information and altered the algorithms...
you think tradwife got popular on its own?
the alpha male dating tipfluencers?
so they, like the nazis with radio, targetted the pathways of information and altered the algorithms...
you think tradwife got popular on its own?
the alpha male dating tipfluencers?
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twitter was a vehicle for accountability... for a brief time you could challenge companies, politicians, celebrities...
you could pull off their masks of spin and marketing...
and twitter, like tiktok for a while,spread information...
the fundamentalist protestant republic hates information...
you could pull off their masks of spin and marketing...
and twitter, like tiktok for a while,spread information...
the fundamentalist protestant republic hates information...
It's funny how all these billionaires started buying up all the social media apps, newspapers, and television networks right as all these revelations were starting to come out.
Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2012 and 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s island
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 AM
twitter was a vehicle for accountability... for a brief time you could challenge companies, politicians, celebrities...
you could pull off their masks of spin and marketing...
and twitter, like tiktok for a while,spread information...
the fundamentalist protestant republic hates information...
you could pull off their masks of spin and marketing...
and twitter, like tiktok for a while,spread information...
the fundamentalist protestant republic hates information...
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"Tory defectors are presenting us with a diagnosis that Britain is broken – but there is one clear set of culprits as to how we got to this place..."
Who wants to tell Suella Braverman?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/tory...
Who wants to tell Suella Braverman?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/tory...
‘Tory defectors tell us Britain is broken – but they are the culprits’ | The News Agents
Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory MP to jump ship and join Reform UK. Does her defection damage the Conservatives – or is it Nigel Farage who should be worried?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
"Tory defectors are presenting us with a diagnosis that Britain is broken – but there is one clear set of culprits as to how we got to this place..."
Who wants to tell Suella Braverman?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/tory...
Who wants to tell Suella Braverman?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/tory...
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No surprise that Chomsky thinks this way. A key moment in my own realisation that I had far too much time for an absolutely fucked variety of pseudo-leftism was seeing Media Lens stanning for Russell Brand.
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
No surprise that Chomsky thinks this way. A key moment in my own realisation that I had far too much time for an absolutely fucked variety of pseudo-leftism was seeing Media Lens stanning for Russell Brand.
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Any parallels with the Peter Principle that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to a level of respective incompetence?
January 31, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Any parallels with the Peter Principle that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to a level of respective incompetence?
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Still Life with Chairs and Red Cushion
January 31, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Still Life with Chairs and Red Cushion
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Pub Portraits, Three Horseshoes
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Pub Portraits, Three Horseshoes
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January 31, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism.
Just fucking stop using it.
Just fucking stop using it.
January 29, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism.
Just fucking stop using it.
Just fucking stop using it.
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What gives people hope? Find out in the next episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, coming soon
Also, an interview with someone whose actions will surely give you hope
For intelligent, informed, progressive and quirky conversation, subscribe (free!) at jimallthetime.substack.com
Also, an interview with someone whose actions will surely give you hope
For intelligent, informed, progressive and quirky conversation, subscribe (free!) at jimallthetime.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
What gives people hope? Find out in the next episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, coming soon
Also, an interview with someone whose actions will surely give you hope
For intelligent, informed, progressive and quirky conversation, subscribe (free!) at jimallthetime.substack.com
Also, an interview with someone whose actions will surely give you hope
For intelligent, informed, progressive and quirky conversation, subscribe (free!) at jimallthetime.substack.com
Nigel Farage and the Politics of Incompetence and Incapacity
From Boris Johnson to Nigel Farage, how confusion, busyness and bluster replaced accountability
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
From Boris Johnson to Nigel Farage, how confusion, busyness and bluster replaced accountability
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
Nigel Farage and the Politics of Incompetence and Incapacity
From Boris Johnson to Nigel Farage, how confusion, busyness and bluster replaced accountability.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Nigel Farage and the Politics of Incompetence and Incapacity
From Boris Johnson to Nigel Farage, how confusion, busyness and bluster replaced accountability
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
From Boris Johnson to Nigel Farage, how confusion, busyness and bluster replaced accountability
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
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Noticing the joy, calm or even mundanity in little, everyday things, in the face of all these big, awful things may seem pointless at the least, but it is a recognised technique for helping sensations of anxiety and overwhelm, so I will continue to do it for myself and for you. x x x
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Noticing the joy, calm or even mundanity in little, everyday things, in the face of all these big, awful things may seem pointless at the least, but it is a recognised technique for helping sensations of anxiety and overwhelm, so I will continue to do it for myself and for you. x x x
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It’s all a bit much…
Go have a cup of tea, eat the cake and soothe your tattered nerves for 5 mins with the wonderful @mirandakeeling.com podcast of noticing 🌤️☺️
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Go have a cup of tea, eat the cake and soothe your tattered nerves for 5 mins with the wonderful @mirandakeeling.com podcast of noticing 🌤️☺️
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Stopping To Notice with Miranda Keeling
Personal Journals Podcast · Updated weekly · Pause for a moment and take the time for some reflection. The small but magical moments of everyday life can provide calmness when things get busy. Author,...
podcasts.apple.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM
It’s all a bit much…
Go have a cup of tea, eat the cake and soothe your tattered nerves for 5 mins with the wonderful @mirandakeeling.com podcast of noticing 🌤️☺️
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Go have a cup of tea, eat the cake and soothe your tattered nerves for 5 mins with the wonderful @mirandakeeling.com podcast of noticing 🌤️☺️
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
@alterknitive.bsky.social
Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a protest against Nazi occupation of their country
All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to local immigrant aid organizations who support those impacted by the actions of ICE
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Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a protest against Nazi occupation of their country
All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to local immigrant aid organizations who support those impacted by the actions of ICE
payhip.com/b/TqQL1
Melt the ICE Hat Pattern
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:37 AM
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:35 AM
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
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Thought of you yesterday and suddenly realised I'd never made time to get to know you.
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Thought of you yesterday and suddenly realised I'd never made time to get to know you.
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Just looked on Ravelry and this pattern is top of the Hot Right Now patterns with over 3000 projects! One more about to be cast on ...
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Just looked on Ravelry and this pattern is top of the Hot Right Now patterns with over 3000 projects! One more about to be cast on ...
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Adam Serwer once again nailing it
'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 7:06 PM
Adam Serwer once again nailing it
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I'm a huge fan of Robert Crumb (oh c'mon, at least pretend to be surprised?) so I have to see this exhibition!
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Robert Crumb review – sexual deviancy elevated to an art form
Though they were created for comic books, the artist’s horny and hilarious drawings of his own neuroses, and of glamazons in thigh-high boots, are unnervingly powerful on gallery walls
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I'm a huge fan of Robert Crumb (oh c'mon, at least pretend to be surprised?) so I have to see this exhibition!
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...