Chrissie Bonsor Slocombe
@myopichic.bsky.social
Yes of course I know my library card number 😊
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The next time someone tells you that America isn’t a sick & racist country, just remind them that this nation is willing to accept treason, rape, and child abuse from a white president but not healthcare from a Black one.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The next time someone tells you that America isn’t a sick & racist country, just remind them that this nation is willing to accept treason, rape, and child abuse from a white president but not healthcare from a Black one.
How can mining billionaire Twiggy Forrest have a clearer understanding of climate change and cheap energy production than the US president. Gobsmackingly illogical seems right. I don’t understand how the American people can bear to have such a corrupt and undemocratic person representing them.
September 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
How can mining billionaire Twiggy Forrest have a clearer understanding of climate change and cheap energy production than the US president. Gobsmackingly illogical seems right. I don’t understand how the American people can bear to have such a corrupt and undemocratic person representing them.
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Going forward, we should never again use the phrase "going forward" because 1) it's the worst kind of annoying corporate jargon and 2) it’s disrespectful to crabs
May 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Going forward, we should never again use the phrase "going forward" because 1) it's the worst kind of annoying corporate jargon and 2) it’s disrespectful to crabs
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Crowded room.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
April 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Crowded room.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
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I loved this so much I read it twice. Claire Keegan’s 2010 story ‘Foster’ is a carefully crafted story that touches your heart ❤️ #booksky 📚🦋
February 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I loved this so much I read it twice. Claire Keegan’s 2010 story ‘Foster’ is a carefully crafted story that touches your heart ❤️ #booksky 📚🦋
My first Emily Maguire book and it was a real treat. ‘Rapture’ tells an improbable story of a woman in the 9th century who lives as a man to escape the limited life available to women at the time. Plenty of engaging historical detail and inspired by myths of this period. Fascinating
#booksky
#booksky
January 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My first Emily Maguire book and it was a real treat. ‘Rapture’ tells an improbable story of a woman in the 9th century who lives as a man to escape the limited life available to women at the time. Plenty of engaging historical detail and inspired by myths of this period. Fascinating
#booksky
#booksky
So dismayed that trump has pardoned the rioters from Jan 6.
January 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
So dismayed that trump has pardoned the rioters from Jan 6.
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
This book was great, loved the idea of inverting the power balance between the sexes. Naomi Alderman’s book ‘The Power’ came out in 2017 and has been turned into a TV series. The first half had me absolutely hooked, wasn’t as taken with the wrap up but still a really good read
#booksky
#booksky
January 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This book was great, loved the idea of inverting the power balance between the sexes. Naomi Alderman’s book ‘The Power’ came out in 2017 and has been turned into a TV series. The first half had me absolutely hooked, wasn’t as taken with the wrap up but still a really good read
#booksky
#booksky
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Gisèle Pelicot: #PersonOfTheYear
Vogue Germany got it right.
The New European got it right.
TIME didn't. 😔
Vogue Germany got it right.
The New European got it right.
TIME didn't. 😔
December 13, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Gisèle Pelicot: #PersonOfTheYear
Vogue Germany got it right.
The New European got it right.
TIME didn't. 😔
Vogue Germany got it right.
The New European got it right.
TIME didn't. 😔
Not just US, it’s AUS as well 😭
December 5, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Not just US, it’s AUS as well 😭
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97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report theconversation.com/97-of-adult-...
97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report
How would you tell if information in a post is true or false? Our study tested the ability of 2,115 adult Australians to verify information online.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:17 AM
97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report theconversation.com/97-of-adult-...
I’m a big fan of Elizabeth Strout, love the way her books lay tendrils of character development and stories across multiple titles. Since reading her latest ‘Tell me everything’ I have been dipping back into the Olive Kitteridge books. And before reading ‘Lucy by the Sea’ rereading Lucy 😊
#booksky
#booksky
December 3, 2024 at 6:47 AM
I’m a big fan of Elizabeth Strout, love the way her books lay tendrils of character development and stories across multiple titles. Since reading her latest ‘Tell me everything’ I have been dipping back into the Olive Kitteridge books. And before reading ‘Lucy by the Sea’ rereading Lucy 😊
#booksky
#booksky
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The thing I loved most about Twitter was that I could post some nonsense and then happily spend hours reading the witty replies by the brilliant people I was fortunate enough to have as mutuals. I'm not just saying this, but this place has already surpassed that. See the replies to this for proof...
Shakespeare for the 21st century...
7. “To even, or can’t even, that is the question”
6. “All that glisters is not goals”
5. “Out, dammed Spotify!”
4. “As You, like, Like It”
3. “Romeo, Romeo, WTF Romeo?!”
2. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earbuds”
1. “Alas, poor Yorick. He got ratio'd”
7. “To even, or can’t even, that is the question”
6. “All that glisters is not goals”
5. “Out, dammed Spotify!”
4. “As You, like, Like It”
3. “Romeo, Romeo, WTF Romeo?!”
2. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earbuds”
1. “Alas, poor Yorick. He got ratio'd”
November 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The thing I loved most about Twitter was that I could post some nonsense and then happily spend hours reading the witty replies by the brilliant people I was fortunate enough to have as mutuals. I'm not just saying this, but this place has already surpassed that. See the replies to this for proof...
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I'm impressed that science has conclusively proven that the best method of reducing anger is stealing a boat and crashing it into a bigger boat.
I didn't read the article, I'm just assuming that's what it says.
I didn't read the article, I'm just assuming that's what it says.
Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Study Shows
Venting when angry seems sensible.
www.sciencealert.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:58 AM
I'm impressed that science has conclusively proven that the best method of reducing anger is stealing a boat and crashing it into a bigger boat.
I didn't read the article, I'm just assuming that's what it says.
I didn't read the article, I'm just assuming that's what it says.
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BREAKING NEWS: Alan Jones has been charged by NSW police with an additional two assault offences relating to an alleged ninth victim
Alan Jones charged with two further counts of assault against a ninth alleged victim
The former Sydney talkback radio star, who denies any misconduct, is now facing 26 charges, including indecent assault and sexual touching
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Alan Jones has been charged by NSW police with an additional two assault offences relating to an alleged ninth victim
This is Drover. Ready and waiting to go, ears picking up signals from all directions 💛
#dogsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
November 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This is Drover. Ready and waiting to go, ears picking up signals from all directions 💛
#dogsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
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“Work stops at sunset. Darkness falls over the building site. The sky is filled with stars. "There is the blueprint," they say.”
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, 1972.
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, 1972.
a starry night sky with trees silhouetted against it
ALT: a starry night sky with trees silhouetted against it
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November 11, 2024 at 8:31 PM
“Work stops at sunset. Darkness falls over the building site. The sky is filled with stars. "There is the blueprint," they say.”
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, 1972.
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities, 1972.