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Dr. Lou
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PhD in children's literature, children's book enthusiast, library worker. My day-job is managing a gigantic warehouse full of books, so it's a good thing I like them so much ❤️✨she/her
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"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary."

manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Okay, this seems to contradict my earlier post, but if you look closely you’ll see the life jackets setting fire to themselves before flying into the air only to fall back down on to the ship.
September 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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On live television for the world to see, Israel is letting us all know that they don’t care if the world condemns this or not, they will murder every Palestinian for this land.
August 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
KidLit Bluesky, can you help? A friend is trying to figure out the title of a book she read as a teenager - published no more than 30 years ago, so probably 1990s, or late 80s at most. Plot in the image below, does this ring a bell with anyone? #Kidlit
August 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
There are so many wonderful things here, from signed books to personalised expert publishing advice to school visits, please consider supporting the Irish KidLit for Palestine Fundraiser ❤️
The Irish KidLit for Palestine Fundraiser in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians is on! Link: www.ruthennis.com/irish-kidlit-for-palestine.

You can find lots of bookish items available in return for donations to MAP (www.map.org.uk).

Please support/share!
Ruth and Sinéad (me!)
August 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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I wrote this on young men, and why we need to stop lying about why they're easy prey for reptiles like Andrew Tate.

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: We need to stop lying about what makes lost boys such easy marks for cons
Economically depressed young men are aggressively targeted with the oldest, most seductive pitch there is — money for nothing — by bad faith actors with enormous wealth
www.irishexaminer.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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choose your band name
March 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A few years ago I made a series of mini drawings of interesting Irish women (available as a print here www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...) - this thread is a little information on the women featured, partly because it's useful, but mostly because I'm trying to be sustainable by recycling content.
November 20, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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PSA for newbies:

Please include ALT text on your images.

This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.

Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.

Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.

Thanks!
November 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM