Karen
@karenpearny.bsky.social
I have ME & fibromyalgia ♿️ 📚 🎧 🌊 🌳 Cornwall🩵
❤️ Manchester United 💙 country music 🤠 my boys 💙💙💙
❤️ Manchester United 💙 country music 🤠 my boys 💙💙💙
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Under The Tree (2025) by Harry Drake on Apple Music
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I’m super proud of my eldest - this is his Christmas song.
Please could you all share and stream it for him. Would mean the world!
He wrote it, sang vocals and played all instruments and recorded it with help of his best mate Chris.
I’m super proud of my eldest - this is his Christmas song.
Please could you all share and stream it for him. Would mean the world!
He wrote it, sang vocals and played all instruments and recorded it with help of his best mate Chris.
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Gratitude is when you realize there is always something to be grateful for. 🙏🏻 #JoyTrain #hope #healing #gratitude #mindful #SpiritualAwakening #tuesday
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Gratitude is when you realize there is always something to be grateful for. 🙏🏻 #JoyTrain #hope #healing #gratitude #mindful #SpiritualAwakening #tuesday
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🥳 We are absolutely blown away by your support during our Big Give week. From all of us at Action for ME, thank you for helping us surpass our Christmas campaign target, and raise an online total of £185,877.
✨ The Big Give campaign is now finished, and we’ll be sharing our full total soon.
✨ The Big Give campaign is now finished, and we’ll be sharing our full total soon.
December 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🥳 We are absolutely blown away by your support during our Big Give week. From all of us at Action for ME, thank you for helping us surpass our Christmas campaign target, and raise an online total of £185,877.
✨ The Big Give campaign is now finished, and we’ll be sharing our full total soon.
✨ The Big Give campaign is now finished, and we’ll be sharing our full total soon.
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UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays
Bank reports 1.1% drop in card spending despite Black Friday boost for retailers
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
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In a society that has essentially been brainwashed and groomed by both Capitalism and ableism… it’s no wonder disabled folk have no chance at true equity.
It’s also sadly unsurprising how many punch down instead of going after the real issues.
It’s also sadly unsurprising how many punch down instead of going after the real issues.
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In a society that has essentially been brainwashed and groomed by both Capitalism and ableism… it’s no wonder disabled folk have no chance at true equity.
It’s also sadly unsurprising how many punch down instead of going after the real issues.
It’s also sadly unsurprising how many punch down instead of going after the real issues.
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If every follower streamed it and shared it I’d be so grateful ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If every follower streamed it and shared it I’d be so grateful ❤️
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Stay hopeful. There are so many amazing things still to come
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December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Stay hopeful. There are so many amazing things still to come
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I’m disgusted that some senior DWP people have learned nothing about the scale of the misery their policies inflicted.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I’m disgusted that some senior DWP people have learned nothing about the scale of the misery their policies inflicted.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
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This week was #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek.
All of us will experience loss at some time or other during our lives.
My advice on navigating
- Grief and bereavement
- Loss of relationships
- Feeling lost
@theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
All of us will experience loss at some time or other during our lives.
My advice on navigating
- Grief and bereavement
- Loss of relationships
- Feeling lost
@theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
How to cope with loss at Christmas, from bereavement to breakups
Everyone experiences grief, bereavement and loss at some time during our lives
inews.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This week was #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek.
All of us will experience loss at some time or other during our lives.
My advice on navigating
- Grief and bereavement
- Loss of relationships
- Feeling lost
@theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
All of us will experience loss at some time or other during our lives.
My advice on navigating
- Grief and bereavement
- Loss of relationships
- Feeling lost
@theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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⏰ 24 hours left! Together, you’ve helped raise over £135,000 to improve the lives of people with ME and accelerate vital research.
Although our match funds have now run out, every single donation still counts.
✨ Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
Thank you so much 🧡
Although our match funds have now run out, every single donation still counts.
✨ Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
Thank you so much 🧡
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⏰ 24 hours left! Together, you’ve helped raise over £135,000 to improve the lives of people with ME and accelerate vital research.
Although our match funds have now run out, every single donation still counts.
✨ Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
Thank you so much 🧡
Although our match funds have now run out, every single donation still counts.
✨ Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
Thank you so much 🧡
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Hello Bluepals, we are open.
a group of minions are wearing christmas costumes and dancing in the snow
Alt: Minions wearing christmas costumes and dancing in the snow
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December 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Hello Bluepals, we are open.
My wandering middle son is just about to start the long trek home from Asia. It’s the bit I hate - long flight! Roll on 24 hrs and landing! Haven’t seen him in months.
a woman is laughing with her hands in her hair and the words `` i can t wait '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a woman is laughing with her hands in her hair and the words `` i can t wait '' written on the bottom .
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December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My wandering middle son is just about to start the long trek home from Asia. It’s the bit I hate - long flight! Roll on 24 hrs and landing! Haven’t seen him in months.
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music.apple.com/gb/album/und...
I’m super proud of my eldest - this is his Christmas song.
Please could you all share and stream it for him. Would mean the world!
He wrote it, sang vocals and played all instruments and recorded it with help of his best mate Chris.
I’m super proud of my eldest - this is his Christmas song.
Please could you all share and stream it for him. Would mean the world!
He wrote it, sang vocals and played all instruments and recorded it with help of his best mate Chris.
Under The Tree (2025) by Harry Drake on Apple Music
music.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
music.apple.com/gb/album/und...
I’m super proud of my eldest - this is his Christmas song.
Please could you all share and stream it for him. Would mean the world!
He wrote it, sang vocals and played all instruments and recorded it with help of his best mate Chris.
I’m super proud of my eldest - this is his Christmas song.
Please could you all share and stream it for him. Would mean the world!
He wrote it, sang vocals and played all instruments and recorded it with help of his best mate Chris.
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Lando Norris wins F1 world title in Abu Dhabi despite Verstappen’s GP win
Lando Norris wins F1 world title in Abu Dhabi despite Verstappen’s GP win
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Norris is 11th Briton to win title after tense third place
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Max Verstappen second in title race, Oscar Piastri third
Lando Norris has won his first Formula One world championship with a gutsy, nerveless drive of no little bravery to seal it with third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. A podium was enough for the 26-year-old British driver despite Red Bull’s Max Verstappen winning and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri taking second.
Norris did exactly what was required of him in an enormously intense and high-pressure contest at the Yas Marina Circuit, including making a series of bold overtakes, with a flawless execution by himself and by his McLaren team. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Lando Norris wins F1 world title in Abu Dhabi despite Verstappen’s GP win
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Jo’s poem is a reminder of the hope that research brings - and why we need to keep pushing forward.
There's still two days left of our Big Give campaign. Your donations will help us build on DecodeME's findings and bring hope for the future.
🧡 Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
There's still two days left of our Big Give campaign. Your donations will help us build on DecodeME's findings and bring hope for the future.
🧡 Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jo’s poem is a reminder of the hope that research brings - and why we need to keep pushing forward.
There's still two days left of our Big Give campaign. Your donations will help us build on DecodeME's findings and bring hope for the future.
🧡 Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
There's still two days left of our Big Give campaign. Your donations will help us build on DecodeME's findings and bring hope for the future.
🧡 Donate here: bit.ly/2025-big-give
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the UK taxpayer £10.9bn.
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the UK taxpayer £10.9bn.
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
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Neil Couling is his name. Hope he has a rotten Christmas and new year www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Neil Couling is his name. Hope he has a rotten Christmas and new year www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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NEW: In a joint letter, senior peers including 3 former cabinet secretaries and 3 former Lords speakers have warned peers not to use procedural manoeuvres to thwart the assisted dying bill.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW: In a joint letter, senior peers including 3 former cabinet secretaries and 3 former Lords speakers have warned peers not to use procedural manoeuvres to thwart the assisted dying bill.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
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Do Good December - Day 7: Give kind comments to as many people as possible today actionforhappiness.org/do-good-dece... #DoGoodDecember
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Do Good December - Day 7: Give kind comments to as many people as possible today actionforhappiness.org/do-good-dece... #DoGoodDecember
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Disabled people do not owe you their medical history.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Disabled people do not owe you their medical history.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
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First they came for the immigrants.
Then they came for trans people.
Then they came for the disabled and marginalized.
Then they started blowing up fishermen.
Now they’ve killed a man who was working undercover with the government.
No one is safe.
Then they came for trans people.
Then they came for the disabled and marginalized.
Then they started blowing up fishermen.
Now they’ve killed a man who was working undercover with the government.
No one is safe.
US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official
A recent U.S. operation in Syria mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials.
apnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
First they came for the immigrants.
Then they came for trans people.
Then they came for the disabled and marginalized.
Then they started blowing up fishermen.
Now they’ve killed a man who was working undercover with the government.
No one is safe.
Then they came for trans people.
Then they came for the disabled and marginalized.
Then they started blowing up fishermen.
Now they’ve killed a man who was working undercover with the government.
No one is safe.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Gunmen kill at least 11 people including three-year-old in South African hostel
Gunmen kill at least 11 people including three-year-old in South African hostel
Total of 25 people shot in early morning Pretoria attack, with victims including 12-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl
Gunmen have stormed into a hostel in South Africa’s capital and killed at least 11 people, including a three-year-old child, police said.
“I can confirm that a total of 25 people were shot,” police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said of the early morning attack in Pretoria. She said 14 others had been hospitalised. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Gunmen kill at least 11 people including three-year-old in South African hostel
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The Trump administration sinks to a new low – opening fire on drowning men | Jonathan Freedland
The Trump administration sinks to a new low – opening fire on drowning men | Jonathan Freedland
These deadly US boat strikes are the latest example of a president corrupting both the law and morality, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Trump administration sinks to a new low – opening fire on drowning men | Jonathan Freedland