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petamorton.bsky.social
Endlessly curious. Author. Teacher. 'Mature' (ahem) student of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Hiker. Nature-lover. British in France. Democracy advocate & occasional activist. Energy dynamics, mindfulness & consciousness geek.
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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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"In an era where political forces seek to distort, suppress, or co-opt scientific knowledge for ideological purposes, the scientific community must recognise that staying silent in the face of these challenges is no longer an option." My latest substack kityates.substack.com/p/uk-and-oth...

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Brilliant simple clear explainer by @sheridanflynn.bsky.social of the threat Russia poses to Britain youtu.be/M7O4Eh3Roe8?...

submitted 2 days ago • 36 comments

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

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👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

submitted 6 days ago • 604 comments

So Europe turned out not to be the threat to our way of life. Nor Islam or those souls made desperate and dispossessed by war and crisis. The threat turned out to be a Russian-American empire.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

submitted 7 days ago • 221 comments

Nordic-Balti leaders’ statement:

submitted 8 days ago • 77 comments

No. No they really shouldn't.

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The Polity scale is a prominent dataset that measures countries ranging from democratic to autcratic. Anyone with eyes can see it for themselves, but this is how they rank the USA right now (actually, this was a couple of weeks ago, it's likely already worse).

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Hi, have you doomscrolled more than expected tonight? How about going to sleep earlier than usual and charging your phone away from your bed?

submitted 9 days ago • 30 comments

It's a bit like watching the Berlin wall fall, isn't it? It seemed unthinkable that it would change, and yet overnight everything familiar from that old order fell away.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

submitted 12 days ago • 18405 comments

Algorithm bias at X French “prosecutors suspect that X skewed its algorithms, which in turn is suspected to have biased the automated processing of data” Musk is expected to be in Paris this week

submitted 13 days ago • 6 comments

Is it time to boycott Starlink yet?

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Hey Bluesky peeps, this is your friendly reminder that this place is not immune to faceless accounts helping you to 'fight the good cause'. Just because they are sharing thing that fit with your beliefs, it doesn't mean they're not trying to whip up a shitload of trouble. Be discerning.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion” From the new Private Eye, out now.

submitted 15 days ago • 144 comments

It's a global mafia, isn't it? It's not Trump this, Netanyahu that, Erdogan, Musk, Thiel, Putin the other (to name but a few). They all have mutual interests.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Anyone who happened to know that the White House would announce and then suspend tariffs within 24 hours just made a boatload of money.

submitted 18 days ago • 456 comments

How are you doing dear friends? Take a mindful breath. Feel the earth under your feet. Be where you are. As you breathe in, say to yourself, I know that I am breathing in. As you breathe out, say to yourself, I know that I am breathing out. Repeat as needed, till you feel less overwhelmed.

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments