Talis Kimberley🇪🇺
@taliskimberley.bsky.social
Songwriter/Performer/Wordsmith. Doggerel, Limericks. She/her. Folklore/yarncraft/pagan. Antifa, organ doner, European. Made of stories. No AI. www.talis.net & YouTube channel.
Booking 2026 gigs: (Hey, bookshops & yarnshops!)
Re-enchantment is resistance.
Booking 2026 gigs: (Hey, bookshops & yarnshops!)
Re-enchantment is resistance.
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Hello friends. I mostly share here things intended to bring solace & a little joy.
I’ll also talk about my work (contemporary story-songs & geek-folk, interfaith, history, folklore & nonsense).
I encourage you to seek out beauty, dwell in wonder, practice kindness & be thankful (& use alt-text!)
I’ll also talk about my work (contemporary story-songs & geek-folk, interfaith, history, folklore & nonsense).
I encourage you to seek out beauty, dwell in wonder, practice kindness & be thankful (& use alt-text!)
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Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
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It is estimated by the national charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) that, for every day the two-child limit remains in place, a further 109 children are pulled into poverty across the country
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north...
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north...
North East campaigners send hard-hitting message on two-child limit
It is estimated by the national charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) that, for every day the two-child limit remains in place, a further 109 children are pulled into poverty across the country
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It is estimated by the national charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) that, for every day the two-child limit remains in place, a further 109 children are pulled into poverty across the country
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north...
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north...
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80yo daughter of Holocaust survivor first to be arrested at Aberystwyth Palestine Action protest
Police in Aberystwyth are arresting more than 20 people for showing public support for Palestine Action.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/breakin...
Police in Aberystwyth are arresting more than 20 people for showing public support for Palestine Action.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/breakin...
Breaking: Aberystwyth police are arresting protestors in support of Palestine Action
Police in Aberystwyth are arresting more than 20 people for showing public support for Palestine Action.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
80yo daughter of Holocaust survivor first to be arrested at Aberystwyth Palestine Action protest
Police in Aberystwyth are arresting more than 20 people for showing public support for Palestine Action.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/breakin...
Police in Aberystwyth are arresting more than 20 people for showing public support for Palestine Action.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/breakin...
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THREAD.
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
THREAD.
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
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💕 It was brilliant to see @theyasminbenoit.bsky.social at the TITC Gala, standing with over 60-thousand women who believe in inclusion and dignity for trans+ people.
You can add your name and help us keep that momentum growing.
✍ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share with your networks
You can add your name and help us keep that momentum growing.
✍ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share with your networks
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
💕 It was brilliant to see @theyasminbenoit.bsky.social at the TITC Gala, standing with over 60-thousand women who believe in inclusion and dignity for trans+ people.
You can add your name and help us keep that momentum growing.
✍ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share with your networks
You can add your name and help us keep that momentum growing.
✍ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share with your networks
Labour folks, you’re not ‘working towards change from the inside’. You’re supporting & endorsing Starmer’s/Mahmoud’s words by your presence & membership, while they ignore your polite objections
It’s hard to leave a thing you’ve been part of. But it’s time
Time for bold politics.
Time for courage.
It’s hard to leave a thing you’ve been part of. But it’s time
Time for bold politics.
Time for courage.
"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski: "This is extreme, this is inhumane and it is a government of cowards."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Labour folks, you’re not ‘working towards change from the inside’. You’re supporting & endorsing Starmer’s/Mahmoud’s words by your presence & membership, while they ignore your polite objections
It’s hard to leave a thing you’ve been part of. But it’s time
Time for bold politics.
Time for courage.
It’s hard to leave a thing you’ve been part of. But it’s time
Time for bold politics.
Time for courage.
Reposted by Talis Kimberley🇪🇺
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Is time for fireside hot chocolate and Star Trek and crochet. Today has Mondayed hard. May tomorrow be kinder.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is time for fireside hot chocolate and Star Trek and crochet. Today has Mondayed hard. May tomorrow be kinder.
Elect former theatre kids if you want articulate politicians who are big on empathy, creativity, collaboration & communication!
(Other positively-formative backgrounds are available. Multi-millionaires need not apply.)
#BackZack #TeamGreen
(Other positively-formative backgrounds are available. Multi-millionaires need not apply.)
#BackZack #TeamGreen
The right wing approach now is to put me in a box with an incredibly successful politician who just won a stunning victory.
This is Pure Cope Exhibit A
Join.greenparty.org.uk
This is Pure Cope Exhibit A
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Elect former theatre kids if you want articulate politicians who are big on empathy, creativity, collaboration & communication!
(Other positively-formative backgrounds are available. Multi-millionaires need not apply.)
#BackZack #TeamGreen
(Other positively-formative backgrounds are available. Multi-millionaires need not apply.)
#BackZack #TeamGreen
Putting down lines
In the dirt and sand
Lines in the water
Lines in the land
Where were you
When you first breathed air
Were you over here or
Over there?
1/3
In the dirt and sand
Lines in the water
Lines in the land
Where were you
When you first breathed air
Were you over here or
Over there?
1/3
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Putting down lines
In the dirt and sand
Lines in the water
Lines in the land
Where were you
When you first breathed air
Were you over here or
Over there?
1/3
In the dirt and sand
Lines in the water
Lines in the land
Where were you
When you first breathed air
Were you over here or
Over there?
1/3
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The voters outside looked from Labour to Conservatives, and from Conservatives to Reform, and from Reform to Labour again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The voters outside looked from Labour to Conservatives, and from Conservatives to Reform, and from Reform to Labour again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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The poverty premium has gone digital and everyone's pretending not to notice. McDonald's charges more if you don't use their app. Tesco Clubcard prices are 20-30% cheaper than "regular" prices. Amazon Prime front-loads costs poor people can't afford. Being poor now costs extra. 🧵 #UX #technology
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The poverty premium has gone digital and everyone's pretending not to notice. McDonald's charges more if you don't use their app. Tesco Clubcard prices are 20-30% cheaper than "regular" prices. Amazon Prime front-loads costs poor people can't afford. Being poor now costs extra. 🧵 #UX #technology
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trans people exist.
billionaires shouldn't.
billionaires shouldn't.
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
trans people exist.
billionaires shouldn't.
billionaires shouldn't.
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People on the 'far' Left want Healthcare, Housing and good wages for all.
People on the Far Right want to deport or exterminate all the groups they don't like.
Not the same.
People on the Far Right want to deport or exterminate all the groups they don't like.
Not the same.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
People on the 'far' Left want Healthcare, Housing and good wages for all.
People on the Far Right want to deport or exterminate all the groups they don't like.
Not the same.
People on the Far Right want to deport or exterminate all the groups they don't like.
Not the same.
Sunday afternoon - OK, I know it's early evening really - it's time for another 1-woman craft party here.
I want to reduce my WIPs (Works in Progress) so I can start something new & different & tasty for my brain goblins.
Remember, frogging, or deciding a thing doesn't merit mending, also counts!
I want to reduce my WIPs (Works in Progress) so I can start something new & different & tasty for my brain goblins.
Remember, frogging, or deciding a thing doesn't merit mending, also counts!
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sunday afternoon - OK, I know it's early evening really - it's time for another 1-woman craft party here.
I want to reduce my WIPs (Works in Progress) so I can start something new & different & tasty for my brain goblins.
Remember, frogging, or deciding a thing doesn't merit mending, also counts!
I want to reduce my WIPs (Works in Progress) so I can start something new & different & tasty for my brain goblins.
Remember, frogging, or deciding a thing doesn't merit mending, also counts!
Went to Bristol’s Totterdown Art trail. Didn’t take a single picture but filled my eyes with beauty, my heart with wonder, & my arms with hugs from old & new friends.
So many folk adding beauty to the world!
So it delights me every time I hear that my songs are being sung & heard & remembered.
So many folk adding beauty to the world!
So it delights me every time I hear that my songs are being sung & heard & remembered.
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Went to Bristol’s Totterdown Art trail. Didn’t take a single picture but filled my eyes with beauty, my heart with wonder, & my arms with hugs from old & new friends.
So many folk adding beauty to the world!
So it delights me every time I hear that my songs are being sung & heard & remembered.
So many folk adding beauty to the world!
So it delights me every time I hear that my songs are being sung & heard & remembered.
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For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift:
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
bsky.app/profile/debb...
Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
Natalie was Leader when I joined, & there’s that ‘which one is *your* Dr Who?’ connection 😊
I met her at assorted events & conferences & was always as impressed by her humility & warmth as much as her intellect & compassion. Zack has a similar energy, & she paced the way for his leadership now🍃
I met her at assorted events & conferences & was always as impressed by her humility & warmth as much as her intellect & compassion. Zack has a similar energy, & she paced the way for his leadership now🍃
I know without any doubt that @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social changed my life and changed politics in this country forever.
What we recognise @greenparty.org.uk to be is down to her leadership and the surge she created that ensured her values would be the party’s for years to come.
Don’t miss this 👇
What we recognise @greenparty.org.uk to be is down to her leadership and the surge she created that ensured her values would be the party’s for years to come.
Don’t miss this 👇
"Every so often, a book comes along that articulates exactly what our country needs. This is one," says @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Interested? Hope to see you at brilliant Bookmarks, Nov 21. Free!
@camdengreenparty.bsky.social @islingtongreens.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authorsboo...
Interested? Hope to see you at brilliant Bookmarks, Nov 21. Free!
@camdengreenparty.bsky.social @islingtongreens.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authorsboo...
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Natalie was Leader when I joined, & there’s that ‘which one is *your* Dr Who?’ connection 😊
I met her at assorted events & conferences & was always as impressed by her humility & warmth as much as her intellect & compassion. Zack has a similar energy, & she paced the way for his leadership now🍃
I met her at assorted events & conferences & was always as impressed by her humility & warmth as much as her intellect & compassion. Zack has a similar energy, & she paced the way for his leadership now🍃
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My pivot from 'wtf are labour doing copying the last 15 years?' to 'who represents me today?' has been swift.
We don't have time to hope Labour reinvents itself as the party it once was.
You just have to go for the party that is what we need today.
Time is short. Vote Green.
We don't have time to hope Labour reinvents itself as the party it once was.
You just have to go for the party that is what we need today.
Time is short. Vote Green.
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My pivot from 'wtf are labour doing copying the last 15 years?' to 'who represents me today?' has been swift.
We don't have time to hope Labour reinvents itself as the party it once was.
You just have to go for the party that is what we need today.
Time is short. Vote Green.
We don't have time to hope Labour reinvents itself as the party it once was.
You just have to go for the party that is what we need today.
Time is short. Vote Green.
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As the weather turns
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As the weather turns
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
It has rained all day. I took post-surgery cat for a checkup at the vet. (She’s doing ok.) I cleaned & cleared things & did the usefuls.
I finished 2 crochet dishcloths, crocheted a tree decoration, progressed granny square jumper no.1, & dedigned 2 crochet motifs.
Mediaeval music & firelight now🔥
I finished 2 crochet dishcloths, crocheted a tree decoration, progressed granny square jumper no.1, & dedigned 2 crochet motifs.
Mediaeval music & firelight now🔥
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It has rained all day. I took post-surgery cat for a checkup at the vet. (She’s doing ok.) I cleaned & cleared things & did the usefuls.
I finished 2 crochet dishcloths, crocheted a tree decoration, progressed granny square jumper no.1, & dedigned 2 crochet motifs.
Mediaeval music & firelight now🔥
I finished 2 crochet dishcloths, crocheted a tree decoration, progressed granny square jumper no.1, & dedigned 2 crochet motifs.
Mediaeval music & firelight now🔥