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@beccyjmyers.bsky.social
Knackered teacher, mum, grandma, wife
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Lord Timpson, "When I was given this job, the system was in an absolute disgrace"

"We need to make sure when people leave prison they aren't addicted to drugs, they have somewhere to live, a job, and are not mentally ill"

"At the moment far too many are leaving prison and not being able to cope"
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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This is the official White House account.
May 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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For those keeping score at home…

(Source: @TheEconomist)
May 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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This is blatantly anti-Catholic and makes fun of Catholicism. Will ANYONE in the Catholic Church speak out against it?
May 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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A lively walk with #sophiefromromania with a kind neighbour supplying a treat, and a standoff with a cat
April 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer responds to the death of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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“Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
April 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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April 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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April 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020.

Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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List of countries not subjected to tariffs:

Russia
Belarus
North Korea
Cuba

They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!
April 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Why aren’t you wearing a suit?

Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
March 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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How interesting. I don't remember a single Spring Statement or Budget, by any of the utterly useless male Chancellors who have plagued us in recent years, being trailed with patronising "uh-oh! this meercat is about to get in trouble" or "oops! too much yeast in that pizza dough" music. ~AA
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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March 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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One day he’s telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we won’t have to pay income tax, then the next day he’s telling us we aren’t doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.
March 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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I love Canada
March 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates
Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates
It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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In the 1300s, a clerk of the French royal court wrote a satirical poem "Roman de Fauvel" about the ascent of a foolish horse into the heights of human society to indirectly poke fun at the corrupt, Incompetent, narcissistic King Phillippe IV.

In this society, stupidity and greedy reigned....
March 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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#GVerse Meanwhile in #New_York 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
March 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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jfc🤬
March 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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This MF’er just brought Andrew Tate, a rapist and human trafficker, to Florida! 🤬
The hypocrisy is astounding!
March 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM