S Thompson
@ancientgardener.bsky.social
Lover of cats and books and gardens and theatre.
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My weirdest Christmas: it was our first year in Sweden – but I insisted on having a big British celebration
My weirdest Christmas: it was our first year in Sweden – but I insisted on having a big British celebration
When my family emigrated to Malmö, I wanted to stick to our traditions, but my husband was keen to embrace the local customs. Why were we butting heads?
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My weirdest Christmas: it was our first year in Sweden – but I insisted on having a big British celebration
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The #OrangeTree Theatre has announced that #IanMcKellen will return to the stage for intimate show Stories, Stage & Shakespeare celebrating his extraordinary life in theatre
🔗 Link in bio
www.westendtheatre.com/327702/news/...
#RichmondTheatre 10 & 11 January 2026
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
🔗 Link in bio
www.westendtheatre.com/327702/news/...
#RichmondTheatre 10 & 11 January 2026
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
Ian McKellen to perform Stories, Stage & Shakespeare show at Richmond Theatre in London | West End Theatre
The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond in London has announced that Ian McKellen will return to the stage for a rare and intimate show celebrating his extraordinary life in theatre.
www.westendtheatre.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The #OrangeTree Theatre has announced that #IanMcKellen will return to the stage for intimate show Stories, Stage & Shakespeare celebrating his extraordinary life in theatre
🔗 Link in bio
www.westendtheatre.com/327702/news/...
#RichmondTheatre 10 & 11 January 2026
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
🔗 Link in bio
www.westendtheatre.com/327702/news/...
#RichmondTheatre 10 & 11 January 2026
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
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What freezings have I felt, what days seen!
What old December’s bareness every where!
What old December’s bareness every where!
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What freezings have I felt, what days seen!
What old December’s bareness every where!
What old December’s bareness every where!
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OPINION: Catholic social teaching cannot be produced by clerics working in isolation in the backrooms of the Vatican.
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/p...
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pope Leo embraces the radical challenge of Catholic social teaching
(RNS) — Those who hoped an American pope would be more supportive of unregulated capitalism will be very disappointed in Leo.
religionnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
OPINION: Catholic social teaching cannot be produced by clerics working in isolation in the backrooms of the Vatican.
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/p...
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/p...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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If you love wolves, you should be very concerned - the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the very legislation that saved gray wolves, Red Wolves, and Mexican gray wolves, is under attack. Call on your representatives in Congress to save the ESA.
TAKE ACTION 🐺 ➡️ bit.ly/2Z4aMb6
TAKE ACTION 🐺 ➡️ bit.ly/2Z4aMb6
March 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you love wolves, you should be very concerned - the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the very legislation that saved gray wolves, Red Wolves, and Mexican gray wolves, is under attack. Call on your representatives in Congress to save the ESA.
TAKE ACTION 🐺 ➡️ bit.ly/2Z4aMb6
TAKE ACTION 🐺 ➡️ bit.ly/2Z4aMb6
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And 1 in 5 Canadians have canceled their booked trips to the United States. We spend 65 billion on travel each year and the US will lose that as well.
March 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And 1 in 5 Canadians have canceled their booked trips to the United States. We spend 65 billion on travel each year and the US will lose that as well.
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“Fact checking” is a POWER in this age of post-truth/ alt-reality.
📌Sent with thanks to @npr.org for their LONG fact-check on most of Traitor Trump's endless lies last night ...
Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress
As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Fact checking” is a POWER in this age of post-truth/ alt-reality.
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Republicans have been advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral.
Meaning those fucking cowards are ashamed to look their constituents in the eye after what they did.
Don’t take no for an answer. If they refuse to talk to you go to them and demand answers...
Meaning those fucking cowards are ashamed to look their constituents in the eye after what they did.
Don’t take no for an answer. If they refuse to talk to you go to them and demand answers...
March 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Republicans have been advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral.
Meaning those fucking cowards are ashamed to look their constituents in the eye after what they did.
Don’t take no for an answer. If they refuse to talk to you go to them and demand answers...
Meaning those fucking cowards are ashamed to look their constituents in the eye after what they did.
Don’t take no for an answer. If they refuse to talk to you go to them and demand answers...
Cowards
US House Speaker Mike Johnson urged fellow Republican lawmakers to avoid public town-hall meetings with voters after some events turned into angry confrontations over President Donald Trump's moves to fire federal workers and defund government programs reut.rs/4i5ngIG
US House speaker urges lawmakers to avoid town hall meetings
Some of the meetings have turned into angry confrontations over Trump's moves to fire federal workers and defund government programs.
reut.rs
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Cowards
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The largest purchaser of wine is the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
The shelves of Kentucky whiskey, American beer and California wine are now empty.
The LCOBO was doing a brisk business - good news for Canadian, French, Spanish, Australian, Chilean.
Sucks for Kentucky and California.
The shelves of Kentucky whiskey, American beer and California wine are now empty.
The LCOBO was doing a brisk business - good news for Canadian, French, Spanish, Australian, Chilean.
Sucks for Kentucky and California.
March 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The largest purchaser of wine is the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.
The shelves of Kentucky whiskey, American beer and California wine are now empty.
The LCOBO was doing a brisk business - good news for Canadian, French, Spanish, Australian, Chilean.
Sucks for Kentucky and California.
The shelves of Kentucky whiskey, American beer and California wine are now empty.
The LCOBO was doing a brisk business - good news for Canadian, French, Spanish, Australian, Chilean.
Sucks for Kentucky and California.
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Lots of GOP House members have large numbers of federal employees in their districts. Yes, DC metro is hardest hit by DOGE, but the pain from cuts will be felt across the country. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
February 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Lots of GOP House members have large numbers of federal employees in their districts. Yes, DC metro is hardest hit by DOGE, but the pain from cuts will be felt across the country. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
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The hypocrisy is so glaringly obvious and yet it's still worth calling it out:
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The hypocrisy is so glaringly obvious and yet it's still worth calling it out:
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Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win the Oscar for costume design for his work on "Wicked." Here is the complete list of winners so far. nyti.ms/4hXIVmb
March 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win the Oscar for costume design for his work on "Wicked." Here is the complete list of winners so far. nyti.ms/4hXIVmb
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Or asking for a “thank you.”
March 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Or asking for a “thank you.”
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A fringe right wing legal theory is sweeping through the Trump administration and it threatens the very foundation of American democracy.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/61DXpmLnI2E
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/61DXpmLnI2E
The Unitary Executive Theory and Trump, Explained
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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March 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A fringe right wing legal theory is sweeping through the Trump administration and it threatens the very foundation of American democracy.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/61DXpmLnI2E
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/61DXpmLnI2E
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’Tis time to fear when tyrants seems to kiss.
March 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
’Tis time to fear when tyrants seems to kiss.
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The ‘Gulf of America’ feud is about something bigger: Trump wants to control the media | Margaret Sullivan
The ‘Gulf of America’ feud is about something bigger: Trump wants to control the media | Margaret Sullivan
The president punished the AP for choosing its own language, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The press must show unity
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The ‘Gulf of America’ feud is about something bigger: Trump wants to control the media | Margaret Sullivan
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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.
Sepsis Rates Soared in Texas After Abortion Ban: Report
Women in Texas are forced to wait with dangerous infections due to extremist anti-choice laws
meidasnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't seek re-election in 2026, ending a 40-year Senate career. nbcnews.to/4i5uZ9p
February 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
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I had no idea there was a left leaning podcast that had any real traction… and this one is out ranking Joe Rogan! 😳
57 million vs. Rogan’s 50 million plays a month.
#podcast #podcasts #joerogan
57 million vs. Rogan’s 50 million plays a month.
#podcast #podcasts #joerogan
My latest: MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com Is Now #1 Podcast, Beating Out Joe Rogan
MeidasTouch Beats Joe Rogan, Takes Over #1 Podcast Spot
If you aren't following The MeidasTouch Podcast, now is the time to start.
www.thealtmedia.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Data Report
@CovidDataReport
Ohio counties issue declaration of emergency support amid ongoing bird flu outbreak.
www.whio.com/news/local/c...
@CovidDataReport
Ohio counties issue declaration of emergency support amid ongoing bird flu outbreak.
www.whio.com/news/local/c...
Counties issue declaration of emergency support amid ongoing bird flu outbreak
“The Mercer County Commissioner passed an Emergency Declaration yesterday to support our poultry community dealing with the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. We are committed to working with ...
www.whio.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Data Report
@CovidDataReport
Ohio counties issue declaration of emergency support amid ongoing bird flu outbreak.
www.whio.com/news/local/c...
@CovidDataReport
Ohio counties issue declaration of emergency support amid ongoing bird flu outbreak.
www.whio.com/news/local/c...
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People are fleeing Florida and Texas. As of Jan. 2025, those states collectively accounted for over 30% of ALL homes for sale in the US. Florida had 157,221 active listings—the highest in the country—followed by Texas with 102,552.
Repressive state governments and rising insurance are to blame.
Repressive state governments and rising insurance are to blame.
February 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
People are fleeing Florida and Texas. As of Jan. 2025, those states collectively accounted for over 30% of ALL homes for sale in the US. Florida had 157,221 active listings—the highest in the country—followed by Texas with 102,552.
Repressive state governments and rising insurance are to blame.
Repressive state governments and rising insurance are to blame.