Gabby
@gabliotecaria.bsky.social
🇵🇷 in 🇬🇧. She/her. Proud trade union organiser and former public library worker. Views here are my own, not my employer's.
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Feeling sore about train drivers having decent pay?
Y'all know what to do, right?
#JoinAUnion and then tell all your coworkers to join. Stand up as a rep. Channel that anger! Get heard!
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
Y'all know what to do, right?
#JoinAUnion and then tell all your coworkers to join. Stand up as a rep. Channel that anger! Get heard!
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
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"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
While it feels like I'm repeatedly slamming my head against a brick wall repeating this massively simple concept. Saying "Reform would be worse" doesn't make what Labour is doing better. Labour is now the most anti-immigration, anti-any marginalised group, government we have seen in decades. 1/
Very long thread: As with many of Labour's anti-immigration policies, this isn't new. British police have been stationed in other countries for this purpose for a long time
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
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My little linocuts make great little gifts for someone who appreciates original, handmade items 💚
#shopindie #handmade #giftideas
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#shopindie #handmade #giftideas
www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
My little linocuts make great little gifts for someone who appreciates original, handmade items 💚
#shopindie #handmade #giftideas
www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...
#shopindie #handmade #giftideas
www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...
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The puberty blocker trial is about to start according to the BBC, led by Dr Emily Simonoff. The same Dr who spoke at a symposium organised by Segm, a group designated an anti trans hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Centre /1
organizers-congress.org/frontend/ind...
organizers-congress.org/frontend/ind...
C3-Konferenzzeitplan – 21st international Congress of the ESCAP 2025
organizers-congress.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The puberty blocker trial is about to start according to the BBC, led by Dr Emily Simonoff. The same Dr who spoke at a symposium organised by Segm, a group designated an anti trans hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Centre /1
organizers-congress.org/frontend/ind...
organizers-congress.org/frontend/ind...
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As the UK prepares to follow a country whose policies have discrimination baked in - and, as the article tells, vigorously defended by the white establishment, which continues to refuse to return children they have given away.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
As the UK prepares to follow a country whose policies have discrimination baked in - and, as the article tells, vigorously defended by the white establishment, which continues to refuse to return children they have given away.
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Last year I took my first leap with these, & they went over so well that I wanted to make more! This season, send loved ones a unique card featuring one of 2 long cats: festive or cozy 😌 Each design will be available as 2-packs during my drop this weekend on 11/22 @ 12pm EST! 💚
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Last year I took my first leap with these, & they went over so well that I wanted to make more! This season, send loved ones a unique card featuring one of 2 long cats: festive or cozy 😌 Each design will be available as 2-packs during my drop this weekend on 11/22 @ 12pm EST! 💚
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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This is precisely the point, BBC. Anyone challenging does not know whether they are challenging someone trans or cis "based on appearance". They just suspect. Based on what? Height? Shoe size? Grooming? Make-up? Clothes?
All women's rights put back decades, by a group of toxic, rich transphobes. 👏🏽
All women's rights put back decades, by a group of toxic, rich transphobes. 👏🏽
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is precisely the point, BBC. Anyone challenging does not know whether they are challenging someone trans or cis "based on appearance". They just suspect. Based on what? Height? Shoe size? Grooming? Make-up? Clothes?
All women's rights put back decades, by a group of toxic, rich transphobes. 👏🏽
All women's rights put back decades, by a group of toxic, rich transphobes. 👏🏽
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@sbworkersunited.org have launched the biggest open-ended strike in Starbucks history, fighting for fair wages and against unfair labor practices. We all need to stand in solidarity with striking workers. DON'T BUY STARBUCKS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STRIKE. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@sbworkersunited.org have launched the biggest open-ended strike in Starbucks history, fighting for fair wages and against unfair labor practices. We all need to stand in solidarity with striking workers. DON'T BUY STARBUCKS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STRIKE. #NoContractNoCoffee
The energy I bring to the weekend
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The energy I bring to the weekend
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ok so a cool thing I haven't posted about but can finally shout from the rooftops is.....
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
ok so a cool thing I haven't posted about but can finally shout from the rooftops is.....
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
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it is extra annoying that the nazis currently running the United States government are also twelve years old
like, really, we have to fear for our communities because of some groyper dipshits who post dank memes on 8chan all day
like, really, we have to fear for our communities because of some groyper dipshits who post dank memes on 8chan all day
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
it is extra annoying that the nazis currently running the United States government are also twelve years old
like, really, we have to fear for our communities because of some groyper dipshits who post dank memes on 8chan all day
like, really, we have to fear for our communities because of some groyper dipshits who post dank memes on 8chan all day
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My favorite Wombat fact.
Also: a reminder to watch this video for the 100th time.
Also: a reminder to watch this video for the 100th time.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
My favorite Wombat fact.
Also: a reminder to watch this video for the 100th time.
Also: a reminder to watch this video for the 100th time.
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This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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It's Trans Day of Remembrance. I don't know a single trans person who hasn't lost another trans person in their circle. Please hold them in your hearts today, even if their names are new to you.
And remember all of us who are out here, doing the best we can.
And remember all of us who are out here, doing the best we can.
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's Trans Day of Remembrance. I don't know a single trans person who hasn't lost another trans person in their circle. Please hold them in your hearts today, even if their names are new to you.
And remember all of us who are out here, doing the best we can.
And remember all of us who are out here, doing the best we can.
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1. A wild week for the secondary art market — and especially for Sotheby’s, which needed some good news.
This evening, a Frida Kahlo painting achieved the record for the highest price for a painting by a woman at auction, not just at Sotheby’s but in history.
This evening, a Frida Kahlo painting achieved the record for the highest price for a painting by a woman at auction, not just at Sotheby’s but in history.
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
1. A wild week for the secondary art market — and especially for Sotheby’s, which needed some good news.
This evening, a Frida Kahlo painting achieved the record for the highest price for a painting by a woman at auction, not just at Sotheby’s but in history.
This evening, a Frida Kahlo painting achieved the record for the highest price for a painting by a woman at auction, not just at Sotheby’s but in history.
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Early Access today ✨️
🍀 SHOP UPDATE 🍀
Patreon early access: Friday, November 21st, 16:00 CET
General Opening: Saturday, November 22nd, 16:00 CET
New products (six A5 prints, two sticker sheets, two festive wooden charms, one sticker, one stamp washi tape and three folded cards)
www.paraplyshop.com
Patreon early access: Friday, November 21st, 16:00 CET
General Opening: Saturday, November 22nd, 16:00 CET
New products (six A5 prints, two sticker sheets, two festive wooden charms, one sticker, one stamp washi tape and three folded cards)
www.paraplyshop.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Early Access today ✨️
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BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Just spent a barnstormer of an hour listening to @flyingwithsara.bsky.social as part of the @gftuet.org.uk strategy series! Not just inspirational but practical and empowering. Will be putting that knowledge into practice, hoping to bring that energy to every workplace I visit! 💪🤝✊ Thank you Sara!!
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just spent a barnstormer of an hour listening to @flyingwithsara.bsky.social as part of the @gftuet.org.uk strategy series! Not just inspirational but practical and empowering. Will be putting that knowledge into practice, hoping to bring that energy to every workplace I visit! 💪🤝✊ Thank you Sara!!
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Me, leaning against the time machine; So - richest man ever, people keep piling money on him no matter how badly he fails BUT ALSO he's a laughing stock everywhere, everyone can see he's miserable; he has no love in his life, not even his kids
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Me, leaning against the time machine; So - richest man ever, people keep piling money on him no matter how badly he fails BUT ALSO he's a laughing stock everywhere, everyone can see he's miserable; he has no love in his life, not even his kids
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
Aesop: slow DOWN lady, my stylus can only go so fast
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Fae this, fae that - why not do yourself a fae-vour and buys my books? (which have lots of different types of fae-folk in them) farragobooks.com/book/cursed-...
Cursed Under London – Farrago Books
‘The sort of story you want to climb inside so you can hang out with all the characters. Hilarious, warm and kind!’ Louie Stowell, author of the Loki series In a dark alleyway in an alternative Eliza...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fae this, fae that - why not do yourself a fae-vour and buys my books? (which have lots of different types of fae-folk in them) farragobooks.com/book/cursed-...
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See? Sarah likes it!
Just started reading this last night and I’m HOOKED
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
See? Sarah likes it!
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it also, defacto, makes it much harder for people without a conventional gender aperence to exist in public as the leak makes clear enforcement is to be based on gender stereotyping
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look
The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
it also, defacto, makes it much harder for people without a conventional gender aperence to exist in public as the leak makes clear enforcement is to be based on gender stereotyping
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...