Jo Thomson
@archangel54.bsky.social
Teacher, anti-fascist, reader, gardener.
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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You misspelled "BORED".
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
You misspelled "BORED".
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he'll charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
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Just saw this and had to share - PS22 Chorus performing The Cure - goodnight
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
PS22 Chorus "Lovesong" The Cure
YouTube video by PS22 Chorus
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January 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Just saw this and had to share - PS22 Chorus performing The Cure - goodnight
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtW...
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The reason you don't give in to bullies is because they'll never finish bullying you. At some point you end up having to say 'enough' anyway so do it earlier rather than later.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions
The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The reason you don't give in to bullies is because they'll never finish bullying you. At some point you end up having to say 'enough' anyway so do it earlier rather than later.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Please join us in prayer for the people of Iran. This prayer was written by a member of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill. On Sunday the church will hold communion over the beautiful carpet below – it is a map of Iran decorated with Ephesians 2.19
Read more: www.southwark.anglican.org/prayer-for-t...
Read more: www.southwark.anglican.org/prayer-for-t...
Prayer for the people of Iran - The Diocese of Southwark
In the wake of the distressing news coming out of Iran, please join us in prayer. At Christ Church, Gipsy Hill Revd...
www.southwark.anglican.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Please join us in prayer for the people of Iran. This prayer was written by a member of Christ Church, Gipsy Hill. On Sunday the church will hold communion over the beautiful carpet below – it is a map of Iran decorated with Ephesians 2.19
Read more: www.southwark.anglican.org/prayer-for-t...
Read more: www.southwark.anglican.org/prayer-for-t...
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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Christ from a Descent from the Cross
Burgundian sculptor
C. 1100 - 1150 CE
A deeply moving religious work &/or rare masterpiece of French #Romanesque art
An amazing survival, with some restoration. Similar to work in #Volterra👇
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, #Pisa
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Burgundian sculptor
C. 1100 - 1150 CE
A deeply moving religious work &/or rare masterpiece of French #Romanesque art
An amazing survival, with some restoration. Similar to work in #Volterra👇
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, #Pisa
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Christ from a Descent from the Cross
Burgundian sculptor
C. 1100 - 1150 CE
A deeply moving religious work &/or rare masterpiece of French #Romanesque art
An amazing survival, with some restoration. Similar to work in #Volterra👇
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, #Pisa
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
Burgundian sculptor
C. 1100 - 1150 CE
A deeply moving religious work &/or rare masterpiece of French #Romanesque art
An amazing survival, with some restoration. Similar to work in #Volterra👇
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, #Pisa
#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Can the BBC please circulate this memo asap, word for word:
When populists talk about preserving culture, they mean race. They are talking about preserving white skin and "whiteness" as they define it. Stop being dumb.
When populists talk about preserving culture, they mean race. They are talking about preserving white skin and "whiteness" as they define it. Stop being dumb.
January 11, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Can the BBC please circulate this memo asap, word for word:
When populists talk about preserving culture, they mean race. They are talking about preserving white skin and "whiteness" as they define it. Stop being dumb.
When populists talk about preserving culture, they mean race. They are talking about preserving white skin and "whiteness" as they define it. Stop being dumb.
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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2026 warning to all adults trying to be cool in front of young ‘uns.
“6-7 is so dead,’ declared a kid on the train just now..
Be advised.
“6-7 is so dead,’ declared a kid on the train just now..
Be advised.
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
2026 warning to all adults trying to be cool in front of young ‘uns.
“6-7 is so dead,’ declared a kid on the train just now..
Be advised.
“6-7 is so dead,’ declared a kid on the train just now..
Be advised.
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“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, not what’s left of you.” Katie Read
Giving ourselves permission means recognising rest, saying no, time alone, messy emotions and choosing what feels right are all valid.
We don’t need permission to be human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @anxiety.positive
Giving ourselves permission means recognising rest, saying no, time alone, messy emotions and choosing what feels right are all valid.
We don’t need permission to be human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @anxiety.positive
December 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, not what’s left of you.” Katie Read
Giving ourselves permission means recognising rest, saying no, time alone, messy emotions and choosing what feels right are all valid.
We don’t need permission to be human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @anxiety.positive
Giving ourselves permission means recognising rest, saying no, time alone, messy emotions and choosing what feels right are all valid.
We don’t need permission to be human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @anxiety.positive
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In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
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Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining Christian community in the West Bank, residents say. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/new-...
New Israeli settlement in West Bank town near Bethlehem threatens the Christian presence in Palestine
Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining Christian community in the West Bank, residents say. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/new-...
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The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage".
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
BILLY BRAGG - PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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December 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage".
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding
Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding - Woodcraft Folk
Woodcraft Folk stands in solidarity with every trans child, young person and volunteer who faces exclusion from Girlguiding UK following the announcement on Trans inclusion. We recognise that Girlgui...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding
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A timeline cleanser for you - the beautiful beach at Perranuthnoe in Cornwall, sunlight silver on the sea and wet sand ... and the coastguard helicopter.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A timeline cleanser for you - the beautiful beach at Perranuthnoe in Cornwall, sunlight silver on the sea and wet sand ... and the coastguard helicopter.