Rose 🌹
@magpiepoet.bsky.social
Reader, poet, aspiring author
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I keep seeing people on the left talking as if Reform are a shoo-in for the next government, and I beg you, please don't do that. If we on the left talk about them as if their victory is inevitable, it will become inevitable. Every time we talk about a Reform government, we legitimise that idea...
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I keep seeing people on the left talking as if Reform are a shoo-in for the next government, and I beg you, please don't do that. If we on the left talk about them as if their victory is inevitable, it will become inevitable. Every time we talk about a Reform government, we legitimise that idea...
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
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“Do not let the lamp of hope dim in the chaos that descends. May peace know you by name.”
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“Do not let the lamp of hope dim in the chaos that descends. May peace know you by name.”
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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"Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak endlessly about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power".
Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak endlessly about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power".
Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed
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For anyone who may be hastily returning certain books they bought as Christmas presents, here's a thread of excellent children's books I highly recommend you buy instead:
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
December 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
For anyone who may be hastily returning certain books they bought as Christmas presents, here's a thread of excellent children's books I highly recommend you buy instead:
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
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This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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Please share, just 14 hours left.
We will be here for years. You get that, right? No NGO or foreign government is stepping in to help a mom get enough nutrition to carry her baby to term, or house H’s malnourished toddlers, or expel the IOF from families’ land.
100/1000
We will be here for years. You get that, right? No NGO or foreign government is stepping in to help a mom get enough nutrition to carry her baby to term, or house H’s malnourished toddlers, or expel the IOF from families’ land.
100/1000
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
October 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Please share, just 14 hours left.
We will be here for years. You get that, right? No NGO or foreign government is stepping in to help a mom get enough nutrition to carry her baby to term, or house H’s malnourished toddlers, or expel the IOF from families’ land.
100/1000
We will be here for years. You get that, right? No NGO or foreign government is stepping in to help a mom get enough nutrition to carry her baby to term, or house H’s malnourished toddlers, or expel the IOF from families’ land.
100/1000
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ICYMI Green Party membership numbers have now overtaken the Conservative Party's! 🎉
📈 125,000 members and counting.
📈 125,000 members and counting.
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ICYMI Green Party membership numbers have now overtaken the Conservative Party's! 🎉
📈 125,000 members and counting.
📈 125,000 members and counting.
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In today's least surprising news
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
In today's least surprising news
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Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train.
But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK.
Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.
But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK.
Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.
October 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train.
But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK.
Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.
But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK.
Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.
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The Green surge is breaking limits! 😲
Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚
Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Green surge is breaking limits! 😲
Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚
Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚
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If you agree that mandatory digital ID cards are a terrible idea, please ask your MP to sign my motion opposing them.
These plans risk turning us into checkpoint Britain. They must be scrapped.
Email your MP my motion: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
These plans risk turning us into checkpoint Britain. They must be scrapped.
Email your MP my motion: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
October 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If you agree that mandatory digital ID cards are a terrible idea, please ask your MP to sign my motion opposing them.
These plans risk turning us into checkpoint Britain. They must be scrapped.
Email your MP my motion: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
These plans risk turning us into checkpoint Britain. They must be scrapped.
Email your MP my motion: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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Over 10,000 people have added their name to keep Hampstead women's pond inclusive.
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back
goodlawproject.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Over 10,000 people have added their name to keep Hampstead women's pond inclusive.
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
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Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Hey kids!
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Hey kids!
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
Remember when the pandemic struck and eventually the (Tory) government told everyone to stay at home, and the arts and entertainment industries were one of the few things keeping everyone from pulling our own eyes out of our skulls from abject fear and boredom?
Remember that?
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The Hampstead ponds have REPEATEDLY voted to include trans women. But the officious pricks at Sex Matters don’t care what other women think and are forcing a public consultation anyway. Throw the ponds some support.
🚨 Consultation survey launched on whether trans people should be able to access Hampstead Heath ladies' pond following Supreme Court ruling
The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Survey launched on trans access to Hampstead Heath ladies' pond
The ladies’ pond at Hampstead Heath currently admits biological women and transgender women
www.standard.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Hampstead ponds have REPEATEDLY voted to include trans women. But the officious pricks at Sex Matters don’t care what other women think and are forcing a public consultation anyway. Throw the ponds some support.
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"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED
September 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED
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Petitions don't tend to do a whole lot in UK politics, unfortunately.
However, one as recently set up as this now hurtling towards 2 million signatures, likely making it one the most popular petitions in UK government history, should at least scare some away from supporting this nonsense.
However, one as recently set up as this now hurtling towards 2 million signatures, likely making it one the most popular petitions in UK government history, should at least scare some away from supporting this nonsense.
This petition gained a million signatures yesterday. If we can keep up that growth it will terrify people at the Labour conference.
#PapersPlease
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
#PapersPlease
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Petitions don't tend to do a whole lot in UK politics, unfortunately.
However, one as recently set up as this now hurtling towards 2 million signatures, likely making it one the most popular petitions in UK government history, should at least scare some away from supporting this nonsense.
However, one as recently set up as this now hurtling towards 2 million signatures, likely making it one the most popular petitions in UK government history, should at least scare some away from supporting this nonsense.
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For those who pay attention to UK politics, the Liberal Democrats and #LDConf
A bunch of TERFs tried first thing this morning to impose a transphobic policy on our internal elections (they wanted to exclude trans women from the gender balance criteria)
They failed, spectacularly.
A bunch of TERFs tried first thing this morning to impose a transphobic policy on our internal elections (they wanted to exclude trans women from the gender balance criteria)
They failed, spectacularly.
September 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
For those who pay attention to UK politics, the Liberal Democrats and #LDConf
A bunch of TERFs tried first thing this morning to impose a transphobic policy on our internal elections (they wanted to exclude trans women from the gender balance criteria)
They failed, spectacularly.
A bunch of TERFs tried first thing this morning to impose a transphobic policy on our internal elections (they wanted to exclude trans women from the gender balance criteria)
They failed, spectacularly.
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I don't have much of an online presence and idk if this will reach many ppl here but my partner and I are at risk of losing our home so if anyone sees this pls share and consider donating 🐈💜
gofund.me/ca4dd9272
gofund.me/ca4dd9272
Donate to Help Sephone and Ariel Keep Their Home and Fix Their Car, organized by Sephone V
My name is Sephone and I live with my partner Ariel and our two kit… Sephone V needs your support for Help Sephone and Ariel Keep Their Home and Fix Their Car
gofund.me
September 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I don't have much of an online presence and idk if this will reach many ppl here but my partner and I are at risk of losing our home so if anyone sees this pls share and consider donating 🐈💜
gofund.me/ca4dd9272
gofund.me/ca4dd9272
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Emissions equivalent to about 500 short-haul flights a week 😑
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai
Google’s huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of Thurrock ‘hyperscale’ unit as UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Emissions equivalent to about 500 short-haul flights a week 😑
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai
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“Farage has given two contradictory versions – one that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second one is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
'Hypocrite' Nigel Farage didn't pay £44k stamp duty then blasted Angela Rayner
Last year Nigel Farage announced he had bought a house in Clacton, Essex, but in fact it was his partner Laure Ferrari, 46, who shelled out almost £900,000 for the property
www.mirror.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
“Farage has given two contradictory versions – one that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second one is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt