Maisie Dotes
@mayziey.bsky.social
Retired transport planner; budding birder; proud Mum and Grandma; despairing of current inaction on climate change
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Someone's had a nightmare here 😂
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Someone's had a nightmare here 😂
So true Patrick:
To offend a strong person, tell them a lie.
To offend a weak person, tell them the truth.
Marcus Aurelius
To offend a strong person, tell them a lie.
To offend a weak person, tell them the truth.
Marcus Aurelius
So true👇🏼
Obvs swap man for person and think Reform & Tory supporters, Robinson & Lowe followers and Daily Mail, Telegraph etc readers
Obvs swap man for person and think Reform & Tory supporters, Robinson & Lowe followers and Daily Mail, Telegraph etc readers
December 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
So true Patrick:
To offend a strong person, tell them a lie.
To offend a weak person, tell them the truth.
Marcus Aurelius
To offend a strong person, tell them a lie.
To offend a weak person, tell them the truth.
Marcus Aurelius
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Incredible, read the whole thread
What would really be the implications of taking Santa Claus seriously?
It's the time of the year to review the current state of the physics of Santa Claus
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It's the time of the year to review the current state of the physics of Santa Claus
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December 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Incredible, read the whole thread
The immigrant Great-Tailed Grackle in Southampton (did it arrive by small boat?!) #BirdoftheDay #SideProfile #BlackBird
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The immigrant Great-Tailed Grackle in Southampton (did it arrive by small boat?!) #BirdoftheDay #SideProfile #BlackBird
A Robin on the beach on Brownsea Island #Grounded #BirdOfTheDay
December 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A Robin on the beach on Brownsea Island #Grounded #BirdOfTheDay
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Fox hunting is a revolting sport. It's only survived in any form because it's done by ghastly, entitled, influential and aristocratic people who feel it's the God given right to charge about the place in silly costumes tearing animals apart for no good reason.
December 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fox hunting is a revolting sport. It's only survived in any form because it's done by ghastly, entitled, influential and aristocratic people who feel it's the God given right to charge about the place in silly costumes tearing animals apart for no good reason.
December 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Early morning at Holme #birdoftheday
December 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Early morning at Holme #birdoftheday
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Right, she may have played for Birmingham City (and sadly not Aston Villa) but can you all vote for Karen Carney this evening on #strictly.
Not least because she has the most beautiful Brummie accent, and she is an absolute star and deserves to win outright.
Not least because she has the most beautiful Brummie accent, and she is an absolute star and deserves to win outright.
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Right, she may have played for Birmingham City (and sadly not Aston Villa) but can you all vote for Karen Carney this evening on #strictly.
Not least because she has the most beautiful Brummie accent, and she is an absolute star and deserves to win outright.
Not least because she has the most beautiful Brummie accent, and she is an absolute star and deserves to win outright.
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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
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Really, Vovi? PINKY PROMISE?
Get into the sea, you evil, bellicose shitnugget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Get into the sea, you evil, bellicose shitnugget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia's leader said during a four-hour TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Really, Vovi? PINKY PROMISE?
Get into the sea, you evil, bellicose shitnugget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Get into the sea, you evil, bellicose shitnugget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cutting the number of lobby briefings in half is one thing.
Saying they will simply cancel the briefings altogether on some days, in exchange for 'press conferences' where they choose which news organisations they can exclude questions from is quite another.
Saying they will simply cancel the briefings altogether on some days, in exchange for 'press conferences' where they choose which news organisations they can exclude questions from is quite another.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Cutting the number of lobby briefings in half is one thing.
Saying they will simply cancel the briefings altogether on some days, in exchange for 'press conferences' where they choose which news organisations they can exclude questions from is quite another.
Saying they will simply cancel the briefings altogether on some days, in exchange for 'press conferences' where they choose which news organisations they can exclude questions from is quite another.
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
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Comparing MPs pay with Doctors.
Isn't it amazing, austerity for everyone except Billionaires and MPs.
What a coincidence.
Isn't it amazing, austerity for everyone except Billionaires and MPs.
What a coincidence.
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Comparing MPs pay with Doctors.
Isn't it amazing, austerity for everyone except Billionaires and MPs.
What a coincidence.
Isn't it amazing, austerity for everyone except Billionaires and MPs.
What a coincidence.
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Keir Starmer has authorised an "urgent" review about the extent of foreign interference in British politics, as he prepares to change the law to tighten donation rules.
About f*cking time. It's been urgent for years.
About f*cking time. It's been urgent for years.
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Keir Starmer has authorised an "urgent" review about the extent of foreign interference in British politics, as he prepares to change the law to tighten donation rules.
About f*cking time. It's been urgent for years.
About f*cking time. It's been urgent for years.
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So, Trump sues the BBC for $5Bn and puts the technology deal with the UK on hold until the US gets more concessions.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
December 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So, Trump sues the BBC for $5Bn and puts the technology deal with the UK on hold until the US gets more concessions.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Oddly I don’t recall ever reading the same happening to Tories during 14 years of Govt
The combo of MSM biased reporting & Social Media fake news to bring Labour down is an unprecedented Right Wing attack on democracy❗️🤦🏼♂️
Oddly I don’t recall ever reading the same happening to Tories during 14 years of Govt
The combo of MSM biased reporting & Social Media fake news to bring Labour down is an unprecedented Right Wing attack on democracy❗️🤦🏼♂️
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Oddly I don’t recall ever reading the same happening to Tories during 14 years of Govt
The combo of MSM biased reporting & Social Media fake news to bring Labour down is an unprecedented Right Wing attack on democracy❗️🤦🏼♂️
Oddly I don’t recall ever reading the same happening to Tories during 14 years of Govt
The combo of MSM biased reporting & Social Media fake news to bring Labour down is an unprecedented Right Wing attack on democracy❗️🤦🏼♂️
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If we are to survive what is coming, let alone to flourish, then we desperately need the kind of strategic adaptation that false optimism leaves unfunded or even sneered at.
As a small gesture towards such adaptation, please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Thank You…
As a small gesture towards such adaptation, please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Thank You…
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If we are to survive what is coming, let alone to flourish, then we desperately need the kind of strategic adaptation that false optimism leaves unfunded or even sneered at.
As a small gesture towards such adaptation, please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Thank You…
As a small gesture towards such adaptation, please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Thank You…
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Has there ever been a more Reithian show on the BBC than The Infinite Monkey Cage? In the battle between Ince and the BBC, I know who I think best expresses BBC values.
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Has there ever been a more Reithian show on the BBC than The Infinite Monkey Cage? In the battle between Ince and the BBC, I know who I think best expresses BBC values.
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Thatchersim — still the basis of so much of our economy — worked by making us buy things we already owned, using money we borrowed from our grandkids, and then cancelling the maintenance and calling it "savings".
And now everything is broken.
And now everything is broken.
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thatchersim — still the basis of so much of our economy — worked by making us buy things we already owned, using money we borrowed from our grandkids, and then cancelling the maintenance and calling it "savings".
And now everything is broken.
And now everything is broken.
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‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty.
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty.
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...