Phenomemum
@phenomemum.bsky.social
Interested in social work, education, travel, politics, people, art, being kind and curiosity.
Rupert Lowe posting awful racist comments on Facebook earlier. I honestly don't understand how his comments aren't classed as hate speech.
August 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Rupert Lowe posting awful racist comments on Facebook earlier. I honestly don't understand how his comments aren't classed as hate speech.
Perimenopause and heatwaves do not coexist peacefully. I need a cool hat. Something I can put in the fridge or freezer to make it icy and then pop on my head. Does such a thing exist?
August 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Perimenopause and heatwaves do not coexist peacefully. I need a cool hat. Something I can put in the fridge or freezer to make it icy and then pop on my head. Does such a thing exist?
Bloody hell. Do we really need an emergency alert to warn us not to light fires?
August 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Bloody hell. Do we really need an emergency alert to warn us not to light fires?
Last day of our holiday and I'm eating ice cream for breakfast. Happy days.
August 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Last day of our holiday and I'm eating ice cream for breakfast. Happy days.
Accidentally found an awesome spot to watch the eclipse.
August 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Accidentally found an awesome spot to watch the eclipse.
Just ordered dinner for 4, in German, from a hole in the wall. Lady definitely didn't speak English and we all got what we expected. It's 30 years since I last learned German. Thank you Herr Walker!
August 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Just ordered dinner for 4, in German, from a hole in the wall. Lady definitely didn't speak English and we all got what we expected. It's 30 years since I last learned German. Thank you Herr Walker!
Mahoosive thunder storm! Grass will definitely be green tomorrow.
August 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Mahoosive thunder storm! Grass will definitely be green tomorrow.
23:30 in the UK and it was still 23°. I can't remember the last time it rained, maybe 5 or 6 weeks ago? Going to be well over 30° tomorrow, again. This is crazy. Soon we'll all be taking a siesta and learning flamenco.
July 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM
23:30 in the UK and it was still 23°. I can't remember the last time it rained, maybe 5 or 6 weeks ago? Going to be well over 30° tomorrow, again. This is crazy. Soon we'll all be taking a siesta and learning flamenco.
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It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
June 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
🧵1/23
Tried to convince my teen that tonight's football match involved 3 teams; Canada, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. Told her they played 3 halves so they could all have a go at playing each other. Think that was the point that she realised I was lying. Pants at geography but an ace at maths.
June 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Tried to convince my teen that tonight's football match involved 3 teams; Canada, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. Told her they played 3 halves so they could all have a go at playing each other. Think that was the point that she realised I was lying. Pants at geography but an ace at maths.
Waiting for the Bangarang remix to drop.
May 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Waiting for the Bangarang remix to drop.
I know I'm late to the game, but I think Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out is brilliant. Lot's of low-key social work going on.
April 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I know I'm late to the game, but I think Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out is brilliant. Lot's of low-key social work going on.
Liverpool, you've been amazing. Sunny skies, stunning buildings, and friendly people. I've loved showing my daughter around my student home. #LiverBuilding #3Graces #LiverpoolCity #LiverpoolTownHall #AlbertDock
April 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Liverpool, you've been amazing. Sunny skies, stunning buildings, and friendly people. I've loved showing my daughter around my student home. #LiverBuilding #3Graces #LiverpoolCity #LiverpoolTownHall #AlbertDock
I don't think my grandmother worked at Gladstone, but I could totally see her being involved in something like this.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Gladstone Girls - New Vic Theatre
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
March 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I don't think my grandmother worked at Gladstone, but I could totally see her being involved in something like this.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
www.newvictheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Why education is important, number 3851269053...
People tend to think of functional illiteracy as just being unable to read words aloud or such.
What it *really* means is such as not being able to perceive subtext, context, understand who the audience of something may be, etc.
Media illiteracy is fundamentally part of functional illiteracy.
What it *really* means is such as not being able to perceive subtext, context, understand who the audience of something may be, etc.
Media illiteracy is fundamentally part of functional illiteracy.
March 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Why education is important, number 3851269053...
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what is the largest animal you are confident you could expel, singlehandedly, from a medium-size bookshop?
RULES:
- you have no resources beyond what is available in the shop
- you must remain more or less uninjured
- bookshop has 2 floors; animal is on ground floor, you can choose where you begin
RULES:
- you have no resources beyond what is available in the shop
- you must remain more or less uninjured
- bookshop has 2 floors; animal is on ground floor, you can choose where you begin
March 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
what is the largest animal you are confident you could expel, singlehandedly, from a medium-size bookshop?
RULES:
- you have no resources beyond what is available in the shop
- you must remain more or less uninjured
- bookshop has 2 floors; animal is on ground floor, you can choose where you begin
RULES:
- you have no resources beyond what is available in the shop
- you must remain more or less uninjured
- bookshop has 2 floors; animal is on ground floor, you can choose where you begin
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Hey gang!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
@mags121.bsky.social is offering to buy one of you any book you like up to £15!
So, if there's a particular title you're after, let us know.
It's that simple!
UK only
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
@mags121.bsky.social is offering to buy one of you any book you like up to £15!
So, if there's a particular title you're after, let us know.
It's that simple!
UK only
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
The grooviest day of all.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
The grooviest day of all.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
March 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Hey gang!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
@mags121.bsky.social is offering to buy one of you any book you like up to £15!
So, if there's a particular title you're after, let us know.
It's that simple!
UK only
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
@mags121.bsky.social is offering to buy one of you any book you like up to £15!
So, if there's a particular title you're after, let us know.
It's that simple!
UK only
Calvin and Hobbes 😍
March 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Calvin and Hobbes 😍
Why do measurements in inches persist in UK, despite children being taught everything in cm for decades? I was at school in 80s and only learned cm. I'm particularly irked that clothing uses inches still. I have no idea on sizes when buying jeans or school uniform. Idiocy!
February 28, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Why do measurements in inches persist in UK, despite children being taught everything in cm for decades? I was at school in 80s and only learned cm. I'm particularly irked that clothing uses inches still. I have no idea on sizes when buying jeans or school uniform. Idiocy!
The 10 year old has picked up my wheat bag and asked if it's a weighted sausage. He's now coming out with dozens of innuendos and I have absolutely no idea if he understands what he's implying. If I ask, he'll know it's 'naughty' and will say it more. 😬
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The 10 year old has picked up my wheat bag and asked if it's a weighted sausage. He's now coming out with dozens of innuendos and I have absolutely no idea if he understands what he's implying. If I ask, he'll know it's 'naughty' and will say it more. 😬
Just gone to watch mixed curling on i-player and the BBC has given away the results in the caption. Very frustrated at this and the ridiculously short highlights. It's 10 minutes of the winners or 4 hours of morning/evening action.
February 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Just gone to watch mixed curling on i-player and the BBC has given away the results in the caption. Very frustrated at this and the ridiculously short highlights. It's 10 minutes of the winners or 4 hours of morning/evening action.
Just set up this week's dates in my bullet journal with entirely wrong dates. Only noticed when I got to Saturday. The 13th. Valentine's Day.
Hey ho..... living with the imperfection.
Hey ho..... living with the imperfection.
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Just set up this week's dates in my bullet journal with entirely wrong dates. Only noticed when I got to Saturday. The 13th. Valentine's Day.
Hey ho..... living with the imperfection.
Hey ho..... living with the imperfection.
There's no hiding in this song.
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM
There's no hiding in this song.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.