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Dawn B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 4h

Goodnight possums xx

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BrexitPirates @brexitpirates.bsky.social · 7h

Starmer should be pushing this at every opportunity, not leaving it to a Tory grandee.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 8h

Lord Heseltine, "The number of people aged below 50 who think it was right for us to leave the European Union, is less than 20%

"The latest polls tells us 56% now believe it was mistake to leave the European Union"

Hands up if you are one of the 56% 🙋‍♂️

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 7h

So instead of terrorism,drugs,cybercrime or human trafficking, they have highly qualified agents chasing after day labourers,gardeners,roofers,nannies and hotel cleaners?
What a waste of resources, not to mention the human cost and destroyed lives of people that are not criminals.

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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 10h

If tarot is your thing, this is a beautiful deck. Love Frank's art!

it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 It's launched! you have until midnight on Hallowe'en / Noson Calan Gaeaf / Samhain to pledge! very grateful for any sharing x🎃

Check out Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot by Frank Duffy on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky

Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

www.kickstarter.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 9h

"The statement argues that Schedule 7 has been used “to harass and intimidate activists, journalists and other human rights defenders in order to create an environment of fear"

I was hoping we were better than that.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251008-ove...

Over 100 public figures sign statement condemning UK harassment of Muslim solicitor Fahad Ansari

More than one hundred academics, lawyers, imams, journalists and campaigners have signed a statement condemning what they describe as an “escalating campaign of harassment” by British authorities a…

www.middleeastmonitor.com

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Bro. B!O!F! @brobof.bsky.social · 13h

leftfootforward.org/2022/02/how-...

Thatcher!
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Now that the ultra right Reform has crawled out of the primeval filth their attraction is mutual.
Americans have no loyalty and don't back losers.

How US think tank the Heritage Foundation influences the Conservative Party

Oliver Dowden went to give a speech about 'cancel culture' this week to an organisation that wants to ban books they disagree with.

leftfootforward.org

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Bro. B!O!F! @brobof.bsky.social · 13h

@scottish-rocinante.bsky.social

Cute explosion.
youtube.com/shorts/xBUyt...

A girl accidentally finds an unknown baby creature. She brings it home to care for it and...#animals

YouTube video by PPT

youtube.com

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Starlit_Stella @starlilstella.bsky.social · 16h

Today is World Octopus day.
Dont eat them.

a large octopus is sitting on a rock in the ocean

ALT: a large octopus is sitting on a rock in the ocean

media.tenor.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 14h

#Gaza #children #Israel #Palestine #genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 15h

How dare they try dictate how other countries run their society.
I think Reform are like a Trojan horse,funded by the American right.
I hope people will choose empathy,equality and sanity but it is a small hope.Money is God.
#anarchy #lgbtq #punk
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...?

US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

www.theguardian.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 15h

Stock up on flue medication and choose stuff to binge watch/ read and fill the fridge with range juice etc.
You don't want to be doing it when you wake up with a razor wire throat.🤮🥴💊🌡️
And there is an almost 100% chance you'll end up with something.
Anyone wearing a mask?

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Parageiss @parageis.bsky.social · 16h

I have a Bella and she is the same

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 15h

She is glorious.😊

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 16h

Mishka got me up at 5.40am, broke a plant pot and apparently felt the need to bury several of her toys in my bed.I woke up to a plastic spring digging into my thigh.
She looks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, delinquent but loved.

Picture f my cat Mishka sitting n the arm of an easy chair.
And now for the AI description.I think this AI is a romantic hippie.
The image presents a serene and cozy room setting, with a brown tabby cat taking center stage. The cat is captured in a moment of quiet contemplation, sitting atop a rich red leather couch or chair, its gaze directed towards the left side of the image as if observing something of interest. The couch or chair appears to be part of a larger room, with a few other elements visible in the background.

In the foreground, the couch or chair is accompanied by a plaid blanket draped over it to the left, adding a touch of warmth and comfort to the scene. Beyond the immediate surroundings, other objects and plants are visible, including potted plants on shelves behind and to the right of the cat, which adds a sense of natural beauty and tranquility to the space.

To the left of the cat, a window-covered area is partially obscured by plants, suggesting a connection to the outdoors and the possibility of letting in natural light. Throughout the image, the atmosphere is one of calmness and serenity, inviting the viewer to step into the peaceful world depicted.

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 17h

"1,611 homeless people, including 11 children, died in 2024"
and those are the cases we know about.
We so badly need to change the way we run this country.
Start with proportional representation so every vote matters!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people died last year

Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found

www.independent.co.uk

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 18h

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Doaa. Doaa is the mother of 3 children Omar, 10, Yasmine, 8 and Youseff, 4 but she primarily started this fundraiser to help her sister Amal who lost a husband and son and is trying to support her children Hiam, 13, Omar, 12 and Jawad, 7.

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 18h

A proud Little Englander asked if people agreed with the message on this bus stop ‘ad’ and the self-own was so epic they surely can’t be serious www.thepoke.com/2025/10/08/a...

A proud Little Englander asked if people agreed with the message on this bus stop ‘ad’ and the self-own was so epic they surely can’t be serious

Latest in an occasional series, self-own of the week surely goes to this proud Little Englander who shared the message no this bus stop ‘ad’ and asked if people agreed with it. It was posted by @Neccc...

www.thepoke.com

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Bukkakestocracy (cumming soon) @boo.bsky.social · 1d

I picked just one account to donate to. I got to know her as a friend. When I can't donate I still support her as a friend. One family is all I have the capacity to hold space for, but if 2 million people found it in their hearts to support one family each, together we could save them all

mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · Jul 9

do you have an extra $20 but feel immobilized by the number of Gaza fundraisers you see in your feed that all deserve support?

feel free to take this post as your sign to give the $20 to the next one you see

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 19h

I am on benefits myself and was feeling stressed to hell by this but I donate when I can because even my measly £ add up.
Together we can save them , maybe make today the day to get round to donating folks?

poem:
Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza

Khaled Juma

Oh rascal children of Gaza,

You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window,

You who filled every morning with rush and chaos,

You who broke my vase and stole the lonely flower on my balcony,

Come back –

And scream as you want,

And break all the vases,

Steal all the flowers,

Come back,

Just come back…

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‘Michael Green’ (a suitable professional alias). He/him. @peepculture.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so inspired by @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the direction of @greenparty.org.uk . That’s why I’ve joined. Anyone else?
youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

youtube.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 1d

No words.
#Gaza
www.tiktok.com/@cgtneurope/...?

Gaza has changed beyond recognition over the last two years. Bustling market streets and packed beaches to utter devastation. October 7 marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on southern Isr...

TikTok video by CGTN Europe

www.tiktok.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 1d

According to their plans,once they have deported all the Hispanic people they will still need the workers,so there will be heritage Americans who
get to vote and an underclass that though white,is the wrong kind of white.
Also,women won't vote,husbands will vote for the household.
Dire future.

Jeff Pauls @jeffpauls34s.bsky.social · 1d

Holy sh*t!! Everyone needs to read this one…

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

www.theatlantic.com

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Hermit-girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 1d

Man,I am still waiting for my rapture house and dog.
But good news,the rapture hasn't been cancelled just, well delayed for a bit.
#rapture
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YHD...

TikTokers FREAK OUT After Losing Everything to the Rapture

YouTube video by Spill

www.youtube.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

How the Far Right Project 2025 is going to be brought to the UK through the Reform Trojan horse.

Project 2025: The UK Edition (Part 2)

A Cambridge academic, a YouTube influencer, and Reform UK’s old HQ - the ingredients for our own Project 2025 are already mixed.

open.substack.com

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