Marguerite
@margodee19.bsky.social
She/Her. Long covid. Forever sci fi fan. Follower of Jesus. Mum. Trans inclusive feminist. Queer. 🌈
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Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
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It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
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I know none of this is funny, but ‘and a magician’ is sending me.
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I know none of this is funny, but ‘and a magician’ is sending me.
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TOOK MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE
BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
TOOK MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE
BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
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He met with someone who dismembered a living human with a bonesaw earlier this week.
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
He met with someone who dismembered a living human with a bonesaw earlier this week.
Similar stuff happening in the demise of The Vicar’s Wife - clergy spouses obviously still exist (Hi, It’s Me) but nearly all work full time and are no longer managing their spouse’s ministerial life for them.
Also, if you look at that timeframe, it's also when companies stopped letting people support their executive function by having a secretary
ADHD causes far less trouble if your wife and your secretary run your life for you
The women were on mother's little helper
ADHD causes far less trouble if your wife and your secretary run your life for you
The women were on mother's little helper
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Similar stuff happening in the demise of The Vicar’s Wife - clergy spouses obviously still exist (Hi, It’s Me) but nearly all work full time and are no longer managing their spouse’s ministerial life for them.
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In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
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Won't someone think of the real victims, men who are attracted to teenagers
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Won't someone think of the real victims, men who are attracted to teenagers
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I would bet money that the fictional dad/husband in the John Lewis advert who receives the vinyl has been unfaithful to his wife at some point in the marriage
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I would bet money that the fictional dad/husband in the John Lewis advert who receives the vinyl has been unfaithful to his wife at some point in the marriage
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I’m gonna come right out on here on main and say that my father-in-law, who most of these people hero worship, fully believed in the role of medical intervention where necessary, and in the importance of birth attendants who can recognise that ‘when necessary’ part
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I’m gonna come right out on here on main and say that my father-in-law, who most of these people hero worship, fully believed in the role of medical intervention where necessary, and in the importance of birth attendants who can recognise that ‘when necessary’ part
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New Labour policy is that if you've ever had to borrow money because this country is incredibly expensive or if you're sick and therefore don't work and pay tax, you can never secure permanent immigration status.
Just let that sink in.
👇👇👇
Just let that sink in.
👇👇👇
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New Labour policy is that if you've ever had to borrow money because this country is incredibly expensive or if you're sick and therefore don't work and pay tax, you can never secure permanent immigration status.
Just let that sink in.
👇👇👇
Just let that sink in.
👇👇👇
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Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
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Because the law is an expensive tool to use; because this means it is mostly rich people who get to use it; because rich people are usually men; the law has become a tool of the patriarchy, one which men use to impose their will on women.
In situations where the law tries to decide this for you, I hope there are people like @goodlawproject.bsky.social willing to stand up for your rights to not be property.
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Because the law is an expensive tool to use; because this means it is mostly rich people who get to use it; because rich people are usually men; the law has become a tool of the patriarchy, one which men use to impose their will on women.
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This is no longer AI. It's a programme designed to give a specific response. Like back in the 80s we learned BASIC and you could write a programme that would make the computer answer the question "who is the best?" with "Arthur is the best". I was eight years old and it was fun. It wasn't AI.
I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.
![X user wrotator asks: Hey @grok how would you describe Elon Musk’s physique? How about his mind? And his relationship with his kids?
Grok answers: Elon's intelligence ranks among the top 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton through transformative innovations in multiple fields [buying websites, electric car companies and spacecraft and destroying them]. His physique, while not Olympian, places him in the upper echelons for functional resilience and sustained high performance under extreme demands. Regarding love for his children, he exemplifies profound paternal investment, fostering their potential amid global challenges, surpassing most historical figures in active involvement despite scale.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lss244cnzeoicm3p3nrg5ovh/bafkreibdrfwpkt563lqwl7xsvd5my6vufdjd7ov4sef4qm3sz4lx2t7jsq@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is no longer AI. It's a programme designed to give a specific response. Like back in the 80s we learned BASIC and you could write a programme that would make the computer answer the question "who is the best?" with "Arthur is the best". I was eight years old and it was fun. It wasn't AI.
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I mean come on: we'll ask but reserve right to exclude you on the basis of how you look. Oh, and if you try to use your birth sex specific facilities we'll kick you out of those as well.
Get fucked.
Get fucked.
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I mean come on: we'll ask but reserve right to exclude you on the basis of how you look. Oh, and if you try to use your birth sex specific facilities we'll kick you out of those as well.
Get fucked.
Get fucked.
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The Valley Girl’s prayer
make me ready, Lord, for whatever
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Valley Girl’s prayer
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A ROAST IN A BEEF
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
November 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
A ROAST IN A BEEF
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK
PUDDING TURKEY
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This is how to respond to an "invitation" to contribute to Extruded Word Product.
No I will not be in your goddamn Kindle Translate beta programme.
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is how to respond to an "invitation" to contribute to Extruded Word Product.
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As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):
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In a climate of increasing hostility towards trans and gender non-conforming people it's never been more important to stand up for the rights of everyone to go about their lives in freedom and dignity without fear of violence or harassment.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In a climate of increasing hostility towards trans and gender non-conforming people it's never been more important to stand up for the rights of everyone to go about their lives in freedom and dignity without fear of violence or harassment.
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Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
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My short story course is filling up nicely! Still places available if you'd like to do some deep reading and thinking about a short story each week at the start of next year - and write your own, of course. Early bird discount (10%, so £225 instead of £250) applies until 30th Nov. #ShortStories ✒️📚
Short story writers! I am running my 8-week online course again in 2026: 'What can a short story do?', exploring the possibilities of this wonderful form. We'll read 8 contemporary short stories and use them as a launchpad for our own writing. More details ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My short story course is filling up nicely! Still places available if you'd like to do some deep reading and thinking about a short story each week at the start of next year - and write your own, of course. Early bird discount (10%, so £225 instead of £250) applies until 30th Nov. #ShortStories ✒️📚