Naz Laird
@nazlaird.bsky.social
Scottish, Bi, Non Binary & short arsed Witchy type, loves tarot, prone to grumpiness & very bad spelling, also sharing bad photo’s I’ve taken, She/Them I don’t mind.
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Come on, sit down, come on, and do your best
To fright me with your sprites; you’re pow’rful at it.
To fright me with your sprites; you’re pow’rful at it.
December 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Come on, sit down, come on, and do your best
To fright me with your sprites; you’re pow’rful at it.
To fright me with your sprites; you’re pow’rful at it.
This feels relevant to the day xxx
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This feels relevant to the day xxx
Happy Christmas 🎄 all & if you are feeling like you need someone to talk too today please don't suffer alone (unless like me you enjoy the peace of course!) Hope its a beautiful one xxx
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Christmas 🎄 all & if you are feeling like you need someone to talk too today please don't suffer alone (unless like me you enjoy the peace of course!) Hope its a beautiful one xxx
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WIRED: “ICE expands plans to outsource immigrant tracking to private surveillance firm… up to $280 MILLION…”
Bounty hunting (nonviolent) immigrants. Cruelty is big business — spending our money to harm our own economy.
An own goal. America’s Brexit.
www.wired.com/story/ice-bo...
Bounty hunting (nonviolent) immigrants. Cruelty is big business — spending our money to harm our own economy.
An own goal. America’s Brexit.
www.wired.com/story/ice-bo...
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
WIRED: “ICE expands plans to outsource immigrant tracking to private surveillance firm… up to $280 MILLION…”
Bounty hunting (nonviolent) immigrants. Cruelty is big business — spending our money to harm our own economy.
An own goal. America’s Brexit.
www.wired.com/story/ice-bo...
Bounty hunting (nonviolent) immigrants. Cruelty is big business — spending our money to harm our own economy.
An own goal. America’s Brexit.
www.wired.com/story/ice-bo...
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections.
In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
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The EHRC removed the "interim guidance" that has been devastating the lives of trans people for months from it's website.
We wonder why...👀
We wonder why...👀
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The EHRC removed the "interim guidance" that has been devastating the lives of trans people for months from it's website.
We wonder why...👀
We wonder why...👀
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And take part in the consultation, please.
The Hampstead ponds have always been inclusive. They MUST remain so.
The Hampstead ponds have always been inclusive. They MUST remain so.
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
And take part in the consultation, please.
The Hampstead ponds have always been inclusive. They MUST remain so.
The Hampstead ponds have always been inclusive. They MUST remain so.
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While we're on the subject of 'we don't need experts'
Nightmare fuel.
“One in six bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO”
on.ft.com/46Zv7Dq
“One in six bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO”
on.ft.com/46Zv7Dq
One in six bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO
Levels of antimicrobial resistance highest in south-east Asia and eastern Mediterranean
on.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
While we're on the subject of 'we don't need experts'
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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And if you’re wondering who Labour is listening to? “Reeves boasted she hatched plan to rip down our nature protections over a “smoked salmon & scrambled eggs breakfast” with corporate lobbyists”. While Starmer’s resolve to kick down planning rules are result of his “conversations with leading CEOs”
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
And if you’re wondering who Labour is listening to? “Reeves boasted she hatched plan to rip down our nature protections over a “smoked salmon & scrambled eggs breakfast” with corporate lobbyists”. While Starmer’s resolve to kick down planning rules are result of his “conversations with leading CEOs”
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It's important to remember that despite Reform leading in the polls that Nigel Farage is not popular - and this hasn't changed since the general election.
Nigel Farage favourability rating (13-14 October 2025)
Favourable: 30% (no change from 10-11 Sept)
Unfavourable: 63% (+2)
Net: -33 (-2)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Favourable: 30% (no change from 10-11 Sept)
Unfavourable: 63% (+2)
Net: -33 (-2)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
October 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It's important to remember that despite Reform leading in the polls that Nigel Farage is not popular - and this hasn't changed since the general election.
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Portland has fallen!
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Portland has fallen!
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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BREAKING: Scottish police found Palestine Action’s activities below level for ‘terrorism’ ban www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
BREAKING: Scottish police found Palestine Action’s activities below level for 'terrorism' ban
Details of meetings obtained by The National show Police Scotland found Palestine Action's activities far below the level of terrorism
www.thecanary.co
October 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
BREAKING: Scottish police found Palestine Action’s activities below level for ‘terrorism’ ban www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Thomas Keyes demonstrating how manuscripts like the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels were made. Videos from a Lottery funded project based at the Tarbat Discovery Centre. Thanks to @victoriawhitworth.bsky.social for the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJd...
Stories on Skins: Calligraphy
YouTube video by Tarbat Discovery Centre
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thomas Keyes demonstrating how manuscripts like the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels were made. Videos from a Lottery funded project based at the Tarbat Discovery Centre. Thanks to @victoriawhitworth.bsky.social for the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJd...
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In today's least surprising news
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
In today's least surprising news
When the FT says stuff like this, you know the ruling class are getting panicky!
Time to guillotine France’s super-rich tax breaks on.ft.com/3ILhlwg | opinion
Time to guillotine France’s super-rich tax breaks
Does the country need a wealth tax?
on.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
When the FT says stuff like this, you know the ruling class are getting panicky!
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Hard to even comprehend this.
Coral reefs are lost.
We knew it was coming but still…
Coral reefs are lost.
Coral reefs are lost.
We knew it was coming but still…
Coral reefs are lost.
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hard to even comprehend this.
Coral reefs are lost.
We knew it was coming but still…
Coral reefs are lost.
Coral reefs are lost.
We knew it was coming but still…
Coral reefs are lost.
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This amazing Covered Bridge #Photography was taken by Gerry Hudson.
October 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This amazing Covered Bridge #Photography was taken by Gerry Hudson.
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Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.
October 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.
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The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
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Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.
Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
October 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.
Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...