Melissa
@missybaggett-jack.bsky.social
🏡 🏴 | Daydreamer, doodler, sweary lass, crafter, folklore enthusiast, art supply magpie, wild swimmer, & Spoonie.
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Our billionaire king gets exemptions on capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax and more.
Next week we're bringing a vote to end the 100% tax break he gets when buying property in Scotland.
Power and privilege is no reason to avoid paying your fair share.
Next week we're bringing a vote to end the 100% tax break he gets when buying property in Scotland.
Power and privilege is no reason to avoid paying your fair share.
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our billionaire king gets exemptions on capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax and more.
Next week we're bringing a vote to end the 100% tax break he gets when buying property in Scotland.
Power and privilege is no reason to avoid paying your fair share.
Next week we're bringing a vote to end the 100% tax break he gets when buying property in Scotland.
Power and privilege is no reason to avoid paying your fair share.
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From 1939: www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...
September 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
From 1939: www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...
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Seeing how little people care about hundreds of freshly dead Palestinian children… Horrors. Shame. On all of you. On all of us.
March 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Seeing how little people care about hundreds of freshly dead Palestinian children… Horrors. Shame. On all of you. On all of us.
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The scale of this horror must serve as a wake-up call.
Continuing to arm and support Israel only leads to further destruction and lost lives. It makes the UK complicit in war crimes and genocide.
It's a moral obligation for governments to hold Israel accountable for their actions.
Continuing to arm and support Israel only leads to further destruction and lost lives. It makes the UK complicit in war crimes and genocide.
It's a moral obligation for governments to hold Israel accountable for their actions.
March 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The scale of this horror must serve as a wake-up call.
Continuing to arm and support Israel only leads to further destruction and lost lives. It makes the UK complicit in war crimes and genocide.
It's a moral obligation for governments to hold Israel accountable for their actions.
Continuing to arm and support Israel only leads to further destruction and lost lives. It makes the UK complicit in war crimes and genocide.
It's a moral obligation for governments to hold Israel accountable for their actions.
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Under the terms of the ceasefire deal, Israel should have been withdrawing from Gaza by now, but instead they have violated the ceasefire by carrying out nothing less than a massacre.
There is a moral obligation on all governments to stop arming Israel and hold them accountable for their actions.
There is a moral obligation on all governments to stop arming Israel and hold them accountable for their actions.
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Under the terms of the ceasefire deal, Israel should have been withdrawing from Gaza by now, but instead they have violated the ceasefire by carrying out nothing less than a massacre.
There is a moral obligation on all governments to stop arming Israel and hold them accountable for their actions.
There is a moral obligation on all governments to stop arming Israel and hold them accountable for their actions.
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You can’t cut £5 billion of support without causing real harm to people and endangering lives.
Make no mistake, this is a choice. Labour could choose to tax the wealthy and invest in the services all we rely on. But instead they're choosing to punish and demonise the vulnerable.
Make no mistake, this is a choice. Labour could choose to tax the wealthy and invest in the services all we rely on. But instead they're choosing to punish and demonise the vulnerable.
'Act of cruelty': Labour slated for brutal benefit cuts that will 'cost lives'
LABOUR have been slated for introducing devastating cuts to welfare, with a former leader accusing them of an "act of cruelty" that will…
www.thenational.scot
March 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You can’t cut £5 billion of support without causing real harm to people and endangering lives.
Make no mistake, this is a choice. Labour could choose to tax the wealthy and invest in the services all we rely on. But instead they're choosing to punish and demonise the vulnerable.
Make no mistake, this is a choice. Labour could choose to tax the wealthy and invest in the services all we rely on. But instead they're choosing to punish and demonise the vulnerable.
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Why is impoverishing young and disabled people to the tune of £5 billion a higher priority for the Government than introducing a wealth tax? 👇
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Why is impoverishing young and disabled people to the tune of £5 billion a higher priority for the Government than introducing a wealth tax? 👇
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NEW: Labour are making disability stigma worse, a Scottish minister has warned.
It comes with the UK Government to announce billions in DWP cuts
It comes with the UK Government to announce billions in DWP cuts
Westminster 'worsening disability stigma' amid DWP cuts, minister warns
www.thenational.scot
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
NEW: Labour are making disability stigma worse, a Scottish minister has warned.
It comes with the UK Government to announce billions in DWP cuts
It comes with the UK Government to announce billions in DWP cuts
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This is a seminal moment: a Labour government cutting disability benefits. Not just continuing Tory levels. Cutting.
This comes after a week of speculation, itself an act of cruelty by a government toying with people’s dignity.
These cuts are disgraceful - and they will cost lives.
This comes after a week of speculation, itself an act of cruelty by a government toying with people’s dignity.
These cuts are disgraceful - and they will cost lives.
March 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is a seminal moment: a Labour government cutting disability benefits. Not just continuing Tory levels. Cutting.
This comes after a week of speculation, itself an act of cruelty by a government toying with people’s dignity.
These cuts are disgraceful - and they will cost lives.
This comes after a week of speculation, itself an act of cruelty by a government toying with people’s dignity.
These cuts are disgraceful - and they will cost lives.
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There is an alternative to the government's cruelty: treat disabled people with care, dignity and respect.
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Slashing disability benefits is a cruel political choice', writes Jeremy Corbyn
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn argues none of the cuts announced today are necessary - and the government should tax the super-rich instead
www.mirror.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
There is an alternative to the government's cruelty: treat disabled people with care, dignity and respect.
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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Wonderful news from France! The National Assembly has voted to advance a billionaire's tax—116 in favor, 39 against.
The tax enjoys huge public support, with 75% of the French backing it.
Similar levels of support are seen in polls across other countries, including the U.S.
The tax enjoys huge public support, with 75% of the French backing it.
Similar levels of support are seen in polls across other countries, including the U.S.
February 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wonderful news from France! The National Assembly has voted to advance a billionaire's tax—116 in favor, 39 against.
The tax enjoys huge public support, with 75% of the French backing it.
Similar levels of support are seen in polls across other countries, including the U.S.
The tax enjoys huge public support, with 75% of the French backing it.
Similar levels of support are seen in polls across other countries, including the U.S.
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The boundaries of what constitutes a church continue to be pushed, and financial accountability is sacrificed as a result.
Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS
The FRC, a staunch opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights, joins a growing list of activist groups seeking church status, which allows organizations to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The boundaries of what constitutes a church continue to be pushed, and financial accountability is sacrificed as a result.
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Front cover of The National tomorrow. Calling JD Vance as a liar 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Lucy and Alice from Back off Scotland are a couple of legends.
February 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Front cover of The National tomorrow. Calling JD Vance as a liar 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Lucy and Alice from Back off Scotland are a couple of legends.
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On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.
February 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.
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The Guardian have done brilliant fact checking on the anti abortion stalkers who Vance was talking about www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘Thought crime’ and cancelled elections: how do JD Vance’s claims about Europe stand up?
US vice-president told litany of tales of Europe’s rights infringements in speech to leaders at defence gathering
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Guardian have done brilliant fact checking on the anti abortion stalkers who Vance was talking about www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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lol incredible community note here
February 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
lol incredible community note here
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"The woke are erasing women!!"
Anti-"woke" candidate takes power
Literally erases all mentions of women
Anti-"woke" candidate takes power
Literally erases all mentions of women
February 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"The woke are erasing women!!"
Anti-"woke" candidate takes power
Literally erases all mentions of women
Anti-"woke" candidate takes power
Literally erases all mentions of women
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Coristine is now is a “senior advisor” at the State Department.
This is what he looks like right now. This pic is only a few months old so if you’re imagining this must be years-old, no.
This is what he looks like right now. This pic is only a few months old so if you’re imagining this must be years-old, no.
February 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Coristine is now is a “senior advisor” at the State Department.
This is what he looks like right now. This pic is only a few months old so if you’re imagining this must be years-old, no.
This is what he looks like right now. This pic is only a few months old so if you’re imagining this must be years-old, no.
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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Now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Now more than ever.
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To those unfollowing since I began my book spotlight series for Black History Month…✌️
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
February 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
To those unfollowing since I began my book spotlight series for Black History Month…✌️
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky