Karen
@karendotscott.bsky.social
Bubble bath enthusiast; dog lover; tea drinker.
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pure elite capture - the uk just folded to a hardline anti-trans campaign pushed by a tiny number of people
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
pure elite capture - the uk just folded to a hardline anti-trans campaign pushed by a tiny number of people
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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Just a heads up to any fellow parents, the formula recall has expanded to Aptamil and Cow and Gate now, as well as Nestle and Danone, please do check if you use formula at all on case you need to stop:
Full list of Aptamil and Cow & Gate baby formulas recalled over toxin poisoning fears
The Food Standards Agency confirmed this week that dozens of children suffered symptoms of toxin poisoning
www.independent.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Just a heads up to any fellow parents, the formula recall has expanded to Aptamil and Cow and Gate now, as well as Nestle and Danone, please do check if you use formula at all on case you need to stop:
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Nothing to see here just the British Home Office calling people who are totally legally seeking asylum (as is their right, enshrined in international law) "illegal immigrants"
Christ 🙄
Christ 🙄
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Nothing to see here just the British Home Office calling people who are totally legally seeking asylum (as is their right, enshrined in international law) "illegal immigrants"
Christ 🙄
Christ 🙄
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Hey, several batches of baby formula from a couple different brands in the uk and Europe have been recalled for contamination causing illness: if you formula feed, check your supply. Info here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
At least 36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula
It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Hey, several batches of baby formula from a couple different brands in the uk and Europe have been recalled for contamination causing illness: if you formula feed, check your supply. Info here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If you’ve not seen it, v good piece by top colleague @matthewweaver.bsky.social on the suburban Ulez camera bomber, the online radicalisation of older people and the sheer toxicity of “war on the motorist” and anti-Sadiq Khan discourse.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ulez bomber: the retired electrician who turned bomb-making extremist
Shy 63-year-old’s decision to blow up London traffic camera linked to online conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
If you’ve not seen it, v good piece by top colleague @matthewweaver.bsky.social on the suburban Ulez camera bomber, the online radicalisation of older people and the sheer toxicity of “war on the motorist” and anti-Sadiq Khan discourse.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Essential reading!
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Race | The Guardian share.google/PGQMBvhpkg00...
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Race | The Guardian share.google/PGQMBvhpkg00...
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Oliver Bullough
The long read: Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services – and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11
share.google
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Essential reading!
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Race | The Guardian share.google/PGQMBvhpkg00...
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Race | The Guardian share.google/PGQMBvhpkg00...
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I wrote in detail about Reform’s plans for a fascist takeover of the UK using “uncontrolled illegal immigration” as their way in.
Around 3,500 words. Reading time 15-20 minutes (I think).
I’m gonna read it out for Shado’s podcast “Shado in focus” soon as well
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
Around 3,500 words. Reading time 15-20 minutes (I think).
I’m gonna read it out for Shado’s podcast “Shado in focus” soon as well
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
Inside Reform’s plans for a fascist takeover
In today's article shado editor Elia Ayoub discusses Reform’s “Operation Restore Justice”, the risks of a British ICE and how we can resist.
shado-mag.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I wrote in detail about Reform’s plans for a fascist takeover of the UK using “uncontrolled illegal immigration” as their way in.
Around 3,500 words. Reading time 15-20 minutes (I think).
I’m gonna read it out for Shado’s podcast “Shado in focus” soon as well
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
Around 3,500 words. Reading time 15-20 minutes (I think).
I’m gonna read it out for Shado’s podcast “Shado in focus” soon as well
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
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Here is the frontispiece of the report, which was executed by the Joint Intelligence Committee using their methodology, and is backed by DEFRA research. The report was presented at COBRA, because it is a national security report.
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Here is the frontispiece of the report, which was executed by the Joint Intelligence Committee using their methodology, and is backed by DEFRA research. The report was presented at COBRA, because it is a national security report.
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This illegal invasion of another country while its citizens sleep is a cynical act of American imperialism.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
Venezuela latest: Trump says US has 'captured' President Maduro in strikes on country - latest
The US President says Maduro has been
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This illegal invasion of another country while its citizens sleep is a cynical act of American imperialism.
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
The fact that Venezuela has some of the world’s largest oil reserves makes this feel very familiar.
Greens stand against this contempt of international law.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
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It's really not that hard to understand.
Starmer lied about everything he stood for to get elected leader.
He has since gone to great pains to attack and undermine the left in his party and outside.
In power, his government are going after trans rights & healthcare, immigrants, disabled people.
Starmer lied about everything he stood for to get elected leader.
He has since gone to great pains to attack and undermine the left in his party and outside.
In power, his government are going after trans rights & healthcare, immigrants, disabled people.
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It's really not that hard to understand.
Starmer lied about everything he stood for to get elected leader.
He has since gone to great pains to attack and undermine the left in his party and outside.
In power, his government are going after trans rights & healthcare, immigrants, disabled people.
Starmer lied about everything he stood for to get elected leader.
He has since gone to great pains to attack and undermine the left in his party and outside.
In power, his government are going after trans rights & healthcare, immigrants, disabled people.
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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The British Medical Association appears to be fed up with Streeting and his TERFy nonsense:
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings
Our policy position is centred around the need to advocate for equitable access to healthcare, create safe and inclusive workplaces for trans and non-binary people working in healthcare settings, and ...
www.bma.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The British Medical Association appears to be fed up with Streeting and his TERFy nonsense:
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
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we all still think you're a soulless bought cunt who would sell your nan's ventilator for pennies to whatever obviously evil grifter happened to be strolling past
I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence | Wes Streeting
I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence | Wes Streeting
The surge in mental ill health is hugely distressing. That’s why I’ve commissioned a review to find out what’s driving it, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
we all still think you're a soulless bought cunt who would sell your nan's ventilator for pennies to whatever obviously evil grifter happened to be strolling past
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Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
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Historically speaking, the problem of the overwhelming power of royalty and aristocracy has been resolved by the wealthy agreeing to reduced influence. The alternative to that has traditionally been them accepting reduced stature, in the sense they are personally made about seven inches shorter.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Historically speaking, the problem of the overwhelming power of royalty and aristocracy has been resolved by the wealthy agreeing to reduced influence. The alternative to that has traditionally been them accepting reduced stature, in the sense they are personally made about seven inches shorter.
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If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
Like, I'm sorry the fascists are giving you difficult choices. But that's what fascists fucking do. The only legit answer is "fuck you make me". The only answer that shows you have actual fucking principles not preferences is "fuck you make me". And that sucks. But here we are.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
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Read in full at - www.theferret.scot/far-right-ag...
Far-right agitators stand accused of stirring up trouble at asylum hotel protests. But anti-racists are standing firm.
Following a sharp rise in far right activity, we’ve spent the last three months attending protests, speaking to activists under threat, and tracking anti-asylum seeker demonstrations across Scotland.
www.theferret.scot
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Read in full at - www.theferret.scot/far-right-ag...
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I personally set up a recurring donation to LGBTYS in an earlier round of nastiness in Scotland, and if you value the "controversial" work of supporting queer young people in a society where MSPs don't want them to be, you can donate here: www.justgiving.com/charity/lgbt...
LGBT Youth Scotland
www.justgiving.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I personally set up a recurring donation to LGBTYS in an earlier round of nastiness in Scotland, and if you value the "controversial" work of supporting queer young people in a society where MSPs don't want them to be, you can donate here: www.justgiving.com/charity/lgbt...
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This is what I called hegemonic defeatism, looking at the French case
We're about to see a lot of people who pretended to be against the far right when it was easy give up before taking any real stand
academic.oup.com/pa/article/7...
We're about to see a lot of people who pretended to be against the far right when it was easy give up before taking any real stand
academic.oup.com/pa/article/7...
November 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is what I called hegemonic defeatism, looking at the French case
We're about to see a lot of people who pretended to be against the far right when it was easy give up before taking any real stand
academic.oup.com/pa/article/7...
We're about to see a lot of people who pretended to be against the far right when it was easy give up before taking any real stand
academic.oup.com/pa/article/7...