Paula Williams
@prettybutterfly6.bsky.social
Bookkeeper, book fan
Handle is a nod to Terry Pratchett not a description of this site's logo!
Glad to be away from twitter
Looking forward to more cat and dog photos in my daily news 🐾
Handle is a nod to Terry Pratchett not a description of this site's logo!
Glad to be away from twitter
Looking forward to more cat and dog photos in my daily news 🐾
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Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Again, via the White House reporting pool.
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Again, via the White House reporting pool.
Whamageddon - finally caught out on day 7 - a record for me! 🌲🎅
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Whamageddon - finally caught out on day 7 - a record for me! 🌲🎅
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Some are querying whether Andrew can renounce a dukedom without an Act of Parliament.
But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.
Good night.
But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.
Good night.
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some are querying whether Andrew can renounce a dukedom without an Act of Parliament.
But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.
Good night.
But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.
Good night.
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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LBC currently discussing whether it's OK to suggest that some Reform voters are bigots and racists.
Coming up at 8pm: "Is the pope an adherent to Roman Catholic beliefs, is Luxembourg a micronation and do bears shit in the woods?"
Coming up at 8pm: "Is the pope an adherent to Roman Catholic beliefs, is Luxembourg a micronation and do bears shit in the woods?"
September 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
LBC currently discussing whether it's OK to suggest that some Reform voters are bigots and racists.
Coming up at 8pm: "Is the pope an adherent to Roman Catholic beliefs, is Luxembourg a micronation and do bears shit in the woods?"
Coming up at 8pm: "Is the pope an adherent to Roman Catholic beliefs, is Luxembourg a micronation and do bears shit in the woods?"
He's accused of being an "infiltrator" rather than local, shouted at being called a "paedo" as he tries to walk away, and they try to surround and abuse him. He ends up having to run in the other direction to the police to get some protection! 😳
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
He's accused of being an "infiltrator" rather than local, shouted at being called a "paedo" as he tries to walk away, and they try to surround and abuse him. He ends up having to run in the other direction to the police to get some protection! 😳
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Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
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Lately, Reform UK have claimed that their hostility to migrants stems from an overwhelming desire to keep women safe.
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
August 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lately, Reform UK have claimed that their hostility to migrants stems from an overwhelming desire to keep women safe.
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
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2025: Brexiters complaining about UK travellers to the EU being subjected to checks
2016: That time Nigel Farage said he didn't want us to have EU passports, but UK passports, making a third country outside of the EU, and subject to the EU's rules for third countries
2016: That time Nigel Farage said he didn't want us to have EU passports, but UK passports, making a third country outside of the EU, and subject to the EU's rules for third countries
August 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
2025: Brexiters complaining about UK travellers to the EU being subjected to checks
2016: That time Nigel Farage said he didn't want us to have EU passports, but UK passports, making a third country outside of the EU, and subject to the EU's rules for third countries
2016: That time Nigel Farage said he didn't want us to have EU passports, but UK passports, making a third country outside of the EU, and subject to the EU's rules for third countries
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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Warwickshire County Council now has an 18-year-old Reform Councillor in charge.
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire County Council leader resigns, leaving 18-year-old in charge
Rob Howard leaves his position as leader of Warwickshire County Council, citing health concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Warwickshire County Council now has an 18-year-old Reform Councillor in charge.
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
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The bird dance for the ages
June 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The bird dance for the ages
I am also one of the ancients and I can picture maps easily in my head. We have an atlas in the car for the places we don't know and in case the phone signal goes off or roadworks divert you. Also helps to spot interesting places to stop just off your main route. I'm sounding even older now...
I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time
June 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I am also one of the ancients and I can picture maps easily in my head. We have an atlas in the car for the places we don't know and in case the phone signal goes off or roadworks divert you. Also helps to spot interesting places to stop just off your main route. I'm sounding even older now...
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Eveyone & their brother is using ChatGPT to avoid doing the reading/homework & we’re all going to suffer bc of it.
May 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Eveyone & their brother is using ChatGPT to avoid doing the reading/homework & we’re all going to suffer bc of it.
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This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
April 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
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Given that just 4.25% of the world's population lives in the United States of America this might be the moment for the 95.75% of the rest of us to leave them to it.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Given that just 4.25% of the world's population lives in the United States of America this might be the moment for the 95.75% of the rest of us to leave them to it.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.
Many overseas markets that the UK could be focusing on for example - you know like the fucking enormous one on our doorstep.