Louise Crossley
@candidepeel.bsky.social
Part-time soothsayer, some time poet, full-time woke.
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“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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A new record - on 5 December wind power produced enough electricity for 3/4 of UK homes
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months - edie
Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.
www.edie.net
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A new record - on 5 December wind power produced enough electricity for 3/4 of UK homes
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
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Starmer facing calls for new EU customs union to ‘undo Brexit damage’ - latest
Starmer facing calls for new EU customs union to ‘undo Brexit damage’ - latest
Starmer facing calls for new EU customs union to ‘undo Brexit damage’ - latest
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Starmer facing calls for new EU customs union to ‘undo Brexit damage’ - latest
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Seriously… what the fuck is wrong with these other reporters?
Name and shame, man. It’s pathetic.
Name and shame, man. It’s pathetic.
Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Seriously… what the fuck is wrong with these other reporters?
Name and shame, man. It’s pathetic.
Name and shame, man. It’s pathetic.
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Happy #ToebeanTuesday to all the #Cats and #CatWorshippers 😻
#TongueoutTuesday #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky 🐾🐈
#TongueoutTuesday #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky 🐾🐈
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Happy #ToebeanTuesday to all the #Cats and #CatWorshippers 😻
#TongueoutTuesday #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky 🐾🐈
#TongueoutTuesday #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky 🐾🐈
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This image of “man of the people” Nigel Farage, hanging out in Abu Dhabi’s winter sunshine with the rich & the famous will make for excellent campaign material come the next election.
Meanwhile, sadly….
Meanwhile, sadly….
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This image of “man of the people” Nigel Farage, hanging out in Abu Dhabi’s winter sunshine with the rich & the famous will make for excellent campaign material come the next election.
Meanwhile, sadly….
Meanwhile, sadly….
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Since 2019, the NHS has spent more money on maternity negligence claims than the entire NHS maternity budget for same period.
Investment now in maternity services will reap rewards very quickly.
The Government does not need to wait for the Amos review to start making a change.
Investment now in maternity services will reap rewards very quickly.
The Government does not need to wait for the Amos review to start making a change.
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Since 2019, the NHS has spent more money on maternity negligence claims than the entire NHS maternity budget for same period.
Investment now in maternity services will reap rewards very quickly.
The Government does not need to wait for the Amos review to start making a change.
Investment now in maternity services will reap rewards very quickly.
The Government does not need to wait for the Amos review to start making a change.
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⚡️ Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus.
This move will allow state institutions to coordinate their response more effectively and involve the military.
This move will allow state institutions to coordinate their response more effectively and involve the military.
Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus
This move will allow state institutions to coordinate their response more effectively and involve the military.
kyivindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
⚡️ Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus.
This move will allow state institutions to coordinate their response more effectively and involve the military.
This move will allow state institutions to coordinate their response more effectively and involve the military.
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Sharp surge in housebuilding needed to meet Govt target of 1.5m new homes in England.
Due to deindustrialization UK is the world's biggest importer of bricks, imports 30-40% of cement, lacks skilled labour.
Corporations buying new homes for renting. People can't afford them. Lack of social housing
Due to deindustrialization UK is the world's biggest importer of bricks, imports 30-40% of cement, lacks skilled labour.
Corporations buying new homes for renting. People can't afford them. Lack of social housing
Steve Reed admits sharp rise needed to hit 1.5m housing target
Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells the BBC's Build Baby Build ministers are
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Sharp surge in housebuilding needed to meet Govt target of 1.5m new homes in England.
Due to deindustrialization UK is the world's biggest importer of bricks, imports 30-40% of cement, lacks skilled labour.
Corporations buying new homes for renting. People can't afford them. Lack of social housing
Due to deindustrialization UK is the world's biggest importer of bricks, imports 30-40% of cement, lacks skilled labour.
Corporations buying new homes for renting. People can't afford them. Lack of social housing
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To cheer you up by @mortenmorland
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
To cheer you up by @mortenmorland
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I admire Stella Creasy. She has stood up for the pro-European principles she believes in. But let's be honest. This is a pretty tame piece. What is needed is a political leader from the mainstream who stands up and says: The UK's place is in the EU. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that | Stella Creasy
While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Euro...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I admire Stella Creasy. She has stood up for the pro-European principles she believes in. But let's be honest. This is a pretty tame piece. What is needed is a political leader from the mainstream who stands up and says: The UK's place is in the EU. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Errr... Would this not include someone who has Nigerian citizenship through her parents, and who has admitted to hacking Harriet Harman's website, a crime which at the time carried a maximum sentence of five years?
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Errr... Would this not include someone who has Nigerian citizenship through her parents, and who has admitted to hacking Harriet Harman's website, a crime which at the time carried a maximum sentence of five years?
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The @TheHowardLeague challenges govt in court case about spraying children in custody with PAVA spray which is formulated to cause pain.
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The @TheHowardLeague challenges govt in court case about spraying children in custody with PAVA spray which is formulated to cause pain.
So Christmas should really be in June.
Lo! It was a comet and a scientist explains its apparent motion bit.ly/48Jb5ho “we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him….lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was” or a myth!
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
It seems miraculous that a comet would hover, stationary, over a small town. Not if you look at Chinese astronomers’ records, says one scientist
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
So Christmas should really be in June.
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A federal judge refused to release from prison former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the only ally of President Donald Trump currently behind bars for crimes related to the attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Federal judge declines to release Tina Peters, the only Trump ally in prison for 2020 election-related crimes | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Monday refused to release from prison former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the only ally of President Donald Trump currently behind bars for crimes related to the attempts to overturn...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A federal judge refused to release from prison former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the only ally of President Donald Trump currently behind bars for crimes related to the attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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9 December 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Simon Boruchowicz, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
9 December 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Simon Boruchowicz, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
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A White House journalist should snap back, watch what ensues, then sue Trump (and separately their own network) for workplace harassment based on gender. Be the story. Make millions. The American way.
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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New discovery: A 2000 year-old 'pleasure boat' that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New discovery: A 2000 year-old 'pleasure boat' that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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CalRx® Insulin Glargine pens are coming soon, priced at just $55 for a five-pack of 3 mL pens beginning January 1, 2026.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CalRx® Insulin Glargine pens are coming soon, priced at just $55 for a five-pack of 3 mL pens beginning January 1, 2026.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
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Musk and Trump want a smaller state, for the same reason the Sopranos wanted a smaller police force.
Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Musk and Trump want a smaller state, for the same reason the Sopranos wanted a smaller police force.
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Worth a read. (The US/Russian position is not as strong as they pretend).
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Worth a read. (The US/Russian position is not as strong as they pretend).
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This mosaic portrait of a Roman woman from #Pompeii is a real rarity. The tesserae are quite small, allowing for a painterly effect - we can even see that her pearl necklace and pearl and gold earrings are Julio-Claudian in design. 🏺 1/
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
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December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This mosaic portrait of a Roman woman from #Pompeii is a real rarity. The tesserae are quite small, allowing for a painterly effect - we can even see that her pearl necklace and pearl and gold earrings are Julio-Claudian in design. 🏺 1/
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.