Rachael Kissane
@rachk.bsky.social
An advocate of social justice for all. Living with ME/CFS/ Long COVID. A lover of science, nature, music, the arts, life, the universe & everything. From Ireland, living up north of England. She/her.
Happy Friday #MusickSky
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
Electricity (Remastered 2019)
YouTube video by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy Friday #MusickSky
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
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"A new gambling levy and higher taxes on expensive properties are expected to be included."
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"A new gambling levy and higher taxes on expensive properties are expected to be included."
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
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Brilliant red aurora approaching from the southern horizon tonight south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Real-time video. The colors were intense and easily visible with the naked eye.
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Brilliant red aurora approaching from the southern horizon tonight south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Real-time video. The colors were intense and easily visible with the naked eye.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
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Your regular reminder that by throwing away nature, we throw away *everything*.
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Your regular reminder that by throwing away nature, we throw away *everything*.
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This clip from 2018 perfectly captures just how passionate @davetuller1.bsky.social is and how shocked he was by the way the PACE trial was defended.
His crowd funding has just 1 day to go and he’s ~$10k from his target. I’ve just donated again so he can carry on doing his important work
His crowd funding has just 1 day to go and he’s ~$10k from his target. I’ve just donated again so he can carry on doing his important work
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This clip from 2018 perfectly captures just how passionate @davetuller1.bsky.social is and how shocked he was by the way the PACE trial was defended.
His crowd funding has just 1 day to go and he’s ~$10k from his target. I’ve just donated again so he can carry on doing his important work
His crowd funding has just 1 day to go and he’s ~$10k from his target. I’ve just donated again so he can carry on doing his important work
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Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Soaring in to share some of the funniest wildlife images of the year. 📸
These are just some of the 40 finalists part of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards with Nikon Europe!
Winners will be announced on the 9th December. 🏆
These are just some of the 40 finalists part of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards with Nikon Europe!
Winners will be announced on the 9th December. 🏆
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Soaring in to share some of the funniest wildlife images of the year. 📸
These are just some of the 40 finalists part of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards with Nikon Europe!
Winners will be announced on the 9th December. 🏆
These are just some of the 40 finalists part of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards with Nikon Europe!
Winners will be announced on the 9th December. 🏆
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On June 26th President Michael D Higgins welcomed Zohran Mamdani’s win in the primary. One of the first Heads of State - if not the first - to do so. @president.ie
The carnage of the genocide has changed people. We wanted to free Palestine but it looks like Palestine will free us all...
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
On June 26th President Michael D Higgins welcomed Zohran Mamdani’s win in the primary. One of the first Heads of State - if not the first - to do so. @president.ie
Amo Bishop Roden - Boards of Canada
YouTube video by Coastrider Scotland
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November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?
YouTube video by The Guardian
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November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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A revolution started in the UK today.
To disrupt the disinformation and division of the billionaire media standing between us and another and better world.
You can be part of it.
mediarevolution.org
#MediaRevolution
To disrupt the disinformation and division of the billionaire media standing between us and another and better world.
You can be part of it.
mediarevolution.org
#MediaRevolution
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A revolution started in the UK today.
To disrupt the disinformation and division of the billionaire media standing between us and another and better world.
You can be part of it.
mediarevolution.org
#MediaRevolution
To disrupt the disinformation and division of the billionaire media standing between us and another and better world.
You can be part of it.
mediarevolution.org
#MediaRevolution
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Now this is public naming we can all get behind.
@lner.co.uk - can you set up a GoFundMe for this fella?
@lner.co.uk - can you set up a GoFundMe for this fella?
I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero'
The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Now this is public naming we can all get behind.
@lner.co.uk - can you set up a GoFundMe for this fella?
@lner.co.uk - can you set up a GoFundMe for this fella?
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URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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The beautiful real-time motion of the aurora
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The beautiful real-time motion of the aurora
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Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
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Reject modernity, embrace tradition
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reject modernity, embrace tradition