Jess Whitecroft (she/her)
@jesswhitecroft.bsky.social
Writes romance and horror. Sometimes combines the two in a horrible romance. Gluten-free. May contain nuts. No DMs, please, because the UK has determined I'm not adult enough to read them.
One in three children in the UK are growing up in poverty.
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
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The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
One in three children in the UK are growing up in poverty.
TBF he seems like kind of a crêpe.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
TBF he seems like kind of a crêpe.
My feet and my brain feel like they're trying to work out which hates me the most right now. And my lower spine is eagerly chiming in on the shittalk.
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My feet and my brain feel like they're trying to work out which hates me the most right now. And my lower spine is eagerly chiming in on the shittalk.
I do enjoy his baseball bat thing, but I think if he wants to get really serious he should hammer a bunch of nails into it. You know. For those who need it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I do enjoy his baseball bat thing, but I think if he wants to get really serious he should hammer a bunch of nails into it. You know. For those who need it.
Unseasoned, basic, dry, totally lacking in taste. And don't even get me started on the food.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Unseasoned, basic, dry, totally lacking in taste. And don't even get me started on the food.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
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Quokkas can’t juggle but they do enjoy watching
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Quokkas can’t juggle but they do enjoy watching
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Just over 600 more signatures to get to 100k. Please consider signing if you're eligible, or sharing if you're not.
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just over 600 more signatures to get to 100k. Please consider signing if you're eligible, or sharing if you're not.
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Let's try to shine a light on the traitors!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Look, I know how when the going gets tough the tough tend to turn into the People's Front of Judea, but there's absolutely no reason to go this hard.
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Look, I know how when the going gets tough the tough tend to turn into the People's Front of Judea, but there's absolutely no reason to go this hard.
Still have to frost a birthday cake, too. I need a nap.
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Still have to frost a birthday cake, too. I need a nap.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I MADE SHIT MACARONS. NOW TELL ME USEFUL THINGS TO DO WITH THEIR SHITTY CORPSES INSTEAD OF YELLING AT ME UNTIL I AM INSPIRED TO DO SOMETHING IMMODERATE AND TURN MY RECYCLING BIN INTO A MACARON NGANGA. IT'S FUELLED BY SPITE AND PROTEIN AND YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I KNOW, I KNOW, I MADE SHIT MACARONS. NOW TELL ME USEFUL THINGS TO DO WITH THEIR SHITTY CORPSES INSTEAD OF YELLING AT ME UNTIL I AM INSPIRED TO DO SOMETHING IMMODERATE AND TURN MY RECYCLING BIN INTO A MACARON NGANGA. IT'S FUELLED BY SPITE AND PROTEIN AND YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT.
Just spent two hours on macaron necromancy and couldn't create a stable crust out of their remains. This might not have happened if every single fucking article about how to repurpose shit macarons spent more time telling you how to do that instead of scolding you for making shit macarons.
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just spent two hours on macaron necromancy and couldn't create a stable crust out of their remains. This might not have happened if every single fucking article about how to repurpose shit macarons spent more time telling you how to do that instead of scolding you for making shit macarons.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
So dinner was an early Christmas gift - a nine course menu of the kind of food that drove Carmy insane. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to have so much talent that you can turn Brussels sprouts into a delicacy.
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So dinner was an early Christmas gift - a nine course menu of the kind of food that drove Carmy insane. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to have so much talent that you can turn Brussels sprouts into a delicacy.
"Confidence is the preference of the habitual voyeur of what is known as..."
"Leave it, he's not worth it!"
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Confidence is the preference of the habitual voyeur of what is known as..."
Hazing ritual. Definitely. Now to figure out how to repurpose their flat, footless little corpses. I'm thinking some kind of ganache-filled tartlets, but that will have to happen tomorrow.
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hazing ritual. Definitely. Now to figure out how to repurpose their flat, footless little corpses. I'm thinking some kind of ganache-filled tartlets, but that will have to happen tomorrow.
Air bubbles. Fuck it all.
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Air bubbles. Fuck it all.
Oh, and I forgot to drop the macarons. Is this a cookie or a hazing ritual?
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Oh, and I forgot to drop the macarons. Is this a cookie or a hazing ritual?
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Maybe don't print THE CURSED BLACK SPEECH OF MORDOR ON YOUR UNDERWEAR.
I think I might need LotR underwear but they should say something like “speak friend and enter” or “no admittance except on party business”
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Maybe don't print THE CURSED BLACK SPEECH OF MORDOR ON YOUR UNDERWEAR.
The fussiest, silliest French princes of stupid fucking biscuits now have to sit out and dry like baking drag queens before they go into the oven to give me even worse anxiety than they have already. (And yes, I know my spice rack is a joke.)
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The fussiest, silliest French princes of stupid fucking biscuits now have to sit out and dry like baking drag queens before they go into the oven to give me even worse anxiety than they have already. (And yes, I know my spice rack is a joke.)
Welp, fuck me sideways. Somebody's having scrambled eggs tomorrow. The yolk broke TWICE.
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Welp, fuck me sideways. Somebody's having scrambled eggs tomorrow. The yolk broke TWICE.
Great. Meringue fail straight out of the gate. Hope everyone likes Eton Mess.
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Great. Meringue fail straight out of the gate. Hope everyone likes Eton Mess.
Psyching myself up for the meringue nightmare ahead. It's macarons time.
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Psyching myself up for the meringue nightmare ahead. It's macarons time.
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Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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Shit on the tennis courts
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Shit on the tennis courts