Nicki Stephens
@nicki2910.bsky.social
Psychotherapist. Interested in: politics, psychology, philosophy and environmental issues. Cake lover
“ It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true “
Harriett Martineau
“ It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true “
Harriett Martineau
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The Epstein Files tell a horrific and heavy story of abuse and corruption. But power protects itself through the expectation that we will feel paralysed by the sense of powerlessness.
Their release is a seminal moment.
That's why our new Byline Times print edition delves into the deeper story 👇
Their release is a seminal moment.
That's why our new Byline Times print edition delves into the deeper story 👇
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The Epstein Files tell a horrific and heavy story of abuse and corruption. But power protects itself through the expectation that we will feel paralysed by the sense of powerlessness.
Their release is a seminal moment.
That's why our new Byline Times print edition delves into the deeper story 👇
Their release is a seminal moment.
That's why our new Byline Times print edition delves into the deeper story 👇
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/the-p... “ Are the Elites Accountable to Democracy?” Hugo Drochon in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou
The conspiracy mentally is terrifying and nuance is called for ?
The conspiracy mentally is terrifying and nuance is called for ?
The Philosopher & The News
www.thephilosopher1923.org
February 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/the-p... “ Are the Elites Accountable to Democracy?” Hugo Drochon in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou
The conspiracy mentally is terrifying and nuance is called for ?
The conspiracy mentally is terrifying and nuance is called for ?
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She's absolutely right!
#Arundhati_Roy pulled out of the Berlin festival in protest at jury president W. Wenders’ claim that films should “stay out of politics”, saying Wenders’ stance was “unconscionable”, and that to “hear him say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping.”
#Film #Politics
#Arundhati_Roy pulled out of the Berlin festival in protest at jury president W. Wenders’ claim that films should “stay out of politics”, saying Wenders’ stance was “unconscionable”, and that to “hear him say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping.”
#Film #Politics
Arundhati Roy is right, not Wim Wenders – here are eight films that have changed politics
From ‘honour’ killings to nuclear war, some screen works have led directly legislative action – despite what jury head Wenders suggested at the Berlin film festival
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
She's absolutely right!
#Arundhati_Roy pulled out of the Berlin festival in protest at jury president W. Wenders’ claim that films should “stay out of politics”, saying Wenders’ stance was “unconscionable”, and that to “hear him say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping.”
#Film #Politics
#Arundhati_Roy pulled out of the Berlin festival in protest at jury president W. Wenders’ claim that films should “stay out of politics”, saying Wenders’ stance was “unconscionable”, and that to “hear him say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping.”
#Film #Politics
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Rees-Mogg (Crispin Odey friend) Boris Johnson (Tory sex pest) & Gove implicated in Epstein's treasonous cesspit. Shocking, yet unsurprising... Any UK security services interested? Seriously? If not, what exactly is your purpose?
Johnson, Gove, Rees-Mogg, and possibly David Davis were plotting with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and white supremacist Steve Bannon to bring down a British Prime Minister. Why this treason isn’t front-page news is a disgrace for the journalistic profession in the UK.
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Rees-Mogg (Crispin Odey friend) Boris Johnson (Tory sex pest) & Gove implicated in Epstein's treasonous cesspit. Shocking, yet unsurprising... Any UK security services interested? Seriously? If not, what exactly is your purpose?
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I had the privilege of hearing Michael Longley read this poem at what was his last reading.
Enda, his wife of 60 years, was sitting in the 2nd row listening to every word
'dawn and dusk can kiss once a year'
Cloudberry kisses
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#valentinesday
Enda, his wife of 60 years, was sitting in the 2nd row listening to every word
'dawn and dusk can kiss once a year'
Cloudberry kisses
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#valentinesday
February 14, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I had the privilege of hearing Michael Longley read this poem at what was his last reading.
Enda, his wife of 60 years, was sitting in the 2nd row listening to every word
'dawn and dusk can kiss once a year'
Cloudberry kisses
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#valentinesday
Enda, his wife of 60 years, was sitting in the 2nd row listening to every word
'dawn and dusk can kiss once a year'
Cloudberry kisses
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#valentinesday
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A snowy owl as the sun started to rise this morning.
For the #birdoftheday theme of #portrait.
#birds #owl #snowyowl #nature #wildlife #sunrise #dawn #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
For the #birdoftheday theme of #portrait.
#birds #owl #snowyowl #nature #wildlife #sunrise #dawn #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A snowy owl as the sun started to rise this morning.
For the #birdoftheday theme of #portrait.
#birds #owl #snowyowl #nature #wildlife #sunrise #dawn #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
For the #birdoftheday theme of #portrait.
#birds #owl #snowyowl #nature #wildlife #sunrise #dawn #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
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My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social
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A #Viking Age Valentine’s Day Card: A Medieval Runic Love Message from Sweden. #Archaeology
www.medievalists.net/2026/02/a-vi...
www.medievalists.net/2026/02/a-vi...
A Viking-Age Valentine’s Day Card: A Medieval Runic Love Message from Sweden - Medievalists.net
How do you tell someone you love them in Viking-Age Sweden? You carve a message in runes on a knife: “Think of me, and I’ll think of you.”
www.medievalists.net
February 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A #Viking Age Valentine’s Day Card: A Medieval Runic Love Message from Sweden. #Archaeology
www.medievalists.net/2026/02/a-vi...
www.medievalists.net/2026/02/a-vi...
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New piece out today on The Polyphony. It looks at how diagnostic labels take on narrative power they were never built to hold—and how people find their way back to themselves.
thepolyphony.org/2026/01/28/w...
When A Name Replaces The Story
Monica Ross uses her personal and clinical experience to explore how diagnostic language can clarify, constrain, and quietly shape the meaning of a life.
thepolyphony.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM
New piece out today on The Polyphony. It looks at how diagnostic labels take on narrative power they were never built to hold—and how people find their way back to themselves.
thepolyphony.org/2026/01/28/w...
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Some have suggested that one of the drawbacks of bicycles as compared to cars is that you can't get... intimate... on a bicycle.
But where there's a will, there's a way.
📷Robert Doisneau
But where there's a will, there's a way.
📷Robert Doisneau
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Some have suggested that one of the drawbacks of bicycles as compared to cars is that you can't get... intimate... on a bicycle.
But where there's a will, there's a way.
📷Robert Doisneau
But where there's a will, there's a way.
📷Robert Doisneau
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I watched 2 gulls stamping the grass yesterday - called a "rain dance" or worm-charming.
This is to mimic rain & trick earthworms into surfacing, providing the gulls with an easy meal.
Clever
This is to mimic rain & trick earthworms into surfacing, providing the gulls with an easy meal.
Clever
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I watched 2 gulls stamping the grass yesterday - called a "rain dance" or worm-charming.
This is to mimic rain & trick earthworms into surfacing, providing the gulls with an easy meal.
Clever
This is to mimic rain & trick earthworms into surfacing, providing the gulls with an easy meal.
Clever
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Whether the weather be dreich or fair, my luve,
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
February 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Whether the weather be dreich or fair, my luve,
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
Hurrah, 🥳 Six glorious hours of vitamin D. 🥾
February 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Hurrah, 🥳 Six glorious hours of vitamin D. 🥾
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“I rarely involve myself publicly with rights movements. This time is different.
What is happening to our immigrant families, friends, neighbors and children is not another headline or policy debate—an abstract issue. Cruel and dehumanizing trauma is being inflicted upon people I love.”
What is happening to our immigrant families, friends, neighbors and children is not another headline or policy debate—an abstract issue. Cruel and dehumanizing trauma is being inflicted upon people I love.”
Minnesota Churches Provide Critical Supports as Immigrants Hide at Home
Belying Republican claims of “paid protesters,” churches have become critical nodes in the immigrant defense networks that have sprung up in response to Operation Metro Surge.
sojo.net
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
“I rarely involve myself publicly with rights movements. This time is different.
What is happening to our immigrant families, friends, neighbors and children is not another headline or policy debate—an abstract issue. Cruel and dehumanizing trauma is being inflicted upon people I love.”
What is happening to our immigrant families, friends, neighbors and children is not another headline or policy debate—an abstract issue. Cruel and dehumanizing trauma is being inflicted upon people I love.”
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Reform’s Suella Braverman on GB News: “I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Reform’s Suella Braverman on GB News: “I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies.”
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Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response …
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Day after Alex Pretti killing I complained to BBC about presentation of White House statements and evidence as equivalent. Duty of balance doesn’t extend to complicity with clear lies, I said. BBC could and should report WH making false statements as a *fact of the story*. Today I got response …
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For all the talk about Starmer potentially moving leftwards, it’s always useful to remember just how far the Overton Window in British politics has shifted to the right.
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
For all the talk about Starmer potentially moving leftwards, it’s always useful to remember just how far the Overton Window in British politics has shifted to the right.
www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/chichester-p... I can see I’m going to have to munch on a mountain amount of cake while following a live webcam for peregrines in the Cathedral cafe in the coming months. What a task. 🍰
The Chichester Peregrines | Chichester Cathedral
Chichester Cathedral’s much‑loved peregrine cameras are now live for the 2026 season, offering viewers around the world the chance to follow the resident falcons in real time. The Cathedral has stream...
www.chichestercathedral.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/chichester-p... I can see I’m going to have to munch on a mountain amount of cake while following a live webcam for peregrines in the Cathedral cafe in the coming months. What a task. 🍰
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Two of thirteen beautiful Snow Buntings in a light dusting of snow and crisp winter sunshine in the hills above Lerwick, Shetland this morning.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Two of thirteen beautiful Snow Buntings in a light dusting of snow and crisp winter sunshine in the hills above Lerwick, Shetland this morning.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes a shot at Vance at the MSC: “The battle of cultures of MAGA in the US is not ours.
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes a shot at Vance at the MSC: “The battle of cultures of MAGA in the US is not ours.
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Is this the first time Labour has demonstrated any understanding of why our country is so sick?
Lisa Nandy refers Telegraph sale to watchdogs over rightwing media plurality concerns
CMA and Ofcom to examine DMGT takeover amid fears merger could curb ‘diverging editorial stances’ in press
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Is this the first time Labour has demonstrated any understanding of why our country is so sick?
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February 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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You may have seen that heartwarming news story about the teenager who swam for hours to rescue a family from drowning.
Rest assured if any of you do that sort of shit in the Med you will be hunted down.
Rest assured if any of you do that sort of shit in the Med you will be hunted down.
Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.
Greece moves to arrest Nordic aid worker supporting migrants
Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.
euobserver.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
You may have seen that heartwarming news story about the teenager who swam for hours to rescue a family from drowning.
Rest assured if any of you do that sort of shit in the Med you will be hunted down.
Rest assured if any of you do that sort of shit in the Med you will be hunted down.
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*taps the sign*
As an immigration lawyer, it seems to me that the only thing we talk about more than immigration is how we don’t talk about immigration
Starmer says past governments have been "squeamish" talking about immigration. Bullshit.
Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.
Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.
Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
*taps the sign*