ArealKaren
@arealkaren.bsky.social
Lover of books, cats, reading and wine. Also Doctor Who. And Michael Sheen. Just moving from Twitter......
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The more you learn
April 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The more you learn
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I searched high and low for the originator of this Eldritch horror but I'm afraid they're in hiding
March 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I searched high and low for the originator of this Eldritch horror but I'm afraid they're in hiding
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Why the Spring Statement is set to drive up poverty and food bank need
A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Why the Spring Statement is set to drive up poverty and food bank need | Trussell
This week saw the Chancellor confirm record cuts to social security for disabled people.
www.trussell.org.uk
March 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Why the Spring Statement is set to drive up poverty and food bank need
A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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Actually, quite flattering.
March 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Actually, quite flattering.
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Hats off to anyone who has taken on SusieBot in my Two Words game: she is a demon, as I know to my own cost. If you’d like to give it a go (you can take on human opponents too), here’s the link.
twowords2.page.link/play
twowords2.page.link/play
January 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hats off to anyone who has taken on SusieBot in my Two Words game: she is a demon, as I know to my own cost. If you’d like to give it a go (you can take on human opponents too), here’s the link.
twowords2.page.link/play
twowords2.page.link/play
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NEWS! 1970s comedy writers apologise for not accurately predicting which jokes would be acceptable in the mid 2020s
1970s comedy writers apologise for not accurately predicting which jokes would be acceptable in the mid 2020s
Comedy writers who worked in the 1970s have offered their sincere apologies for failing to accurately predict what would be an acceptable joke in the year 2025.
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEWS! 1970s comedy writers apologise for not accurately predicting which jokes would be acceptable in the mid 2020s
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NEWS! Company insisting you can no longer 'work from home' also expects you to respond to work emails after you've 'gone home'
Company insisting you can no longer ‘work from home’ also expects you to respond to work emails after you’ve ‘gone home’
A company which has ended its policy of allowing workers to work from home is apparently still expecting workers to respond to work emails while you are at home.
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
NEWS! Company insisting you can no longer 'work from home' also expects you to respond to work emails after you've 'gone home'
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54 MPs and their team members coming to our emergency meeting for the NHS on Wednesday so far. 😮 last chance to contact yours - please click here! everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/emergency-br...
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Emergency meeting for the NHS! 🚨🚨🚨
YouTube video by Julia Patterson
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January 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
54 MPs and their team members coming to our emergency meeting for the NHS on Wednesday so far. 😮 last chance to contact yours - please click here! everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/emergency-br...
youtu.be/dZbH5Sw67jo?...
youtu.be/dZbH5Sw67jo?...
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As the @thebda.bsky.social point out today
“to save a service millions depend on we need to see urgency and ambition”
I’m backing the BDA in its call for urgent action to save NHS dentistry
“to save a service millions depend on we need to see urgency and ambition”
I’m backing the BDA in its call for urgent action to save NHS dentistry
The Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one
People are forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers - that’s not Victorian it’s medieval
The BDA is calling for urgent action
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People are forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers - that’s not Victorian it’s medieval
The BDA is calling for urgent action
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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January 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
As the @thebda.bsky.social point out today
“to save a service millions depend on we need to see urgency and ambition”
I’m backing the BDA in its call for urgent action to save NHS dentistry
“to save a service millions depend on we need to see urgency and ambition”
I’m backing the BDA in its call for urgent action to save NHS dentistry
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Folks with any reach on Bluesky, please consider reposting so I can find friends old and new:
I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who
I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who
November 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Folks with any reach on Bluesky, please consider reposting so I can find friends old and new:
I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who
I'm Rob; I like fantasy books, maths and physics, ancient stuff and mythology, linguistics and music, British wildlife, and a whole bunch of other stuff. And I might occasionally mention Doctor Who
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This is appalling. @waspicampaign.bsky.social women deserve to be compensated. @libdems.bsky.social will continue to press for resolution.
The government has just turned its back on millions of women, ignoring the independent Ombudsman’s recommendations.
This is a day of shame for our government.
Rest assured that we @libdems.org.uk will be pressing ministers to give those affected the fair treatment they deserve.
This is a day of shame for our government.
Rest assured that we @libdems.org.uk will be pressing ministers to give those affected the fair treatment they deserve.
Liz Kendall tells MPs Waspi women won't get compensation, despite ombudsman saying they should - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
December 17, 2024 at 2:27 PM
This is appalling. @waspicampaign.bsky.social women deserve to be compensated. @libdems.bsky.social will continue to press for resolution.
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So this was untrue
December 17, 2024 at 1:50 PM
So this was untrue
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An overwhelming majority of MPs back our calls for fair compensation and all options remain on the table. Parliament must now seek an alternative mechanism to force this issue on to the order paper so that justice can be done for #WASPI women.
4/4
4/4
December 17, 2024 at 5:06 PM
An overwhelming majority of MPs back our calls for fair compensation and all options remain on the table. Parliament must now seek an alternative mechanism to force this issue on to the order paper so that justice can be done for #WASPI women.
4/4
4/4
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What if they just periodically had to sit in their office closets while someone simulated being a shooter in the corridor, like my grade school children do?
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:29 PM
What if they just periodically had to sit in their office closets while someone simulated being a shooter in the corridor, like my grade school children do?
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I’m a gun owner, and I respect the rights of responsible gun owners. That said, the second amendment will continue to be watered with the blood of children until the laws change.
December 17, 2024 at 1:40 AM
I’m a gun owner, and I respect the rights of responsible gun owners. That said, the second amendment will continue to be watered with the blood of children until the laws change.
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Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
December 17, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
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The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...
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December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
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I’m not surprised that people feel let down by what’s happening in the NHS. The politicians have caused the service to deteriorate enormously,+ have enabled private companies to infiltrate. But it’s not the NHS model that’s broken -it’s the political will to make it work.
We can fight for the NHS 💙
We can fight for the NHS 💙
December 17, 2024 at 7:35 AM
I’m not surprised that people feel let down by what’s happening in the NHS. The politicians have caused the service to deteriorate enormously,+ have enabled private companies to infiltrate. But it’s not the NHS model that’s broken -it’s the political will to make it work.
We can fight for the NHS 💙
We can fight for the NHS 💙
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Two days! TWO DAYS! You've still got TWO DAYS to enter the 7th annual Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Anthology (-slash-contest-thing)!!!!!
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Announcing the Seventh Annual Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest!!
I am not dead. Nor have I given up the contest. I’m just late. Very late. Months late. But that means that this year, I won’t be announcing the contest when it’s unbearably hot, e…
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November 29, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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I simply cannot believe Starmer has accepted a resignation from one of his most relatable and ambitious cabinet members over this matter. It was fully declared. There has been no deception.
Labour has GOT to stop running scared to achieve anything at all.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour has GOT to stop running scared to achieve anything at all.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Louise Haigh has conviction for fraud by misrepresentation relating to a mobile
Transport secretary was mugged in 2013 and incorrectly included work phone on list given to police of stolen items
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:18 AM
I simply cannot believe Starmer has accepted a resignation from one of his most relatable and ambitious cabinet members over this matter. It was fully declared. There has been no deception.
Labour has GOT to stop running scared to achieve anything at all.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour has GOT to stop running scared to achieve anything at all.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...