Kathy Condon
@kathyyc.bsky.social
Retired eye doctor, Labour volunteer (they’d better do Labour things now), love books, early music, number puzzles, my family, hate Brexit.
#bbcnews had an interview with Ed Davey on 6 o’clock news tonight. What did Chris Mason ask him about? Yes you guessed it - Nigel Farage. Nothing about LibDem policies. Mason forced the discussion back to Farage over and over again. Disgraceful journalism.
September 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#bbcnews had an interview with Ed Davey on 6 o’clock news tonight. What did Chris Mason ask him about? Yes you guessed it - Nigel Farage. Nothing about LibDem policies. Mason forced the discussion back to Farage over and over again. Disgraceful journalism.
I’ve just realised the #BBC has axed “Between the covers”, a programme I love, my primary source of info about new books, often with readings by their authors, and wonderful old books I’ve somehow missed. This is terrible! Can anyone on #booksky kindly suggest how I can get this information now?
August 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#proofofcat
Sadly I don’t have a cat. Nancy is really my cousin’s cat, but she doesn’t look as if she minds being a surrogate does she? 😊
Sadly I don’t have a cat. Nancy is really my cousin’s cat, but she doesn’t look as if she minds being a surrogate does she? 😊
May 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#proofofcat
Sadly I don’t have a cat. Nancy is really my cousin’s cat, but she doesn’t look as if she minds being a surrogate does she? 😊
Sadly I don’t have a cat. Nancy is really my cousin’s cat, but she doesn’t look as if she minds being a surrogate does she? 😊
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🚨BREAKING: The new Reform Mayor for Lincolnshire has said she will MEET with a fracking company to discuss extracting gas from the county - claiming it will 'save money for taxpayers.'
92% of Reform's donations come from oil/gas interests.
Who else thinks Reform is just a mouthpiece for Big Oil?
92% of Reform's donations come from oil/gas interests.
Who else thinks Reform is just a mouthpiece for Big Oil?
May 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚨BREAKING: The new Reform Mayor for Lincolnshire has said she will MEET with a fracking company to discuss extracting gas from the county - claiming it will 'save money for taxpayers.'
92% of Reform's donations come from oil/gas interests.
Who else thinks Reform is just a mouthpiece for Big Oil?
92% of Reform's donations come from oil/gas interests.
Who else thinks Reform is just a mouthpiece for Big Oil?
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I've signed... 👍
A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305?ut...
A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305?ut...
Say No to a Trade Deal with Trump
The UK government wants to do a trade deal with US President Donald Trump. We know the US is pushing for a deal that puts big business ahead of protecting people and the environment, including: Lower
act.globaljustice.org.uk
April 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I've signed... 👍
A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305?ut...
A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305?ut...
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Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
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Wishing a very happy #InternationalWomensDay to my followers around the world. This year I'd like to share the story of Aileen Jones.
Aileen was the first woman crew member to receive an award for gallantry from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Aileen was the first woman crew member to receive an award for gallantry from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
March 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Wishing a very happy #InternationalWomensDay to my followers around the world. This year I'd like to share the story of Aileen Jones.
Aileen was the first woman crew member to receive an award for gallantry from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Aileen was the first woman crew member to receive an award for gallantry from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul responds to Trump's attempt to force an end to congestion pricing:
"I'm here to say, New York hasn't laboured under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not going to start now."
"I'm here to say, New York hasn't laboured under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not going to start now."
February 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New York Governor Kathy Hochul responds to Trump's attempt to force an end to congestion pricing:
"I'm here to say, New York hasn't laboured under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not going to start now."
"I'm here to say, New York hasn't laboured under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not going to start now."
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Free speech "is in retreat" in Britain, says JD Vance, who is part of a Government which is now targeting critical news organisations with politically-motivated investigations, while banning others from the White House for the crime of referring to the Gulf of Mexico by its actual name
February 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Free speech "is in retreat" in Britain, says JD Vance, who is part of a Government which is now targeting critical news organisations with politically-motivated investigations, while banning others from the White House for the crime of referring to the Gulf of Mexico by its actual name
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Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for me and my inner circle.
January 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for me and my inner circle.
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“I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, because of very cold weather.
-D Trump
So basically what he is trying to say is “I’m concerned about crowd size and don’t want to be embarrassed again…”
-D Trump
So basically what he is trying to say is “I’m concerned about crowd size and don’t want to be embarrassed again…”
January 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, because of very cold weather.
-D Trump
So basically what he is trying to say is “I’m concerned about crowd size and don’t want to be embarrassed again…”
-D Trump
So basically what he is trying to say is “I’m concerned about crowd size and don’t want to be embarrassed again…”
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Absolute garbage of a headline - what just happened is that a bill to protect vulnerable young people was voted through www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tory bid to force national grooming gangs inquiry voted down by MPs
MPs rejected a Tory amendment calling for a grooming gang's inquiry by 253 votes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Absolute garbage of a headline - what just happened is that a bill to protect vulnerable young people was voted through www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A list of the number of chromosomes of ten different organisms…
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
December 19, 2024 at 10:03 AM
A list of the number of chromosomes of ten different organisms…
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
Fruit fly = 8
Housefly = 12
Snail = 24
Frog = 26
American badger = 32
Red fox = 34
Cat = 38
Dolphin = 44
Human = 46
Pineapple = 50
* I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
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Today’s poem is considered to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus. It’s called ‘The Caveman’s Lament’.
December 8, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Today’s poem is considered to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus. It’s called ‘The Caveman’s Lament’.
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Today like every week day 1.3m people will consult in General Practice
1/30 will need emergency care at A&E
1/5 will need a referral to another NHS service for investigation or treatment in the future
GP practices have been dealing with 20% more patients than 2019
5.6% of the budget
#GeneralPractice
1/30 will need emergency care at A&E
1/5 will need a referral to another NHS service for investigation or treatment in the future
GP practices have been dealing with 20% more patients than 2019
5.6% of the budget
#GeneralPractice
November 26, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Today like every week day 1.3m people will consult in General Practice
1/30 will need emergency care at A&E
1/5 will need a referral to another NHS service for investigation or treatment in the future
GP practices have been dealing with 20% more patients than 2019
5.6% of the budget
#GeneralPractice
1/30 will need emergency care at A&E
1/5 will need a referral to another NHS service for investigation or treatment in the future
GP practices have been dealing with 20% more patients than 2019
5.6% of the budget
#GeneralPractice
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I would have preferred to give up my UK passport rather than my European one.
I cannot fully describe my hatred of Brexit.
I cannot fully describe my hatred of Brexit.
November 15, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I would have preferred to give up my UK passport rather than my European one.
I cannot fully describe my hatred of Brexit.
I cannot fully describe my hatred of Brexit.
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"My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."
November 16, 2024 at 1:23 AM
"My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (so if any Americans are looking for somewhere to go):
November 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (so if any Americans are looking for somewhere to go):
20 movies that have greatly influenced you, one a day for 20 days, no explanations, no reviews, just posters.
Day 14
I didn’t understand this film until I’d looked online and realised there was a whole part of the plot that I had missed 🙄
#filmsky
Day 14
I didn’t understand this film until I’d looked online and realised there was a whole part of the plot that I had missed 🙄
#filmsky
October 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
20 movies that have greatly influenced you, one a day for 20 days, no explanations, no reviews, just posters.
Day 14
I didn’t understand this film until I’d looked online and realised there was a whole part of the plot that I had missed 🙄
#filmsky
Day 14
I didn’t understand this film until I’d looked online and realised there was a whole part of the plot that I had missed 🙄
#filmsky
#filmsky challenge
20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day, no explanations, no context, just the poster.
13/20 This is the 1974 film
20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day, no explanations, no context, just the poster.
13/20 This is the 1974 film
October 19, 2024 at 10:06 PM
#filmsky challenge
20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day, no explanations, no context, just the poster.
13/20 This is the 1974 film
20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day, no explanations, no context, just the poster.
13/20 This is the 1974 film
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I feel the loss of my European rights and passport as keenly now as I did the day after the referendum.
I will never forget or forgive.
I will never stop fighting to have them reinstated.
I will never forget or forgive.
I will never stop fighting to have them reinstated.
a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
ALT: a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
media.tenor.com
October 19, 2024 at 6:49 AM
I feel the loss of my European rights and passport as keenly now as I did the day after the referendum.
I will never forget or forgive.
I will never stop fighting to have them reinstated.
I will never forget or forgive.
I will never stop fighting to have them reinstated.
#filmsky
The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, no reviews.
Day 12/20 for me
This is the 1938 film The adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn
The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, no reviews.
Day 12/20 for me
This is the 1938 film The adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn
October 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
#filmsky
The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, no reviews.
Day 12/20 for me
This is the 1938 film The adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn
The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, no reviews.
Day 12/20 for me
This is the 1938 film The adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn
The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters… ACTION! 10/20
#filmsky
#filmsky
October 13, 2024 at 4:58 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just posters… ACTION! 10/20
#filmsky
#filmsky