Karen D
@kardray.bsky.social
Very tired Yorks/Strayan recluse living in South Devon. Pathological reader with enough books (I’m re-reading). Somewhat scattered in my interests with an overdeveloped sense of the ridiculous and an abiding interest in politics.
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The government just keeps doubling down on the strategy that’s taken it to genuinely historical unpopularity ever harder.
The horse will be flogged until it sprints.
The horse will be flogged until it sprints.
the video goes on and on about illegal immigration and yet the new proposal will target legal migration by confirmed refugees
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The government just keeps doubling down on the strategy that’s taken it to genuinely historical unpopularity ever harder.
The horse will be flogged until it sprints.
The horse will be flogged until it sprints.
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Public health seems to think people already know what measles does. They don't. Before vaccines people definitely know what measles did, and how many children and adults it killed either directly or through immune damage that left people open to subsequent infections. Explain it for crying out loud.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Public health seems to think people already know what measles does. They don't. Before vaccines people definitely know what measles did, and how many children and adults it killed either directly or through immune damage that left people open to subsequent infections. Explain it for crying out loud.
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Brazil didn’t stop at sentencing former president Bolsanaro to 27 years for an attempted coup; his entire inner circle—from the vice president and the military commander to the intelligence chief and even his son—are also facing decades in prison.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Brazil didn’t stop at sentencing former president Bolsanaro to 27 years for an attempted coup; his entire inner circle—from the vice president and the military commander to the intelligence chief and even his son—are also facing decades in prison.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
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A maximum wage, indexed at 5 times the minimum wage. So if CEOs want to earn more, they have to raise the minimum as well.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A maximum wage, indexed at 5 times the minimum wage. So if CEOs want to earn more, they have to raise the minimum as well.
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too much of the economy now is not built around solving a problem or meeting a need
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
too much of the economy now is not built around solving a problem or meeting a need
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@mattpolprof.bsky.social wrote about how the core emotional appeal of reactionary thought is it lets you feel like a conquering king and put-upon victim at the same time
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@mattpolprof.bsky.social wrote about how the core emotional appeal of reactionary thought is it lets you feel like a conquering king and put-upon victim at the same time
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
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Would you rather pay £174.50 to make Donald Trump richer still or to watch Strictly, Call the Midwife, & Traitors, & listen to BBC Radio 2? If you want the bullying narcissist to get the whole of next year’s BBC budget you have the UK’s right wing media mafia to thank.
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Would you rather pay £174.50 to make Donald Trump richer still or to watch Strictly, Call the Midwife, & Traitors, & listen to BBC Radio 2? If you want the bullying narcissist to get the whole of next year’s BBC budget you have the UK’s right wing media mafia to thank.
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(The Kindertransport actually was supposed to be a return ticket — the children had to have £50 of their own or from a sponsor, to fund their leaving once it was deemed safe to do so — but that’s absolutely not the popular memory of the scheme, which tells us a lot about humanitarian imagination…)
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
(The Kindertransport actually was supposed to be a return ticket — the children had to have £50 of their own or from a sponsor, to fund their leaving once it was deemed safe to do so — but that’s absolutely not the popular memory of the scheme, which tells us a lot about humanitarian imagination…)
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Have you seen this?
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Have you seen this?
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All the result of the Right Wing governments you constantly tell everyone to vote for.
They moan about the things they have voted for.
They moan about the things they have voted for.
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
All the result of the Right Wing governments you constantly tell everyone to vote for.
They moan about the things they have voted for.
They moan about the things they have voted for.
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OK. All done. Pedants? I'm not interested, this is MY Doctors.
If you are interested in an A2 print I've decided to knock the price down so that it's £60 plus postage (assuming I get enough interest to make it worth my while)
Let me know here or in DMs if you are interested. Probably print 10.
If you are interested in an A2 print I've decided to knock the price down so that it's £60 plus postage (assuming I get enough interest to make it worth my while)
Let me know here or in DMs if you are interested. Probably print 10.
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
OK. All done. Pedants? I'm not interested, this is MY Doctors.
If you are interested in an A2 print I've decided to knock the price down so that it's £60 plus postage (assuming I get enough interest to make it worth my while)
Let me know here or in DMs if you are interested. Probably print 10.
If you are interested in an A2 print I've decided to knock the price down so that it's £60 plus postage (assuming I get enough interest to make it worth my while)
Let me know here or in DMs if you are interested. Probably print 10.
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When your kids won’t stop fighting long enough to take a Christmas card photo
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
When your kids won’t stop fighting long enough to take a Christmas card photo
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Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
Landmark Ruling in Strasbourg as MPs Challenge UK Government over Failure to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit
'Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake' says Caroline Lucas as a cross-party coalition and The Citizens win an unprecedented hearing over electoral safety and national security
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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I've just finished listening to a massive 11-part series on the history of Gaza (it starts with the Philistines!) on @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social and I have to say it's extraordinary. Start here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
291. Ancient Gaza: The Philistines (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Empire · 17/09/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I've just finished listening to a massive 11-part series on the history of Gaza (it starts with the Philistines!) on @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social and I have to say it's extraordinary. Start here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
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Studies show psilocybin therapy can rapidly reduce anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients, but UK regulations make access nearly impossible.
Psychedelics might help terminal patients find peace
Studies show psilocybin therapy can rapidly reduce anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients, but UK regulations make access nearly impossible.
tcnv.link
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Studies show psilocybin therapy can rapidly reduce anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients, but UK regulations make access nearly impossible.
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nothing but respect to the urban assault smart car
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
nothing but respect to the urban assault smart car
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The right wing claims the BBC is against Donald Trump and ‘pro-trans’, but the people at the sharp end of its coverage disagree.
The BBC must stop its attack on trans people.
https://goodlawproject.org/poll-shows-70-of-trans-people-think-bbc-news-is-hostile
The BBC must stop its attack on trans people.
https://goodlawproject.org/poll-shows-70-of-trans-people-think-bbc-news-is-hostile
Poll shows 70% of trans people think BBC News is ‘hostile’
The right wing claims the corporation is ‘pro-trans’, but the people at the sharp end of its coverage disagree. The BBC must stop its attack on trans people.
goodlawproject.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The right wing claims the BBC is against Donald Trump and ‘pro-trans’, but the people at the sharp end of its coverage disagree.
The BBC must stop its attack on trans people.
https://goodlawproject.org/poll-shows-70-of-trans-people-think-bbc-news-is-hostile
The BBC must stop its attack on trans people.
https://goodlawproject.org/poll-shows-70-of-trans-people-think-bbc-news-is-hostile
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
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See my NS piece for why the apology was a tactically sensible move whether he sues or not.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump's excessive attack
www.newstatesman.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
See my NS piece for why the apology was a tactically sensible move whether he sues or not.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Antivaxxers in Parliament have been in positions of making key science related decisions and there needs to be a parliamentary investigation into this. bylinetimes.com/2021/10/01/i...
Inside the Radicalised Anti-Vaxxer Network ‘Influencing’ Government Vaccine Advisory Panel
As Covid lobbying groups combine to oppose child vaccination, Nafeez Ahmed and Karam Bales investigate how conspiracy theories and pseudoscience disfigure public debate
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Antivaxxers in Parliament have been in positions of making key science related decisions and there needs to be a parliamentary investigation into this. bylinetimes.com/2021/10/01/i...
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So you can see most children didn’t receive any vaccines until 2022 but children had long covid in 2020 & 2021. So vaccines are definitely not the cause of long covid. Its impossible. COVID causes long covid. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/se...
First findings from world’s largest study on long Covid in children
Up to one in seven (14%) children and young people who caught SARS-CoV-2 may have symptoms linked to the virus 15 weeks later, suggest preliminary findings from the world’s largest study on long Covid...
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
So you can see most children didn’t receive any vaccines until 2022 but children had long covid in 2020 & 2021. So vaccines are definitely not the cause of long covid. Its impossible. COVID causes long covid. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/se...
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.