h. orsey
@horseyisaweecow.bsky.social
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
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Outrageous.
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
Revealed: oil industry lobbyist working inside UK’s climate department
Polanski slams arrangement; experts warn of 'corporate infiltration antithetical to democracy'
abolishwestminster.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Outrageous.
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
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If you follow this argument through to its logical conclusion there should be a UK Government channel on pornhub.
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
If you follow this argument through to its logical conclusion there should be a UK Government channel on pornhub.
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Of course, in the UK "regulators" are never really regulators. Their raison d'etre is political: to dress political goals in regulatory clothing, to act as reputational buffer zones, to gaslight outsiders like you and I into thinking regulation exists. But never, god forbid, to regulate.
Ofcom *might* "undertake a swift *assessment* to determine *whether* there are *potential* compliance issues that *warrant investigation*."
Hard to believe, but we waste almost a quarter of a billion pounds of public money annually on this absolute shower of a regulator.
Hard to believe, but we waste almost a quarter of a billion pounds of public money annually on this absolute shower of a regulator.
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Of course, in the UK "regulators" are never really regulators. Their raison d'etre is political: to dress political goals in regulatory clothing, to act as reputational buffer zones, to gaslight outsiders like you and I into thinking regulation exists. But never, god forbid, to regulate.
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It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
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What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
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Scotland's richest 2% now have more wealth than half the population combined.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
September 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Scotland's richest 2% now have more wealth than half the population combined.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
At today's #FMQs we asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates.
We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.
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I've got a lot of time for the Quakers and if I ever find God I hope it'll be according to their framework.
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've got a lot of time for the Quakers and if I ever find God I hope it'll be according to their framework.
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Listen to the latest News Agents and count how many times they say people are right to have concerns, without giving any reasons, and how many time they 'warn the left'.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
August 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Listen to the latest News Agents and count how many times they say people are right to have concerns, without giving any reasons, and how many time they 'warn the left'.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
So many centrists are just right wingers too afraid to own it.
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The Labour response to Farage policy of leaving the Refugee & Humam Rights Convention should not be “he won’t deliver”.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
August 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Labour response to Farage policy of leaving the Refugee & Humam Rights Convention should not be “he won’t deliver”.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
It should be “this is not morally right” (not “British values” even).
Voters want to see authentic consistent leadership. Not debate the workability of cruelty.
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My mum in her “going away to the UK” outfit about to do incalculable damage 👍🏽
May 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My mum in her “going away to the UK” outfit about to do incalculable damage 👍🏽
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Absolutely love this FT letter. "Thought experiment: what if no one buys a new car?"
April 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Absolutely love this FT letter. "Thought experiment: what if no one buys a new car?"
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Disabled women know more than most how blocking access to toilets isn’t a minor inconvenience - it’s a form of segregation from everyday life. It is turning down drinks with friends as you worry you can’t fulfil a basic human need if you go out. And knowing society has made the choice not to care.
April 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Disabled women know more than most how blocking access to toilets isn’t a minor inconvenience - it’s a form of segregation from everyday life. It is turning down drinks with friends as you worry you can’t fulfil a basic human need if you go out. And knowing society has made the choice not to care.
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Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
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Cars ruin cities in more ways than just running people over.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
wapo.st
April 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Cars ruin cities in more ways than just running people over.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.
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This one was hard.
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
Not The Right Kind Of Victim
Most of my friends will learn about many things for the first time when they read my book. Not because I was hiding them. Not exactly. But because the kind of trauma I carry doesn’t naturally come up ...
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This one was hard.
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-righ...
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Please. This is as stupid as the Tories trying to outfarage Farage. It. just. doesnt. work. Divisive polarisation only ever helps the far right. (or left)
I have not seen such a blatant anti-immigrant statement based on falsehoods, pitting people against people, in some time. Statement made by Keir Starmer at today’s immigration summit.
March 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Please. This is as stupid as the Tories trying to outfarage Farage. It. just. doesnt. work. Divisive polarisation only ever helps the far right. (or left)
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Nick Hedges was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in almost nineteenth century slum-like conditions.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
March 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nick Hedges was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in almost nineteenth century slum-like conditions.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
Not dissimilar to how I grew up in Manchester.
Profound images.
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Macdonald Rd Library, Edinburgh, giving off excellent Dalek energy. This is what we need to fight those forces of darkness.
March 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Macdonald Rd Library, Edinburgh, giving off excellent Dalek energy. This is what we need to fight those forces of darkness.