Catharina
@catharina24.bsky.social
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Work in an Academic Library 📚specialise in Interlibrary Loan & Document Supply. UK. Arts & Culture. Books. Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Crime drama. Politics & current affairs. Foodie. Feminist. Optimist. Labour🌹
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catharina24.bsky.social
Imbeciles. Philistines. Anti-scientists. Ghouls.
catharina24.bsky.social
I went to an all women club night tonight- never felt so at ease x
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riotgrlerin.bsky.social
celebrities as lord of the rings characters: thread
Doja cat in a dress the same shape as the eye of Sauron. The Eye of Sauron.
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ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
Wishing everyone a slightly early Happy #ComingOutDay! 🏳️‍🌈 (11/10/25) 📕📙💛📗📘💜
photo of a 3 book shelves full of books. The books are all different heights and are ordered in colour order. The colour order is representative of the pride flag.
catharina24.bsky.social
(Kinda puts a nice pair of spectacles etc in perspective, doesn’t it?) This is a man who is totally out for himself and who didn’t give a crap about improving the lives of the people who voted him in! Given a free pass by so much of the press because he amused/charmed them.
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decappeal.bsky.social
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza provides desperately-needed hope and relief for so many people whose lives have been devastated by conflict.

DEC charities and their local partners are now preparing to scale up their work.

Please donate: donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-appeal
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lauraphillips.bsky.social
Nobel Prize: “When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise+resist.” 1/
lauraphillips.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela+for her struggle to achieve a just+peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
#NobelPrize
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela+for her struggle to achieve a just+peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
#NobelPrize
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lauraphillips.bsky.social
“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.” 2.
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hipporebecca.bsky.social
Even if I didn’t have a personal interest in librarians, I would be urging all of you with access to iPlayer to watch this documentary www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... It’s about the censorship of books in US school libraries but also about how right wing money, not facts, is influencing politics.
Storyville - The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
www.bbc.co.uk
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groomb.bsky.social
Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union with her daughter Christabel on this day 1903.
groomb.bsky.social
Made in Manchester: Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), born in Moss Side, founded the suffragettes, yet ended as a Conservative. Historians argue about whether her militancy helped or hurt the women's suffrage movement. She certainly raised its profile. 1/8
catharina24.bsky.social
I emailed a BBC podcast last week asking them to talk about it (they didn’t). Why did Fiona Bruce make light of this and just and move on? Russia is obviously destabilising our country and has been for a long time! This is important.
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timbale.bsky.social
I for one wasn't aware they'd even started.
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annaclarke.bsky.social
This is really good news - 21,000 new homes can now go ahead, as solutions have been found that protects water systems.

Housebuilding had been paused across much of Sussex for the last 4 years because of concerns that supplying the water to new homes would damage local ecosystems.
matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
The breakthrough in Sussex North demonstrates how through smart policy interventions we can unlock precisely the kind of win-win for development and nature that this government is committed to achieving.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thousands of new homes get the go ahead in North Sussex
21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck
www.gov.uk
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cvcev.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING: Labour MPs back calls to restore NHS Covid vaccines for all Clinically Vulnerable people!

After pressure from CVF members and supporters - a rapid U-turn appears to be underway.

WELL DONE!

#KeepCovidBoosters campaign a HUGE success!
Case Ref:

1 message

Beccy Cooper MP

@drbeccycooper.co.uk>

Mon, 6 Oct 2025 at 00:50

Dear

Thank you very much for contacting me about your concerns regarding access to Covid-19 vaccination for Clinically Vulnerable people. Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your email.

I am pleased to be able to confirm that the new Labour government is committed to strengthening our public health response and reducing health inequalities. Labour's recent commitments and statements have made clear that the principle of universal and fair access to vaccines particularly for those who are medically at-risk must be central to our national strategy.

In Parliament, Labour MPs have called for a rapid review of JCVI eligibility criteria and for the reinstatement of free Covid-19 vaccination for all Clinically Vulnerable people, in line with the existing approach to NHS flu vaccinations. Many have highlighted, as you do, that the logic and evidence for including all at-risk groups in annual booster rollouts are overwhelming, given the ongoing pandemic context and emergence of new variants.

Our party's manifesto commits to taking advice from clinicians and scientists and to working closely with NHS England to ensure that support for the most vulnerable is not withdrawn on cost grounds especially when this may lead to greater suffering and increased NHS pressure. There is widespread concern across Parliament about the risk of deepening health inequality and placing the cost burden of essential preventative care onto those least able to shoulder it.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns so powerfully.

Best wishes,

Dr Beccy Cooper MP

Member of Parliament for Worth Parliamentary Office: House of C

Telephone: 01903 496390 betw

Clinically Vulnerable Families [LOGO]
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booksparrow.bsky.social
Autumn is well and truly here:
Photo showing if you looking down to the canal. There is a path covered with fallen leaves to the left red to stools can be seen in the distance canal sits though to the left and the bushes are bare of leaves.
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gsoh31.bsky.social
Coverage of Badenoch's speech was one of the worst examples ever of Westminster Brain and Lobbythink. A litany of nonsense applauded by a policy elite that can't even think three moves ahead. (1/3)