Karen
karendotscott.bsky.social
Karen
@karendotscott.bsky.social
Bubble bath enthusiast; dog lover; tea drinker.

She/They
Exactly this! I was on a waiting list for YEARS! Got a letter one day post-marked ’Adult Mental Health‘ something or other so was excited my day had finally come! Not so. Informed they were just…not diagnosing adults anymore! How is this even an option that’s allowed!
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Historically speaking, the problem of the overwhelming power of royalty and aristocracy has been resolved by the wealthy agreeing to reduced influence. The alternative to that has traditionally been them accepting reduced stature, in the sense they are personally made about seven inches shorter.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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I personally set up a recurring donation to LGBTYS in an earlier round of nastiness in Scotland, and if you value the "controversial" work of supporting queer young people in a society where MSPs don't want them to be, you can donate here: www.justgiving.com/charity/lgbt...
LGBT Youth Scotland
www.justgiving.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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But lo! What is this? The wife of the Russian agent who bribed Nathan Gill visiting the Guardian offices during the same period?!?

Why, yes it is. Read all about it in this week’s newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
'Nigel Farage is Not My Friend...He's Just a Very Handsome Man'
The wife of a Russian spy gets in touch...
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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This is the kicker - the "Puberty blockers study under investigation" headline which kicked off reams of coverage elsewhere was entirely concocted, because it was the *journalists themselves* who forced the investigation to happen. The investigation found nothing wrong, but by then it was too late.
The ultimate twist is that 'gender critical' activist-journalists, Deborah Cohen and Hannah Barnes, reported the study to the HRA themselves!

The HRA was required to open an investigation because they’d received a report... which gave the Newsnight duo the shocking headline they desired.
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM