Just Kathleen
@justkathleen.bsky.social
Recently retired paediatric ICU nurse - Pro-EU. Socialist leanings so anti
tory/reform. Canadian born Scot living in Scotland 🏴🇪🇺🇨🇦
tory/reform. Canadian born Scot living in Scotland 🏴🇪🇺🇨🇦
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A reminder after seeing what has happened in the USA that Nigel Farage constantly says that the Police should carry guns and that handguns should be unbanned.
He wants this type of terror on British streets.
He wants this type of terror on British streets.
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A reminder after seeing what has happened in the USA that Nigel Farage constantly says that the Police should carry guns and that handguns should be unbanned.
He wants this type of terror on British streets.
He wants this type of terror on British streets.
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"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Another “breaking news” moment where media takes the gov word as “official” when a) video evidence shows exactly what happened and b) the gov lies every time it opens its mouth.
With all the good and important Big Media can and does do, its willingness to cling to “objectivity” is killing us.
With all the good and important Big Media can and does do, its willingness to cling to “objectivity” is killing us.
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Another “breaking news” moment where media takes the gov word as “official” when a) video evidence shows exactly what happened and b) the gov lies every time it opens its mouth.
With all the good and important Big Media can and does do, its willingness to cling to “objectivity” is killing us.
With all the good and important Big Media can and does do, its willingness to cling to “objectivity” is killing us.
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Fire Brigades Union leader, Steve Wright: “If people think that Nigel Farage, a city trader millionaire & his mate, Richard Tice, are gonna be the people that can fix this country for the benefit of the majority, they are wrong”
#politicslive
#politicslive
January 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Fire Brigades Union leader, Steve Wright: “If people think that Nigel Farage, a city trader millionaire & his mate, Richard Tice, are gonna be the people that can fix this country for the benefit of the majority, they are wrong”
#politicslive
#politicslive
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I can't access my DMs on this milky mayonnaise-too-spicy website without verifying my age but because this government is so inconsistent with it's authoritarianism I can merrily head over to Twitter The Website Formerly Known As Twitter and look at child abuse images all day unfettered.
January 8, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I can't access my DMs on this milky mayonnaise-too-spicy website without verifying my age but because this government is so inconsistent with it's authoritarianism I can merrily head over to Twitter The Website Formerly Known As Twitter and look at child abuse images all day unfettered.
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No sleep last night…
Can’t get that video out of my head
Can believe the lies being told to betray her even in death
Can’t believe the mindless lemmings that swallow them up
America is lost.
Can’t get that video out of my head
Can believe the lies being told to betray her even in death
Can’t believe the mindless lemmings that swallow them up
America is lost.
January 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
No sleep last night…
Can’t get that video out of my head
Can believe the lies being told to betray her even in death
Can’t believe the mindless lemmings that swallow them up
America is lost.
Can’t get that video out of my head
Can believe the lies being told to betray her even in death
Can’t believe the mindless lemmings that swallow them up
America is lost.
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Leaked Treasury report suggests the UK state pension age will rise to 71 next month. Scotland has a lower life expectancy; many of us will die before getting a penny back. We are paying for a retirement we’ll never see. Independence protects our pensioners. 👴👵 #PensionTheft
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Leaked Treasury report suggests the UK state pension age will rise to 71 next month. Scotland has a lower life expectancy; many of us will die before getting a penny back. We are paying for a retirement we’ll never see. Independence protects our pensioners. 👴👵 #PensionTheft
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2574993...
Anas Sarwar left red-faced as John Swinney blasts flip-flop on waiting times
ANAS Sarwar was left red-faced at First Minister's Questions as John Swinney highlighted his flip-flopping this week on NHS waiting times.
www.thenational.scot
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2574993...
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As one fascist dictatorship emerges in the west, another one wobbles in the east.
Meanwhile, protests in Iran are gaining momentum
In the city of Mashhad, protesters tore down and ripped apart the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mashhad is the country’s second-largest city after Tehran.
In the city of Mashhad, protesters tore down and ripped apart the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mashhad is the country’s second-largest city after Tehran.
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
As one fascist dictatorship emerges in the west, another one wobbles in the east.
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Amongst everything else, I'm thinking about how eager the UK press were initially to swallow the Met's lie that Jean Charles de Menezes was a terrorist after they executed him in a tube station
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Amongst everything else, I'm thinking about how eager the UK press were initially to swallow the Met's lie that Jean Charles de Menezes was a terrorist after they executed him in a tube station
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I love that BBC verify are ‘debunking’ false stories about the killing in Minneapolis without mentioning that the BBC itself broadcast false stories about it spread by Trump and ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I love that BBC verify are ‘debunking’ false stories about the killing in Minneapolis without mentioning that the BBC itself broadcast false stories about it spread by Trump and ICE.
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Last week I spent 6 hours scraping toxic mould from the grout in my bathroom, and it had more political and moral fibre than Peter Mandelson.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Article by former British ambassador to US is likely to be seen as criticism of Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Last week I spent 6 hours scraping toxic mould from the grout in my bathroom, and it had more political and moral fibre than Peter Mandelson.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I fully support Believe in Scotland’s End The Scottish Energy Bill Rip-Off campaign & have lodged a parliamentary motion & written to the Prime Minister calling for action.
Scotland has all of the energy, but now we need the powers of independence to deliver cheaper bills.
Scotland has all of the energy, but now we need the powers of independence to deliver cheaper bills.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I fully support Believe in Scotland’s End The Scottish Energy Bill Rip-Off campaign & have lodged a parliamentary motion & written to the Prime Minister calling for action.
Scotland has all of the energy, but now we need the powers of independence to deliver cheaper bills.
Scotland has all of the energy, but now we need the powers of independence to deliver cheaper bills.
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Reform is full of Incompetent fools and crooks.
Reform UK politician who boasts of skills in business ‘compliance’ has had at least ten companies struck-off for breaking company law.
Reform UK politician who boasts of skills in business ‘compliance’ has had at least ten companies struck-off for breaking company law.
Reform Chairman Who Boasts of Expertise in Business 'Compliance' Had Ten Firms Struck off for Breaking Company Law
Exclusive: Paul Donaghy established at least 10 firms struck off by Companies House, according to official records
bylinetimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Reform is full of Incompetent fools and crooks.
Reform UK politician who boasts of skills in business ‘compliance’ has had at least ten companies struck-off for breaking company law.
Reform UK politician who boasts of skills in business ‘compliance’ has had at least ten companies struck-off for breaking company law.
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And the US has the audacity to criticise the UK ……
The US has turned into a police state
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
The US has turned into a police state
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Minneapolis shooting latest: demonstrations and vigils across US after Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent
Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard and expressed outrage over the shooting
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
And the US has the audacity to criticise the UK ……
The US has turned into a police state
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
The US has turned into a police state
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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While Trump risks war for oil, some are quietly getting on with making that redundant.
University of Manchester to lead £3 million project to transform long-duration energy storage
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/storage/univ...
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/storage/univ...
University of Manchester to lead £3 million project to transform long-duration energy storage
The University of Manchester is to lead a major new research collaboration to develop GPStore, a pioneering long-duration energy storage technology that could play a vital role in supp...
www.renewableenergymagazine.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
While Trump risks war for oil, some are quietly getting on with making that redundant.
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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Louise Haigh says government should quit X because child sexual abuse imagery making its use 'unconscionable', @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Former minister says government should quit X over child sexual abuse imagery – UK politics live
Louise Haigh says use of Elon Musk’s social media platform ‘unconscionable’ amid proliferation of abuse imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Louise Haigh says government should quit X because child sexual abuse imagery making its use 'unconscionable', @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Nigel Farage is the UKs own mini Trump, same fascist, racist agenda, same lies.
#ReformFascistLiars
#ReformFascistLiars
LATEST: Nigel Farage has been panned for suggesting Covid jabs were not 'vaccinations'
'Utter lunatic': Nigel Farage blasted for 'nonsense' Covid jab remarks
www.thenational.scot
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Nigel Farage is the UKs own mini Trump, same fascist, racist agenda, same lies.
#ReformFascistLiars
#ReformFascistLiars
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100%
X generating (child) porn should have been at least an instant suspension of using the platform but it's already too late, even if they pull the plug later today the damage from inaction will last.
X generating (child) porn should have been at least an instant suspension of using the platform but it's already too late, even if they pull the plug later today the damage from inaction will last.
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
100%
X generating (child) porn should have been at least an instant suspension of using the platform but it's already too late, even if they pull the plug later today the damage from inaction will last.
X generating (child) porn should have been at least an instant suspension of using the platform but it's already too late, even if they pull the plug later today the damage from inaction will last.
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It feels inevitable that government departments and ministers will soon have to leave X.
But as with so many other things, they will leave the decision too late to be given any credit for it.
But as with so many other things, they will leave the decision too late to be given any credit for it.
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It feels inevitable that government departments and ministers will soon have to leave X.
But as with so many other things, they will leave the decision too late to be given any credit for it.
But as with so many other things, they will leave the decision too late to be given any credit for it.
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This translates as the UKs an arse licking lap dog who jumps to its American Masters every command! It really is time we fkd Amerika off A DELUSIONAL special relationship & a CON going in one way,AMERICA'S. It's time to #RejoinTheEU be an active & cooperative member & standing with our REAL FAMILY🇪🇺
The US is a ‘reliable ally’ to Britain, a senior Government minister has said, amid an ongoing stand-off between Europe and Donald Trump over his threats to take over Greenland
US a ‘reliable ally’, minister says, amid Trump’s Greenland threats
The US is a “reliable ally” to Britain, a senior Government minister has said, amid an ongoing stand-off between Europe and Donald Trump over his threats to take over Greenland. Pat McFadden made the ...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
This translates as the UKs an arse licking lap dog who jumps to its American Masters every command! It really is time we fkd Amerika off A DELUSIONAL special relationship & a CON going in one way,AMERICA'S. It's time to #RejoinTheEU be an active & cooperative member & standing with our REAL FAMILY🇪🇺
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This.
On a visit to (East) Berlin in May 1989, our host family was absolutely convinced they wouldn't ever set foot in their old street in West Berlin again.
On a visit to (East) Berlin in May 1989, our host family was absolutely convinced they wouldn't ever set foot in their old street in West Berlin again.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This.
On a visit to (East) Berlin in May 1989, our host family was absolutely convinced they wouldn't ever set foot in their old street in West Berlin again.
On a visit to (East) Berlin in May 1989, our host family was absolutely convinced they wouldn't ever set foot in their old street in West Berlin again.
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I don't mean to be Polyanna-ish, but history is littered with examples of change being collectively forced on rulers who think themselves omnipotent, often starting from things that seem small, and examples of strongmen overreaching towards their doom. In fact that *is* the paradigm, on the whole.
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I don't mean to be Polyanna-ish, but history is littered with examples of change being collectively forced on rulers who think themselves omnipotent, often starting from things that seem small, and examples of strongmen overreaching towards their doom. In fact that *is* the paradigm, on the whole.