BlueDragonLandlady
@ms-lupin.bsky.social
Dickensian character and occasional binocularist.
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London is the safest city I’ve ever lived in. Every other American I know that lives here feels the same way simply by virtue of the lack of gun violence.
Any pundit or public figure (often taking gulf $) trying to paint this city as crime-ridden is plainly wrong and probably lying to you.
Any pundit or public figure (often taking gulf $) trying to paint this city as crime-ridden is plainly wrong and probably lying to you.
The number of murders in the capital in the first nine months (1st January to 30th September) of 2025 is the lowest since monthly records began and represents a fall of almost 60 per cent compared to 2003.
www.london.gov.uk/london-recor...
www.london.gov.uk/london-recor...
London records fewest homicides this year since monthly records began
The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than any year since monthly homicide records began in 2003, according to new analysis from the Mayor’s Office for Policing ...
www.london.gov.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
London is the safest city I’ve ever lived in. Every other American I know that lives here feels the same way simply by virtue of the lack of gun violence.
Any pundit or public figure (often taking gulf $) trying to paint this city as crime-ridden is plainly wrong and probably lying to you.
Any pundit or public figure (often taking gulf $) trying to paint this city as crime-ridden is plainly wrong and probably lying to you.
man i have never had as many stupid questions as when i worked at Lush, just thinking about it now and we really put retail workers Through It don't we
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
There should be a name for the fallow period after you've posted/got delivered the necessary parcels and cards but when there still MIGHT be time to order a couple of last-minute presents for people you'll be seeing before Christmas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There should be a name for the fallow period after you've posted/got delivered the necessary parcels and cards but when there still MIGHT be time to order a couple of last-minute presents for people you'll be seeing before Christmas.
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I had to look twice at this because at first I thought Colin the Caterpillar had been in some kind of awful accident
December 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I had to look twice at this because at first I thought Colin the Caterpillar had been in some kind of awful accident
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i think we should all commit ourselves to, at minimum, a national 3 day party When It Happens. one bottle of champagne in the back of your closet is no longer adequate. be prepared
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
i think we should all commit ourselves to, at minimum, a national 3 day party When It Happens. one bottle of champagne in the back of your closet is no longer adequate. be prepared
We have written, addressed and stamped most of Christmas cards. I've got a huge family plus there are the usual former colleagues/flatmates etc, so it's a major task. Now relaxing with a mulled wine.
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We have written, addressed and stamped most of Christmas cards. I've got a huge family plus there are the usual former colleagues/flatmates etc, so it's a major task. Now relaxing with a mulled wine.
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An ice cream van braying tinny chimes of Greensleeves sped up to the exact tempo of an anxiety attack in the distance, a parent passing, hand in small hot hand with a toddler saying in a tone of tensile fraying tolerance “you can ask daddy about climate change later” has not made me feel less mental
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
An ice cream van braying tinny chimes of Greensleeves sped up to the exact tempo of an anxiety attack in the distance, a parent passing, hand in small hot hand with a toddler saying in a tone of tensile fraying tolerance “you can ask daddy about climate change later” has not made me feel less mental
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Australia planning stricter gun laws the day after a shooting.
America after every single shooting "now is not the time..." or as Trump put it after the most recent University shooting "things can happen"
America after every single shooting "now is not the time..." or as Trump put it after the most recent University shooting "things can happen"
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Australia planning stricter gun laws the day after a shooting.
America after every single shooting "now is not the time..." or as Trump put it after the most recent University shooting "things can happen"
America after every single shooting "now is not the time..." or as Trump put it after the most recent University shooting "things can happen"
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Beautiful Cycling Bridge of the Silv’ry Spey!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That bicycles now have no pathway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That bicycles now have no pathway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Historic rail viaduct collapses into River Spey
The Spey Viaduct forms part of the Speyside Way trail and is popular with both walkers and cyclists.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Beautiful Cycling Bridge of the Silv’ry Spey!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That bicycles now have no pathway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That bicycles now have no pathway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We should think of political structures as more like gardens than mountains. If they are not properly maintained they disappear. I think we forgot that about liberal democracy.
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We should think of political structures as more like gardens than mountains. If they are not properly maintained they disappear. I think we forgot that about liberal democracy.
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As a purely intellectual exercise, if it’s not a race thing, how does King Charles land on this ‘who’s British enough’ index?
Mother’s family only changed name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in 1917, father Greek.
Mother’s family only changed name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in 1917, father Greek.
December 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
As a purely intellectual exercise, if it’s not a race thing, how does King Charles land on this ‘who’s British enough’ index?
Mother’s family only changed name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in 1917, father Greek.
Mother’s family only changed name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in 1917, father Greek.
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Awful as this is, it's nowhere near as bad as it could have been if William McGonagall had been here to commemorate it
December 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Awful as this is, it's nowhere near as bad as it could have been if William McGonagall had been here to commemorate it
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I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
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NEW: Russia is now demanding that Finland [and Sweden] leave NATO.
Russian FM Lavrov announced that the NATO arrangements demanded by Vladimir Putin in December 2021 are still in place and Europe's "last chance." Lavrov addressed his words directly to Finnish FM Valtonen on Thu.
Russian FM Lavrov announced that the NATO arrangements demanded by Vladimir Putin in December 2021 are still in place and Europe's "last chance." Lavrov addressed his words directly to Finnish FM Valtonen on Thu.
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NEW: Russia is now demanding that Finland [and Sweden] leave NATO.
Russian FM Lavrov announced that the NATO arrangements demanded by Vladimir Putin in December 2021 are still in place and Europe's "last chance." Lavrov addressed his words directly to Finnish FM Valtonen on Thu.
Russian FM Lavrov announced that the NATO arrangements demanded by Vladimir Putin in December 2021 are still in place and Europe's "last chance." Lavrov addressed his words directly to Finnish FM Valtonen on Thu.
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Siri looking at ChatGPT. "Hahaha .. people thought *I* was hated!!"
Clippy joining in "They are even nostalgic for me, now!"
Clippy joining in "They are even nostalgic for me, now!"
December 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Siri looking at ChatGPT. "Hahaha .. people thought *I* was hated!!"
Clippy joining in "They are even nostalgic for me, now!"
Clippy joining in "They are even nostalgic for me, now!"
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From time to time I strikes me how insane it is to have pets. I’m friends with other species and we live in a house share! It’s like the plot of a sci-fi sitcom
December 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
From time to time I strikes me how insane it is to have pets. I’m friends with other species and we live in a house share! It’s like the plot of a sci-fi sitcom
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I think it's actually down to the way in the 1960s Britain caught on to American culture at a bit of a time-lag, plus the breakup of the Beatles. I shall explain in a thread.
I wonder how much of this difference comes from American Christmas being rooted in German culture?
December 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I think it's actually down to the way in the 1960s Britain caught on to American culture at a bit of a time-lag, plus the breakup of the Beatles. I shall explain in a thread.
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So, we’re at that stage of the end of days where the national broadcaster has a problem with someone because they’re *checks notes* kind?
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So, we’re at that stage of the end of days where the national broadcaster has a problem with someone because they’re *checks notes* kind?
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Always enjoy our parents' generation's disapproval at early Christmas decorating, solemnly sighing that they usen't put up a thing until 3 seconds before midnight on the 24th of December and all that they had was half an orange with a clove stuck in it and an angel made from potatoes and misery
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Always enjoy our parents' generation's disapproval at early Christmas decorating, solemnly sighing that they usen't put up a thing until 3 seconds before midnight on the 24th of December and all that they had was half an orange with a clove stuck in it and an angel made from potatoes and misery
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Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone.
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone.
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She saw the water-flower bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume
She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the laugh and floated wide;
The ribs were tickl'd from side to side;
'Oh Roll on th'Floor Laughing,' cried
The Lady of LOLalot.
She saw the helmet and the plume
She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the laugh and floated wide;
The ribs were tickl'd from side to side;
'Oh Roll on th'Floor Laughing,' cried
The Lady of LOLalot.
December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
She saw the water-flower bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume
She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the laugh and floated wide;
The ribs were tickl'd from side to side;
'Oh Roll on th'Floor Laughing,' cried
The Lady of LOLalot.
She saw the helmet and the plume
She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the laugh and floated wide;
The ribs were tickl'd from side to side;
'Oh Roll on th'Floor Laughing,' cried
The Lady of LOLalot.
I'm not on FB, but one friend who is treats it like a broadcast of her life, reacting with surprise if emails reveal you are not up to date with what she's doing. Anyone else experience this?
December 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm not on FB, but one friend who is treats it like a broadcast of her life, reacting with surprise if emails reveal you are not up to date with what she's doing. Anyone else experience this?
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"In the face of the biggest hunger strike in a generation led by Palestine Action prisoners, Bristol campaigners call for action while mainstream media remains silent"
thebristolcable.org/2025/12/prot...
thebristolcable.org/2025/12/prot...
Protests in Bristol in support of major prison hunger strike
In the face of the biggest hunger strike in a generation and a media blackout, Bristol campaigners call for action
thebristolcable.org
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"In the face of the biggest hunger strike in a generation led by Palestine Action prisoners, Bristol campaigners call for action while mainstream media remains silent"
thebristolcable.org/2025/12/prot...
thebristolcable.org/2025/12/prot...