Tootse
@tootse.bsky.social
Hello from the other side. I’ve made the X-Odus. An atheist, who is a little to the left, Pro NHS, EU etc. Looking for the truth, is it out there? No proselytising.
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George Orwell's 1984 is a masterpiece of literature that shines the light on totalitarianism.
It often appears that those who seek power and riches the most are the most corruptible. Once the taste of absolute power is experienced it will not be easily relinquished hence a dictator is born.
It often appears that those who seek power and riches the most are the most corruptible. Once the taste of absolute power is experienced it will not be easily relinquished hence a dictator is born.
April 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
George Orwell's 1984 is a masterpiece of literature that shines the light on totalitarianism.
It often appears that those who seek power and riches the most are the most corruptible. Once the taste of absolute power is experienced it will not be easily relinquished hence a dictator is born.
It often appears that those who seek power and riches the most are the most corruptible. Once the taste of absolute power is experienced it will not be easily relinquished hence a dictator is born.
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“This is austerity dressed up as reform, where the government cuts the money disabled people need to live on in order to balance the books, while claiming it’s all being done to help them”
@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan
The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“This is austerity dressed up as reform, where the government cuts the money disabled people need to live on in order to balance the books, while claiming it’s all being done to help them”
@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour just voted to kneecap the heath and care sectors.
Been a very bad week so far, and it's only Wednesday!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Been a very bad week so far, and it's only Wednesday!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Labour just voted to kneecap the heath and care sectors.
Been a very bad week so far, and it's only Wednesday!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Been a very bad week so far, and it's only Wednesday!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Reminder: Zelenskyy refused to leave Kyiv as bombs fell. Donold hid in a bunker from protesters with cardboard signs.
February 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reminder: Zelenskyy refused to leave Kyiv as bombs fell. Donold hid in a bunker from protesters with cardboard signs.
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It happened so fast, I didn’t realize until just now that Bluesky has blown past 31 MILLION active users!! 💨 🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
February 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It happened so fast, I didn’t realize until just now that Bluesky has blown past 31 MILLION active users!! 💨 🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
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Oh Canada!
Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon
Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Oh Canada!
Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon
Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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We all know prayers are useless, but don't overlook the fact that thoughts are also useless.
January 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We all know prayers are useless, but don't overlook the fact that thoughts are also useless.
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“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!”
January 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!”
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There going to be busy dismantling our democracy while we are distracted by misinformation
Finland are teaching their school children how to to identify fake news as part of developing critical thinking skills
We need to be more like Finland
#DumpX #DumpTrump #DumpMusk #DumpFacebook
Finland are teaching their school children how to to identify fake news as part of developing critical thinking skills
We need to be more like Finland
#DumpX #DumpTrump #DumpMusk #DumpFacebook
January 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
There going to be busy dismantling our democracy while we are distracted by misinformation
Finland are teaching their school children how to to identify fake news as part of developing critical thinking skills
We need to be more like Finland
#DumpX #DumpTrump #DumpMusk #DumpFacebook
Finland are teaching their school children how to to identify fake news as part of developing critical thinking skills
We need to be more like Finland
#DumpX #DumpTrump #DumpMusk #DumpFacebook
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Rather than deranged libellous rants @BBCNews are reporting Musk's unfounded accusations as "scathing criticism" ... which rather implies there's some merit to these unhinged allegations.
The BBC are now actively helping Musk to undermine UK democracy.
The BBC are now actively helping Musk to undermine UK democracy.
January 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Rather than deranged libellous rants @BBCNews are reporting Musk's unfounded accusations as "scathing criticism" ... which rather implies there's some merit to these unhinged allegations.
The BBC are now actively helping Musk to undermine UK democracy.
The BBC are now actively helping Musk to undermine UK democracy.
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“1984” thrives at Twitter; this is the directive from Mr Absolute Free Speech:
January 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“1984” thrives at Twitter; this is the directive from Mr Absolute Free Speech:
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Wow for the life of me I have NO clue who this meme is referring to. Joke we all know who it is🍊🤡 and the world laughs at us. Let’s do everything in our power to weaken him when he takes office, roll your sleeves up and be prepared to #Resist We are the opposition!!
January 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wow for the life of me I have NO clue who this meme is referring to. Joke we all know who it is🍊🤡 and the world laughs at us. Let’s do everything in our power to weaken him when he takes office, roll your sleeves up and be prepared to #Resist We are the opposition!!
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Privatisation of healthcare.
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees
Exclusive: warning that lack of NHS dentists and soaring cost of private work puts essential care out of reach for many
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Privatisation of healthcare.
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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“James Dyson owns 36,000 acres of agricultural land, estimated to be worth in excess of £550mn…Prior to Reeves’ new tax regulations there would have been no tax to pay if he had died and passed the land on to his successors”
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 9:32 AM
“James Dyson owns 36,000 acres of agricultural land, estimated to be worth in excess of £550mn…Prior to Reeves’ new tax regulations there would have been no tax to pay if he had died and passed the land on to his successors”
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
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Scrapping winter fuel payment is wrong, but REAL SCANDAL is that UK state pension is one of WORST in Europe!! MINIMUM wage is £22k but pension is ONLY HALF THAT at £11.5k! 1m elderly living in poverty! Judge a country by how it treats it's vulnerable!
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
#GMB
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Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show
Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Scrapping winter fuel payment is wrong, but REAL SCANDAL is that UK state pension is one of WORST in Europe!! MINIMUM wage is £22k but pension is ONLY HALF THAT at £11.5k! 1m elderly living in poverty! Judge a country by how it treats it's vulnerable!
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Would we really want to take that path?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Would we really want to take that path?
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Some things not to comment on this Christmas:
- someone’s weight
- someone’s size
- how much they are eating
- how little they are eating
- the speed they are eating
- the type of foods they are eating
- the times they are eating
- your post Christmas diet
- how fat you feel
- someone’s weight
- someone’s size
- how much they are eating
- how little they are eating
- the speed they are eating
- the type of foods they are eating
- the times they are eating
- your post Christmas diet
- how fat you feel
December 7, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Some things not to comment on this Christmas:
- someone’s weight
- someone’s size
- how much they are eating
- how little they are eating
- the speed they are eating
- the type of foods they are eating
- the times they are eating
- your post Christmas diet
- how fat you feel
- someone’s weight
- someone’s size
- how much they are eating
- how little they are eating
- the speed they are eating
- the type of foods they are eating
- the times they are eating
- your post Christmas diet
- how fat you feel
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My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
December 3, 2024 at 10:47 AM
My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and someone did, and here we are.
December 3, 2024 at 12:09 AM
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and someone did, and here we are.
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BREAKING: Australian senators have passed a world-first law that bans under 16s from having social media accounts
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Australia passes social media ban for under 16s
The law will make social media platforms liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (£25m) if they don't systemically stop children younger than 16 from holding accounts.
news.sky.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:22 PM
BREAKING: Australian senators have passed a world-first law that bans under 16s from having social media accounts
news.sky.com/story/austra...
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“Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis”
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...
@bigissue.com
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November 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
“Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis”
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...