Bridget 🏴🇪🇺🇮🇪
@bridget1965.bsky.social
Independence is normal.
Previously involved in GP training.
Not my king - abolish the monarchy.
I don't automatically follow back.
The banner is the view over my garden to Castle Hill (large tree), where King Malcolm Canmore 1st held Parliament in 1058.
Previously involved in GP training.
Not my king - abolish the monarchy.
I don't automatically follow back.
The banner is the view over my garden to Castle Hill (large tree), where King Malcolm Canmore 1st held Parliament in 1058.
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A highlight of today was Mary Beard helpfully correcting my Latin pronunciation.
For a start, I’ve never been taught Latin - so poor pronunciation is only to be expected. And if anyone is going to correct you, Mary Beard is hard to beat.
For a start, I’ve never been taught Latin - so poor pronunciation is only to be expected. And if anyone is going to correct you, Mary Beard is hard to beat.
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A highlight of today was Mary Beard helpfully correcting my Latin pronunciation.
For a start, I’ve never been taught Latin - so poor pronunciation is only to be expected. And if anyone is going to correct you, Mary Beard is hard to beat.
For a start, I’ve never been taught Latin - so poor pronunciation is only to be expected. And if anyone is going to correct you, Mary Beard is hard to beat.
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If you wanted to Restore Britain you would tax the billionaires so they are not billionaires anymore and can't control anything.
Then renationalise everything so Britain is controlled by Britain, not by billionaires.
Then renationalise everything so Britain is controlled by Britain, not by billionaires.
February 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If you wanted to Restore Britain you would tax the billionaires so they are not billionaires anymore and can't control anything.
Then renationalise everything so Britain is controlled by Britain, not by billionaires.
Then renationalise everything so Britain is controlled by Britain, not by billionaires.
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Unpopular opinion: traditional zoos should close. Their role should be research and conservation, not exhibition.
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
Marineland Antibes, the French government and animal welfare groups all agree on the need to rehome the listless killer whales but no one can agree where
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Unpopular opinion: traditional zoos should close. Their role should be research and conservation, not exhibition.
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
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$38.3 bn for concentration camps, shuffled into the pockets of Trump's billionaire cronies in the prison industry. Nothing for health care.
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
$38.3 bn for concentration camps, shuffled into the pockets of Trump's billionaire cronies in the prison industry. Nothing for health care.
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And just like that, Gilead was no longer dystopian fiction.
“Just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… So they go to the gulag first. They go to the breeding gulags.”
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
“Just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… So they go to the gulag first. They go to the breeding gulags.”
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
And just like that, Gilead was no longer dystopian fiction.
“Just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… So they go to the gulag first. They go to the breeding gulags.”
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
“Just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… So they go to the gulag first. They go to the breeding gulags.”
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
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DP World Chairman and Chief Executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem resigned from the Dubai-based global ports operator after documents released by the Justice Department showed he had ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Dubai CEO Named in Epstein Files Resigns From DP World
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and communicated with him for years.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
DP World Chairman and Chief Executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem resigned from the Dubai-based global ports operator after documents released by the Justice Department showed he had ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Muchova d. Maria Sakkari 3-6 6-4 6-1
Karolina reaches the Doha final for the first time.
This is also her 3rd WTA 1000 final & her 1st tour level final since 2024.
Reminding everyone why she’s one of the greatest talents in the game.
✅7th career final
Majestic tennis.
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Karolina reaches the Doha final for the first time.
This is also her 3rd WTA 1000 final & her 1st tour level final since 2024.
Reminding everyone why she’s one of the greatest talents in the game.
✅7th career final
Majestic tennis.
🇨🇿❤️
February 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Muchova d. Maria Sakkari 3-6 6-4 6-1
Karolina reaches the Doha final for the first time.
This is also her 3rd WTA 1000 final & her 1st tour level final since 2024.
Reminding everyone why she’s one of the greatest talents in the game.
✅7th career final
Majestic tennis.
🇨🇿❤️
Karolina reaches the Doha final for the first time.
This is also her 3rd WTA 1000 final & her 1st tour level final since 2024.
Reminding everyone why she’s one of the greatest talents in the game.
✅7th career final
Majestic tennis.
🇨🇿❤️
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When Trump was looking for replacements for Steve Mnuchin as treasury secretary, he turned to... Jeffrey Epstein
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
When Trump was looking for replacements for Steve Mnuchin as treasury secretary, he turned to... Jeffrey Epstein
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This creamy, aromatic Mughlai Chicken, a favourite of Taylor Swift’s apparently, is #RecipeOfTheDay! It needs to be made a day or two ahead, but I always find that makes life easier when I have people over, anyway. www.nigella.com/recipes/mugh...
Mughlai Chicken
I feel very strongly that you should use the more luscious brown meat, so chicken thighs, for this, but if you prefer breast meat, and it's a common preference, that's your choice. I can't pretend to ...
www.nigella.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This creamy, aromatic Mughlai Chicken, a favourite of Taylor Swift’s apparently, is #RecipeOfTheDay! It needs to be made a day or two ahead, but I always find that makes life easier when I have people over, anyway. www.nigella.com/recipes/mugh...
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It is literally zero surprise that they knew their hand-picked climate deniers weren’t putting out real science.
Their nonsense has never been real, but part of a fraudulent propaganda campaign, designed by fossil fuel to protect its “free-to-pollute” business model.
Their nonsense has never been real, but part of a fraudulent propaganda campaign, designed by fossil fuel to protect its “free-to-pollute” business model.
Documents offer new details about the origins of the EPA's attempt to deregulate pollution
MS NOW has reviewed documents revealed as a result of an earlier lawsuit filed last August by the Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
www.ms.now
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It is literally zero surprise that they knew their hand-picked climate deniers weren’t putting out real science.
Their nonsense has never been real, but part of a fraudulent propaganda campaign, designed by fossil fuel to protect its “free-to-pollute” business model.
Their nonsense has never been real, but part of a fraudulent propaganda campaign, designed by fossil fuel to protect its “free-to-pollute” business model.
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Narrator: "He lost the popular vote in 2016 by about 2.9 million votes."
Trump speaking at Fort Bragg: "The first time, I won but they say I didn't win the popular vote. You know I did. I won it by a lot."
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Narrator: "He lost the popular vote in 2016 by about 2.9 million votes."
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Saif al-Islam wielded little influence in Libya's governance. But his presence was still a political threat to his rivals — and the symbol of an alternative Libya. https://bit.ly/4ayBb8S
The killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is the end of a political era in Libya
Saif al-Islam wielded little influence over the current running of the state. But his presence was still a political and potentially military threat to his rivals.
www.chathamhouse.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Saif al-Islam wielded little influence in Libya's governance. But his presence was still a political threat to his rivals — and the symbol of an alternative Libya. https://bit.ly/4ayBb8S
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Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed Reform UK edited its own posters into an image of a house in Gorton and Denton.
In actual fact, these claims are themselves based on an image that appears to have been edited to remove the posters.
In actual fact, these claims are themselves based on an image that appears to have been edited to remove the posters.
No, Reform UK did not edit an image of a house in Gorton and Denton – Full Fact
Posts on social media have wrongly claimed Reform UK “Photoshopped” a picture of Matt Goodwin standing outside a house to make it look like it had Reform UK placards on display.
fullfact.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed Reform UK edited its own posters into an image of a house in Gorton and Denton.
In actual fact, these claims are themselves based on an image that appears to have been edited to remove the posters.
In actual fact, these claims are themselves based on an image that appears to have been edited to remove the posters.
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The "accountant as saboteur" is a classic espionage move - including informants near or in financial roles who spread rumours of embezzlement, plundered funds, or created chaos to drain resources and foster distrust. allthatsinteresting.com/cointelpro-f...
How The FBI Used Murder And Blackmail To Thwart The Civil Rights And Antiwar Movements
They conducted illegal actions against U.S. citizens for two decades and got away with it.
allthatsinteresting.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The "accountant as saboteur" is a classic espionage move - including informants near or in financial roles who spread rumours of embezzlement, plundered funds, or created chaos to drain resources and foster distrust. allthatsinteresting.com/cointelpro-f...
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Together with cross-party Parliamentarians I have written to the Home Secretary calling on her to accept today's ruling on Palestine Action.
Instead of criminalising those protesting genocide, the govt must examine its own complicity and work to support justice for Palestinians.
Instead of criminalising those protesting genocide, the govt must examine its own complicity and work to support justice for Palestinians.
February 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Together with cross-party Parliamentarians I have written to the Home Secretary calling on her to accept today's ruling on Palestine Action.
Instead of criminalising those protesting genocide, the govt must examine its own complicity and work to support justice for Palestinians.
Instead of criminalising those protesting genocide, the govt must examine its own complicity and work to support justice for Palestinians.
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Great day at Glasgow Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum with our granddaughter, last time I was there was with her mum at the same age.
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Great day at Glasgow Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum with our granddaughter, last time I was there was with her mum at the same age.
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Vaping in cars carrying children to be banned in England
Vaping in cars carrying children to be banned in England
Rising evidence that secondhand vapour from e-cigarettes poses health risks, government says
Vaping in cars carrying anyone under 18 will be banned in England under government plans to reduce the harm caused by smoking and e-cigarettes.
The move is included in the tobacco and vapes bill, which will also outlaw smoking, vaping and using heated tobacco in playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Vaping in cars carrying children to be banned in England
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Join #CarolineMunro for a very spooky Friday 13th edition of THE CELLAR CLUB at 9pm as she presents the first episode of the channel Premiere series SUPERNATURAL (1977) with #RobertHardy in 'Ghost of Venice' followed by #KlausKinski in NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) #TPTVsubtitles
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Join #CarolineMunro for a very spooky Friday 13th edition of THE CELLAR CLUB at 9pm as she presents the first episode of the channel Premiere series SUPERNATURAL (1977) with #RobertHardy in 'Ghost of Venice' followed by #KlausKinski in NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) #TPTVsubtitles
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She means National Socialist policies.
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
She means National Socialist policies.
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Reform’s Suella Braverman on GB News: “I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Reform’s Suella Braverman on GB News: “I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies.”
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I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Leigh & District u3a, Lancs, Fri 6th March, 1pm, Leigh Miners Welfare Institute. Visitors welcome, £1.50. Book due out Feb 26th, can be preordered from bookshops and websites.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Leigh & District u3a, Lancs, Fri 6th March, 1pm, Leigh Miners Welfare Institute. Visitors welcome, £1.50. Book due out Feb 26th, can be preordered from bookshops and websites.
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Of course he did. Putin runs US foreign policy now.
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Of course he did. Putin runs US foreign policy now.
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Rubio is a capitulationist in Europe and an expansionist in Latin America
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Rubio is a capitulationist in Europe and an expansionist in Latin America