Olwenmcg
@olwenmcg.bsky.social
Retired teacher. Loathe Tories and Reform and unimpressed by Starmer's Labour.
Independence is normal even for Scotland. America...oh ffs.
Independence is normal even for Scotland. America...oh ffs.
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I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
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This by Mahmood is frankly not only disgusting, but also massively disingenuous. It equates seeking asylum with illegality, there's nothing illegal about seeking asylum no matter the route. It ignores that Labour's policies penalise those in need of protection, and plays to hard right rhetoric.
On Monday, Shabana Mahmood will announce an overhaul of the asylum system, here’s why ⬇️
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This by Mahmood is frankly not only disgusting, but also massively disingenuous. It equates seeking asylum with illegality, there's nothing illegal about seeking asylum no matter the route. It ignores that Labour's policies penalise those in need of protection, and plays to hard right rhetoric.
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This could be #Scotland.
We produce more electricity than our nation needs.
Instead, it is channeled away south,
And then we have to pay 40 to 50% more for our power than Londoners.
We produce more electricity than our nation needs.
Instead, it is channeled away south,
And then we have to pay 40 to 50% more for our power than Londoners.
This will be an incredible experiment to watch. I suspect the overall result will be greater economic prosperity fueled by the reduced cost of electricity for every link in the economic chain. Each link's savings should multiply all the others and create cascading benefits.
#EconSky #ClimateSky
#EconSky #ClimateSky
Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?
As one of the most advanced solar nations in the world, Australia is well placed to experiment with giving people free power - and if it succeeds, other countries may look to copy its approach
www.newscientist.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This could be #Scotland.
We produce more electricity than our nation needs.
Instead, it is channeled away south,
And then we have to pay 40 to 50% more for our power than Londoners.
We produce more electricity than our nation needs.
Instead, it is channeled away south,
And then we have to pay 40 to 50% more for our power than Londoners.
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"Sweden just changed the way they salt winter roads, and it's saving thousands of birds every single year. When engineers discovered that traditional rock salt was poisoning wildlife during the harshest months, they did something incredible."
via Daniel Peliculas
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via Daniel Peliculas
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November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Sweden just changed the way they salt winter roads, and it's saving thousands of birds every single year. When engineers discovered that traditional rock salt was poisoning wildlife during the harshest months, they did something incredible."
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
All this tells me is that someone in Keir's team watched The Diplomat. It's a bit pathetic to be honest.
tricks and lies won't
work anymore...
we see you 👇
work anymore...
we see you 👇
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
All this tells me is that someone in Keir's team watched The Diplomat. It's a bit pathetic to be honest.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Gosh, I'm shocked. Shocked and stunned!
Well, will you look at that completely expected piece of news.
The very same people who are so quick to blame migrants for all the ills of the world, are the ones posing more of a threat.
Watch likes of Goodwin try and explain this away and still blame migrants.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The very same people who are so quick to blame migrants for all the ills of the world, are the ones posing more of a threat.
Watch likes of Goodwin try and explain this away and still blame migrants.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows
Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Gosh, I'm shocked. Shocked and stunned!
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A thought-provoking short thread, not about porn (I promise) but the way online shitty bubbles do not - and should not, in my view - translate into the real world.
So a weird thing happened to me in Aldi that I cdn't quite place until I was listening to Gabby Bertin talking about choking in porn on the radio this am. (NB: this is 100% not a sex thing). Having the usual polite chitchat with the cashier who is tired from working extra shifts to make £ for xmas..
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A thought-provoking short thread, not about porn (I promise) but the way online shitty bubbles do not - and should not, in my view - translate into the real world.
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
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Locked in with @arimelber.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Locked in with @arimelber.bsky.social.
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“The BBC didn’t get January 6 wrong. It should be brave enough to say so. Whoever wrote the internal report seen by The Telegraph is either malign or mistaken. The way it has been weaponised to attack the BBC shows the folly of trying to appease Team Trump, or to negotiate with them in good faith.”
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
Trump faced impeachment over the riots, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“The BBC didn’t get January 6 wrong. It should be brave enough to say so. Whoever wrote the internal report seen by The Telegraph is either malign or mistaken. The way it has been weaponised to attack the BBC shows the folly of trying to appease Team Trump, or to negotiate with them in good faith.”
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CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage
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To think of this man
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
Samir Zitouni: a British hero
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
To think of this man
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
Racists must be so confused now...
What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Racists must be so confused now...
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The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
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It is pretty weird that some sub-Grandpa Simpson nincompoop is President of the United States
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
It is pretty weird that some sub-Grandpa Simpson nincompoop is President of the United States
Of course this won't shut the Farage and his racist fans up.
Well done to Samir. He's a hero.
Well done to Samir. He's a hero.
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Of course this won't shut the Farage and his racist fans up.
Well done to Samir. He's a hero.
Well done to Samir. He's a hero.
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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
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So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif
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▪️ If it's an immigrant...
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
▪️ If it's an immigrant...
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"