Bernadette Hawkes
@bernadette1.bsky.social
Radio presenter/DJ @ Margate Radio old shows @ www.mixcloud.com at Bernadette Hawkes DanceQueendq blogger DanceQueendq.blog #music #TheArchers #fiction poetry #fashion likes nt always agreement
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The Happening - Resistance Pt 2 22/11/25 via www.margateradio.co.uk
This show - Resistance Pt 2 is the second show with the theme of resistance compiled for the closing event (30/05/25) of the exhibition curated by Sir Steve McQueen @turnercontemporary. The artists f...
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Latest show now available @mixcloud.bsky.social The Happening on Resistance Part 2 #reggae #soul #rnb #countryandwestern #poppunk #dubpoetry #folk #gospel
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People keep posting about how “maybe Leavitt will learn a lesson now that it’s happening to her sister-in-law” and…you are missing a key point. The woman is Leavitt’s brother’s *ex* & Leavitt’s entire family - including her brother & his new wife - seem pretty eager to deport this woman.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
People keep posting about how “maybe Leavitt will learn a lesson now that it’s happening to her sister-in-law” and…you are missing a key point. The woman is Leavitt’s brother’s *ex* & Leavitt’s entire family - including her brother & his new wife - seem pretty eager to deport this woman.
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Well done George, this is the reality of being in an adult relationship.
Differences, complex
emotions. Listening to each other! #TheArchers
Differences, complex
emotions. Listening to each other! #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well done George, this is the reality of being in an adult relationship.
Differences, complex
emotions. Listening to each other! #TheArchers
Differences, complex
emotions. Listening to each other! #TheArchers
Ooh er…George getting in touch with reality??? #LearningCurve #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ooh er…George getting in touch with reality??? #LearningCurve #TheArchers
Hey @sarahmackattack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/36he...
I haven’t listened to it but it might be entertaining. #TheArchers
I haven’t listened to it but it might be entertaining. #TheArchers
Love Behind Bars: New Season of 'Love During Lockup'
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hey @sarahmackattack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/36he...
I haven’t listened to it but it might be entertaining. #TheArchers
I haven’t listened to it but it might be entertaining. #TheArchers
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Love was so easy behind bars #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Love was so easy behind bars #TheArchers
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#TheArchers
Tracey bursting into Brad’s room. He could have been doing anything.
Like a quadratic equation.
Tracey bursting into Brad’s room. He could have been doing anything.
Like a quadratic equation.
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#TheArchers
Tracey bursting into Brad’s room. He could have been doing anything.
Like a quadratic equation.
Tracey bursting into Brad’s room. He could have been doing anything.
Like a quadratic equation.
Evening All. Still waiting to return to my level of normal health. Haven’t moved far from the sofa today. Binge watched Accused on Netflix. Thought provoking series. #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Evening All. Still waiting to return to my level of normal health. Haven’t moved far from the sofa today. Binge watched Accused on Netflix. Thought provoking series. #TheArchers
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Budget 2025
Cash ISA limit cut from £20,000 to £12,000, £8,000 more if invested in shares; over 65s can keep £20,000 in cash.
Example of how the state helps the City of London.
£8,000 in shares doesn't mean companies get more for investment. It is transfer from A to B. City gets commissions.
Cash ISA limit cut from £20,000 to £12,000, £8,000 more if invested in shares; over 65s can keep £20,000 in cash.
Example of how the state helps the City of London.
£8,000 in shares doesn't mean companies get more for investment. It is transfer from A to B. City gets commissions.
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Budget 2025
Cash ISA limit cut from £20,000 to £12,000, £8,000 more if invested in shares; over 65s can keep £20,000 in cash.
Example of how the state helps the City of London.
£8,000 in shares doesn't mean companies get more for investment. It is transfer from A to B. City gets commissions.
Cash ISA limit cut from £20,000 to £12,000, £8,000 more if invested in shares; over 65s can keep £20,000 in cash.
Example of how the state helps the City of London.
£8,000 in shares doesn't mean companies get more for investment. It is transfer from A to B. City gets commissions.
Did Alice hug Rex??? #TheArchers 🤔😱
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Did Alice hug Rex??? #TheArchers 🤔😱
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Tickets are now on sale!! A #TPTV Exclusive Event!!
PETER CUSHING: WEEKEND IN WHITSTABLE Sat 23 & Sun 24 May 2026. An event celebrating the life and career of a screen legend!
Tickets are limited so book now - call 0808 178 8212 or online here: buff.ly/mLDl6jP
PETER CUSHING: WEEKEND IN WHITSTABLE Sat 23 & Sun 24 May 2026. An event celebrating the life and career of a screen legend!
Tickets are limited so book now - call 0808 178 8212 or online here: buff.ly/mLDl6jP
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tickets are now on sale!! A #TPTV Exclusive Event!!
PETER CUSHING: WEEKEND IN WHITSTABLE Sat 23 & Sun 24 May 2026. An event celebrating the life and career of a screen legend!
Tickets are limited so book now - call 0808 178 8212 or online here: buff.ly/mLDl6jP
PETER CUSHING: WEEKEND IN WHITSTABLE Sat 23 & Sun 24 May 2026. An event celebrating the life and career of a screen legend!
Tickets are limited so book now - call 0808 178 8212 or online here: buff.ly/mLDl6jP
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Ah this is rubbish.
My sibling has “huge motability car” cuz he needs to fit two electric wheelchairs and other passengers in it.
Thanks to this car 4 wheelchairs can travel, so 4 of us can get to a place at the same time.
Not possible on public transport. One wheelchair per bus.
My sibling has “huge motability car” cuz he needs to fit two electric wheelchairs and other passengers in it.
Thanks to this car 4 wheelchairs can travel, so 4 of us can get to a place at the same time.
Not possible on public transport. One wheelchair per bus.
Rachel Reeves says she’s ending “Motability tax breaks”.
Sounds like she’s cracking down on luxury cars, right?
That’s not what’s happening.
These changes raise costs for all disabled people on the scheme, including those with the cheapest cars.
Here’s how. 👇🧵
Sounds like she’s cracking down on luxury cars, right?
That’s not what’s happening.
These changes raise costs for all disabled people on the scheme, including those with the cheapest cars.
Here’s how. 👇🧵
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ah this is rubbish.
My sibling has “huge motability car” cuz he needs to fit two electric wheelchairs and other passengers in it.
Thanks to this car 4 wheelchairs can travel, so 4 of us can get to a place at the same time.
Not possible on public transport. One wheelchair per bus.
My sibling has “huge motability car” cuz he needs to fit two electric wheelchairs and other passengers in it.
Thanks to this car 4 wheelchairs can travel, so 4 of us can get to a place at the same time.
Not possible on public transport. One wheelchair per bus.
Is Amber *framing* George as a way of getting out of the relationship with him? #cuckoointhenest #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is Amber *framing* George as a way of getting out of the relationship with him? #cuckoointhenest #TheArchers
Are the scales falling from Amber’s eyes? #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Are the scales falling from Amber’s eyes? #TheArchers
Catching up on Monday & Tuesday’s #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Catching up on Monday & Tuesday’s #TheArchers
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I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.
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All the Epstein files are gonna be this.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
All the Epstein files are gonna be this.
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I miss the days when Budget Day came with speculation about what tipple the chancellor would have chosen to get them through their speech.
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I miss the days when Budget Day came with speculation about what tipple the chancellor would have chosen to get them through their speech.
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Lovely blue sky this morning.
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Lovely blue sky this morning.
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in the year of our lord twenty twenty five when many retailers can do next-day delivery, it should not be too much to ask some other retailers that they bestir themselves to ship an order within a day or so. Why yes I am waiting for something I ordered last week to ship, ffs.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
in the year of our lord twenty twenty five when many retailers can do next-day delivery, it should not be too much to ask some other retailers that they bestir themselves to ship an order within a day or so. Why yes I am waiting for something I ordered last week to ship, ffs.
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The death of the living room: ‘It’s hard to invite people over – not everyone wants to sit on a bed’
The death of the living room: ‘It’s hard to invite people over – not everyone wants to sit on a bed’
The number of rental properties without a lounge is surging, and people are having to eat and socialise in kitchens, bedrooms and stairwells. How can you relax and build community without a communal area?
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The death of the living room: ‘It’s hard to invite people over – not everyone wants to sit on a bed’
Still trying to get over the new cold virus. Did a COVID test…very faint red line. Med friend says the 3 week cold, cough and flu like symptoms are similar to new strain of Covid. 🙄 I’m in the 3rd week. Goes like this feel very ill for 3-5 days. Feel better for a 2-3 days. Then dip again. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Still trying to get over the new cold virus. Did a COVID test…very faint red line. Med friend says the 3 week cold, cough and flu like symptoms are similar to new strain of Covid. 🙄 I’m in the 3rd week. Goes like this feel very ill for 3-5 days. Feel better for a 2-3 days. Then dip again. 1/2
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Carers Allowance Overpayments Review is truly jaw-dropping. Years of abject failure from DWP to treat carers with fairness or compassion is appalling. All credit to @carers-uk.bsky.social for tireless campaigning. And Stephen Timms for commissioning the review and accepting recommendations.
Major news in the campaign to stop the Carers Allowance Overpayments scandal: https://go.carersuk.org/CA-OP?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_d070omahrm. The Government have published the independent review by @lizsayce and its response.
Unprecedented changes for carers as Government responds to Carer’s Allowance overpayments review recommendations | Carers UK
It’s a landmark day today for the carers’ movement now that the Government has responded to the independent review of overpayments by Liz Sayce OBE.
go.carersuk.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Carers Allowance Overpayments Review is truly jaw-dropping. Years of abject failure from DWP to treat carers with fairness or compassion is appalling. All credit to @carers-uk.bsky.social for tireless campaigning. And Stephen Timms for commissioning the review and accepting recommendations.
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I don’t think Amber deserves George but I still don’t trust her and I don’t want her messing with our Brad
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I don’t think Amber deserves George but I still don’t trust her and I don’t want her messing with our Brad