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@skiplightly

Feminist who was once described as "looking like a sensible person". Nurse working in prison health. Loves all things folklore, folk music and nature. My views are all my own.

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That was 'I hate Manchester anyway' by Matt Goodwin and the White Supremes, from his Bitter Loser album.

That was 'I hate Manchester anyway' by Matt Goodwin and the White Supremes, from his Bitter Loser album.

Sent to me by one of my brothers

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Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote:

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same."

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4712 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29
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28.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A white female plumber, a Jewish gay man and a Muslim wan walked into a hall....and united a community.

A white female plumber, a Jewish gay man and a Muslim wan walked into a hall....and united a community.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

28.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 2822 πŸ” 561 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 30
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Zack Polanski, "We have huge intergenerational injustice"

"So we shouldn't be pitting young people against the businesses employing them"

"A wealth tax on assets would raise Β£12-15 billion"

"We also need to bring capital gains tax in line with income tax"

18.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 331 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Meanwhile in prison:

You know that guy, Paddington?

I erm, knew his mother.

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There are offenders out there, living among society, who view Epstein as a hero. They live among us. They look normal. They succeed in life. The obligation is on the rest of us to protect children. Keep your children’s faces off the internet. Keep your children away from social media. Do your bit.

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I shall probably burn for this. However, there is something of the 1970s wannabe hippy about Christ in the Lady Chapel at Wells Cathedral.

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Macron, "The EU was set up for peace and a Single Market"

"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"

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"Peter Mandelson" - Marsh Family parody of "Mrs Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel on Epstein Files
"Peter Mandelson" - Marsh Family parody of "Mrs Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel on Epstein Files YouTube video by Marsh Family

Here’s a weeknight quick turnaround 🎢parody on the UK fallout linked to #EpsteinFiles #PeterMandelson's friendship with him, and the bigger implications ... we chose song #mrsrobinson from #thegraduate about vice/virtue!

youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c

Link to forthcoming album at end: orcd.co/hollowchapters

10.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 14

Also I forgot to thank you for your writing on politics. I enjoy reading it.
Take care.

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Also on data services and governance I'm sure you are aware of @thescouseoracle over on Instagram who is shining a light on the absence of governance in government contracts with big businesses like Palantir.

07.02.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for replying. Boycotts are never subtle. I understand entirely that there will be an impact on other businesses.
It's not easy to find a way to make a difference but I feel an obligation to do so.

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May I ask if you sell your books on any other online platform?

I will see if I can borrow one from the library.

I do not use Amazon. Mr Bezos doesn't need any more money and his ownership of the Washington Post has denuded it of integrity.

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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβ€”because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.

Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.

The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.

Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.

Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.

Get them out!

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Child at the podium: β€œA woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityβ€”and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

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How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerousβ€”even deadlyβ€”confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

granular, practical, well organized info here:

www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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Greens eye up Manchester byelection as Labour support unravels

Greens eye up Manchester byelection as Labour support unravels

Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton.

Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.

We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!

29.01.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 1956 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 28

The Greens have picked local councillor and plumber Hannah Spencer as their candidate for the Gorton & Denton by-election.

If successful, she will be the party's first MP in the North

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β€œImagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”

Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.

27.01.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 11372 πŸ” 4129 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 181

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

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Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control.
This is about total control.
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nursesonja β€’ 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 β†’ 21

The nurses are pissed

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❀️❀️❀️

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A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equationβ€œ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".

Ladies, it was a breakthrough.

I should have done this years ago.

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