Cassandra Nilsson
@probablyedible.bsky.social
❤️ Cats, all animals actually, chocolate, books & movies (horror, sci-fi, weird, historical fiction), cozy games, Star Trek, crafting, travel, rock/metal/industrial music, politics kinda.
AuDHD - the gift that keeps on giving
She/her
AuDHD - the gift that keeps on giving
She/her
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👏 A minimum wage should be a living wage!
🇪🇺 The EU directive for minimum wage was just upheld by the European Court of Justice.
This means:
• 20% increase in wages for 25 million workers
• 10% drop in the rate of poverty for people who are working
🇪🇺 The EU directive for minimum wage was just upheld by the European Court of Justice.
This means:
• 20% increase in wages for 25 million workers
• 10% drop in the rate of poverty for people who are working
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
👏 A minimum wage should be a living wage!
🇪🇺 The EU directive for minimum wage was just upheld by the European Court of Justice.
This means:
• 20% increase in wages for 25 million workers
• 10% drop in the rate of poverty for people who are working
🇪🇺 The EU directive for minimum wage was just upheld by the European Court of Justice.
This means:
• 20% increase in wages for 25 million workers
• 10% drop in the rate of poverty for people who are working
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I have wrote to my MP calling for Housing Benefits to be uprated in the Budget. Will you join me in supporting @independentage.bsky.social by writing to your MP?
campaigns.independentage.org/page/180937/...
campaigns.independentage.org/page/180937/...
Take action to improve the cost of renting
We are calling on the Chancellor to use the Budget to improve Housing Benefits to help older renters afford the cost of essentials. Will you join me in writing to your MP?
campaigns.independentage.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I have wrote to my MP calling for Housing Benefits to be uprated in the Budget. Will you join me in supporting @independentage.bsky.social by writing to your MP?
campaigns.independentage.org/page/180937/...
campaigns.independentage.org/page/180937/...
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The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
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Why aren’t the right wing demanding to know the nationality of the hero who saved multiple lives on the Huntington train knife attack?
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Why aren’t the right wing demanding to know the nationality of the hero who saved multiple lives on the Huntington train knife attack?
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BSA asking "tax rises to pay for the NHS" is the BIGGEST fallacy we keep hearing under LABOUR: #Wealth-Tax now, not more income-tax, & PROFITEERS OUT of the NHS! increase in income tax "for the NHS" is a pay-for-service by stealth! 😡 #Rachel-Reeves has turned 😡
open.substack.com/pub/prospect...
open.substack.com/pub/prospect...
Are you happy to pay more tax?
Plus: does size matter... in literature?
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
BSA asking "tax rises to pay for the NHS" is the BIGGEST fallacy we keep hearing under LABOUR: #Wealth-Tax now, not more income-tax, & PROFITEERS OUT of the NHS! increase in income tax "for the NHS" is a pay-for-service by stealth! 😡 #Rachel-Reeves has turned 😡
open.substack.com/pub/prospect...
open.substack.com/pub/prospect...
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“Brexit hasn’t worked only because we didn’t do it badly enough” is quite a policy position.
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“Brexit hasn’t worked only because we didn’t do it badly enough” is quite a policy position.
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To all male scholars who try to use their seniority to discourage me from continuing my research or presenting on my topic & to problematize my access to sources, because they want to work on the topic themselves after learning about my work: You picked the wrong person. I will not step aside.
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
To all male scholars who try to use their seniority to discourage me from continuing my research or presenting on my topic & to problematize my access to sources, because they want to work on the topic themselves after learning about my work: You picked the wrong person. I will not step aside.
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Social protection is a human right.
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert
NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...
www.ohchr.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Social protection is a human right.
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
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Coming to the UK if Reform UK get into government and destroy the NHS - which is basically what they intend to do.
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coming to the UK if Reform UK get into government and destroy the NHS - which is basically what they intend to do.
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Nigel Farage and his Business aka Reform, wants to get rid of the NHS.
Just saying. Think before you vote. The NHS is a
powerhouse and generates wealth, research, isn't in it for profit and the largest Employer in these islands.
I haven't got a spare £20,000 pus a year to keep my family safe 🙄
Just saying. Think before you vote. The NHS is a
powerhouse and generates wealth, research, isn't in it for profit and the largest Employer in these islands.
I haven't got a spare £20,000 pus a year to keep my family safe 🙄
The cost of health insurance rose steeply for a third year in a row in 2025, reaching just under $27,000 for a family plan, according to an annual survey.
The Average Cost of a Family Health Insurance Plan Is Now $27,000
Higher spending on chronic diseases, weight-loss drugs and hospital bills helped drive the increase.
on.wsj.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Nigel Farage and his Business aka Reform, wants to get rid of the NHS.
Just saying. Think before you vote. The NHS is a
powerhouse and generates wealth, research, isn't in it for profit and the largest Employer in these islands.
I haven't got a spare £20,000 pus a year to keep my family safe 🙄
Just saying. Think before you vote. The NHS is a
powerhouse and generates wealth, research, isn't in it for profit and the largest Employer in these islands.
I haven't got a spare £20,000 pus a year to keep my family safe 🙄
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The flag staggers are hypocrites. They said they were going to cut spending
Nottinghamshire Reform led County Council is spaffing £75,000 on new flags and flag poles... even as council tax is set to rise by almost 5%
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform-led council slammed over plan to spend £75,000 on flags
The 164 flags are set to be displayed across 82 locations, costing Nottinghamshire council £475 each
www.independent.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The flag staggers are hypocrites. They said they were going to cut spending
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Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store
Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store | Will Hayward
Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store
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Gives mediocre a bad name. Let’s begin a list of Farage’s achievements that benefit anyone other than himself. I’ll put the kettle on ……..
This man is a deeply mediocre grifting spiv but sees himself as a mighty political figure. Only in a country where the media has given in to sensationalism rather than scrutiny and politicians have become shameful cowards could naff little Nigel’s ego be this absurdly, delusionally huge.
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Gives mediocre a bad name. Let’s begin a list of Farage’s achievements that benefit anyone other than himself. I’ll put the kettle on ……..
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here’s an actual demographic survey of Star Trek fans. 57% of the respondents identified as female
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
here’s an actual demographic survey of Star Trek fans. 57% of the respondents identified as female
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yep… i bet if this guy knew Lucille Ball's actual power and influence back then, his head would explode www.businessinsider.com/lucille-ball...
Lucille Ball is the reason we have 'Star Trek' — here's what happened
Comedy icon Lucille Ball is known for "I Love Lucy," but her and her production company Desilu were also responsible for other pop-culture staples, including "Star Trek."
www.businessinsider.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
yep… i bet if this guy knew Lucille Ball's actual power and influence back then, his head would explode www.businessinsider.com/lucille-ball...
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Science fiction is like sex - of you don't know any women who like it, that reveals more about you than them.
October 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Science fiction is like sex - of you don't know any women who like it, that reveals more about you than them.
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As @desmog.com has also shown, the promotion of climate denial on GB News is a longstanding pattern: /6 www.desmog.com/2023/05/26/r...
Revealed: 1 in 3 GB News Hosts Spread Climate Denial On Air in 2022
A majority of GB News hosts attacked climate action on the channel in 2022, while one in three spread climate science denial, a DeSmog analysis can reveal. Opponents of green policies have seized on ...
www.desmog.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
As @desmog.com has also shown, the promotion of climate denial on GB News is a longstanding pattern: /6 www.desmog.com/2023/05/26/r...
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"Show me your papers" in Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia. We used to see this as unacceptable, along with spying on bank accounts etc. We have become what we once despised.
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"Show me your papers" in Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia. We used to see this as unacceptable, along with spying on bank accounts etc. We have become what we once despised.
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Newsom with the receipts!
Gavin Newsom Digs Up Old JD Vance Photo To Troll MAGA Fans Who Say They'll Boycott The Super Bowl
www.comicsands.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Newsom with the receipts!
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Another tragedy at sea: at least 40 migrants have died off the coast of Tunisia.
Tunisia is becoming a deadly bottleneck while European immigration policy waits.
Safe-routes and legal channels to escape deadly conflicts must be put in place.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Tunisia is becoming a deadly bottleneck while European immigration policy waits.
Safe-routes and legal channels to escape deadly conflicts must be put in place.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Another tragedy at sea: at least 40 migrants have died off the coast of Tunisia.
Tunisia is becoming a deadly bottleneck while European immigration policy waits.
Safe-routes and legal channels to escape deadly conflicts must be put in place.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Tunisia is becoming a deadly bottleneck while European immigration policy waits.
Safe-routes and legal channels to escape deadly conflicts must be put in place.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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There’s no solidarity quite like that between client journalists, the government and their billionaire backers. It’s all one big club.
This so-called “journalist” called for me — a British MP — to be deported because I’m Muslim.
Yet somehow he’s the victim. Cry me a river.
This so-called “journalist” called for me — a British MP — to be deported because I’m Muslim.
Yet somehow he’s the victim. Cry me a river.
October 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
There’s no solidarity quite like that between client journalists, the government and their billionaire backers. It’s all one big club.
This so-called “journalist” called for me — a British MP — to be deported because I’m Muslim.
Yet somehow he’s the victim. Cry me a river.
This so-called “journalist” called for me — a British MP — to be deported because I’m Muslim.
Yet somehow he’s the victim. Cry me a river.
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I've had enough. The UK is a rich country, so why are our schools falling apart, our hospitals understaffed and millions struggling to get by?
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
Demand a budget for the 99.9%
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I've had enough. The UK is a rich country, so why are our schools falling apart, our hospitals understaffed and millions struggling to get by?
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
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I think the thing for me about Labour and the Tories saying that the Greens 'wouldn't do things right' is that we've tried austerity, anti immigration approaches, brexit, ignoring the environment and not properly taxing wealth and THAT hasn't worked has it?
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I think the thing for me about Labour and the Tories saying that the Greens 'wouldn't do things right' is that we've tried austerity, anti immigration approaches, brexit, ignoring the environment and not properly taxing wealth and THAT hasn't worked has it?