Liz Lister
@scarycurlgirl.bsky.social
Real person, likes to talk about stuff and things. Bit snarky sometimes but tends to regret it afterwards. Bristol / UK, but hardly anyone ever visits.
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Now don't you be going and trying out any of these well documented shenanigans that I'm telling y'all about in some considerable detail!
Otherwise all my carefully planned and not-at-all chaotic 'targeted' 'enforcement' 'operations' might be interrupted!
Otherwise all my carefully planned and not-at-all chaotic 'targeted' 'enforcement' 'operations' might be interrupted!
Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Now don't you be going and trying out any of these well documented shenanigans that I'm telling y'all about in some considerable detail!
Otherwise all my carefully planned and not-at-all chaotic 'targeted' 'enforcement' 'operations' might be interrupted!
Otherwise all my carefully planned and not-at-all chaotic 'targeted' 'enforcement' 'operations' might be interrupted!
What if the Nobel Peace Prize no longer existed?
Maybe that's part of the price we have to pay to stop Trump? We all stop pretending the peace prize anything more than a stitch up and junk it.
Show up Trump's bellendery for what it is.
Your move Norway!
Maybe that's part of the price we have to pay to stop Trump? We all stop pretending the peace prize anything more than a stitch up and junk it.
Show up Trump's bellendery for what it is.
Your move Norway!
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 AM
What if the Nobel Peace Prize no longer existed?
Maybe that's part of the price we have to pay to stop Trump? We all stop pretending the peace prize anything more than a stitch up and junk it.
Show up Trump's bellendery for what it is.
Your move Norway!
Maybe that's part of the price we have to pay to stop Trump? We all stop pretending the peace prize anything more than a stitch up and junk it.
Show up Trump's bellendery for what it is.
Your move Norway!
So how can we reassert democracy as the least worst form of government? What about if we all stand behind our democratic institutions? Especially the ones under attack by authoritarians? Like, I dunno, the BBC?
If it turns out thst Trump's lawsuit isn't a Putin psyop then, well, I'll be damned.
If it turns out thst Trump's lawsuit isn't a Putin psyop then, well, I'll be damned.
Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong | Rafael Behr
Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong | Rafael Behr
The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
So how can we reassert democracy as the least worst form of government? What about if we all stand behind our democratic institutions? Especially the ones under attack by authoritarians? Like, I dunno, the BBC?
If it turns out thst Trump's lawsuit isn't a Putin psyop then, well, I'll be damned.
If it turns out thst Trump's lawsuit isn't a Putin psyop then, well, I'll be damned.
If I say that the new Knives Out is really very good then someone here will tell me that I'm wrong. But I hate that. So instead I shall say that I very much enjoyed it and then I cannot be wrong BECAUSE I JUST DID SO SHUT UP
December 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If I say that the new Knives Out is really very good then someone here will tell me that I'm wrong. But I hate that. So instead I shall say that I very much enjoyed it and then I cannot be wrong BECAUSE I JUST DID SO SHUT UP
For possibly decades now I've been travelling on @crosscountryuk.bsky.social with this as my view for 1, 2, 3 or more hours at a time.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For possibly decades now I've been travelling on @crosscountryuk.bsky.social with this as my view for 1, 2, 3 or more hours at a time.
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On what are you basing your disagreement? What, exactly, would you be criticising? What's your purpose? Because in the kindest interpretation of JD's statement, he could end up fighting science with more science, and that might be ok. However...
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On what are you basing your disagreement? What, exactly, would you be criticising? What's your purpose? Because in the kindest interpretation of JD's statement, he could end up fighting science with more science, and that might be ok. However...
We should consider AI as being like a parasite or a cancer. We have the treatment (starve it of the data and energy we willingly provide it) but we won't because it's also made us crazy.
a close up of a caterpillar on a green leaf with the word wild on the bottom left
Alt: From Wikipedia: Leucochloridium paradoxum is a parasitic flatworm. Its intermediate hosts are land snails. Pictured is the pulsating, green broodsacs of L paradoxum filling the eye stalks of a snail. This visually imitates caterpillars, making the snail look like prey, meaning birds eat infected snails. The adult parasite lives in the bird's cloaca, releasing its eggs into the bird's faeces.
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
We should consider AI as being like a parasite or a cancer. We have the treatment (starve it of the data and energy we willingly provide it) but we won't because it's also made us crazy.
Back in the late 18th century, a number of poor English women organised to seize goods like butter, grain and bread and "redistribute" them. And yes, shoplifting is bad. But some of those women sold the goods on for a fairer price and then handed the takings back to where they took the goods from.
October 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Back in the late 18th century, a number of poor English women organised to seize goods like butter, grain and bread and "redistribute" them. And yes, shoplifting is bad. But some of those women sold the goods on for a fairer price and then handed the takings back to where they took the goods from.
Wise words. See y'all in a week or so!
As someone who has been Extremely Online for more than 25 yrs, whose working life is one long hunt for weak signals/what's next, my advice for folks in the UK who don't really need to be on top of the news on an ongoing basis is to spend some regular time tuning out over the next few days
September 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Wise words. See y'all in a week or so!
Yesterday a man was shot dead in front of a crowd of people.
As a result of this crime I now know who this man was and what he preached.
This one gunshot could do more to amplify his message than any social media algorithm could ever do.
And absolutely everything about this situation is rotten.
As a result of this crime I now know who this man was and what he preached.
This one gunshot could do more to amplify his message than any social media algorithm could ever do.
And absolutely everything about this situation is rotten.
September 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Yesterday a man was shot dead in front of a crowd of people.
As a result of this crime I now know who this man was and what he preached.
This one gunshot could do more to amplify his message than any social media algorithm could ever do.
And absolutely everything about this situation is rotten.
As a result of this crime I now know who this man was and what he preached.
This one gunshot could do more to amplify his message than any social media algorithm could ever do.
And absolutely everything about this situation is rotten.
Ok, so I'm not claiming to have perfect foresight. But I knew Alaska would get involved somehow. And, oh, yes, here comes Russia!
Wonder who Trump thinks would stand up for him now if Russia attacked Alaska across the Bering Strait right now? Because I bet you it would be fucking no-one.
August 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ok, so I'm not claiming to have perfect foresight. But I knew Alaska would get involved somehow. And, oh, yes, here comes Russia!
Me, yesterday: "This whole 'Your [insert boring service here]' brand name trend. It's confusing it's patronising and I hate it. Please stop."
Me, today: 🤦
Me, today: 🤦
July 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Me, yesterday: "This whole 'Your [insert boring service here]' brand name trend. It's confusing it's patronising and I hate it. Please stop."
Me, today: 🤦
Me, today: 🤦
I wondered what on earth the seagulls were doing during (and following) the second innings at @gloscricket.bsky.social today. Turns out it was bloody #FlyingAntDay and they were FEASTING!
June 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I wondered what on earth the seagulls were doing during (and following) the second innings at @gloscricket.bsky.social today. Turns out it was bloody #FlyingAntDay and they were FEASTING!
A certain part of society still valorises adults behaving like vile toddlers, enabling these manic, vicious, spoilt, shitty egotists with their unwavering support and zero meaningful consequences.
But I now understand why I want to yell GROW THE FUCK UP whenever any of these Reform types pipe up.
But I now understand why I want to yell GROW THE FUCK UP whenever any of these Reform types pipe up.
DOGE mess - the BBC on Reform’s Zia Yusuf’s business background www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A certain part of society still valorises adults behaving like vile toddlers, enabling these manic, vicious, spoilt, shitty egotists with their unwavering support and zero meaningful consequences.
But I now understand why I want to yell GROW THE FUCK UP whenever any of these Reform types pipe up.
But I now understand why I want to yell GROW THE FUCK UP whenever any of these Reform types pipe up.
My dear husband joined me (and numerous others) in the Dead Dad Club earlier this year. We're dealing with Fathers' Day by eating cheese and drinking wine with friends who also want to acknowledge the day "sans papa". Join in if you like 💔❤️🩹♥️
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My dear husband joined me (and numerous others) in the Dead Dad Club earlier this year. We're dealing with Fathers' Day by eating cheese and drinking wine with friends who also want to acknowledge the day "sans papa". Join in if you like 💔❤️🩹♥️
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If you’ve got a young person in your life who might like a beautifully illustrated book about the history and science of time, you can order a signed and dedicated copy of “About Time” here: www.bookabookshop.co.uk/shop/about-t...
About Time – Signed and Dedicated Copy
Signed hardback copy of About Time by Rebecca Struthers and Alom Shaha, illustrated by Lucy Rose
First Edition, First Printing
Hand signed by Rebecca Struthers and Alom Shaha to the title page.
We ...
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June 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
If you’ve got a young person in your life who might like a beautifully illustrated book about the history and science of time, you can order a signed and dedicated copy of “About Time” here: www.bookabookshop.co.uk/shop/about-t...
Y'all know that somebody somewhere is making a bunch of money off the back of this EM/DJT spat, and if it turns out they are financially linked with EM and/or DJT I'll not be overly surprised.
June 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Y'all know that somebody somewhere is making a bunch of money off the back of this EM/DJT spat, and if it turns out they are financially linked with EM and/or DJT I'll not be overly surprised.
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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
The attack on American science is weaponised denialism. Trump is exploiting scientific nuance to his great benefit but to humanity's much greater loss.
I've heard colleagues say that the solution to what's happening to American science is for scientists to communicate the value of science better. That's false. Trump is doing a lot of unpopular things, including destroying the science enterprise. What's happening is not our fault. 1/2
June 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The attack on American science is weaponised denialism. Trump is exploiting scientific nuance to his great benefit but to humanity's much greater loss.
I am British. My desire to scrape an existence atop an exposed rocky archipelago in the North Atlantic and then have the temerity to complain about the weather is my national identity. Anyone else who wishes to do the same is welcome to join me.
May 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I am British. My desire to scrape an existence atop an exposed rocky archipelago in the North Atlantic and then have the temerity to complain about the weather is my national identity. Anyone else who wishes to do the same is welcome to join me.
"Just in case we're distantly related to someone who did something of note (and not just a bunch of Pooteresque nobodys)" is the main reason my family NEVER THROWS ANYTHING AWAY.
Stories like this don't help.
Stories like this don't help.
May 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Just in case we're distantly related to someone who did something of note (and not just a bunch of Pooteresque nobodys)" is the main reason my family NEVER THROWS ANYTHING AWAY.
Stories like this don't help.
Stories like this don't help.