Knight Owl
@swisscheesing.bsky.social
Suffering fools, but not gladly
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April 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Consciously cruel.
This has been highlighted for years & every single poverty porn/benefits scrounger documentary commissioned has blood on its hands for sheeting the conversation
This has been highlighted for years & every single poverty porn/benefits scrounger documentary commissioned has blood on its hands for sheeting the conversation
Amnesty just slammed the DWP as 'consciously cruel' in scathing new report
"Lives are being ruined by a system that is cruel... the DWP erodes dignity by design. We are in a state of severe human rights violations".
Amnesty's words, not ours.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
"Lives are being ruined by a system that is cruel... the DWP erodes dignity by design. We are in a state of severe human rights violations".
Amnesty's words, not ours.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Amnesty just slammed the DWP as 'consciously cruel' in scathing new report
Lives are being ruined by a system that is cruel... the DWP erodes dignity by design. We are in a state of severe human rights violations.
www.thecanary.co
April 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Consciously cruel.
This has been highlighted for years & every single poverty porn/benefits scrounger documentary commissioned has blood on its hands for sheeting the conversation
This has been highlighted for years & every single poverty porn/benefits scrounger documentary commissioned has blood on its hands for sheeting the conversation
What. The actual. Fuck?
President Donald Trump hit out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for refusing to recognise Russia’s occupation of Crimea, accusing him of harming peace negotiations with Moscow. www.ft.com/content/2ca9...
April 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What. The actual. Fuck?
Couldn't agree more
Fiddling around to maintain your tentative fiscal position doesn't look strong. It looks like you've made yourself a permanent hostage to fortune. Ruling out tax rises when everyone can see they're necessary doesn't look tough. It looks mad and insincere.
March 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Couldn't agree more
You have to go a long way to outdo the Tories on cruelty but balancing the books on the backs of disabled people gets you over the line. I didn't vote Labour this time because I couldn't support their total lack of vision but after this they'll never get my vote again
March 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
You have to go a long way to outdo the Tories on cruelty but balancing the books on the backs of disabled people gets you over the line. I didn't vote Labour this time because I couldn't support their total lack of vision but after this they'll never get my vote again
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Labour is trying to force ever more people into work when AI, recession, and the demise of the jobs best suited to those with disabilities means there are ever fewer jobs available. When will they wake up to reality?
youtu.be/cJJReC1lAf0?...
youtu.be/cJJReC1lAf0?...
Labour is forcing people into work when AI’s eliminating jobs
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Labour is trying to force ever more people into work when AI, recession, and the demise of the jobs best suited to those with disabilities means there are ever fewer jobs available. When will they wake up to reality?
youtu.be/cJJReC1lAf0?...
youtu.be/cJJReC1lAf0?...
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The choice could not be any clearer.
Do you push 700,000 people into poverty by cutting lifeline benefits?
Or do you get a grip on the extreme wealth being hoarded in this country?
This IS a choice, and the Government knows it.
Do you push 700,000 people into poverty by cutting lifeline benefits?
Or do you get a grip on the extreme wealth being hoarded in this country?
This IS a choice, and the Government knows it.
Cuts to public services and welfare are wrong – and unnecessary.
The government could tax extreme wealth and close loopholes instead.
Here are ten tax reforms to raise over £60 billion a year
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
The government could tax extreme wealth and close loopholes instead.
Here are ten tax reforms to raise over £60 billion a year
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
How to raise £60 billion for public services: our ten tax reforms
The UK’s super-rich have accumulated record levels of wealth in recent years, while our public services have been decimated and inequality has soared.
taxjustice.uk
March 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The choice could not be any clearer.
Do you push 700,000 people into poverty by cutting lifeline benefits?
Or do you get a grip on the extreme wealth being hoarded in this country?
This IS a choice, and the Government knows it.
Do you push 700,000 people into poverty by cutting lifeline benefits?
Or do you get a grip on the extreme wealth being hoarded in this country?
This IS a choice, and the Government knows it.
Well well well... Colour me so surprised
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Well well well... Colour me so surprised
Loving the comments section
Young women are now consistently earning more than their male counterparts for the first time, according to a report that warns of a social “crisis” gripping young men
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay
www.thetimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Loving the comments section
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WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit.
The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
March 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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& how easily the lesson was absorbed
Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
March 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
& how easily the lesson was absorbed
FFS. How about, instead of dicking around trying to out reform reform, you get on & actually improve people's lives? That way you won't have to worry about whether you'll get voted back in next time around. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social you are unrecognisable
"The move will potentially bar 71,000 people who have successfully applied for asylum from claiming UK citizenship"
Labour is willing to break international law for the sole purpose of punishing 71,000 vulnerable people who did nothing to deserve such cruelty www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour is willing to break international law for the sole purpose of punishing 71,000 vulnerable people who did nothing to deserve such cruelty www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’
Home Office accused of shutting out refugees, as new guidance says those applicants will ‘normally be refused’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
FFS. How about, instead of dicking around trying to out reform reform, you get on & actually improve people's lives? That way you won't have to worry about whether you'll get voted back in next time around. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social you are unrecognisable
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We might yearn for paradise, temporal or spiritual. But to our descendents our habitable planet will look like an almost unimaginable paradise. No tech fantasy, no space station or controlled environment will ever compare.
Fight for what we have. This is our heaven, and there can be no other.
Fight for what we have. This is our heaven, and there can be no other.
February 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We might yearn for paradise, temporal or spiritual. But to our descendents our habitable planet will look like an almost unimaginable paradise. No tech fantasy, no space station or controlled environment will ever compare.
Fight for what we have. This is our heaven, and there can be no other.
Fight for what we have. This is our heaven, and there can be no other.
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My 8th grade history teacher did this too. One of my classmates started crying. It has stuck with me my whole life
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My 8th grade history teacher did this too. One of my classmates started crying. It has stuck with me my whole life
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Compare & contrast to the advance compliance being displayed by other gutless institutions. It must be terrifying to be a minority in America right now
Message to the whole #FBI workforce from Acting Director Brian Driscoll:
February 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Compare & contrast to the advance compliance being displayed by other gutless institutions. It must be terrifying to be a minority in America right now
It should be a no brainer. Unfortunately there are no brains in public health right now
The leading cause of all authorised absence continues to be illness*
Education should be a safe haven, one that is inclusive & equitable.
The current situation is unsustainable.
Chart with thanks to our Consultant Data Analyst @jneill.bsky.social
Education should be a safe haven, one that is inclusive & equitable.
The current situation is unsustainable.
Chart with thanks to our Consultant Data Analyst @jneill.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It should be a no brainer. Unfortunately there are no brains in public health right now
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David Lynch passes away at 78 after a battle with emphysema.
He had stated in 2024 that he could no longer leave his home due to the high risk of Covid.
If more people would mask up, we wouldn’t have to isolate. “You do you” policies leave people like Lynch with no choice but to “just stay home”
He had stated in 2024 that he could no longer leave his home due to the high risk of Covid.
If more people would mask up, we wouldn’t have to isolate. “You do you” policies leave people like Lynch with no choice but to “just stay home”
Director David Lynch Gives Health Update, Can No Longer Leave House
The 'Blue Velvet' director says he's now housebound with emphysema, but will "never retire."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
David Lynch passes away at 78 after a battle with emphysema.
He had stated in 2024 that he could no longer leave his home due to the high risk of Covid.
If more people would mask up, we wouldn’t have to isolate. “You do you” policies leave people like Lynch with no choice but to “just stay home”
He had stated in 2024 that he could no longer leave his home due to the high risk of Covid.
If more people would mask up, we wouldn’t have to isolate. “You do you” policies leave people like Lynch with no choice but to “just stay home”
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was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
"it was only a small murder"
Funny how murderers up in court don't get a lesser sentence for murdering elderly or disabled people & yet it seems it's perfectly acceptable in society at large
Funny how murderers up in court don't get a lesser sentence for murdering elderly or disabled people & yet it seems it's perfectly acceptable in society at large
Thank you to Pleiades for publishing my snarky little CDC hate poem 🖤
January 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"it was only a small murder"
Funny how murderers up in court don't get a lesser sentence for murdering elderly or disabled people & yet it seems it's perfectly acceptable in society at large
Funny how murderers up in court don't get a lesser sentence for murdering elderly or disabled people & yet it seems it's perfectly acceptable in society at large
We don't have democracy, choice or rights, just the appearance of them
Extraordinary @theipaper piece: Ofwat has fined water companies a total of...£2 since 2021 for breaching regulations.
“Failure to regulate has contributed to catastrophic underinvestment in our sewage infrastructure & destruction of our rivers." (Nick Measham)
Damn right.
inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
“Failure to regulate has contributed to catastrophic underinvestment in our sewage infrastructure & destruction of our rivers." (Nick Measham)
Damn right.
inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
Water companies fined just £2 for rule breaking despite record sewage
Ofwat has been accused of not acting quickly enough to issue fines against water companies for sewage dumping
inews.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 12:27 AM
We don't have democracy, choice or rights, just the appearance of them
It would be funny if we hadn't had to actually live it
🔴 2024 In Review: The Year The Tory Story Ended
@russincheshire.bsky.social takes a look back at how the 'worst parliament in history' came to its calamitous conclusion...
@russincheshire.bsky.social takes a look back at how the 'worst parliament in history' came to its calamitous conclusion...
2024 In Review: The Year The Tory Story Ended
Russell Jones looks back at how the ‘worst parliament in history’ came to its calamitous conclusion
bylinetimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:22 AM
It would be funny if we hadn't had to actually live it
How is this not already law?!!
Foreign intervention in any area of UK politics should be banned & I can't believe this is even a debate
Foreign intervention in any area of UK politics should be banned & I can't believe this is even a debate
This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
December 18, 2024 at 9:49 AM
How is this not already law?!!
Foreign intervention in any area of UK politics should be banned & I can't believe this is even a debate
Foreign intervention in any area of UK politics should be banned & I can't believe this is even a debate
This.
This this this this THIS!
This this this this THIS!
It still astonishes me that more people in politics and our media pretend to be concerned about kids having missed school than kids having been killed or sickened by Covid.
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young people
www.ox.ac.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:47 AM
This.
This this this this THIS!
This this this this THIS!
It's already starting to become obvious in my social circles, it's only a matter of time before the cognitive dissonance cannot hold the illusion together anymore
December 15, 2024 at 12:56 AM
It's already starting to become obvious in my social circles, it's only a matter of time before the cognitive dissonance cannot hold the illusion together anymore