Cari Morton
@carimorton.bsky.social
Manager, designer, maker. Adjusting to motherhood. Design, tech, art, textiles, gardening. Sheffield UK
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The Labour leadership has lost sight of the difference between 'positive reasons' to vote *for* a party and 'negative reasons' *not* to vote for it
Labour is working overtime to avoid giving its target voters reasons not to vote for it - but isn't giving people a reason to vote for it
Labour is working overtime to avoid giving its target voters reasons not to vote for it - but isn't giving people a reason to vote for it
March 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Labour leadership has lost sight of the difference between 'positive reasons' to vote *for* a party and 'negative reasons' *not* to vote for it
Labour is working overtime to avoid giving its target voters reasons not to vote for it - but isn't giving people a reason to vote for it
Labour is working overtime to avoid giving its target voters reasons not to vote for it - but isn't giving people a reason to vote for it
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Next time Starmer and Reeves say there's too much regulation, remember this.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Next time Starmer and Reeves say there's too much regulation, remember this.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
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Veronica Crawford was housed by a company paid millions to support the most vulnerable. Less than three months later, she was dead.
A lonely death on New Year’s Day
Veronica Crawford was housed by a company paid millions to support the most vulnerable. Less than three months later, she was dead
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Veronica Crawford was housed by a company paid millions to support the most vulnerable. Less than three months later, she was dead.
@phlaimeaux.bsky.social This is not to say I miss lockdown and the cocopox but I do miss tales from Achill. Could you interview someone on WDYDY that could give me a hit of Achill?
February 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@phlaimeaux.bsky.social This is not to say I miss lockdown and the cocopox but I do miss tales from Achill. Could you interview someone on WDYDY that could give me a hit of Achill?
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🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch acknowledges the existence of the Lib Dems
- Considers them a “protest party for mainly people on the left”
- "They are not on Twitter, but they are in local communities"
- "They will destroy the whole country..."
Transcript from DailyWire interview with Jordan Peterson 👇
- Considers them a “protest party for mainly people on the left”
- "They are not on Twitter, but they are in local communities"
- "They will destroy the whole country..."
Transcript from DailyWire interview with Jordan Peterson 👇
February 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch acknowledges the existence of the Lib Dems
- Considers them a “protest party for mainly people on the left”
- "They are not on Twitter, but they are in local communities"
- "They will destroy the whole country..."
Transcript from DailyWire interview with Jordan Peterson 👇
- Considers them a “protest party for mainly people on the left”
- "They are not on Twitter, but they are in local communities"
- "They will destroy the whole country..."
Transcript from DailyWire interview with Jordan Peterson 👇
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So, this happened last night. Not unexpected. But important to grapple with who these people are.
They are now wielding enormous power - and they are determined to use it to wage war on pluralistic democracy.
They are now wielding enormous power - and they are determined to use it to wage war on pluralistic democracy.
And there it is: Russell Vought is confirmed.
I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.
He is at war with pluralistic democracy.
I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.
He is at war with pluralistic democracy.
February 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So, this happened last night. Not unexpected. But important to grapple with who these people are.
They are now wielding enormous power - and they are determined to use it to wage war on pluralistic democracy.
They are now wielding enormous power - and they are determined to use it to wage war on pluralistic democracy.
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We’ve just heard the NHS is to hire physician associates from abroad despite training quality fears
@anaesunited.bsky.social has stepped up to protect patient safety. But they can’t do it alone. They need our support to succeed
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@anaesunited.bsky.social has stepped up to protect patient safety. But they can’t do it alone. They need our support to succeed
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
Legal challenge against GMC over regulation of physician associates passes 1st hurdle at High Court
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We’ve just heard the NHS is to hire physician associates from abroad despite training quality fears
@anaesunited.bsky.social has stepped up to protect patient safety. But they can’t do it alone. They need our support to succeed
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
@anaesunited.bsky.social has stepped up to protect patient safety. But they can’t do it alone. They need our support to succeed
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
Thank you @hrishikesh.co and Samin! Just what I wanted podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Frankly, We Have a Lot to Ketchup On (with Latif Nasser)
Podcast Episode · Home Cooking · 20/12/2024 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Thank you @hrishikesh.co and Samin! Just what I wanted podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
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 6, 2024 at 9:27 AM
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
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If you’ve had it with water profiteers getting dividends totalling £85 billion for their shareholders & millions in executive bonuses whilst you get a 40% hike in your water bills (some areas as high 84%) say absolute boll**** to that by signing/sharing this👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...?
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84% Hike for Sewage in Rivers? Tell OFWAT: Enough is Enough!
On 19th December, OFWAT will announce one of the biggest water bill hikes in history.
Despite overwhelming public opposition, water bosses are pressuring our regulator to approve a staggering 40% ave...
actionnetwork.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:05 AM
If you’ve had it with water profiteers getting dividends totalling £85 billion for their shareholders & millions in executive bonuses whilst you get a 40% hike in your water bills (some areas as high 84%) say absolute boll**** to that by signing/sharing this👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...?
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...?
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Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
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Why did the UK Government agree to sell the ghost station to an oligarch already suspected of money laundering for the Russian underworld? Why did senior Conservative Party figures accept large donations from such a man? Why hasn’t there been a full official inquiry?
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/25/u...
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/25/u...
Underground Russian Influence: Johnson and the Ghost Station
Turlough Conway on how a new legal case against Boris Johnson raises more questions about money laundered in London and Conservative connections to Russia.
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Why did the UK Government agree to sell the ghost station to an oligarch already suspected of money laundering for the Russian underworld? Why did senior Conservative Party figures accept large donations from such a man? Why hasn’t there been a full official inquiry?
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/25/u...
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/25/u...
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I’m excited to share this piece I wrote for Deep Baltic magazine about a strange discovery in the Białowieża Forest that rocked Baltic linguistics - a story so strange it reads like an off-beat late Soviet comedy… deepbaltic.com/2024/05/22/w...
Words Lost in the Forest: The Strange Case of "Pagan Dialects from Narew"
A chance discovery deep in a Belarusian forest gave a glimpse into the extinct Baltic language Yotvingian
deepbaltic.com
May 22, 2024 at 9:42 AM
I’m excited to share this piece I wrote for Deep Baltic magazine about a strange discovery in the Białowieża Forest that rocked Baltic linguistics - a story so strange it reads like an off-beat late Soviet comedy… deepbaltic.com/2024/05/22/w...
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The multi-millionaire who bought farmland to avoid tax…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
November 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The multi-millionaire who bought farmland to avoid tax…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
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🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM
🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Post a picture you took (no description - except in alt text) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Post a picture you took (no description - except in alt text) to bring some zen to the timeline
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Here is how you can bookmark your favourite posts. Use this 📌 emoji
Step 1: Click the link and Like/Follow the feed.
Step 2: It will take you to a bookmark feed where all your bookmarks are stored in one place.
Pin it for quick and easy access anytime. #Anonymous #BlueSky
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Step 1: Click the link and Like/Follow the feed.
Step 2: It will take you to a bookmark feed where all your bookmarks are stored in one place.
Pin it for quick and easy access anytime. #Anonymous #BlueSky
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November 15, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Here is how you can bookmark your favourite posts. Use this 📌 emoji
Step 1: Click the link and Like/Follow the feed.
Step 2: It will take you to a bookmark feed where all your bookmarks are stored in one place.
Pin it for quick and easy access anytime. #Anonymous #BlueSky
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Step 1: Click the link and Like/Follow the feed.
Step 2: It will take you to a bookmark feed where all your bookmarks are stored in one place.
Pin it for quick and easy access anytime. #Anonymous #BlueSky
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Just found out our TV has a channel dedicated to Northern Exposure - A WHOLE CHANNEL. I won’t be leaving the house for a while.
November 16, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Just found out our TV has a channel dedicated to Northern Exposure - A WHOLE CHANNEL. I won’t be leaving the house for a while.
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Elon Musk’s AI turns on him, labels him ‘one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X’
fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...
fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...
Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
fortune.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Elon Musk’s AI turns on him, labels him ‘one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X’
fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...
fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...
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In the late 90s & early 2000s we in the UK received (very roughly) 80,000 asylum applications per year.
Mainly people escaping Balkan wars.
Today in these “unprecedented” times of “invasion” by small boat… we receive pretty much the exact same numbers.
Had you been taken in?
I wouldn’t blame you.
Mainly people escaping Balkan wars.
Today in these “unprecedented” times of “invasion” by small boat… we receive pretty much the exact same numbers.
Had you been taken in?
I wouldn’t blame you.
November 16, 2024 at 7:14 AM
In the late 90s & early 2000s we in the UK received (very roughly) 80,000 asylum applications per year.
Mainly people escaping Balkan wars.
Today in these “unprecedented” times of “invasion” by small boat… we receive pretty much the exact same numbers.
Had you been taken in?
I wouldn’t blame you.
Mainly people escaping Balkan wars.
Today in these “unprecedented” times of “invasion” by small boat… we receive pretty much the exact same numbers.
Had you been taken in?
I wouldn’t blame you.
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.