Jill SG
@wordsbyjill.bsky.social
Love: cats, dogs, mountains, lakes, crime fiction, swimming, skiing, life in France 🗻⛷️🏊♀️📚
Loathes: tidying, boredom, cooking, televised sport 👩🍳
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Loathes: tidying, boredom, cooking, televised sport 👩🍳
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Great news for women! Safe spaces, women's sport, equality legislation, etc. Happy day.
www.theguardian.com/law/live/202...
www.theguardian.com/law/live/202...
UK supreme court rules definition of woman in Equality Act refers to ‘a biological woman’ – live
Judges were asked to rule on whether the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 included transgender women with gender recognition certificates
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Great news for women! Safe spaces, women's sport, equality legislation, etc. Happy day.
www.theguardian.com/law/live/202...
www.theguardian.com/law/live/202...
And yes I'd like to think men know that women in prostitution are in the same boat. They are not there by choice and they don't keep the money you give them. They are victims and you are the abuser, complicit with their pimps, who you probably don't know exists, but who does.
April 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
And yes I'd like to think men know that women in prostitution are in the same boat. They are not there by choice and they don't keep the money you give them. They are victims and you are the abuser, complicit with their pimps, who you probably don't know exists, but who does.
So men who follow me, I implore you to stop watching rape (all modern porn) and stop agreeing with your mates when they disparage women or tall about women as if we are inferior or only here for the gratification of men. How the likes of Andrew Tate became so popular, I will never understand.
April 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
So men who follow me, I implore you to stop watching rape (all modern porn) and stop agreeing with your mates when they disparage women or tall about women as if we are inferior or only here for the gratification of men. How the likes of Andrew Tate became so popular, I will never understand.
How to stop it? The law. You can't rely on the general public to do anything but lie to themselves to suit their beliefs. If you think legal means don't help protect many, then what's the point of having laws again child porn? It doesn't stop all abuse, but it stops at least some of it.
April 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
How to stop it? The law. You can't rely on the general public to do anything but lie to themselves to suit their beliefs. If you think legal means don't help protect many, then what's the point of having laws again child porn? It doesn't stop all abuse, but it stops at least some of it.
If you watch modern porn, you are watching rape, no matter what you think. So you are contributing to that. Porn stars who claim to enjoy it are almost always (prob always) being controlled and exploited by men. Abuse, whether by violence, financial control or drugs, is what keeps them doing it.
April 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
If you watch modern porn, you are watching rape, no matter what you think. So you are contributing to that. Porn stars who claim to enjoy it are almost always (prob always) being controlled and exploited by men. Abuse, whether by violence, financial control or drugs, is what keeps them doing it.
I'm not sure how much men are aware of how much women are afraid of them. Given mass consumption of violent porn, I no longer feel safe with any man I don't know well. Depressing. I don't know the answer, but I also don't want to be attacked, like so many women are now, randomly on the street/tube.
April 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I'm not sure how much men are aware of how much women are afraid of them. Given mass consumption of violent porn, I no longer feel safe with any man I don't know well. Depressing. I don't know the answer, but I also don't want to be attacked, like so many women are now, randomly on the street/tube.
Am I the only woman who still doesn't have a clue what a BB or CC cream is? And I even have both! 🤷🏼♀️
And before some man Googles it to try to mansplain it to me, I'd like to point out that I also know how to Google, so if I really wanted to find out, I could.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/b...
And before some man Googles it to try to mansplain it to me, I'd like to point out that I also know how to Google, so if I really wanted to find out, I could.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/b...
Why I’m a CC cream convert — plus the best to buy now
Looking for light, easy, breezy coverage? These colour correctors are perfect for summer
www.thetimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Am I the only woman who still doesn't have a clue what a BB or CC cream is? And I even have both! 🤷🏼♀️
And before some man Googles it to try to mansplain it to me, I'd like to point out that I also know how to Google, so if I really wanted to find out, I could.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/b...
And before some man Googles it to try to mansplain it to me, I'd like to point out that I also know how to Google, so if I really wanted to find out, I could.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/b...
I'd like a new option from Ancestry where it only sends me email updates for people who are NOT my 1st, 2nd or 3rd cousin, X-times removed. Pretty sure I'll get fewer alerts.
To the remaining 98% of the world - hello cuz!
To the remaining 98% of the world - hello cuz!
March 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I'd like a new option from Ancestry where it only sends me email updates for people who are NOT my 1st, 2nd or 3rd cousin, X-times removed. Pretty sure I'll get fewer alerts.
To the remaining 98% of the world - hello cuz!
To the remaining 98% of the world - hello cuz!
When I saw this on the socials, I thought it was a spoof, but now it turns out to be real, makes me even more proud to live in France. 💪🥐
Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities f24.my/AzIv.BS
Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities f24.my/AzIv.BS
Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities
A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday.
f24.my
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When I saw this on the socials, I thought it was a spoof, but now it turns out to be real, makes me even more proud to live in France. 💪🥐
Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities f24.my/AzIv.BS
Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities f24.my/AzIv.BS
Random facts I learned this weekend:
if bees make honey from the pollen of certain species of plants, mainly found in Turkey, India and Asia, if you eat that honey, it can kill you.
www.kew.org/read-and-wat....
Foxes will frequently live in shared dens with badgers and rabbits (prey!). Who knew?!
if bees make honey from the pollen of certain species of plants, mainly found in Turkey, India and Asia, if you eat that honey, it can kill you.
www.kew.org/read-and-wat....
Foxes will frequently live in shared dens with badgers and rabbits (prey!). Who knew?!
Hidden poisons in rhododendron nectar
Philip Stevenson (Plant Chemist) and Alison Scott-Brown (Plant/Insect Ecologist) from Kew’s Natural Capital and Plant Health department report on the toxicity of natural chemicals in the nectar and le...
www.kew.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Random facts I learned this weekend:
if bees make honey from the pollen of certain species of plants, mainly found in Turkey, India and Asia, if you eat that honey, it can kill you.
www.kew.org/read-and-wat....
Foxes will frequently live in shared dens with badgers and rabbits (prey!). Who knew?!
if bees make honey from the pollen of certain species of plants, mainly found in Turkey, India and Asia, if you eat that honey, it can kill you.
www.kew.org/read-and-wat....
Foxes will frequently live in shared dens with badgers and rabbits (prey!). Who knew?!
Snapshot of French life: a few times a year, random kids - you hope from the area - turn up at your door with a leaflet asking if you want to buy socks, chocolate, gift wrap... You fill out the form, choose some stuff, give them a cheque without any name on, then hope the goods will one day arrive.
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Snapshot of French life: a few times a year, random kids - you hope from the area - turn up at your door with a leaflet asking if you want to buy socks, chocolate, gift wrap... You fill out the form, choose some stuff, give them a cheque without any name on, then hope the goods will one day arrive.
Reposted by Jill SG
time for my annual reminder to not ask women to do public speaking or whatever else for your company for free for Women's History Month/International Women's Day, please and thank you
January 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
time for my annual reminder to not ask women to do public speaking or whatever else for your company for free for Women's History Month/International Women's Day, please and thank you
Have just realized I need to take my French B1 test this summer and now having a mild panic. Anyone else here done the French B1 recently?
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Have just realized I need to take my French B1 test this summer and now having a mild panic. Anyone else here done the French B1 recently?
Absolutely awful week last week. Long story short, a good friend died, much too young, thanks to the fecker that is breast cancer.
So please drop pics of your pets in the hopes of making me a little less depressed this week.
So please drop pics of your pets in the hopes of making me a little less depressed this week.
January 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Absolutely awful week last week. Long story short, a good friend died, much too young, thanks to the fecker that is breast cancer.
So please drop pics of your pets in the hopes of making me a little less depressed this week.
So please drop pics of your pets in the hopes of making me a little less depressed this week.
Why aren't people getting flu and Covid shots any more? I want all the vaccines. That's why I got Covid two weeks ago, and I only felt I'll for 24 hrs. Those antibodies kicked it's butt.
I know so many people sick with Covid and flu right now. Get your shots! Not 100% effective but even 50% is good.
I know so many people sick with Covid and flu right now. Get your shots! Not 100% effective but even 50% is good.
a cartoon illustration of a bottle of vaccine covid-19 holding a sign that says vaccines save lives
ALT: a cartoon illustration of a bottle of vaccine covid-19 holding a sign that says vaccines save lives
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Why aren't people getting flu and Covid shots any more? I want all the vaccines. That's why I got Covid two weeks ago, and I only felt I'll for 24 hrs. Those antibodies kicked it's butt.
I know so many people sick with Covid and flu right now. Get your shots! Not 100% effective but even 50% is good.
I know so many people sick with Covid and flu right now. Get your shots! Not 100% effective but even 50% is good.
So this site that's meant to be welcoming and friendly has now started banning women who dare to point out that people born with a penis are men, and those with a vagina are women. And putting on #womanface doesn't make you a woman and shouldn't grant you rights to women's sports and safe spaces.
December 4, 2024 at 5:23 PM
So this site that's meant to be welcoming and friendly has now started banning women who dare to point out that people born with a penis are men, and those with a vagina are women. And putting on #womanface doesn't make you a woman and shouldn't grant you rights to women's sports and safe spaces.
Myth: Thanksgiving is the most important US holiday.
Fact: It's not. It's just a trial run for Christmas, which is the most important US holiday, even if you're an atheist like me.
Fact: It's not. It's just a trial run for Christmas, which is the most important US holiday, even if you're an atheist like me.
November 28, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Myth: Thanksgiving is the most important US holiday.
Fact: It's not. It's just a trial run for Christmas, which is the most important US holiday, even if you're an atheist like me.
Fact: It's not. It's just a trial run for Christmas, which is the most important US holiday, even if you're an atheist like me.
After a great-until-it-broke Severin milk frother, then a disappointingly basic ProCook milk frother, my search for the perfect milk frother that can do creamy milk at 50C and frothy at 60, plus decadent hot chocolate, continues.
The trials and tribulations of being middle class continue.
The trials and tribulations of being middle class continue.
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM
After a great-until-it-broke Severin milk frother, then a disappointingly basic ProCook milk frother, my search for the perfect milk frother that can do creamy milk at 50C and frothy at 60, plus decadent hot chocolate, continues.
The trials and tribulations of being middle class continue.
The trials and tribulations of being middle class continue.
Best festive 🎄☃️🛷🦌songs from the past decade?
Could be about Christmas🎅, winter❄️, ski⛷️, snow🌨️, or similar.
✅ Fun
✅ Upbeat
✅ Warm
✅ Jolly
✅ Cozy
❌ Religious
❌ Miserable
❌ Mournful
❌ Bleak
Could be about Christmas🎅, winter❄️, ski⛷️, snow🌨️, or similar.
✅ Fun
✅ Upbeat
✅ Warm
✅ Jolly
✅ Cozy
❌ Religious
❌ Miserable
❌ Mournful
❌ Bleak
November 25, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Best festive 🎄☃️🛷🦌songs from the past decade?
Could be about Christmas🎅, winter❄️, ski⛷️, snow🌨️, or similar.
✅ Fun
✅ Upbeat
✅ Warm
✅ Jolly
✅ Cozy
❌ Religious
❌ Miserable
❌ Mournful
❌ Bleak
Could be about Christmas🎅, winter❄️, ski⛷️, snow🌨️, or similar.
✅ Fun
✅ Upbeat
✅ Warm
✅ Jolly
✅ Cozy
❌ Religious
❌ Miserable
❌ Mournful
❌ Bleak
Trivia-lovers - please help!
I need to create a festive 🎄 quiz for my team of remote freelancers, plus clients, based in the US, Canada, UK, France, Nigeria, Dubai, and Pakistan.
I have 0 interest in writing quizzes, so can y'all help?
Hit me up with some festive quiz questions that I can steal!
I need to create a festive 🎄 quiz for my team of remote freelancers, plus clients, based in the US, Canada, UK, France, Nigeria, Dubai, and Pakistan.
I have 0 interest in writing quizzes, so can y'all help?
Hit me up with some festive quiz questions that I can steal!
a german shepherd dog is sitting in a living room and looking at the camera .
Alt: a german shepherd dog is sitting in a living room and looking at the camera, then she tilts her head comically. The caption says, "Any questions?"
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Trivia-lovers - please help!
I need to create a festive 🎄 quiz for my team of remote freelancers, plus clients, based in the US, Canada, UK, France, Nigeria, Dubai, and Pakistan.
I have 0 interest in writing quizzes, so can y'all help?
Hit me up with some festive quiz questions that I can steal!
I need to create a festive 🎄 quiz for my team of remote freelancers, plus clients, based in the US, Canada, UK, France, Nigeria, Dubai, and Pakistan.
I have 0 interest in writing quizzes, so can y'all help?
Hit me up with some festive quiz questions that I can steal!
Hungry, but too lazy to walk upstairs to make myself food.
This could be the diet hack I've always needed - live in a house where the kitchen is on another floor, then become so danged lazy, you'd rather go without food than walk upstairs.
Wonder if I could sell this as a trend and make $$$ 🤔
This could be the diet hack I've always needed - live in a house where the kitchen is on another floor, then become so danged lazy, you'd rather go without food than walk upstairs.
Wonder if I could sell this as a trend and make $$$ 🤔
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Hungry, but too lazy to walk upstairs to make myself food.
This could be the diet hack I've always needed - live in a house where the kitchen is on another floor, then become so danged lazy, you'd rather go without food than walk upstairs.
Wonder if I could sell this as a trend and make $$$ 🤔
This could be the diet hack I've always needed - live in a house where the kitchen is on another floor, then become so danged lazy, you'd rather go without food than walk upstairs.
Wonder if I could sell this as a trend and make $$$ 🤔
Reposted by Jill SG
Remember to use this switch to normalise the use of alt texts on images - help make bluesky usable for everyone.
You can find it in your settings as part of the accessibility suite
You can find it in your settings as part of the accessibility suite
November 15, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Remember to use this switch to normalise the use of alt texts on images - help make bluesky usable for everyone.
You can find it in your settings as part of the accessibility suite
You can find it in your settings as part of the accessibility suite
Ski season starts in my neck of the woods (French Alps) in 10 days. Question for fellow French skiers - which are the busiest and/or most dangerous days on the slopes at the big resorts? #ski #wintersports #skiing ⛷️⛷️⛷️
November 14, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Ski season starts in my neck of the woods (French Alps) in 10 days. Question for fellow French skiers - which are the busiest and/or most dangerous days on the slopes at the big resorts? #ski #wintersports #skiing ⛷️⛷️⛷️
Who should I follow? Drop links, please.
Interested in #contentmarketing, #crimefiction, #cats, #dogs, #tech, life in #France where I live.
I'm still a journalist, so also interested in #consumerrights and #travel, but I do more marketing now because I like to be able to afford food and shelter.
Interested in #contentmarketing, #crimefiction, #cats, #dogs, #tech, life in #France where I live.
I'm still a journalist, so also interested in #consumerrights and #travel, but I do more marketing now because I like to be able to afford food and shelter.
a man wearing ear buds is sitting in front of a mountain and saying send me the link .
Alt: a man wearing ear buds is sitting in front of a mountain and saying send me the link .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Who should I follow? Drop links, please.
Interested in #contentmarketing, #crimefiction, #cats, #dogs, #tech, life in #France where I live.
I'm still a journalist, so also interested in #consumerrights and #travel, but I do more marketing now because I like to be able to afford food and shelter.
Interested in #contentmarketing, #crimefiction, #cats, #dogs, #tech, life in #France where I live.
I'm still a journalist, so also interested in #consumerrights and #travel, but I do more marketing now because I like to be able to afford food and shelter.
In the UK, it's mince pie season. Word of warning: I bought what sounded like delicious cherry and almond-topped mince pies from Fortnum & Mason. They were... weird. Would not recommend. I love cherry and almond, so not sure what happened.
Here are Which?'s top picks.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Here are Which?'s top picks.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
November 17, 2023 at 8:13 AM
In the UK, it's mince pie season. Word of warning: I bought what sounded like delicious cherry and almond-topped mince pies from Fortnum & Mason. They were... weird. Would not recommend. I love cherry and almond, so not sure what happened.
Here are Which?'s top picks.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Here are Which?'s top picks.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...