Kat Ellis
@katellis37.bsky.social
Mother, Runner, Cycle Commuter, Wannabe Skater, Patent Attorney (biotech/life sciences).
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It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
I understood this reference* and I want you all to know that.
(*Thanks to my dad buying me the single when I was about 10)
(*Thanks to my dad buying me the single when I was about 10)
But he’s an interlocutor of likely poor faith, and your own bona fides are frankly questionable.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I understood this reference* and I want you all to know that.
(*Thanks to my dad buying me the single when I was about 10)
(*Thanks to my dad buying me the single when I was about 10)
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Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
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I'm not crazy, I'm just, you know, living a normal life while [the craziest thing you've ever heard]
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm not crazy, I'm just, you know, living a normal life while [the craziest thing you've ever heard]
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*beams in Katherine*
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
*beams in Katherine*
Has #Whamageddon started yet? If it has, I've just gone out.
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Has #Whamageddon started yet? If it has, I've just gone out.
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Challenging consensus is healthy *when you bring new evidence*.
RFK isn’t doing that.
Rejecting data without offering better data isn’t scepticism -it’s denial.
RFK isn’t doing that.
Rejecting data without offering better data isn’t scepticism -it’s denial.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Challenging consensus is healthy *when you bring new evidence*.
RFK isn’t doing that.
Rejecting data without offering better data isn’t scepticism -it’s denial.
RFK isn’t doing that.
Rejecting data without offering better data isn’t scepticism -it’s denial.
Why does this not surprise me?
Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
Do your LinkedIn followers consider you a “thought leader”? Do hordes of commenters applaud your tips on how to “scale” your startup? Do recruiters slide into your DMs to “explore potential synergies”?
If not, it could be because you’re not a man. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Why does this not surprise me?
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If there is only one piece of advice I can give you younglings from the lofty heights of my advanced old age, it's this: put as much money as you can into a pension from as early an age as possible. Your 50s and 60s arrive much quicker than you think.
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If there is only one piece of advice I can give you younglings from the lofty heights of my advanced old age, it's this: put as much money as you can into a pension from as early an age as possible. Your 50s and 60s arrive much quicker than you think.
Given the amount of paddling going on, this work depicting a 16th century "frost fair" is clearly intended as a commentary on climate change.
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
London's giant AI artwork to be torn down
The bizarre story of why a much-talked-about creation is being torn down. Plus: Docklands Light Railway extension, giant laser stalks the night sky, and more tales of Android phone theft rejection.
www.londoncentric.media
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Given the amount of paddling going on, this work depicting a 16th century "frost fair" is clearly intended as a commentary on climate change.
The replies in this thread are incredibly validating.
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The replies in this thread are incredibly validating.
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The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Strictly BREAKING:
"Due to injury, La Voix has been advised by doctors to rest and, as a result, will not dance in this weekend's Blackpool specials. In line with the rules of Strictly Come Dancing, La Voix and Aljaž will receive a bye through to next week..."
"Due to injury, La Voix has been advised by doctors to rest and, as a result, will not dance in this weekend's Blackpool specials. In line with the rules of Strictly Come Dancing, La Voix and Aljaž will receive a bye through to next week..."
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
TV: Scotland are hoping to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 27 years.
Me (not really knowing too much about men's football): Oh, the last time must have been that one in the 70s with the famous goal.
TV: Something, something France '98.
Me: THAT WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO!!
Me (not really knowing too much about men's football): Oh, the last time must have been that one in the 70s with the famous goal.
TV: Something, something France '98.
Me: THAT WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO!!
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
TV: Scotland are hoping to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 27 years.
Me (not really knowing too much about men's football): Oh, the last time must have been that one in the 70s with the famous goal.
TV: Something, something France '98.
Me: THAT WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO!!
Me (not really knowing too much about men's football): Oh, the last time must have been that one in the 70s with the famous goal.
TV: Something, something France '98.
Me: THAT WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO!!
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where to start
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
where to start
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Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now
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Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?