@cheeseandmarmite.bsky.social
Sofa-botherer. History nerd. Textile maker. Plant mother. Owned by a dog. Progressive. Disabled. Reluctant watcher of that there news. (she/her)
Alt: avatar is Gowron from Trek in a sun. Banner is the word NO in crochet in black letters on a white field.
Alt: avatar is Gowron from Trek in a sun. Banner is the word NO in crochet in black letters on a white field.
I just think we should stop listening to the absurdly rich.
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I just think we should stop listening to the absurdly rich.
Grim times, for people who have been on the wrong ends of bad histories. Battening down the hatches, noggin-wise.
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Grim times, for people who have been on the wrong ends of bad histories. Battening down the hatches, noggin-wise.
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only if you continue to report on politics like you’re hosting Big Brother’s Little Brother
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
only if you continue to report on politics like you’re hosting Big Brother’s Little Brother
The extremely rich have taken advantage of the poor throughout history. I would suggest that they should not be allowed to do so now.
December 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The extremely rich have taken advantage of the poor throughout history. I would suggest that they should not be allowed to do so now.
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One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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"'Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’ with an accompanying hand gesture pointing towards a place far away."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"'Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’ with an accompanying hand gesture pointing towards a place far away."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I think the hands on that peace trophy were designed by AI.
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I think the hands on that peace trophy were designed by AI.
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I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
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Toad was lying in bed.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Toad was lying in bed.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
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Seems the bbc will do absolutely anything for celebrity traitors.
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seems the bbc will do absolutely anything for celebrity traitors.
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For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
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Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.
This magnificent #Roman monochrome mosaic makes quite an impact!
📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
This magnificent #Roman monochrome mosaic makes quite an impact!
📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
September 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.
This magnificent #Roman monochrome mosaic makes quite an impact!
📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
This magnificent #Roman monochrome mosaic makes quite an impact!
📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
*Looks at list for today* Frogging back on this sample piece of knitting I designed to fix it, and not being a fascist. Cool.
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
*Looks at list for today* Frogging back on this sample piece of knitting I designed to fix it, and not being a fascist. Cool.
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Nigel Farage is, and always was, far right, from his schooldays. The squeamishness about calling him out is one of the reasons we’re in such a terrible state today.
A lot of sensible people get squeamish at labelling Nigel Farage “far-right”, but his policy of cancelling the legal status of tens of thousands of settled immigrants can not be politically described as anything else.
Reform are campaigning on a policy of cruelty & xenophobia.
Reform are campaigning on a policy of cruelty & xenophobia.
September 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Nigel Farage is, and always was, far right, from his schooldays. The squeamishness about calling him out is one of the reasons we’re in such a terrible state today.
Stop making poor people give rich people more money.
June 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Stop making poor people give rich people more money.
Well done, that New York.
June 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Well done, that New York.
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Sharing this for American Bluesky - this is Zohran Mamdani rapping as Mr Cardamom, with Madhur Jaffrey playing the role of Nani (grandma).
youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom
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June 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Sharing this for American Bluesky - this is Zohran Mamdani rapping as Mr Cardamom, with Madhur Jaffrey playing the role of Nani (grandma).
youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
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The first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory are here, and they are breathtaking!
This spectacular image shows only a small section of total view of the Virgo Cluster, 55 Mly away.
ONLY A SMALL SECTION!
➡️ noirlab.edu/public/image...
🔭 🧪 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
The first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory are here, and they are breathtaking!
This spectacular image shows only a small section of total view of the Virgo Cluster, 55 Mly away.
ONLY A SMALL SECTION!
➡️ noirlab.edu/public/image...
🔭 🧪 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
June 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory are here, and they are breathtaking!
This spectacular image shows only a small section of total view of the Virgo Cluster, 55 Mly away.
ONLY A SMALL SECTION!
➡️ noirlab.edu/public/image...
🔭 🧪 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
The first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory are here, and they are breathtaking!
This spectacular image shows only a small section of total view of the Virgo Cluster, 55 Mly away.
ONLY A SMALL SECTION!
➡️ noirlab.edu/public/image...
🔭 🧪 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
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Voters who have deserted Labour since the election are much more likely to vote Green or Lib Dems, than Reform, new YouGov polling finds.
Green and Lib Dem defectors are also much more likely to consider switching back than Reform voters who overwhelmingly say they're committed to Farage's party
Green and Lib Dem defectors are also much more likely to consider switching back than Reform voters who overwhelmingly say they're committed to Farage's party
June 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Voters who have deserted Labour since the election are much more likely to vote Green or Lib Dems, than Reform, new YouGov polling finds.
Green and Lib Dem defectors are also much more likely to consider switching back than Reform voters who overwhelmingly say they're committed to Farage's party
Green and Lib Dem defectors are also much more likely to consider switching back than Reform voters who overwhelmingly say they're committed to Farage's party
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I keep hearing politician say that the disability benefits system ‘isn’t working’.
Isn’t it? That depends on how you define ‘working’. Do you define it as ‘is it helping disabled people’ rather than ‘is it costing the government too much money’ you’ll get quite different answers.
Isn’t it? That depends on how you define ‘working’. Do you define it as ‘is it helping disabled people’ rather than ‘is it costing the government too much money’ you’ll get quite different answers.
June 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I keep hearing politician say that the disability benefits system ‘isn’t working’.
Isn’t it? That depends on how you define ‘working’. Do you define it as ‘is it helping disabled people’ rather than ‘is it costing the government too much money’ you’ll get quite different answers.
Isn’t it? That depends on how you define ‘working’. Do you define it as ‘is it helping disabled people’ rather than ‘is it costing the government too much money’ you’ll get quite different answers.
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NEW: Labour's planned disability benefit cuts could affect the majority of current working-age claimants with ischaemic heart disease, inflammatory arthritis, hip and knee disorders and Crohn’s disease, according to analysis of new DWP data
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn's at risk of cuts
DWP data obtained by Big Issue shows that the majority of people with heart failure, HIV and arthritis are at risk of losing their benefits.
www.bigissue.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEW: Labour's planned disability benefit cuts could affect the majority of current working-age claimants with ischaemic heart disease, inflammatory arthritis, hip and knee disorders and Crohn’s disease, according to analysis of new DWP data
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
By me, for the Big Issue:
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Finally made it to Weymouth harbourside to see the RNLI mural. It’s very good.
June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Finally made it to Weymouth harbourside to see the RNLI mural. It’s very good.