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disabledgardener.bsky.social
@disabledgardener.bsky.social
190 followers 870 following 200 posts
Amp is up to 11, to drown out the pain at 10.
Would love a pint of Guinness.
She/her because trolls assume that women don’t garden.
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disabledgardener.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
Who is Amjad Taha? A Deep Dive
Amjad Taha is a disinfluencer, so why does he keep getting platformed?
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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goodlawproject.org
No child should ever be bound to a man who raped her mother, writes @drproudman.bsky.social. goodlaw.social/1jcu
Charlotte Proudman: No child should ever be bound to a man who raped her mother
The High Court ruling that a child must keep the name of the man who raped her mother reveals a deep problem in our family courts, says Charlotte Proudman.
goodlaw.social
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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goodlawproject.org
Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir.

Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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bigissue.com
Public Law Project's latest report finds that the average universal credit sanction is hundreds of pounds more than a criminal fine.
Universal credit sanctions more 'severe' and 'damaging' than criminal fines
www.bigissue.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
Tesco abolishing Christmas update
Tesco entrance, definitely not abolishing Christmas, as it's a huge poster saying "that's what makes it Christmas"
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
disabledgardener.bsky.social
x.com/johnpringdns...
Disability News Service on X: "Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to withdraw a misleading and inaccurate statement that scapegoated disabled people and other benefit claimants for the country’s economic problems. #Budget #DisabilityBenefits https://t.co/JFUuevf6Qe" / X
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to withdraw a misleading and inaccurate statement that scapegoated disabled people and other benefit claimants for the country’s economic problems. #Budget #DisabilityBenefits https://t.co/JFUuevf6Qe
x.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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sundersays.bsky.social
A very worrying escalation of online harassment.

Somebody has used a video of me saying "racism in football is a game of two halves" + put a fake voiceover on it saying "what I would say to the girls of Rotherham is it is a game of two halves"

x.com/EuropaIneffa...
Europa Ineffable on X: "In a recent panel at what looks like Labour conference, Sunder Katwala, wearing an England shirt, appeared to compare the R🦍 GANGS to a football match: "it's a game of two halves" 🥴 https://t.co/b5YNKyaQtu" / X
In a recent panel at what looks like Labour conference, Sunder Katwala, wearing an England shirt, appeared to compare the R🦍 GANGS to a football match
x.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
🚨These cuts are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England.

Please help spread the word and support @asgsfprotest.bsky.social
by signing their open letter

asgsfprotest.com/add-your-sig...
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Reminder that the new influx of pro-MAGA troll farm accounts are being ran by TPUSA operatives. It is a mix of bots and college students managing different accounts, modeled after Israel's Hasbara propaganda program.
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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goodlawproject.org
Nigel Farage, Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Three arrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service
Men, aged 44, 45 and 48, detained by Metropolitan police
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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gwillow.me
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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libertyhq.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Permanent facial recognition cameras are now live in Croydon – with no clear laws and no safeguards to protect our rights.
October 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!

Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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naylandblake.bsky.social
Why is it so hard for tech bros to envision a future where everybody minds their own damn business?
September 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
Bless those who think the Home Office can successfully carry out a huge IT procurement exercise for digital ID cards for implementation before the next general election.
September 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
The police have arrested a man filmed calling for the assassination of Keir Starmer, citing malicious communications (which suggest the online dissemination of the call is the issue). But no news about the billionaire who called for violence from the main stage
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police arrest man filmed at far-right rally allegedly calling for Keir Starmer to be shot
Video from ‘unite the kingdom’ rally captured man saying ‘someone needs to shoot Keir Starmer’
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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atulharia.bsky.social
Starmer's a coward.
But I also think he's in hock to the billionaire nazi bros who want this all stirred up.
This article is revealing if you've not seen it...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
From Epstein to Starmer: Mapping Peter Thiel’s Web of Influence in the UK
The tech billionaire Trump-backer is rapidly gaining influence over politics and public services in the UK, reports Peter Jukes
bylinetimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
This is a very good short piece at @goodlawproject.bsky.social on the (mis?)application of terrorism law with Palestine Action: goodlawproject.org/martha-spurr...

My piece on same issue at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Martha Spurrier: Proscribing Palestine Action is a dangerous shift in the law
More than 20 years ago, ministers promised they wouldn’t use the Terrorism Act to target direct action. But if the powers to suppress dissent are there, it’s only a matter of time before the state use...
goodlawproject.org
September 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
Considering people seeking asylum living in hotels get less than a tenner per week, and those in other accommodation get less than 50 quid, this really is performative nonsense from the Home Office. People aren't buying fur coats and snowmobiles FFS. 1/

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Home Office bans asylum seekers from buying luxury goods and services
Purchase of snowmobiles, timeshares and furs prohibited, despite asylum seekers receiving only £9.95 a week
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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bylinesnetwork.co.uk
The real crisis isn’t the budget. It’s that the UK is smaller, older, poorer, sicker, more indebted and less productive than it wants to admit.

#Labour #UKPolitics

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
How dire is our situation? It’s worse than you thought
People are disappointed by this government. But the financial situation is much worse than most people realise. Does government dare tell us?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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natashadevon.bsky.social
They’re didnt talk to disabled people or groups that represent them before making the welfare reform bill, they’re clearly not talking to young people about their mental health before making unevidenced proclamations about them. Just who are the government actually talking to?
July 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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hleehurley.com
A cis women's rugby team played a trans women's rugby team and won 34-7.

Naturally, Oliver Brown, who likes that his job gives him free reign to attack women, is not pleased, perhaps because he's spent years telling us how shit cis women are at everything
Red Roses players support game against trans team The Daily Telegraph3 Jun 2025 Protesting ban: Alycia Washington and match organiser Sasha Acheson Red Roses players have voiced their support for a rugby match in which a team of transgender women played a side of biological females. The “Ruck You” match took place in Oslo to challenge the perception that transgender women have physical advantages over biological women. The game began with seven trans women playing against seven former female internationals, before players from the two teams mixed to protest against the sport’s ban on transgender women. The match finished 34-7 to the biological women’s team, with a post on the event’s social media feed claiming the team of trans women scored their try only after “one pivotal change ... when trans women and cis women mixed teams and came together”. The event, which was organised by former England prop Sasha Acheson, was also supported by past and present players from Wales and Scotland. Current Red Roses players Meg Jones and Poppy Cleall were among several biological females who sent messages of support that were shared on the event’s social media feed ahead of the match on Sunday. Jones, one of England’s standout players in recent seasons, said: “I’m supporting the Ruck You match because this game is built on women of all shapes and sizes, different backgrounds, different stories and I know sport has the power to make this change. On June 1, hopefully we get to see the change we want to see in this world.” #TransAgendaClips
June 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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premnsikka.bsky.social
Public ownership of energy central to industrial strategy in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark. Gives the state levers for protecting people, controlling business costs, inflation.

UK privatised energy; struggles to control poverty, inflation; watches businesses collapse

Nationalise energy
With bills having gone up, it’s time to take energy back into public ownership
The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken
leftfootforward.org
April 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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mind.org.uk
Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?
Dear UK government, Let's be clear: our mental health is getting worse, and cutting benefits won’t help. You claim mental health is being “overdiagnosed”, but where’s the evidence? The reality is that our environment affects our wellbeing - pandemics, the cost of living crisis, political unrest and ongoing concerns around climate change are all taking their toll. But when people seek help, they face months, or even years, of waiting. Rhetoric like this is dangerous. It reinforces stigma and stops people getting support. If you’re serious about change, listen to those affected. We can turn this crisis around - but only if the government works with us, not against us. We look forward to hearing from you, Mind
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
disabledgardener.bsky.social
@cjayanetti.bsky.social hi I briefly mentioned an issue with UC migration, on X.
Is it possible I could have a chat with you over something I’ve uncovered?
March 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM