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Nonna to a gorgeous boy, interested in textile arts, cryptic crosswords, good food, nature.
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More than three quarters of people claiming universal credit and disability benefits have gone without essentials such as food and heating in the last six months www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

These hikes make patients on modest incomes think twice about seeking care. It's a toxic approach you won't find in any other corner of our NHS, and it's a political choice. Sign here👉 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/scrap-the-nhs-dentistry-price-hike

On failed contracts Minister for Care @skinnock.bsky.social MP pledged today to “sit down with the BDA and get this right.” To deliver needed change “in this Parliament.” “We will reform the contract with you, not despite of you.” A welcome tone. We intend to hold Government to this.

The idea of Musk of the left is inane. UK has a “cottage industry of checkers” cos we’ve outsourced so much of what state used to do, to firms obligated to maximise returns. So *someone* has to keep an eye on them. If you scrap the checks but not the market, 😱 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It is now 54 days after the date Trump repeatedly guaranteed he would have the war in Ukraine resolved with a peace agreement, and the fighting continues.

15 March 1903 | A Polish Jew, Rafał Rozenberg, was born. He lived in Brussels. A merchant. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 August 1943 in a transport of 1553 Jews from Mechelen. He did not survive.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 91. 3/14/25. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

my old toaster did this :(

this is CRAZY

My ex, still a close friend, has been a government contract consultant with a ⬆️security clearance for his entire career. In the 16 yrs we were married, while I knew the agency he worked for, I never knew specifically what he worked on and I never saw or visited his office bc I wasn't cleared to...

It went further back then Bush.

The FDA has apparently raided a company that sells poppers. A reminder that RFK Jr. believes the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that poppers cause AIDS. www.them.us/story/rfk-jr...

#Arctic climate rankings are now in for February 2025: zacklabe.com/archive-2025/. This was a historic month for the region with record warm conditions and record low sea ice relative to any prior February. #DataViz #SciComm #OpenData #Openscience

I’ve seen a preview of ON FALLING - produced by @kenloach16films.bsky.social - it’s a powerful, gut punching indictment of loneliness, alienation, isolation & the devastating realities of the cost-of-living crisis faced by precarious workers. An important film that everyone should see if they can

A hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon not only wiped out a megadiverse ecosystem (including 7 endemic species), it emits 10x more greenhouse gases per megawatt than a thermal power plant. When so-called 'green' energy turns out to be the *exact* opposite. news.mongabay.com/2025/02/ende...

this is gutting www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Hey Apple, wtf?!?🧵 I had to send out a big email but I wanted to personalize the message to most of the recipients. So I wrote out a draft with the boilerplate text, copied it and went through the addresses starting a new clean email for each, wrote a nice personal message and then…

We put up a proposal that lays out a way for users to declare whether/how they want their data to be used by things like generative AI or public archives, check it out on github: github.com/bluesky-soci...

With ministers ‘on resignation watch’, welfare cuts could be make or break for Keir Starmer www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-e...

these people are literally trying to destroy america’s future

UK govts failing to curb corporate tax abuses. People forced to pay more for a crumbling infrastructure, and losing hard-won social rights. The Criminal Finances Act 2017 gave govt powers to prosecute companies for tax evasion. There have been no prosecutions. Need people centred govts.

This is absolutely shocking if true. A government's treatment of its most vulnerable citizens is a key indicator of its humanity and the strength of its social fabric. Enough is enough

The prime minister will host a video call on Saturday with as many as 25 countries, to develop the peacekeeping mission he has dubbed the “coalition of the willing” www.itv.com/news/2025-03...

Trump appears to believe it should be illegal for the media to criticize a countries leader. You can see the direction he’s going in

BREAKING: WHO Warns "Measles is Back" as Cases Surge Across Europe, America & Afghanistan Over Half Hospitalized, 38 Deaths Reported.

BREAKING: Experts Warn Public to Prepare for Potential Bird Flu Pandemic "The H5N1 virus has crossed species barriers, adapting to mammalian hosts, including dairy cattle, leading to widespread exposure and sporadic human infections."

The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.

Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

Oh neat, March 28 is national "Smash Your Amazon Echo Devices With A Hammer" day.

Hedy Lamarr, Austria born Hollywood actress, who also pioneered the technology that would later form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems #WomensArt

'Solar System' quilt by Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa, US in 1876, she used her textile work as a teaching aid for her lectures on astronomy in the small towns of her state. Via the @womensart1 book, 'Unravelling Women's Art'....

Mary Jackson worked at NASA as the first female aerospace engineer, overcoming tremendous prejudice, she joined the organisation in 1958. (Artwork by M.Metzlar) #WomensArt

UK steel industry has called for capped energy prices in order to match France and Germany. Profiteering by the energy industry is creating inflation, poverty and destruction of other sectors. Ofgem/Govt must curb profiteering. Nationalise energy.

1m people to have disability benefits cut by UK Labour govt. This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich. Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing. Must lead to rebellion in parliament. archive.ph/46FfC

Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare Calls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statement www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What's the opposite of "joined-up government"? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In October 2024 @bsky.app had just 13 million users. In March 2025 that number has reached over 33 million. WE CAN DO THIS, TOGETHER

To join the 250,000 Americans who have already signed a petition for the impeachment of FOTUS, follow the link impeachtrumpagain.org #RESIST

Last month was the 3rd warmest February on record globally. It was also separately the 4th warmest February for global land areas and the 2nd warmest for global ocean areas. Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...) 🧪⚒️🌊

It’s a feature not a bug.