Simon De Cogan
@psymon1.bsky.social
English Psychotherapist/Psychologist living in Scotland, interested in everything & working for a better world.
"Remember your humanity, and forget the rest"
"Remember your humanity, and forget the rest"
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It’s honestly brilliant. Layer upon layer of Russian intrusion and British collusion unwrapped like peeling an onion. You and Carole narrate it in thrilling, mesmerizing fashion, managing to be entertaining, engaging and funny, yet never losing sight of the serious implications. Bravo, bravo 👏 👏👏👏
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It’s honestly brilliant. Layer upon layer of Russian intrusion and British collusion unwrapped like peeling an onion. You and Carole narrate it in thrilling, mesmerizing fashion, managing to be entertaining, engaging and funny, yet never losing sight of the serious implications. Bravo, bravo 👏 👏👏👏
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The podcast is honestly the best I’ve ever listened to. It is like a ten part spy thriller; only not fiction, but real life, with British voters the victims, and too many British politicians choosing to turn a blind eye. Each episode is better than the last, devastating in conclusions. MUST HEAR.
I only recently listened to this extraordinary 10 part podcast - Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring by @peterjukes.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social . It’s gripping, chilling, and deeply disturbing. The facts of Russian intrusion into UK politics laid bare, in horrifying fashion.
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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It's time for cruelty-free wool! Say NO to live lamb cutting! action.eko.org/a/stop-sourc...
action.eko.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's time for cruelty-free wool! Say NO to live lamb cutting! action.eko.org/a/stop-sourc...
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What government Motability plans mean for disabled people.
What government Motability plans mean for disabled people - Bylines Scotland
Planned restrictions on the Motability scheme will cost some people their jobs and see others trapped at home
bylines.scot
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
What government Motability plans mean for disabled people.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Nigel Farage declines to endorse Richsrd Tice's claim that the recollections of 20+ of Farage's school contemporaries of his teenage racial slurs are "made up twaddle" and instead suggests he may boycott the BBC until it apologises for Alf Garnett!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Farage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations - BBC News
The Reform UK leader turns fire on the BBC as he faces further questions about allegations of teenage racism.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Nigel Farage declines to endorse Richsrd Tice's claim that the recollections of 20+ of Farage's school contemporaries of his teenage racial slurs are "made up twaddle" and instead suggests he may boycott the BBC until it apologises for Alf Garnett!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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We must make haste, the sky is beginning to bruise and we may be forced to camp
Richard Griffiths was 38 when he started recording as Uncle Monty in Withnail & I
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We must make haste, the sky is beginning to bruise and we may be forced to camp
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Legislating apartheid: How Israel entrenched unequal rule during Gaza war
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 new laws curtailing Palestinians' rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
By Orly Noy @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/knesset-apar...
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 new laws curtailing Palestinians' rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
By Orly Noy @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/knesset-apar...
How Israel entrenched apartheid rule during Gaza war
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 laws curtailing Palestinians' rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
www.972mag.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Legislating apartheid: How Israel entrenched unequal rule during Gaza war
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 new laws curtailing Palestinians' rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
By Orly Noy @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/knesset-apar...
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 new laws curtailing Palestinians' rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
By Orly Noy @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/knesset-apar...
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Many of you have asked how you can watch The Last Class — the film about my final semester of teaching.
Good news! We're hosting a live watchalong on Monday, December 8.
We’ll introduce the film, watch it together, and then stick around afterward to answer your questions. Sign up here:
Good news! We're hosting a live watchalong on Monday, December 8.
We’ll introduce the film, watch it together, and then stick around afterward to answer your questions. Sign up here:
RSVP For Our Last Class Live Watchalong
We're excited to offer a one-time-only live online watchalong of The Last Class film on Monday, December 8 at 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 p.m. ET, with professor and former labor secretary Robert Reich. Please ...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Many of you have asked how you can watch The Last Class — the film about my final semester of teaching.
Good news! We're hosting a live watchalong on Monday, December 8.
We’ll introduce the film, watch it together, and then stick around afterward to answer your questions. Sign up here:
Good news! We're hosting a live watchalong on Monday, December 8.
We’ll introduce the film, watch it together, and then stick around afterward to answer your questions. Sign up here:
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Nigel Farage at a press conference earlier refused to answer further questions about his racism, and instead resorted to just shouting "Bernard Manning" at a reporter from ITV
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Nigel Farage at a press conference earlier refused to answer further questions about his racism, and instead resorted to just shouting "Bernard Manning" at a reporter from ITV
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Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
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The point is THEY CANCELLED IT Nigel... FORTY FIVE YEARS AGO.... remember mate this is the sort of stuff you get angry about...
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Nigel Farage.
The man who's spent 20 years attacking the politically correct "woke" BBC now attacking it for... checks notes ... "showing the Black and White Minstrel Show in the 1970s".
Always good to be consistent Nigel.
The man who's spent 20 years attacking the politically correct "woke" BBC now attacking it for... checks notes ... "showing the Black and White Minstrel Show in the 1970s".
Always good to be consistent Nigel.
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Nigel Farage.
The man who's spent 20 years attacking the politically correct "woke" BBC now attacking it for... checks notes ... "showing the Black and White Minstrel Show in the 1970s".
Always good to be consistent Nigel.
The man who's spent 20 years attacking the politically correct "woke" BBC now attacking it for... checks notes ... "showing the Black and White Minstrel Show in the 1970s".
Always good to be consistent Nigel.
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"If governments want to boost growth, making visas for skilled workers simpler and cheaper is an obvious place to start."
www.personneltoday.com/hr/uk-and-us...
www.personneltoday.com/hr/uk-and-us...
UK and US growth hindered by visa policies
A study has revealed that growth is being hindered by a dearth of local talent coupled with expensive visa processes, prohibiting the hiring of overseas skills.
www.personneltoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"If governments want to boost growth, making visas for skilled workers simpler and cheaper is an obvious place to start."
www.personneltoday.com/hr/uk-and-us...
www.personneltoday.com/hr/uk-and-us...
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Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories.
Super rich don't donate, they invest to shape party policies to secure advantages for their class.
Normal people can't match them.
Direct donations to political parties must be criminalized.
Super rich don't donate, they invest to shape party policies to secure advantages for their class.
Normal people can't match them.
Direct donations to political parties must be criminalized.
Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories
Christopher Harborne’s record gift revealed in Electoral Commission figures prompts renewed calls for cap on political donations
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories.
Super rich don't donate, they invest to shape party policies to secure advantages for their class.
Normal people can't match them.
Direct donations to political parties must be criminalized.
Super rich don't donate, they invest to shape party policies to secure advantages for their class.
Normal people can't match them.
Direct donations to political parties must be criminalized.
Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories
Christopher Harborne’s record gift revealed in Electoral Commission figures prompts renewed calls for cap on political donations
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories.
Super rich don't donate, they invest to shape party policies to secure advantages for their class.
Normal people can't match them.
Direct donations to political parties must be criminalized.
Super rich don't donate, they invest to shape party policies to secure advantages for their class.
Normal people can't match them.
Direct donations to political parties must be criminalized.
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whether hegseth gets away with it remains to be seen but it is interesting to see that he thought trump handed him a license to murder with this job, no questions asked, and now questions are definitely being asked.
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
whether hegseth gets away with it remains to be seen but it is interesting to see that he thought trump handed him a license to murder with this job, no questions asked, and now questions are definitely being asked.
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🚨"They want to take away your healthcare and sell it back to you"
American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.
Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb
American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.
Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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🚨"They want to take away your healthcare and sell it back to you"
American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.
Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb
American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.
Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🚨"They want to take away your healthcare and sell it back to you"
American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.
Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb
American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.
Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb
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'The standoff has already continued for months longer than anticipated'
Why the standoff? Because Ofwat hasn't agreed to leniency on pollution.
They know how angry the public would be if Thames was allowed to wreak even more havoc on our environment.
Email Ofwat now. 👇 Link in comments
Why the standoff? Because Ofwat hasn't agreed to leniency on pollution.
They know how angry the public would be if Thames was allowed to wreak even more havoc on our environment.
Email Ofwat now. 👇 Link in comments
Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’
Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400m
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
'The standoff has already continued for months longer than anticipated'
Why the standoff? Because Ofwat hasn't agreed to leniency on pollution.
They know how angry the public would be if Thames was allowed to wreak even more havoc on our environment.
Email Ofwat now. 👇 Link in comments
Why the standoff? Because Ofwat hasn't agreed to leniency on pollution.
They know how angry the public would be if Thames was allowed to wreak even more havoc on our environment.
Email Ofwat now. 👇 Link in comments
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December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Short-fused racist has tantrum at BBC for asking him about being a racist bully at school. Then tries to claim that Reform was given £9M by crypto billionaire, Harborne, for “absolutely nothing in return”.
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Short-fused racist has tantrum at BBC for asking him about being a racist bully at school. Then tries to claim that Reform was given £9M by crypto billionaire, Harborne, for “absolutely nothing in return”.
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Short-fused racist has tantrum at BBC for asking him about being a racist bully at school. Then tries to claim that Reform was given £9M by crypto billionaire, Harborne, for “absolutely nothing in return”.
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...