Robin Pridy
@robbop.bsky.social
Freelance editor and writer. Canadian expat in UK. Keen on only a small number of things. One is tea. Another is cats. Sometimes things are funny, sometimes they are sad. Usually, they are both.
Rep: Sue Armstrong, C&W Agency
www.robinpridy.com
Rep: Sue Armstrong, C&W Agency
www.robinpridy.com
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Robin Pridy
@robbop.bsky.social
· Jan 16
'If we are not sometimes baffled and amazed and undone by the world around us, rendered speechless and stunned, perhaps we are not paying close enough attention.' - Ben Marcus
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Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam
Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam
People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers – repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam
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Staring into the abyss, France calls for the recognition of Palestine and Britain says it’s really really bad to spray-paint planes.
July 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Staring into the abyss, France calls for the recognition of Palestine and Britain says it’s really really bad to spray-paint planes.
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Hoping for a good ‘TERN out’ for this !
Schools out so bring the kids along to my fun animated bird guide workshop at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Saturday 26th July! We may even sing the Tern Song together! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-family...
Schools out so bring the kids along to my fun animated bird guide workshop at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Saturday 26th July! We may even sing the Tern Song together! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-family...
July 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hoping for a good ‘TERN out’ for this !
Schools out so bring the kids along to my fun animated bird guide workshop at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Saturday 26th July! We may even sing the Tern Song together! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-family...
Schools out so bring the kids along to my fun animated bird guide workshop at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Saturday 26th July! We may even sing the Tern Song together! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-family...
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The UK did have one standout product that was considered globally valuable- universities- and unilaterally decided to stop providing the product because it was more important to be xenophobic than successful
The UK’s economic problems are quite deep-rooted. The best summary I can offer is “we don’t make enough valuable, productive stuff and sell it to the world any more”.
Things like planning and energy no doubt play a role in that - but I don’t think they’re enough to fix it on their own
Things like planning and energy no doubt play a role in that - but I don’t think they’re enough to fix it on their own
July 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The UK did have one standout product that was considered globally valuable- universities- and unilaterally decided to stop providing the product because it was more important to be xenophobic than successful
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I just didn't realise the apocalypse would be so embarrassingly crap.
July 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I just didn't realise the apocalypse would be so embarrassingly crap.
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I think I may have written a bird-based pop banger! 🦅💥🎶
I’ve made a song to help you learn about #terns inspired by my film for @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/CUQ5i...
I’ve made a song to help you learn about #terns inspired by my film for @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/CUQ5i...
I made a song so you can learn about terns #shorts #birds #terns @sussexwildlifetrust
YouTube video by What Bird Is That? An Animated Bird Guide
youtube.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I think I may have written a bird-based pop banger! 🦅💥🎶
I’ve made a song to help you learn about #terns inspired by my film for @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/CUQ5i...
I’ve made a song to help you learn about #terns inspired by my film for @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/CUQ5i...
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x
June 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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Anyone saying ‘DEI’ here in the UK is telling you very directly where their hate is imported from.
June 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Anyone saying ‘DEI’ here in the UK is telling you very directly where their hate is imported from.
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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
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You know, with Am*z*n and B&N trying to run sales over Independent Bookstore Day, this seems like a pretty good week to crow about the cool stuff we do here. We're proud of this stuff, so we should tell you about it. So here's a thread...
April 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
You know, with Am*z*n and B&N trying to run sales over Independent Bookstore Day, this seems like a pretty good week to crow about the cool stuff we do here. We're proud of this stuff, so we should tell you about it. So here's a thread...
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Hello—Is A River Alive? is out a week today, on 1 May.
I went to Clays the printer to see how my books are made (many marvellous machines!) & to sign 3000 special editions.
Here’s what happened in 40 seconds.
Here are the indie bookshops who have the specials for pre-order: linktr.ee/Is_A_River_A...
I went to Clays the printer to see how my books are made (many marvellous machines!) & to sign 3000 special editions.
Here’s what happened in 40 seconds.
Here are the indie bookshops who have the specials for pre-order: linktr.ee/Is_A_River_A...
April 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hello—Is A River Alive? is out a week today, on 1 May.
I went to Clays the printer to see how my books are made (many marvellous machines!) & to sign 3000 special editions.
Here’s what happened in 40 seconds.
Here are the indie bookshops who have the specials for pre-order: linktr.ee/Is_A_River_A...
I went to Clays the printer to see how my books are made (many marvellous machines!) & to sign 3000 special editions.
Here’s what happened in 40 seconds.
Here are the indie bookshops who have the specials for pre-order: linktr.ee/Is_A_River_A...
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
Just finished North Woods by Daniel Mason... many thoughts. A very dense book! Nearly gave up, about 1/3 way in but v pleased to have carried on. So many strands, each one could be a novel in itself.
#booksky 📚💙
#booksky 📚💙
April 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Just finished North Woods by Daniel Mason... many thoughts. A very dense book! Nearly gave up, about 1/3 way in but v pleased to have carried on. So many strands, each one could be a novel in itself.
#booksky 📚💙
#booksky 📚💙
Voted by post for Canadian election. First time in 25 years... elbows up.
#Canada #handsoffCanada #Canadianelections
#Canada #handsoffCanada #Canadianelections
April 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Voted by post for Canadian election. First time in 25 years... elbows up.
#Canada #handsoffCanada #Canadianelections
#Canada #handsoffCanada #Canadianelections
New blog post! Nature writing retreat and the terrifying idea of a total eclipse - the best essay.
robinpridy.com/april-shower...
robinpridy.com/april-shower...
April showers... - Robin Pridy
A new nature writing retreat! And a terrifyingly beautiful essay on a total eclipse...
robinpridy.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New blog post! Nature writing retreat and the terrifying idea of a total eclipse - the best essay.
robinpridy.com/april-shower...
robinpridy.com/april-shower...
And the 'credit poles' and the bad smell of 'real books'...
I don't think @shteyngart.bsky.social gets enough credit for predicting the venal idiocy of this particular timeline.
In Super Sad True Love Story (2010) Americans get mistakenly deported to gulags by a super-glitchy AI otter who calls everyone "pa'dner".
He saw it coming, down to the DOGE dog.
In Super Sad True Love Story (2010) Americans get mistakenly deported to gulags by a super-glitchy AI otter who calls everyone "pa'dner".
He saw it coming, down to the DOGE dog.
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
And the 'credit poles' and the bad smell of 'real books'...
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“Hey America, your money is no good here. Literally.
March 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Hey America, your money is no good here. Literally.
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There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
March 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
Please do this if a Canadian and living abroad...
The election has just been called for April 28.
If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP:
travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...
If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP:
travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...
Canada election live: Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap election
Carney has asked the governor general to dissolve Parliament, launching an election campaign amid a trade war with the US.
www.bbc.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Please do this if a Canadian and living abroad...
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“In one year, Jeff Bezos made so little traditional income that he claimed and received the Child Tax Credit” prospect.org/power/2025-0...
The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires
A handful of rich guys will burn human society to the ground rather than pay a dime in tax.
prospect.org
March 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“In one year, Jeff Bezos made so little traditional income that he claimed and received the Child Tax Credit” prospect.org/power/2025-0...