Patricia Kelley
@keep-hoping.bsky.social
Curious, bibliophile, political centre-left. Love to laugh and exchange ideas. Creaky old lady. Favourite band - Travelling Wilburys.
I have been trying to read the fantasy novel 'Gideon the Ninth' for some time. I know fantasy worlds have some of their own vocabulary but a character who 'sat on a bench polishing his targe with a soft cloth' just made me laugh. I've given up.
August 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I have been trying to read the fantasy novel 'Gideon the Ninth' for some time. I know fantasy worlds have some of their own vocabulary but a character who 'sat on a bench polishing his targe with a soft cloth' just made me laugh. I've given up.
I've just been given a birthday present subscription to the Private Eye printed magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social and loved the front page. The start of the Musk/Trump bromance was:
Musk: I love you
Trump: I love me too
Musk: I love you
Trump: I love me too
June 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've just been given a birthday present subscription to the Private Eye printed magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social and loved the front page. The start of the Musk/Trump bromance was:
Musk: I love you
Trump: I love me too
Musk: I love you
Trump: I love me too
Just saw a clip from a routine by the American comedian George Carlin in which he says that the only way you can have the American Dream is because you're asleep 😏
April 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just saw a clip from a routine by the American comedian George Carlin in which he says that the only way you can have the American Dream is because you're asleep 😏
I'll be 75 soon. All through my life I have tried to support any organisation or political party which protects the vulnerable. I now find it difficult to stop hating the US government. Hate kills and I don't want to die. I need vodka (Polish!) 😪
March 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'll be 75 soon. All through my life I have tried to support any organisation or political party which protects the vulnerable. I now find it difficult to stop hating the US government. Hate kills and I don't want to die. I need vodka (Polish!) 😪
Variation on an old song:
Democrats blue, dilly dilly
Republicans red
Senators weak dilly dilly
Democracy's dead
Democrats blue, dilly dilly
Republicans red
Senators weak dilly dilly
Democracy's dead
March 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Variation on an old song:
Democrats blue, dilly dilly
Republicans red
Senators weak dilly dilly
Democracy's dead
Democrats blue, dilly dilly
Republicans red
Senators weak dilly dilly
Democracy's dead
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Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.
February 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.
Wisdom from Ghandi:
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and, for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it - always.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and, for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it - always.
February 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Wisdom from Ghandi:
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and, for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it - always.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and, for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it - always.
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
Years ago when I was working and had a particularly trying day, when I came home I would play 'In the hall of the mountain king' by Grieg at full volume and dance wildly and/or conduct the music. What was/is your de-stressor?
February 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Years ago when I was working and had a particularly trying day, when I came home I would play 'In the hall of the mountain king' by Grieg at full volume and dance wildly and/or conduct the music. What was/is your de-stressor?
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CLOSING SOON: Our Safeguarding Democracy survey - all about what *you* think about money in Uk politics
Should political donations be capped? Or banned altogether?
Should foreign money be taken out of our politics?
10k responded already. Have you?
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share!
Should political donations be capped? Or banned altogether?
Should foreign money be taken out of our politics?
10k responded already. Have you?
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share!
Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy
A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
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January 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
CLOSING SOON: Our Safeguarding Democracy survey - all about what *you* think about money in Uk politics
Should political donations be capped? Or banned altogether?
Should foreign money be taken out of our politics?
10k responded already. Have you?
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share!
Should political donations be capped? Or banned altogether?
Should foreign money be taken out of our politics?
10k responded already. Have you?
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share!
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I might make this a more regular feature (though probably including some more stuff the Government *does not* want you to know about next time) if there's appetite for it
🔴Twenty More Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/24/w...
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/24/w...
Twenty More Government Reforms the Media Hasn't Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I might make this a more regular feature (though probably including some more stuff the Government *does not* want you to know about next time) if there's appetite for it
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Just made a donation to Wikipedia. I encourage you to do the same if you can
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
January 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just made a donation to Wikipedia. I encourage you to do the same if you can
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
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Stay Informed. Consider subscribing (and ringing the notification bell) if you have not already. I do daily updates on Ukraine. Click here. I made it simple. www.youtube.com/@Professor-G...
Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
If you care about Ukraine, you are in the right place.
I try to provide unique insights that help you understand the context.
I am a Reagan-Republican who fully supports Ukraine.
I am a conservative w...
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January 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Stay Informed. Consider subscribing (and ringing the notification bell) if you have not already. I do daily updates on Ukraine. Click here. I made it simple. www.youtube.com/@Professor-G...
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When you’re more popular than the “seriously popular” MSM 😏
Thank you to all 70k of you who follow us.
We are Bylines
We are Powerful Citizen Journalism
Thank you to all 70k of you who follow us.
We are Bylines
We are Powerful Citizen Journalism
January 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
When you’re more popular than the “seriously popular” MSM 😏
Thank you to all 70k of you who follow us.
We are Bylines
We are Powerful Citizen Journalism
Thank you to all 70k of you who follow us.
We are Bylines
We are Powerful Citizen Journalism
With Trump's and Putin's imperialist vomit, I'm reminded of a question in my history exam so many years ago. "If Hitler had stopped after Czechoslovakia, would WW2 have happened?"
I think it would. You cannot appease megalomanics.
I think it would. You cannot appease megalomanics.
January 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With Trump's and Putin's imperialist vomit, I'm reminded of a question in my history exam so many years ago. "If Hitler had stopped after Czechoslovakia, would WW2 have happened?"
I think it would. You cannot appease megalomanics.
I think it would. You cannot appease megalomanics.
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A useful reminder of some of the achievements of the new Labour government in its first six months
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The first 6 months: what has Labour actually done?
Yesterday we highlighted some of the achievements of our new government in its first six months. Here we explore some of the detail
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A useful reminder of some of the achievements of the new Labour government in its first six months
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
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Make no mistake. Every politician, pundit & online grifter amplifying Musk's dangerous lies will be aware of this intervention by now. Make no mistake, they are choosing to mislead the public & politicise the suffering of victims in the shameful pursuit of political advantage, attention & clicks.
January 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Make no mistake. Every politician, pundit & online grifter amplifying Musk's dangerous lies will be aware of this intervention by now. Make no mistake, they are choosing to mislead the public & politicise the suffering of victims in the shameful pursuit of political advantage, attention & clicks.
Wonderful film "Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl." Folk not from Yorkshire may have missed the joke on the sign by the canal bridge "No Parkin."
Parkin is a tradiional Yorkshire cake 🙂
Parkin is a tradiional Yorkshire cake 🙂
January 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Wonderful film "Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl." Folk not from Yorkshire may have missed the joke on the sign by the canal bridge "No Parkin."
Parkin is a tradiional Yorkshire cake 🙂
Parkin is a tradiional Yorkshire cake 🙂
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix it | Wes Streeting
Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix it | Wes Streeting
Our National Care Service will meet the urgent needs of our generation – just as the NHS did when it was created in 1948
* Wes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social care
Three sentences in Labour’s 1945 manifesto contained a simple…
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January 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix it | Wes Streeting