mrdavidcwalker.bsky.social
Volunteer and dog dad.
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Now THAT is reference! šššš«š·
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Not Threads, rarely Facebook (algorithm is awful) and X is just racists screaming at each other.
Only Bluesky for me.
Iāve started to question why people are prepared to continue with X.
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Itās not that they ācannotā. Itās that they āwill notā fulfill their responsibilities.
And you are all frogs boiling in that pan.
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Thatās a character from The League of Gentlemen, surely?
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And donāt forget the culture wars.
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Does it not occur to them that the other side can do the same when theyāre next in power?
Or are they planning on the other side never being in power?
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Is there evidence?, was it imminent?(accepting that a longer lead time is appropriate in this context), was there no more diplomatic road to run?
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And who looks up the rent in an area they happen to be travelling through but have no interest of moving there? Iād wager no one. Possibly not even him.
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I donāt think that the racism is casual. Itās been shoe-horned in quite deliberately.
But the instant coffee š©
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Will this become a regular thing, Lewis? š
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I agree with most of her politics, but would running her be akin to Jeremy Corbyn? Soothing for many, but it was always going to be difficult to get him over the line - thus extending the Tory years?
Sheās a great kingmaker and puts pressure on more establishment candidates to be more pgssve.
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Could AOC realistically ever be elected by a centre-right US electorate?
If not, how would it help *gestures at everything* to support her candidacy? Itās a gift to Vance.
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I think it also shows that coming after trans lives are really about coming after all of us.
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Hard agree!
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Iām more than a bit concerned by Krugerās response to the vote - that public support is invalid because they donāt understand the AD issue, that it was a narrower margin and therefore makes the vote less valid, and that theyād seek a further vote after HoL to stop it.
THAT is the slippery slope.
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I confess I may have to make those cookies because I cannot see a way that they wonāt be just awful.
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Wow - some things are better said on X š
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Iām not sure the answer should be ānoā but it should be ānot yetā.
Without proof that there was an imminent threat of attack, with no chance of further diplomatic efforts, and an agreed plan for the day 2, this is a do-over of Iraq and WMD.
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The paragraph Iād like to have seen would be āI will now make it my lifeās work to address all of these concerns so that, when the issue of AD comes before Parliament again, I will be able to provide people with a genuine choice of how to die.ā
I fear too many MPs will vote ānoā and walk away.
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(and if that group exists currently, Iād like to see them given equal billing as the for and against camps).
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Thanks. I think if there were a group of professionals who campaigned for a re-look on the basis you describe but acting in good faith to allow AD if those concerns measurably met, I could get behind that.
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Thanks, Rachel.
I could fully accept a panel of professionals putting together a proposed framework of what and how they could accept the benefits/mitigate the risk. But that takes good faith from all parties.
Is that ever likely?
Itās so tricky.
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For me, thatās a failure on those MPs who vote against in that case (and have done elsewhere).
It canāt be fair to to say there needs to be a genuine choice, and then do nothing to achieve that choice in terms of palliative care.
Itās so tricky and I do respect those against.
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Every time, itās the cubed butter to liquid tomato that gets me - that aināt ever going to mix well.
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Iām in favour but absolutely respect your considered view.
Is an alternative way to look at this to allow AD, and that in turn spurs on, or confers a duty on, those MPs who vote against to strive for the right to palliative care you refer to?
I canāt see that level of p care arising otherwise.
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āresponsibilitiesā? To die a death someone doesnāt want?
Oh, do f*ck off.
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The price of love. š
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Thatās the most hateful post Iāve seen on Bluesky.
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In slight defence, the description of what happened yesterday, why and whether an actual abortion yesterday will be different to one today, was pretty badly explained in the news - and isnāt something that is easily understood in a one-line tweet.
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I was thinking it might have been exposure to daylight.
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There is certainly a case for reform of the ECHR.
But why would anyone vote to give up the rights afforded to them by the ECHR?
Iāve yet to see any proper explanation of how the ECHR protects citizens of the UK - only how it applies to people others arenāt keen on.
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It needs to be in conjunction with educating the UK public on what rights the ECHR affords them - and what theyād lose.
We should be outraged that any political party is even contemplating removing these rights.
Iād wager most people think that the ECHR only protects people theyāre not keen on.
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My take, acknowledging that there are valid arguments for and against, is that voting ānoā confers a responsibility on those MPs to make it their lifeās work to secure fully-funded palliative cars for all.
Too many seem keen to vote ānoā and walk away from the issue.
But, I agree with you.
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G6
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Yes, if you want to look like an ICE fan.
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A genuine effort to improve procedure or an excuse to vote against?
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Solved (I think)!
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Iāve got two of the groups, struggling with the other two.
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Yes! I think thatās why I remember it - and the fact I misunderstood the advert and thought all light switches could detonate the house on a daily basis.
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Plus the one with the married couple who smell gas and the wife reaches to flick a light switch.
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There was an awful lot of hate in that room. And Iām not sure it can be turned off - it consumes them.
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Iām hoping that the good people of Fleetwood arenāt indicative of the nation. Thereās a lot of hate in that room - seemingly based on a mid- or no information.
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The Russians really did win the 2024 US election, didnāt they?
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I completely agree and subscribe to that view.
The term is also a shield so people donāt have to spell out, explain or justify what their objections to kindness and compassion are. It should be challenged each time it is used - esp. on BBC.