Cat Thompson
@gala1871.bsky.social
Messing about with a camera, mostly. Ex-Emergency Physician, now doing a job with waterways (bit like Cardiovascular medicine, really). Music, books, dancing, dancing to music.
If the principle is “Me Me Me”, then yes. He might have actually told the truth.
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
If the principle is “Me Me Me”, then yes. He might have actually told the truth.
Love some good Cornishware
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Love some good Cornishware
Ironically (and very anecdotally), this push towards a stronger definition of “feminine” is giving more & more girls nowhere to go if they don’t fit in (and maybe making some consider their gender is wrong).
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Ironically (and very anecdotally), this push towards a stronger definition of “feminine” is giving more & more girls nowhere to go if they don’t fit in (and maybe making some consider their gender is wrong).
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Good luck to everyone who thinks the NHS or social care works without immigration. If people choose to come here to work in these sectors the least we can do is let them bring their kids and partners so they can enjoy some quality of life because god knows it’s not the pay and hours they’re enjoying
February 11, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Good luck to everyone who thinks the NHS or social care works without immigration. If people choose to come here to work in these sectors the least we can do is let them bring their kids and partners so they can enjoy some quality of life because god knows it’s not the pay and hours they’re enjoying
…imagine believing that anyone working under current working conditions in the NHS hasn’t earned it.
Imagine being presented with these accounts of stark unfairness and insecurity caused by the earned settlement plans and your response being ‘It is a privilege not a right to settle in the UK and it must be earned’ - the Home Secretary needs to go www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
…imagine believing that anyone working under current working conditions in the NHS hasn’t earned it.
Slightly ironic comparison with Chamberlain, given Starmer’s “I have in my hand a piece of paper” vibes over the US.
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Slightly ironic comparison with Chamberlain, given Starmer’s “I have in my hand a piece of paper” vibes over the US.
That sounds like it should be refreshing
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
That sounds like it should be refreshing
This, for me, was always so important, and probably why I am such a supporter of the principles.
The patient would get as per need, not want (because they could afford to demand it). And I always knew that the correct treatment is an option.
The patient would get as per need, not want (because they could afford to demand it). And I always knew that the correct treatment is an option.
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
This, for me, was always so important, and probably why I am such a supporter of the principles.
The patient would get as per need, not want (because they could afford to demand it). And I always knew that the correct treatment is an option.
The patient would get as per need, not want (because they could afford to demand it). And I always knew that the correct treatment is an option.
Well how about we start acting like it
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Well how about we start acting like it
… so we’re going to make them wait until they’re properly ill and cost us an ambulance and a hospital stay
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
… so we’re going to make them wait until they’re properly ill and cost us an ambulance and a hospital stay
Probably correct that a female candidate gets minimal time, given the way female cabinet members have been treated
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Probably correct that a female candidate gets minimal time, given the way female cabinet members have been treated
🤦♀️
That sounds similar to a major teaching hospital having all of its servers off-site at a little known place called Buncefield.
That sounds similar to a major teaching hospital having all of its servers off-site at a little known place called Buncefield.
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 AM
🤦♀️
That sounds similar to a major teaching hospital having all of its servers off-site at a little known place called Buncefield.
That sounds similar to a major teaching hospital having all of its servers off-site at a little known place called Buncefield.
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'Red on the Cuillins' by Pam Carter, painter who was known for her Scottish landscapes #WomensArt
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 AM
'Red on the Cuillins' by Pam Carter, painter who was known for her Scottish landscapes #WomensArt
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The meanings of seven different types of animal poop in English…
7. Apeshit = angry
6. Batshit = unhinged
5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair)
4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair)
3. Chickenshit = cowardly
2. Dogshit = inferior quality
1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you
7. Apeshit = angry
6. Batshit = unhinged
5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair)
4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair)
3. Chickenshit = cowardly
2. Dogshit = inferior quality
1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you
September 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM
The meanings of seven different types of animal poop in English…
7. Apeshit = angry
6. Batshit = unhinged
5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair)
4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair)
3. Chickenshit = cowardly
2. Dogshit = inferior quality
1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you
7. Apeshit = angry
6. Batshit = unhinged
5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair)
4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair)
3. Chickenshit = cowardly
2. Dogshit = inferior quality
1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you
Perhaps, in the interim, anyone in this position has their title changed from
“The Honourable Lord / Lady” to “The Now Discredited Lord / Lady”
“The Honourable Lord / Lady” to “The Now Discredited Lord / Lady”
February 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Perhaps, in the interim, anyone in this position has their title changed from
“The Honourable Lord / Lady” to “The Now Discredited Lord / Lady”
“The Honourable Lord / Lady” to “The Now Discredited Lord / Lady”
I believe in coincidence, but am I reading too much into the situation by considering Trump’s threats against the UK recently for standing up to him?
February 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I believe in coincidence, but am I reading too much into the situation by considering Trump’s threats against the UK recently for standing up to him?
Great thread.
Ironic that the result of this is utter homogeneity, with little room for consumers to have individual tastes
Ironic that the result of this is utter homogeneity, with little room for consumers to have individual tastes
February 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Great thread.
Ironic that the result of this is utter homogeneity, with little room for consumers to have individual tastes
Ironic that the result of this is utter homogeneity, with little room for consumers to have individual tastes
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‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
#flooding
2/2
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
#flooding
2/2
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
#flooding
2/2
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
#flooding
2/2
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And this one. I worry we have little hope of moving in a sensible direction when people who are so vocal resist any hope of change.
The Councillor is just saying what a lot of us are saying, but less publicly.
And this one. I worry we have little hope of moving in a sensible direction when people who are so vocal resist any hope of change.
The Councillor is just saying what a lot of us are saying, but less publicly.
MPs urged to stop promising sea defences to Great Yarmouth voters
A council says villagers are now facing
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And this one. I worry we have little hope of moving in a sensible direction when people who are so vocal resist any hope of change.
The Councillor is just saying what a lot of us are saying, but less publicly.
And this one. I worry we have little hope of moving in a sensible direction when people who are so vocal resist any hope of change.
The Councillor is just saying what a lot of us are saying, but less publicly.
What a fabulous story
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
What a fabulous story
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Today is Candlemas
If you have not cleared all your Christmas decorations by today, a demon hiding behind them will cause dire mischief in your house for the rest of the year.
See my popular post on this: emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
If you have not cleared all your Christmas decorations by today, a demon hiding behind them will cause dire mischief in your house for the rest of the year.
See my popular post on this: emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas"
The story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending
emptycity.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Today is Candlemas
If you have not cleared all your Christmas decorations by today, a demon hiding behind them will cause dire mischief in your house for the rest of the year.
See my popular post on this: emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
If you have not cleared all your Christmas decorations by today, a demon hiding behind them will cause dire mischief in your house for the rest of the year.
See my popular post on this: emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
My Mother always said I had to be in bed by 10. She declined to say which 10 o’clock she meant.
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
My Mother always said I had to be in bed by 10. She declined to say which 10 o’clock she meant.
Watching the daily school runs provides us entertainment twice a day.
Soon to be stopped as our road is going permit only during those times of day, hopefully before someone gets seriously injured.
Soon to be stopped as our road is going permit only during those times of day, hopefully before someone gets seriously injured.
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Watching the daily school runs provides us entertainment twice a day.
Soon to be stopped as our road is going permit only during those times of day, hopefully before someone gets seriously injured.
Soon to be stopped as our road is going permit only during those times of day, hopefully before someone gets seriously injured.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.