Lina Persson
@mslinapersson.bsky.social
It's pronounced "Pæshon". Lover of the arts, feminism, knitting, dinosaurs, tea, crosswords, reading, space, European cities, murder mysteries and pyjamas.
Train delay again today. At least there was a little excitement this time - we had to evacuate the train! 🚂 First time I’ve done that.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Train delay again today. At least there was a little excitement this time - we had to evacuate the train! 🚂 First time I’ve done that.
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Carl Sagan, writing in 1995, warned that soon America would be ruled by illiterate elites wielding “awesome technological powers,” and that most people, their brains broken by screens, would be unable to resist. We are living in the nightmare that Sagan foresaw.
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Carl Sagan, writing in 1995, warned that soon America would be ruled by illiterate elites wielding “awesome technological powers,” and that most people, their brains broken by screens, would be unable to resist. We are living in the nightmare that Sagan foresaw.
@thebhp.bsky.social Do you know if there’s a problem with the members’ feed and Apple Podcasts? I heard you talk about a new members’ episode but it doesn’t show up for me. All the old episodes do, though.
October 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
@thebhp.bsky.social Do you know if there’s a problem with the members’ feed and Apple Podcasts? I heard you talk about a new members’ episode but it doesn’t show up for me. All the old episodes do, though.
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Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.
October 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.
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Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
What a loss to the world. One of my great heroes in life. ❤️
BREAKING: Jane Goodall, a scientist and global activist who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said reut.rs/3IPKG8E
Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said.
reut.rs
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What a loss to the world. One of my great heroes in life. ❤️
Damn it.
Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.
nyti.ms
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Damn it.
I knew that there would come a day when Melvyn Bragg wouldn’t host #InOurTime any more but I’m still very sad the day is here now (though happy for him that he got to make the decision for himself). I hope they find a replacement with as much gravitas and genuine interest as Bragg has had.
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I knew that there would come a day when Melvyn Bragg wouldn’t host #InOurTime any more but I’m still very sad the day is here now (though happy for him that he got to make the decision for himself). I hope they find a replacement with as much gravitas and genuine interest as Bragg has had.
The current discussion/glee about “is he dead?” is making me want to re-watch The Death of Stalin SO BAD but I can’t because I have books that need to be read and also family visiting.
August 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The current discussion/glee about “is he dead?” is making me want to re-watch The Death of Stalin SO BAD but I can’t because I have books that need to be read and also family visiting.
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Just as the pampered and weak PR man David Cameron gave in to Farage and the racists , so has the knight of the realm who once let refugees sleep on his settee - I would rather an “island of strangers” than a landscape of bigots
August 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Just as the pampered and weak PR man David Cameron gave in to Farage and the racists , so has the knight of the realm who once let refugees sleep on his settee - I would rather an “island of strangers” than a landscape of bigots
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August 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
August 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
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Ray Bradbury; a world where no one reads books is no different from a world without books
August 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Ray Bradbury; a world where no one reads books is no different from a world without books
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People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a week. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.
August 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a week. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.
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I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
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If you live in Washington DC or if you work for the DC police, National Guard, DHS, ATF, FBI, or any other relevant agencies and have any info or tips to share, please reach out via Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
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If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
If you live in Washington DC or if you work for the DC police, National Guard, DHS, ATF, FBI, or any other relevant agencies and have any info or tips to share, please reach out via Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
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For those in the National Capital Region/DMV:
The Washington DC subreddit has reached consensus that if any of us are approached for a street interview with the press, our statement is "Trump deployed the National Guard to protect the Epstein files."
August 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
For those in the National Capital Region/DMV:
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I think anyone who has any form of platform who is not saying anything about what happened in London yesterday is saying a great deal about the world they will accept
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
Hundreds arrested at protest in support of Palestine Action in London
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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August 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I think anyone who has any form of platform who is not saying anything about what happened in London yesterday is saying a great deal about the world they will accept
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
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Left: Western-funded horror so history-echoing we sign Never Again treaties
Right: Western-funded horror so history-echoing that we continue to aid and abet while arresting anyone who opposes
Right: Western-funded horror so history-echoing that we continue to aid and abet while arresting anyone who opposes
August 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Left: Western-funded horror so history-echoing we sign Never Again treaties
Right: Western-funded horror so history-echoing that we continue to aid and abet while arresting anyone who opposes
Right: Western-funded horror so history-echoing that we continue to aid and abet while arresting anyone who opposes
Can anyone tell my why to you’d need to have corn starch in yoghurt? Because it makes no sense at all to me, and it means I can’t eat that yoghurt. Death to the ever increasing amount of corn in foods that don’t need it. #foodintolerance #intolerance #corn
July 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Can anyone tell my why to you’d need to have corn starch in yoghurt? Because it makes no sense at all to me, and it means I can’t eat that yoghurt. Death to the ever increasing amount of corn in foods that don’t need it. #foodintolerance #intolerance #corn
I can’t comprehend why the book publishing industry seems to have abandoned hardcovers for fiction. Paperbacks are vile, fall apart almost instantly and I refuse to buy them. There are SO MANY books I want to buy but can’t because they’re paperbacks. #booksky #books #publishing #hardcover #paperback
July 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I can’t comprehend why the book publishing industry seems to have abandoned hardcovers for fiction. Paperbacks are vile, fall apart almost instantly and I refuse to buy them. There are SO MANY books I want to buy but can’t because they’re paperbacks. #booksky #books #publishing #hardcover #paperback
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Very unpopular opinion but I think in a healthier world our schools would teach the so-called “useless things”: Latin, old poetry, classic cinema, how to read and enjoy challenging novels. Studying these things won’t make you a better person. But they will give you a better life.
July 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Very unpopular opinion but I think in a healthier world our schools would teach the so-called “useless things”: Latin, old poetry, classic cinema, how to read and enjoy challenging novels. Studying these things won’t make you a better person. But they will give you a better life.
Another episode of animal incidents I didn’t expect to ever see (following the swan mating): when I looked out at the pier yesterday there was commotion among the gulls and oystercatchers. I thought they were fighting, but it was a mink who took one of the oystercatchers! We knew there were 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Another episode of animal incidents I didn’t expect to ever see (following the swan mating): when I looked out at the pier yesterday there was commotion among the gulls and oystercatchers. I thought they were fighting, but it was a mink who took one of the oystercatchers! We knew there were 1/2
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Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
June 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
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Parasite becomes aggressive.
Sure all the musicians looking at our £0.0003 Spotify payouts for our work are delighted this is what our fans’ money went towards instead, and the fans equally pleased.
Artists are always very in favour of war, traditionally.
Sure all the musicians looking at our £0.0003 Spotify payouts for our work are delighted this is what our fans’ money went towards instead, and the fans equally pleased.
Artists are always very in favour of war, traditionally.
June 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Parasite becomes aggressive.
Sure all the musicians looking at our £0.0003 Spotify payouts for our work are delighted this is what our fans’ money went towards instead, and the fans equally pleased.
Artists are always very in favour of war, traditionally.
Sure all the musicians looking at our £0.0003 Spotify payouts for our work are delighted this is what our fans’ money went towards instead, and the fans equally pleased.
Artists are always very in favour of war, traditionally.