Karen Klomp
@kklomp.bsky.social
In no particular order: I'm a cricket loving south London based originally Dutch energy professional.
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What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
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Young person who Rory Stewart thinks was responsible for their actions and should not be forgiven: 15yo Shamima Begum
Young person who Rory Stewart thinks was not responsible for their actions and should be forgiven: 18yo Nigel Farage.
Young person who Rory Stewart thinks was not responsible for their actions and should be forgiven: 18yo Nigel Farage.
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Young person who Rory Stewart thinks was responsible for their actions and should not be forgiven: 15yo Shamima Begum
Young person who Rory Stewart thinks was not responsible for their actions and should be forgiven: 18yo Nigel Farage.
Young person who Rory Stewart thinks was not responsible for their actions and should be forgiven: 18yo Nigel Farage.
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Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
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I've had to plan cross-border moves, getting into grad school, dealing with layoffs, 800-page immigration applications, reported features, international adventure trips, solo-backpacking nine countries, learning languages, and how to train my dog. I don't have time or energy for men who can't plan.
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I've had to plan cross-border moves, getting into grad school, dealing with layoffs, 800-page immigration applications, reported features, international adventure trips, solo-backpacking nine countries, learning languages, and how to train my dog. I don't have time or energy for men who can't plan.
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
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Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
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The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
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Apart from anything else, this really embodies the Playmobil approach to workforces that politicians often fall into — it’s all very well and good to laud “frontline” NHS workers but without backroom staff the entire service would actually collapse.
Hey everyone, here's the news, if you aren't a high earner, entrepreneur or a "skilled frontline worker" (whatever the fuck that means) the "Labour" Party says you aren't contributing, you're a taker!
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Apart from anything else, this really embodies the Playmobil approach to workforces that politicians often fall into — it’s all very well and good to laud “frontline” NHS workers but without backroom staff the entire service would actually collapse.
And this is why they're called sea dogs in Dutch
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And this is why they're called sea dogs in Dutch
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I'm lost for words. All I can say is that if you're okay with this level of bigotry, you need to unfollow me.
December 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I'm lost for words. All I can say is that if you're okay with this level of bigotry, you need to unfollow me.
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Get a load of this. 😆
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Get a load of this. 😆
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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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Playing the "Good/bad migrant line helps spread further division and racism.
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Playing the "Good/bad migrant line helps spread further division and racism.
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
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Casablanca 2: Couscous Drift
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Casablanca 2: Couscous Drift
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Neal Couling was the guy who said that getting universal credit to correctly credit people who got their wages weekly was simply an impossible programming task.
shocking tale of peak British officialdom from @patrickjbutler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Neal Couling was the guy who said that getting universal credit to correctly credit people who got their wages weekly was simply an impossible programming task.
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I can’t get over how Barbie succeeded because it offered tangible ways for women and girls to celebrate each other (and dress up and go to the movies together) but studios thought it worked because it’s about toys so now they’re making like Bananagrams the movie
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I can’t get over how Barbie succeeded because it offered tangible ways for women and girls to celebrate each other (and dress up and go to the movies together) but studios thought it worked because it’s about toys so now they’re making like Bananagrams the movie
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Strange. Not seeing anyone, particularly those who were very vocal about such things earlier in the year, using this car crash series to suggest men shouldn't be paid to play cricket.
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Strange. Not seeing anyone, particularly those who were very vocal about such things earlier in the year, using this car crash series to suggest men shouldn't be paid to play cricket.
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We normally have a tree but the royals are freaks so...
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We normally have a tree but the royals are freaks so...
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James Acaster getting his 'food hell' on Saturday Kitchen – late contender for TV moment of the year
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
James Acaster getting his 'food hell' on Saturday Kitchen – late contender for TV moment of the year
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Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
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Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
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Dislike the sound of plans for a digital ID roll-out?
There are good reasons!!
Immigrants in the UK are already subject to a digital ID system & it's been a mess since day one.
Very important report here from brilliant Migrant Voice with @openrightsgroup.org explains the key issues 🤓👇
There are good reasons!!
Immigrants in the UK are already subject to a digital ID system & it's been a mess since day one.
Very important report here from brilliant Migrant Voice with @openrightsgroup.org explains the key issues 🤓👇
You can read about the launch of the report on our website, along with a range of issues raised by speakers. Not only did we hear about way in which the digital immigration system excludes many migrants, we also heard how it can put abuse victims at further risk.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/pagenew...
www.migrantvoice.org/home/pagenew...
Digital status report launched
Digital status report launched
www.migrantvoice.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dislike the sound of plans for a digital ID roll-out?
There are good reasons!!
Immigrants in the UK are already subject to a digital ID system & it's been a mess since day one.
Very important report here from brilliant Migrant Voice with @openrightsgroup.org explains the key issues 🤓👇
There are good reasons!!
Immigrants in the UK are already subject to a digital ID system & it's been a mess since day one.
Very important report here from brilliant Migrant Voice with @openrightsgroup.org explains the key issues 🤓👇
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Drinks for the England side during the 5th and final Test at The Oval in August 1926. No water carrier in a high-vis jacket sprinting on every five minutes, not even a blazered 12th man, but a waiter in full black tie. Standards
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Drinks for the England side during the 5th and final Test at The Oval in August 1926. No water carrier in a high-vis jacket sprinting on every five minutes, not even a blazered 12th man, but a waiter in full black tie. Standards
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People expect miracles from medicine, but refuse the miracle that would let them avoid needing emergency care in the first place
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People expect miracles from medicine, but refuse the miracle that would let them avoid needing emergency care in the first place
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service