Margaret Nelson 🌦
@flashmaggie.bsky.social
Don't get out much these days. 9th decad, 2nd wave. Conducted 100s of funerals. Owe a lot to the NHS. Part-time cloud-spotter. Dendrophile. Suffolk 🇬🇧. Excuse typos.
"The cure for boredom is curiousity. There is no cure for curiousity."
- Dorothy Parker.
"The cure for boredom is curiousity. There is no cure for curiousity."
- Dorothy Parker.
Just had a couple of messges thanking me for paying over $500 for something I hadn't ordered on PayPal. I might have worried a bit more if I actually had a PayPal account.
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just had a couple of messges thanking me for paying over $500 for something I hadn't ordered on PayPal. I might have worried a bit more if I actually had a PayPal account.
This is shocking behaviour by the greedy people behind Thames Water, already in deep financial trouble yet spending more on litigation while wasting water, failing customers and releasing billions of gallons of sewage into the environment.
Nationalise it.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nationalise it.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour
Exclusive: Charlie Maynard accuses the utility of ‘retaliation’ over his push for government to gain control of company
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is shocking behaviour by the greedy people behind Thames Water, already in deep financial trouble yet spending more on litigation while wasting water, failing customers and releasing billions of gallons of sewage into the environment.
Nationalise it.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nationalise it.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It would drop even lower if he paid his debts.
The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
Trump’s Net Worth Drops $1.1 Billion
The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It would drop even lower if he paid his debts.
None of them seem to know how to behave themselves.
Reform, the party for racists.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform, the party for racists.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform MS Laura Anne Jones suspended from Senedd over racial slur
Laura Anne Jones apologised for her behaviour after offensive comments were made over WhatsApp.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
None of them seem to know how to behave themselves.
Reform, the party for racists.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform, the party for racists.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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A friend has gone to Jamaica to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. Was delighted to find her husband had never heard the old joke
"Kirsten's gone to the Caribbean to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts"
"Jamaica?"
"No, she went of her own accord"
"Kirsten's gone to the Caribbean to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts"
"Jamaica?"
"No, she went of her own accord"
a cartoon monkey wearing a pirate hat and crossbones playing drums
ALT: a cartoon monkey wearing a pirate hat and crossbones playing drums
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A friend has gone to Jamaica to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. Was delighted to find her husband had never heard the old joke
"Kirsten's gone to the Caribbean to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts"
"Jamaica?"
"No, she went of her own accord"
"Kirsten's gone to the Caribbean to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts"
"Jamaica?"
"No, she went of her own accord"
How did it occur to someone that this might work?
Do you have to be using the spray at the same exact time
Sex, or just touching your partner, seems to help wounds heal faster by reducing stress - but only if combined with a nasal oxytocin spray.
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
How did it occur to someone that this might work?
All of this...
unherd.com/newsroom/nhs...
unherd.com/newsroom/nhs...
NHS puberty blocker trial puts vulnerable children at risk
Clinical trials are not supposed to foster delusions. If there were an outbreak of distressed children claiming they could fly, no one would expect researchers to fit them with makeshift wings and pus...
unherd.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
All of this...
unherd.com/newsroom/nhs...
unherd.com/newsroom/nhs...
My day started with a faceful of fluff.
How's yours so far?
How's yours so far?
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My day started with a faceful of fluff.
How's yours so far?
How's yours so far?
Did you vote reform? Why? Was it the immigration thing and migrants in hotels? You don't like any of the others? You didn't have your grasses on at the time?
Essential reading 👇 - The Bear’s analysis of Reform UK's budget.
It's a masterclass in brutal, forensic analysis revealing their "£25bn Plan" is one of imaginary savings and real-world cruelty. 🔥
It's a masterclass in brutal, forensic analysis revealing their "£25bn Plan" is one of imaginary savings and real-world cruelty. 🔥
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Did you vote reform? Why? Was it the immigration thing and migrants in hotels? You don't like any of the others? You didn't have your grasses on at the time?
"The project is also committed to no net loss of habitats or biodiversity, with the planting of new woodland areas and grassland to increase habitats for badgers and reptiles."
Tree-planting has failed on other road schemes due to lack of irrigation. Will these survive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tree-planting has failed on other road schemes due to lack of irrigation. Will these survive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Blofield A47 road scheme on track to finish next spring
Chris Griffin says workers have to get through a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"The project is also committed to no net loss of habitats or biodiversity, with the planting of new woodland areas and grassland to increase habitats for badgers and reptiles."
Tree-planting has failed on other road schemes due to lack of irrigation. Will these survive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tree-planting has failed on other road schemes due to lack of irrigation. Will these survive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
This is overdue.
Young women IDF spotters on the border warned senior officers that they'd observed suspicious activity from Hamas fighters over several months, but their warnings were dismissed or ignored. Those women were among the first to die.
One might suspect the offucers' motives.
Young women IDF spotters on the border warned senior officers that they'd observed suspicious activity from Hamas fighters over several months, but their warnings were dismissed or ignored. Those women were among the first to die.
One might suspect the offucers' motives.
Israel’s army chief dismisses officers for ‘failure to prevent’ 7 October attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-army-chief-dismisses-officers-failure-prevent-7-october-attack
Israel’s army chief dismisses officers for ‘failure to prevent’ 7 October attack
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir on Sunday dismissed senior officers in the military over "failure to prevent" the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas, local media reported. </p>
<p>Zamir ended the service of several retired generals, including the former Military Intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, former Southern Command chief Yaron Finkelman, and former Operations Directorate chief Oded Basyuk, according to the public broadcaster KAN.</p>
<p>The report said that Zamir also dismissed Gaza Division reserve commander Avi Rosenfeld, while the division’s intelligence officer was expelled from the army altogether. </p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is overdue.
Young women IDF spotters on the border warned senior officers that they'd observed suspicious activity from Hamas fighters over several months, but their warnings were dismissed or ignored. Those women were among the first to die.
One might suspect the offucers' motives.
Young women IDF spotters on the border warned senior officers that they'd observed suspicious activity from Hamas fighters over several months, but their warnings were dismissed or ignored. Those women were among the first to die.
One might suspect the offucers' motives.
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Recycling doesn't come much more creative than this.
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Recycling doesn't come much more creative than this.
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Good article...so rare to read anything picking apart what's happening in the HoL after May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak stuffed it full of Tories in quick succession over a short time period, ensuring any gov other than RW wouldn't get legislation through. Press #fail though too, not to report on this.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Good article...so rare to read anything picking apart what's happening in the HoL after May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak stuffed it full of Tories in quick succession over a short time period, ensuring any gov other than RW wouldn't get legislation through. Press #fail though too, not to report on this.
The iffy egg sandwich I made myself yesterday might account for last night's rotten sleep and today's general ickyness.
Not to self; remember to test eggs by dunking in water before cooking.
Not to self; remember to test eggs by dunking in water before cooking.
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The iffy egg sandwich I made myself yesterday might account for last night's rotten sleep and today's general ickyness.
Not to self; remember to test eggs by dunking in water before cooking.
Not to self; remember to test eggs by dunking in water before cooking.
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Salman Rushdie on Desert Island Discs. Later at #BBCSounds.
Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Salman Rushdie on Desert Island Discs. Later at #BBCSounds.
Money is funny stuff. It began as small tokens that represented values, but now it's mostly electronic symbols. It may not grow on trees, but it's grown, and continues to grow. How? Imagine if it all disappeared tomorrow. We'd have to start all over again. Anyway, a billionaire has left the country.
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Money is funny stuff. It began as small tokens that represented values, but now it's mostly electronic symbols. It may not grow on trees, but it's grown, and continues to grow. How? Imagine if it all disappeared tomorrow. We'd have to start all over again. Anyway, a billionaire has left the country.
I accidentally allowed Meta AI to join a conversation I'd started with family members on Whatsapp. It made a juvenile, unfunny comment, though I managed to get rid of it.
Is there a way to block it altogether, everywhere? I haven't worked out how to do that, if you can.
Is there a way to block it altogether, everywhere? I haven't worked out how to do that, if you can.
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I accidentally allowed Meta AI to join a conversation I'd started with family members on Whatsapp. It made a juvenile, unfunny comment, though I managed to get rid of it.
Is there a way to block it altogether, everywhere? I haven't worked out how to do that, if you can.
Is there a way to block it altogether, everywhere? I haven't worked out how to do that, if you can.
I was going to quote Michel de Montaigne on ignorance, but found I was spoilt for choice.
www.goodreads.com/author/quote...
www.goodreads.com/author/quote...
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I was going to quote Michel de Montaigne on ignorance, but found I was spoilt for choice.
www.goodreads.com/author/quote...
www.goodreads.com/author/quote...
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“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is unethical, irreversible experimentation on children who've been influenced by a cult-like false beliefs system. Those responsible will leave themselves open to a future class action lawsuit and a public enquiry.
Streeting is proving his ignorance.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Streeting is proving his ignorance.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Children as young as 10 to be given puberty blockers in NHS trial
More than half of participants who identify as transgender will be injected with a hormone-suppressing drug that pauses physical changes
www.thetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is unethical, irreversible experimentation on children who've been influenced by a cult-like false beliefs system. Those responsible will leave themselves open to a future class action lawsuit and a public enquiry.
Streeting is proving his ignorance.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Streeting is proving his ignorance.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
1/3 My MP, @jamescartlidge.bsky.social, wrote a post on Facebook about visiting a Ukrainian company's Mildenhall factory that's making drones for Ukraine, to be tested on a site near me. A man commented, "Why are we involved in other people's wars?", and got 2 likes, so far.
I suppose that's what
I suppose that's what
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
1/3 My MP, @jamescartlidge.bsky.social, wrote a post on Facebook about visiting a Ukrainian company's Mildenhall factory that's making drones for Ukraine, to be tested on a site near me. A man commented, "Why are we involved in other people's wars?", and got 2 likes, so far.
I suppose that's what
I suppose that's what