Alison
@alicemerray.bsky.social
Knitter, reader, swimmer & walker. Avid podcast listener (often on the walks!)
But mostly layabout. Loves to sing. Atheist. She/her. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
But mostly layabout. Loves to sing. Atheist. She/her. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
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Alison
@alicemerray.bsky.social
· Feb 1
Everything the Right does eventually boils down to other people getting hurt.
And I'm against that.
And I'm against that.
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He was up posting over 150 deranged things on Truth Social last night, then started right back up again posting more at 5:48 AM this morning. bsky.app/profile/atru...
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
He was up posting over 150 deranged things on Truth Social last night, then started right back up again posting more at 5:48 AM this morning. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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I despise transphobes with my entire heart. Absolutely foul people
"Girlguiding had been facing legal action from a parent over its policy allowing transgender girls to join as members and trans women to volunteer in roles reserved for women, claiming it “exposes girls to harassment”
And presumably feared a sustained campaign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And presumably feared a sustained campaign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girls’ adventure charity says it made decision after seeking legal advice in wake of supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I despise transphobes with my entire heart. Absolutely foul people
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25th Amendment now.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
25th Amendment now.
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Look how visibly excited Robert Jenrick is by his brilliance as a statesman; how high on his own supply.
It is astonishing that this bitter, angry, talentless bingo-caller is considered a serious prospect in a major party. If he or Badenoch are the best they can do, what does it say about the rest?
It is astonishing that this bitter, angry, talentless bingo-caller is considered a serious prospect in a major party. If he or Badenoch are the best they can do, what does it say about the rest?
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Look how visibly excited Robert Jenrick is by his brilliance as a statesman; how high on his own supply.
It is astonishing that this bitter, angry, talentless bingo-caller is considered a serious prospect in a major party. If he or Badenoch are the best they can do, what does it say about the rest?
It is astonishing that this bitter, angry, talentless bingo-caller is considered a serious prospect in a major party. If he or Badenoch are the best they can do, what does it say about the rest?
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You can see him crumbling in the face of her galactic stupidity. He wants to help her out. She will not be helped
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
You can see him crumbling in the face of her galactic stupidity. He wants to help her out. She will not be helped
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Why are they knitting food? Thus is daft and a waste of wool. #GameOfWool
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Why are they knitting food? Thus is daft and a waste of wool. #GameOfWool
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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When Trump sued me, I fought and won.
I founded Democracy Docket to be independent pro-democracy media that never will never bow down to Trump. Sign-up to support it today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I founded Democracy Docket to be independent pro-democracy media that never will never bow down to Trump. Sign-up to support it today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
When Trump sued me, I fought and won.
I founded Democracy Docket to be independent pro-democracy media that never will never bow down to Trump. Sign-up to support it today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I founded Democracy Docket to be independent pro-democracy media that never will never bow down to Trump. Sign-up to support it today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Brexit, the gift that keeps on taking. You NEED some Myerscough Merch in your life!
The EU are removing their de minimis threshold next year. So that will be the EU added to the growing list of places that I can’t sell to.
As a small business it’s getting harder and harder to keep going.
Fuck brexit and all who sail in her. 🤬
As a small business it’s getting harder and harder to keep going.
Fuck brexit and all who sail in her. 🤬
a man sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his arm
Alt: A Panda smashing up an office
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Brexit, the gift that keeps on taking. You NEED some Myerscough Merch in your life!
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The EU are removing their de minimis threshold next year. So that will be the EU added to the growing list of places that I can’t sell to.
As a small business it’s getting harder and harder to keep going.
Fuck brexit and all who sail in her. 🤬
As a small business it’s getting harder and harder to keep going.
Fuck brexit and all who sail in her. 🤬
a man sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his arm
Alt: A Panda smashing up an office
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The EU are removing their de minimis threshold next year. So that will be the EU added to the growing list of places that I can’t sell to.
As a small business it’s getting harder and harder to keep going.
Fuck brexit and all who sail in her. 🤬
As a small business it’s getting harder and harder to keep going.
Fuck brexit and all who sail in her. 🤬
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"The appalling spectacle of Republican Senators refusing to uphold their oath of office is not a difference of opinion on foreign affairs. It is the coerced behavior of the influence of the Russian Federation. Because Trump is compromised, and they follow Trump, they are compromised."
The Republican Party is compromised and is now a functional asset of the Russian Federation.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"The appalling spectacle of Republican Senators refusing to uphold their oath of office is not a difference of opinion on foreign affairs. It is the coerced behavior of the influence of the Russian Federation. Because Trump is compromised, and they follow Trump, they are compromised."
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The Republican Party is compromised and is now a functional asset of the Russian Federation.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Republican Party is compromised and is now a functional asset of the Russian Federation.
Upgrade your Lincoln Square subscription to read the latest article from @stuartpstevens.bsky.social
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This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.
Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.
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Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
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The Pentagon: “Completely false.”
The documents: “Read again.”
The truth?
It’s darker than the headlines say.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
The documents: “Read again.”
The truth?
It’s darker than the headlines say.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Pentagon: “Completely false.”
The documents: “Read again.”
The truth?
It’s darker than the headlines say.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
The documents: “Read again.”
The truth?
It’s darker than the headlines say.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Under Mahmood's current proposals, presumably would have been deported to Czechoslovakia in 1945, when it was "safe" again.
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Under Mahmood's current proposals, presumably would have been deported to Czechoslovakia in 1945, when it was "safe" again.
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Pete Hegseth gave the order to “kill them all” as two people clung to a burning boat in the Caribbean. Let’s call it what it is: an International war crime. He is a murderer!
Accountability can’t wait. He needs to be charged and arrested!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Accountability can’t wait. He needs to be charged and arrested!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Pete Hegseth Ordered "Kill Them All" as Two People Hung From the Side of a Boat Engulfed in Flames in Caribbean
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Pete Hegseth gave the order to “kill them all” as two people clung to a burning boat in the Caribbean. Let’s call it what it is: an International war crime. He is a murderer!
Accountability can’t wait. He needs to be charged and arrested!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Accountability can’t wait. He needs to be charged and arrested!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Being President of the United States should not be a job that is annoyingly keeping you from your shitty golf game.
It should also not be what is keeping you out of prison for a laundry list of horrible crimes.
#RemoveTrump #EpsteinFiles
It should also not be what is keeping you out of prison for a laundry list of horrible crimes.
#RemoveTrump #EpsteinFiles
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Being President of the United States should not be a job that is annoyingly keeping you from your shitty golf game.
It should also not be what is keeping you out of prison for a laundry list of horrible crimes.
#RemoveTrump #EpsteinFiles
It should also not be what is keeping you out of prison for a laundry list of horrible crimes.
#RemoveTrump #EpsteinFiles
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Why people in power like JD Vance are defending nazis over their own wives. How a closeted booger eater is at the centre of the entire fascist split of the right wing and explaining the civil war tearing them all apart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-w...
How the right wing killed itself
YouTube video by The Serfs
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Why people in power like JD Vance are defending nazis over their own wives. How a closeted booger eater is at the centre of the entire fascist split of the right wing and explaining the civil war tearing them all apart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-w...
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JD Vance spends more time defending overt nazis attacking his wife than he does his own family. While it's confusing some people - looking deeper into his lifelong courting of the far right for political power explains his transformation
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
JD Vance spends more time defending overt nazis attacking his wife than he does his own family. While it's confusing some people - looking deeper into his lifelong courting of the far right for political power explains his transformation
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The media treated Biden's pardon of Hunter for trumped-up gun possession charges as more scandalous - far more scandalous - than Trump's pardon of war criminal serial killer Eddie Gallagher. And here we are:
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The media treated Biden's pardon of Hunter for trumped-up gun possession charges as more scandalous - far more scandalous - than Trump's pardon of war criminal serial killer Eddie Gallagher. And here we are: