Sarah Cheung Johnson
@scjlibdem.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat. Woke. Feminist. Neuro affirmative. Pro Trans Rights. She/Her
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And politically stupid, too. Alienates core vote (& they do have places to go) in pursuit of votes he'll rarely get, & demolishes his core policy agenda of growth, making his re-election more unlikely. Even those (inc. me) willing to cut him a lot of slack feel betrayed. A truly awful day for UK.
Hard to say how disappointing this morning‘s speech really was. Morally AND intellectually.
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇
Starmer is as bad as those who came before him. What a bitter disappointment
Echoing the far right on immigration, his moral and intellectual stature has fallen away
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May 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And politically stupid, too. Alienates core vote (& they do have places to go) in pursuit of votes he'll rarely get, & demolishes his core policy agenda of growth, making his re-election more unlikely. Even those (inc. me) willing to cut him a lot of slack feel betrayed. A truly awful day for UK.
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Amazing news that the Home Office has apparently worked out how to bring hundreds of thousands of native UK workers into the care industry
May 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Amazing news that the Home Office has apparently worked out how to bring hundreds of thousands of native UK workers into the care industry
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Starmer's speech today was shameful from a Labour government: pandering, dishonest and inflammatory.
To say "the damage this has done to our country is incalculable" is language no politician should use about migrants who have come to the UK and contributed to our economy and society.
To say "the damage this has done to our country is incalculable" is language no politician should use about migrants who have come to the UK and contributed to our economy and society.
May 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Starmer's speech today was shameful from a Labour government: pandering, dishonest and inflammatory.
To say "the damage this has done to our country is incalculable" is language no politician should use about migrants who have come to the UK and contributed to our economy and society.
To say "the damage this has done to our country is incalculable" is language no politician should use about migrants who have come to the UK and contributed to our economy and society.
I once had to refuse a camping chair someone gifted me when I worked for a big company because anything over a “nominal value” was deemed against the rules.
An NYT journalist defending a whole freaking aeroplane as being “nothing to see here” is so depressing
An NYT journalist defending a whole freaking aeroplane as being “nothing to see here” is so depressing
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I once had to refuse a camping chair someone gifted me when I worked for a big company because anything over a “nominal value” was deemed against the rules.
An NYT journalist defending a whole freaking aeroplane as being “nothing to see here” is so depressing
An NYT journalist defending a whole freaking aeroplane as being “nothing to see here” is so depressing
I’m not even going into how economically illiterate it is to be anti-immigration in an aging nation, with stagnant growth, low productivity and an electorate that still expects a big welfare state and whose biggest concern is saving a crumbling NHS that runs on immigrants.
So. Racist AND Stupid.
So. Racist AND Stupid.
May 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m not even going into how economically illiterate it is to be anti-immigration in an aging nation, with stagnant growth, low productivity and an electorate that still expects a big welfare state and whose biggest concern is saving a crumbling NHS that runs on immigrants.
So. Racist AND Stupid.
So. Racist AND Stupid.
“Island of Strangers”.
For every Labour person who accused us LibDems of being yellow Tories
For every Labour person who argued their votes FOR Brexit didn’t mean they were anti-people who looked like me
I hope you’re proud of your party.
I’m bloody glad I didn’t vote for this unprincipled BS
For every Labour person who accused us LibDems of being yellow Tories
For every Labour person who argued their votes FOR Brexit didn’t mean they were anti-people who looked like me
I hope you’re proud of your party.
I’m bloody glad I didn’t vote for this unprincipled BS
May 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“Island of Strangers”.
For every Labour person who accused us LibDems of being yellow Tories
For every Labour person who argued their votes FOR Brexit didn’t mean they were anti-people who looked like me
I hope you’re proud of your party.
I’m bloody glad I didn’t vote for this unprincipled BS
For every Labour person who accused us LibDems of being yellow Tories
For every Labour person who argued their votes FOR Brexit didn’t mean they were anti-people who looked like me
I hope you’re proud of your party.
I’m bloody glad I didn’t vote for this unprincipled BS
This dog whistle language is so deeply offensive to me, the daughter of immigrants who don’t speak great English.
You don’t speak for me Prime Minister, and despite the scare you’ve evidently had from Reform, thankfully many of fellow Brits don’t either.
Cynical, disgusting politics from Labour.
You don’t speak for me Prime Minister, and despite the scare you’ve evidently had from Reform, thankfully many of fellow Brits don’t either.
Cynical, disgusting politics from Labour.
May 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This dog whistle language is so deeply offensive to me, the daughter of immigrants who don’t speak great English.
You don’t speak for me Prime Minister, and despite the scare you’ve evidently had from Reform, thankfully many of fellow Brits don’t either.
Cynical, disgusting politics from Labour.
You don’t speak for me Prime Minister, and despite the scare you’ve evidently had from Reform, thankfully many of fellow Brits don’t either.
Cynical, disgusting politics from Labour.
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The magical disappearing Ed Davey, courtesy of The Observer & @opiniumresearch.bsky.social
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
March 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The magical disappearing Ed Davey, courtesy of The Observer & @opiniumresearch.bsky.social
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy.
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best.
See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:
Finally watched Strictly Come Dancing final.
A blind man, a deaf woman, a black man and a middle class woman of a certain age all got voted by the British public into the final of the biggest show on British TV.
This year has been brutal for us liberals but sometimes let’s celebrate the wins.
A blind man, a deaf woman, a black man and a middle class woman of a certain age all got voted by the British public into the final of the biggest show on British TV.
This year has been brutal for us liberals but sometimes let’s celebrate the wins.
December 15, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Finally watched Strictly Come Dancing final.
A blind man, a deaf woman, a black man and a middle class woman of a certain age all got voted by the British public into the final of the biggest show on British TV.
This year has been brutal for us liberals but sometimes let’s celebrate the wins.
A blind man, a deaf woman, a black man and a middle class woman of a certain age all got voted by the British public into the final of the biggest show on British TV.
This year has been brutal for us liberals but sometimes let’s celebrate the wins.
@angemiso.bsky.social here you go! bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 3, 2024 at 11:34 PM
@angemiso.bsky.social here you go! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hello fellow middle-class women of a certain age!
We’ve all met people like Greg Wallace in real life, who tell us we can’t take a joke.
The jokes are inevitably not funny and laced with sexual innuendo we’re expected to absorb, because we are women of a certain age.
We’ve all met people like Greg Wallace in real life, who tell us we can’t take a joke.
The jokes are inevitably not funny and laced with sexual innuendo we’re expected to absorb, because we are women of a certain age.
December 1, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Hello fellow middle-class women of a certain age!
We’ve all met people like Greg Wallace in real life, who tell us we can’t take a joke.
The jokes are inevitably not funny and laced with sexual innuendo we’re expected to absorb, because we are women of a certain age.
We’ve all met people like Greg Wallace in real life, who tell us we can’t take a joke.
The jokes are inevitably not funny and laced with sexual innuendo we’re expected to absorb, because we are women of a certain age.
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Good thread this, changed my mind.
There's been talk again of a royal commission on social care [cue collective groan from policy wonks]
Like many I agree a royal commission would be a waste of time. BUT I do think there could be value in an inquiry modelled on the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
Short 🧵below:
Like many I agree a royal commission would be a waste of time. BUT I do think there could be value in an inquiry modelled on the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
Short 🧵below:
November 14, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Good thread this, changed my mind.
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Sorry but all the fables and fairy tales I read as a kid led me to believe people would be learning WAY more lessons than they actually do
November 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Sorry but all the fables and fairy tales I read as a kid led me to believe people would be learning WAY more lessons than they actually do
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Just in case you fancy telling your moving story to The Guardian:
Tell us: have you migrated between social media platforms recently?
We would like to hear from people who have recently switched social media platforms about their reasons why
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Just in case you fancy telling your moving story to The Guardian:
This is the CEO of blue sky, Jay Graber, whose Chinese mom gave her this name.
蓝= blue
天 = Sky
I love this ❤️
蓝= blue
天 = Sky
I love this ❤️
👀 so in a strange case of nominative determinism, my mom actually named me 蓝天
bluesky would be a beautiful name for a girl
November 14, 2024 at 2:51 AM
This is the CEO of blue sky, Jay Graber, whose Chinese mom gave her this name.
蓝= blue
天 = Sky
I love this ❤️
蓝= blue
天 = Sky
I love this ❤️
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👀 so in a strange case of nominative determinism, my mom actually named me 蓝天
bluesky would be a beautiful name for a girl
April 11, 2023 at 3:35 AM
👀 so in a strange case of nominative determinism, my mom actually named me 蓝天
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I don’t know who made this graphic but it’s pretty good.
November 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I don’t know who made this graphic but it’s pretty good.
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Just saw someone post on this and wanted to fact check. It’s true.
That graphic is 🔥. Kudos
That graphic is 🔥. Kudos
November 13, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Just saw someone post on this and wanted to fact check. It’s true.
That graphic is 🔥. Kudos
That graphic is 🔥. Kudos
Follow follow follow.
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Follow follow follow.
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Let me state this is bluntly as I can, as a biographer of both Donald Trump and Elon Musk: Vladimir Putin is now inside the U.S. government, with visibility into absolutely everything. He has that access through Trump, Musk, and David Sacks.
We are fully infiltrated. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...
We are fully infiltrated. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...
Elon Musk Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition at Mar-a-Lago
He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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The official party BlueSky account is up and running. Join us!
Joining the LibDems was like finding my political home.
Liberal, kindhearted nerds who care a lot. We were never the popular kids. And we talked too much.
*caveat some Libdems are twats- I’m generalising - most of us are ace.
Joining the LibDems was like finding my political home.
Liberal, kindhearted nerds who care a lot. We were never the popular kids. And we talked too much.
*caveat some Libdems are twats- I’m generalising - most of us are ace.
Now more than ever, we must stand up for core liberal values—equality, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Join us in defending these values: http://libdems.org.uk/join
Join us in defending these values: http://libdems.org.uk/join
November 13, 2024 at 9:24 PM
The official party BlueSky account is up and running. Join us!
Joining the LibDems was like finding my political home.
Liberal, kindhearted nerds who care a lot. We were never the popular kids. And we talked too much.
*caveat some Libdems are twats- I’m generalising - most of us are ace.
Joining the LibDems was like finding my political home.
Liberal, kindhearted nerds who care a lot. We were never the popular kids. And we talked too much.
*caveat some Libdems are twats- I’m generalising - most of us are ace.
Not my meme but very apt. Some of us are too caught up with factchecking each lie and “proving” them wrong we’re losing sight of the reason they’re doing it.
Have yet to see the strategy to counteract this. Have you?
Have yet to see the strategy to counteract this. Have you?
November 13, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Not my meme but very apt. Some of us are too caught up with factchecking each lie and “proving” them wrong we’re losing sight of the reason they’re doing it.
Have yet to see the strategy to counteract this. Have you?
Have yet to see the strategy to counteract this. Have you?
That time of year we are on Poppy watch, and we wrestle with the fact the ones who go most berserk over it not being worn tend also to be the ones who voted against the greatest European peace project ever created.
And feel no sense of irony about it at all.
And feel no sense of irony about it at all.
November 12, 2024 at 4:35 PM
That time of year we are on Poppy watch, and we wrestle with the fact the ones who go most berserk over it not being worn tend also to be the ones who voted against the greatest European peace project ever created.
And feel no sense of irony about it at all.
And feel no sense of irony about it at all.
I’m super angry this week, understandably. But just a reminder they will always attack the most vulnerable first.
Some women spouting “women’s rights” forget they are on the same list for the same people and even more crazily think they’re on the same side.
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Some women spouting “women’s rights” forget they are on the same list for the same people and even more crazily think they’re on the same side.
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November 10, 2024 at 8:53 PM
I’m super angry this week, understandably. But just a reminder they will always attack the most vulnerable first.
Some women spouting “women’s rights” forget they are on the same list for the same people and even more crazily think they’re on the same side.
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Some women spouting “women’s rights” forget they are on the same list for the same people and even more crazily think they’re on the same side.
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