charlotte
@tambourine.bsky.social
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sick poet / library mole
london
sick poet / library mole
london
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charlotte
@tambourine.bsky.social
· May 30
i have a short story in minor lits! about surgery histories and reciting verse. would love if you read it
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Somewhere in Tethys’ salty darkness,
in spurts of milt and billowing roe, eels
are birthing their posterity, a spore-storm of eggs
in uncountable centillions, each buoyed
on its micron of oil.
'Eely'
Steve Ely
Out now
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
in spurts of milt and billowing roe, eels
are birthing their posterity, a spore-storm of eggs
in uncountable centillions, each buoyed
on its micron of oil.
'Eely'
Steve Ely
Out now
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
January 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Somewhere in Tethys’ salty darkness,
in spurts of milt and billowing roe, eels
are birthing their posterity, a spore-storm of eggs
in uncountable centillions, each buoyed
on its micron of oil.
'Eely'
Steve Ely
Out now
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
in spurts of milt and billowing roe, eels
are birthing their posterity, a spore-storm of eggs
in uncountable centillions, each buoyed
on its micron of oil.
'Eely'
Steve Ely
Out now
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
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It gets lost in all of this nonsense every time, but it is worth pointing out that it's not illegal to use any toilet you like. Toilets aren't legally restricted places and never have been, for very obvious reasons. This whole thing is based on an absurd fiction about who can and can't go where.
It's not illegal to use the right toilets and no one should adhere to Mary-Ann Stephenson's headmistressly call to "follow rules" that serve no good purpose, breach the UK's human rights obligations, will be bad for all women, and debase trans dignity. Make her appoint her sodding toilet police.
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It gets lost in all of this nonsense every time, but it is worth pointing out that it's not illegal to use any toilet you like. Toilets aren't legally restricted places and never have been, for very obvious reasons. This whole thing is based on an absurd fiction about who can and can't go where.
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Bridget Phillipson knew her history, was told by MPs not to appoint her, insisted on appointing her, and in her first interview the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has ignored super clear and explicit human rights law that trans people are not a third sex. What a disgrace.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Doubling down on effectively excluding trans and non-binary individuals from public spaces.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Doubling down on effectively excluding trans and non-binary individuals from public spaces.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Equality boss expects people to 'follow rules' over single-sex spaces
Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said "things could be sorted out if there is goodwill and recognition that everybody has rights".
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Bridget Phillipson knew her history, was told by MPs not to appoint her, insisted on appointing her, and in her first interview the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has ignored super clear and explicit human rights law that trans people are not a third sex. What a disgrace.
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Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
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more frog, again. seasonal frog
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
more frog, again. seasonal frog
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it’s St Lucy’s day, so you know what that means — time for the best John Donne poem
December 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
it’s St Lucy’s day, so you know what that means — time for the best John Donne poem
Suffolk coastline is glorious and if you go there out of high season you’ll avoid most of the awful people. Go for a Christmas dinner in dunwich and walk on the beach then x
In Issue 26 we have ranked the Ceremonial Counties of England, from top to bottom...
December 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Suffolk coastline is glorious and if you go there out of high season you’ll avoid most of the awful people. Go for a Christmas dinner in dunwich and walk on the beach then x
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It sure is something watching Girl Guides protest the exclusion of their trans members, at the same time as the BBC pushes someone out for being a trans ally and routinely updates their news articles to insert transphobic terminology.
December 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It sure is something watching Girl Guides protest the exclusion of their trans members, at the same time as the BBC pushes someone out for being a trans ally and routinely updates their news articles to insert transphobic terminology.
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Noam Chomsky made it very clear that he was a scumbag when he denied the Khmer Rouge genocide back in the 1970s: if you’ve been trying to deny the obvious about him ever since, well, that’s on you.
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Noam Chomsky made it very clear that he was a scumbag when he denied the Khmer Rouge genocide back in the 1970s: if you’ve been trying to deny the obvious about him ever since, well, that’s on you.
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Someday, perhaps, people will learn that you really can’t trust anyone who’s willing to deny genocide to prove a political point.
That includes Noam Chomsky.
That includes Noam Chomsky.
December 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Someday, perhaps, people will learn that you really can’t trust anyone who’s willing to deny genocide to prove a political point.
That includes Noam Chomsky.
That includes Noam Chomsky.
it’s St Lucy’s day, so you know what that means — time for the best John Donne poem
December 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
it’s St Lucy’s day, so you know what that means — time for the best John Donne poem
not feeling very well today or looking particularly good so apologies for the selfie BUT the lighting in the bathroom made it easier than usual to take a photo where you can see my eye colour & thus my central heterochromia :)
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
not feeling very well today or looking particularly good so apologies for the selfie BUT the lighting in the bathroom made it easier than usual to take a photo where you can see my eye colour & thus my central heterochromia :)
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The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.
my high school didn’t make us read whole books, i think up until the age of sixteen we read ONE novel all the way through, and that was of mice and men. we read excerpts of great expectations and watched the david lean film. this was — terrifyingly — 20 years ago, in England. it was bad! very bad!
The most important story of 2025 that we're not talking about enough (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
my high school didn’t make us read whole books, i think up until the age of sixteen we read ONE novel all the way through, and that was of mice and men. we read excerpts of great expectations and watched the david lean film. this was — terrifyingly — 20 years ago, in England. it was bad! very bad!
having a cat at home when i have evening plans but i am feeling tired/sick… its like yeah i would love to be capable of going to that concert/reading but maybe i am not capable. and the cat will comfort me
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
having a cat at home when i have evening plans but i am feeling tired/sick… its like yeah i would love to be capable of going to that concert/reading but maybe i am not capable. and the cat will comfort me
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'The world’s first fantasy magazine, Der Orchideengarten, 1919-1921'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Orc...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Orc...
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
'The world’s first fantasy magazine, Der Orchideengarten, 1919-1921'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Orc...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Orc...
the anne briggs version of willie o winsbury remains the best one. partly because she uses some scots pronunciations, like “hame” instead of “home”, etc. it’s just really rich
music.youtube.com/watch?v=TE02...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=TE02...
Willie O'Winsbury
YouTube video by Anne Briggs - Topic
music.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the anne briggs version of willie o winsbury remains the best one. partly because she uses some scots pronunciations, like “hame” instead of “home”, etc. it’s just really rich
music.youtube.com/watch?v=TE02...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=TE02...
two tickets to see goblin band tonight going if anyone wants them. face value/best offer/probably free if nobody else wants them
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
two tickets to see goblin band tonight going if anyone wants them. face value/best offer/probably free if nobody else wants them
the pharmacist, unable to sell me any medication for nausea: “there is no antiemetics division”
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
the pharmacist, unable to sell me any medication for nausea: “there is no antiemetics division”
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Agnes loves chin rubs
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Agnes loves chin rubs
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‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’ 💀
British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line
On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’ 💀
listening to a hyperpop playlist on the way to work in an attempt to give myself a migraine
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
listening to a hyperpop playlist on the way to work in an attempt to give myself a migraine
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Turns out it never was about spam, but keeping Palestinians from using this site at all.
I have two people who never were on Bluesky not be able to make an account that didn’t get banned within 24 hours 🤷🏻♀️
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Turns out it never was about spam, but keeping Palestinians from using this site at all.
Agnes loves chin rubs
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Agnes loves chin rubs