Lucy
@lucyd1089.bsky.social
Middle-aged centrist mum. Spend my time reading, singing and being angry about stuff. Views my own (obviously).
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Most MPs are honest, hard-working and clean as anything. Dragging Parliament through the dirt hurts everyone, especially the weakest in our society. Next time you wonder why governing has got harder, this type of a debacle is one reason.
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Most MPs are honest, hard-working and clean as anything. Dragging Parliament through the dirt hurts everyone, especially the weakest in our society. Next time you wonder why governing has got harder, this type of a debacle is one reason.
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Peter Mandelbrot. It’s just infinite scandals the more you zoom in.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Peter Mandelbrot. It’s just infinite scandals the more you zoom in.
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Although there will of course be commentary on the political fallout of the Epstein files, as that will likely be consequential, the number one focus and priority must be absolutely clear: the industrial scale abuse of women and girls by powerful, rich men.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Although there will of course be commentary on the political fallout of the Epstein files, as that will likely be consequential, the number one focus and priority must be absolutely clear: the industrial scale abuse of women and girls by powerful, rich men.
Fuck the whole grubby lot of them.
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Fuck the whole grubby lot of them.
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At what point are we allowed to say that this is not the Epstein rot, or the Saville rot, or the Weinstein rot, or the Cosby rot, or the Worboys rot, or the Pelicot rot, or the Nassar rot, or the Sandusky rot, or the Watkins rot, or the Raniere rot, or the Jeffs rot, or th
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The Epstein rot goes deep ft.trib.al/y9vl7a5 | opinion
The Epstein rot goes deep
America must now ask itself if it can restore a culture of shame
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February 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
At what point are we allowed to say that this is not the Epstein rot, or the Saville rot, or the Weinstein rot, or the Cosby rot, or the Worboys rot, or the Pelicot rot, or the Nassar rot, or the Sandusky rot, or the Watkins rot, or the Raniere rot, or the Jeffs rot, or th
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The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
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UK govt drafting legislation to remove Mandelson peerage, has referred information to the police www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Government refers material to police after review of Mandelson Epstein emails - live updates
PM Keir Starmer calls allegations that Lord Mandelson passed on sensitive government information to Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
UK govt drafting legislation to remove Mandelson peerage, has referred information to the police www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
This. I’m not a natural revolutionary to say the least but this whole mess is making me want to man the barricades.
The Epstein Files ought to comprise the easiest political case against the billionaire class ever conceived. Any politician who supports policies favouring the ultra-wealthy should never be able to escape this association.
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This. I’m not a natural revolutionary to say the least but this whole mess is making me want to man the barricades.
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This is the sort of crap that rightly enraged people against Boris, and Starmer falling for it shows how deeply politically inept he is.
This looks like a very big problem and a resigning issue for someone imv. news.sky.com/story/no-10-...
No 10 appointed Mandelson despite security concerns, Sky News understands
Number 10 say developed vetting was done by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the normal way.
news.sky.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This is the sort of crap that rightly enraged people against Boris, and Starmer falling for it shows how deeply politically inept he is.
I know this isn’t the main takeaway from this story, but Wambsganss is an actual surname??
February 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I know this isn’t the main takeaway from this story, but Wambsganss is an actual surname??
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This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
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The extent people have hallucinated a completely different novel based on a film version a decade or so ago and earnest online influencers will never not be fascinating to me
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The extent people have hallucinated a completely different novel based on a film version a decade or so ago and earnest online influencers will never not be fascinating to me
Oh no
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Oh no
Social media being toxic for adults as well is not a reason not to regulate it for kids.
January 29, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Social media being toxic for adults as well is not a reason not to regulate it for kids.
Neil Gaiman. Still sad/angry about it.
Question for the Skyline: What was your HARDEST "cancel"?? Like the actor/singer/athlete that was the hardest to drop.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Neil Gaiman. Still sad/angry about it.
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
Lib Dem gain the entirety of Surrey
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
Centrist ideas are no longer wanted in the Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch has said, arguing that one nation-type Tories or others who have qualms about her rightward direction for the party “need to get out of the way”.
Making a speech in Westminster intended to set out her vision for her party after a spate of recent defections to Reform UK, the Conservative leader hit out at what she called the “tantrum” of Robert Jenrick and others. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Lib Dem gain the entirety of Surrey
This is so good by Freddie de Boer on Kanye and mental illness. freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/its-mental...
It's "Mental Illness Doesn't Do That" Season Once Again
wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen
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January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is so good by Freddie de Boer on Kanye and mental illness. freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/its-mental...
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In my morning scroll of misery I’m seeing a lot of reposts of “TikTok is censoring anti-ICE content” but far fewer reposts of replies from people pointing out that their video of amusing cat antics is also blocked and that maybe the platform was experiencing technical issues
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 AM
In my morning scroll of misery I’m seeing a lot of reposts of “TikTok is censoring anti-ICE content” but far fewer reposts of replies from people pointing out that their video of amusing cat antics is also blocked and that maybe the platform was experiencing technical issues
OMG
The Traitors is coming to the stage, with a theatre production in London in 2027.
It will be written by John Finnemore (Cabin Pressure) and directed by Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat.)
It will be written by John Finnemore (Cabin Pressure) and directed by Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat.)
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
OMG
He’s very good at this.
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 AM
He’s very good at this.
Would love to take daughter to NY, but it’ll have to wait.
We have friends in the US, have visited several times and almost certainly would have gone again before 2029 but now resolutely won't.
"I've booked and will go [to the #US]
10.4%
I've booked but won't go
1.4%
I am happy to go there
14.9%
I would not travel there
73.3%"
10.4%
I've booked but won't go
1.4%
I am happy to go there
14.9%
I would not travel there
73.3%"
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Would love to take daughter to NY, but it’ll have to wait.
Surely all over for Trump now he’s lost the ‘catbongos’ subreddit
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Surely all over for Trump now he’s lost the ‘catbongos’ subreddit