Afat Hairyape
@hairyloon.bsky.social
Call me grumpy if you want to, but don't follow me if it's just to try and beg money or sell me something, and if you want to have a conversation, then try something better than "Hello".
It's beginning to get annoying.
It's beginning to get annoying.
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Afat Hairyape
@hairyloon.bsky.social
· Aug 11
I can't access chat messages because I haven't done the age verification.
If anybody wants me, they'll have to find another way...
I'm fairly sure that I'm not difficult to find...
If anybody wants me, they'll have to find another way...
I'm fairly sure that I'm not difficult to find...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
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THIS 👉👉👉
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
THIS 👉👉👉
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Don’t forget, no matter how much Nigel Farage tries to shape Reform UK’s economic policy to win votes, at heart he’s a disaster capitalist.
#Budget2025
#Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Don’t forget, no matter how much Nigel Farage tries to shape Reform UK’s economic policy to win votes, at heart he’s a disaster capitalist.
#Budget2025
#Budget2025
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Just a tiny snapshot of the countless articles exposing how disastrous PFI was…It was universally recognised as a failure. 🚫💸
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Just a tiny snapshot of the countless articles exposing how disastrous PFI was…It was universally recognised as a failure. 🚫💸
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
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Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage's racist remaks as an 18 year old were only "banter" if he rejected racism later. But he never has. In fact, without racism, Farage wouldn't have a career!
#RacistFarage
#RacistFarage
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
The important thing to remember about this Inquiry is that it is not a criminal inquiry: it's purpose is to find the truth, not deliver justice.
If you think that crimes have been committed, then find the evidence in the official report and refer it to the police.
Don't take "No" for an answer.
If you think that crimes have been committed, then find the evidence in the official report and refer it to the police.
Don't take "No" for an answer.
UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The important thing to remember about this Inquiry is that it is not a criminal inquiry: it's purpose is to find the truth, not deliver justice.
If you think that crimes have been committed, then find the evidence in the official report and refer it to the police.
Don't take "No" for an answer.
If you think that crimes have been committed, then find the evidence in the official report and refer it to the police.
Don't take "No" for an answer.
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
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Milo was shot 30 times, and left for dead. Now, he's fighting for his life. Will you help save him?
Your gift today will give him the food, medicine, and expert care he needs to survive.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3X1QQWI
Your gift today will give him the food, medicine, and expert care he needs to survive.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3X1QQWI
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Milo was shot 30 times, and left for dead. Now, he's fighting for his life. Will you help save him?
Your gift today will give him the food, medicine, and expert care he needs to survive.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3X1QQWI
Your gift today will give him the food, medicine, and expert care he needs to survive.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3X1QQWI
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Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office
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So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
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EveryDoctor has started gathering testimony from NHS staff about what’s actually happening on the NHS frontline, & we’re going to do this all winter to bring info into the public domain &hold Starmer+Streeting to account. Millions of patients+staff are being profoundly failed 🚨
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
EveryDoctor has started gathering testimony from NHS staff about what’s actually happening on the NHS frontline, & we’re going to do this all winter to bring info into the public domain &hold Starmer+Streeting to account. Millions of patients+staff are being profoundly failed 🚨
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Be nice if they ever released the unredacted Russia report we paid for 🙄
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Be nice if they ever released the unredacted Russia report we paid for 🙄
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1095 signatures #Wednesday 14:20
Please keep sharing
Please keep sharing
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
1095 signatures #Wednesday 14:20
Please keep sharing
Please keep sharing
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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👁️ MI5 snooping on phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard.
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard.
MI5 snooping on phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
👁️ MI5 snooping on phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard.
MI5 repeatedly tried to obtain a BBC journalist’s phone records unlawfully, a London tribunal has heard.