Ruth
@sugarglider.bsky.social
Wildly swerving between cozy pictures of sewing projects and cats, and what some people call 'politics'.
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Ruth
@sugarglider.bsky.social
· Mar 5
I made a boycott American products list for the UK, because I was so frustrated with the incorrect ones circling. And found the character limit for Alt Text whilst I was at it. I love my US folk but I can't be spending my money with your companies at the moment.
Dishwasher. And I guess the slow cooker, but the dishwasher is iconic of the good life to me.
Everybody has two kitchen appliances that will change their life. The problem is, they're different for everybody.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Dishwasher. And I guess the slow cooker, but the dishwasher is iconic of the good life to me.
Going to be honest, seems mightily convenient at the moment for big corporations and rich people to be very keen to tell you that stealing from the rich is actually very bad.
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Going to be honest, seems mightily convenient at the moment for big corporations and rich people to be very keen to tell you that stealing from the rich is actually very bad.
Thought I might be over-doing it with two hats, two scarves, and my down-filled parka for today's cross-country train journey. Nope, not really. The carriages are okay but you can see your breath in the vestibules where the toilets are.
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Thought I might be over-doing it with two hats, two scarves, and my down-filled parka for today's cross-country train journey. Nope, not really. The carriages are okay but you can see your breath in the vestibules where the toilets are.
Time to re-up this one. Which to be honest I have to recheck every now and again as it's hard to remember so many different names, but if you just buy UK supermarket own brands that's a fantastic start.
I made a boycott American products list for the UK, because I was so frustrated with the incorrect ones circling. And found the character limit for Alt Text whilst I was at it. I love my US folk but I can't be spending my money with your companies at the moment.
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Time to re-up this one. Which to be honest I have to recheck every now and again as it's hard to remember so many different names, but if you just buy UK supermarket own brands that's a fantastic start.
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
Safely through the post to its recipient, I can share this multi-pocket dice bag, which opens out to be a protected dice rolling area. A scrap busting project too, which is always satisfying. I used the Bernina pattern available free online.
#sewing
#sewing
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Safely through the post to its recipient, I can share this multi-pocket dice bag, which opens out to be a protected dice rolling area. A scrap busting project too, which is always satisfying. I used the Bernina pattern available free online.
#sewing
#sewing
The US pres doing in Venezuela, what he wishes he could do to parts of Europe.
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The US pres doing in Venezuela, what he wishes he could do to parts of Europe.
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Forgot to post this one
![[Scene is KEIR STARMER as FATHER CHRISTMAS in his factory, with RACHEL REEVES as an awkward-looking Head Elf]
1
FATHER KEIR:
Well, well, well!
[Elf Reeves is holding an enormous sack of letters]
2
FATHER KEIR:
Look at all these letters of membership cancellation!
ELF REEVES:
More than ever this year
3
[Father Keir reads one out:]
“Dear Father Keir
I am writing to cancel my Labour Party membership…”
Awww how sweet
4
“I have truly believed for 40 years, but now I’ve had enough.”
5
“Please please please this year can you deliver some policies that aren’t craven right wing bullshit?”
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FATHER KEIR:
Well, I think we know what to give this good boy don’t we?
Elf Mahmood!
7
[Show SHABANA MAHMOOD as an elf poking her head round a doorway to afactory full of busy elves, above the door is a wooden sign reading CRAVEN RIGHTWING BULLSHIT FACTORY]
ELF MAHMOOD:
What.
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FATHER KEIR:
Do we have any performatively cruel immigration stuff left?
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ELF MAHMOOD:
We've got ‘stealing their belongings and a 20-year wait for settled status’…?
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FATHER KEIR:
In the sack, please!
[Elves Mahmood and Reeves push the big sack into the sleigh as father Keir climbs in the driver’s seat]
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And off we goooo!
[He wooshes off into the snowy polar night]
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[Cut to a person’s LIVING ROOM - a man and a woman are looking in their stockings - the man looks disappointed]
WOMAN:
Is it not what you wanted
MAN:
Not really, no
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreid3i66ptsq5hvcwqftxwpr5hetglcixslpbskhsigu7t6c7bng3uq@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Forgot to post this one
Seeing an ad for an early career (MA/PhD qualified) position at a museum doing...a lot of things, £28pa. Except the position is only 21hrs, so that's actually £17k pa, and probably requires evening and weekend work. Reminds me why I left Heritage.
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Seeing an ad for an early career (MA/PhD qualified) position at a museum doing...a lot of things, £28pa. Except the position is only 21hrs, so that's actually £17k pa, and probably requires evening and weekend work. Reminds me why I left Heritage.
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A vulnerable child was groomed and trafficked and then subjected to the most shocking experiences imaginable including the deaths of her babies.
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shamima Begum: Home secretary to 'robustly defend' citizenship decision
The ECHR questions whether it was considered if Shamima Begum was a victim of grooming and trafficking.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A vulnerable child was groomed and trafficked and then subjected to the most shocking experiences imaginable including the deaths of her babies.
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Away for c.20hrs and the cats are now doing a good impression of having been abandoned for a week. Glued to the sofa under warm furry bodies. Good 2026 vibes.
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Away for c.20hrs and the cats are now doing a good impression of having been abandoned for a week. Glued to the sofa under warm furry bodies. Good 2026 vibes.
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Have just seen this, I think for the first time -
January 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Have just seen this, I think for the first time -
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After working on a book about psychedelic medicine for more than a year I've been struggling to succinctly sum up my thoughts on where the field is at. Stumbled across this this quote and it's pretty much where I've landed.
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
After working on a book about psychedelic medicine for more than a year I've been struggling to succinctly sum up my thoughts on where the field is at. Stumbled across this this quote and it's pretty much where I've landed.
Made dinner to use up things from the freezer and dealt with the rather English 'meat and two veg' effect by pouring garlic butter over everything. Amazing. Just...stunning.
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Made dinner to use up things from the freezer and dealt with the rather English 'meat and two veg' effect by pouring garlic butter over everything. Amazing. Just...stunning.
They are also bad in people taking hands-free calls - all this stuff takes a lot of concentration. Even if your eyes are nominally on the road, your concentration is not. Do not get cocky about this stuff.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
They are also bad in people taking hands-free calls - all this stuff takes a lot of concentration. Even if your eyes are nominally on the road, your concentration is not. Do not get cocky about this stuff.
Watching Die Hard and remembering the first time I saw it, at a Christmas cinema screening, where we were exposed to an extremely embarrassing proposal attempt in front of the whole cinema and the poor woman's family and friends, who all clearly knew the plan even though she did not.
December 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Watching Die Hard and remembering the first time I saw it, at a Christmas cinema screening, where we were exposed to an extremely embarrassing proposal attempt in front of the whole cinema and the poor woman's family and friends, who all clearly knew the plan even though she did not.
Currently in the middle of making a 'quick fun gift' that has gotten completely out of hand and I really need to finish this evening. I'm sure I'm not the only one doing last minute sewing! Why do we so this to ourselves?!
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Currently in the middle of making a 'quick fun gift' that has gotten completely out of hand and I really need to finish this evening. I'm sure I'm not the only one doing last minute sewing! Why do we so this to ourselves?!
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Itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie ancient Roman langoustinie
We hope the BlueSky moderators don't flag today's offering for #MosaicMonday as being, ahem... prawnographic. 😳
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie ancient Roman langoustinie
Fair play to the health assistant I met today, who lives in a binary world of regular folk and those who have 'the mental health' (problems). Sounds like quite a reassuringly simple place to be.
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fair play to the health assistant I met today, who lives in a binary world of regular folk and those who have 'the mental health' (problems). Sounds like quite a reassuringly simple place to be.
Uk government telling us how to prepare for power outages, whilst schilling AI which will suck the life out of our electricity grid and water table. You would be embarrassed to write this as a plot in a story.
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Uk government telling us how to prepare for power outages, whilst schilling AI which will suck the life out of our electricity grid and water table. You would be embarrassed to write this as a plot in a story.
Not sure there is much Christmas in my heart this year. Suspect there will not be a tree or wreaths or all that this time. Too tired, too busy, not in the vibe. But I guess that could change this weekend, if things start to feel jolly?
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not sure there is much Christmas in my heart this year. Suspect there will not be a tree or wreaths or all that this time. Too tired, too busy, not in the vibe. But I guess that could change this weekend, if things start to feel jolly?
I impulsively bought tickets for a show last night, and it was FIVE HOURS long. I had a great time but god I'm tired now. Leaving the bed this morning is very hard.
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I impulsively bought tickets for a show last night, and it was FIVE HOURS long. I had a great time but god I'm tired now. Leaving the bed this morning is very hard.
Last week of work before going on leave means sending people off for what may be several tough weeks, with people who have really hurt them, trying situations, or sometimes just dark, miserable times. Even though I won't see them, I do think of them and hope for the very best.
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Last week of work before going on leave means sending people off for what may be several tough weeks, with people who have really hurt them, trying situations, or sometimes just dark, miserable times. Even though I won't see them, I do think of them and hope for the very best.
Finished this secret santa gift for a friend, using up some of the fabric stash to get me in under the value limit. It was really enjoyable to make something specific and relatively simple, and to bring into concrete reality wishes of shelter, warmth, comfort and protection for them.
#sewing
#sewing
December 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Finished this secret santa gift for a friend, using up some of the fabric stash to get me in under the value limit. It was really enjoyable to make something specific and relatively simple, and to bring into concrete reality wishes of shelter, warmth, comfort and protection for them.
#sewing
#sewing
Hung out with this chonky girl this weekend, who got a lot of fuss from me (whenever the dog would let me).
December 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hung out with this chonky girl this weekend, who got a lot of fuss from me (whenever the dog would let me).