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seranilk.bsky.social
Céilidh 🧡
@seranilk.bsky.social
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Teeny tiny. She/Her. Graphic Designer, intersectional feminist, accidental activist & often distracted by a fascinating thing. In a constant battle with Endometriosis & PCOS 🐝
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stevedarlingmp.bsky.social
My amazing guide dog Jennie is the Westminster Dog of the Year! I couldn't be more proud of her. She is so much more than a guide dog; she's a good friend and my constant companion! She deserves all the treats and cuddles in the world! Thank you to everyone that voted! 🐾🏆
Jennie and Steve at the presentation of Westminster Dog of the Year.
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
Wow!

The guy was absolutely awful, but I would never wish harm even on those I really dislike.

Is now the right time for the US to talk about gun control?
theverge.com The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 10
Charlie Kirk, the influencer and activist who co-founded right-wing group Turning Point USA, has died at the age of 31 after being shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University, according to his spokesperson Andrew Kolvet, speaking to the New York Times.
Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Turning Point USA event in Utah
The status of the shooter is unclear.
www.theverge.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
Happy National Day mi gente #Gibraltar
September 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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libdems.org.uk
While Farage is off in America talking Britain down, we gave Reform HQ a rebrand.

We hope it will make him feel more at home.
Reform HQ rebranded as ‘Trump Tower’
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you!
graceldn.bsky.social Grace @graceldn.bsky.social · Sep 4
“Ex-Tory minister Nadine Dorries deflects to Reform UK”
September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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askaubry.com
Dude crashing out that women aren't chattel
3d Comments Feminism is just one big fake trophy given to women to make them feel good about themselves and to make them think they actually did something. When in reality it was a MANS decision. You asked MEN for PERMISSION to do stuff. And we ALLOWED it. So technically u don't "need feminism" (which doesn't exist), you NEED (since the dawn of time) MEN. And if u disagree, cry harder
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
Why isn't Neil Young's Glastonbury set on BBC iPlayer? 😔
July 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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waverleylibdems.bsky.social
It's International Pride Day!

Liberal Democrats will keep fighting until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.

🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
Rainbow flag overlaid with a banner which says "Happy Pride Month"
June 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
seranilk.bsky.social
The kind of content we all need at this moment 🦦
in-otter-news.bsky.social In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · Jun 25
Floating around with mum!
June 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
Heartbreaking 😥
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 14
Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
June 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
I just watched the 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and I enjoyed it but I was so disappointed none of the turtles said "Cowabunga dude!". Or if they did, I did not notice.

I also feel like the soundtrack could have done with a bit of Beastie Boys 😉
June 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
😆
radgrapes.bsky.social radgrapes.bsky.social @radgrapes.bsky.social · May 8
So it wasn't Pizzaballa...the Cardinals went for the Deep Dish!? #PopeLeo
May 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
Habemus Papa Americano *repetitive 2010s song plays*

#NewPope #Conclave #PopeLeo
May 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
Double meaning to VE Day this year with the Vatican Election too.
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
The science behind the smoke colours #ChimneyWatch
compoundchem.com Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · May 8
Eyes are on the Vatican this week for the selection of a new Pope 💭

Specific recipes are used for the black and white smoke released to indicate the result of conclave voting – here's a look at the chemicals involved: wp.me/p4aPLT-8St

#ChemSky 🧪
Infographic on the smoke recipes used at the Papal Conclave. Historically, the conclave generated black smoke by burning tar or pitch with the ballots. Today, they use a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur. In the past, the conclave added wet straw to the burning ballots to generate white smoke. Today, they use a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose and rosin (pine tree resin).
May 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
seranilk.bsky.social
I briefly watched some of BBC's chimney watch on the papal election and they had not one, but TWO camera angles side-by-side on that chimney. I'm wondering how many more angles they'll be showing when I check back in next time 🤔

#NewPope #Conclave #ChimneyWatch
May 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
This is genuinely such a fun read.
naomikritzer.bsky.social Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · May 6
Gift link for today's NYT article about the UChicago class in which they have a multi-day costumed LARP re-enacting the Papal Election of 1492. (Aka the Pope LARP.)

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search, reported the International Energy Agency."
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

#AI #ClimateChange #Environment #EnvironmentalImpact #Sustainability
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.
www.unep.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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waverleylibdems.bsky.social
🌍 A local response with action and partnerships:

While Westminster has failed to act, Waverley Liberal Democrats are already working with local organisations to help protect our rivers, hold polluters to account, and build resilience into local planning 🌊

www.waverleylibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Urgent Action Needed on Water Infrastructure Crisis
A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has laid bare the scale of the water sector crisis in England — from deteriorating infrastructure and rising pollution to financially unstable water ...
www.waverleylibdems.org.uk
May 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
seranilk.bsky.social
Do you enjoy a bit of resistance from some very petty cats? Follow @catsonacouch.bsky.social on all the social media platforms, but especially on Instagram!

Like many I noticed I was automatically following JD Vance's VP account on Insta. I'm in the UK!!
Screenshot from a Cats on a Couch Instagram post which shows a purple celestial background with a number of pink and yellow sofas/couches and two cats staring each other down. Text says "This cat account exists purely to have more followers than JD Vance. Join the meow army"
May 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
seranilk.bsky.social
Please sign and share! Many families are made to go through a lengthy and costly process in order to have their children's EHCP overturned after initial rejection.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Penalties for Local Authorities if their EHCP decision is overturned at Tribunal
Many parents appeal to the SEND Tribunal, where Local Authority decisions are, in 98% of cases, overturned. We think this process denies SEN children access to appropriate education and costs the taxp...
petition.parliament.uk
May 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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waverleylibdems.bsky.social
We can stop Farage and his entourage in their tracks, but we need your help!

We’re powered by local people, not private interests. Every donation we receive is published, and every policy we put forward is costed, credible, & grounded in community need.

www.waverleylibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Image of Nigel Farage superimposed in front of the Prime Minister's house at 10 Downing Street. Text reads: Stop Farage and his entourage. Join the fight today!" and below the text is the Liberal Democrats logo.
May 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
seranilk.bsky.social
I should have been casting my vote in #Surrey today but we were denied that right by a Tory-led county council who forced through a rushed application to create new unitary authorities. This also allows them to cling to power for an extra year. Surrey residents are not happy about this!
waverleylibdems.bsky.social Waverley Liberal Democrats @waverleylibdems.bsky.social · May 1
Polls are open across the country...but not in Surrey.

Today should have been your opportunity to make your voice heard at the ballot box, about everything from highways to Children’s Services & SEN.

Sign our petition:
www.waverleylibdems.org.uk/news/article...

#LocalElections #Surrey
Image of a person submitting their ballot paper and the whole image is in silhouette. Text reads: "Polls are open across the country... but not in Surrey where the Conservatives & Labour cancelled the elections." Liberal Democrats logo is displayed at the bottom right. Today is 1st May 2025. Today should have been polling day in the Surrey County Council elections. Today should have been your opportunity to make your voice heard at the ballot box, about everything from highways to Children’s Services and SEN. That voice has been silenced by the Conservatives who run Surrey Council, who chose to seek local government reorganisation - they were not forced to. They chose this just six months from the end of their four-year terms and, in doing so, not only took away your right to hold them to account, but put all local district and borough councils in Surrey at risk of being exposed to serious debts and the end of discretionary services, which help thousands of vulnerable people across the county. Not only this, but they now seek, as part of the process, just two massive unitary councils that will run all services. This process, something that normally takes years, is being dangerously and recklessly rushed through and risks exposing even more residents to difficulties, as services decline. Liberal Democrats right across the county have been fighting this, and trying to achieve the best local outcomes for residents out of the negative situation the Conservatives have brought upon our county. Not only have Conservatives been responsible for starting this reorganisation process, the serious debt issues plaguing the county were all established under the now former Conservative boroughs of Woking, Spelthorne and, of course, Surrey County Council itself. Liberal Democrats have said, from day one, that we believe any discussion about local government reorganisation should have been part of this county election process so that you, as residents, had at least some say. The County Council continues to offer you no meaningful input into the process. On top of their anti-democratic behaviour at this level, Conservatives are also seeking to undermine our elected town and parish councils, as they pursue replacing them with unelected com
May 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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supportabort.bsky.social
Mara is on her travels again and this time she's telling us about an abortion @maraclarke.bsky.social & our other SAFE co-founder, Kasia, helped with.

No matter how many years we've spent in the business, some abortion stories continue to surprise us.

#AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionAccess #Iceland
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM