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Ian Robinson @ews75.bsky.social · 1d

oh I intent to carry on. swear words are far less offensive than the words used by politicians and staff at the DWP.

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 16h

Have been clubbing.

Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 1d

Was about make a snippy comment about the swearing but, on a day when I received a thick brown envelope about a PIP review (after I'd been assured on the last review there was no need for another) and a letter from the local hospital saying an urgent consult. would be delayed until May'26. Carry on.

Ian Robinson @ews75.bsky.social · 1d

you utter c**t. you singularly cruel, pig ignorant, heartless, box ticking, subservient, middle management, hard-on for an efficiency drive, dull, petty, bald prick. exactly the same as all the past DWP ministers. work makes you fit, apparently. the banality of evil.

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

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Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 2d

We get some brilliant photos of politicians chosen to illustrate stories about them these days

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

The journalistic worm has turned. 😎

Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

Doesn't it stem from the German word for Swan, Lede/leather. Those elder print chaps were all pretty educated in a ragged trousered philanthropist kinda way.

Other examples: "Drop the dead donkey" and my personal favourite "Reverse ferret lads."
I could explain but, like to leave the stage...

a woman in a yellow robe is saying women like me don t grow on trees .

Alt: Bea Arthur in a yellow robe is saying women like me don t grow on trees .

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 2d

NEW

Law versus politics

Both the UK and the US face a choice between unchecked executive power or a balanced constitution

By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

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This is the crucial choice facing those both in the United Kingdom and the United States. What is to be the relationship between those with political power and the force of law?

In the United States it would seem that, at a federal level, both Congress and the Supreme Court are content to nod along with excessive use of presidential power. It is only the individual states themselves and the lower courts that are seeking to hold that executive power to account.

While in the United Kingdom there are louder political demands for the government to be free from the constraints placed by international law and supposedly activist judges. The implicit call is that ministers and officials should be able to do as they like to the rest of us without any possibility of a court ever saying otherwise.

What will happen in this contest between executive power and legal restraint cannot be predicted. The happy assumption of the Whig interpretation of history may not be well-grounded. From a liberal perspective things are not only getting worse, but could get a lot worse. The illiberals know what they are doing and they are doing it well.

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

My gardener/handyman on the way to work. First time I've heard him swear. 🤬 🤣😂

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#CapCut #therubbishguy Please pick up your shit and your rubbish guys.....

TikTok video by The rubbish Guy

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

Er yeah, their progeny will live to tell the story and live another day.

Herd immunity is a thing, and Andrew Wakling was stripped of all medical degrees in the UK and Europe for a bloody good reason.

Signed
Anyone with a brain in the rest of the world. Xox

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2d

Covid vaccines continue to protect against serious illness and death, especially for people ages 65 and older, although the benefits for younger adults are not as clear.

Do young people need Covid boosters? Research shows more protection for ages 65 and older

Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large study of veterans.

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

Yus. Follow Bert and Alberta. Book to follow. Please love and support this Bird/Artist/photographer. They will all enhance your life.

The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 3d

Be like Bert

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 2d

Please help my friends with their hay drive or I will cancel Halloween (I have the authority to do this).

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 2d

It’s WISHLIST WEDNESDAY and if you have $8 to spare we need HAY please! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

Pastel orange graphic with orange, brown, and yellow flowers. There is a hay bale at the bottom against a white starburst shape for emphasis. Text reads “Its Wishlist wednesday and the only thing on our wishlist this week is HAY! We need to raise $25,000 to feed our residents through the winter, so please consider a donation if you can.”

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

The feckwit in chief was always gonna take credit for this. Arrogant prick that he is. But just thanking all the gawds, it's finally happening.

Crying rn.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: Israel and Hamas signed "first phase" of peace plan, allowing the release of all hostages and the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops, President Trump says.

Top U.S. officials join Gaza talks as Hamas voices optimism

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El Sisi also said Wednesday that the messages he had received out of the talks in Sharm el-Sheikh were "very encouraging."

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting that the Trump Administration X-Twitter announcement of the ceasefiire deal between Netanyahu and Hamas came 15 minutes after the Truth Social one.

s/s The White House @WhiteHouse

"I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan... BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!" - President Donald J. Trump

[large image of Donald Trump looking gormless and a screenshot of his Truth Social post]
BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS

Donald J. Trump @real Donald Trump.

I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!

DONALD J. TRUMP]

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The WHITE HOUSE

12:06 AM GMT+1 Oct 9, 2025

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

Catering trucks. The unsung heroes for all the feckin industries.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of the photos in my collection aren’t perfectly in focus, but I have to buy them anyway because it was still a kitty that somebody loved! Besides, how could I resist the happy body language and little eyebrows on this one?

Black and white photo of a fluffy white cat with two dark markings in the fur over its eyes that look like eyebrows. The cat is trotting toward the camera with tail held high!

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

I saw. Thanking all the deities right now.
Hope you can have someone take over your daily duties so you can get a decent, well-earned sleep.

Offer always standing.
All love to you both.

Joy.x

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 2d

I used to be a werewolf
but I'm alright noOOoooOoOOOw

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

*shakes head* Probably the only person in the world, alive today, I would pray for.

Gotta love a woman who worships a prostitute and is an icon for straights, gays and my carribean born handyman.

Feral Ephemeral @marcmancuso.bsky.social · 2d

I'd let myself get trampled under peopled feet because someone yelled "fire" in a theatre before I'd recover from someone saying "pray for Dolly" when she was under the weather.

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

LOL. #PresidentFarter #HeilDonnie

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

doomscroll break

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The 37th Wombat 📚🐝 @wombat37.bsky.social · 2d

Hello everyone. I'm back and alive. The cancer has spread to lungs and kidneys, but it seems it was an infection that put me in the hospital again this time.
#FuckCancer
I've lots of individual messages to catch up on, so please bear with me a while there. In the meantime, hurray for life!

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

a woman in a purple dress is standing in front of a group of people in tuxedos

ALT: a woman in a purple dress is standing in front of a group of people in tuxedos

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Episode 2 of How Are You? It's Alan Partridge is proper laugh out loud funny. Highly, highly recommended.

a man in a suit and tie says that 's humour in front of a television

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says that 's humour in front of a television

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 2d

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 3d

M. If u or his majesty need owt. Coffee or ice cream at midnight please dm. Can sort a Costa. Just eat or Tesco whoosh from here. Just send postcode and rough directions. They will find you. Even gin if appropriate 😉 xox
Joy x

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 3d

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Knockin on Heaven's Door – Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid & Bob Dylan 1973

YouTube video by Retro Music Trip

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