Sally McGrath
@sallymc.bsky.social
Brit living in Ireland 🇮🇪 and loving it.
World has gone a bit bonkers 🙃
Animal lover, horses and dogs are my family 🐾🐎
More kindness and respect please.
Hate animal cruelty, injustice, disrespect...oh and the Tories
World has gone a bit bonkers 🙃
Animal lover, horses and dogs are my family 🐾🐎
More kindness and respect please.
Hate animal cruelty, injustice, disrespect...oh and the Tories
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Texas christian school CFO, Rory Waide, has been arrested for child grooming.
www.newswest9.com/article/news...
www.newswest9.com/article/news...
March 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Texas christian school CFO, Rory Waide, has been arrested for child grooming.
www.newswest9.com/article/news...
www.newswest9.com/article/news...
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They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is ‘free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.
March 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is ‘free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.
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I see three distinct phases. Pre-Fox, when opinion was diverse but actual facts were indisputable.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
January 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I see three distinct phases. Pre-Fox, when opinion was diverse but actual facts were indisputable.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
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Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today.
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
January 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today.
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
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Also, 2073 in cinemas across the UK tonight screened with a Q&A I did with its brilliant director @asifkapadia.bsky.social
Details here: 2073.film
youtu.be/9NFOQTRTJqw?...
Details here: 2073.film
youtu.be/9NFOQTRTJqw?...
2073 | OFFICIAL TRAILER | IN CINEMAS 1 & 2 JANUARY + FILMMAKER Q&A | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
youtu.be
January 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Also, 2073 in cinemas across the UK tonight screened with a Q&A I did with its brilliant director @asifkapadia.bsky.social
Details here: 2073.film
youtu.be/9NFOQTRTJqw?...
Details here: 2073.film
youtu.be/9NFOQTRTJqw?...
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On the one hand an MP found to have told the truth about a minor conviction, on the other an MP found to have lied about being locked up for kicking seven bells out of a young woman...
“You’ve had your fun, I’m off for lunch" 😬
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pet...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pet...
Petulant Farage walks out of Sky News interview
“You’ve had your fun, I’m off for lunch."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 AM
On the one hand an MP found to have told the truth about a minor conviction, on the other an MP found to have lied about being locked up for kicking seven bells out of a young woman...
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🚨URGENT - PLEASE SHARE
Amilah is 9 & needs a stem cell transplant, but there are no matches worldwide. Her family are calling for as many people as possible aged 16-30 to sign up and become a potential donor.
It’s simple to join the register using this link🙏
www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...
Amilah is 9 & needs a stem cell transplant, but there are no matches worldwide. Her family are calling for as many people as possible aged 16-30 to sign up and become a potential donor.
It’s simple to join the register using this link🙏
www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...
November 27, 2024 at 7:15 PM
🚨URGENT - PLEASE SHARE
Amilah is 9 & needs a stem cell transplant, but there are no matches worldwide. Her family are calling for as many people as possible aged 16-30 to sign up and become a potential donor.
It’s simple to join the register using this link🙏
www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...
Amilah is 9 & needs a stem cell transplant, but there are no matches worldwide. Her family are calling for as many people as possible aged 16-30 to sign up and become a potential donor.
It’s simple to join the register using this link🙏
www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...
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This from the co-owners of GB News says what many have suspected ....GB News is a political project
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
The CEO of Legatum, co-owners of GB News, saying the quiet part out loud...
November 27, 2024 at 6:00 AM
This from the co-owners of GB News says what many have suspected ....GB News is a political project
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
To be an Ofcom regulated broadcaster the station is specifically not allowed to be politically biased. It can have shows which lean one way or another, but the balance must exist across a schedule.
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Lord Swraj Paul, Britain's 38th richest person, has claimed just over £100,000 for 314 days’ attendance in the House of Lords.
In that time he has not spoken in the chamber, submitted a written question or sat on any select committees.
Via the Peer Review: www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/20/l...
In that time he has not spoken in the chamber, submitted a written question or sat on any select committees.
Via the Peer Review: www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/20/l...
November 22, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Lord Swraj Paul, Britain's 38th richest person, has claimed just over £100,000 for 314 days’ attendance in the House of Lords.
In that time he has not spoken in the chamber, submitted a written question or sat on any select committees.
Via the Peer Review: www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/20/l...
In that time he has not spoken in the chamber, submitted a written question or sat on any select committees.
Via the Peer Review: www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/20/l...
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Like and Repost if you agree?
November 17, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Like and Repost if you agree?
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There are very few far right accounts on BlueSky.
So if you block the likes of Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Laurence Fox, GB News etc. as soon as they show up, they'll find it very hard to gain traction.
(They're counting on the network effect of YOUR outrage. Don't give them the satisfaction.)
So if you block the likes of Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Laurence Fox, GB News etc. as soon as they show up, they'll find it very hard to gain traction.
(They're counting on the network effect of YOUR outrage. Don't give them the satisfaction.)
November 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM
There are very few far right accounts on BlueSky.
So if you block the likes of Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Laurence Fox, GB News etc. as soon as they show up, they'll find it very hard to gain traction.
(They're counting on the network effect of YOUR outrage. Don't give them the satisfaction.)
So if you block the likes of Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Laurence Fox, GB News etc. as soon as they show up, they'll find it very hard to gain traction.
(They're counting on the network effect of YOUR outrage. Don't give them the satisfaction.)
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As a 70 year old I know I will never be an EU citizen again, but I hope that one day the corruption and illegal acts that led to Brexit can be reversed. Excellent article.
Since Nigel Farage has just sided with Russia again, and said “the idea Ukraine is going to win, frankly, is for the birds,” it’s time to re-ask those five questions he’s never asked about his support for Vladimir Putin 1/6
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...
The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia
As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform once more during this general election campaign, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never conf...
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:04 AM
As a 70 year old I know I will never be an EU citizen again, but I hope that one day the corruption and illegal acts that led to Brexit can be reversed. Excellent article.
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There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
November 22, 2024 at 3:43 AM
There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
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Wealth growth since 1970
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
November 21, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Wealth growth since 1970
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%
Can you see the problem?
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"1% of the population own half the land in England...the media have portrayed a very distorted view of the countryside, how land is used & who owns it"
Great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the #ClarksonTax protests - watch the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kR...
Great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the #ClarksonTax protests - watch the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kR...
'Small farmers deserve support but not tax-dodging landowners' | LBC analysis
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:33 PM
"1% of the population own half the land in England...the media have portrayed a very distorted view of the countryside, how land is used & who owns it"
Great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the #ClarksonTax protests - watch the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kR...
Great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the #ClarksonTax protests - watch the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kR...
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It's genuinely mad how many people can be persuaded to go to bat for the interests of the wealthy & powerful but if people turn out to protest for the oppressed our press & the usual meatheads crucify them.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
November 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It's genuinely mad how many people can be persuaded to go to bat for the interests of the wealthy & powerful but if people turn out to protest for the oppressed our press & the usual meatheads crucify them.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
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When called out by the legend Victoria Derbyshire that he bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax, he said ‘classic bbc’ I don’t see how it’s the bbc, they were quoting what he said!
November 19, 2024 at 1:44 PM
When called out by the legend Victoria Derbyshire that he bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax, he said ‘classic bbc’ I don’t see how it’s the bbc, they were quoting what he said!
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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There is now some hard evidence that X boosted the Trump campaign and suppressed the Harris campaign. What's to stop Musk from doing the same in other countries?
www.threads.net/@profsander....
www.threads.net/@profsander....
Sander van der Linden (@profsander.vanderlinden) on Threads
New computational analyses from the University of Queensland on algorithmic bias suggest that the X algorithm substantially boosted Republican accounts right after Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Tr...
www.threads.net
November 17, 2024 at 6:13 AM
There is now some hard evidence that X boosted the Trump campaign and suppressed the Harris campaign. What's to stop Musk from doing the same in other countries?
www.threads.net/@profsander....
www.threads.net/@profsander....
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Yesterdays BBC report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why I’m joining @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇
🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention.
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
🚨Millions of people are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks - It’s barely mentioned
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Yesterdays BBC report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why I’m joining @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇
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Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
November 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
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There should be a manual recount anywhere Starlink was used.
Drop a 💙 and follow if you agree. 👍
Drop a 💙 and follow if you agree. 👍
November 16, 2024 at 4:40 AM
There should be a manual recount anywhere Starlink was used.
Drop a 💙 and follow if you agree. 👍
Drop a 💙 and follow if you agree. 👍
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Brilliant satirical cartoonist @graemebandeira.bsky.social now here on Bluesky
Anybody getting a takeaway tonight?
This is how I'll remember Sunak.
graemebandeira.co.uk/work-category/politics/
This is how I'll remember Sunak.
graemebandeira.co.uk/work-category/politics/
November 16, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Brilliant satirical cartoonist @graemebandeira.bsky.social now here on Bluesky
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Bluesky has officially hit #1 on the App Store charts for Free Apps in both the UK and US.
November 14, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Bluesky has officially hit #1 on the App Store charts for Free Apps in both the UK and US.