Clarissa
@clarissa57.bsky.social
Retired psychiatrist escaped from Brexit and immigrant in Portugal.
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Keep your receipt guys, you’ve been had. That polar bear is, in fact, what’s known as a “cow”.
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Keep your receipt guys, you’ve been had. That polar bear is, in fact, what’s known as a “cow”.
Actually I would absolutely wear a T shirt ‘LOUDEST piggies unite’ 🐷
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Actually I would absolutely wear a T shirt ‘LOUDEST piggies unite’ 🐷
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A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
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I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.
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My dog loves water but hates being wet.
Gallops with glee into the rain. Flops happily into puddles. Races into streams.
Then immediately gets upset when the water seeps through her fur and touches her skin.
Girl I’m sorry, the water-wetness correlation is truly causation I’m afraid.
Gallops with glee into the rain. Flops happily into puddles. Races into streams.
Then immediately gets upset when the water seeps through her fur and touches her skin.
Girl I’m sorry, the water-wetness correlation is truly causation I’m afraid.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
My dog loves water but hates being wet.
Gallops with glee into the rain. Flops happily into puddles. Races into streams.
Then immediately gets upset when the water seeps through her fur and touches her skin.
Girl I’m sorry, the water-wetness correlation is truly causation I’m afraid.
Gallops with glee into the rain. Flops happily into puddles. Races into streams.
Then immediately gets upset when the water seeps through her fur and touches her skin.
Girl I’m sorry, the water-wetness correlation is truly causation I’m afraid.
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Dutch Railways: social profit of €1.33 billion, financial loss of €141 million. It delivers 11x (!!!!) more value to society than it costs.
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
Research shows that NS generates social profit: 1.33 billion euros
This is according to a new study by Professor Dirk Schoenmaker (Rotterdam School of Managemen) and Wander Marijnissen of strategic consultancy firm ftrprf.
www.eur.nl
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Dutch Railways: social profit of €1.33 billion, financial loss of €141 million. It delivers 11x (!!!!) more value to society than it costs.
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
Via:
social inclusion
increase in property values near stations;
welfare of employees and consumers;
productive use of travel time.
www.eur.nl/en/news/rese...
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
🔥 10/10
It wasn’t even a judge’s wig.
October 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🔥 10/10
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Politics is not like selling biscuits, where the task is to find out what people like & flog it to them.
It's a moral activity. It's about arguing for the things you believe in. It's about *shaping* the "median voter".
Farage has moved the centre-ground of politics. His opponents can move it back.
It's a moral activity. It's about arguing for the things you believe in. It's about *shaping* the "median voter".
Farage has moved the centre-ground of politics. His opponents can move it back.
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
📊 @bwalker.uk
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
📊 @bwalker.uk
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
www.newstatesman.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Politics is not like selling biscuits, where the task is to find out what people like & flog it to them.
It's a moral activity. It's about arguing for the things you believe in. It's about *shaping* the "median voter".
Farage has moved the centre-ground of politics. His opponents can move it back.
It's a moral activity. It's about arguing for the things you believe in. It's about *shaping* the "median voter".
Farage has moved the centre-ground of politics. His opponents can move it back.
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this is great for two reasons
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
this is great for two reasons
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
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Here are some nice mushrooms
September 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration.
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Nan’s not bankrupting Britain (but politicians might be)
Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration.
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
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Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
September 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
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As a safety measure chatbots should be required to speak in rhyme. To users they will sound like fickle and untrustworthy elves from the faerie realm
September 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
As a safety measure chatbots should be required to speak in rhyme. To users they will sound like fickle and untrustworthy elves from the faerie realm
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Obviously they meant Queen Victoria because these bell ends are stuck in 1851.
Andrea Jenkyns sings "God Save the Queen" at the Reform UK conference.
We haven't had a queen in almost three years.
Phoney patriots.
We haven't had a queen in almost three years.
Phoney patriots.
September 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Obviously they meant Queen Victoria because these bell ends are stuck in 1851.
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Please SIGN and share if you can. 500 million birds lost since 1980. EU habitats collapsing. And the Commission’s response? Roll back protections. Say NO! ✍️
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
#petition Hands off the EU’s environmental laws!
The European Commission plans to weaken laws designed to protect the environment – both at home and worldwide. Details will be announced in the fall through an “Omnibus package.” The Commission is cur...
rainforest-rescue.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Please SIGN and share if you can. 500 million birds lost since 1980. EU habitats collapsing. And the Commission’s response? Roll back protections. Say NO! ✍️
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power.
www.zmescience.com/ecology/rene...
www.zmescience.com/ecology/rene...
Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power — And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future
Thirty years later, old-school solar panels are still delivering on their promise.
www.zmescience.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power.
www.zmescience.com/ecology/rene...
www.zmescience.com/ecology/rene...
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So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
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Reform UK, the right leaning think tank Policy Exchange, and some Labour grandees, are all pushing for us to either leave the ECHR, or disapply parts of it temporarily or permanently.
This puts me, you and everyone at risk, not just those seeking sanctuary.
This puts me, you and everyone at risk, not just those seeking sanctuary.
September 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reform UK, the right leaning think tank Policy Exchange, and some Labour grandees, are all pushing for us to either leave the ECHR, or disapply parts of it temporarily or permanently.
This puts me, you and everyone at risk, not just those seeking sanctuary.
This puts me, you and everyone at risk, not just those seeking sanctuary.
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There’s a persistent myth that new solar farms don’t really help tackle climate change because panels are “made with coal” and “never pay back” their carbon debt.
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
August 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
There’s a persistent myth that new solar farms don’t really help tackle climate change because panels are “made with coal” and “never pay back” their carbon debt.
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
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My Prospect piece yesterday set out how a illiberal radical government with a firm majority and competent advisers could easily abuse the UK constitution - and that the UK more vulnerable to this than US.
But.
This sort of warning is not new. It has been over a hundred years in the making.
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But.
This sort of warning is not new. It has been over a hundred years in the making.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
My Prospect piece yesterday set out how a illiberal radical government with a firm majority and competent advisers could easily abuse the UK constitution - and that the UK more vulnerable to this than US.
But.
This sort of warning is not new. It has been over a hundred years in the making.
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But.
This sort of warning is not new. It has been over a hundred years in the making.
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I have not put the plums in the ice-box; because that doesn’t end well
August 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I have not put the plums in the ice-box; because that doesn’t end well
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Temperature records are going to keep getting broken until morale improves (or until we stop burning fossil fuels).
Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe
Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87%
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Temperature records are going to keep getting broken until morale improves (or until we stop burning fossil fuels).
I understand this cucumber’s concerns
August 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I understand this cucumber’s concerns
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I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
August 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.