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Josephine Kavanagh

@ourhaus.bsky.social

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Blackpool grown. Join a Union. Retired public health researcher and shop worker. Conan the Librarian. 🏳️‍⚧️ More books and bookshops please, & history science & music & Comedy & art. #Parkinson's #MDANT ☘️ I block ruthlessly.

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · Jun 13

🚨🚨 🚨 Essential 🧵
He's deploying troops to occupy opposition-held cities, openly solicits bribes from dictators, threatens to annex democratic neighbors, & sends innocent people to foreign prisons to remain until they die.
Canada & G7 must ban him.
USA must mass protest the regime now.
Read & RP 🙏

John Hatchard @johnhatchard.bsky.social · Jun 13

Ban Trump? Top genocide scholar issues dire warning:

“Negotiating with Nazis didn’t prove useful in 1939. It won’t now either," says founder of Genocide Watch

⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' BASE thread (6 min) with added links 📖🍿🔊

Ban Trump? Top genocide scholar issues dire warning

“Negotiating with Nazis didn’t prove useful in 1939. It won’t now either," says founder of Genocide Watch.

www.salon.com

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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 20h

A wedding last night in Portland!
🦄💚🤍🤍🩵🥒

“The bride, resplendent in a unicorn outfit, and the groom, dressed as Kenny from South Park, tied the knot in front of a crowd of about 30 onlookers, some decked out in Care Bear and pickle costumes.”

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 1d

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 1h

The absurdist whimsy of the Portland protests is wonderful - totally countering the "it's a war-zone" narrative of Trump, Noem & Miller. Love it!!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

Portland 🔥

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 2h

Ching-Ching-ching motherfuckers! The official link for checking how much Anthropic owes you for stealing your books.

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 2h

I had to stop reading part-way through the piece on Fall - no way I would be able to watch it.

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 3h

No songs, and to top it all Godot didn't even show up!!

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 9h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 8h

I had never heard of this contest before. I'm so here for it!! ☺️

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Are plane crashes good for business?

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 9h

What stage of capitalism is this?

“The airline industry is contesting a new FAA rule that would force airlines to address serious flaws in potentially thousands of Boeing 737 planes — and they have powerful industry-connected allies in the Trump administration.”

Airlines Say Fixing Broken Boeing Planes Is Bad For Business

After regulators found cracks in Boeing 737s, Airlines are fighting increased inspections and safety measures.

www.levernews.com

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 9h

Great interview with @carolvorders.bsky.social by @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social

The Nerve @thenerve.news · 1d

🔗 Read @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social's full Q&A with @carolvorders.bsky.social here:

www.thenerve.news/p/carol-vord...

THE NERVE Q&A

Broadcaster Carol Vorderman and all-round Nerve hero submits to our rapid-fire questions about politics, swearing and sex

www.thenerve.news

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 9h

Ready to go!

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS NYC: Activism through Art · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 9h

MAGA Cult Slayer

Trump narrating the Warzone in Portland while we see inflatable characters dancing is chicken soup for the resistance soul

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 10h

It seems they also got rid of the organization that monitors how many Americans die, when, and of what. Convenient.

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 15h

RFK fired the CDC official (w/decades of experience) leading the measles outbreak response. It's been decades since we've had such a large outbreak. And just to ensure they they can spread the measles outbreak even farther, they also fired the leadership for the center focused on immunization.

Figure showing the largest measles outbreak in the US in decades. There are over 1500 cases as of October 7 2025

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 10h

It should be the law that all outdoor pools do this. What fun ☺️

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Heidi Temple-Stephens @heidistephens.bsky.social · 13h

At the end of the summer season Cheltenham Lido drains down the pool and re-fills for winter cold water swimming. But before that, they open it to dogs for the weekend. It's Mabel's favourite day of the year.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 10h

I think that what we can infer is that insider trading is rampant, there is an expectation that if you are onside with the administration you will not be prosecuted for it, and there is a belief this admin will not be leaving, so YOLO.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Imagine that

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 10h

RIP - what a legend!!

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 10h

Oh no - I don't even know what to say!

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 10h

TY Liz, bit better everyday 😊

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 12h

I imagine you are deeply moved by this response You never gave up the fight or let people forget him. Brava!

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 12h

"This is Putin’s legacy, a country facing unprecedented economic circumstances driven by a war he cannot bring himself to stop, and if he did will see a terrifying economic collapse. Let alone 700,000 miserable unemployed and unpaid troops with guns."

The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 14h

After World War 2, the Netherlands thrived economically due to natural gas, leading to what economists call 'Dutch Disease.' Conversely, Russia's reliance on resource extraction under Putin resulted in economic decline and impending crisis amid ongoing military conflict from the very same disease.

RUSSIAN ECONOMY IN DEATH SPIRAL

themilitaryanalyst.com

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 13h

Shopping around for grand jury indictments when all you have is a nothing burger. Seems like James is a loving aunt, just doing right by a family member & her children - good for her! 👀

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
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Timeline of Conflict
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 17h

Terrifying! And yes there need to be trials, especially for Miller & Noem (I expect mother nature will take care of the 🍊 fascist).

Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Pay attention UK folk & get your booster vax - illest I've ever felt. Worse even than getting chickenpox at age 29 - that was really rough, & I'm 62 now. 💉💉💉

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...