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Tree freak, whovian, neurodivergent, likes Joni, Idles, Little Simz, jazz, allsorts, Klee, Bauhaus, mad little hermit crabs, macaroons and a good cup of tea.

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Poetry is a bird
perched lightly on the back
of all that is fickle
and dangerous in this world...

05.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 2785 πŸ” 412 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 24

"British female track and field athletes are being asked to cover the cost of their own Β£185 sex tests if they want to compete internationally"

A tax on women courtesy of the Gender Critical.

You know feminism /s πŸ™„

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05.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1007 πŸ” 384 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 30

Hi Nigel Farage, will you be meeting with the US Secretary of War Crimes when you visit this weekend?

05.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 622 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 9
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Who do you think you are?! Watch 'Fierce Predator' here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEg... 😽

06.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Looks like The Express wrote the headline before the conference happened.

It’s clear now that they were due to announce someone like Kate Hoey, and it didn’t happen, leaving them with a defector that no one knows.

It’s embarrassing.

05.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 825 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 18
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Ch7 News: "The war on Iran appears to be expanding across the Middle East with explosions taking place in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Lebanese capital." Who wrote this?!

Why not:
Israel has illegally bombed Iran, with the support of the USA. Israel has now bombed Lebanon. #IsraeliTerrorism

06.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

05.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 9702 πŸ” 1466 πŸ’¬ 1041 πŸ“Œ 227

Tate was trying to get to Dubai on a bus.

When they got to the Saudi border everyone was told to get off for passport and baggage checks and Tate decided to stay on - presumably because the bus was air conditioned and he didn't want to stand in a queue.

He then got detained by Saudi guards.

06.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 2743 πŸ” 547 πŸ’¬ 275 πŸ“Œ 90
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05.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 4047 πŸ” 508 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 36
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MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine Find out about the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, including who should have it, when it's given and possible side effects.

Measles is a highly infectious disease. It can make children seriously unwell, especially young infants and those with weakened immune systems.

The best way to protect your family is by ensuring you and your children are up to date with your MMRV jabs.

05.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A sign indicating two directions: paintings or toilets

A sign indicating two directions: paintings or toilets

Choose your own adventure

04.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Fifth Column: How MAGA Is Using Alberta Separatism to Break Canada Apart Alberta’s separatist movement is not what it appears to be. Behind the cowboy hats and grievance speeches about equalization payments lies…

A lengthy but important read.
raybwilliams.medium.com/the-fifth-co...

04.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6

This needs to happen everywhere she goes!

I just took a taxi - was told London is no-go & under Sharia control.

He's never been there! Told him my family still live there & he was spreading a lie.

Ignorance is a breeding ground for hate & this monster is spawning plenty everywhere she can.

05.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did not listen to the Noem hearing but for a passing minute.

Were there ANY questions about the brutality, abuse, and starvation in the concentration camps or by ICE "agents?"

05.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 1423 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 10

Yes and thanks to @atrupar.com you can see some of the most important clips. Follow him.

05.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or the 40th guy (that we know of) that died in ICE custody of a TOOTH ABCESS? Anyone????

05.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Migration is part of what makes this country great.

We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours.

The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.

05.03.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 2779 πŸ” 539 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 51
Reform fury as someone else wins
by Our By-election Editor
Tim Shipsink
The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost
comprehensively to someone else.
"It's totally unfair and rigged,"
said Goodwhinge.
"I shouldn't
be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost."
Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me.
Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X.
"We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families."
Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice.
They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green."
Reform leader
Mr Farage,
speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said,
"It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either."

PLUMBER DEFEATS
MATT GOODWIN

Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… 
I've stopped the cock

Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

05.03.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 4350 πŸ” 1447 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 79
NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform whilst also advising company

NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform whilst also advising company

A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts.

Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir.

This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition:

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

05.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 3389 πŸ” 1549 πŸ’¬ 136 πŸ“Œ 72
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17085 πŸ” 5957 πŸ’¬ 512 πŸ“Œ 493
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Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

05.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 3899 πŸ” 1209 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 325
School pupils in a classroom with a teacher.

School pupils in a classroom with a teacher.

The UK Government unveiled its education reforms last week but what do education experts make of them? Professor Stephen Gorard and colleagues share their thoughts.

www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...

@sgorard.bsky.social | @durhameducation.bsky.social

04.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Alice, a poodle lab mix

Alice, a poodle lab mix

Oh Alice. Picked up as a stray in Arkansas and unclaimed. She was scheduled to be euthanized but caught a break and is coming to the Twin Cities. She needs a foster home and some love.

new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...

04.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1598 πŸ” 500 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 22
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So Keir Starmer has dragged the UK into an illegal US-Israel war against Iran and we aren’t being told who launched the drone that is the pretext for our involvement?

The British public have a right to know the truth.

04.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 3
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View from the farm. Both beautiful and unsettling as we've had a shockingly mild winter this year.

03.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 1658 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 5

NEW: Syria has deployed thousands of troops, armored vehicles, and rocket launchers to its border with Lebanon.

Damascus says the move is defensive β€” aimed at preventing smuggling and stopping Hezbollah or other militants from infiltrating Syria β€” and denies plans for action against Lebanon.

03.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 1439 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I am educating my brother about Hoopla and Libby. He wanted me to help him buy him an audiobook on Spotify and I said, "But, WAIT! Do you have a library card? Cause, that audiobook you want to listen to? The library has the whole series! For freeeeeee!!!"

04.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 5265 πŸ” 589 πŸ’¬ 235 πŸ“Œ 57
"Crow", pencil crayon/graphite on watercolour paper, 9x12", 2026- $450(Cdn). A drawing of a crow perched on a post in profile, looking back at the viewer with its beak open . The feather's are drawn in purples, blues & blacks.

"Crow", pencil crayon/graphite on watercolour paper, 9x12", 2026- $450(Cdn). A drawing of a crow perched on a post in profile, looking back at the viewer with its beak open . The feather's are drawn in purples, blues & blacks.

My birthday's on the 17th if there's some random rich person (ha!) who wants to buy me this crow by @davidbrace2.bsky.social.

04.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Your own purrsonal assistant! 😬😺

04.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 999 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 23