Jo Zebedee

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Writes blasting sci fi and fantasy. Dogsbody at Secret Bookshelf Carrickfergus. Consultant in all things management

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Domestic violence reports against women increase by 38% when England loses at football. Men can read this guide about being an ally here: www.whiteribbon.org.uk/news/2024/6/... Woman can visit Refuge for support (site has a quick exit option): refuge.org.uk

Men's Euro 2024: Allyship makes football fun for all — White Ribbon UKwww.whiteribbon.org.uk White Ribbon UK team up with imabi to develop a Euro fixtures guide, focusing on the prevalence of violence against women and how allyship can make the tournament enjoyable for all.

Diastrous for the DUP - losing Paisley is iconic, and Sammy Wilson’s majority was decimated by both UUP and alliance (not great election either). East Londonderry would have been lost but for a split nationalist vote. Once gone, those seats don’t come back. (Demographs) Unionism must change.

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My solution to the UK broadcasting industry's financial crisis...

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Through my childhood, on election nights, my dad was the man under Peter Snow’s desk putting interesting facts on notecards into his socks. That’s how it was done before Google, kids. You got a very clever ASD man with some Oxford degrees to just remember interesting constituency histories.

Anyone familiar with what to do - my brother is a butcher who has a Facebook page that has been hacked and is now spewing out videos of westerns etc. - he has lost his key online sales platform. Facebook have been no help. When I report it, nothing happens. Anyone know how to remedy this?

@chadbourn.bsky.social - recent hints that East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) is moving into too-close-to-call - strong TUV vote, locally popular UUP candidate and Sammy splitting the unionist vote. Alliance have a long term candidate, well thought of, who could sneak it. Our 3 postal votes might count!

It’s a hard life but someone had to do it - it also means I require blow by blow accounts of all tories losing their seats. #TakingOneForTheTeam

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The UK media is giving a tiny party like Reform unprecedented coverage - way more than the larger Lib Dems and Greens get. Lots of reporters at the NEC today. This is exactly what happened with Trump in 2016.

@chadbourn.bsky.social from Peter Donaghy on Twitter (x.com/peterdonaghy...) latest NI predictions Big split unionist vote - Naomi predicted to take Belfast East. As ever, Sammy isn’t my doing …

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One of the interesting things about the Internet is that we’re actually living through a dark age. Future historians are unlikely to have records of this period. Paper and ink last. Digital storage, less so. variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Comedy Central’s Website Purges 25 Years of Video Clips and Other Contentvariety.com The vast repository of content on Comedy Central's website has been removed by Paramount Global, in a move to push fans to Paramount+.

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So it looks like Lidl are selling haunted potatoes

Can’t make this shit up

The hapless Tories just can’t cut a break. Their big ad today is a roulette wheel and a voiceover about Labour gambling… As the Gambling Commission investigates two of their candidates and CCHQ is being very shady about how many more might come to light.

Starmergeddon - Johnston just handed Labour the gift of something that actually sounds exciting about Starmer. Possibly game over.

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Want a signed copy of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET? Order one from your local indie here... geni.us/MoonlightMar...

Order an exclusive signed copy of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET from an independent bookshop near yougeni.us OUT 2 JULY 2024

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This has just been sent to me.. 🤣

@chadbourn.bsky.social and you thought we were having chaos on this side of the channel…https://x.com/rnaudbertrand/status/1801114239572328663?s=46&t=VyZ5qJnX6PLE_y_Uqvkzuw

#booksky - any other book store owners here? Always like to vibe with others!

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Sunak is talking about what the last Labour government did…14 years ago…because he can’t go on the Tories’ record. He’ll be banging on about the Corn Laws next.

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If this was a boxing match the referee would stop the fight. Sunak is incapable of defending himself and needs to be protected from unnecessary punishment. Is it time someone respected stepped in as referee. Should it be: A. The King B. Mary Berry C. David Attenborough D. Hacker T Dog

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Daily Mail’s Dan Hodges says Sunak’s statement that the civil service had independently costed Labour's tax plans at £2,000 “was the most blatant lie I've seen in an election campaign. “This is going to have serious implications for the rest of the campaign. The lie was too blatant.”

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As a cis het mother of two, 39 years monogamous, the extension in recent decades of rights and respect to people who are not like me, to live and love as they choose, has not affected me in any way whatsoever. The consequences of bigots trying to limit which women can go where certainly will.

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The timeline right now looks like an Ewok party after the Death Star exploded

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"My Word As Vorkosigan" a really fun podcast about the Vorkosigan saga, with a different guest talking about each book -- I talked about Mirror Dance. plottrysts.wordpress.com/meg-alex-rea...

Meg & Alex Read the Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujoldplottrysts.wordpress.com My Word As Vorkosigan A limited podcast series hosted by Plot Trysts About my word as vorkosigan Join two historical romance fans in 2024 as we read the Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold. We'll...

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You know, when someone says ‘I enjoyed a thing’ you are actually permitted not to reply with a small essay explaining why you did not.

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Some #lgbtq content for my latest test 75 word #flashfiction #writersofbsky

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A reminder that, for every print book you buy, the PERSON WHO WROTE THE BOOK is probably getting the smallest cut of the income from that book. Something that is rarely questioned in the publishing industry. defector.com/the-money-is...

The Money Is In All The Wrong Places | Defectordefector.com You can always tell who in Hollywood has family money by their Instagrams. People like Dakota Johnson, who have a Hollywood lineage deeper than the Mariana Trench, post only rarely. They post about so...

Someone who at least comprehends the lead balloon this is in (NI)

Confirmation: NI Minister Steve Baker says Sunak’s National Service wheeze was developed by a political adviser and sprung on candidates with no consultation or even talking to relevant ministers.

Where I’ll be spending bank holiday Monday - anyone near Carrickfergus, drop in!