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Cats. Japan. Politics. Sarcasm. Usually very tired. She/her. London-based. Hooman to @parkinkatt.bsky.social.

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B! I've been given the wooden board with holes before now when it was all customer choice, but that was just for easier carrying. I'd expect a flight to be set.

09.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every cis man who considers trans women to be a threat to the safety of women has bought into the TERF belief that every man is a threat to women, yet consider themselves to be the exception to the rule, while likely giving a free pass to men in their circle who demonstrably are a threat to women

09.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*cough* 1917 and 1941 *cough*

07.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This is a terrifying thread. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if the idiots running this war never considered it.

07.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

You're not alone! bsky.app/profile/youn...

07.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love this. I can see it being a massive club hit. It's either going to do really well at Eurovision or be treated like a comedy German entry from 2002.

06.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw the Tennant/Tate production - you missed nothing, they were hamming up to the audience rather than acting. I don't know what went wrong, it should have been fantastic.

06.03.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To my surprise, the only exception to this rule was James May in Japan, for Amazon. Mostly because he had clearly been to Japan before on his own dime and indulged his dweebier enthusiasms (he pissed off the crew by spending forever tuning a Yamaha piano).

05.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Dressing up for world book day is bullshit, even leaving the parental finance stuff aside. It's one of very few 'event' days in school calenders set aside for a solo, quiet, activity – and then it's turned into dress-up. Spectacularly misses the point. Schools should drop it from a great height.

05.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 33

Greg: And the task was...?

Alex: Conquer the city.

Greg: And you?

Odysseus: Built a giant wooden horse.

Greg: And it's impressive. Completely fails the task.

Odysseus (suddenly looking very like Jason Mantzoukas): But does it, Greg? Does it?

Alex: There was a camera inside the horse.

04.03.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

It takes a lot to make me patriotic, but these subservience demands from Trump make me go all fish & chips, wrap myself in the flag, Hugh Grant in Love Actually

03.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

03.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 3966 πŸ” 1280 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 131
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London landlord begins evictions ahead of new renters’ rights law Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital owns several apartment blocks in capital as well as Trocadero centre in Piccadilly

Asif Aziz evictions story is going mainstream. Telegraph and Independent have covered in recent days. Now the FT has done a brilliant piece - including finding another property affected, where a Ukrainian refugee and their disabled son are being evicted by Aziz. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

03.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

03.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1120 πŸ” 416 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 47

Apparently she had such a good epidural she didn't care. Was mildly amused that another breach was happening down the corridor but everyone came in to watch her.

01.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha, I was born in a teaching hospital, overdue and breach. My Dad was booted out of the delivery room and a bunch of students ushered in instead!

01.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Look, I know this is far from the worst thing here but for FUCK'S sake

28.02.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blimey. Clive Lewis is not holding back.

27.02.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing Mamdani win in November was a little taste of what was possible in the Fascism Is Inevitable timeline. The Gorton & Denton result is a big spoonful of tiramisu.

27.02.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 476 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Jokes on you, Oxford Street had been pedestrianised for years. It just now we're telling the drivers

26.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

why does Jeremy Corbyn, a man who clearly does not enjoy leading political parties, keep running political parties

26.02.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 1341 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 15

What happened to a nice game of chess?

25.02.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, no. Lizzie is on a roof. She's Not Like Other Girls, I take it.

24.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TFW you pay into a political party and various charities but then it's the Substack subscription that halts a mass eviction in the space of a few days

24.02.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

24.02.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 1887 πŸ” 654 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 126

LM Montgomery
Douglas Adams
AL Kennedy
Terry Pratchett
Ned Beauman

22.02.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Mad that it’s one billionaire scumbag who’s behind these massive-scale evictions in London AND the mass closure of London pubs AND beloved institution the Prince Charles Cinema being in dire straits AND the high street being clogged with cruddy candy shops. A one-man enshittification engine.

22.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

Wowowow i thought the man had magic blood this delegitimises the whole of the blood royal you cant do that dont get to pick and choose your betters thats the whole point innit what da tuna

22.02.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Start your Sunday angry with this impressive and maddening story:

22.02.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Andrew would always have the previous Duke of York move, of sending the underage King to the Tower where he mysteriously vanishes...

21.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0