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The 3 Bridgets of the Black List
One of our volunteers looks into the lives of three women with the same name from the 1905 Inebriates Black List
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Hello. As a volunteer with the Dundee City Archives I get to look at some really interesting documents and subjects and was given the opportunity to research some of the folk on the Dundee Blacklist of 1905. If youre interested here is my write up.
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"Reform & before it the Brexit Party, and before that UKIP, have been busy for many years fermenting the idea immigration is the problem in this country. It’s completely untrue.
INEQUALITY IS THE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY."
#TaxTheRichNOW
INEQUALITY IS THE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY."
#TaxTheRichNOW
The London Economic: Green MP delivers spot-on takedown of Nadine Dorries and Reform UK
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
Green MP delivers spot-on takedown of Nadine Dorries and Reform UK
Green MP Ellie Chowns drew applause from the Question Time audience after delivering a spot-on takedown of Nadine Dorries and Reform UK.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"Reform & before it the Brexit Party, and before that UKIP, have been busy for many years fermenting the idea immigration is the problem in this country. It’s completely untrue.
INEQUALITY IS THE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY."
#TaxTheRichNOW
INEQUALITY IS THE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY."
#TaxTheRichNOW
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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“It’s clear he didn’t run this grotesque idea past any women in real life.”
It is deeply offensive to blame or penalise women for not having children, it’s even more painful for those like me who have suffered the pain of miscarriage after miscarriage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It is deeply offensive to blame or penalise women for not having children, it’s even more painful for those like me who have suffered the pain of miscarriage after miscarriage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
“It’s clear he didn’t run this grotesque idea past any women in real life.”
It is deeply offensive to blame or penalise women for not having children, it’s even more painful for those like me who have suffered the pain of miscarriage after miscarriage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It is deeply offensive to blame or penalise women for not having children, it’s even more painful for those like me who have suffered the pain of miscarriage after miscarriage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hope over Hate. ❤️
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Hope over Hate. ❤️
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My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is a pick for Target’s Book Club.🤖🇳🇬🇺🇸🐬
My works have a way of showing up where you least expect them, 😏. Wherever you meet this novel, I hope it meets you well.
My works have a way of showing up where you least expect them, 😏. Wherever you meet this novel, I hope it meets you well.
February 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is a pick for Target’s Book Club.🤖🇳🇬🇺🇸🐬
My works have a way of showing up where you least expect them, 😏. Wherever you meet this novel, I hope it meets you well.
My works have a way of showing up where you least expect them, 😏. Wherever you meet this novel, I hope it meets you well.
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Hoping, maybe next month in March when the daffodils are in flower, looking forward to pottering around the garden with my first outdoor cup of tea in the Spring. Muttering under my breath, fuck Farage.
February 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Hoping, maybe next month in March when the daffodils are in flower, looking forward to pottering around the garden with my first outdoor cup of tea in the Spring. Muttering under my breath, fuck Farage.
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I'll just leave this here. #georgeorwell
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I'll just leave this here. #georgeorwell
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Silent Watch
8”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel
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Available on my website.
8”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel
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Available on my website.
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Silent Watch
8”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel
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Available on my website.
8”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel
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Available on my website.
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Saturday will be the first entirely dry day of the year for some of us, but ahead of the weekend we've still got some rain over the next few days.
Here's a look at how much to expect 👇
Here's a look at how much to expect 👇
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Saturday will be the first entirely dry day of the year for some of us, but ahead of the weekend we've still got some rain over the next few days.
Here's a look at how much to expect 👇
Here's a look at how much to expect 👇
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An old watercolour sketch of Cambridge Trinity Street. I must admit that populating the streets with people in their may ball finery did well for sales at a time when I really needed the money!
#Cambridge #TrinityStreet #MayBall
#Cambridge #TrinityStreet #MayBall
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
An old watercolour sketch of Cambridge Trinity Street. I must admit that populating the streets with people in their may ball finery did well for sales at a time when I really needed the money!
#Cambridge #TrinityStreet #MayBall
#Cambridge #TrinityStreet #MayBall
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Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show.
Richard Tice pulled out.
Farage won’t face me.
Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer.
Vote Green.
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This is one of the best ads to promote the benefits of remote work: not endorsed by Farage.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
This is one of the best ads to promote the benefits of remote work: not endorsed by Farage.
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 258
# 257 contd.
Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent.
Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 258
# 257 contd.
Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent.
Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 258
# 257 contd.
Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent.
Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 258
# 257 contd.
Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent.
Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
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#OtD 8 Feb 1962 the Charonne massacre took place in Paris, when nine members of the CGT trade union, most of them communists, were killed by the police while demonstrating against the OAS: French paramilitaries in Algeria stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1078...
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
#OtD 8 Feb 1962 the Charonne massacre took place in Paris, when nine members of the CGT trade union, most of them communists, were killed by the police while demonstrating against the OAS: French paramilitaries in Algeria stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1078...
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Lucy Letby documentary reveals first admission of ‘tiny’ doubt from doctors who accused her
Lucy Letby documentary reveals first admission of ‘tiny’ doubt from doctors who accused her
Netflix film revisits evidence that led to Letby’s conviction and hears from expert who says his research was misused
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Lucy Letby documentary reveals first admission of ‘tiny’ doubt from doctors who accused her
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England's water companies promise £104bn investment by 2030.
Shareholders won't pay, customers will. Shareholders will own resulting assets, income streams.
Customers already paid, companies handed £85bn dividend to shareholders.
35% of customer bills pays for debt interest and dividends.
Shareholders won't pay, customers will. Shareholders will own resulting assets, income streams.
Customers already paid, companies handed £85bn dividend to shareholders.
35% of customer bills pays for debt interest and dividends.
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
England's water companies promise £104bn investment by 2030.
Shareholders won't pay, customers will. Shareholders will own resulting assets, income streams.
Customers already paid, companies handed £85bn dividend to shareholders.
35% of customer bills pays for debt interest and dividends.
Shareholders won't pay, customers will. Shareholders will own resulting assets, income streams.
Customers already paid, companies handed £85bn dividend to shareholders.
35% of customer bills pays for debt interest and dividends.
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“You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Mandarins
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Mandarins
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
“You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Mandarins
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Mandarins
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
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JANUARY WEATHER STATS
Whole UK
☔️rainfall 17% above avg
🌡️mean temp 0.5C below avg
☀️sunshine avg
▪️wettest Jan on record for Cornwall & County Down
▪️2nd wettest Jan for N. Ireland
▪️6th wettest Jan for S. England
▪️ 3 named storms - Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra
Whole UK
☔️rainfall 17% above avg
🌡️mean temp 0.5C below avg
☀️sunshine avg
▪️wettest Jan on record for Cornwall & County Down
▪️2nd wettest Jan for N. Ireland
▪️6th wettest Jan for S. England
▪️ 3 named storms - Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
JANUARY WEATHER STATS
Whole UK
☔️rainfall 17% above avg
🌡️mean temp 0.5C below avg
☀️sunshine avg
▪️wettest Jan on record for Cornwall & County Down
▪️2nd wettest Jan for N. Ireland
▪️6th wettest Jan for S. England
▪️ 3 named storms - Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra
Whole UK
☔️rainfall 17% above avg
🌡️mean temp 0.5C below avg
☀️sunshine avg
▪️wettest Jan on record for Cornwall & County Down
▪️2nd wettest Jan for N. Ireland
▪️6th wettest Jan for S. England
▪️ 3 named storms - Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra
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Today is the start of #BlackHistoryMonth in the US. It is also the anniversary of #OtD 1 Feb 1960 in Greensboro, NC, when four Black college students refused to move from a Woolworth's lunch counter after they were denied service stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1096...
February 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Today is the start of #BlackHistoryMonth in the US. It is also the anniversary of #OtD 1 Feb 1960 in Greensboro, NC, when four Black college students refused to move from a Woolworth's lunch counter after they were denied service stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1096...
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Thanks for all the messages of hope from my leaders interview with @bbclaurak.bsky.social
This is it. This is our moment.
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
This is it. This is our moment.
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Thanks for all the messages of hope from my leaders interview with @bbclaurak.bsky.social
This is it. This is our moment.
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
This is it. This is our moment.
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I was reading & also watched the BBC coverage of the Deng Majek case & was a bit alarmed over the unbalanced argument concerning asylum seekers and immigration. I felt the BBC was basically saying beware of all asylum seekers and immigrants. I then switched the TV over to ITV...
January 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I was reading & also watched the BBC coverage of the Deng Majek case & was a bit alarmed over the unbalanced argument concerning asylum seekers and immigration. I felt the BBC was basically saying beware of all asylum seekers and immigrants. I then switched the TV over to ITV...
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“That she had so completely recovered her sanity was a source of sadness to her. One should never be cured of one's passion.”
― Marguerite Duras, The Ravaging of Lol Stein
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
― Marguerite Duras, The Ravaging of Lol Stein
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“That she had so completely recovered her sanity was a source of sadness to her. One should never be cured of one's passion.”
― Marguerite Duras, The Ravaging of Lol Stein
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
― Marguerite Duras, The Ravaging of Lol Stein
#BookSky #ReadingPledge
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Solar provided 59% of electricity in the Australian national (east coast) grid between 9am and 6pm over the past week. It was 30% of total generation.
Life moves pretty fast etc.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Life moves pretty fast etc.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Solar provided 59% of electricity in the Australian national (east coast) grid between 9am and 6pm over the past week. It was 30% of total generation.
Life moves pretty fast etc.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Life moves pretty fast etc.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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On this day in history, Jan 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist activist with close ties to the RSS and other Hindutva organizations. 🗃️
Today in History: January 30, Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi
1933: Hitler named chancellor of Germany 1968: Tet Offensive begins in Vietnam War 1972: Northern Ireland's 'Bloody Sunday'
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
On this day in history, Jan 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist activist with close ties to the RSS and other Hindutva organizations. 🗃️
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Arresting journalists.
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Arresting journalists.
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?