Katrina Billings
@saltykat.bsky.social
Hispanophile, Spanish speaker. Passionate mum/grandma, lover of the environment. Enjoy photographing nature and inspirational architecture. Prone to random jottings when moved. Still young at heart.
NB I will not answer any DMs due to Bluesky's ID policy.
NB I will not answer any DMs due to Bluesky's ID policy.
With people power we can do anything 👊
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Running together
A Winter Tale
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November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
With people power we can do anything 👊
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WATCH - @tarapalmeri.bsky.social : “Hey Megyn Kelly… you want to hear the sound of one of the girls recruited from her nearby high school by Epstein? It is pedophilia. I would recommend you go listen to the audio from the police reports.”
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
WATCH - @tarapalmeri.bsky.social : “Hey Megyn Kelly… you want to hear the sound of one of the girls recruited from her nearby high school by Epstein? It is pedophilia. I would recommend you go listen to the audio from the police reports.”
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected
The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence"
Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
>>Meta users are exposed to 15 billion scam ads every day and Meta projected that 10% of its earnings in 2024, or $16bn, came from fraudulent ads for scams and banned goods, leaked documents show.<<
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Leaked Meta documents predicted 10% of its revenue came from scam ads in 2024 - Which?
The social media giant projected earnings of $16bn from scam and banned adverts on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
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November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
>>Meta users are exposed to 15 billion scam ads every day and Meta projected that 10% of its earnings in 2024, or $16bn, came from fraudulent ads for scams and banned goods, leaked documents show.<<
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No surprises here.
Whether criticising our institutions, sucking up to the US or fleeing for warmer climes, it turns out that the Brexiteers don’t seem to love the UK after all
✏️ @sanglesey.bsky.social
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✏️ @sanglesey.bsky.social
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Farage and the patriots who hate Britain
Whether criticising our institutions, sucking up to the US or fleeing for warmer climes, it turns out that the Brexiteers don’t seem to love the UK after all
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
No surprises here.
The legacy of austerity will linger for a long time.
#childpoverty
#austerity
“A chronic shortage of secure and therapeutic children’s home beds for some of the most traumatised children in the country has led to a huge expansion in illegal homes.”
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#childpoverty
#austerity
“A chronic shortage of secure and therapeutic children’s home beds for some of the most traumatised children in the country has led to a huge expansion in illegal homes.”
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Cornwall council offered suppliers £6m to staff illegal children’s…
Regulators intervene after UK local authority accused of normalising unlawful placements
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The legacy of austerity will linger for a long time.
#childpoverty
#austerity
“A chronic shortage of secure and therapeutic children’s home beds for some of the most traumatised children in the country has led to a huge expansion in illegal homes.”
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
#childpoverty
#austerity
“A chronic shortage of secure and therapeutic children’s home beds for some of the most traumatised children in the country has led to a huge expansion in illegal homes.”
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Hands off our Beeb!
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference
Stop Trump Coalition
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November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hands off our Beeb!
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
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November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Three points I keep repeating
1. Left and liberal voters actually really exist
2. The right and "centre" are trying to rule without liberals - they are way out over their skis
3. Reports of right wing total information control are greatly exaggerated
1. Left and liberal voters actually really exist
2. The right and "centre" are trying to rule without liberals - they are way out over their skis
3. Reports of right wing total information control are greatly exaggerated
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
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Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three points I keep repeating
1. Left and liberal voters actually really exist
2. The right and "centre" are trying to rule without liberals - they are way out over their skis
3. Reports of right wing total information control are greatly exaggerated
1. Left and liberal voters actually really exist
2. The right and "centre" are trying to rule without liberals - they are way out over their skis
3. Reports of right wing total information control are greatly exaggerated
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing.
The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
£41 million! The Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. It's a slap in the face to all of us!
Join the 280,000 demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now!
#idiocracy #postofficescandal
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Join the 280,000 demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now!
#idiocracy #postofficescandal
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Hold Fujitsu to account for Post Office scandal
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. And that's on top of another whopping £65m the Government paid the scandal ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
£41 million! The Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. It's a slap in the face to all of us!
Join the 280,000 demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now!
#idiocracy #postofficescandal
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
Join the 280,000 demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account. Sign the petition now!
#idiocracy #postofficescandal
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
The UK’s Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is threatening to slash the funding for home insulation. Insulation keeps families warm, pushes bills down, and lifts people out of energy poverty. So this would be a disaster for millions of people across the country.
action.wearepossible.org/page/181015/...
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Don't let the government scrap funding for warm homes.
By properly insulating UK homes, we can improve health, help with the cost-of-living crisis, and slash carbon emissions - all in one move. So why is the government thinking about scrapping funding for...
action.wearepossible.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The UK’s Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is threatening to slash the funding for home insulation. Insulation keeps families warm, pushes bills down, and lifts people out of energy poverty. So this would be a disaster for millions of people across the country.
action.wearepossible.org/page/181015/...
action.wearepossible.org/page/181015/...
53,000+ voices are demanding gambling giants pay their fair share 💸 The goal? Lift 500,000 kids out of poverty. Help us reach 75,000 signatures: sign & share today. 38d.gs/6eeq
We’re in a child poverty emergency, and it'll only get worse unless the Government does more.
Gambling giants don't pay their fair share but taxing them more could raise billions to help children.
38d.gs
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
53,000+ voices are demanding gambling giants pay their fair share 💸 The goal? Lift 500,000 kids out of poverty. Help us reach 75,000 signatures: sign & share today. 38d.gs/6eeq
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
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The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
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BREAKING 🚨: @zackpolanski.bsky.social has joined 250+ organisations calling on Keir Starmer to reject the controversial Rosebank oil field.
Rosebank is a defining test of this government’s credibility on climate change. They must reject this disaster project.
Rosebank is a defining test of this government’s credibility on climate change. They must reject this disaster project.
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
BREAKING 🚨: @zackpolanski.bsky.social has joined 250+ organisations calling on Keir Starmer to reject the controversial Rosebank oil field.
Rosebank is a defining test of this government’s credibility on climate change. They must reject this disaster project.
Rosebank is a defining test of this government’s credibility on climate change. They must reject this disaster project.
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“I hope every woman who has ever faced an abuser like Cuomo knows she doesn’t have to be ashamed, she doesn’t have to hide. Because we will beat these monsters. New Yorkers said “no more” to Andrew Cuomo, and that is just remarkable.” indypendent.org/2025/07/we-w...
‘We Will Beat These Monsters’: Lindsey Boylan Reacts to Cuomo’s Defeat
The former Cuomo aide was the first of eleven women to publicly denounce the
disgraced governor for sexual harassment.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“I hope every woman who has ever faced an abuser like Cuomo knows she doesn’t have to be ashamed, she doesn’t have to hide. Because we will beat these monsters. New Yorkers said “no more” to Andrew Cuomo, and that is just remarkable.” indypendent.org/2025/07/we-w...
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
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'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
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Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
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The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
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A total and utter hero
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A total and utter hero
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Brazil on Thursday is due to announce the establishment of an ambitious multibillion-dollar fund designed to pay countries to keep their tropical forests standing, hoping for success where earlier forest-protection ideas have struggled.
Brazil Proposes a New Type of Fund to Protect Tropical Forests
The multibillion-dollar fund would essentially pay countries to keep forests standing, hoping for success where earlier forest-protection ideas have struggled.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Brazil on Thursday is due to announce the establishment of an ambitious multibillion-dollar fund designed to pay countries to keep their tropical forests standing, hoping for success where earlier forest-protection ideas have struggled.
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If a pardon happens and the President says he doesn't know anything about it, did it happen?
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If a pardon happens and the President says he doesn't know anything about it, did it happen?
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant