elsieanderton
@elsieanderton.bsky.social
loitering with intent
(chorley, manchester, morecambe).
she/her
(chorley, manchester, morecambe).
she/her
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observer.co.uk/style/featur... absolutely beautiful piece about Rachel Cooke by her husband.
‘Her amazing smile was undimmed, and I would try anything to summon it’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
observer.co.uk/style/featur... absolutely beautiful piece about Rachel Cooke by her husband.
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News anchors’ ability to keep talking while waiting to find out the name of the Pope is rivalled only by QVC presenters’ ability to go on about a pair of diamonique earrings for 20 minutes
May 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
News anchors’ ability to keep talking while waiting to find out the name of the Pope is rivalled only by QVC presenters’ ability to go on about a pair of diamonique earrings for 20 minutes
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Peak rail fares to be scrapped by Scottish government. STUC, "We can now ensure we build an interconnected, cheaper and greener rail network that puts people before profit and puts peak fares out of commission for good.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peak rail fares to be scrapped by Scottish government
More expensive fares for those travelling on trains during busy times will be removed from September.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Peak rail fares to be scrapped by Scottish government. STUC, "We can now ensure we build an interconnected, cheaper and greener rail network that puts people before profit and puts peak fares out of commission for good.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just had a look in here and, wow. Some interesting things.
From Walther Rauff (in Chile), the inventor of the gas vans: "I never thought, until Mr. Wiesenthal started, that people would still be so hostile to me."
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24328/
From Walther Rauff (in Chile), the inventor of the gas vans: "I never thought, until Mr. Wiesenthal started, that people would still be so hostile to me."
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24328/
Previously unheard Nazi tapes released ahead of WW2 80th anniversary
Digitized recordings of conversations with protagonists of 20th century conflict - including undercover conversations with high-ranking Nazis who fled to semi-hiding in South America - will be release...
www.abdn.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just had a look in here and, wow. Some interesting things.
From Walther Rauff (in Chile), the inventor of the gas vans: "I never thought, until Mr. Wiesenthal started, that people would still be so hostile to me."
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24328/
From Walther Rauff (in Chile), the inventor of the gas vans: "I never thought, until Mr. Wiesenthal started, that people would still be so hostile to me."
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24328/
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250 years today JMW Turner, quite possibly the greatest painter ever to paint, was born.
April 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
250 years today JMW Turner, quite possibly the greatest painter ever to paint, was born.
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As @timothysnyder.bsky.social says, the camps were in Poland instead of Germany not because Germany was "inconvenient", but because Germany was within the pale of law. Poland was outside the zone of German law...just as El Salvador is outside US law
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As @timothysnyder.bsky.social says, the camps were in Poland instead of Germany not because Germany was "inconvenient", but because Germany was within the pale of law. Poland was outside the zone of German law...just as El Salvador is outside US law
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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Very welcome to hear the Transport Secretary using this line:
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
Transport Secretary says there is no ‘war on motorists’
Heidi Alexander insisted ‘no serious person’ is suggesting tradespeople should ‘swap their van for a bus’.
www.independent.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Very welcome to hear the Transport Secretary using this line:
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
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"I think that we need to drive down the cost of motoring..." www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Absolutely, completely and utterly NO!
Because:
A. Motorists do NOT pay anything near their external costs" of ghg, noise, and noxious emissions; danger and crashes (not the same thing); ill health
1./
Absolutely, completely and utterly NO!
Because:
A. Motorists do NOT pay anything near their external costs" of ghg, noise, and noxious emissions; danger and crashes (not the same thing); ill health
1./
Hard to be motorist on ‘modest income’, says Starmer
He made the comments as the Government unveiled plans for councils to prove they are tackling the issues or face losing the cash to fix them.
www.standard.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"I think that we need to drive down the cost of motoring..." www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Absolutely, completely and utterly NO!
Because:
A. Motorists do NOT pay anything near their external costs" of ghg, noise, and noxious emissions; danger and crashes (not the same thing); ill health
1./
Absolutely, completely and utterly NO!
Because:
A. Motorists do NOT pay anything near their external costs" of ghg, noise, and noxious emissions; danger and crashes (not the same thing); ill health
1./
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I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
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something something something sovereignty something something Brexit something protecting our borders something something not selling out to the EU imperial project something something
January 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
something something something sovereignty something something Brexit something protecting our borders something something not selling out to the EU imperial project something something
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It's the most beautiful time of the year. Christmas is done. All responsibilities are a next year problem now. What day of the week is it? No one cares. When do the bins go out? No one knows. What should you eat for meals? Bits. What should you achieve? Nothing go back to bed
December 27, 2024 at 11:40 AM
It's the most beautiful time of the year. Christmas is done. All responsibilities are a next year problem now. What day of the week is it? No one cares. When do the bins go out? No one knows. What should you eat for meals? Bits. What should you achieve? Nothing go back to bed
people that say 'urgent' or put priority markings on their emails will get automatically deleted until the new year. might set up a mailbox rule
December 12, 2024 at 11:56 AM
people that say 'urgent' or put priority markings on their emails will get automatically deleted until the new year. might set up a mailbox rule
not taking haircut day very well
November 16, 2024 at 10:34 AM
not taking haircut day very well
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I wrote about going gentler in a world that favours the aggressive.
The truth about living gently
Go soft or go home.
theguyliner.substack.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I wrote about going gentler in a world that favours the aggressive.
late to moving over to here from that place, but it has a very early twitter feel - with all the lovely people back flickering past my timeline. total tonic to yesterday's shit show.
November 7, 2024 at 1:25 PM
late to moving over to here from that place, but it has a very early twitter feel - with all the lovely people back flickering past my timeline. total tonic to yesterday's shit show.
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November 6, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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At this point it’s abundantly clear that it was never really "But, her emails” it was "But, they’re females.”
November 6, 2024 at 5:36 AM
At this point it’s abundantly clear that it was never really "But, her emails” it was "But, they’re females.”