Joy
@joybe.bsky.social
Fifer, reader, crafter, lefty, independence supporter. 🏴
I read a lot of books and watch a lot of tv, talk about politics and admire beautiful art & photography. I post about all these things.
I read a lot of books and watch a lot of tv, talk about politics and admire beautiful art & photography. I post about all these things.
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Remember, when journalists just let trans people live their lives in peace, it’s “ideological capture”, but when they use their own personal anti-trans beliefs to lead a campaign to close down the only place in the country trans youth received healthcare, it’s absolutely fine, nothing to see here.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Remember, when journalists just let trans people live their lives in peace, it’s “ideological capture”, but when they use their own personal anti-trans beliefs to lead a campaign to close down the only place in the country trans youth received healthcare, it’s absolutely fine, nothing to see here.
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Personally I think BBC, especially news, is mismanaged. It's reporting on certain areas, obviously I tend to focus most on immigration, but others as well, is incredibly shoddy. It has huge issues. Not being right wing enough isn't one of them. This feels like an attack to undermine press freedom.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Personally I think BBC, especially news, is mismanaged. It's reporting on certain areas, obviously I tend to focus most on immigration, but others as well, is incredibly shoddy. It has huge issues. Not being right wing enough isn't one of them. This feels like an attack to undermine press freedom.
It's astonishing that a lot of the anti-immigration crowd are also climate sceptics. Surely, the two issues go hand in hand?
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 people every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Floods, storms, drought and extreme heat are among the weather conditions driving conflict and displacement, alongside slow-onset disasters such as desertification, rising sea levels and ecosystem destruction, which are threatening food and water security. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's astonishing that a lot of the anti-immigration crowd are also climate sceptics. Surely, the two issues go hand in hand?
The number of people who used a deadly worldwide pandemic to enrich themselves is truly disgusting.
A company at the heart of the government’s PPE operation was paid about £1.4bn during the pandemic, after being steered into the VIP lane.
PPE worth £178.5m from its contracts ended up on a “do not supply” list.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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PPE worth £178.5m from its contracts ended up on a “do not supply” list.
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Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The number of people who used a deadly worldwide pandemic to enrich themselves is truly disgusting.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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This is why democrats fail, there's enough centrists willing to sell out to the republicans on critical issues that it alienates their largest voting block, Millennials.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is why democrats fail, there's enough centrists willing to sell out to the republicans on critical issues that it alienates their largest voting block, Millennials.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
We want action, progress, reforms and resistance. The cruelty of the GOP cannot be tolerated.
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So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Rich New Yorkers eye London as Zohran Mamdani plots wealth tax
Estate agents have reported an increase in inquiries from affluent Americans considering a move across the Pond, but warn that Rachel Reeves’s budget may deter them
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Those of us in Scotland have had to put up with hugely biased output from BBC & Radio Scotland for years. Their anti SNP reporting is obvious (see some examples below), but apparently, it takes bias to someone in a foreign country for anyone to care. #bbc
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Those of us in Scotland have had to put up with hugely biased output from BBC & Radio Scotland for years. Their anti SNP reporting is obvious (see some examples below), but apparently, it takes bias to someone in a foreign country for anyone to care. #bbc
I thought the first 2 episodes were excellent, can't wait to see where the show goes next!
#pluribus
#pluribus
Pluribus Review: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan goes sci-fi with his new Apple TV series starring Rhea Seehorn.
Pluribus Series Premiere Review
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November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I thought the first 2 episodes were excellent, can't wait to see where the show goes next!
#pluribus
#pluribus
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Batshit crazy that they resign for telling the feckin truth for once! After the lies they tell about Scotland on a daily basis. Can't say I've much hope for their replacements, it'll be a political appointment obvs
BREAKING: BBC director-general Tim Davie has resigned, the corporation has announced
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Batshit crazy that they resign for telling the feckin truth for once! After the lies they tell about Scotland on a daily basis. Can't say I've much hope for their replacements, it'll be a political appointment obvs
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This is in such incredibly bad taste.
Yes, Nigel Farage made an actual promo video of his poppy performance in Walton-on-the-Naze today.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is in such incredibly bad taste.
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So many stories, verified, like this coming out of US about ICE detention right now. Let's just be totally clear, it is not hyperbole to call ICE "Trump's Gestapo", or their detention sites concentration camps. They meet all of the criteria. Anywhere else this would be receiving global condemnation.
A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
So many stories, verified, like this coming out of US about ICE detention right now. Let's just be totally clear, it is not hyperbole to call ICE "Trump's Gestapo", or their detention sites concentration camps. They meet all of the criteria. Anywhere else this would be receiving global condemnation.
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For only $40 billion, you can have this clown, Javier Milei, dance at your private club while laughing at the rest of America.
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
For only $40 billion, you can have this clown, Javier Milei, dance at your private club while laughing at the rest of America.
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And there you have MAGA Woman summed up in a single comment
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
And there you have MAGA Woman summed up in a single comment
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I remember this so well... As the final seconds of a brilliantly funny comedy series, it was shockingly effective.
You'd come to 'know' the characters. Nothing could have emphasised the pointless tragedy of it all more effectively. It was a piece of genius.
You'd come to 'know' the characters. Nothing could have emphasised the pointless tragedy of it all more effectively. It was a piece of genius.
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I remember this so well... As the final seconds of a brilliantly funny comedy series, it was shockingly effective.
You'd come to 'know' the characters. Nothing could have emphasised the pointless tragedy of it all more effectively. It was a piece of genius.
You'd come to 'know' the characters. Nothing could have emphasised the pointless tragedy of it all more effectively. It was a piece of genius.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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I really think what’s needed here is more gold.
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I really think what’s needed here is more gold.
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Even though I have not read all of my books, I bought more books: The never-ending story.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Even though I have not read all of my books, I bought more books: The never-ending story.
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For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
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First world problems:
Karoline Leavitt: ‘Every time I travel to the United Kingdom with President Trump and am forced to watch the BBC in our hotel rooms, it ruins my day.’
The remote must have been hidden by the hotel management. Or maybe she couldn't figure out how to use it.
Karoline Leavitt: ‘Every time I travel to the United Kingdom with President Trump and am forced to watch the BBC in our hotel rooms, it ruins my day.’
The remote must have been hidden by the hotel management. Or maybe she couldn't figure out how to use it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
First world problems:
Karoline Leavitt: ‘Every time I travel to the United Kingdom with President Trump and am forced to watch the BBC in our hotel rooms, it ruins my day.’
The remote must have been hidden by the hotel management. Or maybe she couldn't figure out how to use it.
Karoline Leavitt: ‘Every time I travel to the United Kingdom with President Trump and am forced to watch the BBC in our hotel rooms, it ruins my day.’
The remote must have been hidden by the hotel management. Or maybe she couldn't figure out how to use it.
Ali Miraj is suddenly worried about BBC bias because Karoline Leavitt has called it fake news.
Silence from him about Question Time & Fiona Bruces pro Tory bias or having Farage on 38 times, silence from him about BBC Scotland's blatant anti SNP agenda. But now he's making it an issue 🤔 #LBC
Silence from him about Question Time & Fiona Bruces pro Tory bias or having Farage on 38 times, silence from him about BBC Scotland's blatant anti SNP agenda. But now he's making it an issue 🤔 #LBC
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ali Miraj is suddenly worried about BBC bias because Karoline Leavitt has called it fake news.
Silence from him about Question Time & Fiona Bruces pro Tory bias or having Farage on 38 times, silence from him about BBC Scotland's blatant anti SNP agenda. But now he's making it an issue 🤔 #LBC
Silence from him about Question Time & Fiona Bruces pro Tory bias or having Farage on 38 times, silence from him about BBC Scotland's blatant anti SNP agenda. But now he's making it an issue 🤔 #LBC
Is Tommy going to be marching to protect women & girls from this hideous bunch?
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Is Tommy going to be marching to protect women & girls from this hideous bunch?
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Uzbekistan’s estimated GDP is US$140 billion.
So trump is saying they will invest 25% of their GDP?
So trump is saying they will invest 25% of their GDP?
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Uzbekistan’s estimated GDP is US$140 billion.
So trump is saying they will invest 25% of their GDP?
So trump is saying they will invest 25% of their GDP?
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Can just imagine the meeting...
"How are we going to honour the fallen this year?
"Chuck some blankets on the roundahorses?"
"Perfect"
Cc @flagwankers.bsky.social
"How are we going to honour the fallen this year?
"Chuck some blankets on the roundahorses?"
"Perfect"
Cc @flagwankers.bsky.social
The roundabout horses have been dressed up again 🙃
@remembrancewatch.bsky.social
@remembrancewatch.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Can just imagine the meeting...
"How are we going to honour the fallen this year?
"Chuck some blankets on the roundahorses?"
"Perfect"
Cc @flagwankers.bsky.social
"How are we going to honour the fallen this year?
"Chuck some blankets on the roundahorses?"
"Perfect"
Cc @flagwankers.bsky.social
Finished watching #BlueLights last night after it had previously passed me by. What a wonderfully written & acted show. An incredibly tense drama that also has humour & heart. Highly recommend.
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Finished watching #BlueLights last night after it had previously passed me by. What a wonderfully written & acted show. An incredibly tense drama that also has humour & heart. Highly recommend.