Carol Hedges
@riotgrandma.bsky.social
Writes Victorian Crime Fiction. Elderly purveyor of coffee, chat & critique. Owned by a cat. Buy my books: THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES: Author.to/Victoriancrime
Proud bus pass owner and Tory/Reform hater. EU dual national 🇪🇺
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Proud bus pass owner and Tory/Reform hater. EU dual national 🇪🇺
NO DMs!
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Carol Hedges
@riotgrandma.bsky.social
· Mar 25
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Join Scotland Yard’s Detective Division as they hunt down criminals through the murky gaslit streets of 1860s London!
THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES
Author.to/Victoriancrime
11 books, over 2,000 reviews. Pure unadulterated escapism!
#booksky #historicalfiction #books #crimefiction
Join Scotland Yard’s Detective Division as they hunt down criminals through the murky gaslit streets of 1860s London!
THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES
Author.to/Victoriancrime
11 books, over 2,000 reviews. Pure unadulterated escapism!
#booksky #historicalfiction #books #crimefiction
Reposted by Carol Hedges
Black Friday and Cyber Monday make up 20% of corporate retailers' annual sales. What better way to send a message to companies like Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, who don’t care about the very people lining their pockets, than to say, We Ain’t Buying It!
WeAintBuyingIt.com
WeAintBuyingIt.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Black Friday and Cyber Monday make up 20% of corporate retailers' annual sales. What better way to send a message to companies like Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, who don’t care about the very people lining their pockets, than to say, We Ain’t Buying It!
WeAintBuyingIt.com
WeAintBuyingIt.com
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You can tell a lot about a man by the way they speak to women.
TWO little words ~ and out of their own mouths they tell us ExACtLY who and what they are!
Trump: Quiet, piggy
Farage: Listen, love
#trump #farage #misogynists
You can tell a lot about a man by the way they speak to women.
TWO little words ~ and out of their own mouths they tell us ExACtLY who and what they are!
Trump: Quiet, piggy
Farage: Listen, love
#trump #farage #misogynists
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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You can tell a lot about a man by the way they speak to women.
TWO little words ~ and out of their own mouths they tell us ExACtLY who and what they are!
Trump: Quiet, piggy
Farage: Listen, love
#trump #farage #misogynists
You can tell a lot about a man by the way they speak to women.
TWO little words ~ and out of their own mouths they tell us ExACtLY who and what they are!
Trump: Quiet, piggy
Farage: Listen, love
#trump #farage #misogynists
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Shame @theguardian.com is now positioning itself in the same playground as the Heil, Telegraph and Express.
What happened to Marina Hyde? Used to be a reasonably open minded commentater.
Only @bylinetimes.bsky.social and @theneweuropean.bsky.social now have a centrist/ leftist slant.
Shame @theguardian.com is now positioning itself in the same playground as the Heil, Telegraph and Express.
What happened to Marina Hyde? Used to be a reasonably open minded commentater.
Only @bylinetimes.bsky.social and @theneweuropean.bsky.social now have a centrist/ leftist slant.
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Shame @theguardian.com is now positioning itself in the same playground as the Heil, Telegraph and Express.
What happened to Marina Hyde? Used to be a reasonably open minded commentater.
Only @bylinetimes.bsky.social and @theneweuropean.bsky.social now have a centrist/ leftist slant.
Shame @theguardian.com is now positioning itself in the same playground as the Heil, Telegraph and Express.
What happened to Marina Hyde? Used to be a reasonably open minded commentater.
Only @bylinetimes.bsky.social and @theneweuropean.bsky.social now have a centrist/ leftist slant.
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SNOW!!!
SNOW!!!
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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SNOW!!!
SNOW!!!
Reposted by Carol Hedges
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Well the DEXA scan results are IN and the crone’s bones are strong and sound.
So if anyone wants me to give some nasty rude misogynistic abusive male c*nt a good thumping, just ask. {Can travel}
Well the DEXA scan results are IN and the crone’s bones are strong and sound.
So if anyone wants me to give some nasty rude misogynistic abusive male c*nt a good thumping, just ask. {Can travel}
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Well the DEXA scan results are IN and the crone’s bones are strong and sound.
So if anyone wants me to give some nasty rude misogynistic abusive male c*nt a good thumping, just ask. {Can travel}
Well the DEXA scan results are IN and the crone’s bones are strong and sound.
So if anyone wants me to give some nasty rude misogynistic abusive male c*nt a good thumping, just ask. {Can travel}
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THIS!
THIS!
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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THIS!
THIS!
Reposted by Carol Hedges
Why the BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump’s excessive attack
By me, at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump’s excessive attack
By me, at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump's excessive attack
www.newstatesman.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Why the BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump’s excessive attack
By me, at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump’s excessive attack
By me, at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
😀Minding Belle - failed* assistance dog! Carrot bribe crunched in 3 Seconds!
*Neighbour had her for puppy training, then covid lockdown happened and she couldn’t be passed on.
*Neighbour had her for puppy training, then covid lockdown happened and she couldn’t be passed on.
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
😀Minding Belle - failed* assistance dog! Carrot bribe crunched in 3 Seconds!
*Neighbour had her for puppy training, then covid lockdown happened and she couldn’t be passed on.
*Neighbour had her for puppy training, then covid lockdown happened and she couldn’t be passed on.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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This kitten is owned by someone on Threads.
I think he is the outright Winner of the 2025 Cute Kitten Award!
Apparently he is VERY naughty ~ but lookatdatliddleface!
#cats
This kitten is owned by someone on Threads.
I think he is the outright Winner of the 2025 Cute Kitten Award!
Apparently he is VERY naughty ~ but lookatdatliddleface!
#cats
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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This kitten is owned by someone on Threads.
I think he is the outright Winner of the 2025 Cute Kitten Award!
Apparently he is VERY naughty ~ but lookatdatliddleface!
#cats
This kitten is owned by someone on Threads.
I think he is the outright Winner of the 2025 Cute Kitten Award!
Apparently he is VERY naughty ~ but lookatdatliddleface!
#cats
🙄look upon this as the 21stC equivalent of that Margaret Thatcher/Jimmy Savile photo …
#trump #nigelfarage
#trump #nigelfarage
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🙄look upon this as the 21stC equivalent of that Margaret Thatcher/Jimmy Savile photo …
#trump #nigelfarage
#trump #nigelfarage
Reposted by Carol Hedges
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
Reposted by Carol Hedges
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
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‘Mr Charles Smith of 23 High Street, Harlow was rather surprised to learn he was being sued for a £billion by the US President’
‘Mr Charles Smith of 23 High Street, Harlow was rather surprised to learn he was being sued for a £billion by the US President’
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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‘Mr Charles Smith of 23 High Street, Harlow was rather surprised to learn he was being sued for a £billion by the US President’
‘Mr Charles Smith of 23 High Street, Harlow was rather surprised to learn he was being sued for a £billion by the US President’
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
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Listened to Keir Starmer on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Private Passions.
Really interesting. Esp his intention to sort out the Brexit redtape stopping musicians from working/ touring in the EU.
Didnt realise he was a flautist, like me
Give it a listen; he was impressive.
Listened to Keir Starmer on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Private Passions.
Really interesting. Esp his intention to sort out the Brexit redtape stopping musicians from working/ touring in the EU.
Didnt realise he was a flautist, like me
Give it a listen; he was impressive.
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Listened to Keir Starmer on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Private Passions.
Really interesting. Esp his intention to sort out the Brexit redtape stopping musicians from working/ touring in the EU.
Didnt realise he was a flautist, like me
Give it a listen; he was impressive.
Listened to Keir Starmer on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Private Passions.
Really interesting. Esp his intention to sort out the Brexit redtape stopping musicians from working/ touring in the EU.
Didnt realise he was a flautist, like me
Give it a listen; he was impressive.
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Spotted on the #nokings protests.
Just as applicable to the anti refugee protests here.
Fascists are fascists whichever side of the pond they stand.
Calling out the Luton Scumbag and Führer Nigel
Spotted on the #nokings protests.
Just as applicable to the anti refugee protests here.
Fascists are fascists whichever side of the pond they stand.
Calling out the Luton Scumbag and Führer Nigel
October 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Spotted on the #nokings protests.
Just as applicable to the anti refugee protests here.
Fascists are fascists whichever side of the pond they stand.
Calling out the Luton Scumbag and Führer Nigel
Spotted on the #nokings protests.
Just as applicable to the anti refugee protests here.
Fascists are fascists whichever side of the pond they stand.
Calling out the Luton Scumbag and Führer Nigel
Reposted by Carol Hedges
fish & chips is Jewish street food. it's well-documented Victorian Jewish immigrants started selling it.
I well remember my grandmother doing a big batch of 'fried fish' in matzo meal every Friday to eat cold for Shabbes lunch. I'm willing to bet 'white English' people don't have that memory.
I well remember my grandmother doing a big batch of 'fried fish' in matzo meal every Friday to eat cold for Shabbes lunch. I'm willing to bet 'white English' people don't have that memory.
(The chicken tikka masala thing is backed up by opinion poll after opinion poll. I suspect its popularity might be slipping a bit largely because lots of people’s taste in curries is no longer quite so basic.)
The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
fish & chips is Jewish street food. it's well-documented Victorian Jewish immigrants started selling it.
I well remember my grandmother doing a big batch of 'fried fish' in matzo meal every Friday to eat cold for Shabbes lunch. I'm willing to bet 'white English' people don't have that memory.
I well remember my grandmother doing a big batch of 'fried fish' in matzo meal every Friday to eat cold for Shabbes lunch. I'm willing to bet 'white English' people don't have that memory.
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
October 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM