DarvitWendy
@darvitwendy.bsky.social
Left leaning, generally liberal
Keen on nuance
Want to learn from those I disagree with
Engage with me for polite debate!
Send me stuff I might disagree with
Keen on nuance
Want to learn from those I disagree with
Engage with me for polite debate!
Send me stuff I might disagree with
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Increasingly, the polluted heart of the climate crisis appears to be Donald Trump.
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Increasingly, the polluted heart of the climate crisis appears to be Donald Trump.
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George W Bush’s administration found lawyers to justify torturing prisoners
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
George W Bush’s administration found lawyers to justify torturing prisoners
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
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I do wish more folk would recognise the huge savings & environmental sense from insulating the air next to your body or at least applying heat sources topically, like a hot water bottle.
I do wish more folk would recognise the huge savings & environmental sense from insulating the air next to your body or at least applying heat sources topically, like a hot water bottle.
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I do wish more folk would recognise the huge savings & environmental sense from insulating the air next to your body or at least applying heat sources topically, like a hot water bottle.
I do wish more folk would recognise the huge savings & environmental sense from insulating the air next to your body or at least applying heat sources topically, like a hot water bottle.
This sounds lovely
Small, non-costly veggie pleasure on a drab day in a troubled world:
half a bargain tortilla (25p), a slice of squash, a mushroom, a helping of red cabbage* and a little tuft of rocket salad.
*Cooked slowly with apple (a gift), caraway seeds, red vinegar, brown sugar, ground clove, celery seeds.
half a bargain tortilla (25p), a slice of squash, a mushroom, a helping of red cabbage* and a little tuft of rocket salad.
*Cooked slowly with apple (a gift), caraway seeds, red vinegar, brown sugar, ground clove, celery seeds.
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This sounds lovely
Has Trump's suggested deadline (probably sometime next week) for his suing of the BBC now passed?
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Has Trump's suggested deadline (probably sometime next week) for his suing of the BBC now passed?
And much of the world's population think he is a vile human being
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
And much of the world's population think he is a vile human being
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A touching act of animal solidarity as an elephant saves a young deer ☺️
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
A touching act of animal solidarity as an elephant saves a young deer ☺️
The ever incisive @JohnSweeneyroar.bsky.social
🔊 Sound on!
Watch @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social chase Nigel Farage across the Essex Riviera: Clacton-upon-Sea.
With a very simple question that the Reform leader is refusing to answer...
"Mr Farage, who introduced Nathan Gill to a Russian spy?"
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Watch @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social chase Nigel Farage across the Essex Riviera: Clacton-upon-Sea.
With a very simple question that the Reform leader is refusing to answer...
"Mr Farage, who introduced Nathan Gill to a Russian spy?"
1/
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The ever incisive @JohnSweeneyroar.bsky.social
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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We are launching a new Winter Coat Swap at Orkney Library & Archive. If you have any winter coats you no longer need we'd be delighted to have them.
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are launching a new Winter Coat Swap at Orkney Library & Archive. If you have any winter coats you no longer need we'd be delighted to have them.
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
We're looking for coats to fit any age and size, adult or child, as long as they are in good, clean condition ready for wearing. 🧥 #GreenLibraries
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TIL I learned there is a What3Words Squealing Piggy Trump on the Isle of Man.
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
TIL I learned there is a What3Words Squealing Piggy Trump on the Isle of Man.
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🔥🏈LAWYER on the ugly incident during the Texas A&M game: “As a 3rd generation A&M grad that trooper should be fired, not just pulled off duty. He is a huge asshole. I would love to see those South Carolina players file assault charges.”
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🔥🏈LAWYER on the ugly incident during the Texas A&M game: “As a 3rd generation A&M grad that trooper should be fired, not just pulled off duty. He is a huge asshole. I would love to see those South Carolina players file assault charges.”
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
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Do I trust this recent transformation? Not yet
Will I offer grace to those who want to be done with toxic politics? Even those who once reveled in it? Yes
The road to redemption, however, is long and it must be travelled.
For MTG, the road requires her to be truthful about J6 and her role in it.
Will I offer grace to those who want to be done with toxic politics? Even those who once reveled in it? Yes
The road to redemption, however, is long and it must be travelled.
For MTG, the road requires her to be truthful about J6 and her role in it.
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Do I trust this recent transformation? Not yet
Will I offer grace to those who want to be done with toxic politics? Even those who once reveled in it? Yes
The road to redemption, however, is long and it must be travelled.
For MTG, the road requires her to be truthful about J6 and her role in it.
Will I offer grace to those who want to be done with toxic politics? Even those who once reveled in it? Yes
The road to redemption, however, is long and it must be travelled.
For MTG, the road requires her to be truthful about J6 and her role in it.
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
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If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
And me!
That gets a follow from me 👍🌻
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And me!
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Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Information underpins Democracy – why the BBC must be defended
Recent events at the BBC have wide-reaching implications for our democracy - and the sooner we realise it, the better
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
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As a retired BBC journalist, there are some editorial problems, mainly from a failure to question hard enough and a failure to challenge. But much of the BBC is balanced, sometimes excessively.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As a retired BBC journalist, there are some editorial problems, mainly from a failure to question hard enough and a failure to challenge. But much of the BBC is balanced, sometimes excessively.
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No, let it charge a licence fee that funds proper journalistic standards in rhe news operation. Worth every penny and spread across all TV watchers in the country it would be cheap at twice the price.
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
No, let it charge a licence fee that funds proper journalistic standards in rhe news operation. Worth every penny and spread across all TV watchers in the country it would be cheap at twice the price.
So much this
BBC navel gazing is not undertaken by any other media outlet
And there are those that straight up lie with no shame
These "apologies" are demanded by those who wish for the demise of the institution
The BBC can never win
The narrative *is* true
BBC navel gazing is not undertaken by any other media outlet
And there are those that straight up lie with no shame
These "apologies" are demanded by those who wish for the demise of the institution
The BBC can never win
The narrative *is* true
The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
The US President faced impeachment over the violence, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
So much this
BBC navel gazing is not undertaken by any other media outlet
And there are those that straight up lie with no shame
These "apologies" are demanded by those who wish for the demise of the institution
The BBC can never win
The narrative *is* true
BBC navel gazing is not undertaken by any other media outlet
And there are those that straight up lie with no shame
These "apologies" are demanded by those who wish for the demise of the institution
The BBC can never win
The narrative *is* true
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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Number 1 for eleven years running. But who’s counting?
Greatest city in the world.
www.londonandpartners.com/newsroom/new...
Greatest city in the world.
www.londonandpartners.com/newsroom/new...
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Number 1 for eleven years running. But who’s counting?
Greatest city in the world.
www.londonandpartners.com/newsroom/new...
Greatest city in the world.
www.londonandpartners.com/newsroom/new...