Carole Solazzo
@carolewriter.bsky.social
Writer.
Addicted to the written word. Reads everything from Shakespeare to sauce bottles.
Addicted to the written word. Reads everything from Shakespeare to sauce bottles.
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Carole Solazzo
@carolewriter.bsky.social
· Aug 18
Had a fab time at the northern #GreenGathering Huge thanks to all the workshop leaders and to the organisers and staff. ☺️🧘♀️💚
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Gaza, political polarisation here.. Christmas Newswatch features chief int corr Lyse Doucet & chief pol corr Henry Zeffman discussing reporting challenges of the year past, present and future. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC News - Newswatch, 20/12/2025
Your views on the coverage of events by BBC News.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Gaza, political polarisation here.. Christmas Newswatch features chief int corr Lyse Doucet & chief pol corr Henry Zeffman discussing reporting challenges of the year past, present and future. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Look at the shadows on those daisy petals 😍😍😍
Forest still life with squirrel, c. 1683-7, by #AnnaRuysch (Dutch, 1666-1741), baptized #otd, Dec 19. Held by Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/kunstwerke/A... #artherstory #womenartists
Visit #ArtHerstory’s resource page for the artist at artherstory.net/anna-ruysch/
Visit #ArtHerstory’s resource page for the artist at artherstory.net/anna-ruysch/
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Look at the shadows on those daisy petals 😍😍😍
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@writersguildgb.bsky.social Treasurer Gail Renard (second from left) has just been elected Vice-President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe.
@fsescreenwriters.bsky.social brings together 34 screenwriters' organisations from 26 European countries + represents over 10,000 screenwriters.
@fsescreenwriters.bsky.social brings together 34 screenwriters' organisations from 26 European countries + represents over 10,000 screenwriters.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
@writersguildgb.bsky.social Treasurer Gail Renard (second from left) has just been elected Vice-President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe.
@fsescreenwriters.bsky.social brings together 34 screenwriters' organisations from 26 European countries + represents over 10,000 screenwriters.
@fsescreenwriters.bsky.social brings together 34 screenwriters' organisations from 26 European countries + represents over 10,000 screenwriters.
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"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
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This Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Is Unlike Any of Her Others. Here’s Why
This recently reattributed painting is more than what it seems.
by Karen Chernick for @artnet.bsky.social
news.artnet.com/art-world/th...
This recently reattributed painting is more than what it seems.
by Karen Chernick for @artnet.bsky.social
news.artnet.com/art-world/th...
This Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Is Unlike Her Others. Here's Why
The surprising history behind Artemisia Gentileschi's recently reattributed Hercules and Omphale, and how it redefines gender roles.
news.artnet.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Is Unlike Any of Her Others. Here’s Why
This recently reattributed painting is more than what it seems.
by Karen Chernick for @artnet.bsky.social
news.artnet.com/art-world/th...
This recently reattributed painting is more than what it seems.
by Karen Chernick for @artnet.bsky.social
news.artnet.com/art-world/th...
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I long for a tile on BBC iPlayer called something like Play-For-Today-niverse or whatever. And you click there are all 306 episodes just there for anyone to watch. And the 28 missing ones have been lovingly animated.
Why is this too much to ask??
Why is this too much to ask??
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I long for a tile on BBC iPlayer called something like Play-For-Today-niverse or whatever. And you click there are all 306 episodes just there for anyone to watch. And the 28 missing ones have been lovingly animated.
Why is this too much to ask??
Why is this too much to ask??
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We're surely just a few weeks away from Trump renaming a day of the week after himself? Or the capital or a state?
December 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We're surely just a few weeks away from Trump renaming a day of the week after himself? Or the capital or a state?
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'Nor can the commitment to safeguarding women be taken seriously until Labour stops blocking the EHRC guidance that keeps males out of female changing rooms, refuges and hospital wards.'
Good article.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Good article.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
We should applaud Labour’s war on misogyny
Tory leader mocked plans to teach children about violence against women but we need to prevent abusers of tomorrow
www.thetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Trump is a maniac now. He has no boundaries. Nobody with critical skills can talk to him anymore. We just have to listen with our jaws agape. God help us.
a statue of a cat with big teeth and ears
ALT: a statue of a cat with big teeth and ears
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump is a maniac now. He has no boundaries. Nobody with critical skills can talk to him anymore. We just have to listen with our jaws agape. God help us.
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Trying to steal women's hard earned rights is anything but progressive. 🤷
December 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Trying to steal women's hard earned rights is anything but progressive. 🤷
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The ‘progressive people’ took it away again…
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The ‘progressive people’ took it away again…
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Until 1975, electors of Māori descent could only vote in one of the four Māori seats unless they had one Māori and one European parent.
More about the Māori seats here: nzhistory.govt.nz/pa...
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More about the Māori seats here: nzhistory.govt.nz/pa...
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Setting up the Māori seats | NZ History
Early Māori representation in New Zealand elections.
nzhistory.govt.nz
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Until 1975, electors of Māori descent could only vote in one of the four Māori seats unless they had one Māori and one European parent.
More about the Māori seats here: nzhistory.govt.nz/pa...
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More about the Māori seats here: nzhistory.govt.nz/pa...
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#OnThisDay, 20 Dec 1893, around 4,000 women vote in the Māori seats in Aotearoa New Zealand. Photo is from 1908.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory #VotesForWomen
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory #VotesForWomen
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December 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 20 Dec 1893, around 4,000 women vote in the Māori seats in Aotearoa New Zealand. Photo is from 1908.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory #VotesForWomen
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory #VotesForWomen
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"Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system."
✒ #SidneyHook, American philosopher ("Paradoxes of Freedom"), was #BOTD 20 December 1902. #Education #Philosophy
✒ #SidneyHook, American philosopher ("Paradoxes of Freedom"), was #BOTD 20 December 1902. #Education #Philosophy
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
"Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system."
✒ #SidneyHook, American philosopher ("Paradoxes of Freedom"), was #BOTD 20 December 1902. #Education #Philosophy
✒ #SidneyHook, American philosopher ("Paradoxes of Freedom"), was #BOTD 20 December 1902. #Education #Philosophy
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"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. And when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"
❄️ #OTD in #Film #History 20 Dec 1946, #FrankCapra's "It's a Wonderful Life," starring #JamesStewart, #DonnaReed, and #LionelBarrymore, premiered in NY.
❄️ #OTD in #Film #History 20 Dec 1946, #FrankCapra's "It's a Wonderful Life," starring #JamesStewart, #DonnaReed, and #LionelBarrymore, premiered in NY.
a black and white photo of a man and woman holding a small child
ALT: a black and white photo of a man and woman holding a small child
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. And when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"
❄️ #OTD in #Film #History 20 Dec 1946, #FrankCapra's "It's a Wonderful Life," starring #JamesStewart, #DonnaReed, and #LionelBarrymore, premiered in NY.
❄️ #OTD in #Film #History 20 Dec 1946, #FrankCapra's "It's a Wonderful Life," starring #JamesStewart, #DonnaReed, and #LionelBarrymore, premiered in NY.
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Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-portrait, 1912 #womensart
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-portrait, 1912 #womensart
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'Stained Glass' melted Felt, by US textile artist Susan Lenz #womensart
December 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
'Stained Glass' melted Felt, by US textile artist Susan Lenz #womensart
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Su Blackwell, UK artist who works with disgarded books to create paper sculptures often based on fairy tales and nature
#WomensArt 🎄❄️
#WomensArt 🎄❄️
December 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Su Blackwell, UK artist who works with disgarded books to create paper sculptures often based on fairy tales and nature
#WomensArt 🎄❄️
#WomensArt 🎄❄️
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Good news for workers!
As freelance writers fall outside much of traditional employment law, it makes the work of creative unions even more important
We'll continue our vital work negotiating, campaigning + lobbying for writers in the UK + representing our members on an individual basis
As freelance writers fall outside much of traditional employment law, it makes the work of creative unions even more important
We'll continue our vital work negotiating, campaigning + lobbying for writers in the UK + representing our members on an individual basis
🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Romancing the Gothic organises free talks every Saturday all through the year!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Romancing the Gothic organises free talks every Saturday all through the year!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme)
This year's programme below!
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Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos gets £120m govt subsidy to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Government invests £120m to save UK’s last ethylene plant
Funding for billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos plant in Scotland will help safeguard 500 jobs
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos gets £120m govt subsidy to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
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Fujitsu boss to face grilling from MPs over the Post Office Horizon compensation.
Public purse footing the bill.
Fujitsu and its execs, PO execs, lawyers, accountants benefitted from false prosecutions, haven't paid anything.
No one charged for the scam which destroyed lives of innocent people.
Public purse footing the bill.
Fujitsu and its execs, PO execs, lawyers, accountants benefitted from false prosecutions, haven't paid anything.
No one charged for the scam which destroyed lives of innocent people.
Fujitsu chief to face MPs grilling over Post Office compensation
Paul Patterson will appear before the business and trade select committee on 6 January amid mounting pressure on Fujitsu to make a sizeable contribution to the Horizon scandal compensation bill, Sky N...
news.sky.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fujitsu boss to face grilling from MPs over the Post Office Horizon compensation.
Public purse footing the bill.
Fujitsu and its execs, PO execs, lawyers, accountants benefitted from false prosecutions, haven't paid anything.
No one charged for the scam which destroyed lives of innocent people.
Public purse footing the bill.
Fujitsu and its execs, PO execs, lawyers, accountants benefitted from false prosecutions, haven't paid anything.
No one charged for the scam which destroyed lives of innocent people.
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Second Horizon victim Janet Skinner 'forced' to sue Post Office as she seeks full redress for wrongful conviction.
Mother of two falsely convicted, had to sell home, given 9 months custodial sentence in 2007, offered 15% compensation of her claim.
No one charged for false convictions.
Mother of two falsely convicted, had to sell home, given 9 months custodial sentence in 2007, offered 15% compensation of her claim.
No one charged for false convictions.
Second Horizon victim Janet Skinner 'forced' to sue Post Office as she seeks full redress for wrongful conviction
Barring a "sea change", a solicitor for Post Office victims said more people will sue the government-owned company.
news.sky.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Second Horizon victim Janet Skinner 'forced' to sue Post Office as she seeks full redress for wrongful conviction.
Mother of two falsely convicted, had to sell home, given 9 months custodial sentence in 2007, offered 15% compensation of her claim.
No one charged for false convictions.
Mother of two falsely convicted, had to sell home, given 9 months custodial sentence in 2007, offered 15% compensation of her claim.
No one charged for false convictions.
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Former UK chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Osborne said it was a privilege to become managing director of OpenAI for Countries based in London.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Former UK chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.
Lucrative appointments for failed ministers.
They aren't hired for technical know-how but to exploit political links acquired with public money. What is the return to taxpayers for that investment?
Remember former PM Cameron lobbying for Greensill.