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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 1d

Just finished watching “the Librarians” on BBC iPlayer. Very good, I hadn’t realised how far across the US book banning had spread. Well done @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Storyville - The Librarians

A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 2d

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 8d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 5d

ChatGPT's guide to Winning At Work
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Climbing the corporate greasy pole, ChatGPT style: the Stephen Collins cartoon

If I tell you what you want to hear then you’ll think I’m a god!

www.theguardian.com

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 8d

Date for your diaries:
Friday 10th October
9am (gmt): The Nobel Committee announces the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
9.01am (gmt): War declared on Norway

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9d

😭

IG newberlinlibrary

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 10d

The French TV series “Un village français” (The Line) has been released on ITVX with little fanfare. It deserves more publicity than it’s had so far. Really very good.

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 10d

Cory Doctorow has coined my favourite new word.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 11d

This about sums it up.

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 12d

Find some time for the Studio if you can.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 12d

A cartoon from my new book, 'Physics for Cats'. Out next week: www.tomgauld.com

A scientist stands in front of an enormous contraption
"I created this device to test my theory that our entire reality is a simulation, but the readings I'm
getting suggest something much worse"

"What?" Asks a second scientist.
"We're living in a cartoon!" Says the first.
"Does it at least have a good punchline?" says the second.
The fiorst scientist carefully looks over the data, then eventually replies "Nope"

From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.com

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 17d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Reading the post-riot posts: how we traced far-right radicalisation across 51,000 Facebook messages

Tracing profiles of those charged with online offences in summer 2024 helped us map a thriving social ecosystem trading far-right sentiment and political disillusionment

www.theguardian.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 19d

Very enjoyable

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 19d

I watched everything Tom Hollander’s ever been in then had lunch with him. Someone tell Jeff Bezos he should be the next Bond.. villain on.ft.com/3KoBfgM

Actor Tom Hollander: ‘I would love to be a Bond villain’

[FREE TO READ] The show-stealing star on the ‘privileges of living in fiction’, why character acting is a misnomer — and how Tom Holland is keeping him relevant

on.ft.com

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 20d

That’s the EEA though so UK not included?

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · 20d

A lovely tribute. I have so many recordings in my collection which Danny features on.

Michael Hann @michaelhann.bsky.social · 20d

I wrote about the late Danny Thompson, who invented a new vocabulary for British music. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds

The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

www.theguardian.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · Sep 10

pockets of froth or vast pillows of toxic foam?

on.ft.com/4phTSmq

How worried should we be about the crypto crush?

[FREE TO READ] The line between market resilience and irrational exuberance is frustratingly hard to discern

on.ft.com

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · Sep 7

Very good piece in today’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social

observer.co.uk/news/capital...

The six warning signs as crypto is welcomed into the US m...

In a week, the Trump family’s wealth has increased by more than $6.5bn after their crypto company debuted on the Nasdaq

observer.co.uk

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Sep 3

Credit to Ed Davey for this. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

"I understand it is normally the role of opposition leaders to jump up and down and call for resignations – as we’ve seen plenty of from the Conservatives already.

Obviously if the ethics advisor says Angela Rayner has broken the rules, her position may well become untenable.

But as a parent of a disabled child, I know the thing my wife and I worry most about is our son’s care after we have gone, so I can completely understand and trust that the deputy prime minister was thinking about the same thing here.

Perhaps now is a good time to talk about how we look after disabled people and how we can build a more caring country."

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Aug 26

Analysis - the moral and economic costs of Farage’s plan to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers

(Currently most read on the Guardian website, beating Taylor and Travis)

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The moral and economic costs of Farage’s plan to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers

Key planks of policy include Human Rights Act repeal and potential payments to countries such as Iran and Afghanistan

www.theguardian.com

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Derek Goodridge @derekgwt.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’ve been wanting to watch this for ages. Didn’t know it was available in the UK.

Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · Aug 21

www.itv.com/watch/the-li... Anyone else totally gripped by The Line/Un Village Francais? Brilliant drama about France under Nazi occupation.

www.itv.com

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is a real AP photo

Photo of Putin, looking smug and extremely self satisfied, shaking hands with Trump, who looks like maybe he died three days ago.

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Danny Kodicek (but, y'know, spooky) @dannykodicek.bsky.social · Aug 11

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · Aug 8

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · Aug 7

news you can use, if you are a cat

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · Aug 5

Mad that George Osborne ruins Britain then goes and works for a company that runs an ad campaign based entirely on the premise that you should buy crypto now that Britain is ruined

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