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Alice Bennett

@aliceponderland

Digital accessibility in HE library person. Fan of animals, accessibility, gardening, making things and whimsical nonsense. She/her.

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the woman who makes the bongs you see in cornershop windows
the woman who makes the bongs you see in cornershop windows YouTube video by Eleanor Morton

Woman who makes the bongs you get in corner shops
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06.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, I had a selection of volunteering lanyards back in the day!

06.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have worn various lanyards over the years but never worked in politics

06.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn’t say informed consent though…

06.03.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: β€œFor Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life.

Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent.

That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship
Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: β€œFor Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

06.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 364 πŸ” 261 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 55

I don’t think you should have been drinking coffee made of kittens

06.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My current lanyard is rainbow, so that tracks

06.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like one of those Usborne I spy guides where you tick them off as you spot them

06.03.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of those jobs was at a railway museum - there were a lot of big machines!

06.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A yellow sign with black writing which reads Herefordshire rural watch with a pictogram of a black scarecrow with yellow eyes and a crow on its hat.
The sign is on a wooden fence with a churchyard and blue sky just visible behind it

A yellow sign with black writing which reads Herefordshire rural watch with a pictogram of a black scarecrow with yellow eyes and a crow on its hat. The sign is on a wooden fence with a churchyard and blue sky just visible behind it

Herefordshire rural watch is folk horror

06.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

Some actual nice news!

06.03.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I suppose if you have to organise a male voice for before you start, that is going to be harder.

06.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also what’s the obsession with lanyards? I worked zero hours contract jobs that had lanyards. I don’t know what they think it signifies.

06.03.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing cover design which manages to seem offensive to all three nations

06.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But itβ€˜s really hard to play songs of Wales.

06.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Life finds a way

05.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Similar with my mum’s tortoise - although as we didn’t change the name so she’s still Euclides

05.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope Kristi Noem treads in dog faeces every day. Ideally in bare feet.

05.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GB News has never made a profit because it doesn’t exist to make a profit. It exists to exert pressure to push broadcast news channels further rightwards. It is about further poisoning the information environment. That’s why it exists.

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 434 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

I once had a very young shop assistant laugh before hitting the button - RUDE

05.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A very hefty tabbouleh

05.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love that - more curse than libel

05.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I suppose solicitors are at a high risk of taking legal action if you libel them

05.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Little white puffballs with yellow ears snuggled together under a green leaf.

Little white puffballs with yellow ears snuggled together under a green leaf.

Flying home from Costa Rica tomorrow. In the meantime here are some Honduran White Bats sleeping under a leaf. #wildlife

05.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Who was she libelling?!

05.03.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

People who are not tax resident in the UK should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties.

Companies should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties.

No one should be allowed to use crypto to donate to UK political parties.

05.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 426 πŸ” 173 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 5

β€œOakeshott did not move to Dubai because she was persecuted in the United Kingdom, nor did she immigrate to flee censorship or imprisonment.

She moved, in her own words, for tax reasons, specifically VAT on private schooling - something that makes her, say it with me, an economic migrant.”

🎯

04.03.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2

Do they though?

04.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They were mainly sat down so I think I managed to avoid getting them in shot!

04.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How do you like THESE apples, Mr. Madame Secretary, Sir?

04.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 17