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Vicki the cats' mother

@catsmother.bsky.social

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Covid-aware cat parent. Former teacher, now working in Mental Health support. Mask wearer and ventilation fanatic. Long Covid since 2023. Motorbikes and MotoGP, skiing, baking, DIY, gardening and kitties of course. Love all kitties!

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 27m

There's been an A Level English Language qualification for many years now.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1h

Don't go giving her ideas!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1h

You'd have thought there would have been more questions asked about Johnson appointing a wealthy Russian Evgeny Lebedev - the son of oligarch and former KGB officer - to the House of Lords.

Govt's detailed security advice on Lebedev wasn't released to parliament "to protect national security."

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 5h

Excellent article.

The guilt I often feel when I am honest about my symptoms means that I withhold info on what it's really like.
It's a lose-lose situation - nobody actually realises how bad things are because I don't/won't/can't tell them.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 5h

Williamson is either misinformed or he is lying.
I was teaching at that time and I know what we were told.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 5h

@mrjamesob.bsky.social
And there you have it.
Thousands have died because of ego, vanity, greed, vaulting ambition.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 5h

Now that's a proper noodle-y soup, no skimping.
Bookmarked for future reference.
Will get my Ninja soup maker ready for action.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 5h

Keep digging, keep stirring Peter!
This whole crock of sh1t needs to be front and centre of journalistic scrutiny.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 5h

I absolutely love this colour! 💜
Your shop is beautiful and perfectly situated.

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 6h

The article:

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Offline: “Laughing at the Italians”

A former minister for health in England wrote to me that “The COVID-19 inquiry will make us the laughing stock in the eyes of the world.” But it is worse than that. The level of criminal incompetence ...

www.thelancet.com

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 6h

I loved The West Wing.

I compared C.J. to the Barbie doll who attempts to front the DJT cabal - oh my goodness... made my brain ache.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 8h

This is abominable.
This government should not be using X-twitter.
This government should not be hypnotised and paralysed by Musk's billionaire status.
This country's legal system definitely needs to bring their A game to the prosecution of this scumbag.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 8h

To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 8h

This is clearly not what she worked towards. Johnson talks sh1t, as usual.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 9h

Yes indeed: curiosity killed the cat!
The Jeff Goldblum character's line makes my blood run cold.
As I acknowledge when weeding my garden, life will find a way!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 10h

Just because we can - doesn't mean we should...

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 10h

Absolutely this.
I feel like I am screaming into the abyss whilst running as far away from it as I can.
Except I can't run- so I am walking as briskly as I can.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 20h

I was waiting for this punchline, David!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 21h

That's the one!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

I binge-listened over the w-end whilst gardening & DIY-ing.
Wow, what a gripping storyline! I was thinking "just one more chapter, just another chapter..." Couldn't stop! The characters are well-shaped and complex, you maintain a cracking pace and with plenty of plot twists.
I loved it. Thank you!

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

Who *wouldn't* be anxious about the harm caused by Covid to anyone, especially a CV child, when you actually understand the damage done by the virus? Knowing the science, why on earth would you *not* fear getting infected?

The gaslighting by govt and NHS is off scale.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

I have the feeling that this debacle will provide the world with evidence of so much wrongdoing.
It's like a drunken man's speech - cringe-inducing, teeth-grindingly dishonest and utterly unhinged.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

I've made marmalade with MaMade because it's more affordable than buying fresh Seville oranges.

Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

@mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 1d

It's just like the ones my mum used to knit, back in the day: so characterful and traditional.
Do post a photo when it's completed!

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