Sheryl O.
@sgodlum.bsky.social
I love my books and cooking. I keep an eye on politics. Londoner, now based in Yorkshire. Member of the precariat.
I won't reply to chat messages.
I won't reply to chat messages.
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Will #Ch4 broadcasting #GazaDoctorsUnderAttack move our politicians on from worrying about paint splashed on a couple of planes or some rapper chanting “Death the the IDF” to actually doing something to bring an end to the horrifying atrocities in Palestine?
July 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Will #Ch4 broadcasting #GazaDoctorsUnderAttack move our politicians on from worrying about paint splashed on a couple of planes or some rapper chanting “Death the the IDF” to actually doing something to bring an end to the horrifying atrocities in Palestine?
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#GazaDoctorsUnderAttack is a brave and necessary documentary. Well done to Channel 4 for having the courage to show it, and shame on the BBC for censoring it and trying to silence voices opposing this genocide, and on Keir Starmer and Labour for enabling it.
July 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#GazaDoctorsUnderAttack is a brave and necessary documentary. Well done to Channel 4 for having the courage to show it, and shame on the BBC for censoring it and trying to silence voices opposing this genocide, and on Keir Starmer and Labour for enabling it.
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‘Impartial news currently lacks any metric to express that one wrong newsworthy thing is several billion times worse than another.’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social rejects the idea Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury comments were ‘more worthy of attention’ than the latest actions of the IDF.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social rejects the idea Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury comments were ‘more worthy of attention’ than the latest actions of the IDF.
July 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
‘Impartial news currently lacks any metric to express that one wrong newsworthy thing is several billion times worse than another.’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social rejects the idea Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury comments were ‘more worthy of attention’ than the latest actions of the IDF.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social rejects the idea Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury comments were ‘more worthy of attention’ than the latest actions of the IDF.
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There are many, many recent moments that I'd like to see all the people professing to be deeply outraged by Bob Vylan comment on. From columnists & politicians to the Chief Rabbi. (Perhaps they have but I can't find any...)
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
Senior Israeli official says all Palestinian adults in Gaza 'should be eliminated'
Deputy parliament speaker Nissim Vaturi also called for the destruction of Jenin, warning that it will soon be turned into Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
July 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There are many, many recent moments that I'd like to see all the people professing to be deeply outraged by Bob Vylan comment on. From columnists & politicians to the Chief Rabbi. (Perhaps they have but I can't find any...)
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
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A military birthday parade?! What is he, five years old?
May 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A military birthday parade?! What is he, five years old?
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Force sick and disabled people into work—and you don’t save money.
You fuel suicide.
Worsen illness.
Deepen stigma.
Break lives.
This isn’t reform. It’s cruelty and it will kill time and time again.
#DisabilityBenefits
You fuel suicide.
Worsen illness.
Deepen stigma.
Break lives.
This isn’t reform. It’s cruelty and it will kill time and time again.
#DisabilityBenefits
March 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Force sick and disabled people into work—and you don’t save money.
You fuel suicide.
Worsen illness.
Deepen stigma.
Break lives.
This isn’t reform. It’s cruelty and it will kill time and time again.
#DisabilityBenefits
You fuel suicide.
Worsen illness.
Deepen stigma.
Break lives.
This isn’t reform. It’s cruelty and it will kill time and time again.
#DisabilityBenefits
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Russia's response to Trump's tantrum says it all really:
February 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Russia's response to Trump's tantrum says it all really:
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If the stakes weren’t so high, the contortions & humiliations of all the people who cheered this in & sneered about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ etc would be absolutely hilarious.
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
If the stakes weren’t so high, the contortions & humiliations of all the people who cheered this in & sneered about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ etc would be absolutely hilarious.
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I love how Trump, Vance and Musk style themselves defenders of free speech, while simultaneously banning government agencies from mentioning climate change or diversity (inc biodiversity!), equity and inclusion, or even possessing maps which show the Gulf of Mexico.
Torquemadas the lot of them.
Torquemadas the lot of them.
February 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I love how Trump, Vance and Musk style themselves defenders of free speech, while simultaneously banning government agencies from mentioning climate change or diversity (inc biodiversity!), equity and inclusion, or even possessing maps which show the Gulf of Mexico.
Torquemadas the lot of them.
Torquemadas the lot of them.
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So much evil in one photo it is actually staggering
February 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So much evil in one photo it is actually staggering
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Stan Laurel Visits His Dad in England (1932)
YouTube video by Laurel & Hardy
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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UK govt targets old, sick, disabled.
Long-term sick need to find jobs. Face benefit cuts of £5k a year.
This after two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut.
6.3m await hospital appointment, 2.8m chronically ill
Govt won't tax wealth; increase capital gains, corporate tax
archive.ph/zDPGT
Long-term sick need to find jobs. Face benefit cuts of £5k a year.
This after two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut.
6.3m await hospital appointment, 2.8m chronically ill
Govt won't tax wealth; increase capital gains, corporate tax
archive.ph/zDPGT
Long-term sick will need to look for jobs in benefits overhaul
Claimants could face cuts of £5,000 a year as government prepares for rows with backbenchers and campaigners over bringing down £65bn sickness bill
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
UK govt targets old, sick, disabled.
Long-term sick need to find jobs. Face benefit cuts of £5k a year.
This after two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut.
6.3m await hospital appointment, 2.8m chronically ill
Govt won't tax wealth; increase capital gains, corporate tax
archive.ph/zDPGT
Long-term sick need to find jobs. Face benefit cuts of £5k a year.
This after two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut.
6.3m await hospital appointment, 2.8m chronically ill
Govt won't tax wealth; increase capital gains, corporate tax
archive.ph/zDPGT
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Don't let people forget.
February 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Don't let people forget.
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It's a problem we have in the UK and the US and the world over.
It you are a Political Party for the working people you shouldn't be funded and taking your orders from billionaires.
It's that simple.
It you are a Political Party for the working people you shouldn't be funded and taking your orders from billionaires.
It's that simple.
January 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It's a problem we have in the UK and the US and the world over.
It you are a Political Party for the working people you shouldn't be funded and taking your orders from billionaires.
It's that simple.
It you are a Political Party for the working people you shouldn't be funded and taking your orders from billionaires.
It's that simple.
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Let people think on these words
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Let people think on these words
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Or both…
January 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Or both…
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Elon just did a sieg heil during his speech.
January 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Elon just did a sieg heil during his speech.
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This is who Elon Musk really is. Don’t buy a Tesla.
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
TESLA = TRUMP
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is who Elon Musk really is. Don’t buy a Tesla.
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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“One Day” by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and #BenjaminPhillips
This is an a powerful and emotional true-story about an escape from a convoy to Auschwitz. It’s masterfully told and by equal measure shows the fear but also the hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for UKS2 #PicturebookPage
This is an a powerful and emotional true-story about an escape from a convoy to Auschwitz. It’s masterfully told and by equal measure shows the fear but also the hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for UKS2 #PicturebookPage
January 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“One Day” by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and #BenjaminPhillips
This is an a powerful and emotional true-story about an escape from a convoy to Auschwitz. It’s masterfully told and by equal measure shows the fear but also the hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for UKS2 #PicturebookPage
This is an a powerful and emotional true-story about an escape from a convoy to Auschwitz. It’s masterfully told and by equal measure shows the fear but also the hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for UKS2 #PicturebookPage
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Private equity profiteering from children's misery.
Compass Community has financialised foster care. Profits up from £3m to £10.8m.
Fees double/triple compared to what councils could charge.
Low pay, lack of workers' rights are hallmarks.
End privatisation.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Compass Community has financialised foster care. Profits up from £3m to £10.8m.
Fees double/triple compared to what councils could charge.
Low pay, lack of workers' rights are hallmarks.
End privatisation.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Private equity profits as crisis engulfs children's care
Profit before tax at Compass Community Ltd, which is owned by private equity firm Cap10 Partners, soared to £10.8 million for the year to March 2024.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Private equity profiteering from children's misery.
Compass Community has financialised foster care. Profits up from £3m to £10.8m.
Fees double/triple compared to what councils could charge.
Low pay, lack of workers' rights are hallmarks.
End privatisation.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Compass Community has financialised foster care. Profits up from £3m to £10.8m.
Fees double/triple compared to what councils could charge.
Low pay, lack of workers' rights are hallmarks.
End privatisation.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
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Absolutely spot on from @carolinelucas.bsky.social
Farage’s refusal to condemn Musk’s outrageous statements shows total unfitness for public office. But @bbclaurak.bsky.social fails to hold him to account & allows whole interview to be on his terms. No focus on Reform’s divisive policies & no effective challenge to his dangerous insinuations
January 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Absolutely spot on from @carolinelucas.bsky.social
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#Starmer
Labour accepted a £4m donation from the Cayman Islands in May 2024...
Labour accepted a £4m donation from the Cayman Islands in May 2024...
Political donations are institutionalized bribery.
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#Starmer
Labour accepted a £4m donation from the Cayman Islands in May 2024...
Labour accepted a £4m donation from the Cayman Islands in May 2024...