SueTim55
@suetim55.bsky.social
Londoner but have lived in Devon for 32 years.
Lefty ex-teacher and ex-civil servant. Love food, films and books. Losing my marbles far too fast but keeping going. First Grandson born this year.
Lefty ex-teacher and ex-civil servant. Love food, films and books. Losing my marbles far too fast but keeping going. First Grandson born this year.
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Her commitment does not, alas, extend to paying what she owes to the country’s business people and taxpayers.
Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Her commitment does not, alas, extend to paying what she owes to the country’s business people and taxpayers.
Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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Full story by the Eye’s new business columnist ‘Gold Digger’ in the latest issue.
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Answer this riddle.
Who sends troops into cities to take them over and institute Martial Law?
Is it A - A fascist
B - A fascist
Or C - A fascist
Who sends troops into cities to take them over and institute Martial Law?
Is it A - A fascist
B - A fascist
Or C - A fascist
September 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Answer this riddle.
Who sends troops into cities to take them over and institute Martial Law?
Is it A - A fascist
B - A fascist
Or C - A fascist
Who sends troops into cities to take them over and institute Martial Law?
Is it A - A fascist
B - A fascist
Or C - A fascist
What’s up with Santander banking app? Can’t log on but Google is insisting no incidents reported??
September 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
What’s up with Santander banking app? Can’t log on but Google is insisting no incidents reported??
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Can someone please explain why it is that too many politicians only seem to want the votes of the prejudiced and the ignorant? To the extent that they are actively repelling anyone capable of rational thought and decency. Why the pathetic need to appease the bigot vote, at everyone else’s expense?
July 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Can someone please explain why it is that too many politicians only seem to want the votes of the prejudiced and the ignorant? To the extent that they are actively repelling anyone capable of rational thought and decency. Why the pathetic need to appease the bigot vote, at everyone else’s expense?
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People simply don’t know enough about the AI hype train and think it’s a panacea — it’s starting to remind me of the radium craze
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
From the OpenAI community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community
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July 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
People simply don’t know enough about the AI hype train and think it’s a panacea — it’s starting to remind me of the radium craze
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Trump now claims his knowing Epstein is a hoax
July 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Trump now claims his knowing Epstein is a hoax
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Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years.
AI could displace 3m jobs in UK. Will it create that many?
How will Govts manage the social consequences - repression, poverty, more inequalities, concentration of wealth/power or redistribution and democracy?
AI could displace 3m jobs in UK. Will it create that many?
How will Govts manage the social consequences - repression, poverty, more inequalities, concentration of wealth/power or redistribution and democracy?
Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years
Andrew Jassy tells white collar workers that such technology means fewer people will be needed for some jobs
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years.
AI could displace 3m jobs in UK. Will it create that many?
How will Govts manage the social consequences - repression, poverty, more inequalities, concentration of wealth/power or redistribution and democracy?
AI could displace 3m jobs in UK. Will it create that many?
How will Govts manage the social consequences - repression, poverty, more inequalities, concentration of wealth/power or redistribution and democracy?
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“From November 2026, people would need to score a minimum of four points in at least one daily activity to qualify. Needing help to get in or out of the shower, or supervision to use the toilet are measures that don't meet this threshold”
Shocking
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Shocking
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
What you need to know about DWP disability benefit cuts as big changes unveiled
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has published the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill to enact plans to slash £5billion from the welfare bill by 2030
www.mirror.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“From November 2026, people would need to score a minimum of four points in at least one daily activity to qualify. Needing help to get in or out of the shower, or supervision to use the toilet are measures that don't meet this threshold”
Shocking
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Shocking
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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New Reform leadership at Nottinghamshire County Council is accused of “not doing its job” after key council meetings are removed from its June diary..👇🏼
Since duping the hard of thinking into voting them in they focused on important stuff like banning Pride & Ukraine flags
So now they need a break🤷🏼♂️
Since duping the hard of thinking into voting them in they focused on important stuff like banning Pride & Ukraine flags
So now they need a break🤷🏼♂️
Reform County Council leader defends lack of meetings in June diary | West Bridgford Wire
The new Reform leadership at Nottinghamshire County Council has been accused of “not doing its job” after key council meetings were removed from its June diary.
westbridgfordwire.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New Reform leadership at Nottinghamshire County Council is accused of “not doing its job” after key council meetings are removed from its June diary..👇🏼
Since duping the hard of thinking into voting them in they focused on important stuff like banning Pride & Ukraine flags
So now they need a break🤷🏼♂️
Since duping the hard of thinking into voting them in they focused on important stuff like banning Pride & Ukraine flags
So now they need a break🤷🏼♂️
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The USA has just put a 352.1% Tariff on Solar Panels.
Donald Trump is owned by Fossil Fuel and he wants you to keep being ripped off.
Donald Trump is owned by Fossil Fuel and he wants you to keep being ripped off.
April 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The USA has just put a 352.1% Tariff on Solar Panels.
Donald Trump is owned by Fossil Fuel and he wants you to keep being ripped off.
Donald Trump is owned by Fossil Fuel and he wants you to keep being ripped off.
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#ToriesGone291
#RejoinEU
***Warning***
ILLEGAL & POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ‘Energy-Saving’ Plugs still Widely Available
WHICH? - Scam Products from Online Marketplaces have failed our Lab Safety Tests on 3 occasions & been subject to multiple Govt Recalls
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
#ToriesGone291
#RejoinEU
***Warning***
ILLEGAL & POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ‘Energy-Saving’ Plugs still Widely Available
WHICH? - Scam Products from Online Marketplaces have failed our Lab Safety Tests on 3 occasions & been subject to multiple Govt Recalls
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Illegal and potentially dangerous ‘energy-saving’ plugs still widely available - Which?
Scam products from online marketplaces have failed our lab safety tests on three occasions and been subject to multiple government recalls
www.which.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#ToriesGone291
#RejoinEU
***Warning***
ILLEGAL & POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ‘Energy-Saving’ Plugs still Widely Available
WHICH? - Scam Products from Online Marketplaces have failed our Lab Safety Tests on 3 occasions & been subject to multiple Govt Recalls
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
#ToriesGone291
#RejoinEU
***Warning***
ILLEGAL & POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ‘Energy-Saving’ Plugs still Widely Available
WHICH? - Scam Products from Online Marketplaces have failed our Lab Safety Tests on 3 occasions & been subject to multiple Govt Recalls
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
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#ToriesGone291
*WARNING*
Which?
Online Marketplaces are exposing us to 1000's of DANGEROUS PRODUCTS & AVOIDING SCRUTINY! These Platforms must be held to the same standards as High St. Retailers.
Please Sign/RT the Petition telling Govt to Protect Online Shoppers. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/pr...
*WARNING*
Which?
Online Marketplaces are exposing us to 1000's of DANGEROUS PRODUCTS & AVOIDING SCRUTINY! These Platforms must be held to the same standards as High St. Retailers.
Please Sign/RT the Petition telling Govt to Protect Online Shoppers. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/pr...
Protect Online Shoppers | Which? Campaigns
Online marketplaces aren't doing enough to protect us from unsafe products. We're demanding strong new laws to hold them to account.
www.which.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#ToriesGone291
*WARNING*
Which?
Online Marketplaces are exposing us to 1000's of DANGEROUS PRODUCTS & AVOIDING SCRUTINY! These Platforms must be held to the same standards as High St. Retailers.
Please Sign/RT the Petition telling Govt to Protect Online Shoppers. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/pr...
*WARNING*
Which?
Online Marketplaces are exposing us to 1000's of DANGEROUS PRODUCTS & AVOIDING SCRUTINY! These Platforms must be held to the same standards as High St. Retailers.
Please Sign/RT the Petition telling Govt to Protect Online Shoppers. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/pr...
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So why are we in the UK allowing Palantir - closely allied with Musk’s DOGE - access to our NHS data?
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
So why are we in the UK allowing Palantir - closely allied with Musk’s DOGE - access to our NHS data?
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This is not 'my' point, by the way. This was a point made by one of the trans people whose intervention Good Law Project was backing - except that the Supreme Court refused to hear from them.
April 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This is not 'my' point, by the way. This was a point made by one of the trans people whose intervention Good Law Project was backing - except that the Supreme Court refused to hear from them.
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The Minister who introduced the Gender Recognition Bill in the House of Lords in 2003 made it clear that "a transsexual person would have protection under the Sex Discrimination Act [the predecessor to the Equality Act] as a person of the acquired sex or gender." /1
April 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The Minister who introduced the Gender Recognition Bill in the House of Lords in 2003 made it clear that "a transsexual person would have protection under the Sex Discrimination Act [the predecessor to the Equality Act] as a person of the acquired sex or gender." /1
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Please keep amplifying trans voices - use your platforms to share trans people's posts
The Supreme Court might have refused to hear from any trans people who are directly impacted by this ruling - but we can make sure that their voices aren't silenced
The Supreme Court might have refused to hear from any trans people who are directly impacted by this ruling - but we can make sure that their voices aren't silenced
April 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Please keep amplifying trans voices - use your platforms to share trans people's posts
The Supreme Court might have refused to hear from any trans people who are directly impacted by this ruling - but we can make sure that their voices aren't silenced
The Supreme Court might have refused to hear from any trans people who are directly impacted by this ruling - but we can make sure that their voices aren't silenced
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I śaw this photo of an alligator (left) and a crocodile (right) and someone commented that they hate that the snouts are reversed. The alligator's forms a "C" while the crocodile's forms an "A." This will forever be how I remember how to distinguish between them.
Follow me for more useless tips.
Follow me for more useless tips.
April 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I śaw this photo of an alligator (left) and a crocodile (right) and someone commented that they hate that the snouts are reversed. The alligator's forms a "C" while the crocodile's forms an "A." This will forever be how I remember how to distinguish between them.
Follow me for more useless tips.
Follow me for more useless tips.
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19 April 1926 | A Dutch Jew, Joseph Olman, was born in #Rotterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his parents (in the picture): Eliazar Israel and Cornelia. They were murdered in a gas chamber.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his parents (in the picture): Eliazar Israel and Cornelia. They were murdered in a gas chamber.
April 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
19 April 1926 | A Dutch Jew, Joseph Olman, was born in #Rotterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his parents (in the picture): Eliazar Israel and Cornelia. They were murdered in a gas chamber.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz with his parents (in the picture): Eliazar Israel and Cornelia. They were murdered in a gas chamber.
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Video: Benedict Cumberbatch reads Rik Mayall's letter of complaint about Band Aid http://dlvr.it/TK32MM
April 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Video: Benedict Cumberbatch reads Rik Mayall's letter of complaint about Band Aid http://dlvr.it/TK32MM
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our next podcast episode drops on Thurs afternoon (UK time)!
in the meantime you can listen to episode 1 right here
in the meantime you can listen to episode 1 right here
Come for the big animals. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.
The first full episode of Absolute Units, the official MERL podcast, is here!!!
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
The first full episode of Absolute Units, the official MERL podcast, is here!!!
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
our next podcast episode drops on Thurs afternoon (UK time)!
in the meantime you can listen to episode 1 right here
in the meantime you can listen to episode 1 right here
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I cannot remind Americans about this enough, you had a revolution because you didn't want to pay Tariffs on Tea.
April 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I cannot remind Americans about this enough, you had a revolution because you didn't want to pay Tariffs on Tea.
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I thought when twitter really started to bomb that I wouldn’t be able to sell my work on social media anymore. But Bluesky has been brilliantly supportive, so thank you to those who share my posts, it makes a huge difference.
April 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I thought when twitter really started to bomb that I wouldn’t be able to sell my work on social media anymore. But Bluesky has been brilliantly supportive, so thank you to those who share my posts, it makes a huge difference.
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We could always switch to a more European supply chain.
Oh wait..
Oh wait..
SKY NEWS: Trump's tariffs threaten UK's medicine supply chain, raising urgent concerns over healthcare stability amidst escalating trade tensions.
Trump tariffs could disrupt medicine supplies to UK, warns health secretary
Wes Streeting says the global trade war sparked by the US president's tariff agenda creates "another layer of challenge" when it comes to the manufacture and distribution of medicines.
news.sky.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We could always switch to a more European supply chain.
Oh wait..
Oh wait..
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The average global temperature in March was 1.6C higher than in pre-industrial times, suggesting that international climate goals are moving out of reach.
Read more: aje.io/yfnlqn
Read more: aje.io/yfnlqn
April 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The average global temperature in March was 1.6C higher than in pre-industrial times, suggesting that international climate goals are moving out of reach.
Read more: aje.io/yfnlqn
Read more: aje.io/yfnlqn