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Jess Shand Smith
@jdshandsmith.bsky.social
🎶 I-I-I was bor-rn,
Under a wan'drin' spleen 🎵
*talking shop
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
+/- Member of the European Parliament?

I know it's a taking shop but it can be a springboard to the EU committees that actually make policy?
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just going to draw attention to my wee thumbnail bit of stats explaining how this is inevitable again

bsky.app/profile/jdsh...
So we need to talk about test statistics and trans bathroom bans
These are the way we measure how effective tests are in medicine
So we need to talk about:🧵
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just goes to show the extent to which they've been mis-selling their fantabulous high fidelity targeted adverts to advertisers, as well as knackering their consumer facing product
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Was created by a woman (not a guy)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_...
Lizzie Magie - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It is clearly the capital city where Conan wore the jewelled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My dear Duncan, there's ample room in my spleen to hate both of them
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Rolls 4 d20 dice on lookup table

You could...

"Buy" a...

"Shark"...

(From a)
"Swedish"...

"Furniture Maker"

Goddammit!
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
We're importing public policy from Scandinavia!

Oh you mean high levels of social provision and high quality state housing?

No 😃

Sigh, do you mean thinly concealed institutional racism and brutalising sex workers?

Maybe 🤭
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Am I right in remembering there's an arctic indigenous group that traditionally did this?
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And just to be clear: they should be free at the point of service
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Large communal canteens serving wholesome food should be part of every community
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Also the New Statesman

Not huge public influence but read by much of the politically active "Left"
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Share and Enjoy!
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Transphobia is a gateway drug example 87542

Though to be fair in her case she may actually be the ur-example
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
1. They should reboot James Bond back in the 1960s

2. They should have a spinoff about Soviet Agent Anya Anasova (agent triple x)

3. This should be the theme song over the opening credits:

open.spotify.com/track/23NhbK...
Звенит январская вьюга
open.spotify.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
1. They should reboot James Bond back in the 1960s

2. They should have a spinoff about Soviet Agent Anya Anasova (agent triple x)

3. This should be the theme song over the opening credits:

open.spotify.com/track/23NhbK...
Звенит январская вьюга
open.spotify.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I always hear the "use of weapons" quote in my head in Michael Dorn's voice
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
So dog says I'll open this one!

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Look, this is hilarious if you're ancient Sumerian
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM