Katarina
@katarina45.bsky.social
Left leaning. I follow history, current affairs, human rights, cat pictures and more
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One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
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The Telegraph highlighting - yet missing - two vital points here.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Telegraph highlighting - yet missing - two vital points here.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
Pope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers.
In his Christmas Eve sermon, the pope said the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn showed followers that refusing to help those in need was tantamount to rejecting God himself. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
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Exclusive?
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Exclusive?
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
…Well I suppose it was an exclusive two weeks ago when I first reported it for @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course.
December 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course.
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The Green Party have hit 19% in the polls; A huge milestone - one of the highest figures ever recorded for the Greens, according to party leader Zack Polanski.
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The Green Party have hit 19% in the polls; A huge milestone - one of the highest figures ever recorded for the Greens, according to party leader Zack Polanski.
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One of the more heartening things from this year is the rise of the Green Party, showing that not everyone is happy with the continued drift to the right of the other parties.
Closing the year with one of our highest ever polls.
Thank you everyone so much for your support and determination this year.
We're all just getting started.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Thank you everyone so much for your support and determination this year.
We're all just getting started.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
🚨 NEW | Poll shows Greens ahead of Labour
➡️ REF: 25% (-1)
🔵 CON: 22% (+2)
🟢 GRN: 19% (+1)
🔴 LAB: 18% (=)
🟠 LD: 10% (-1)
Via @LordAPolls, 11-15 Dec (+/- vs 17 Nov)
➡️ REF: 25% (-1)
🔵 CON: 22% (+2)
🟢 GRN: 19% (+1)
🔴 LAB: 18% (=)
🟠 LD: 10% (-1)
Via @LordAPolls, 11-15 Dec (+/- vs 17 Nov)
December 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
One of the more heartening things from this year is the rise of the Green Party, showing that not everyone is happy with the continued drift to the right of the other parties.
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The Greens are polling at 17% - a milestone for the party.
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Greens are polling at 17% - a milestone for the party.
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Jemma Forte, "You are defending a man who won't release the Epstein files"
Brian Coleman, "I have no time with this obsession with Epstein"
"Who cares what people did in private as long as it was legal"
Jemma Forte, "Wow! It wasn't legal"
Brian Coleman, "I have no time with this obsession with Epstein"
"Who cares what people did in private as long as it was legal"
Jemma Forte, "Wow! It wasn't legal"
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Jemma Forte, "You are defending a man who won't release the Epstein files"
Brian Coleman, "I have no time with this obsession with Epstein"
"Who cares what people did in private as long as it was legal"
Jemma Forte, "Wow! It wasn't legal"
Brian Coleman, "I have no time with this obsession with Epstein"
"Who cares what people did in private as long as it was legal"
Jemma Forte, "Wow! It wasn't legal"
@stockportgreens.bsky.social lovely to see you here on bluesky! 💚
December 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
@stockportgreens.bsky.social lovely to see you here on bluesky! 💚
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Very pleased that our colleague John Knight, who has helped Stockport Greens with campaigns, has made it on to Cheshire East Council as the first Green after several years of hard work.
Thanks to all who've helped us get our FIRST Green Party Councillor on Cheshire East Council - from @zackpolanski.bsky.social, to local activists who've been delivering leaflets for years in the ward, to the activists who came out for the first time in the freezing cold sunshine yesterday. 💚
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Very pleased that our colleague John Knight, who has helped Stockport Greens with campaigns, has made it on to Cheshire East Council as the first Green after several years of hard work.
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Our Reddish South Green councillors work hard all year round — pushing for change in the council and showing up in the community.
If you want a greener, kinder, more democratic Stockport, join us. 💚🌱
#StockportGreens #ReddishSouth #GreenParty #JoinTheGreens
If you want a greener, kinder, more democratic Stockport, join us. 💚🌱
#StockportGreens #ReddishSouth #GreenParty #JoinTheGreens
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Our Reddish South Green councillors work hard all year round — pushing for change in the council and showing up in the community.
If you want a greener, kinder, more democratic Stockport, join us. 💚🌱
#StockportGreens #ReddishSouth #GreenParty #JoinTheGreens
If you want a greener, kinder, more democratic Stockport, join us. 💚🌱
#StockportGreens #ReddishSouth #GreenParty #JoinTheGreens
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Our wonderful and hard-working councillor, Liz, is constantly out and about in the community — spotting local issues that need resolving, listening to residents, and showing what Green representation truly looks like. We work hard, stay connected, and serve with kindness every day.
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Our wonderful and hard-working councillor, Liz, is constantly out and about in the community — spotting local issues that need resolving, listening to residents, and showing what Green representation truly looks like. We work hard, stay connected, and serve with kindness every day.
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The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
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We deserve better than this
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We deserve better than this
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I joined the Green Party, because if Zack Polanski isn't our next Prime Minister...
I'll probably be dead within 10 years.
I'll probably be dead within 10 years.
How Zack Polanski got me to join the Green Party
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I joined the Green Party, because if Zack Polanski isn't our next Prime Minister...
I'll probably be dead within 10 years.
I'll probably be dead within 10 years.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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I'm going to do some coverage on here of the assisted dying debate. If you're not interested please mute this thread now. It'll probably go on a while.
November 29, 2024 at 8:53 AM
I'm going to do some coverage on here of the assisted dying debate. If you're not interested please mute this thread now. It'll probably go on a while.
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John Prescott was a politician both behind and ahead of his time. Considered too bluff and old Labour to reach to the very top in the 90s, today his authenticity and class credentials would have been perfect to fight Farage and populism. Labour needs more like him.
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM
John Prescott was a politician both behind and ahead of his time. Considered too bluff and old Labour to reach to the very top in the 90s, today his authenticity and class credentials would have been perfect to fight Farage and populism. Labour needs more like him.
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Burning fossil fuels historically, the U.S. is ignominiously #1 as overall top emitting nation in all of human history #climatechange #carbon 🗃️
November 22, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Burning fossil fuels historically, the U.S. is ignominiously #1 as overall top emitting nation in all of human history #climatechange #carbon 🗃️
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A song to remind me of the most useful phrases I have learnt from Italian Duolingo. (Sound up)
November 18, 2024 at 1:48 PM
A song to remind me of the most useful phrases I have learnt from Italian Duolingo. (Sound up)
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Probably the biggest march in London this year was the Restore Nature Now March - despite the numbers, the uniting of @nationaltrust.bsky.social AND @xrglobal.bsky.social, it was of considerably less interest than to the media than farmers, so here are some photographs
November 19, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Probably the biggest march in London this year was the Restore Nature Now March - despite the numbers, the uniting of @nationaltrust.bsky.social AND @xrglobal.bsky.social, it was of considerably less interest than to the media than farmers, so here are some photographs