Itsmotherswork
@itsmotherswork.bsky.social
Old Woman who lives in a Shoe.
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
Do I think “Big Thoughts” about the issues of the day? Yes, I do. Do I share them here? Mostly not. Why not? What purpose would it serve?
Cheese. Books. Music. Politics. Children’s Services. Cocktails. Random ❤️❤️❤️
Do I think “Big Thoughts” about the issues of the day? Yes, I do. Do I share them here? Mostly not. Why not? What purpose would it serve?
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Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
Vaccine crankery taking hold at the highest level in a modern nation with such a big population is wild. Vaccine weirdos are everywhere, but there’s nowhere else they’re driving public health policy like this.
This is massive outlier stupidity in government.
This is massive outlier stupidity in government.
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Vaccine crankery taking hold at the highest level in a modern nation with such a big population is wild. Vaccine weirdos are everywhere, but there’s nowhere else they’re driving public health policy like this.
This is massive outlier stupidity in government.
This is massive outlier stupidity in government.
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Here is the full packaging for the upcoming Mr Benn dvd release.
All the cartoons have been restored & look Fabulous.
There are loads of extras, including a cd of Mr Benn - The Music.
We hope you love it!!
Please pass the word...
All the cartoons have been restored & look Fabulous.
There are loads of extras, including a cd of Mr Benn - The Music.
We hope you love it!!
Please pass the word...
September 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Here is the full packaging for the upcoming Mr Benn dvd release.
All the cartoons have been restored & look Fabulous.
There are loads of extras, including a cd of Mr Benn - The Music.
We hope you love it!!
Please pass the word...
All the cartoons have been restored & look Fabulous.
There are loads of extras, including a cd of Mr Benn - The Music.
We hope you love it!!
Please pass the word...
What a foul human being he is.
Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum.
Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.
Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.
September 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
What a foul human being he is.
Brave, brave woman. I’m heartbroken for her too, and for her boys. What a way to find out who your neighbours really are.
"I am heartbroken to discover I'm living among some very bigoted, xenophobic people. It's been the most amazingly peaceful place to live and we've never experienced the level of overt racism that we’re witnessing." — Rachel, Piddington resident with Afro-Caribbean husband and mixed-heritage children
September 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Brave, brave woman. I’m heartbroken for her too, and for her boys. What a way to find out who your neighbours really are.
No wonder some people are going nuts!
Location-tracking apps have turned me into a gibbering wreck – but I just can’t look away
Location-tracking apps have turned me into a gibbering wreck – but I just can’t look away
When my loved ones are on the move, I can’t rest until I know they’ve got from A to B safely. How I long for the ignorance of the olden days, writes Adrian Chiles
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
No wonder some people are going nuts!
I can think of a clapped out old (ex)prince they could have. Reckon he’d fit right in. 🤔
September 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I can think of a clapped out old (ex)prince they could have. Reckon he’d fit right in. 🤔
I think this is great progress. At the same time it seems inexcusable to me that any new homes are built without solar panels now.
Solar Energy UK: According to Government figures, for England alone, 55,773 new homes were built with solar panels fitted in the first half of this year – 58% of the 98,222 newly built in that period.
In 2021 the figure was just 16% for newbuilds in England.
In 2021 the figure was just 16% for newbuilds in England.
September 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I think this is great progress. At the same time it seems inexcusable to me that any new homes are built without solar panels now.
I wonder if these convictions would have been secured if Gisele Pelicot had not chosen to be so open about the horrific crimes against her?
The horror seems almost impossible to conceive and so may have been doubted by juries.
I think now it’s much clearer what some men are capable of.
The horror seems almost impossible to conceive and so may have been doubted by juries.
I think now it’s much clearer what some men are capable of.
You will be hearing literally nothing about this horrific Lancashire rape gang from any of the usual suspects, because only one of them has a Muslim name.
BBC News - Man admits drugging and raping wife for 20 years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Man admits drugging and raping wife for 20 years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I wonder if these convictions would have been secured if Gisele Pelicot had not chosen to be so open about the horrific crimes against her?
The horror seems almost impossible to conceive and so may have been doubted by juries.
I think now it’s much clearer what some men are capable of.
The horror seems almost impossible to conceive and so may have been doubted by juries.
I think now it’s much clearer what some men are capable of.
My assumption about this story is the techbros have watched Trump milk the on-again-off-again blockade of the Straits of Hormuz to make money on oil trades and are simply going to trash and then talk back up their own companies in the same style of grift.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
My assumption about this story is the techbros have watched Trump milk the on-again-off-again blockade of the Straits of Hormuz to make money on oil trades and are simply going to trash and then talk back up their own companies in the same style of grift.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Since the skies remembered rain, the dandelions on my ‘lawn’ have come back much faster and greener than the grass.
September 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Since the skies remembered rain, the dandelions on my ‘lawn’ have come back much faster and greener than the grass.
Life in the shoe:
Took 21yo back to uni for his final year today. 23yo, who now lives in the same city for work, showed up with her partner and helped him move into his new place.
If I cark it tomorrow, I can go happy knowing that my children like each other and do nice things for each other. ❤️
Took 21yo back to uni for his final year today. 23yo, who now lives in the same city for work, showed up with her partner and helped him move into his new place.
If I cark it tomorrow, I can go happy knowing that my children like each other and do nice things for each other. ❤️
September 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Life in the shoe:
Took 21yo back to uni for his final year today. 23yo, who now lives in the same city for work, showed up with her partner and helped him move into his new place.
If I cark it tomorrow, I can go happy knowing that my children like each other and do nice things for each other. ❤️
Took 21yo back to uni for his final year today. 23yo, who now lives in the same city for work, showed up with her partner and helped him move into his new place.
If I cark it tomorrow, I can go happy knowing that my children like each other and do nice things for each other. ❤️
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Taurus: Try something new this week, it makes the stars laugh when you fail.
September 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Taurus: Try something new this week, it makes the stars laugh when you fail.
Epic night with these guys at the #FishermansBluesRevue at the O2 tonight.
That album was the soundtrack to a huge year in my life back in the day, and is still an all time favourite.
❤️
That album was the soundtrack to a huge year in my life back in the day, and is still an all time favourite.
❤️
#FishermansBluesRevue touring party 2026. L-R: Roar, Colin, Aongus, Paul. Steve W behind Pat Thomas, Steve E, Mike, Eamon, James #TheWaterboys #SteveEarle
September 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Epic night with these guys at the #FishermansBluesRevue at the O2 tonight.
That album was the soundtrack to a huge year in my life back in the day, and is still an all time favourite.
❤️
That album was the soundtrack to a huge year in my life back in the day, and is still an all time favourite.
❤️
This is actually very lovely, but the opening seconds did also have me thinking “wow! The Dead Poet’s Society really did a number on this guy!”
“Do you think HUMAN CREATIVITY matters?
Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about poetry until their father dies, you go to a funeral, you lose a child, somebody breaks your heart & that's when Art’s not a luxury it's sustenance.” — ETHAN HAWKE
Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about poetry until their father dies, you go to a funeral, you lose a child, somebody breaks your heart & that's when Art’s not a luxury it's sustenance.” — ETHAN HAWKE
September 12, 2026 at 8:09 AM
This is actually very lovely, but the opening seconds did also have me thinking “wow! The Dead Poet’s Society really did a number on this guy!”
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Need to harness the power of Bluesky, so reposts are appreciated.
If anyone here, or anyone you know attends Bangor University (the Welsh one) and needs a room for the upcoming year, get in touch. One of my son's housemates has dropped out at the last minute, so their house is one short.
If anyone here, or anyone you know attends Bangor University (the Welsh one) and needs a room for the upcoming year, get in touch. One of my son's housemates has dropped out at the last minute, so their house is one short.
September 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Need to harness the power of Bluesky, so reposts are appreciated.
If anyone here, or anyone you know attends Bangor University (the Welsh one) and needs a room for the upcoming year, get in touch. One of my son's housemates has dropped out at the last minute, so their house is one short.
If anyone here, or anyone you know attends Bangor University (the Welsh one) and needs a room for the upcoming year, get in touch. One of my son's housemates has dropped out at the last minute, so their house is one short.
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SIGNED BOOK ACTION!
"Making Rumours : The Inside Story of how Fleetwood Mac Made a Masterpiece" by co producer Ken Caillat & Steve Stiefel.
Sharing the story of the making of this iconic album.
SIGNED BOOKPLATE edition available to pre-order HERE
biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
"Making Rumours : The Inside Story of how Fleetwood Mac Made a Masterpiece" by co producer Ken Caillat & Steve Stiefel.
Sharing the story of the making of this iconic album.
SIGNED BOOKPLATE edition available to pre-order HERE
biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
September 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
SIGNED BOOK ACTION!
"Making Rumours : The Inside Story of how Fleetwood Mac Made a Masterpiece" by co producer Ken Caillat & Steve Stiefel.
Sharing the story of the making of this iconic album.
SIGNED BOOKPLATE edition available to pre-order HERE
biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
"Making Rumours : The Inside Story of how Fleetwood Mac Made a Masterpiece" by co producer Ken Caillat & Steve Stiefel.
Sharing the story of the making of this iconic album.
SIGNED BOOKPLATE edition available to pre-order HERE
biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
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Tyromancy
(n.)
- Fortune-telling by observing the coagulation and other characteristics of cheese.
Use:
“Who could have guessed that your lovely wedding gift—that antique fondue pot once owned by the famous Madame d’Esperance—would lead me to the unexpectedly lucrative avocation of tyromancy?”
(n.)
- Fortune-telling by observing the coagulation and other characteristics of cheese.
Use:
“Who could have guessed that your lovely wedding gift—that antique fondue pot once owned by the famous Madame d’Esperance—would lead me to the unexpectedly lucrative avocation of tyromancy?”
September 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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I can’t offer you £5000 to read it - but here is a poem about political corruption and bribery for kids. Hopefully it will be a good one to share in the classroom on #DemocracyDay! 😊 It’s called X.
#poetryforkids #poetry #teachingresources #PSHEE dirigibleballoon.org/poem/X @northernjim.bsky.social
#poetryforkids #poetry #teachingresources #PSHEE dirigibleballoon.org/poem/X @northernjim.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I can’t offer you £5000 to read it - but here is a poem about political corruption and bribery for kids. Hopefully it will be a good one to share in the classroom on #DemocracyDay! 😊 It’s called X.
#poetryforkids #poetry #teachingresources #PSHEE dirigibleballoon.org/poem/X @northernjim.bsky.social
#poetryforkids #poetry #teachingresources #PSHEE dirigibleballoon.org/poem/X @northernjim.bsky.social
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Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
Bad advice. Did a laptop write this?
Experts Advise Against Throwing Laptop Across Office Even Though It Will Feel Incredible https://theonion.com/experts-advise-against-throwing-laptop-across-office-ev-1819579112/
September 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Bad advice. Did a laptop write this?
Boop! ❤️🐱
I've been dying to show you Oreo with her perfect little heart nose and now she's finally up for adoption! She's available in South Burlington, Vermont (and does not like other cats!). www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
September 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Boop! ❤️🐱
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RNLI staff have faced "unacceptable" online & physical abuse since anti-migrant protests.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2026 at 6:21 AM
RNLI staff have faced "unacceptable" online & physical abuse since anti-migrant protests.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
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Today is 2026-09-07, the sun sets at 18:59:55 GMT (19:59:55 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 54 mins and 12 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow
September 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Today is 2026-09-07, the sun sets at 18:59:55 GMT (19:59:55 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 54 mins and 12 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow
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The courage of those who set out to save those at risk of drowning can never be overestimated.
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
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Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...
Donation to RNLI
It costs us around £483,000 a day to run our lifesaving service. Your kind donation will help deliver our lifesaving work.
shop.rnli.org
September 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The courage of those who set out to save those at risk of drowning can never be overestimated.
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...