Working Class History

workingclasshistory.com

22 October 2026 05:12

#OtD 22 Oct 1902 Black British boxer and communist, Len Johnson, was born in Manchester. Newspapers said it was "tolerably certain" that he would become UK champion, but he was barred because of the rule that contestants had to have two white parents stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1122...

Frightful Porpentine

bcky.bsky.social

21 October 2026 21:10

Bloody gorgeous, this one. #LOTD

Present & Correct

presentcorrect.bsky.social

21 October 2026 18:57

How to tell if it is Autumn: - butter is hard & tears the bread - duvet tog transition - sleeves are back - everything is golden - books accumulate - snacks are stored under the sofa & bed - nose tip is always cold - blanket in each room - squirrels have changed your WiFi password - dark

Jane Slayre

woolbotherer.bsky.social

21 October 2026 18:39

Got a last minute space at the local RNLI art show on sunday, so I only made a couple of badgers and switched to puffins. Christmas puffins, brooch puffins, so many puffins. What else will RNLI fans like? More sea birds I guess... #puffins #RNLI

Paul Brislen

brislen.nz

21 October 2026 17:18

Sixty years, tomorrow. They gave the man in charge a knighthood. They made the local community pay for the remembrance garden. No-one held to account. I always think of the dinner lady, Nansi, who shielded five kids with her body and died in the process but they all lived. #Aberfan