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serenakutchinsky.bsky.social
Sky News Assistant Editor & writer | Festival talker | First book in the works
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As of Monday night, when users in the US search for "Gulf of Mexico" in Google Maps, they are presented with a result for "Gulf of America."

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I’ll miss thinking about you, and remembering your love of silly hats, when this is over… #amwriting

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Sunrise through frost…

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The proportion of families with children in poverty who are in work has increased over recent decades. Since 2000, the fraction of families in poverty where the adults are doing no paid work has fallen from 51 per cent to 30 per cent. Read more: https://buff.ly/4iZATds

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

I'm looking for small mercies this week so I'll pat myself on the back for the fact that I just successfully folded a fitted sheet for the first time.

submitted 55 days ago • 863 comments

ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION SPECIAL: Jess Phillips: the inside story @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social talks about the past week, the abuse, the disinformation and we talk about child sex abuse and grooming, the inquiries past and what she wants to happen next podfollow.com/electoraldys...

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Luke Littler says historic World Darts Championship win 'incredible' for his family

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The 50 best TV shows of 2024: No 1 – Shōgun

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In the process of writing my first book, I’ve read a lot in the same genre: memoir… here are a few of my top picks from the wealth of brilliant writing I’ve consumed…

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In 1983 6 copies of Return of the Jedi were stolen from cinemas around the world (assumed to be turned in to pirate videos) including one from Hastings where thieves broke down the cinema doors. A copy of the original poster asking for information is up for auction with bidding currently at £1400

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Trying to put together a list to make sense of what's happening in Syria. I'd emphasize this is a list in process, will be added to, pruned, edited. Lots of fog of war too. But still includes a lot of knowledgable people and gives some sense of what's happening bsky.app/profile/did:...

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There's consensus around the need to invest more in childcare, with a major increase announced last Parliament and confirmed in the recent Budget. Spending in England this year (2024-25) is 41 per cent higher in real terms than a decade ago (2014-15) – up from £5.1 billion to £7.2 billion a year.

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UPDATE - Sudden increase in naval activity around the Chinese carrier Yi Peng 3. Two German RIBs are active and another Danish navy patrol boat P525 is back. Plus another Danish RIB has launched.

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Love this festive joy from my youngest…

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A handful of new Sky News people have been added in the past few days... @serenakutchinsky.bsky.social @laurafitzpatrick.bsky.social @jamesscurry.com @joecookj.bsky.social @clairegilbodyd.bsky.social @adamtate4.bsky.social

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TV tonight: Loaded magazine’s wild story of naughty 90s nostalgia

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If you've signed up for the Festive Big Green Book Swap, you should have received an email from me asking what books you enjoy reading and whether you prefer milk or plain chocolate. If you're interested in joining, here's more info. www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php

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Had an inspiring and stimulating time at @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon last week, chairing talks and meeting brilliant people with brilliant ideas. Thanks to @janrezab.bsky.social Catherine Mulligan Ph.D, Andrew Skrypnyk, Iryna Volnytska Matthieu Delac for making my job so much fun!

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"Bluesky’s growth has exploded, more than doubling to 15 million-plus users as people seek alternatives to X. It has rocketed to the top of Apple’s & Google’s app stores as the most downloaded free app. Its ascent has been so rapid that the company has been forced to grow up practically overnight."

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“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” This was probably my most viral tweet. I've seen it pop up in a lot of quote aggregators, sometimes attributed to a wonderful but definitely not-me filmmaker.

submitted 108 days ago • 154 comments

Finally ventured to Christmas at Kew, which was fully worth the two-hour North Circular mission… we’ve done a few of these festive fam-friendly attractions & this was by far the best!

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