Joanie Middleton
@joaniem1089.bsky.social
Sustained by coffee, dark humour, music, poetry and ideas. Believer in better.
Joiner of dots in marketing, fundraising, charity & play.
Joiner of dots in marketing, fundraising, charity & play.
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When so much of the media rolls out the comfy red carpet for Farage, Private Eye trips him up and milkshakes him.
Be more Private Eye.
Be more Private Eye.
July 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
When so much of the media rolls out the comfy red carpet for Farage, Private Eye trips him up and milkshakes him.
Be more Private Eye.
Be more Private Eye.
Just to keep more @andreagibson.bsky.social in our timelines with one of my faves of theirs…
Rest in poetry Andrea.
Rest in poetry Andrea.
July 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Just to keep more @andreagibson.bsky.social in our timelines with one of my faves of theirs…
Rest in poetry Andrea.
Rest in poetry Andrea.
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are you fucking kidding me
May 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
are you fucking kidding me
Incredible but unsurprising that this is where we find ourselves
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
May 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Incredible but unsurprising that this is where we find ourselves
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“Reuters examined the data from the Gaza Health Ministry to look more closely at those who have died.
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
The lives lost in Gaza: A closer look at those killed in the conflict so far
The death toll from the war already dwarfs the numbers killed in previous bouts of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza over many decades.
www.reuters.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Reuters examined the data from the Gaza Health Ministry to look more closely at those who have died.
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”
Beyond enraging
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 33 people, more than half of them children, a day after Israel announced an expanded military campaign in the besieged territory ➡️ u.afp.com/ScmP
May 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Beyond enraging
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Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians:
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
May 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Pres, Gagliardi, of the 🇺🇸 Federation of Musicians:
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“We will not remain silent as 2 of our members Bruce Springsteen & Taylor Swift r singled out & personally attacked by the POTUS. S&S r not just brilliant musicians, they r role models & inspirations 2 millions of ppl in the US & across the🌍”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Here for this version of island of strangers. Not Keir’s. Not Nigel’s.
May 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Here for this version of island of strangers. Not Keir’s. Not Nigel’s.
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this would be the kind of scandal that demands resignation if these people had any commitment to public service!
WTH man? Real World bro also serving as Transportation Sec Sean Duffy reportedly changed his wife's flight to avoid Newark and then went on TV to broadcast it's safe to fly in and out of Newark.
@paleofuture.bsky.social w the details. ↘️
@paleofuture.bsky.social w the details. ↘️
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Changed His Wife's Flight to Avoid Newark Airport
Would you let your family fly out of Newark?
gizmodo.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
this would be the kind of scandal that demands resignation if these people had any commitment to public service!
Incredible.
Companies can now buy insurance for when their generative AI chatbots make up bullshit policies or give customers big discounts that end up costing the firms a lot of money. Gotta love all that innovation!
Insurers launch cover for losses caused by AI chatbot errors
Policies will pay out for costs such as legal fees and court damages if AI tools underperform
www.ft.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Incredible.
I absolutely cannot with this. This from a supposed fucking “human rights” lawyer. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says
PM unveils policies to ‘significantly’ drive down net migration including English tests and degree requirements
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I absolutely cannot with this. This from a supposed fucking “human rights” lawyer. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
🤬😭💔
A man pulled up to a gas station to fill up his truck. ICE agents surrounded him and took him away. But his children were left behind.
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities
Communities in three California counties "overwhelmed" as ICE raids ramp up in the region.
www.sfgate.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🤬😭💔
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In Afghanistan, 14 people were arrested for singing and playing music. 🇦🇫🤦🏼♀️
Enjoying music isn’t officially a human right — but when we read news like this, it definitely should be. 🎶❤️
#TalibanUnplugged
🔗 www.barrons.com/news/taliban...
Enjoying music isn’t officially a human right — but when we read news like this, it definitely should be. 🎶❤️
#TalibanUnplugged
🔗 www.barrons.com/news/taliban...
Taliban Arrest 14 People For Playing Music And Singing
Taliban authorities have arrested 14 people in northern Afghanistan for playing musical instruments and singing, activities they restricted since taking power, provincial police said on Saturday.
www.barrons.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In Afghanistan, 14 people were arrested for singing and playing music. 🇦🇫🤦🏼♀️
Enjoying music isn’t officially a human right — but when we read news like this, it definitely should be. 🎶❤️
#TalibanUnplugged
🔗 www.barrons.com/news/taliban...
Enjoying music isn’t officially a human right — but when we read news like this, it definitely should be. 🎶❤️
#TalibanUnplugged
🔗 www.barrons.com/news/taliban...
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Truly. May he get what is coming to him as soon as possible.
Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow revocation of migrants' legal status reut.rs/3EL9Ymt
Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow revocation of migrants' legal status
President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in its bid to revoke the temporary legal status granted by his predecessor Joe Biden to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States.
reut.rs
May 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Truly. May he get what is coming to him as soon as possible.
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This by itself is impeachable.
The Trump Organization just admitted that the president still controls his business.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump Organization Admits President Still Controls His Business
Donald Trump can lie to the American public, but the Trump Organization has a harder time deceiving authorities in Britain.
www.forbes.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This by itself is impeachable.
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Perfect reason right here for FIFA to revoke America's invitation to host the World Cup.
May 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Perfect reason right here for FIFA to revoke America's invitation to host the World Cup.
Could not be more disgusted with Israel. Hard to know what to say about the levels of criminal depravity that are just being allowed to continue as if nothing is happening. Fucking disgrace.
World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.
wck.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Could not be more disgusted with Israel. Hard to know what to say about the levels of criminal depravity that are just being allowed to continue as if nothing is happening. Fucking disgrace.
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This is about all of us. Never forget that.
May 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is about all of us. Never forget that.
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If only the New York Times was as eager to front page a president showing signs of mental illness as they were showing signs of age.
May 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
If only the New York Times was as eager to front page a president showing signs of mental illness as they were showing signs of age.
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This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.
May 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.
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Sometimes I just stop, shake my head, and think how ridiculous it is watching my country be destroyed by a demented old man just because some white people are afraid of the future.
May 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Sometimes I just stop, shake my head, and think how ridiculous it is watching my country be destroyed by a demented old man just because some white people are afraid of the future.