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@janemick.bsky.social

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spoon carver, singer, gardener, cat servant, socialist, lives in France, PhD Biomechanics. #FBPE #FBPPR 🇪🇺 & the Auld Alliance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿+🇫🇷 www.chatquilit.com zero posts and zero profile biog = I'll block you

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 4h

would be funny if it weren't so serious...

Large soldier in full combat gear points gun at "Foreign foes"
tiny Hegseth tugs his trouser leg, and, while pointing to a pussy-cat labelled "wokeness", shouts "you're under attack!"
header "US Secretary of war Pete Hegseth showcases his warrior macho ethos"

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 5h

well, they don't pay anything like their fair share of tax do they?

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 5h

ye gods!
the sheer amount of processing in M&Ms is mind-boggling!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost

www.theguardian.com

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 5h

*sigh*
another true-blue dic*head

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 6h

hilarious! 🤣🤣

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 6h

MORE price hikes?
how can this possibly be justified?
#RenationaliseWater

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 7h

Water bills for England households to rise even higher.

Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike

No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.

End the Scam. Nationalise water

Five water firms provisionally allowed to raise bills by further 1% to 5%

An independent group appointed by the competition watchdog rejected nearly 80% of increases sought by companies.

www.independent.co.uk

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 6h

that first photo looks like it's AI

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 6h

Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act

You need to be aware of his four-point plan

open.substack.com

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 22h

Air-traffic controllers are calling out sick and I support them. No one should be forced to work without pay while the people responsible for the shutdown still get their checks. Shut down Congress instead. Shutdown the entire country! Remind Trump: WE keep this country running.... #GeneralStrike

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 20h

buyer's remorse?

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

❓NHS waiting list in May 2010 when the Conservatives came to power: 2.60 million.

❓NHS waiting list in July 2024 when the Conservatives left power: 7.62 million.

Who's fault is it Kemi?

Source:https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/nhs-backlog-data-analysis

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 23h

I enjoy reading @bearlypolitics @robertreich @adambienkov @tomjoad3 amongst others…

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

only takes a second to "out" them and report them...

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

there's some good stuff on Substack too.

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

it's a first for me! 🤣🤣🤣

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

the media are owned by the rich and powerful.
I get my news from independents like HuffPost and BylineTimes

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

Well this is a new development!
#SpotTheScammer
@elizahardie1.bsky.social

got a "hello handsome" DM! 🤣🤣🤣

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

that one wins the internet for today! 🤣

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing crowds!

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

You’re right, of course.
What a shitshow

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t win ’em all! 🤷

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, didn’t see that one coming

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

That bird is going to dine out forever more on tales of “escaping the maw of a bear” !

janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 1d

We hiss every time we see a Tesla!