Vicky Powell
@vicky288.bsky.social
Reading, history of art, Christianity, nature, Wandsworth Foodbank. Favourite places: Norfolk, Northumberland and the Isle of Mull.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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via Post Cummings Effect
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
via Post Cummings Effect
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“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”
✍️ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
#BookWormSat
✍️ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
#BookWormSat
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”
✍️ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
#BookWormSat
✍️ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
#BookWormSat
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This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
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MY DOG SNORING: awww look at the sleepy baby, probably chasing rabbits or running around the beach, oh my perfect little angel face I love you so, rest well sweet prince you are always in my heart ❤️
MY HUSBAND SNORING: this motherf…
MY HUSBAND SNORING: this motherf…
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
MY DOG SNORING: awww look at the sleepy baby, probably chasing rabbits or running around the beach, oh my perfect little angel face I love you so, rest well sweet prince you are always in my heart ❤️
MY HUSBAND SNORING: this motherf…
MY HUSBAND SNORING: this motherf…
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We live in a hellscape where people struggling to live are forced to apply to menial jobs in order to receive benefits and then stripped of benefits because of the menial job they were forced to get
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
We live in a hellscape where people struggling to live are forced to apply to menial jobs in order to receive benefits and then stripped of benefits because of the menial job they were forced to get
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Walter Sickert's 'Noctes Ambrosianae,' (1906) holds a pun. Ambrosian Nights: ambrosia is the food of the gods; 'the gods' is the nickname for a theatre's gallery, the high place where the cheap tickets are, where the impecunious, sit.
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Walter Sickert's 'Noctes Ambrosianae,' (1906) holds a pun. Ambrosian Nights: ambrosia is the food of the gods; 'the gods' is the nickname for a theatre's gallery, the high place where the cheap tickets are, where the impecunious, sit.
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24 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Mirjam Rokach, was born in Rotterdam (left).
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with her elder siblings Issachar and Szejna.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with her elder siblings Issachar and Szejna.
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
24 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Mirjam Rokach, was born in Rotterdam (left).
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with her elder siblings Issachar and Szejna.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with her elder siblings Issachar and Szejna.
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🔴The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn’t Listening
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn't Listening
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting a majority of viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🔴The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn’t Listening
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
Introducing the Children’s Booker Prize
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Introducing the Children’s Booker Prize
Drumroll, please – today we’re announcing a brand new prize for children’s fiction
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Introducing the Children’s Booker Prize
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open.substack.com/pub/thebooke...
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23 October 1943 | A transport of 1,035 Jews deported from Rome arrived at Auschwitz. After the selection 149 men & 47 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 839 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Mario, Mara Cesira & Sandro Sonnino among them.
Mario, Mara Cesira & Sandro Sonnino among them.
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
23 October 1943 | A transport of 1,035 Jews deported from Rome arrived at Auschwitz. After the selection 149 men & 47 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 839 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Mario, Mara Cesira & Sandro Sonnino among them.
Mario, Mara Cesira & Sandro Sonnino among them.
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EXC: Rachel Reeves considering doing the unthinkable at the budget - and raising income tax.
Story by me, @jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @guardianheather.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Story by me, @jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @guardianheather.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap
Exclusive: Treasury discussions include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional tax rates
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
EXC: Rachel Reeves considering doing the unthinkable at the budget - and raising income tax.
Story by me, @jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @guardianheather.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Story by me, @jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @guardianheather.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
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Much of Newton Abbot, downstream from Wolborough Fen is in a flood risk zone. Building here could increase runoff into the river, damaging wetlands will reduce their ability to absorb + slow the flow of that extra water, placing homes downriver at greater flood risk.
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Developers encroach on 2,000-year-old Devon wetland citing ‘blockages’ to Labour’s housing plans
According to planning conditions, Wolborough Fen in Newton Abbot must be protected as groundworks are prepared for 1,200 homes
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October 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Much of Newton Abbot, downstream from Wolborough Fen is in a flood risk zone. Building here could increase runoff into the river, damaging wetlands will reduce their ability to absorb + slow the flow of that extra water, placing homes downriver at greater flood risk.
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Over the years I've posted numerous cartoons based around Venn diagrams, and occasionally I will get mathematically minded people telling me that they're not actually Venn diagrams.
They are correct, of course. They're not Venn diagrams, they're cartoons. They have completely different functions.
They are correct, of course. They're not Venn diagrams, they're cartoons. They have completely different functions.
October 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Over the years I've posted numerous cartoons based around Venn diagrams, and occasionally I will get mathematically minded people telling me that they're not actually Venn diagrams.
They are correct, of course. They're not Venn diagrams, they're cartoons. They have completely different functions.
They are correct, of course. They're not Venn diagrams, they're cartoons. They have completely different functions.
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What HE managers fail to understand is that in the context of the Humanities, ‘employability’ isn’t teaching coding or carpentry, but skills around writing, presenting, reasoning, evaluation, analysis, research etc. In an 80% service economy, these are the skills that fundamentally matter.
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
What HE managers fail to understand is that in the context of the Humanities, ‘employability’ isn’t teaching coding or carpentry, but skills around writing, presenting, reasoning, evaluation, analysis, research etc. In an 80% service economy, these are the skills that fundamentally matter.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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The right to protest is protected.
But Essex Police warn that keeping order in Epping has already cost £1.7m.
Piers Meyler reports
But Essex Police warn that keeping order in Epping has already cost £1.7m.
Piers Meyler reports
The £1.7m bill: Essex Police under pressure from Epping asylum protests
As protests outside the Bell Hotel drag on, Essex Police face spiralling costs while residents grapple with division
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October 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The right to protest is protected.
But Essex Police warn that keeping order in Epping has already cost £1.7m.
Piers Meyler reports
But Essex Police warn that keeping order in Epping has already cost £1.7m.
Piers Meyler reports
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BRITIAN ISN'T WOKRING.
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
October 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
BRITIAN ISN'T WOKRING.
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That Ishiguro quote, one more time.
October 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
That Ishiguro quote, one more time.
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"Charities and statutory bodies must stop creating fear by exaggerating the likelihood of developing dementia, and must stop presenting every stage of dementia as devastating."
Absolutely 🎯 💯 👏
Absolutely 🎯 💯 👏
September 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Charities and statutory bodies must stop creating fear by exaggerating the likelihood of developing dementia, and must stop presenting every stage of dementia as devastating."
Absolutely 🎯 💯 👏
Absolutely 🎯 💯 👏
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Autumn equinox, 53deg N. My old S. facing solarPV are generating 2.4kW. The newer E/W facing ones (not on graphic) are generating 1.5kW. That makes 3.9kW in total. The house is using 1.8kW (tumble dry on, heat pump on etc.). So I'm exporting 2.1kW to the grid and earning 30p/hr. #heatpump #solarPV
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM