Abby aka MsReadsalot Democracy must survive and thrive!
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Scot. 🏴 Books music and art make life bearable.
40yrs of Severe CFSME & Fibro. Yes, really. 😤🫥
Stuck in 🛌 24/7 - so I tend to get 18hrs sleep but.. still sleepy. 🤦♀️
Got to laugh & be positive to survive. 🤗
#SlavaUkraini #IStandWithUkraine
40yrs of Severe CFSME & Fibro. Yes, really. 😤🫥
Stuck in 🛌 24/7 - so I tend to get 18hrs sleep but.. still sleepy. 🤦♀️
Got to laugh & be positive to survive. 🤗
#SlavaUkraini #IStandWithUkraine
Pinned
Oh my, my. When Trump doesn’t get what he wants a tantrum ensues. This time his tantrum was shown in front of the world press.
Big mistake. Optical mistake.
Tactical mistake.
Europe will take it from here, and we will defeat Putin.
Slava Ukraini!
Big mistake. Optical mistake.
Tactical mistake.
Europe will take it from here, and we will defeat Putin.
Slava Ukraini!
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Can't help thinking a "unite the nation" campaign would have more success if they cleared up litter or did odd jobs for the elderly than drunkenly marching and shouting hoping for a fight with literally anyone.
September 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Can't help thinking a "unite the nation" campaign would have more success if they cleared up litter or did odd jobs for the elderly than drunkenly marching and shouting hoping for a fight with literally anyone.
Indeed.
I was attacked on Facebook for calling today’s racist march in London a far-right rally. Apparently, these people are concerned and I am insulting England. Mate, if you march behind Steve Bannon and “Tommy Robinson” shouting “Throw them out!”, you’re not about freedom of speech or your flag.
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Indeed.
Context matters, always. Peaceful protests by those who want to rejoin Europe are barely mentioned by legacy media. Today, there’s so much coverage as ext right wing scaremongers rally low information citizens to protest in hatred of ‘others’. The Sun & Daily Mail have stoked this othering for yrs
When 100k far-right supporters march through London it's all over the news. When 1.5m marched, also in London, for a new #PeoplesVote we had to bring our own TV screens. #Brexit
September 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Context matters, always. Peaceful protests by those who want to rejoin Europe are barely mentioned by legacy media. Today, there’s so much coverage as ext right wing scaremongers rally low information citizens to protest in hatred of ‘others’. The Sun & Daily Mail have stoked this othering for yrs
I knew he’d come here at some point. There are so many disillusioned people in England; after 14 yrs of Conservative right wing PM’s they no longer know which way is up.
So, now they vote against their own best interests while elites like Musk and Farage stir the pot, taking advantage.
So, now they vote against their own best interests while elites like Musk and Farage stir the pot, taking advantage.
This is Musk addressing the rally in London via video link. "Violence is coming to you. You either fight back or die".
Enough. That's incitement. He's calling for the government to be overthrown. Stopping posting in X? It needs to be banned in the UK. He's a threat to our national security.
Enough. That's incitement. He's calling for the government to be overthrown. Stopping posting in X? It needs to be banned in the UK. He's a threat to our national security.
September 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I knew he’d come here at some point. There are so many disillusioned people in England; after 14 yrs of Conservative right wing PM’s they no longer know which way is up.
So, now they vote against their own best interests while elites like Musk and Farage stir the pot, taking advantage.
So, now they vote against their own best interests while elites like Musk and Farage stir the pot, taking advantage.
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Experts condemn Trump's attack on a civilian boat in the Caribbean as premeditated murder. If convicted in an international court, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, and Pete Hegseth could find themselves charged.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
September 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Experts condemn Trump's attack on a civilian boat in the Caribbean as premeditated murder. If convicted in an international court, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, and Pete Hegseth could find themselves charged.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
All is not lost, not even close. We protest in the streets peacefully and those in power, intent on domination, lose.
plenty of things going against the right globally: Bolsonaro's conviction in Brazil, the defeat of the right wing in Norway's election, the student strikes and Saba Saba protests in Kenya (brutal as the repression there was), the EU's von der Leyen pursuing sanctions and trade suspension for Israel
September 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
All is not lost, not even close. We protest in the streets peacefully and those in power, intent on domination, lose.
This European feels the same way. There are amazing places to visit and my US friends are family to me but I don’t want to return. Too much has happened globally because of Trump, his cabal and MAGA. Now, learning about Groypers has me wanting to vomit.
Northern Neighbour here & I have to say the USA gets stranger by the day. I wasn't really familiar with the term Groypers, imagine my surprise at learning that Nick Fuentes plays a LARGE role in that CULT
I didn't plan on visiting USA again as long as Trump's at the Helm now NOT sure I EVER will
I didn't plan on visiting USA again as long as Trump's at the Helm now NOT sure I EVER will
September 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This European feels the same way. There are amazing places to visit and my US friends are family to me but I don’t want to return. Too much has happened globally because of Trump, his cabal and MAGA. Now, learning about Groypers has me wanting to vomit.
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Lives of the super rich
Tankers used to transport water to fill private lakes. Normal people face shortages due to droughts.
The same class opposes wealth taxes and higher wages for workers.
They have friends in high places.
Tankers used to transport water to fill private lakes. Normal people face shortages due to droughts.
The same class opposes wealth taxes and higher wages for workers.
They have friends in high places.
Southern Water bans tankers doing runs to US billionaire's lake
Tankers taking water for US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman have been told to stop by Southern Water.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Lives of the super rich
Tankers used to transport water to fill private lakes. Normal people face shortages due to droughts.
The same class opposes wealth taxes and higher wages for workers.
They have friends in high places.
Tankers used to transport water to fill private lakes. Normal people face shortages due to droughts.
The same class opposes wealth taxes and higher wages for workers.
They have friends in high places.
An insightful, thought provoking thread for people like me who’ve never read or even heard of Groypers until the term was trending on BlueSky today.
I need to reread this thread, again. If true, the extreme far right is even more bonkers and invested in attaining their goals than I ever knew.
I need to reread this thread, again. If true, the extreme far right is even more bonkers and invested in attaining their goals than I ever knew.
last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)
anyways, great news! (1/X)
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
An insightful, thought provoking thread for people like me who’ve never read or even heard of Groypers until the term was trending on BlueSky today.
I need to reread this thread, again. If true, the extreme far right is even more bonkers and invested in attaining their goals than I ever knew.
I need to reread this thread, again. If true, the extreme far right is even more bonkers and invested in attaining their goals than I ever knew.
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Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms.
Chemicals going into food chain, water, waterways with deadly outcomes.
Corporations boost profits.
Regulators failing to protect health and the environment.
Chemicals going into food chain, water, waterways with deadly outcomes.
Corporations boost profits.
Regulators failing to protect health and the environment.
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms.
Chemicals going into food chain, water, waterways with deadly outcomes.
Corporations boost profits.
Regulators failing to protect health and the environment.
Chemicals going into food chain, water, waterways with deadly outcomes.
Corporations boost profits.
Regulators failing to protect health and the environment.
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In memory of loved ones lost September 11, 2001, with profound gratitude to all who helped. #neverforget
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In memory of loved ones lost September 11, 2001, with profound gratitude to all who helped. #neverforget
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#NeverForget
From Animal Planet
A touching tribute on this day of remembrance of 9/11
This amazing story of Roselle, a guide dog for the blind and her heroism !
Take a moment to read and share 🙏
From Animal Planet
A touching tribute on this day of remembrance of 9/11
This amazing story of Roselle, a guide dog for the blind and her heroism !
Take a moment to read and share 🙏
September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#NeverForget
From Animal Planet
A touching tribute on this day of remembrance of 9/11
This amazing story of Roselle, a guide dog for the blind and her heroism !
Take a moment to read and share 🙏
From Animal Planet
A touching tribute on this day of remembrance of 9/11
This amazing story of Roselle, a guide dog for the blind and her heroism !
Take a moment to read and share 🙏
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Today, we remember the thousands of lives lost and the heroic first responders in the largest terror attack on U.S. soil.
I will continue to fight to make sure we take care of our first responders and families who lost loved ones.
Now and forever we must #NeverForget.
I will continue to fight to make sure we take care of our first responders and families who lost loved ones.
Now and forever we must #NeverForget.
September 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today, we remember the thousands of lives lost and the heroic first responders in the largest terror attack on U.S. soil.
I will continue to fight to make sure we take care of our first responders and families who lost loved ones.
Now and forever we must #NeverForget.
I will continue to fight to make sure we take care of our first responders and families who lost loved ones.
Now and forever we must #NeverForget.
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Exceptional from Zack Polanski on a 1% wealth tax and aligning CGT on earned income #C4News
The Greens are proposing what Labour should have rolled out when they came into power in 2024
I'm pro wealth, pro entrepreneurialism, pro innovation, but I'm also pro wealth taxes on those with £10m+
The Greens are proposing what Labour should have rolled out when they came into power in 2024
I'm pro wealth, pro entrepreneurialism, pro innovation, but I'm also pro wealth taxes on those with £10m+
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Exceptional from Zack Polanski on a 1% wealth tax and aligning CGT on earned income #C4News
The Greens are proposing what Labour should have rolled out when they came into power in 2024
I'm pro wealth, pro entrepreneurialism, pro innovation, but I'm also pro wealth taxes on those with £10m+
The Greens are proposing what Labour should have rolled out when they came into power in 2024
I'm pro wealth, pro entrepreneurialism, pro innovation, but I'm also pro wealth taxes on those with £10m+
THIS idea seems to have disappeared..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZI...
Bill Nighy video backing Robin Hood tax on banks
YouTube video by On Demand News
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Then, this happens…
In Brazil, right-wing supporters are calling on Trump to step in to save Bolsonaro. Here's more on who is bridging the gap between MAGA and Brazil.
Brazil's key MAGA ally linked to massive fraud scheme involving jailed Chinese billionaire
Paulo Figueiredo is building a bridge between the Brazilian far right and Trump. Court records reveal his alleged connection to a high-profile bankruptcy case.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Then, this happens…
This brings some relief; sometimes the powerful do have to face justice.
NEW: A simple majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices voted to convict former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro of leading a coup attempt following his electoral defeat in 2022.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro convicted of coup attempt
A Supreme Court majority voted to convict the ex-leader for a plot to stay in power.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This brings some relief; sometimes the powerful do have to face justice.
Shame on all who voted for this bill.
NEW: The House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill that would impose extreme criminal penalties on immigrants.
This legislation will massively increase the federal prison population and divert resources away from youth services and prevention programs that improve community safety.
This legislation will massively increase the federal prison population and divert resources away from youth services and prevention programs that improve community safety.
September 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Shame on all who voted for this bill.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...
How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein
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September 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...
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September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
Last night, Polish forces shot down 19 Russian drones that invaded Poland’s airspace during a massive Russian air attack on Ukraine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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What a week huh!
The latest Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:
Russia likes symbolic twists so it may or may not have been intentional that the drone attack on Poland took place just before Ursula von der Leyen was going to give her ”State of the European Union” speech.
The latest Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:
Russia likes symbolic twists so it may or may not have been intentional that the drone attack on Poland took place just before Ursula von der Leyen was going to give her ”State of the European Union” speech.
War Is In the Eye Of the Beholder
The State of the European Union speech took place while the Russian drone incursion into Poland was still unfolding. And that's pretty much the state of the EU, Minna Ålander writes.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
What a week huh!
The latest Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:
Russia likes symbolic twists so it may or may not have been intentional that the drone attack on Poland took place just before Ursula von der Leyen was going to give her ”State of the European Union” speech.
The latest Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:
Russia likes symbolic twists so it may or may not have been intentional that the drone attack on Poland took place just before Ursula von der Leyen was going to give her ”State of the European Union” speech.
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Latest in @theatlantic.com . The Russian deliberate attack on Poland (and thats what it was) should have been easy for NATO to handle. However the alliance failed--and the reasons why show just how dysfunctional it has become.
The incursion of “Russian drones into Poland overnight were a test of NATO’s capabilities”—and NATO flunked, Phillips Payson O’Brien writes.
Russia Tested NATO in Poland. NATO Flunked.
A drone incursion shows the limits of an alliance without America at its head.
bit.ly
September 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Latest in @theatlantic.com . The Russian deliberate attack on Poland (and thats what it was) should have been easy for NATO to handle. However the alliance failed--and the reasons why show just how dysfunctional it has become.
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The Golden Age
September 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Golden Age
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Susan and I are thinking of the entire Evergreen High School community in the wake of yesterday's tragic shooting. Our children deserve to grow up in a country free from the trauma and terror of senseless gun violence. (1/2)
September 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Susan and I are thinking of the entire Evergreen High School community in the wake of yesterday's tragic shooting. Our children deserve to grow up in a country free from the trauma and terror of senseless gun violence. (1/2)
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I’m choosing to remember Charlie Kirk’s contribution to American civic life in his own words.
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I’m choosing to remember Charlie Kirk’s contribution to American civic life in his own words.