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ScarletBea

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* Fantasy reader, always + non-fiction * Admin at the Fantasy & Beyond forum (https://fantasyandbeyond.net/) * Lass adopted by Yorkshire * Living with SBC * Striving for a better world

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Persiflage @persiflage.bsky.social · 13h

Have just seen this and shouted Yes!

Screenshot of a quote from China Miéville which reads:

"Indeed, an astoundingly small proportion of arguments ‘for free speech’ and ‘against censorship’ or ‘banning’ are, in fact, about free speech, censorship or banning. It is depressing to have to point out, yet again, that there is a distinction between having the legal right to say something & having the moral right not to be held accountable for what you say. Being asked to apologise for saying something unconscionable is not the same as being stripped of the legal right to say it. It’s really not very f-cking complicated. Cry "free speech" in such contexts, you are demanding the right to speak any bilge you wish without apology or fear of comeback. You are demanding not legal rights but an end to debate about and criticism of what you say. When did bigotry get so needy? This assertive & idiotic failure to understand that juridical permissibility backed up by the state is not the horizon of politics or morality is absurdly resilient."

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 14h

Pins don't even have to be shared for problems to arise, now with contactless... as done by my mum's (ex)carer, thankfully no big amounts before I found out!

ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 1d

😭 working from home....

NetBlocks @netblocks.org · 1d

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show that operator Vodafone UK is experiencing a national outage with broadband and mobile data impacted, corroborating widespread user complaints 📉 #VodafoneDown

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity by provider from October 5, 2025, to October 13 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing operator Vodafone Limited (AS5378) connectivity remains stable at around 100% throughout most of the time period, with a sharp drop on October 13. The chart has a dark background with a red circle highlighting the decline at the end of the period. Vodafone Limited (0% / 0%)

ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 2d

2025-38. The Faithless, by @clclark.bsky.social - 5/5
Even better than book 1! I love plots of 'what happens after the revolution', +the character development was amazing, especially for the 2 main characters. I also wanted to slap them to stop being silly and talk oh-so-many-times!😁👩‍❤️‍👩
*picks book 3*

Book cover: one of the main characters sitting on a big throne. She's blonde with long-ish hair, in a blue suit, with a cane, legs spread apart.
If she was a redhead she'd totally be my type haha

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3d

stop thinking right now

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 4d

Today is World Mental Health Day: I wish that everyone takes daily care of their mental health, and for those going through a rough patch, I wish strength and get well soon 🥰
Me, I'll continue taking my tablets which help a lot, and hope that I don't have a serious episode anytime soon 🙂

Poster from the Mental Health Foundation: a smiling planet Earth in a purple background, with a ribbon with "World Mental Health Day 10 Oct" floating around it

ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 4d

This is my current go-to song when I'm down or in a nasty mood and need a boost 🎶

Silence Speaks, by BBC Nation

Silence Speaks

YouTube video by VNV Nation - Topic

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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 4d

MP defends government plans to restrict repeated protests.

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 6d

❤️

A drawing of a black cat resting under a blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming"

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 6d

*deep sigh* Again, I have an English degree and have contributed rather extensively to the British economy, including writing a show that pumped £10 million into Wales. But the stupidity is the point here, of course.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 7d

Drunk electrician 😄 or looked at the plan upside down

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 7d

Maybe it's a case of the door being installed the wrong way round - it should open towards the light switch?

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 7d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 8d

I actually did a walk in the sunshine at lunchtime! I couldn't believe it 😄
Of course the clouds were back covering the sun by the time I got back home, but it felt really good.

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 8d

2025-37. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Chemo, by Ileana Von Hirsch - 4/5
Funny memoir about having breast cancer, I picked it up at the library because it's one of the few that continue on to mets, so more aligned to my experience.

ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 9d

2025-36. The Unbroken, by @clclark.bsky.social - 5/5
I re-read book 1, now that I have the entire trilogy in my hands to read in one long go.
Still an amazing book about colonialism, compromise, faith, love (in all shades) and sad realism.

Book cover: Touraine, one of the main characters, a black woman with short hair in a vest, with stretched arms touching the sides of an arab-style arch

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 11d

Today was my "stab me!" day: 5 injections 😶
(2 vaccines, 1 targeted therapy, 2 hormonal therapy)
I think I'm excused for feeling a bit crap (plus hating the strong wind noise outside...)

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 11d

In memoriam...

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 11d

My excel does the same. We have to live with it, I guess 🙄

ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 11d

Ouch! I've just got mine too, but free - although to be honest I'd rather not qualify for free jabs...

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 13d

Why is Keir Starmer obsessed with Nigel Farage?

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 13d

Redwall!!! 😁

ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 13d

I'm glad I still can't see it 😄

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 14d

This is a lovely story!

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ScarletBea @scarletbea.bsky.social · 15d

Sometimes I wonder at so many workers only functioning on a checklist basis, not really listening or thinking by themselves... 🙄
There's some like that in my job too...

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