Elinor
@l1brarystudies.bsky.social
Heritage Sector Enthusiast, Library Assistant, obsessed with my dog
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Palantir needs to keep its grubby hands off our NHS.
The NHS is the best thing about this country.
Anyone who plans on ripping it up and handing over the shreds to the highest bidder has no place anywhere near politics.
And that’s before you even begin to consider any of this Epstein stuff.
The NHS is the best thing about this country.
Anyone who plans on ripping it up and handing over the shreds to the highest bidder has no place anywhere near politics.
And that’s before you even begin to consider any of this Epstein stuff.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Palantir needs to keep its grubby hands off our NHS.
The NHS is the best thing about this country.
Anyone who plans on ripping it up and handing over the shreds to the highest bidder has no place anywhere near politics.
And that’s before you even begin to consider any of this Epstein stuff.
The NHS is the best thing about this country.
Anyone who plans on ripping it up and handing over the shreds to the highest bidder has no place anywhere near politics.
And that’s before you even begin to consider any of this Epstein stuff.
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This letter is brutal; I’ve been so impressed by Zack Polanski and the Green Party. This is what we need.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
This letter is brutal; I’ve been so impressed by Zack Polanski and the Green Party. This is what we need.
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Book banners LOVE to say that they're ONLY banning books from school libraries. Remember, they're always lying to you. And this is from 2025!
popular.info/p/tennessee-...
popular.info/p/tennessee-...
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Book banners LOVE to say that they're ONLY banning books from school libraries. Remember, they're always lying to you. And this is from 2025!
popular.info/p/tennessee-...
popular.info/p/tennessee-...
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We're beyond delighted that the wonderful My Name is Samim is included in this year's Read for Empathy Collection!
Buy throughout February with #ReaditForward on uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy... and 10% of sales goes to Empathy Lab / @booktrust.org.uk / @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
Buy throughout February with #ReaditForward on uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy... and 10% of sales goes to Empathy Lab / @booktrust.org.uk / @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
February 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We're beyond delighted that the wonderful My Name is Samim is included in this year's Read for Empathy Collection!
Buy throughout February with #ReaditForward on uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy... and 10% of sales goes to Empathy Lab / @booktrust.org.uk / @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
Buy throughout February with #ReaditForward on uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy... and 10% of sales goes to Empathy Lab / @booktrust.org.uk / @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
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Cancer doesn’t just take health, it takes relationships. One mum, with only 4 months to live, is trying to change that, while she still can – and set a world record in the process.
Read her story ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @ipswichnews.bsky.social
Read her story ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @ipswichnews.bsky.social
Four months to live: The mum racing to break a world record
With months to live, a Suffolk mum is racing to build a legacy of connection, love and community
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Cancer doesn’t just take health, it takes relationships. One mum, with only 4 months to live, is trying to change that, while she still can – and set a world record in the process.
Read her story ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @ipswichnews.bsky.social
Read her story ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @ipswichnews.bsky.social
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ICYMI: Despite a concerted effort by a coalition of anti-Trans+ organisations, including Athena and Sex Matters, the Council of Europe has voted to call for a Trans+ inclusive ban on conversion practices.
More here 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
More here 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: One in six children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+, QueerAF can reveal
What it would take to reduce the 48,000 people wait list for transgender healthcare in the UK?
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
ICYMI: Despite a concerted effort by a coalition of anti-Trans+ organisations, including Athena and Sex Matters, the Council of Europe has voted to call for a Trans+ inclusive ban on conversion practices.
More here 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
More here 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
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I basically started this one over from scratch. I didn’t like the shape of it or the poses.
This is a much better shape for a sticker and the poses are far more dynamic than the original color sketch.
This is a much better shape for a sticker and the poses are far more dynamic than the original color sketch.
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I basically started this one over from scratch. I didn’t like the shape of it or the poses.
This is a much better shape for a sticker and the poses are far more dynamic than the original color sketch.
This is a much better shape for a sticker and the poses are far more dynamic than the original color sketch.
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Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
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We need to drown out lies about Trans+ people with stories of Trans+ history - told by Trans+ people.
That’s why we’ve launched this free toolkit with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
Download yours 👇
That’s why we’ve launched this free toolkit with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
Download yours 👇
The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people
Free resource with lessons and ideas for how you can make our history better known to drown out pernicious lies
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
We need to drown out lies about Trans+ people with stories of Trans+ history - told by Trans+ people.
That’s why we’ve launched this free toolkit with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
Download yours 👇
That’s why we’ve launched this free toolkit with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
Download yours 👇
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This is an exceptional book and one I Highly Recommend
First book of 2026
The Five by @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
A cracking bit of social history that pulls you away from the usual Ripper sensationalism and back to the realities of 1888.
#Books #TheFive
The Five by @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
A cracking bit of social history that pulls you away from the usual Ripper sensationalism and back to the realities of 1888.
#Books #TheFive
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This is an exceptional book and one I Highly Recommend
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I don’t support the Assisted Dying Bill and voted against it, but it is not right for the unelected chamber to block the commons.
EXC - MPs and peers who backed the assisted dying bill now believe it is “near impossible” for it to pass the House of Lords in time because of procedural obstacles used by opponents.
“It is our system at its absolute most dysfunctional,” one MP said.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
“It is our system at its absolute most dysfunctional,” one MP said.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords
Exclusive: Legislation thought unlikely even to be put to vote before timing out after delay tactics by opponents
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I don’t support the Assisted Dying Bill and voted against it, but it is not right for the unelected chamber to block the commons.
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Assisted Dying Bill passed in the Commons and has 70%+ support from the public.
To put up 1000+ amendments is ironically designed to be death of the bill by a thousand cuts.
This is not what the Lords is for.
#r4today
To put up 1000+ amendments is ironically designed to be death of the bill by a thousand cuts.
This is not what the Lords is for.
#r4today
January 29, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Assisted Dying Bill passed in the Commons and has 70%+ support from the public.
To put up 1000+ amendments is ironically designed to be death of the bill by a thousand cuts.
This is not what the Lords is for.
#r4today
To put up 1000+ amendments is ironically designed to be death of the bill by a thousand cuts.
This is not what the Lords is for.
#r4today
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“do you picture yourself as the top or the bottom?” are you telling me not everyone watches fictional characters from the cuck chair?
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
“do you picture yourself as the top or the bottom?” are you telling me not everyone watches fictional characters from the cuck chair?
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Joy is resistance.
Green leader Zack Polanski parties with supporters in London gay bar where he once worked
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/26/green-leader-zack-polanski-heaven/?utm_content=1769427600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/26/green-leader-zack-polanski-heaven/?utm_content=1769427600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Zack Polanski parties with supporters in London gay bar where he once worked
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is trending on X,com after partying in London gay venue Heaven with his supporters.
www.thepinknews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Joy is resistance.
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Gamers love NFTs — they just don’t know it yet, says Bored Ape’s CEO
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
Gamers will learn to love AI, says Razer CEO
Razer’s Min-Liang Tan on AI backlash, partnering with Grok, and the future of gaming.
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Gamers love NFTs — they just don’t know it yet, says Bored Ape’s CEO
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"global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned"
@theguardian.com @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@theguardian.com @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned"
@theguardian.com @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@theguardian.com @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How to get into nature.
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
How to get into nature.
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We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
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'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
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the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
/2 In light of that, I am in awe and deep respect of the people who are still showing up to monitor the ICE Gestapo, protect and defend their neighbors, do whatever they can to hold ICE to account and call out their lawlessness. What incredible bravery.
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
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This year has been noticeably un-wintered - hedge plants growing all December as if it's March
January 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This year has been noticeably un-wintered - hedge plants growing all December as if it's March
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📢 This is a call to anyone able (safeguarding is paramount).
We now need your help!
We need everyone to:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
1/🧵
We now need your help!
We need everyone to:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
1/🧵
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
📢 This is a call to anyone able (safeguarding is paramount).
We now need your help!
We need everyone to:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
1/🧵
We now need your help!
We need everyone to:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
1/🧵
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Digital inclusion isn’t a nice-to-have - it’s a basic need. More and more of life happens online.
People need a device, data, skills and support when it’s needed.
This is the Minimum Digital Living Standard. We work with the @NDI_Network to help people get online and thrive.
People need a device, data, skills and support when it’s needed.
This is the Minimum Digital Living Standard. We work with the @NDI_Network to help people get online and thrive.
January 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Digital inclusion isn’t a nice-to-have - it’s a basic need. More and more of life happens online.
People need a device, data, skills and support when it’s needed.
This is the Minimum Digital Living Standard. We work with the @NDI_Network to help people get online and thrive.
People need a device, data, skills and support when it’s needed.
This is the Minimum Digital Living Standard. We work with the @NDI_Network to help people get online and thrive.
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It's the national year of reading in the uk in 2026. Instead of asking "why don't kids read any more", ask "how can I help them find the stories (and non fic) they will fall in love with". Less "get off my lawn whippersnappers" and more "come, sit on the lawn, here's a comic".
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It's the national year of reading in the uk in 2026. Instead of asking "why don't kids read any more", ask "how can I help them find the stories (and non fic) they will fall in love with". Less "get off my lawn whippersnappers" and more "come, sit on the lawn, here's a comic".