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lisasmuffins.bsky.social
Lisa's Muffins
@lisasmuffins.bsky.social
Dabbles in philosophy, has dabbled in physics. Baker and allotmenteer, Cyclopath and Trans Virago. UK

BAs Physics, PPE MA Philosophy

Hic sunt dracones

Oxford and Open

Photos of baking and plants

My books https://www.librarything.com/catalog/philosimp
Pinned
Looking on the bright side now that the US has voted stupid we can admit analytic philosophy is a pile of shite fit only for Americans.
Bigot says "trust me but I'll keep on bigotting".

Anyone who trusts someone who defends the draft guidance is mad. She's a fucking bigot.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism
Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Wordle 1,656 4/6*

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December 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I saw a book on someone's bookshelf (the top right image, middle shelf towards left) and had to have a copy.

It's arrived
December 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We should make every town and city in the USA that uses the names of another place (eg Birmingham, Athens etc) change it's name to something new and unique.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Wordle 1,655 3/6*

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December 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Nice coincidence of bleets
December 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
That one was ripe for the picking

Wordle 1,654 4/6*

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December 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I have fuckwits on here telling me I didn't have measles when I was a child.

American of course.
December 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I love this which is meant to reassure us that western dominance over China prevails. What it shows is the large number of single points of failures within the bleeding edge of high tech manufacturing. Very worrying

www.techspot.com/news/110716-...
The myth of China's stolen EUV machine meets reality: it hasn't made a single chip
According to a report from Tom's Hardware, China's so-called "Frankenstein" EUV scanner was assembled from mismatched parts sourced through various channels, potentially including surplus equipment sa...
www.techspot.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I would guess around the time they started charging way too much for the legit stuff

Overpricing has consequences

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/a...
‘Dodgy stick’ streaming: how did it become such a socially acceptable crime?
Streaming sports, TV series and movies on a modified device is illegal, but ‘dodgy stick’ devotees don’t seem to care. Katie Rosseinsky explores how this growing issue is anything but a victimless cri...
www.independent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Bought more books
December 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A productive couple of hours on the allotment planted:

10 Japanese wineberry
5 Tayberry
5 Honey berry
40 narcissus (B&Q sale)
December 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Reposted by Lisa's Muffins
this is neat.
Floor796
A huge animation scene with many references to memes, games, films, series, anime, music groups
floor796.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A new start

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December 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Wtf came up with "twixmas" and can I go medieval on Waitrose for using it?
December 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Snacking
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I also got this as the first was a pleasant read, they are supposedly young adult but since I'm not 64 for a few more days I reckon I'm in the target audience.
December 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I had £10 to spend on my Waterstones plus account and almost bought Dan Brown's latest which was at half price. I was saved from this shameful purchase by finding this
December 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oh look the 'phobes have found out if you lie about the outcome of a court case the people that matter ignore you

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/0e0af5f...
NHS has no single-sex spaces for women
Hospital trusts ‘continue to defy the law’ after landmark Supreme Court judgment
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Aldi bargains today

Big tube of Fruit Pastilles 59p
6 all butter mince pies 69p
500g tin of shortbread bread £2.19
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Nice clear day
December 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I love putting on clothing I haven't worn in a while and going through the pockets.

It looks like I last wore this fleece in May 2023 😱
December 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
With a name like Biggins nominative determinism demands that you are a complete tit and here's Christopher being just that in the Daily Telegraph

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/06a43f6...
Christopher Biggins interview: ‘We should bring back the death penalty’
Crime, Reform, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor... for the king of panto, no topic is off the table
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Now here's a thought ...

... unfortunately neither Starmer, Badenoch, or Farage would have the courage to do it. Maybe @zackpolanski.bsky.social will?

www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The very definition of academia 😂

@lastpositivist.bsky.social
Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM