Amanda Thow
@amanda42.bsky.social
Psychotherapist and writer living near Cambridge.
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DWP staff carrying out assessments reached the same conclusion as disabled people - the department is 'punitive, exhausting and inflexible'
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
DWP study shows their health assessors feel 'despised' - and are quitting in droves
DWP staff carrying out assessments reached the same conclusion as disabled people - the department is 'punitive, exhausting and inflexible'
www.thecanary.co
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
DWP staff carrying out assessments reached the same conclusion as disabled people - the department is 'punitive, exhausting and inflexible'
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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They’ve spotted European Robins in Montreal! I reckon they stowed away.
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Bird enthusiasts flock to Montreal for Canadian-first sighting
People from across the country and beyond descended on a residential street in Montreal over the weekend in hopes of catching a glimpse of a Canadian first. The European Robin is a relatively common b...
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
They’ve spotted European Robins in Montreal! I reckon they stowed away.
ca.news.yahoo.com/bird-enthusi...
ca.news.yahoo.com/bird-enthusi...
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“At least six Canadian children, with birth years ranging from 2009 to 2024, were detained during the period. One Canadian child was held for 51 days — more than twice the 20-day limit set by a long-standing U.S. court-ordered agreement.”
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“At least six Canadian children, with birth years ranging from 2009 to 2024, were detained during the period. One Canadian child was held for 51 days — more than twice the 20-day limit set by a long-standing U.S. court-ordered agreement.”
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
Expert warns Canadians to not travel to the US:
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Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
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I said for years that the only way to permanently reduce migration to the United States was to destroy the vision that the world had of this country as the land of opportunity.
That wasn't a goddam suggestion!
That wasn't a goddam suggestion!
"'My main takeaway is that America is not a safe place to work,' Mr. Park said. 'I don’t think I would go there again to work.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...
South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid
Some of the workers arrested this month at a Hyundai-LG factory said that although they had entered the United States under murky circumstances, they had always planned to return home.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I said for years that the only way to permanently reduce migration to the United States was to destroy the vision that the world had of this country as the land of opportunity.
That wasn't a goddam suggestion!
That wasn't a goddam suggestion!
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My opinion on Tylenol causing autism is that they should release the Epstein files.
#StayFocused
#StayFocused
September 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My opinion on Tylenol causing autism is that they should release the Epstein files.
#StayFocused
#StayFocused
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"Disabled people are set up to fail and so are employers, because disabled people won't get what they need to be able to work and employers won't have the means or the support to provide an inclusive workplace for disabled people."
[Why withdraw support before you rethink the scheme properly? 🤷♀️]
[Why withdraw support before you rethink the scheme properly? 🤷♀️]
Access to Work: Claimants 'set up to fail' after grant cut
Many disabled workers face the threat of losing their jobs or businesses because of long waits for government grants.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"Disabled people are set up to fail and so are employers, because disabled people won't get what they need to be able to work and employers won't have the means or the support to provide an inclusive workplace for disabled people."
[Why withdraw support before you rethink the scheme properly? 🤷♀️]
[Why withdraw support before you rethink the scheme properly? 🤷♀️]
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This is why I always get my medical guidance from the 'Loose Women' show.
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is why I always get my medical guidance from the 'Loose Women' show.
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Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC
Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC
Aseem Malhotra was criticised by Starmer at PMQs after linking king’s cancer to Covid vaccine at party conference
Comments by a controversial doctor who used a speech at Reform UK’s conference to link Covid vaccines to cancer in the royal family are being examined by the General Medical Council (GMC) amid mounting condemnation of him by senior medics.
The regulator, which is charged with upholding professional standards in UK medicine, is also progressing with an investigation into Aseem Malhotra, currently an adviser to Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy, over a previous claim. It may consider whether to stop or limit his ability to work as a doctor in the UK in the interest of protecting the public. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC
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Long tailed tits must be the cutest birds that visit the feeder. I usually only see them in the autumn and winter, quite often in mixed flocks with blue tits and great tits, much to the annoyance of the resident blue tit, who will attack them. youtu.be/L9NXhFVKI7Q
#birds #ukbirds
#birds #ukbirds
September 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Long tailed tits must be the cutest birds that visit the feeder. I usually only see them in the autumn and winter, quite often in mixed flocks with blue tits and great tits, much to the annoyance of the resident blue tit, who will attack them. youtu.be/L9NXhFVKI7Q
#birds #ukbirds
#birds #ukbirds
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It's the weekend
And thanks to Facebook memories I've been reminded how high a bar this lad set...
And thanks to Facebook memories I've been reminded how high a bar this lad set...
August 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's the weekend
And thanks to Facebook memories I've been reminded how high a bar this lad set...
And thanks to Facebook memories I've been reminded how high a bar this lad set...
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This framing is so interesting to me because Labour literally called me a "flea" that they were happy to "shake off" despite the fact that I was very involved in the party. But I am apparently still supposed to vote for them even after they told me not to do so. Is my vote important or not?
This is why Reform will win (or nearly win).
People on the left hate Starmer/Labour more than they care about the prospect of a Reform led government.
The lessons from the US have not and are not being learned - "it won't happen here" is a view seen far too often.
People on the left hate Starmer/Labour more than they care about the prospect of a Reform led government.
The lessons from the US have not and are not being learned - "it won't happen here" is a view seen far too often.
I have to hand it to the Labour Party, they're undefeated in finding a new way, almost on a daily basis to make me hate them.
July 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This framing is so interesting to me because Labour literally called me a "flea" that they were happy to "shake off" despite the fact that I was very involved in the party. But I am apparently still supposed to vote for them even after they told me not to do so. Is my vote important or not?
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Saw a bald eagle today if you even care
July 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Saw a bald eagle today if you even care
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This is Romsai the elephant he is blind and this kind gentleman Paul Barton is playing one of Romsai favourite melodies…
Thank you for making Romsai feel special.. 🥹 🐘
Thank you for making Romsai feel special.. 🥹 🐘
July 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is Romsai the elephant he is blind and this kind gentleman Paul Barton is playing one of Romsai favourite melodies…
Thank you for making Romsai feel special.. 🥹 🐘
Thank you for making Romsai feel special.. 🥹 🐘
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Berlin, border control at Potsdamer Platz S-Bahn, 9 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s, 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR
July 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x
June 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x
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So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
May 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
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The reality of claiming PIP: a 🧵
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
March 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The reality of claiming PIP: a 🧵
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
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pete hegseth carrying out his effort to resegregate the military www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Marines with Skin Condition Affecting Mostly Black Men Could Now Be Booted Under New Policy
A new Marine Corps policy says troops with a genetic skin condition that can cause pain and scarring from shaving and mainly affects Black men can be separated if the health issue persists.
www.military.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
pete hegseth carrying out his effort to resegregate the military www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
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Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.
March 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.
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If you're wondering about the vibe in Canada right now, I just got served this ad for a brewhouse that is just a portrait of the White House being burned down. No text, just a bigass picture of the White House burning and a link directly to their menu lolol
March 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you're wondering about the vibe in Canada right now, I just got served this ad for a brewhouse that is just a portrait of the White House being burned down. No text, just a bigass picture of the White House burning and a link directly to their menu lolol