Scott Pilkington
@spil030.bsky.social
campanologist, museologist, science communicator, historian, anthropologist, dancer, fibrecrafter, gin drinker, higher ed specialist, bi. he/him/they/ia 🏳️🌈🇳🇿
ORCiD: 0000-0001-5497-0393
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So far: Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, and Slovenia. See who else steps up. Iceland are having a vote on it next week, Belgium are "announce in the comming days".
The following are out for financial reasons: Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, & Slovakia.
The following are out for financial reasons: Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, & Slovakia.
Netherlands quits Eurovision Song Contest as Israel cleared to stay www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5... - me too no Eurovision for me #FreePalestine
Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others quit in protest
Immediately after the announcement, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said it would withdraw from the contest, meaning the Netherlands will not compete in the competition which draws millions of viewers worl...
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
So far: Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, and Slovenia. See who else steps up. Iceland are having a vote on it next week, Belgium are "announce in the comming days".
The following are out for financial reasons: Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, & Slovakia.
The following are out for financial reasons: Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, & Slovakia.
BEST USE OF PAROCHIAL THIS YEAR
The IKEA thing is so batshit. When I was in America it was considered college student furniture or like basic stuff you buy when you are renting why is the PM there. Our country is so painfully parochial sometimes it hurts. Please find some dignity please I beg it’s a corporation. Please.
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BEST USE OF PAROCHIAL THIS YEAR
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
"we stand in solidarity" but also ban them from participating?! Oh fuck the hell off.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"we stand in solidarity" but also ban them from participating?! Oh fuck the hell off.
A fabulous if hot practice night in the belltower, with 16 of us, including 3 visitors!
We rang rounds, plain hunt, called changes, Grandsire Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles & Triples, and Stedman Triples.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
We rang rounds, plain hunt, called changes, Grandsire Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles & Triples, and Stedman Triples.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A fabulous if hot practice night in the belltower, with 16 of us, including 3 visitors!
We rang rounds, plain hunt, called changes, Grandsire Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles & Triples, and Stedman Triples.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
We rang rounds, plain hunt, called changes, Grandsire Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles & Triples, and Stedman Triples.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
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For #WorldAIDSDay here’s my essay about the 72 Hours episode of The Golden Girls that I wrote for @nursingclio.bsky.social Still one of the most important sitcom episodes ever (not to mention one of my favorite things I’ve written).
nursingclio.org/2018/12/04/d...
nursingclio.org/2018/12/04/d...
Deconstructing HIV and AIDS on The Golden Girls
In 1990, the much-beloved sitcom, The Golden Girls — a show about four older women, Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia, living together in Miami, Florida — was in its fifth season. On F…
nursingclio.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For #WorldAIDSDay here’s my essay about the 72 Hours episode of The Golden Girls that I wrote for @nursingclio.bsky.social Still one of the most important sitcom episodes ever (not to mention one of my favorite things I’ve written).
nursingclio.org/2018/12/04/d...
nursingclio.org/2018/12/04/d...
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'The school has its own commercial kitchen and wanted to make its own meals, but the ministry had always argued that was a risk to food security, she said.' #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Food poisoning warning after Christchurch students eat contaminated school lunches
The possibility that students may have eaten contaminated lunches "fills me with horror", says a Christchurch school principal.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
'The school has its own commercial kitchen and wanted to make its own meals, but the ministry had always argued that was a risk to food security, she said.' #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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World AIDS Day, observed today, is important for raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, remembering those we’ve lost, and combating stigma and discrimination.
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
World AIDS Day, observed today, is important for raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, remembering those we’ve lost, and combating stigma and discrimination.
We managed to get some enthusiastic ringing in this morning before the very hot rain arrived. Sadly I lost count of how many ringers we had, but we rang rounds, called changes, Plain Bob Doubles (with 768 behind), and Grandsire Triples.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We managed to get some enthusiastic ringing in this morning before the very hot rain arrived. Sadly I lost count of how many ringers we had, but we rang rounds, called changes, Plain Bob Doubles (with 768 behind), and Grandsire Triples.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
AND guaranteed to happen a week that I'm not going to Western Springs once, so it'll be at least a week before I get to try it out!
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
AND guaranteed to happen a week that I'm not going to Western Springs once, so it'll be at least a week before I get to try it out!
I have discovered my dream job DOES exist!
Taylors Bellfoundry has a museum, and there is a museum director.
MUSEUM. CAMPANOLOGY. ALL IN ONE.
Sadly in Loughborough. But apparently walking distance to a steam train & a canal.
Taylors Bellfoundry has a museum, and there is a museum director.
MUSEUM. CAMPANOLOGY. ALL IN ONE.
Sadly in Loughborough. But apparently walking distance to a steam train & a canal.
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I have discovered my dream job DOES exist!
Taylors Bellfoundry has a museum, and there is a museum director.
MUSEUM. CAMPANOLOGY. ALL IN ONE.
Sadly in Loughborough. But apparently walking distance to a steam train & a canal.
Taylors Bellfoundry has a museum, and there is a museum director.
MUSEUM. CAMPANOLOGY. ALL IN ONE.
Sadly in Loughborough. But apparently walking distance to a steam train & a canal.
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Always a good time to remember TREASURE PLANET has the best PhD-vs-MD joke this side of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, delivered as a perfect David Hyde Pierce freakout
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Always a good time to remember TREASURE PLANET has the best PhD-vs-MD joke this side of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, delivered as a perfect David Hyde Pierce freakout
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
I'm SEETHING about this week's challenge travle. You have to get from the Bay of Campeche to the Red Sea by boat. Fine. But if you try to enter the Gulf of Arden as your last gulf, you can't complete. Apparently the correct water body was "regions.AdeG" and nearly every person has gotten that wrong.
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I'm SEETHING about this week's challenge travle. You have to get from the Bay of Campeche to the Red Sea by boat. Fine. But if you try to enter the Gulf of Arden as your last gulf, you can't complete. Apparently the correct water body was "regions.AdeG" and nearly every person has gotten that wrong.
Well done Philip! We've not met, but his work is exemplary, and I gather he's annoyingly lovely to boot
Philip Goff, a founding Fellow of the Burgon Society, was honored by the University of London on its Founding Day and visited with the university’s Chancellor, The Princess Royal.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Well done Philip! We've not met, but his work is exemplary, and I gather he's annoyingly lovely to boot
Another lovely but overcast day of ringing this morning. We had 13 ringers, including some wonderful & much welcome visitors. We rang rounds, Plain Bob Doubles & Triples, Grandsire Doubles, & Reverse Canterbury Doubles.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Another lovely but overcast day of ringing this morning. We had 13 ringers, including some wonderful & much welcome visitors. We rang rounds, Plain Bob Doubles & Triples, Grandsire Doubles, & Reverse Canterbury Doubles.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
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How getting New Zealand Back on track is going: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/luxon-fina...
August 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
How getting New Zealand Back on track is going: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/luxon-fina...
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always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
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Today, @aucklandpride.bsky.social has filed a judicial review against the Minister for Sport for the removal of Sport NZ’s trans inclusion guiding principles. So grateful our community orgs are fighting back, and so proud to be supporting this. aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...
Auckland Pride Takes Government to Court for Cancelling Trans Inclusion Guidelines
aucklandpride.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
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oh some nice good news
#RailNews: Seven new apprentices will take part in the Oamaru Steam and Rail Society’s successful education and mentoring programme.
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/regions/nort...
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/regions/nort...
New apprentices steaming for railway mentoring
Seven new apprentices will take part in the Oamaru Steam and Rail Society’s successful education and mentoring programme. Steam and Rail general...
www.odt.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
oh some nice good news
100%
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
this is so much of right-of-centre politics in NZ, just scolding the left for not caring about real issues like saving 10 minutes on an airport trip. who cares if the standard speed limit will instantly kill any child hit by a car, it might takes 1 minute longer to drive through this school zone
$4 BILLION to save 'up to 10 minutes' during peak traffic. Fucking hell - imagine what that $4B could do for housing, education, health, etc, in Aotearoa.
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
100%
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
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Today, it's exactly one hundred years since the opening ceremony of the New Zealand & South Seas International Exhibition in Dunedin.
To celebrate, I'm sharing some images from an original copy of the ceremony's official souvenir programme.
My Collection.
To celebrate, I'm sharing some images from an original copy of the ceremony's official souvenir programme.
My Collection.
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Today, it's exactly one hundred years since the opening ceremony of the New Zealand & South Seas International Exhibition in Dunedin.
To celebrate, I'm sharing some images from an original copy of the ceremony's official souvenir programme.
My Collection.
To celebrate, I'm sharing some images from an original copy of the ceremony's official souvenir programme.
My Collection.