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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

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I don’t know how I didn’t know about the sooner. Ecstatic to have a platform that can take followers away from Instagram and Zuckerberg’s pocket. See you over there!

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Cancel Trump's invitation to the UK - sign the petition. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...

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A friend said yesterday that the @nytimes.com has gone US prez support. I want confirmation before I cancel my last connection to them, playing Wordle.

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They only need $5K to reach their goal in the next 3 days! Check out White Meat: Appetizer by David Dylan Thomas on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

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I am leaving that other place, and its sister site in mid-March. I have come here hoping we can build something better and help each other do it. I could no longer support the neo-fascists that ran that other thing. I was also addicted and felt it was time to get healthy.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I've something similar in the preface of our book on accessible communications @matissenelis.com "All new restaurants should employ someone over 50 to check whether the print on the menu is big enough to be read, the lighting bright enough for it to be read by" www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...

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Musk’s Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2025: $394.2 billion Bezos’ Wealth 2012: $18.4 billion 2025: $241.9 billion Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2012: $17.5 billion 2025: $254.1 billion Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2025: $7.25 It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.

submitted 16 days ago • 62 comments

I made my three phone calls to my government reps using 5Calls. Did you? 5Calls makes it incredibly easy. Go do that.

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Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.

submitted 14 days ago • 413 comments

Compliance and cowardice

submitted 18 days ago • 7 comments

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

submitted 19 days ago • 225 comments

Aside from avoiding X and as much of Meta as I can, I am also boycotting Cork Coca Cola products. Turns out that all beverages at @corkairport.bsky.social is bottled by Coca Cola. I've switched to tap water.

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The best evidence that buying the press pays off.

submitted 25 days ago • 420 comments

3M knew. Their scientists discovered the dangers of “forever chemicals” decades ago—then helped cover it up. Big Chemical & Big Oil have been lying for years, poisoning us for profit. Plastics, PFAS, pollution—it’s all connected. Time to hold them accountable. #ToxicSecrets

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

I’m thrilled to announce that the US edition of my novel will be published by Sourcebooks in September. For any US followers, @barnesandnoble.com are also offering a 25% discount on all preorders with the code PREORDER25. I really hope you enjoy it!

submitted 28 days ago • 35 comments

Remember when they wouldn’t shut up about Hillary’s email server? How is this not a bajillion times worse?

submitted 29 days ago • 13 comments

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announces first—Mexico & Trump have agreed to pause tariffs for a month. Trump follows up after, but left some key details out… 🤔 Trudeau speaks to Trump this afternoon—let’s hope he secures the same kind of pause.

submitted 30 days ago • 19 comments

If TikTok was a "national security threat," what do we call Musk gaining access to U.S. government payments, controlling social media, satellites, and AI? The silence from Congress is deafening. This isn’t about security—it’s about power. Protect your data, diversify, and pay attention.

submitted 30 days ago • 21 comments

Because of the horror show that is Stansted Airport, I have managed to miss my flight to Ireland. Prices to rebook for tomorrow are insanely high. This is going to be a nightmare of a week.

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We saw your Trump flags. We won’t forget. We saw your rush back to Instagram. We won’t forget. Your silence is loud—we hear it. You post about mourning DEI while filling your cart at Target. We see it all. We won’t forget.

submitted 32 days ago • 10 comments

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

submitted 35 days ago • 1378 comments

Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including: - Holocaust Remembrance Day - MLK Day - Juneteenth

submitted 35 days ago • 882 comments

On a train leaving Vienna. American guy asks where I'm going. He's going home to Vienna. But he's pretty happy with the US. election results. I have put on headphones so as not to engage.

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

Evidently the new name is nickname for a Tesla is a Swastikar. Just leaving that there.

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Funny how during ICE raids in sanctuary cities like Newark & Chicago, they name the people arrested but never the businesses hiring them. Being undocumented is a crime, but exploiting undocumented workers? Apparently, it’s just business as usual. Curious, isn’t it?

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Helpful!

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Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity. A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.

submitted 43 days ago • 190 comments

Donald Trump wants to deport millions. He has no plans to lower the cost of groceries. He is gearing up to implement a dangerous agenda and distract you by extending the TikTok ban. Don’t fall for it.

submitted 45 days ago • 34 comments

The next four years are going to be difficult, but we are the resistance. I am not just going to give you news, I am going to share with you how we are going to hold MAGA accountable. Stay strong. We got this.

submitted 45 days ago • 258 comments

Meta now allows women to be called ‘property’ and LGBTQ+ folks labeled ‘mentally ill.’ Watching people justify staying on Meta —‘It’s just where everyone is!’—is wild. At what point do convenience and connection outweigh complicity in a system harming the most vulnerable? Asking for humanity.

submitted 53 days ago • 51 comments

I've been following the Tiktok ban in the US. I wonder if anyone is planning a controlled experiment too see whether hate contents on women's posts plummet after the ban. Thinking yes, partly because nastiness will become less normalised.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Cork (IE) has traded ice for rain. Still not motivating me to go out. Maybe tomorrow.

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Christmas turkey dinner done. Hanukkah latke dinner done. Obligatory annual photo of the Shard's December light show. And after a New Year's Day dinner of maafe, all the holiday stuff will be done.

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So @eastmidrailway.bsky.social close their waiting rooms on Sunday ls because I guess customers don't deserve to stay warm on a Sunday. Why did I travel to the Midlands again? #PoorLifeChoices #UKtrains

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