@maidenmad.bsky.social
Metal-mad mother-of-two who loves live music, movies, theatre and books
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Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
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Student loans are 'fair', says Rachel Reeves, amid backlash | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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January 29, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
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We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
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This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Just watched Good Night and Good Luck: Live From Broadway @netflixuk.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏 Packs a punch from curtain up to final applause. Brilliant.
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Just watched Good Night and Good Luck: Live From Broadway @netflixuk.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏 Packs a punch from curtain up to final applause. Brilliant.
Del Toro, you're a genius. A brilliant gothic fairytale brought to life and every damn frame is a work of art. #Frankenstein
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Del Toro, you're a genius. A brilliant gothic fairytale brought to life and every damn frame is a work of art. #Frankenstein
Bravo @medway-council.bsky.social Can KCC follow their example now, please?
They say it will “make the community feel safe again” and ensure they don't have to “cancel Christmas”
Full story here: www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/...
Full story here: www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/...
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Bravo @medway-council.bsky.social Can KCC follow their example now, please?
Solo day in #London for #BanksyLimitless - a great showcase of more than 200 creations from the past 20 years - then a wander round my fave museum @V_and_A #LoveLondon #art #politics
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Solo day in #London for #BanksyLimitless - a great showcase of more than 200 creations from the past 20 years - then a wander round my fave museum @V_and_A #LoveLondon #art #politics
Ok, oldie posting. I saw the first Tron just before I left school and the second just before my daughter left primary school 🤣 Can't believe Disney made me wait another 15 years for the third but I LOVED Tron:Ares
October 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ok, oldie posting. I saw the first Tron just before I left school and the second just before my daughter left primary school 🤣 Can't believe Disney made me wait another 15 years for the third but I LOVED Tron:Ares
Happy to report 60 is a lot less scary when you've good friends and family along for the ride. The biggest of thank-yous to my kids, you are both awesome and have spoilt me rotten. ❤️ Here's to the swinging sixties 🤣 #justanumber
September 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Happy to report 60 is a lot less scary when you've good friends and family along for the ride. The biggest of thank-yous to my kids, you are both awesome and have spoilt me rotten. ❤️ Here's to the swinging sixties 🤣 #justanumber
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"Analysis by ethical ticket resale platform Twickets found that British fans can fly to Melbourne, watch the band live, and stay for five nights, all for under £900."
Read how below!
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www.mirror.co.uk/travel/austr...
Read how below!
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www.mirror.co.uk/travel/austr...
Oasis fans who didn’t get UK tickets work out how to see band for £96
After selling out stadiums across the UK, Oasis are continuing to Japan, Brazil, Mexico and Australia, where fans including Natalie Slater from Preston, Lancashire, will watch the brothers
www.mirror.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"Analysis by ethical ticket resale platform Twickets found that British fans can fly to Melbourne, watch the band live, and stay for five nights, all for under £900."
Read how below!
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www.mirror.co.uk/travel/austr...
Read how below!
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www.mirror.co.uk/travel/austr...
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Israel is waging war against Hamas in Gaza.
Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN Commission of Inquiry report
Israel is waging war against Hamas in Gaza.
www.newsweek.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Israel is waging war against Hamas in Gaza.
Lovely evening in Brighton last night with the great @ericidle.bsky.social ☺️
September 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Lovely evening in Brighton last night with the great @ericidle.bsky.social ☺️
Another brilliant festival day trip. @officialrandlfest.bsky.social for #EnterShakiri #LimpBizkit and the crowning glory #BringMeTheHorizon 👑🤟 #readingfestival2025 #rockrules
August 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Another brilliant festival day trip. @officialrandlfest.bsky.social for #EnterShakiri #LimpBizkit and the crowning glory #BringMeTheHorizon 👑🤟 #readingfestival2025 #rockrules
Understand why @serailway.bsky.social feel obliged to recommend getting the train to their open day. But for my dad that means Chatham➡️Ebbsfleet➡️Ashford. 'First come, first served' accessibility parking doesn't sound promising either.
4 DAYS TO GO, and look who has arrived...! 👀🚂
Don't miss this chance to step-ney on board and see all the behind the scenes action at the Ashford Depot Open Day!
#Railway200 #4DaysToGo spkl.io/6014AMzi2
Don't miss this chance to step-ney on board and see all the behind the scenes action at the Ashford Depot Open Day!
#Railway200 #4DaysToGo spkl.io/6014AMzi2
August 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Understand why @serailway.bsky.social feel obliged to recommend getting the train to their open day. But for my dad that means Chatham➡️Ebbsfleet➡️Ashford. 'First come, first served' accessibility parking doesn't sound promising either.
Current view 😎 #eastyorkshire #unwinding
August 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Current view 😎 #eastyorkshire #unwinding
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OZZY OSBOURNE Exhibition At Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Extended Due To Public Demand
OZZY OSBOURNE Exhibition At Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Extended Due To Public Demand
An exhibition to celebrate the solo achievements and global awards of Ozzy Osbourne has been extended to the end of 2025 at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in Birmingham, United Kingdom due to pub...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
OZZY OSBOURNE Exhibition At Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Extended Due To Public Demand
When you treat your god-daughter to a weekend in London for her 18th birthday ... then buy yourself gifts too 🤣 #ForbiddenPlanet #Disney #HMV
July 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
When you treat your god-daughter to a weekend in London for her 18th birthday ... then buy yourself gifts too 🤣 #ForbiddenPlanet #Disney #HMV
A weekend that reflects my diverse tastes 🤣 #TheComedyAboutSpies yesterday and the latest in one of my favourite franchises #MissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning today. Both absolutely brilliant. #lovetheatre #lovemovies
June 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A weekend that reflects my diverse tastes 🤣 #TheComedyAboutSpies yesterday and the latest in one of my favourite franchises #MissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning today. Both absolutely brilliant. #lovetheatre #lovemovies
Back to earth with a bump, doing a fortnight's washing 😭 but my heart's still in #America. A fabulous trip, with so many memories to treasure. #Atlanta #Nashville #Memphis #NewOrleans and so many places in between!
June 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Back to earth with a bump, doing a fortnight's washing 😭 but my heart's still in #America. A fabulous trip, with so many memories to treasure. #Atlanta #Nashville #Memphis #NewOrleans and so many places in between!
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This is an exceptional piece of writing by an anonymous barrister recently diagnosed with ADHD.
www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...
www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...
ADHD Barrister
Marking Neurodiversity Week 2025, an anonymous barrister shares the revelations and emotions from a mid-career diagnosis with a view to encouraging others to find out more
www.counselmagazine.co.uk
March 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is an exceptional piece of writing by an anonymous barrister recently diagnosed with ADHD.
www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...
www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...
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You never really forget your first style guide. No matter how many years pass, its rules on caps will always seem natural to you and any deviation from them a kind of biblical perversion.
March 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
You never really forget your first style guide. No matter how many years pass, its rules on caps will always seem natural to you and any deviation from them a kind of biblical perversion.