Cat Thompson
@gala1871.bsky.social
Messing about with a camera, mostly. Ex-Emergency Physician, now doing a job with waterways (bit like Cardiovascular medicine, really). Music, books, dancing, dancing to music.
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This is the #poem I read at end of my resignation - it will be in the follow up collection to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth , most likely called Let The Quiet Ones Rise
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December 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is the #poem I read at end of my resignation - it will be in the follow up collection to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth , most likely called Let The Quiet Ones Rise
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Two weeks ago, looking for Christmas in Geneva
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Two weeks ago, looking for Christmas in Geneva
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Meanwhile Robin Ince genuinely has been cancelled for daring to voice his opinions and for defending trans people.
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Meanwhile Robin Ince genuinely has been cancelled for daring to voice his opinions and for defending trans people.
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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And it’s getting worse. Disgusting.
First Angela Rayner,then Jess Phillips, now Rachel.
I hope that women in this country are waking up & seeing what’s happening & turn against voting for any party that the right wing media wants & that means Reform & Tories. Starmer needs to call the media out too.
First Angela Rayner,then Jess Phillips, now Rachel.
I hope that women in this country are waking up & seeing what’s happening & turn against voting for any party that the right wing media wants & that means Reform & Tories. Starmer needs to call the media out too.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And it’s getting worse. Disgusting.
First Angela Rayner,then Jess Phillips, now Rachel.
I hope that women in this country are waking up & seeing what’s happening & turn against voting for any party that the right wing media wants & that means Reform & Tories. Starmer needs to call the media out too.
First Angela Rayner,then Jess Phillips, now Rachel.
I hope that women in this country are waking up & seeing what’s happening & turn against voting for any party that the right wing media wants & that means Reform & Tories. Starmer needs to call the media out too.
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“Help!” cried Toad. “My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?”
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Help!” cried Toad. “My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?”
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I am currently, because I know how to enjoy a Saturday morning, writing some guidance for people on filling this consultation in. As I do several things are highly apparent. Before I go through them though I don't want this to put people off of filling it in. It is important to do so nonetheless. 1/
Government has today published its consultation into "earned settlement", the forward alone contains a hot mess of misrepresentation of the current system by the Home Secretary. I would strongly urge anyone affected by the current system to respond.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I am currently, because I know how to enjoy a Saturday morning, writing some guidance for people on filling this consultation in. As I do several things are highly apparent. Before I go through them though I don't want this to put people off of filling it in. It is important to do so nonetheless. 1/
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November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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If the UK is on the brink of civil war, as Musk claims, it follows that in 300 years time there will be be a new generation of civil war re-enactment societies.
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If the UK is on the brink of civil war, as Musk claims, it follows that in 300 years time there will be be a new generation of civil war re-enactment societies.
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
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Here's "Trump'll Nail Ya" - a song about the #BBC legal crisis (set to the tune of the shanty "Drunken Sailor") which created a big internal debate about what's a gremlin and what's a mogwai. 🎶⚓️
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
"Trump'll Nail Ya" - Marsh Family parody adaptation of sea shanty "Drunken Sailor" about BBC crisis
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Here's "Trump'll Nail Ya" - a song about the #BBC legal crisis (set to the tune of the shanty "Drunken Sailor") which created a big internal debate about what's a gremlin and what's a mogwai. 🎶⚓️
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
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“I went around the corner to see if spring was there.”
“Did you find it?” asked Toad.
“No,” said Frog. “There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”
“Did you find it?” asked Toad.
“No,” said Frog. “There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“I went around the corner to see if spring was there.”
“Did you find it?” asked Toad.
“No,” said Frog. “There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”
“Did you find it?” asked Toad.
“No,” said Frog. “There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”
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Performing desirable behaviour and "virtue signalling" is also absolutely core to human society.
It's why we tell kids that stealing is wrong, rather than just that it's illegal and punishable by law.
Living in a place where people only treat each other well when forced to by rules would be AWFUL.
It's why we tell kids that stealing is wrong, rather than just that it's illegal and punishable by law.
Living in a place where people only treat each other well when forced to by rules would be AWFUL.
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Performing desirable behaviour and "virtue signalling" is also absolutely core to human society.
It's why we tell kids that stealing is wrong, rather than just that it's illegal and punishable by law.
Living in a place where people only treat each other well when forced to by rules would be AWFUL.
It's why we tell kids that stealing is wrong, rather than just that it's illegal and punishable by law.
Living in a place where people only treat each other well when forced to by rules would be AWFUL.
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Any time one of those fake foreign British nostalgia accounts starts banging on about the 50s, send them this wonderful interview with Don McCullin, and his description (familiar to me from the 70s) of how brutal London was in the 50s
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Any time one of those fake foreign British nostalgia accounts starts banging on about the 50s, send them this wonderful interview with Don McCullin, and his description (familiar to me from the 70s) of how brutal London was in the 50s
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
@pigdykemolly.bsky.social at their first ever Day of Dance at Stamford last Saturday
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@pigdykemolly.bsky.social at their first ever Day of Dance at Stamford last Saturday
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Here’s where you’ll be able to find us on 25.10.25 for the Stamford Day of Dance!
We are so excited to dance, and to welcome some amazing teams with us! We hope to see some of you there 👀🖤🤍
#stamford #mollydancing #morrisdance #folk #folkdance
We are so excited to dance, and to welcome some amazing teams with us! We hope to see some of you there 👀🖤🤍
#stamford #mollydancing #morrisdance #folk #folkdance
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here’s where you’ll be able to find us on 25.10.25 for the Stamford Day of Dance!
We are so excited to dance, and to welcome some amazing teams with us! We hope to see some of you there 👀🖤🤍
#stamford #mollydancing #morrisdance #folk #folkdance
We are so excited to dance, and to welcome some amazing teams with us! We hope to see some of you there 👀🖤🤍
#stamford #mollydancing #morrisdance #folk #folkdance
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I think we're one or two bad polls away from someone in the government promising to deport any immigrants who won't get rid of their accent.
Someone really needs to take Starmer aside and have a quiet word about not being so bloody stupid.
Someone really needs to take Starmer aside and have a quiet word about not being so bloody stupid.
October 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we're one or two bad polls away from someone in the government promising to deport any immigrants who won't get rid of their accent.
Someone really needs to take Starmer aside and have a quiet word about not being so bloody stupid.
Someone really needs to take Starmer aside and have a quiet word about not being so bloody stupid.
@pigdykemolly.bsky.social dancing at Ramsey Apple Day today. @greatfen.org.uk thanks for the invite.
October 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@pigdykemolly.bsky.social dancing at Ramsey Apple Day today. @greatfen.org.uk thanks for the invite.
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And that’s Apple and Harvest Day!! More pictures to come soon 👀
Huge thank you to @greatfen.org.uk for such an amazing event! We hope to see you next year! 🖤🤍
#ramsey #appleday #mollydancing #folk #folkdance #morrisdancing
Huge thank you to @greatfen.org.uk for such an amazing event! We hope to see you next year! 🖤🤍
#ramsey #appleday #mollydancing #folk #folkdance #morrisdancing
October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And that’s Apple and Harvest Day!! More pictures to come soon 👀
Huge thank you to @greatfen.org.uk for such an amazing event! We hope to see you next year! 🖤🤍
#ramsey #appleday #mollydancing #folk #folkdance #morrisdancing
Huge thank you to @greatfen.org.uk for such an amazing event! We hope to see you next year! 🖤🤍
#ramsey #appleday #mollydancing #folk #folkdance #morrisdancing
Mixing a little dancing and a little photography at the weekend.
Anyone in Peterborough fancy a try?
Anyone in Peterborough fancy a try?
Peterborough Morris DoD
📸 @gala1871.bsky.social
📸 @gala1871.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Mixing a little dancing and a little photography at the weekend.
Anyone in Peterborough fancy a try?
Anyone in Peterborough fancy a try?
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Excellent new video from PBS Terra about the long term climate change impact on the probability of death across the USA:
Did Scientists Just Figure Out Why People Die A DECADE Earlier in the Southeast US?
YouTube video by PBS Terra
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September 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Excellent new video from PBS Terra about the long term climate change impact on the probability of death across the USA:
No 1 should always be Write a List of Things to do Today.
Then it can be immediately crossed off: success
Then it can be immediately crossed off: success
September 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
No 1 should always be Write a List of Things to do Today.
Then it can be immediately crossed off: success
Then it can be immediately crossed off: success
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20th September 2015
September 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
20th September 2015
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This thing here, exhibit A in "the danger of leaving our ships to melt in the hot sun", is HMS Glatton.
And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...
And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...
September 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This thing here, exhibit A in "the danger of leaving our ships to melt in the hot sun", is HMS Glatton.
And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...
And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...