@themoominthinks

Southeast Londoner; coach (trained w. @BarefootCoaches);educational fundraising/advancement expert; erstwhile politics teacher; full-time feminist.Views my own.

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Joined January 2010
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A mother sent me a poem that her 16-year-old autistic child wrote with one of my poetry prompts. I think I will read it every day.
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Storm has broken heavens open #thankgod #rain @StornowayBand
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Hello @StornowayBand - we're looking fwd to your gig at the @EarthshipBTN on Fri. There's a train strike (none after 8.30pm) &bus takes 3.5h. Wondering if there are any Stornofans who would be up for sharing a taxi back to London, or who have car space for 2? Grateful for RT!
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Please RT: At 3pm on 23.04.23 a UK-wide test of an emergency alert system will take place on EVERY MOBILE PHONE in the country. This loud alarm will sound on your phone and make it vibrate, even if it is switched to silent or notifications are off. (1/2)
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If you’re living with domestic abuse and you have a mobile phone hidden in your house “just in case?” Please remember to switch it off on Sunday 23 April 2023 amp.theguardian.com/society/… (2/2)

Domestic abuse victims advised to turn off phones for UK emergency alert test

Fears that siren-like sound at 3pm on Sunday could give away location of secret devices

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Goodbye on air for the wonderful @andy_fell from @MannGeorgia . Andy Fell, you are a sound wizard and we will miss you madly. One of the talented artists of sound that keep @BBCRadio3 the thing that it is. All the very best.
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It’s official, then. thetimes.co.uk/article/shena…

Shenanigans wins World Cup of words

There were no complaints about shenanigans at this World Cup. After a year-long competition on social media in which more than a million votes were cast, a 1

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Coming soon. Beautifully narrated by @HoratioClare and produced by Andy King with truly splendid sound from wizard Andy Fell. A real work of radio art - or simply a beautiful thing. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9p…

BBC Radio 3 - Sound Walk, Faroe Islands Sound Walk, Borðoy: In search of elves

Horatio Clare begins a three-part journey across the Faroe Islands.

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This is unbearable
Angela Rayner
@AngelaRayner24 Dec 2022
“Do you work in business?" "No, I'm homeless. I'm a homeless person." Excruciating.
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Here’s the full piece again: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/re…
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Adore this. Wish I could speak Welsh! Proud of my 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿roots 🤩❤️@ifordbridge @alexvirji @abbas_virji
Owen Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@OwsWills16 Dec 2022
I couldn’t possibly love this @NewyddionS4C video more. These little Ukrainian evacuees now attend a Welsh-medium primary school, and their Cymraeg is utterly delightful 😭❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Tears pouring. I still get asked this all the time. Mostly well-intentioned but sometime really othering. What a genius @rizwanahmed
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Oh Finnish I couldn't love you more @thisisFINLAND @finlandinuk
Adam Sharp@AdamCSharp2 Nov 2022
‘Let’s get this show on the road!’ from different languages: 5. Let’s pick up our hammers! (Bulgarian) 4. Let’s saddle the chickens! (German) 3. Let’s go bedbugs, the bed’s on fire! (Finnish) 2. On with the butter! (Icelandic) 1. Forward with the goat! (Flemish)
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This is so beautiful
Ben Phillips@benphillips761 Nov 2022
This is such a poignant conversation with such a wonderful man. Blue Peter interviews Anne Frank’s father Otto in 1979

1979: Blue Peter

"Anne wrote in one of her diaries, 'I want to go on living after my death,' and in a certain way through her diary she is living on in many hearts."

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🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ theguardian.com/politics/202…

‘Some may think I’ve lost my marbles’: Matt Hancock defends decision to appear on I’m a Celebrity

Former health secretary says politicians ‘must wake up and embrace popular culture’

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I can see South London is trending. Must be because it's the capital of London.
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Not going to lie, this brings back trauma. When my family first received a notice to be deported back to Cyprus, my mum would hide my brother and me at family friends' houses in fear that the UK border agency would come knocking on our door. Your dream was my nightmare.
Phantom Power
@PhantomPower144 Oct 2022
‘I would love to be having a front page of The Telegraph with a plane taking off to Rwanda. That’s my dream. That’s my obsession’ Home Secretary Suella Braverman
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