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John Woolman, 1763
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
John Woolman, 1763
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14
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457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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Donald Trump treats the international stage like a schoolyard playground, attempting to bully and brute force other countries into compliance with his imperialist agenda.
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Donald Trump treats the international stage like a schoolyard playground, attempting to bully and brute force other countries into compliance with his imperialist agenda.
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
The UK cannot continue to appease an erratic, unreliable leader under the guise of a "special relationship."
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My next free Lit Link Up book webinar is on the 13th February & I have lots of great books to share (and some freebies to send out to UK attendees!) If you can't attend on the night if you sign up anyway I will send the recording link out to you a few days after
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
Lit Link Up
Lit Link Up - let's talk about books! Lit Link Up is a regular 6 weekly webinar on a Friday evening at 7p.m. where I will be discussing all of the new children's/young adult/adult books I have read...
www.bevhumphrey.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
My next free Lit Link Up book webinar is on the 13th February & I have lots of great books to share (and some freebies to send out to UK attendees!) If you can't attend on the night if you sign up anyway I will send the recording link out to you a few days after
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....
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Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
January 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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This nutcase rant will cement the world's understanding of what they are dealing with. No more appeasement.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This nutcase rant will cement the world's understanding of what they are dealing with. No more appeasement.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
But not the cult: the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court and those in the Cabinet in a position to use the 25th Amenment.
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"As a community we go seeking in the stillness together and allow that experience to change us."
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
Foundations and future: meeting for worship and the confident voice of early Friends
As a community we go seeking in the stillness together...
www.quaker.org.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"As a community we go seeking in the stillness together and allow that experience to change us."
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
Jo Baynham reflects on how Quakers talk about their experiences of worship. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/foundations-and-future-meeting-for-worship-and-the-confident-voice-of-early-friends
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The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
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Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien! Here’s my latest tribute to “On Fairy-stories” and the way it shaped the thinking (and writing!) of later fantasy authors.
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien! Here’s my latest tribute to “On Fairy-stories” and the way it shaped the thinking (and writing!) of later fantasy authors.
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
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"Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining" I realise my copy of The Dark is Rising is in storage, so this year I might listen to it instead. Or maybe buy a new copy tomorrow & catch up. Easily 1 of my favourite Christmas books. Do you know it? www.waterstones.com/book/the-dar...
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper | Waterstones
Buy The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Tonight will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining" I realise my copy of The Dark is Rising is in storage, so this year I might listen to it instead. Or maybe buy a new copy tomorrow & catch up. Easily 1 of my favourite Christmas books. Do you know it? www.waterstones.com/book/the-dar...
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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A Happy Birthday to Axel Scheffler, whose trademark illustrations have left an indelible mark on so many reading journeys ✏️📚
Celebrate by importing our dashboard dedicated to him and creative partner, Julia Donaldson ✨
Celebrate by importing our dashboard dedicated to him and creative partner, Julia Donaldson ✨
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A Happy Birthday to Axel Scheffler, whose trademark illustrations have left an indelible mark on so many reading journeys ✏️📚
Celebrate by importing our dashboard dedicated to him and creative partner, Julia Donaldson ✨
Celebrate by importing our dashboard dedicated to him and creative partner, Julia Donaldson ✨
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Absolutely thrilled to announce that this season’s must have accessory is once again ✨ a book ✨
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Absolutely thrilled to announce that this season’s must have accessory is once again ✨ a book ✨
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Quakers believe there is that of God in everyone and that everyone should be treated with compassion. This leads us to uphold the rights and dignity of refugees and migrants.
In our new blog, Grace Da Costa unpicks the arguments behind the government’s new asylum policies and offers an alternative.
In our new blog, Grace Da Costa unpicks the arguments behind the government’s new asylum policies and offers an alternative.
The government’s new asylum policy: a weapon of mass distraction
Grace Da Costa challenges the government's new asylum reforms, and shares some actions we can take to call for a more inclusive and humane asylum system.
www.quaker.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Quakers believe there is that of God in everyone and that everyone should be treated with compassion. This leads us to uphold the rights and dignity of refugees and migrants.
In our new blog, Grace Da Costa unpicks the arguments behind the government’s new asylum policies and offers an alternative.
In our new blog, Grace Da Costa unpicks the arguments behind the government’s new asylum policies and offers an alternative.
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Join librarian and graphic novel expert Paul Register for our next Library Leaders webinar: Understanding Graphic Novels and Using Them in Your School Library 📚
Discover how graphic novels can engage your reluctant readers ✨
Register now 👇
https://follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/gut5l61ipr
Discover how graphic novels can engage your reluctant readers ✨
Register now 👇
https://follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/gut5l61ipr
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Join librarian and graphic novel expert Paul Register for our next Library Leaders webinar: Understanding Graphic Novels and Using Them in Your School Library 📚
Discover how graphic novels can engage your reluctant readers ✨
Register now 👇
https://follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/gut5l61ipr
Discover how graphic novels can engage your reluctant readers ✨
Register now 👇
https://follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/gut5l61ipr
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For libraries marking Remembrance Day or Veterans Day, you can now import from our selection of commemorative dashboards paying tribute to those who gave their lives in war 🌹
Available to download here 👉 https://learn.accessit.online/mod/page/view.php?id=582
Available to download here 👉 https://learn.accessit.online/mod/page/view.php?id=582
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For libraries marking Remembrance Day or Veterans Day, you can now import from our selection of commemorative dashboards paying tribute to those who gave their lives in war 🌹
Available to download here 👉 https://learn.accessit.online/mod/page/view.php?id=582
Available to download here 👉 https://learn.accessit.online/mod/page/view.php?id=582
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #demorecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's “Musical Chapters from #thehobbit after #tolkien”.
Julian Boyce will be performing the role of #thorin
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #dwarvesoferebor #dwarf
Julian Boyce will be performing the role of #thorin
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #dwarvesoferebor #dwarf
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #demorecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's “Musical Chapters from #thehobbit after #tolkien”.
Julian Boyce will be performing the role of #thorin
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #dwarvesoferebor #dwarf
Julian Boyce will be performing the role of #thorin
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #dwarvesoferebor #dwarf
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Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
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Congratulations to last night's winners and all finalists shortlisted for these prestigious awards - much-deserved recognition of the creative, crucial and tireless work school librarians put in throughout the year!
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Congratulations to last night's winners and all finalists shortlisted for these prestigious awards - much-deserved recognition of the creative, crucial and tireless work school librarians put in throughout the year!
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#NonFiction November is the perfect opportunity to promote your library's factual texts 📚
For librarians creating displays, Accessit's 'On Display' function helpfully fact-checks when it's time to put books back on the shelves! ✨
For librarians creating displays, Accessit's 'On Display' function helpfully fact-checks when it's time to put books back on the shelves! ✨
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#NonFiction November is the perfect opportunity to promote your library's factual texts 📚
For librarians creating displays, Accessit's 'On Display' function helpfully fact-checks when it's time to put books back on the shelves! ✨
For librarians creating displays, Accessit's 'On Display' function helpfully fact-checks when it's time to put books back on the shelves! ✨
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We're hiring! QVA is looking for a Treasurer to join our board of Trustees. You don't have to be a Quaker to apply.
We're a small but vibrant charity, ambitious about our future and keen to diversify our team. Details & how to apply: qva.org.uk/vacancies/
Please repost, we appreciate your help!
We're a small but vibrant charity, ambitious about our future and keen to diversify our team. Details & how to apply: qva.org.uk/vacancies/
Please repost, we appreciate your help!
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We're hiring! QVA is looking for a Treasurer to join our board of Trustees. You don't have to be a Quaker to apply.
We're a small but vibrant charity, ambitious about our future and keen to diversify our team. Details & how to apply: qva.org.uk/vacancies/
Please repost, we appreciate your help!
We're a small but vibrant charity, ambitious about our future and keen to diversify our team. Details & how to apply: qva.org.uk/vacancies/
Please repost, we appreciate your help!
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The 3rd and final part of my piece on constructing childhood in Tolkien’s legendarium is now out, this time focusing on hobbit childhoods and hobbits *as* children.
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @tolkiensociety.org
#TolkienTuesday
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/constructi...
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @tolkiensociety.org
#TolkienTuesday
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/constructi...
Constructions of Childhood in Tolkien’s Legendarium (3): The hobbits as children
This is the third part of a longer piece on constructions of childhood in Tolkien’s legendarium.
dimitrafimi.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The 3rd and final part of my piece on constructing childhood in Tolkien’s legendarium is now out, this time focusing on hobbit childhoods and hobbits *as* children.
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @tolkiensociety.org
#TolkienTuesday
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/constructi...
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @tolkiensociety.org
#TolkienTuesday
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/constructi...