Caroline Bee
@carolinebee.bsky.social
Cats, wine, books, telly, social justice, trans ally. I was @minchinswitchy at the bad place.
I Stand With Joanne Harris. Trans Women are Women. Black Lives Matter. She/Her. TERFS WILL BE BLOCKED.
I Stand With Joanne Harris. Trans Women are Women. Black Lives Matter. She/Her. TERFS WILL BE BLOCKED.
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I'll be here on June 6th, talking all things VIANNE. And if you can't make it, I have a whole list of events on my website at: www.joanne-harris.co.uk/events/. Check which ones are closest to you!
April 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I'll be here on June 6th, talking all things VIANNE. And if you can't make it, I have a whole list of events on my website at: www.joanne-harris.co.uk/events/. Check which ones are closest to you!
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‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox
www.irishtimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
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my two year old is lying on his tummy in the lounge, staring into the hearth, and whispering ‘…FIRE’ under his breath in a heartfelt tone
so that’s fine I guess
so that’s fine I guess
January 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
my two year old is lying on his tummy in the lounge, staring into the hearth, and whispering ‘…FIRE’ under his breath in a heartfelt tone
so that’s fine I guess
so that’s fine I guess
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the will has so far defeated three people. are you the person who can read it??
(auction catalogue all done, thanks!)
(auction catalogue all done, thanks!)
two small but paid research tasks on offer!
1. read/partly transcribe a will from 1812
2. order an auction catalogue to Cambridge University Library reading room & take photos
please DM me if interested and share if not! thanks all
1. read/partly transcribe a will from 1812
2. order an auction catalogue to Cambridge University Library reading room & take photos
please DM me if interested and share if not! thanks all
December 24, 2024 at 11:21 AM
the will has so far defeated three people. are you the person who can read it??
(auction catalogue all done, thanks!)
(auction catalogue all done, thanks!)
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the conclusion to this is that naptime went sideways and between that and mastitis management we’re not gonna make it to any so instead we’ve got the Kings College Cambridge Lessons and Carols on
December 24, 2024 at 3:32 PM
the conclusion to this is that naptime went sideways and between that and mastitis management we’re not gonna make it to any so instead we’ve got the Kings College Cambridge Lessons and Carols on
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we have decided this year to take chomp to a Christmas crib service, for his Cultural Enrichment, so himself found a list of services closest to us and I found a list of ones in the prettiest buildings and now we’re arguing
December 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM
we have decided this year to take chomp to a Christmas crib service, for his Cultural Enrichment, so himself found a list of services closest to us and I found a list of ones in the prettiest buildings and now we’re arguing
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I ain’t even mad it’s true
PSA to my fellow immigrants: white people are easy, you can control them with cheese
December 24, 2024 at 11:48 PM
I ain’t even mad it’s true
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Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ to someone on a dog walk then fretting that it’ll be perceived as the firing of a salvo in the fictional war on Christmas and not what it actually was, an acknowledgment that my dog was dressed as an elf and their Shih Tzus were dressed as the three wise men.
December 25, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ to someone on a dog walk then fretting that it’ll be perceived as the firing of a salvo in the fictional war on Christmas and not what it actually was, an acknowledgment that my dog was dressed as an elf and their Shih Tzus were dressed as the three wise men.
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Geeeeettttt…. DRESSED, you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay! For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
December 25, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Geeeeettttt…. DRESSED, you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay! For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
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Yeah we don’t fuck with this second amendment bullshit here. Come visit but leave your fucking guns behind. We don’t need them or want them.
An American woman, Liliana Goodson, 30, was sentenced to a year in jail for bringing a $3K gold-pistol into Sydney Airport. She traveled to Australia to attend clown school. Goodson will serve four months of her 12-month sentence in full-time custody.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year
Liliana Goodson travelled to Australia to attend clown school with the gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Yeah we don’t fuck with this second amendment bullshit here. Come visit but leave your fucking guns behind. We don’t need them or want them.
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"In our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it.”
- David Graeber
- David Graeber
December 10, 2024 at 8:53 AM
"In our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it.”
- David Graeber
- David Graeber
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Steph is my friend and told me about his experience of this a few months ago and I was horrified. We deserve so much better than PinkNews.
Support other queer media instead - honestly literally anyone else at this point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Support other queer media instead - honestly literally anyone else at this point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct
Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Steph is my friend and told me about his experience of this a few months ago and I was horrified. We deserve so much better than PinkNews.
Support other queer media instead - honestly literally anyone else at this point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Support other queer media instead - honestly literally anyone else at this point.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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AYYYYYYYYYY
Breaking News: Rupert Murdoch failed in his bid to alter a family trust to consolidate his empire under his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing slant.
Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:56 PM
AYYYYYYYYYY
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"Paul Fletcher - a nullity of a politician who has occupied Bradfield for 15 years - is panicking over being replaced by a community independent ...
Alarmingly, his own voters want someone who represents them, not himself, and he’s outraged." @crikey.com.au
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/p...
Alarmingly, his own voters want someone who represents them, not himself, and he’s outraged." @crikey.com.au
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/p...
Paul Fletcher's grand conspiracy theory is the most interesting thing he's ever said
Paul Fletcher — a nullity of a politician who has occupied Bradfield for 15 years — is panicking over being replaced by a community independent.
www.crikey.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 5:57 AM
"Paul Fletcher - a nullity of a politician who has occupied Bradfield for 15 years - is panicking over being replaced by a community independent ...
Alarmingly, his own voters want someone who represents them, not himself, and he’s outraged." @crikey.com.au
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/p...
Alarmingly, his own voters want someone who represents them, not himself, and he’s outraged." @crikey.com.au
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/p...
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WOW! Syrian rebels take the entirety of Aleppo in 24 hours.
The biggest defeat for Assad in the entire history of the Syrian Civil War and the biggest Russian setback in the Middle East since their intervention
A massive defeat for Putin!
The biggest defeat for Assad in the entire history of the Syrian Civil War and the biggest Russian setback in the Middle East since their intervention
A massive defeat for Putin!
November 30, 2024 at 1:00 AM
WOW! Syrian rebels take the entirety of Aleppo in 24 hours.
The biggest defeat for Assad in the entire history of the Syrian Civil War and the biggest Russian setback in the Middle East since their intervention
A massive defeat for Putin!
The biggest defeat for Assad in the entire history of the Syrian Civil War and the biggest Russian setback in the Middle East since their intervention
A massive defeat for Putin!
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One of my favorite resources
Does everyone know about Project Gutenberg? E-books for free. The world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for free. Digitized and diligently proofread by thousands of volunteers.
Please share.
Please share.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.
www.gutenberg.org
November 29, 2024 at 8:07 PM
One of my favorite resources
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I must say this as clearly as possible: if you have, in the last ten years, thought "I just don't get tech" or that you're "getting old" or "you're not technical," you are the victim - so much of the tech industry is now oriented around making you do stuff rather than doing stuff for you.
I was seriously relieved when I started listening to your podcast and realized my increasing levels of frustration with modern tech are not because I'm getting older (I'm only 40 for gods's sake!) but because everything is actively getting worse. 🫠
November 29, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I must say this as clearly as possible: if you have, in the last ten years, thought "I just don't get tech" or that you're "getting old" or "you're not technical," you are the victim - so much of the tech industry is now oriented around making you do stuff rather than doing stuff for you.
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I was looking in the icebox late one night
When my eyes beheld a tasty sight
I know you were saving them for your breakfast treat
Forgive me, they were so cold and sweet
I ate the plums!
Sorry I aaaaate the plums
I ate the plums!
They are now in my tums
When my eyes beheld a tasty sight
I know you were saving them for your breakfast treat
Forgive me, they were so cold and sweet
I ate the plums!
Sorry I aaaaate the plums
I ate the plums!
They are now in my tums
Everyone should post their most viral tweet here, just for posterity's sake
November 28, 2024 at 10:49 AM
I was looking in the icebox late one night
When my eyes beheld a tasty sight
I know you were saving them for your breakfast treat
Forgive me, they were so cold and sweet
I ate the plums!
Sorry I aaaaate the plums
I ate the plums!
They are now in my tums
When my eyes beheld a tasty sight
I know you were saving them for your breakfast treat
Forgive me, they were so cold and sweet
I ate the plums!
Sorry I aaaaate the plums
I ate the plums!
They are now in my tums
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The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.
November 27, 2024 at 11:26 PM
The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.
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Saw someone asking about what our most viral tweets were
![MiMi Aye @meemalee • 07/02/2024
Reminder that years ago, I cooked at an event for Gregg Wallace, who said my name was silly and proceeded to call me "You-You" for the rest of the day.
[with a photo of him smiling and hugging me very much against my will]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfl22ffvp2l5by2jhnalnchb/bafkreic7abeea2hoirwhbe2aas7ugloyyhhtbnazi6vidg2wfqevhjsj5i@jpeg)
November 28, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Saw someone asking about what our most viral tweets were
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Friends and books lovers, Foyles Charing Cross Christmas Evening is tonight from 6pm. Some of my fave attendees: Lawrence! Mackenzie Crook! Rick Astley! Robert MacFarlane! Rupert Everett! Susie Dent! John Finnemore! Dolly Alderton! Free mulled wine and free cheese with @cheesetastingco.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Friends and books lovers, Foyles Charing Cross Christmas Evening is tonight from 6pm. Some of my fave attendees: Lawrence! Mackenzie Crook! Rick Astley! Robert MacFarlane! Rupert Everett! Susie Dent! John Finnemore! Dolly Alderton! Free mulled wine and free cheese with @cheesetastingco.bsky.social
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This is why it’s so bad that they squish TV/film credits into an unreadable little box next to an advert on streamers. It was a little bit of media education to not just read people’s names and make connections between shows, but also to read the names of cool sounding jobs.
A great thing that John Kearns said on the Always Be Comedy podcast. When you get the end credits on films these days that go on for ages, why don’t we tell kids that those are all jobs they could do? Like, you can be part of this, it’s real.
November 27, 2024 at 7:49 PM
This is why it’s so bad that they squish TV/film credits into an unreadable little box next to an advert on streamers. It was a little bit of media education to not just read people’s names and make connections between shows, but also to read the names of cool sounding jobs.
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I think most likely the latter but as people lost sight of the term’s origins they may also have liked the cutesy/diminutive feel of ‘icle’.
What I didn’t know until today is that the US ice lolly that is a ‘popsicle’ is essentially a ‘lollipop icicle’.
What I didn’t know until today is that the US ice lolly that is a ‘popsicle’ is essentially a ‘lollipop icicle’.
November 28, 2024 at 10:51 AM
I think most likely the latter but as people lost sight of the term’s origins they may also have liked the cutesy/diminutive feel of ‘icle’.
What I didn’t know until today is that the US ice lolly that is a ‘popsicle’ is essentially a ‘lollipop icicle’.
What I didn’t know until today is that the US ice lolly that is a ‘popsicle’ is essentially a ‘lollipop icicle’.
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Researching and reporting my story about how truly horrible Facebook has become genuinely rattled me, and changed how I looked at the internet permanently. It's important to understand how messed up they are.
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
November 28, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Researching and reporting my story about how truly horrible Facebook has become genuinely rattled me, and changed how I looked at the internet permanently. It's important to understand how messed up they are.
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...