Christine
@nosugartea.bsky.social
Exiled scouser in Bristol.Fourth gen Evertonian. Reader. Getting on but still getting stuff done 💙
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I’ve signed this. Please sign it and share it.
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’ve signed this. Please sign it and share it.
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At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
English councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.
The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
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We hope you can join us tomorrow, as we conduct an act of remembrance for the fallen of EFC and all those linked to the club (and the other Everton clubs) impacted in times of conflict.
Start time, 10:45am by the Dixie Dean statue.
Start time, 10:45am by the Dixie Dean statue.
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We hope you can join us tomorrow, as we conduct an act of remembrance for the fallen of EFC and all those linked to the club (and the other Everton clubs) impacted in times of conflict.
Start time, 10:45am by the Dixie Dean statue.
Start time, 10:45am by the Dixie Dean statue.
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Blues, I have a spare ticket for Saturday that I'm happy to transfer to a member for face value. #efc #efctickets #utft #coyb
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Blues, I have a spare ticket for Saturday that I'm happy to transfer to a member for face value. #efc #efctickets #utft #coyb
He’s only saying this as he knows young people won’t be voting for him. The usual divisive crap from this grifter. You try living on £10 an hour 😡
"There's an argument the minimum wage is too high for younger workers" says Nigel Farage, who urges the Chancellor to "do something" about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
He’s only saying this as he knows young people won’t be voting for him. The usual divisive crap from this grifter. You try living on £10 an hour 😡
Fascinating!
Oidhche Shamhna – a South Uist #Halloween
Ethnomusicologist, photographer, folklorist, & scholar Margaret Fay Shaw (1903–2004) recorded a traditional Hebridean Halloween on South Uist in the 1930s, in photographs & on film
—via the National Trust for Scotland
#Gaelic
www.nts.org.uk/stories/oidh...
Ethnomusicologist, photographer, folklorist, & scholar Margaret Fay Shaw (1903–2004) recorded a traditional Hebridean Halloween on South Uist in the 1930s, in photographs & on film
—via the National Trust for Scotland
#Gaelic
www.nts.org.uk/stories/oidh...
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Fascinating!
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A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
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We're hiring an Interactive Visitor Operations Host at JORVIK Viking Centre!
The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.
More information via the link in our bio 🔗
#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies
The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.
More information via the link in our bio 🔗
#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies
October 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We're hiring an Interactive Visitor Operations Host at JORVIK Viking Centre!
The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.
More information via the link in our bio 🔗
#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies
The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.
More information via the link in our bio 🔗
#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies
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Nobody had even heard of Katie Lam outside of Westminster until about two weeks ago.
Literally all it takes to be considered "brilliant" and a "rising star" on the right of British politics now is just a willingness to say something slightly more racist than all of your competitors
Literally all it takes to be considered "brilliant" and a "rising star" on the right of British politics now is just a willingness to say something slightly more racist than all of your competitors
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Nobody had even heard of Katie Lam outside of Westminster until about two weeks ago.
Literally all it takes to be considered "brilliant" and a "rising star" on the right of British politics now is just a willingness to say something slightly more racist than all of your competitors
Literally all it takes to be considered "brilliant" and a "rising star" on the right of British politics now is just a willingness to say something slightly more racist than all of your competitors
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DUDE. Trump is walking around the Japanese Prime Minister like a lost zombie running on low brain fuel.
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
DUDE. Trump is walking around the Japanese Prime Minister like a lost zombie running on low brain fuel.
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
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PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
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PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
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PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
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FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
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PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
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FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
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[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
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[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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The TUC (Trades Union Congress) is running a really good campaign on Insta:
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The TUC (Trades Union Congress) is running a really good campaign on Insta:
🙄
The British voted for Brexit because of immigration.
But now, they want to turn back the clock in favor of the pre-2021 border system.
But now, they want to turn back the clock in favor of the pre-2021 border system.
Brits are pining for the pre-Brexit migration system
The idea was that leaving the bloc would give the U.K. back “control” of its borders and create a fairer system. But the widespread perception is it didn’t turn out that way.
www.politico.eu
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🙄
What a feat of engineering that scaffold is on Zagreb cathedral. Shame it’s closed for visitors but scaffolding is something to see
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What a feat of engineering that scaffold is on Zagreb cathedral. Shame it’s closed for visitors but scaffolding is something to see
@googlyeyecat.bsky.social we made it 😂
October 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@googlyeyecat.bsky.social we made it 😂
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Aspiring authors, I’m here to help. Do you have any writing-related questions or dilemmas I can answer? Maybe you just need encouragement or a kick in the pants? Ask away…
#writing
#writing
October 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Aspiring authors, I’m here to help. Do you have any writing-related questions or dilemmas I can answer? Maybe you just need encouragement or a kick in the pants? Ask away…
#writing
#writing
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This is exactly the same demand that preceded the Trump admin's federalization of the Oregon National Guard
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is exactly the same demand that preceded the Trump admin's federalization of the Oregon National Guard
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Hoping for all of the points tomorrow 🙏 💙 come and enjoy some great food and a 2 Pinter before or after the game. Anyone without a ticket, come and enjoy the atmosphere and watch the game with us 💙 #everton
October 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Hoping for all of the points tomorrow 🙏 💙 come and enjoy some great food and a 2 Pinter before or after the game. Anyone without a ticket, come and enjoy the atmosphere and watch the game with us 💙 #everton
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Event!
Writing Place.
Jeff Young and Catherine Cole discuss their recent books in the Library Reading Room of Liverpool’s Athenaeum.
Thursday, October 16 · 6 - 7:30pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-pl...
Writing Place.
Jeff Young and Catherine Cole discuss their recent books in the Library Reading Room of Liverpool’s Athenaeum.
Thursday, October 16 · 6 - 7:30pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-pl...
Writing Place with authors Jeff Young and Catherine Cole
Join authors Jeff Young and Catherine Cole as they discuss their recent books in the Library Reading Room of Liverpool’s Athenaeum.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Event!
Writing Place.
Jeff Young and Catherine Cole discuss their recent books in the Library Reading Room of Liverpool’s Athenaeum.
Thursday, October 16 · 6 - 7:30pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-pl...
Writing Place.
Jeff Young and Catherine Cole discuss their recent books in the Library Reading Room of Liverpool’s Athenaeum.
Thursday, October 16 · 6 - 7:30pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-pl...
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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Excellent article
Trump has pushed leadership and political reaction down a rabbit hole into a bewildering, menacing ‘wonderland’ | Claire Jones
Alice in Trumpland: the unhinging of politics
Trump has pushed leadership and political reaction down a rabbit hole into a bewildering, menacing ‘wonderland’
westenglandbylines.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Excellent article
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“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”
Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette
Geneticist explains recent analyses made possible by tech advances show human history to be one of mixing, movement, displacement.
news.harvard.edu
September 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”