Louise Marchal
@litmouse.bsky.social
Visual artist. Write a bit. https://linktr.ee/Litmouse
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Louise Marchal
@litmouse.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
I hope this means an end to animal testing and a halt to the breeding of c2000 beagles a year in Cambridgeshire purely for the purpose of experimentation. Horrendously cruel.
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Doom? gloom? not so fast says @chrisgiles.ft.com www.ft.com/content/5aff...
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told
A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense
www.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Doom? gloom? not so fast says @chrisgiles.ft.com www.ft.com/content/5aff...
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Lovely thread from Louis.
Damn. I was really hoping I'd get to send THAT birthday card to Stanley Baxter. I wish I'd seen him in panto - common consent has it that he was the best dame of all, and it's easy to believe. However, I did get to meet him a few times, and I interviewed him at home for one of my books.
December 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Lovely thread from Louis.
Wondering how the Google sounds AI character is a dead ringer for my dog & the Amazon AI assistant is called Rufus (my son’s name)… real intelligence here :P
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wondering how the Google sounds AI character is a dead ringer for my dog & the Amazon AI assistant is called Rufus (my son’s name)… real intelligence here :P
Made a wee #TikTok: “Big Head” 🤣 to promote these #handmarbled, #handmade doll portfolios for your #Sindy #Blythe #Momoko 1/6 #dioramas!
Great 🎄stocking fillers for the doll collector in your life :) available in my #Etsy shop
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Great 🎄stocking fillers for the doll collector in your life :) available in my #Etsy shop
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRNUJC26/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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December 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Made a wee #TikTok: “Big Head” 🤣 to promote these #handmarbled, #handmade doll portfolios for your #Sindy #Blythe #Momoko 1/6 #dioramas!
Great 🎄stocking fillers for the doll collector in your life :) available in my #Etsy shop
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRNUJC26/
Great 🎄stocking fillers for the doll collector in your life :) available in my #Etsy shop
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRNUJC26/
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My son’s upcoming gigs in Todmorden & Leeds …
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November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My son’s upcoming gigs in Todmorden & Leeds …
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Brilliant thread - not suicidal just exhausted & needing a pause www.threads.com/@iaskedtomyt...
I Asked To My Therapist (@iaskedtomytherapist) on Threads
I told my therapist quietly:
“I’m not suicidal…
I just feel like disappearing would hurt less than existing right now.”
She didn’t panic.
She didn’t tell me to “be positive.”
She didn’t dismiss it a...
www.threads.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Brilliant thread - not suicidal just exhausted & needing a pause www.threads.com/@iaskedtomyt...
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From the CWS ARCHIVE. 22nd March 2022.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
From the CWS ARCHIVE. 22nd March 2022.
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Row over plan to demolish Hexham fire station that Angel of the North creator Sir Antony Gormley wanted to store his work and potentially exhibit it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hexham fire station demolition plans to be probed by councillors
Sculptor Sir Antony Gormley is interested in turning the site into a storage space and gallery.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Row over plan to demolish Hexham fire station that Angel of the North creator Sir Antony Gormley wanted to store his work and potentially exhibit it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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David Bowie, 1983, by Greg Gorman.
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
David Bowie, 1983, by Greg Gorman.
Have wept copiously for Mani, & for the whole tragic situation of his two little boys, now orphans, but hadn’t posted on here yet. The Stone Roses run through me in my psyche & in my blood & any decent painting I’ve made was painted to the Stone Roses. Those songs lend themselves to creative arcs.
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Have wept copiously for Mani, & for the whole tragic situation of his two little boys, now orphans, but hadn’t posted on here yet. The Stone Roses run through me in my psyche & in my blood & any decent painting I’ve made was painted to the Stone Roses. Those songs lend themselves to creative arcs.
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Epstein Brother Alleges Trump and Bondi Conspiring to Destroy Federal Evidence and Defraud Voters to Protect Trump and Other Accused MAGA Pedophiles
Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Claims He Heard ‘from a Pretty Good Source’ That Epstein Files Are Being Scrubbed of Republican Names
Mark Epstein, brother of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, alleged in an interview with NewsNation that the Epstein files are being edited to remove Republican names.
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Epstein Brother Alleges Trump and Bondi Conspiring to Destroy Federal Evidence and Defraud Voters to Protect Trump and Other Accused MAGA Pedophiles
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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When the UK is making plans for a fast-track service to end a person's life, while at the same time cancer treatments are delayed (only 67.9% of patients start their first treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral) - maybe it's time to re-evaluate our priorities?
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
When the UK is making plans for a fast-track service to end a person's life, while at the same time cancer treatments are delayed (only 67.9% of patients start their first treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral) - maybe it's time to re-evaluate our priorities?
Superb incision into the corruption of BBC governance by Alan Rusbridger www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Superb incision into the corruption of BBC governance by Alan Rusbridger www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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"Many people arrested after January 6 said the only reason they rioted was because of what Trump said," says Lewis Goodall.
“Yet, if you listen to all of this, the conclusion is that the sin of that day is a 10 second edit on a BBC programme"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
“Yet, if you listen to all of this, the conclusion is that the sin of that day is a 10 second edit on a BBC programme"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
Inside the BBC bias allegations | The News Agents
The News Agents, all of whom spent years working for the BBC, discuss the “existential moment” facing their former employer, with top-level resignations after allegations of systemic bias in its…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"Many people arrested after January 6 said the only reason they rioted was because of what Trump said," says Lewis Goodall.
“Yet, if you listen to all of this, the conclusion is that the sin of that day is a 10 second edit on a BBC programme"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
“Yet, if you listen to all of this, the conclusion is that the sin of that day is a 10 second edit on a BBC programme"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
I often wonder whether people ever consider that it might have been in certain people’s interests to have Jeremy Corbyn (& anyone who showed support) publicly discredited… #NHS vm.tiktok.com/ZNdE5kUTC/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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November 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I often wonder whether people ever consider that it might have been in certain people’s interests to have Jeremy Corbyn (& anyone who showed support) publicly discredited… #NHS vm.tiktok.com/ZNdE5kUTC/
I hope this means an end to animal testing and a halt to the breeding of c2000 beagles a year in Cambridgeshire purely for the purpose of experimentation. Horrendously cruel.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I hope this means an end to animal testing and a halt to the breeding of c2000 beagles a year in Cambridgeshire purely for the purpose of experimentation. Horrendously cruel.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Sounds like it might be interesting…
Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION builds on his long career as a science fiction author, activist & journalist. His work shows how power shapes our digital lives. Join us!
📆 Friday, Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@authorsalliance.bsky.social
📆 Friday, Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@authorsalliance.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Sounds like it might be interesting…
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🚨The petition has now passed 74,000 signatures! Thank you so much for your support 🙏
You can support the campaign to change the law by signing here👇
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You can support the campaign to change the law by signing here👇
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October 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🚨The petition has now passed 74,000 signatures! Thank you so much for your support 🙏
You can support the campaign to change the law by signing here👇
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
You can support the campaign to change the law by signing here👇
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Wow! The Screen Two series on BBC4 on Wednesdays looks good - this as much a bookmark for myself …
September 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Wow! The Screen Two series on BBC4 on Wednesdays looks good - this as much a bookmark for myself …