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Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
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Seriously how long do I have to be disabled before I learn that willpower isn't a thing?
It's not a thing!
But surely THIS time —
Nope turns out still not a thing
It's not a thing!
But surely THIS time —
Nope turns out still not a thing
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Seriously how long do I have to be disabled before I learn that willpower isn't a thing?
It's not a thing!
But surely THIS time —
Nope turns out still not a thing
It's not a thing!
But surely THIS time —
Nope turns out still not a thing
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Our Chair Dr Lucy Moore quoted in the BBC News Live blog on the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 Report:
“…those with Long Covid still have more questions than answers.”
#LongCovid
“…those with Long Covid still have more questions than answers.”
#LongCovid
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our Chair Dr Lucy Moore quoted in the BBC News Live blog on the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 Report:
“…those with Long Covid still have more questions than answers.”
#LongCovid
“…those with Long Covid still have more questions than answers.”
#LongCovid
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
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As the weather turns
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As the weather turns
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
there will be
nights you want
to stay home
and eat soup,
nights you want
to stay home
with a book,
and nights you want
to stay home
and drink tea,
but as the weather turns
on no nights will you want
to have to stay home
because you are sick.
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If no one in your timeline is grieving the loss of Alice Wong today then you’re not hearing from enough disabled people or even people who listen to disabled people.
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If no one in your timeline is grieving the loss of Alice Wong today then you’re not hearing from enough disabled people or even people who listen to disabled people.
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
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We are a social species, and we have always prevailed through cooperation. Caring for our sick. Raising children we didn't sire or birth because they were part of our village or extended family. We are not breeders and predators, we are communicators and survivors. We evolved to UNITE.
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We are a social species, and we have always prevailed through cooperation. Caring for our sick. Raising children we didn't sire or birth because they were part of our village or extended family. We are not breeders and predators, we are communicators and survivors. We evolved to UNITE.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
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Disability benefits here in the UK are less than most people believe.
They're harder to get than most people believe.
Fraud is lower than most people believe.
The evidence you need to get them is more than most people believe.
The Government and media rely on this collective ignorance.
They're harder to get than most people believe.
Fraud is lower than most people believe.
The evidence you need to get them is more than most people believe.
The Government and media rely on this collective ignorance.
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Disability benefits here in the UK are less than most people believe.
They're harder to get than most people believe.
Fraud is lower than most people believe.
The evidence you need to get them is more than most people believe.
The Government and media rely on this collective ignorance.
They're harder to get than most people believe.
Fraud is lower than most people believe.
The evidence you need to get them is more than most people believe.
The Government and media rely on this collective ignorance.
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Why does this keep getting more and more true?
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Why does this keep getting more and more true?
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If you still wear a mask & take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19/other infections:
Thank you for saving lives and for putting people before the status quo. Every time you wear a mask, test before/after going to crowded events, and stay home when sick, you make a difference.
Thank you for saving lives and for putting people before the status quo. Every time you wear a mask, test before/after going to crowded events, and stay home when sick, you make a difference.
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If you still wear a mask & take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19/other infections:
Thank you for saving lives and for putting people before the status quo. Every time you wear a mask, test before/after going to crowded events, and stay home when sick, you make a difference.
Thank you for saving lives and for putting people before the status quo. Every time you wear a mask, test before/after going to crowded events, and stay home when sick, you make a difference.
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We're just getting started.
Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.
If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.
If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We're just getting started.
Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.
If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.
If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Labyrinth, 1991 by Leonora Carrington, UK-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. #womensart
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Labyrinth, 1991 by Leonora Carrington, UK-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. #womensart
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So many genuine problems in society right now…
None of them are caused by some disabled people who get less than what’s considered a liveable amount of money.
None of them caused by trans people existing.
And refugees are the result of many of the problems… not the cause.
None of them are caused by some disabled people who get less than what’s considered a liveable amount of money.
None of them caused by trans people existing.
And refugees are the result of many of the problems… not the cause.
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
So many genuine problems in society right now…
None of them are caused by some disabled people who get less than what’s considered a liveable amount of money.
None of them caused by trans people existing.
And refugees are the result of many of the problems… not the cause.
None of them are caused by some disabled people who get less than what’s considered a liveable amount of money.
None of them caused by trans people existing.
And refugees are the result of many of the problems… not the cause.
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When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
October 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
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Your immune system would like you to stop catching Covid actually. It’s not learning. It’s being decimated.
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Your immune system would like you to stop catching Covid actually. It’s not learning. It’s being decimated.
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Work coaches do not belong in GP surgeries.
October 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Work coaches do not belong in GP surgeries.
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People continue to call COVID advocates’ pleas for masking “unreasonable”.
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Beyond all reason
Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.
substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
People continue to call COVID advocates’ pleas for masking “unreasonable”.
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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It’s dispiriting that this is what getting a COVID vaccination now looks like to this chronic asthmatic.
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It’s dispiriting that this is what getting a COVID vaccination now looks like to this chronic asthmatic.
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October is #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth
For many with #LongCovid, dysautonomia means daily struggles with dizziness, palpitations, fatigue & more
We need research, support & compassion
Let’s #MakeNoiseForTurquoise this October
#POTS #Dysautonomia #invisibleillness
For many with #LongCovid, dysautonomia means daily struggles with dizziness, palpitations, fatigue & more
We need research, support & compassion
Let’s #MakeNoiseForTurquoise this October
#POTS #Dysautonomia #invisibleillness
October 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
October is #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth
For many with #LongCovid, dysautonomia means daily struggles with dizziness, palpitations, fatigue & more
We need research, support & compassion
Let’s #MakeNoiseForTurquoise this October
#POTS #Dysautonomia #invisibleillness
For many with #LongCovid, dysautonomia means daily struggles with dizziness, palpitations, fatigue & more
We need research, support & compassion
Let’s #MakeNoiseForTurquoise this October
#POTS #Dysautonomia #invisibleillness
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Being unable to work isn't like a holiday, or annual leave.
It's like a sick day where you're physically (including mental health in here as it's all physical) unable to work...
But that, every day, including weekends and overnight, without any end-point...
It's like a sick day where you're physically (including mental health in here as it's all physical) unable to work...
But that, every day, including weekends and overnight, without any end-point...
September 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Being unable to work isn't like a holiday, or annual leave.
It's like a sick day where you're physically (including mental health in here as it's all physical) unable to work...
But that, every day, including weekends and overnight, without any end-point...
It's like a sick day where you're physically (including mental health in here as it's all physical) unable to work...
But that, every day, including weekends and overnight, without any end-point...
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