Kim
@kimsthornton.bsky.social
Socialist, ex Labour, ex X, she/her, veggie 🏳️🌈🇵🇸🔻🇷🇺
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If you want voters to care present an authentic alternative.
May 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
If you want voters to care present an authentic alternative.
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"A peaceful, painless and dignified death is so different from the many deaths that I've witnessed in my 32 years of medicine...to help empower people in their final moments is fulfilling and a huge privilege."
Dr O'Brien is a GP and a voluntary assistant dying practitioner in Western Australia.
Dr O'Brien is a GP and a voluntary assistant dying practitioner in Western Australia.
May 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"A peaceful, painless and dignified death is so different from the many deaths that I've witnessed in my 32 years of medicine...to help empower people in their final moments is fulfilling and a huge privilege."
Dr O'Brien is a GP and a voluntary assistant dying practitioner in Western Australia.
Dr O'Brien is a GP and a voluntary assistant dying practitioner in Western Australia.
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Keep up pressure on your MPs by writing to them, meeting with them and telling them the EHRC have got it wrong.
Why?
Because it’s working:
Why?
Because it’s working:
May 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keep up pressure on your MPs by writing to them, meeting with them and telling them the EHRC have got it wrong.
Why?
Because it’s working:
Why?
Because it’s working:
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Jordan profited up to $400,000 per Gaza aid airdrop, sources say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jordan-profited-gaza-aid-airdrop-sources
Jordan profited up to $400,000 per Gaza aid airdrop, sources say
Insiders say Amman earned substantial money by facilitating aid deliveries into the war-battered Palestinian enclave
www.middleeasteye.net
May 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Jordan profited up to $400,000 per Gaza aid airdrop, sources say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jordan-profited-gaza-aid-airdrop-sources
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Nigel Farage has been a politician since 1999, when he was first elected to the European Parliament, where he remained until 2020.
In 2024, Farage became MP for Clacton.
Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 2006 - 2016
2019 he formed The Brexit Party, rebranded as Reform UK in 2021
In 2024, Farage became MP for Clacton.
Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 2006 - 2016
2019 he formed The Brexit Party, rebranded as Reform UK in 2021
May 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Nigel Farage has been a politician since 1999, when he was first elected to the European Parliament, where he remained until 2020.
In 2024, Farage became MP for Clacton.
Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 2006 - 2016
2019 he formed The Brexit Party, rebranded as Reform UK in 2021
In 2024, Farage became MP for Clacton.
Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 2006 - 2016
2019 he formed The Brexit Party, rebranded as Reform UK in 2021
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Kneecap are not the story. Genocide is the story
crackmagazine.net/2025/04/mass...
crackmagazine.net/2025/04/mass...
Massive Attack release statement defending Kneecap
“Kneecap are not the story,” the statement reads. “Genocide is the story”.
crackmagazine.net
April 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Kneecap are not the story. Genocide is the story
crackmagazine.net/2025/04/mass...
crackmagazine.net/2025/04/mass...
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Any company that can replace a tariffed product with an American made is going to flourish. Can’t get tomatoes or avocados, twinkies and Ho-Hos are made in US bakeries and are the perfect replacement !!! Pay no attention to the price increase. They never go bad !
This deserves some good coverage: tariffs giving “cover” for other price hikes that are unrelated to trade.
The gas station I pass on my way to work has raised the price of breakfast sandwiches by like $1.50 in the last month. It's affecting things that aren't even imported
May 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Any company that can replace a tariffed product with an American made is going to flourish. Can’t get tomatoes or avocados, twinkies and Ho-Hos are made in US bakeries and are the perfect replacement !!! Pay no attention to the price increase. They never go bad !
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The inevitable consequence of Labour's desire that right wing voters no longer see any meaningful difference between it and Reform is that progressive voters will, also, no longer see any meaningful difference between it and Reform.
Friends don't let friends vote for bigots: Vote Green or LibDem.
May 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The inevitable consequence of Labour's desire that right wing voters no longer see any meaningful difference between it and Reform is that progressive voters will, also, no longer see any meaningful difference between it and Reform.
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Don't believe that the NHS is 'beyond repair'.
Call To Action
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Westminster Establishment a corrupt, immoral, incompetent crime syndicate.
April 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Westminster Establishment a corrupt, immoral, incompetent crime syndicate.
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BREAKING: A judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported after undeniable evidence showed that he had tried to stop a genocide x
April 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
BREAKING: A judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported after undeniable evidence showed that he had tried to stop a genocide x
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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Nigel's constituents weren't happy when they were told about his voting record...
Nigel Farage’s constituents left shocked after being told about his voting record
His constituents couldn't believe how Farage had voted...
leftfootforward.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Nigel's constituents weren't happy when they were told about his voting record...
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BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
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If you're an employment lawyer and you know you can't work your whole career without using your skills for a world that desperately needs them... this might be the job for you.
Closes Monday. goodlawproject.org/vacancy/seni...
Closes Monday. goodlawproject.org/vacancy/seni...
Senior Associate - Employment Law | Good Law Project
Join the team at Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
If you're an employment lawyer and you know you can't work your whole career without using your skills for a world that desperately needs them... this might be the job for you.
Closes Monday. goodlawproject.org/vacancy/seni...
Closes Monday. goodlawproject.org/vacancy/seni...
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What a load of absolute nonsense. No one is claiming that a publicly-owned service is ‘morally superior’ - they’re saying (rightly) that a private company has an inherent responsibility to deliver profit to shareholders. Inflammatory bile.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
The public sector is not morally superior
Working for the NHS does not mean you are a saint; running a business does not turn you into a villain
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
What a load of absolute nonsense. No one is claiming that a publicly-owned service is ‘morally superior’ - they’re saying (rightly) that a private company has an inherent responsibility to deliver profit to shareholders. Inflammatory bile.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
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I cycle a lot but misogynist abuse on roads and anxieties about poor social safety on off-road routes (esp in the dark/on my own) mean that I am forced to drive some journeys that I should be able to easily cycle.
Those planning local cycle networks must build routes that are truly accessible.
Those planning local cycle networks must build routes that are truly accessible.
Women put off cycling by safety fears and intimidating drivers – study
Women put off cycling by safety fears and intimidating drivers – study
Research by Cycling UK finds female cyclists report more threatening incidents, as well as a lack of infrastructure
Intimidating behaviour from drivers, poor infrastructure and fears over safety are deterring more women in the UK from cycling compared with men, research has found, while bike sales continue to fall after the “Covid boom”.
The barriers to cycling have widened between men and women “across every measure in the past seven years”, according to research by Cycling UK, a charitable membership organisation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I cycle a lot but misogynist abuse on roads and anxieties about poor social safety on off-road routes (esp in the dark/on my own) mean that I am forced to drive some journeys that I should be able to easily cycle.
Those planning local cycle networks must build routes that are truly accessible.
Those planning local cycle networks must build routes that are truly accessible.
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"No matter what the lobby groups who don't want to tax wealth will tell us, it is not going to be a problem for wealthy people to pay that."
Patriotic Millionaires member perfectly sums up why a wealth tax would be fair
"No matter what the lobby groups who don't want to tax wealth will tell us, it is not going to be a problem for wealthy people to pay that."
leftfootforward.org
March 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"No matter what the lobby groups who don't want to tax wealth will tell us, it is not going to be a problem for wealthy people to pay that."
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Man, imagine if the UK actually prosecuted anyone in power involved in massive fraud.
news.sky.com/story/french...
Man, imagine if the UK actually prosecuted anyone in power involved in massive fraud.
news.sky.com/story/french...
French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement case
The guilty verdict, which follows a nine-week trial at the end of last year, means Marine Le Pen could be declared ineligible to run for presidential office in 2027.
news.sky.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Man, imagine if the UK actually prosecuted anyone in power involved in massive fraud.
news.sky.com/story/french...
Man, imagine if the UK actually prosecuted anyone in power involved in massive fraud.
news.sky.com/story/french...
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Might be a good idea for Reform UK to work out what the job is before applying.
They are campaigning in Devon blaming Devon County Council for not collecting bins frequently.
They don’t collect bins, city and district councils do.
They are campaigning in Devon blaming Devon County Council for not collecting bins frequently.
They don’t collect bins, city and district councils do.
March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Might be a good idea for Reform UK to work out what the job is before applying.
They are campaigning in Devon blaming Devon County Council for not collecting bins frequently.
They don’t collect bins, city and district councils do.
They are campaigning in Devon blaming Devon County Council for not collecting bins frequently.
They don’t collect bins, city and district councils do.
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Interesting that the first people to rush to defend Marine Le Pen were Elon Musk and the former far right Brazilian dictator Bolsenaro.
March 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Interesting that the first people to rush to defend Marine Le Pen were Elon Musk and the former far right Brazilian dictator Bolsenaro.
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Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
March 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
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All the libs still crying about Kamala.
All she had to do was not support genocide and ethnic cleansing but alas it was a bridge too far.
All she had to do was not support genocide and ethnic cleansing but alas it was a bridge too far.
March 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
All the libs still crying about Kamala.
All she had to do was not support genocide and ethnic cleansing but alas it was a bridge too far.
All she had to do was not support genocide and ethnic cleansing but alas it was a bridge too far.
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The UK State and Media has wilfully participated in what has become what is basically an entirely new, artificially created, means for men to harass women and girls in sport.
All whilst insisting they're "defending women's sport"
All whilst insisting they're "defending women's sport"
A father has screamed "you’re a f-----g boy” at a little girl during an under-12 year olds Rugby match. Under 12s. She left the pitch in tears, scared, and later returned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/...
www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/...
Father banned for screaming ‘you’re a boy’ at under-12 girl after ‘transgender rumours’
Graham Hall reportedly entered the field of play and ‘screamed and shouted’ abuse at the player following foul on his daughter
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The UK State and Media has wilfully participated in what has become what is basically an entirely new, artificially created, means for men to harass women and girls in sport.
All whilst insisting they're "defending women's sport"
All whilst insisting they're "defending women's sport"