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HG
@wordsbyhg.bsky.social
Journalist at The Canary | Poet | AKA Penguin lady 🐧 |
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Farage kicking off about vegan tampons shows just how much period stigma still exists

The fact that Farage is married to a woman astounds @wordsbyhg.bsky.social - because he has clearly never listened to one.

If he had, he wouldn't speak in the way he does.
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Farage kicking off about vegan tampons shows just how much period stigma still exists
The fact that Farage is married to a woman astounds Canary writer HG - because he has clearly never listened to one
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October 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Semi-regular update on how many jobs there actually are for disabled people in the UK, according to DWP Find a Job

All Jobs: 110,774
Fully Remote: 673
Of which are disability confident: 92
Of which are part-time: 5

BUT 3 of them are in care homes, so TWO WHOLE JOBS
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Batshit Robert Jenrick has completely lost the plot this time

Roving investigative journalist... nah, we're joking - it's Robert Jenrick and he thinks he's uncovered some massive conspiracy when he hasn't, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Batsh*t Robert Jenrick has completely lost the plot this time
Roving investigative journalist... nah, we're joking - it's Robert Jenrick and he thinks he's uncovered some massive conspiracy when he hasn't
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October 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Penguins in captivity: excess deaths, preventable infections, and 'clear signs of distress'

A major Canary investigation has revealed shocking conditions for penguins at zoos across the UK. Our journalist @wordsbyhg.bsky.social went undercover to expose the truth.
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Penguins in captivity: excess deaths, preventable infections, and 'clear signs of distress'
Penguins are kept in zoos under the guise of conservation, despite most captive animals not being threatened in the wild
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September 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
‼️🚨Personal news 🚨‼️

I've officially completed my @nctj.bsky.social diploma with a gold standard🏆

Finishing off my MA and I'll be with @thecanaryuk.bsky.social full-time from October

Not bad considering a few years ago I was labelled a 'troubled young homeless person with complex needs'
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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"It changed everything": how running helped a trauma survivor rebuild

Trauma survivors know how to endure. But endurance sports like running allow them to endure on their own terms.
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"It changed everything": how running helped a trauma survivor rebuild
Trauma survivors know how to endure. But endurance sports like running allow them to endure on their own terms.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Get your popcorn - the world's 'most powerful' men are arguing like little bitches

It seems that far-right rich white psychopaths like Trump are actually little more than means girls with ED and internalised homophobia, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Get your popcorn - the world's 'most powerful' men are arguing like little bitches
It seems that far-right rich white psychopaths like Trump are actually little more than means girls with ED and internalised homophobia
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June 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Waiting for gender-affirming care: five years on the NHS - or 48 hours, bitcoin, and the black market

More than 37,000 people are on waiting lists for GICs - so black-market testosterone is thriving, and Canary journalist @wordsbyhg.bsky.social managed to buy some.
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Waiting for gender-affirming care: five years on the NHS - or 48 hours, bitcoin, and the black market
More than 37,000 people are on waiting lists for gender identity clinics (GICs) - so black-market testosterone is thriving
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June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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People have been telling Starmer what they're actually angry about - and it's not what he says he is...

Someone take the social media accounts away from Starmer and his advisers - because every time he tweets, he gets ratioed now, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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People have been telling Starmer what they're actually angry about - and it's not what he says he is
Someone take the social media accounts away from Starmer and his advisers - because every time he tweets, he gets ratioed now
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June 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
So cool to finally see this out in the world. Hugely important piece of work #homelessness 👏🏻
Dr. Apurv Chauhan and Prof. Juliet Foster from King's College London examined 5,000+ social media posts and news reports on homelessness. Discover how stigma works and look at their evidence-backed checklist on writing without strengthening stereotypes.
Homelessness and the Language of Stigma
A study on how language around homelessness produces stigma and a handy guide to help avoid repeating stigmatising language
www.homelessnessimpact.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Robert Jenrick goes all toff vigilante - and it backfires worse than George Clooney's Batman

'I'm both Robert and Jenrick. Not because I have to be, now because I choose to be'...

All the Tory dickhead needed was a cape, says @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Robert Jenrick goes toff vigilante - and it backfires worse than George Clooney's Batman
'I'm both Robert and Jenrick. Not because I have to be, now because I choose to be'... All the Tory dickhead needed was a cape
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May 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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DWP PIP assessment horror stories emerge after 'do you watch TikTok' viral scandal

From asking whether disabled people had sex to questioning when someone with MS would get better, DWP PIP assessors are treating claimants diabolically, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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DWP PIP assessment horror stories emerge after 'do you watch TikTok' viral scandal
From asking whether disabled people had sex, to questioning when someone with MS would get better, DWP PIP assessors are still awful
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May 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Tommy Robinson is out of prison - and already on the grift

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon emerged from prison looking like he'd been living under a bridge for years (all part of the grift) and is already up to his old tricks, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Tommy Robinson is out of prison - and already on the grift
Tommy Robinson emerged from prison looking like he'd been living under a bridge for years, and is now promoting a 'free speech' event
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May 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Autistic man with ME/CFS forced into psychiatric hospital in Ukraine

Marc's story is a window into the reality of life with ME/CFS under military siege - but also a microcosm of the abuse of patients globally. @wordsbyhg.bsky.social spoke with him
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Autistic man with ME/CFS forced into psychiatric hospital in Ukraine
Marc's story is a window into the reality of life with ME/CFS under military siege - but also a microcosm of the abuse of patients globally
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May 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pingu is mad at Trump's tariffs
April 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Trump's latest target? Pingu - as he slaps tariffs on an island populated only by Penguins

Maybe Trump thinks all Penguins can boil a kettle, answer a phone, and trade goods internationally.

That's the reason, right @wordsbyhg.bsky.social? RIGHT???
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Trump's latest target? Pingu - as he slaps tariffs on an island populated only by Penguins
Maybe Trump has spent too much time watching Pingu and thinks all Penguins can boil a kettle, answer a phone, and trade goods internationally
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April 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Eight months in, Labour is failing on all measures to tackle homelessness

@wordsbyhg.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the available data and shows that Labour has been, is, and will be merely tinkering around the edges of the crisis that exists across England.
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Eight months in, Labour is failing on all measures to tackle homelessness
Eight months in, Labour is failing on all measures to tackle homelessness from Canary on 31 March 2025
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March 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Israel just killed two journalists in Gaza on 'another bloody day' of genocide

Israel targeted the car of Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat, & the house of Palestine Today journalist Mohammad Mansour.

They are among an estimated 51 people Israel has killed today.
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Israel just killed two journalists in Gaza on 'another bloody day' of genocide
Israel just killed two journalists in Gaza on 'another bloody day' of genocide from Canary on 24 March 2025
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March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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‘The wheels came off’: pandemic causes ‘surge’ of over 50s in addiction treatment

The pandemic took the lives of many battling drug and alcohol addiction to new lows. However it forced some to confront their demons.

@wordsbyhg.bsky.social investigates what went on
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‘The wheels came off’: pandemic causes ‘surge’ of over 50s in addiction treatment
‘The wheels came off’: pandemic causes ‘surge’ of over 50s in addiction treatment from Canary on 24 March 2025
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March 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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A think tank has issued a stark warning over Labour's planned DWP cuts

The Resolution Foundation found that Labour's planned cuts would hit poorest people the hardest.

Overall, nearly HALF A MILLION people would see their benefits cut @wordsbyhg.bsky.social reports
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A think tank has issued a stark warning over Labour's planned DWP cuts
The Resolution Foundation has found that Labour's proposed DWP cuts would hit 460,000 of the poorest people
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March 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
One month. 9090 pieces. No iceberg 😂

#Lego
March 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Being alive & paying attention to the world is now a deeply traumatic experience. Yet we keep being told we're in the midst of a 'mental health crisis'.

OF COURSE you're anxious

Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

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Mental health crisis? The world is literally on fire - of course you’re anxious
Being alive & paying attention to the world around us is now a deeply traumatic experience. Yet we're in the midst of a mental health crisis?
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February 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Labour's latest anti-immigration stunt is racist reality TV for the far-right. Literally.

Vilifying migrants for TV ratings from racists like is some Hunger Games-like dystopian hell if ever there was, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social - and it's Labour new plan
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Labour's latest anti-immigration stunt is racist reality TV for the far-right. Literally.
Vilifying migrants for TV ratings from racists like is some Hunger Games-like dystopian hell if ever there was - and it's Labour new plan
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February 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Just when Starmer couldn't make things any worse for himself - the floodgates open 😉

Starmer has pledged record investment in flood defences - but he can't even get this right in yet another botched policy announcement writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Just when Starmer couldn't make things any worse for himself - the floodgates open 😉
Starmer has pledged record investment in flood defences - but he can't even get this right in yet another botched policy announcement
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February 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Hands up if you remember Starmer pledging NOT to increase Council Tax?

This is not the first U-turn, or broken promise from this shower of Starmerite shitheads - and it probably won't be the last, writes @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Hands up if you remember Starmer pledging NOT to increase Council Tax?
"Not a penny more on your council tax, not a penny more than the bill you paid last year" said Starmer. Yet now we have council tax increases?
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February 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM