Author | Lightnews

Reposted by Mouse

Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 1h

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social):

As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead."

But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that"

Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

1 23 53

Reposted by Mouse

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

"Laura fears all will be lost if ICB Sussex forces her child off the medication.

If ICB Sussex get their own way in a matter of weeks and they force detransition, Olive may well take her life."

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

NHS threatens GP practice over trans care

A GP practice in Brighton and Hove is currently under investigation for legally providing gender affirming care to trans teens

northwestbylines.co.uk

9 86 210

Reposted by Mouse

Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 2h

NHS Sussex are forcibly detransitioning trans people. These patients need full restoration of their healthcare, and everyone involved in doing this needs to be sacked.

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

"Laura fears all will be lost if ICB Sussex forces her child off the medication.

If ICB Sussex get their own way in a matter of weeks and they force detransition, Olive may well take her life."

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

NHS threatens GP practice over trans care

A GP practice in Brighton and Hove is currently under investigation for legally providing gender affirming care to trans teens

northwestbylines.co.uk

18 360 910

Reposted by Mouse

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2h

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him US ambassador.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor stripped of privileges, but Mandelson's Labour whip not withdrawn.

Starmer withdrew whip from 7 MPs for opposing two-child benefit cap.

What is Mandelson's hold over Starmer?

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him, say civil servants

PM had been given ‘summary of reputational risks’ but did not know about contents of emails before PMQs, MPs told

www.theguardian.com

15 110 180

Reposted by Mouse

Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15h

Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.

27 580 2.6K

Reposted by Mouse

Michael Birtwhistle @salfordmh.bsky.social · 2h

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Everybody’s business: call to all NHS staff to oppose the influence of racism and the far right

We are health workers, all with deep roots in the NHS. We are appalled at the wave of racism currently degrading our society, ranging from the demonisation of asylum seekers and refugees to racist abu...

www.bmj.com

2 4

Reposted by Mouse

Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 6h

Cuomo can probably win the Upper East Side again. The fact that I have to qualify it tells you everything. He might win the Upper West, but if so not by much. Brooklyn around Prospect Park will go to Mamdani.

3 7 130

Reposted by Mouse

Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 21h

I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:

"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."

No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.

11 1.4K 4.2K

Reposted by Mouse

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

I sincerely hope that Stephen Miller’s last minute endorsement of Andrew Cuomo ensures Mamdani’s win.

We’ve got fascists and billionaires pushing for a serial sexual offender … or a young progressive with real policies that people actually want.

No wonder the establishment is scared.

8 85 370

Reposted by Mouse

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 11h

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

280 5.3K 10K

Reposted by Mouse

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 15h

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

2.1K 7.8K 26K

Reposted by Mouse

Cade Hatton (he/they) @kailajay.bsky.social · 16h

Outing can be deadly, but this would rule out every immunocompromised person from attending pride. Wearing masks "post-COVID" isn't optional for millions of people. This is an intersectional harm and Labour are just showing how little they care for disabled folks as well as queer and trans ones.

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 17h

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

New police powers could criminalise wearing a mask at Pride

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

www.wearequeeraf.com

17 42

Reposted by Mouse

Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 15h

💰 “Households are being fleeced pure & simple. Energy bills up by 42% since 2021, whilst energy companies made £30bn profit in just 1 yr. The govt is turning a blind eye to these excessive profits. That must change. Everyday people cannot continue to pay” @unitesharon.bsky.social
shorturl.at/XJO5A

1 11 19

Reposted by Mouse

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17h

With useful alt text, because this is really useful information which everyone should know.

If you don’t know, now you know—you can copy and paste text directly into the alt text box, and it’s imperative that you transmit what’s written, not just what something is.

Reviews Help Authors Infographic.
VISIBILITY
People buy books based on word of mouth - help them find your favorites!
CONNECTION
When you share what you like about a book, it helps someone else who likes the same things decide to give the book a try. A review helps a reader know what they're getting and why a book might appeal to them.
ENTHUSIASM
Being excited about something is infectious. When you can't stop talking about a book, people will be curious about why you love it.
GET STARTED!
Don't know where to start? Try describing your favorite part of the book, or a character you liked, then say why you liked it best. Share what kind of reader might also like the book.

4 22 45

Reposted by Mouse

artibartfast @artie.gay · 17h

A hidden extra joke in the alt text is a great thing, but never ever at the expense of the alt text conveying the same information as the picture

Bobbi @bobbio91.bsky.social · 17h

Have seen shit where the alt text is entirely different, even something like a joke unrelated to the image.
Some people seem to think accessibility is just for japes, not inclusivity.

2 6 29

Reposted by Mouse

Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 20h

New awareness campaign

110 9.2K 20K

Mouse @kazzav.bsky.social · 16h

🤣🤣🤣

Three blobs in a trenchcoat @kaitou.org · 16h

Rumor has it that it has been changed to "Merde".

Reposted by Mouse

Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 21h

The people of Sudan are enduring unimaginable suffering - and the world is watching.

I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.

4 100 380

Reposted by Mouse

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

440 3.7K 22K

Reposted by Mouse

Andy Hearn 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈⚽️🎶🌈 @andyhearn24.bsky.social · 23h

I don't think lumping good progressive, redistribution of wealth in with vile, toxic, divisive racism is helpful at all.

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 1d

“Someone else can pay for it”ism seems to have infected huge swathes of British politics. Left variants include wealth tax, more tax on the ultra rich, “debt doesn’t matter”, etc. Right variants include deporting people on welfare, “efficiency” cuts, etc.

1 6 31

Reposted by Mouse

✨ LINA لينا ✨ @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 23h

Hello, I know many of you will have been paid recently - please consider donating if you can ♥️

www.justgiving.com/page/lina-s-...

Lina's fundraiser for Crisis

Help Lina S raise money to support Crisis

www.justgiving.com

15 8

Reposted by Mouse

Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 1d

The situation in Sudan is horrific; war monitors have compared the level of violence in El Fasher to that of the start of the Rwandan genocide.

The international community cannot abide this.

16 130 310

Reposted by Mouse

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Funny* isn't that the Media complain about the 15% payrise for Train Drivers over 3 years, or the 22% payrise for Doctors over 3 years.

But they ignore the 76% payrise for CEO's over the last 5 years, or the 38% payrise for Bankers in 1 year.

*Disgusting

8 210 590

Reposted by Mouse

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Greens - Lower bills through nationalising our public services, wealth tax on assets and huge increase in investment in our public services.

Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.

But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"

Make it make sense!

Big Issue @bigissue.com · 1d

Politics is in a vibes era. Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski are proof of that. But maybe Keir Starmer can take positivity from Ruben Amorim.

What Keir Starmer can learn from Ruben Amorim

www.bigissue.com

62 290 1.3K

Mouse @kazzav.bsky.social · 1d

Alt-text for those that need it:

Byline Times - What the papers don't say.
Keir Starmer's Government votes to block UN Plan to tackle global tax avoidance.
The UK has joined with the US and a handful of other rich nations in rejecting the UN push. Josiah Mortimer, 4th Feb 2025.

ala8.bsky.social @ala8.bsky.social · 1d

Calling for a better society, Starmer not doing that

4 6