Marisa Peek
@theonemarisa.bsky.social
Lived in 🇳🇱🇺🇸🇦🇺🇦🇹🇨🇳🇭🇰 - now 🇬🇧. IBDWarrior, meanderer, lover of honesty, integrity, and kindness.
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
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Does he honestly not realise the US is a federation? Is he really that thick?
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Does he honestly not realise the US is a federation? Is he really that thick?
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Fucking. Hell!
this is all extreme.
I'm especially struck by the demand Columbia put the Middle East, South Asian and African Studies Department under receivership for at least 5 years
I'm especially struck by the demand Columbia put the Middle East, South Asian and African Studies Department under receivership for at least 5 years
The demand letter to Columbia stands out for dictating how to accomplish goals rather than setting them - like ordering discipline to be placed under the Office of the President.
March 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Fucking. Hell!
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Ah, brexit.
So much constant winning.
So much constant winning.
Imagine banging the drum on free trade and reindustrialisation?
And finding oneself on the outside of a group of 27 aligned nations within a single market about to spend €800billion on a rearmament programme that will do that for Europe's industrial heartlands and shipyards
And finding oneself on the outside of a group of 27 aligned nations within a single market about to spend €800billion on a rearmament programme that will do that for Europe's industrial heartlands and shipyards
March 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ah, brexit.
So much constant winning.
So much constant winning.
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‘TRAP’ isn’t unique.
Did You Know?…
1 in 3 Hollywood blockbusters has been at least partially financed by the Department of Defense.
In fact, each year the Pentagon helps make an average of 7 big-budget movies and 90+ smaller film and TV projects that sensationalize war and policing.
Did You Know?…
1 in 3 Hollywood blockbusters has been at least partially financed by the Department of Defense.
In fact, each year the Pentagon helps make an average of 7 big-budget movies and 90+ smaller film and TV projects that sensationalize war and policing.
March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
‘TRAP’ isn’t unique.
Did You Know?…
1 in 3 Hollywood blockbusters has been at least partially financed by the Department of Defense.
In fact, each year the Pentagon helps make an average of 7 big-budget movies and 90+ smaller film and TV projects that sensationalize war and policing.
Did You Know?…
1 in 3 Hollywood blockbusters has been at least partially financed by the Department of Defense.
In fact, each year the Pentagon helps make an average of 7 big-budget movies and 90+ smaller film and TV projects that sensationalize war and policing.
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1. Drank a whiskey drink
2. Drank a vodka drink
3. Drank a lager drink
4. Drank a cider drink
5. Sang the songs that remind me of the good times
6. Sang the songs that remind me of the better times
2. Drank a vodka drink
3. Drank a lager drink
4. Drank a cider drink
5. Sang the songs that remind me of the good times
6. Sang the songs that remind me of the better times
February 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
1. Drank a whiskey drink
2. Drank a vodka drink
3. Drank a lager drink
4. Drank a cider drink
5. Sang the songs that remind me of the good times
6. Sang the songs that remind me of the better times
2. Drank a vodka drink
3. Drank a lager drink
4. Drank a cider drink
5. Sang the songs that remind me of the good times
6. Sang the songs that remind me of the better times
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Increasing your Water Bills 44% ABOVE inflation in the next 5 years isn't enough for the Water Companies, they have appealed to Ofwat to let them increase them up to 83% ABOVE inflation.
Like if they can get stuffed.
RT if we should nationalise the lot.
Like if they can get stuffed.
RT if we should nationalise the lot.
February 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Increasing your Water Bills 44% ABOVE inflation in the next 5 years isn't enough for the Water Companies, they have appealed to Ofwat to let them increase them up to 83% ABOVE inflation.
Like if they can get stuffed.
RT if we should nationalise the lot.
Like if they can get stuffed.
RT if we should nationalise the lot.
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Magic Money Tree.
UK govt to hand £130bn to Bank of England to pay stealth subsidy to banks.
Govts gave £895bn QE to speculators, banks profited.
Govt reversing QE, selling bonds at loss, covering
BoE losses from rising interest rates and the unwinding of QE, banks make billions.
UK govt to hand £130bn to Bank of England to pay stealth subsidy to banks.
Govts gave £895bn QE to speculators, banks profited.
Govt reversing QE, selling bonds at loss, covering
BoE losses from rising interest rates and the unwinding of QE, banks make billions.
Treasury to hand Bank of England £130bn in next five years in stealth subsidy to bankers
As Chancellor looks to public spending cuts, the Treasury is set to give the Bank money that could instead be used to provide grant funding for over half a million social homes
neweconomics.org
February 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Magic Money Tree.
UK govt to hand £130bn to Bank of England to pay stealth subsidy to banks.
Govts gave £895bn QE to speculators, banks profited.
Govt reversing QE, selling bonds at loss, covering
BoE losses from rising interest rates and the unwinding of QE, banks make billions.
UK govt to hand £130bn to Bank of England to pay stealth subsidy to banks.
Govts gave £895bn QE to speculators, banks profited.
Govt reversing QE, selling bonds at loss, covering
BoE losses from rising interest rates and the unwinding of QE, banks make billions.
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hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
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He orchestrated a coup. It failed.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
He orchestrated a coup. It failed.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
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Elon Musk didn't get a single vote from anyone, he doesn't have any official position in the Government.
According to the Constitution he should have no power over Government.
The last time the USA had a unelected dictator ruling them, they had a revolution.
According to the Constitution he should have no power over Government.
The last time the USA had a unelected dictator ruling them, they had a revolution.
January 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Elon Musk didn't get a single vote from anyone, he doesn't have any official position in the Government.
According to the Constitution he should have no power over Government.
The last time the USA had a unelected dictator ruling them, they had a revolution.
According to the Constitution he should have no power over Government.
The last time the USA had a unelected dictator ruling them, they had a revolution.
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UK laws can't prevent billionaires/Musk from funding political parties.
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
UK laws can't prevent billionaires/Musk from funding political parties.
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
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history is poorly taught in this country but one thing i vividly remember learning is that nazi propaganda was the answer to ‘how did people let all that evil happen?’
After having dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and donating $1 million to his inauguration, Mark Zuckerberg announces that META will “get rid of fact checkers,” adopt Elon Musk’s “community notes” policy, move its content moderation team from California to Texas, and work closely with Trump.
January 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
history is poorly taught in this country but one thing i vividly remember learning is that nazi propaganda was the answer to ‘how did people let all that evil happen?’
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Reminder that Boris Johnson broke the law that he wrote and went on TV to announce about 50 times.
He didn't resign and the Media didn't care.
He didn't resign and the Media didn't care.
November 29, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Reminder that Boris Johnson broke the law that he wrote and went on TV to announce about 50 times.
He didn't resign and the Media didn't care.
He didn't resign and the Media didn't care.
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Paris to Berlin - €49.99
London to Manchester - €324.36
Guess which train journey is 4x longer?
London to Manchester - €324.36
Guess which train journey is 4x longer?
November 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Paris to Berlin - €49.99
London to Manchester - €324.36
Guess which train journey is 4x longer?
London to Manchester - €324.36
Guess which train journey is 4x longer?
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A piece of shit: a diptych
November 25, 2024 at 2:39 PM
A piece of shit: a diptych
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Nothing says legitimate organic Right Wing uprising in the UK like a meaningless petition that gets retweeted by a foreign billionaire with 200 million followers on the platform he controls.
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
🧵1/9
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
🧵1/9
Foreign Billionaire tweets about a pointless UK petition to his 200 million followers, twice in 3 hours and the Right Wing get super excited that the signups are an organic show the “will of the people”🙄
November 24, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Nothing says legitimate organic Right Wing uprising in the UK like a meaningless petition that gets retweeted by a foreign billionaire with 200 million followers on the platform he controls.
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
🧵1/9
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
🧵1/9
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At @mvtfwd.bsky.social we anticipated this following a Labour win.
Now imagine the scale of disinformation we'll see in 4.5 years time...
If we want to avoid a Trump 2.0 situation in the UK we need safeguard information, and a fair voting system that locks fanatical populism out of total power.
Now imagine the scale of disinformation we'll see in 4.5 years time...
If we want to avoid a Trump 2.0 situation in the UK we need safeguard information, and a fair voting system that locks fanatical populism out of total power.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 AM
At @mvtfwd.bsky.social we anticipated this following a Labour win.
Now imagine the scale of disinformation we'll see in 4.5 years time...
If we want to avoid a Trump 2.0 situation in the UK we need safeguard information, and a fair voting system that locks fanatical populism out of total power.
Now imagine the scale of disinformation we'll see in 4.5 years time...
If we want to avoid a Trump 2.0 situation in the UK we need safeguard information, and a fair voting system that locks fanatical populism out of total power.
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
November 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM
If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
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Energy Prices go up another £21 in the UK.
Down 10% in France.
Down 6% in Australia.
Down 4% in the USA.
Ofgem are enabling the Energy Companies theft.
Down 10% in France.
Down 6% in Australia.
Down 4% in the USA.
Ofgem are enabling the Energy Companies theft.
November 22, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Energy Prices go up another £21 in the UK.
Down 10% in France.
Down 6% in Australia.
Down 4% in the USA.
Ofgem are enabling the Energy Companies theft.
Down 10% in France.
Down 6% in Australia.
Down 4% in the USA.
Ofgem are enabling the Energy Companies theft.
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Ridiculous BBC headline:
"Public sector pay deals help drive up UK borrowing".
Nothing to do with corporate welfare, contracts for cronies, Govt paying higher energy bills, HMRC not collecting £500bn since 2010, Tory legacy.
Just blame workers wanting decent pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Public sector pay deals help drive up UK borrowing".
Nothing to do with corporate welfare, contracts for cronies, Govt paying higher energy bills, HMRC not collecting £500bn since 2010, Tory legacy.
Just blame workers wanting decent pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Public sector pay deals help drive up UK borrowing
Borrowing was £17.4bn last month, the second highest October figure since monthly records began in 1993.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Ridiculous BBC headline:
"Public sector pay deals help drive up UK borrowing".
Nothing to do with corporate welfare, contracts for cronies, Govt paying higher energy bills, HMRC not collecting £500bn since 2010, Tory legacy.
Just blame workers wanting decent pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Public sector pay deals help drive up UK borrowing".
Nothing to do with corporate welfare, contracts for cronies, Govt paying higher energy bills, HMRC not collecting £500bn since 2010, Tory legacy.
Just blame workers wanting decent pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
Walkies in nature + little floofs with abundant energy = pure happiness. 🍂🐾😁
November 20, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Walkies in nature + little floofs with abundant energy = pure happiness. 🍂🐾😁
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They already have our medical records,now Palantir (run by Peter Thiel) want to get into the predict-when-people-might-commit-a-crime business.Thiel’s protege is JD Vance. Apart from that, have a lovely Saturday. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’
Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM
They already have our medical records,now Palantir (run by Peter Thiel) want to get into the predict-when-people-might-commit-a-crime business.Thiel’s protege is JD Vance. Apart from that, have a lovely Saturday. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...