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Ben Adam Sohawon

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Singer, linguist, berk. Also treasurer for @allgoodbookshop.co.uk The opinions expressed here are nobody's, not even mine.

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top surgery and bottom surgery are all well and good, but when can i get strange surgery and charm surgery?

14.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7

Refugees, asylum seekers & trans people might have *a lot* to say about how fully human they feel seen as by the current government given its policies toward them

13.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the recommendations. I will always welcome more knowledge. My father is from a former British colony, so I was lucky to have an education in the depredations of the English that your average Brit doesn't get, which is why the exceptionalism & empire whitewashing angers me so much.

13.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watch this clip.

Professors will recognize this kid as the student who didn't do the reading but still has very strong opinions about how it's all "bullshit," except this time he's not the callow student who's going to fail your course, he's the reviewer who's going to cancel your grant.

12.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 5668 πŸ” 1689 πŸ’¬ 324 πŸ“Œ 86

This angers me, a Brit, most. The biggest (evil) political thing globally the UK did was the empire, but children are never taught anything about it. Some more progressive schools teach about the slave trade, but that's it. No wonder our people still cling to this arrogance & delusion of superiority

13.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What if British pro-Europeans just tried to make the UK a normal large member state, rather than wanting to "lead Europe" and "make London the EU's capital"?

This national exceptionalism is really killing any chances for the development of a European identity.

21.02.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

You mean an actual, bona fide break from the constant litany of unrelenting atrocities trailing across the planet, interspersed with the latest outrages of avarice and cruelty, like an inexorable, eternal ticker-tape of doom?

Appreciate the thought.

12.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alright. Let's fucking do this. Let's talk about why I, as an editor, encourage people to watch professional wrestling to write fight scenes, why wrestling was an escape for me as a trans person, why wrestling has this reputation, and where you can watch less shitty people wrestle.

12.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

@toni.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team why is this considered an acceptable use of the site while making jokes about the obvious conclusion of Gavin Newsom's political policies is not? why is harassing a rape victim signal boosted by the website's moderation while clear and present danger is ignored?

12.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And they're holding their tongues

12.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine might be Ali Burton

12.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a crowd of people are sitting in a theater clapping . Alt: a crowd of people are sitting in a theater clapping .
12.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All right night people… the request line just stretched awake.

12.03.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite Miyazaki film!

11.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Strange Fire
Strange Fire YouTube video by Indigo Girls - Topic

"Hi @inkradio.bsky.social, it's a weird and uncertain time we're living in. It's been hitting me hard, like I'm sure it has a lot of other people.

Could you please spin up 'Strange Fire' by Indigo Girls?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujY0...

11.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

That happened to me yesterday. Took me an hour to drive from Ally Pally to the bookshop.

I went to the shop to pick up books to sell at Super-Relaxed Fantasy Club. The books were never delivered, because of the roadworks.

11.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As per my previous blute, I've cancelled my sub to NYT's The Athletic, in light of their determination to push genAI with dishonest & quite frankly crass claims abt the writing of great authors.

Interesting that, unlike other cancellations, they did not ask why I cancelled.

#Booksky #FucktheNYT

11.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very tempted to cancel my subscription to The Athletic on this basis.

#FuckAI

11.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Queen of Argyll
The Queen of Argyll YouTube video by Silly Wizard - Topic

Silly Wizard are pretty good:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW52...

11.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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But my favorite pictures from Venice is not cats but this combination that I think of as β€œmissed connections.”

11.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 4319 πŸ” 511 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 11

i am not a fan of whipped cream

The whisk-to-reward ratio is too low

11.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is hilarious.

Also, completely enraging.

11.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 9500 πŸ” 4348 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 216

there WAS a lot at steak

11.03.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The troubles

11.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 3951 πŸ” 790 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 16

Oh, what a pity-sserie

11.03.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A kindred spirit, @allgoodbookshop.co.uk

Our sort of people.

#Booksky

11.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Songwriting Circle
Feedback, Discussion, Workshopping
Bring your instrument and your ideas
All Good Bookshop, last Saturday of the month, 2-5pm, suggested donation Β£5

Songwriting Circle Feedback, Discussion, Workshopping Bring your instrument and your ideas All Good Bookshop, last Saturday of the month, 2-5pm, suggested donation Β£5

Next up for the All Good Music Club: Songwriting Circle, 28th March, 2 to 5pm.

If it's a whole song just needing tweaks, a stubborn track you can't finish, or you need help giving a vague idea form, bring it to the group for feedback & tips.

allgoodbookshop.co.uk/events

#music #songwriting

10.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Contemporary painting by Denys Golden. www.goldengallery.ca

Contemporary painting by Denys Golden. www.goldengallery.ca

Touch of Night, acrylic on canvas, 24x24in.

01.02.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 1115 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2
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Eni Aluko wins Joey Barton libel case over posts on X Barton is told to pay the former England footballer more than Β£300k over two posts he made in 2024.

God bless this woman. Because she stands on business. And women's football in England is largely where it is because of her tenaciousness

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2