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racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social
Creative leftie- mostly singing, writing and painting
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Compendium #200 is available on listen again right here: www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBrea...

Another little pointer that indigenous invertebrates are having trouble adapting to climate instability. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

“I think if more of our politicians knew more fiction and poetry, we’d have a better politics”. I really do! Great to chat with Tim Adams over lunch at the fab Food for Friends & cover everything from patriotism to protest and poetry #AnotherEngland👇

Persepolis (2000), autobiographical graphic novel by Iranian cartoonist, illustrator, author, film director Marjane Satrapi #WomensArt

Excited to see premiere of my new play Bag For Life tomorrow at 12.30 in The Arts Wing of Swansea Grand Theatre- the rehearsals have been great - the Fluellen Theatre actors are doing a stunning job of bringing the characters to life

Remembering Sidney Poitier on his birthday 🎂 When Poitier died a few years ago, this wonderful portrait was everywhere on the web, but rarely with a photo credit. It's by NYTimes photographer Sam Falk, from 1959.

Gwen John, The Convalescent, 1918 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1113780

The Death of the White Male Hero Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. A new post from the birthday boy, @robinince.bsky.social - thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-death-...

Just finished a draft of my first poetry collection - Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth - it will be published by Flapjack Press hopefully in time for Edinburgh Fringe

One has been away, so it must be time for one of these: @treehousebookshop.bsky.social - thanks for the repost! @fateamagazine.bsky.social @daviddeemoore.bsky.social @jakeblount.com @folkpolice.com @elliewalkermusic.bsky.social @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social @simplyfolk.bsky.social

Scrap austerity – tax the super-rich instead. Britain can’t rebuild with more cuts – a wealth tax on the richest is the fair alternative to funding public services and growth.

Katja Lang, Road to E. (2022) #WomensArt

Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam, dies at 69 after short illness

RIP Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam.

hey pain folks, the excellent @tomshakespeare.bsky.social is in town to talk about pain as a disability rights issue, with a bit of me too. online and in person, bookings needed events.humanitix.com/pain-a-negle...

The UK government is among those complicit in war crimes by continuing to arm Israel. The fact that it continues to refuse to come to a judgment on allegations that Israel has used “disproportionate force”, after tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, simply beggars belief

School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content". In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival. www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...

Dear #BookSky can you help us find our lost audience? We left 140,00 people behind on X and we want to reconnect!

This week with London Playwrights 'Self Producing' a workshop to introduce self-producing your work and the things to think about. Thursday at 7pm via Zoom. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/self-produ...

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Botanically-accurate knitted and crocheted sculptures of flowers by artist Tatyana Yanishevsky #WomensArt

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things ‘Clothes pegs’ Artist: Harry Wingfield Fourth Picture Book, 1971

A little girl once sent a drawings to artist John Leigh-Pemberton for his approval. He replied in this delightful picture-code letter - which she has treasured for over 50 years. Can you work out his reply?

Käthe Kollwitz, Mother with two Children, 1932-1936, sculpture #WomensArt

A new series of Rare Earth is starting soon & we'll be covering the Arctic. It took me back to the photos from Operation Iceberg, the big BBC series we filmed in Greenland in 2012. Presenters: Andy Torbet, me, Chris Packham and Chris van T. Series info & clips here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

If you haven't been following what's been happening across the pond to science of all types, it's well worth reading this summary: physicsworld.com/a/us-science... This isn't an abstract or peripheral thing - this is people's jobs, current projects, and deliberate destruction of existing systems.

“Poetry offers a view on humanity, society and the world that is playful, contemplative, mysterious, questioning, and one that is often interested in giving readers the chance to hold several different ideas in our heads at the same time.” - Michael Rosen writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #poetry

Out NOW: The 2nd part of our @CosmicShambles documentary on the oceans. This one is about ocean passengers (fungi, microplastics & lots more) - lots of things that are too small to see but that really matter. Watch on the Shambles YouTube channel here: youtube.com/cosmicsh...

Love this new video Penfriend!

Starmer's decision to 'close the loophole' re Palestinian family from Gaza is morally repellent, cowardly and inexcusable. With politicians like this, this country doesn't stand a chance of getting out of the gutter the Tories and Farage dragged it into.

1.5 hours til you see me as you’ve never seen me before…

Here are some of the indie bookshops that will have the limited edition printing of Normally Weird…Weirdly Normal - hey indie bookshops, join us weirdoes linktr.ee/NormallyWeird

#ukkidlit Artists and authors please email your MP about AI it’s all written for you, just add your details creativerightsinai.eaction.org.uk/MP