Rev Darren Jalland
@oldmacharrev.bsky.social
Minister at @OldmacharChurch.bsky.social in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Lots of football and dog photos He/Him #inclusivechurch
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Every case study like this should be balanced by one such as a 15-year-old with suicidal ideation unable to receive any help because CAMHS has been cut to virtual non-existence.
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Every case study like this should be balanced by one such as a 15-year-old with suicidal ideation unable to receive any help because CAMHS has been cut to virtual non-existence.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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North Korea: "Woah, U.S. State Department, dial it back. This would make even Dear Leader blush."
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
North Korea: "Woah, U.S. State Department, dial it back. This would make even Dear Leader blush."
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Question for Powell: how can the public purse, that is us, who can afford to pay tax, supporting the most vulnerable people in our society be a "symptom of failure"?
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Question for Powell: how can the public purse, that is us, who can afford to pay tax, supporting the most vulnerable people in our society be a "symptom of failure"?
It'd be great if one day we had a Government who planned to cut the welfare bill by job creation and a proper living wage, rather than whipping the safety net out from under people who are already struggling. I suppose it's too much to ask a *Labour* government to support workers, though.
"I want to get the welfare bill down - its size is a symptom of failure."
Does Labour Deputy Leader Lucy Powell foresee Labour backing welfare cuts as the bill keeps climbing?
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Does Labour Deputy Leader Lucy Powell foresee Labour backing welfare cuts as the bill keeps climbing?
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It'd be great if one day we had a Government who planned to cut the welfare bill by job creation and a proper living wage, rather than whipping the safety net out from under people who are already struggling. I suppose it's too much to ask a *Labour* government to support workers, though.
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[sinking in quicksand]
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
[sinking in quicksand]
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
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The first American Pope goes to Turkey on his first Thanksgiving as Pope. Perfect.
In Turkey With a Message of Outreach, Pope Meets Erdogan
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The first American Pope goes to Turkey on his first Thanksgiving as Pope. Perfect.
I'm diving in to season 5 of #StangerThings. Whenever "skip intro" appears I have to wonder who on earth is skipping that intro?
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm diving in to season 5 of #StangerThings. Whenever "skip intro" appears I have to wonder who on earth is skipping that intro?
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“The church at its best is after the benediction, when you leave the Lord’s house, go into the Lord’s world,” African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Reginald Jackson preached two days before his death on 11/25. My RNS story:
religionnews.com/2025/11/26/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/26/a...
African Methodist Episcopal bishop, social justice advocate Reginald Jackson dies at 71
(RNS) — Political leaders from states where Jackson served over his five decades of ministry responded to his death along with religious officials.
religionnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“The church at its best is after the benediction, when you leave the Lord’s house, go into the Lord’s world,” African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Reginald Jackson preached two days before his death on 11/25. My RNS story:
religionnews.com/2025/11/26/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/26/a...
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Love that it's still exploring
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Love that it's still exploring
The race for clicks in a constant, never-ending news cycle has absolutely decimated news journalism in the way it has driven journalists towards irresponsible crap like this over and over again
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The race for clicks in a constant, never-ending news cycle has absolutely decimated news journalism in the way it has driven journalists towards irresponsible crap like this over and over again
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Who's going to tell her that only one of Churchill's parents were English? 😬
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Who's going to tell her that only one of Churchill's parents were English? 😬
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it would be either:
1. 'he came here legally'
2. 'but he's worked hard'
3. 'america isn't a terrorist country'
4. 'that's different'
4b. (when pressed on 4) 'it just is'
none of those make a lick of sense, but it'd be one of them
1. 'he came here legally'
2. 'but he's worked hard'
3. 'america isn't a terrorist country'
4. 'that's different'
4b. (when pressed on 4) 'it just is'
none of those make a lick of sense, but it'd be one of them
Previous Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in the United States. I'd love for her to tell me that's different and then try to explain why without being racist.
Excuse my language but …
I am so fucking tired of shit like this.
I am so fucking tired of shit like this.
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
it would be either:
1. 'he came here legally'
2. 'but he's worked hard'
3. 'america isn't a terrorist country'
4. 'that's different'
4b. (when pressed on 4) 'it just is'
none of those make a lick of sense, but it'd be one of them
1. 'he came here legally'
2. 'but he's worked hard'
3. 'america isn't a terrorist country'
4. 'that's different'
4b. (when pressed on 4) 'it just is'
none of those make a lick of sense, but it'd be one of them
Previous Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in the United States. I'd love for her to tell me that's different and then try to explain why without being racist.
Excuse my language but …
I am so fucking tired of shit like this.
I am so fucking tired of shit like this.
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Previous Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in the United States. I'd love for her to tell me that's different and then try to explain why without being racist.
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In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In these challenging times someone might need one of them:
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123
Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Mind: 0300 123 3393
Age UK: 0800 169 6565
Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650
Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677
MH text support: 85258
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My worry is that most of his base will separate into two camps; those who refuse to believe these stories and stand by him, and those who believe these stories and like him even more as a result
"Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My worry is that most of his base will separate into two camps; those who refuse to believe these stories and stand by him, and those who believe these stories and like him even more as a result
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My sister is a nurse. My oldest daughter is a nurse. My wife is a lab tech. And...and one time...I was a nurse. Don't tell my family...or the hundreds of thousands of other families...that nurses...and those in the health field...aren't "professionals."
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My sister is a nurse. My oldest daughter is a nurse. My wife is a lab tech. And...and one time...I was a nurse. Don't tell my family...or the hundreds of thousands of other families...that nurses...and those in the health field...aren't "professionals."
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
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I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
A sex offender living in hotels? Quick, get Farage on the case!
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A sex offender living in hotels? Quick, get Farage on the case!
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Funny they'd want to do that while not talking about NATHAN GILL at all.
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Funny they'd want to do that while not talking about NATHAN GILL at all.