Karen Wilson
@simplycornwall.bsky.social
Comms in Cornwall 〓〓 /degrowth greeneconomy / housing & homelessness / Trustee for Women’s Centre Cornwall & The 2 Minute Foundation / sea swimming, kayaking, on the moor, in a pub, in my van, beach cleaning, climate, tofueating 💫
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November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
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Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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you are missing incredible things on X
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
you are missing incredible things on X
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Elon Musk was right. This is the scene in the Cotswolds right now.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Elon Musk was right. This is the scene in the Cotswolds right now.
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The fake news media doesn’t want you to see this. 👇
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The fake news media doesn’t want you to see this. 👇
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The exact opposite of ‘trickle down economics’ in fact
2013 - seems it’s only got worse since that was penned. Here ‘s trying to express it as a diagram:-
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The exact opposite of ‘trickle down economics’ in fact
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The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷
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On this day 1605: Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On this day 1605: Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament.
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Farage “knows he has to moderate his tone and get across some budget details. But attention to detail [isn’t] his thing and responsibility bores him”…and makes a bore of him.
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook | Rafael Behr
The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Farage “knows he has to moderate his tone and get across some budget details. But attention to detail [isn’t] his thing and responsibility bores him”…and makes a bore of him.
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A brief history of the Tar Barrels at the small town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon where 15,000 to 20,000 people usually turn up to watch this event where only Ottregians can carry the flaming barrels. I went once & it was crazy.👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels: 'Not much can prepare you'
Up to 20,000 spectators expected to watch people carrying flaming barrels through the town.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A brief history of the Tar Barrels at the small town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon where 15,000 to 20,000 people usually turn up to watch this event where only Ottregians can carry the flaming barrels. I went once & it was crazy.👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I LOVE being thrown a scrap of hope occasionally.
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I LOVE being thrown a scrap of hope occasionally.
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Just thinking of the chaos and screaming and tantrums and high blood pressure going on in the whitehouse right now.
a close up of a man 's face with a serious look on it .
Alt: a close up of a man 's face with a serious look on it .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Just thinking of the chaos and screaming and tantrums and high blood pressure going on in the whitehouse right now.
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Every 12 minutes, a family in England becomes homeless. And for families stuck in temporary accommodation, life feels like it's on hold.
This winter, Shelter’s advisers are there to answer every urgent call, giving someone to turn to and helping families fight for a safe home.
This winter, Shelter’s advisers are there to answer every urgent call, giving someone to turn to and helping families fight for a safe home.
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Every 12 minutes, a family in England becomes homeless. And for families stuck in temporary accommodation, life feels like it's on hold.
This winter, Shelter’s advisers are there to answer every urgent call, giving someone to turn to and helping families fight for a safe home.
This winter, Shelter’s advisers are there to answer every urgent call, giving someone to turn to and helping families fight for a safe home.
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Why’s Trump banging on about bathrooms?
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Why’s Trump banging on about bathrooms?
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM