Kirstie Best
@kirstiebest.bsky.social
Knows a bit about Law. Likes art, gigs, gardening & guitar. Views expressed are my own, nowt to do with my work.
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'Wish I had a river' by contemporary printmaker Fiona Watson #WomensArt
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
'Wish I had a river' by contemporary printmaker Fiona Watson #WomensArt
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Happy 6th December. Todays' #LentoAdvent theme is
🍄 fungi 🍄
We love walking slow and spotting fungi of all shapes and sizes. What did you find this year? Big ones, tiny ones, colourful ones, unusual ones? We'd love to see.
Please add alt text to your photos.
🍄 fungi 🍄
We love walking slow and spotting fungi of all shapes and sizes. What did you find this year? Big ones, tiny ones, colourful ones, unusual ones? We'd love to see.
Please add alt text to your photos.
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Happy 6th December. Todays' #LentoAdvent theme is
🍄 fungi 🍄
We love walking slow and spotting fungi of all shapes and sizes. What did you find this year? Big ones, tiny ones, colourful ones, unusual ones? We'd love to see.
Please add alt text to your photos.
🍄 fungi 🍄
We love walking slow and spotting fungi of all shapes and sizes. What did you find this year? Big ones, tiny ones, colourful ones, unusual ones? We'd love to see.
Please add alt text to your photos.
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I’m looking forward to having a stall at the Christmas Market on Sunday December 14th!
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I’m looking forward to having a stall at the Christmas Market on Sunday December 14th!
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"I think I shall have a rest from thinking as I have been told I do too much..."
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Postmark: 21 July 1906
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Postmark: 21 July 1906
October 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"I think I shall have a rest from thinking as I have been told I do too much..."
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Postmark: 21 July 1906
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Postmark: 21 July 1906
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Shipwrecks and family memories in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Nick Acheson @themarshtit.bsky.social
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: A rusting shipwreck that’s part of the family | Nick Acheson
Blakeney Point, Norfolk: The old steamer, called Yankee, has long been abandoned on the shingle, dwindling in the elements. I take the four-mile walk to visit
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Shipwrecks and family memories in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Nick Acheson @themarshtit.bsky.social
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Megan Aldrich, 30, works full time in an attempt to avoid starving to death, but is forced to choose between showing up to work and being the sort of person who doesn’t cry in the shower.
Autistic woman can have work or dignity but not both
An autistic woman whose government is desperate for her to experience the "dignity of work" cannot experience "dignity" and "work" at the same time, it has been claimed. Megan Aldrich, 30, works full…
thedailytism.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Megan Aldrich, 30, works full time in an attempt to avoid starving to death, but is forced to choose between showing up to work and being the sort of person who doesn’t cry in the shower.
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I have put some pieces on sale on my website. I’ve also lowered the postage slightly to absorb some of the cost on single items, making everything a little cheaper for the holiday gift season. 🎊 UK shipping (sorry!)
WavingPinesPottery.co.uk
WavingPinesPottery.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I have put some pieces on sale on my website. I’ve also lowered the postage slightly to absorb some of the cost on single items, making everything a little cheaper for the holiday gift season. 🎊 UK shipping (sorry!)
WavingPinesPottery.co.uk
WavingPinesPottery.co.uk
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My favorite advent calendar!! So excited to start coloring!! I love sharing this at my library, and always surprised how many adults take one ❤️
Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My favorite advent calendar!! So excited to start coloring!! I love sharing this at my library, and always surprised how many adults take one ❤️
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I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
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The 3rd Impeachment.
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The 3rd Impeachment.
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As Jesus once put it: "what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and then have to pay the mansion tax?"
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As Jesus once put it: "what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and then have to pay the mansion tax?"
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Resilience also means getting ready for Christmas.
Kyiv,
near the Dormition Cathedral –
seen yesterday.
Kyiv,
near the Dormition Cathedral –
seen yesterday.
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Resilience also means getting ready for Christmas.
Kyiv,
near the Dormition Cathedral –
seen yesterday.
Kyiv,
near the Dormition Cathedral –
seen yesterday.
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The important thing in all this is we don’t cut the >£100k-ers who do jobs at universities that don’t add anything - can’t stress this enough
all those years work pitching the value of the humanities and STILL when financial crunch comes and management consultants role in, they could not care less.
history doesn’t have enough commercial applications! humanities aren’t engaged enough with AI! why isn’t my house a helicopter!
history doesn’t have enough commercial applications! humanities aren’t engaged enough with AI! why isn’t my house a helicopter!
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The important thing in all this is we don’t cut the >£100k-ers who do jobs at universities that don’t add anything - can’t stress this enough
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Nigel Farage asked former Conservative MP Enoch Powell to back Ukip
Despite his ‘rivers of blood’ speech, the Ukip leader has said the central thrust of Powell’s immigration arguments hold true
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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The latest edition of our triannual constitutional review is now available!
Monitor 91 warns that 'changes feel timid and reluctant in the face of serious threats' and explains what is happening across the constitutional spectrum.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
Or browse our thread 👇
Monitor 91 warns that 'changes feel timid and reluctant in the face of serious threats' and explains what is happening across the constitutional spectrum.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
Or browse our thread 👇
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The latest edition of our triannual constitutional review is now available!
Monitor 91 warns that 'changes feel timid and reluctant in the face of serious threats' and explains what is happening across the constitutional spectrum.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
Or browse our thread 👇
Monitor 91 warns that 'changes feel timid and reluctant in the face of serious threats' and explains what is happening across the constitutional spectrum.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
Or browse our thread 👇
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
Good Gifts 2025
Use your Secret Santa or present giving to support charities, museums and small businesses.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
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The rule of law must be protected against further erosion, a parliamentary committee warns us today. Failure to do so, says the House of Lords constitution committee, risks the rise of extremist political parties, ultimately creating space for dictatorship.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/tyranny-an...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/tyranny-an...
Tyranny and anarchy
The rule of law is trying to hold the line, say peers
rozenberg.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The rule of law must be protected against further erosion, a parliamentary committee warns us today. Failure to do so, says the House of Lords constitution committee, risks the rise of extremist political parties, ultimately creating space for dictatorship.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/tyranny-an...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/tyranny-an...
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My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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Sign this petition to express your support for a great local organisation - Workbridge in Northampton!
c.org/nyfjVJ2h7S
c.org/nyfjVJ2h7S
Sign the Petition
Stop the closing of St Andrews Workbridge!
c.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sign this petition to express your support for a great local organisation - Workbridge in Northampton!
c.org/nyfjVJ2h7S
c.org/nyfjVJ2h7S
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November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM