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Lily Davies
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Cornish born Asturiana. Dogs. Politics. Books. Knitting. Trekkie.
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Most of us in the States did, too.
Addressing the tariffs, Prime minister Trudeau looked in the camera on live TV and said “Donald, this is a very dumb thing to do” and every Canadian who watched probably yelled “fuck yes!” as loudly as I did.
March 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Trump’s lies
March 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Withdraw the state visit invitation to Trump.

Offer one to Zelensky instead. With bells and fucking whistles.
February 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Don't ever let this happen again.

Overwhelm the goons.
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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NEW:

“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”

newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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The US President Donald Trump has rejected Sir Keir Starmer’s demands to make security guarantees for Ukraine before talks take place in Washington
londonlovesbusiness.com/trump-reject...
Trump rejects Starmer’s demands ‘to make security guarantees’ for Ukraine - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Donald Trump rejects Starmer’s demands for security guarantees for Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia.
londonlovesbusiness.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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NY Times, Feb. 11, 1933.
February 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Photo of two boys - one vaccinated against smallpox, the other not - published in 1901 by Dr. Allan Warner.

Smallpox killed over half a billion people in the 20th century alone. On 8 May 1980, the WHO announced its eradication, which was achieved through #vaccines, surveillance, and containment.
February 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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January 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Spot on satirical analysis by Marina Hyde

‘I know many are aggrieved with Starmer & co, but scrapping a govt for Elon & a Shropshire publican seems like a stretch’

Elon Musk & a mass petition want a new UK election. Shall we do that or just stick to democracy? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Elon Musk and a mass petition want a new UK election. Shall we do that – or just stick to democracy? | Marina Hyde
I know many are aggrieved with Starmer and co, but scrapping a government for Elon and a Shropshire publican seems like a stretch, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing

(Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall)

youtu.be/pocnThE3nHc
CHARLES, STOP FLEECING BRITAIN
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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November 15, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Here’s a good one to multi block some wrong ‘uns… this is how it works

1 Select the list
2 Click “Subscribe”
3 Select “Block” the entire list in one click

Boommmm

Bluesky is trying to keep this place tidy with healthy debate
Let’s help them to do it
👍🏼👍🏼💙💙

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November 14, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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"WAR may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
~Jimmy Carter
May 20, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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"WAR may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
~Jimmy Carter
April 5, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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for no particular reason, a bonus QOTD from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
March 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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"The moral test of Government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children, those who are in the twilight of life: the elderly, and those who are in the shadows of life: the sick, the needy, and the handicapped."
~Vice President Hubert Humphrey - 1977
March 26, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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March 21, 2024 at 9:44 AM
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I’m currently reading up on an old Irish term for a person who likes to stay home by the warmth and comfort of the fireplace (a person we might today call a couch potato). The term, cailleach na luatha, should immediately replace couch potato though. It essentially means “divine hag of the ashes”
March 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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March 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM