Ushiec
@ushiec.bsky.social
Scuba instructor. Retired university lecturer. Artist. Reader. Pro democracy. Definitely not right wing! Married to my wife
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'I'm proud we're lifting half a million kids out of poverty - this is our moral mission' - Keir Starmer
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Keir Starmer launches major plan to lift 550,000 kids out of poverty by 2030
Keir Starmer writes for The Mirror as the government launches its long-awaited child poverty strategy to lift over half a million kids out of poverty by the end of the decade
www.mirror.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'I'm proud we're lifting half a million kids out of poverty - this is our moral mission' - Keir Starmer
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While Mike Johnson is running around trying to act like he’s not the most incompetent Speaker in US history, we’re pushing hard to extend the ACA tax credits for millions of Americans.
We’re almost there, and you can help!
We’re almost there, and you can help!
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
While Mike Johnson is running around trying to act like he’s not the most incompetent Speaker in US history, we’re pushing hard to extend the ACA tax credits for millions of Americans.
We’re almost there, and you can help!
We’re almost there, and you can help!
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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The government has pledged to stop children growing up in B&Bs and to make childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit .
The wide-ranging measures will lift 550,000 children out of poverty marking "the biggest reduction since records began".
Better with Labour. 👍
The wide-ranging measures will lift 550,000 children out of poverty marking "the biggest reduction since records began".
Better with Labour. 👍
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The government has pledged to stop children growing up in B&Bs and to make childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit .
The wide-ranging measures will lift 550,000 children out of poverty marking "the biggest reduction since records began".
Better with Labour. 👍
The wide-ranging measures will lift 550,000 children out of poverty marking "the biggest reduction since records began".
Better with Labour. 👍
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
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Is Farage still facing scrutiny over his partner’s £885k Frinton home.
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Is Farage still facing scrutiny over his partner’s £885k Frinton home.
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
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Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
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December 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
🚨Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism. We must come together - cross party - to stop any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy - We must fight any attempt to undermine it
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
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Youth unemployment
🇿🇦 South Africa: 58.5%
🇪🇸 Spain: 25%
🇮🇹 Italy: 20.6%
🇫🇷 France: 18.3%
🇨🇳 China: 17.3%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 14.9%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 14.7%
🇨🇦 Canada: 14.1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 12.7%
🇺🇸 United States: 10.4%
🇦🇺 Australia: 9.6%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9%
🇩🇪 Germany: 6.6%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 5.3%
🇯🇵 Japan: 3.5%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 58.5%
🇪🇸 Spain: 25%
🇮🇹 Italy: 20.6%
🇫🇷 France: 18.3%
🇨🇳 China: 17.3%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 14.9%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 14.7%
🇨🇦 Canada: 14.1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 12.7%
🇺🇸 United States: 10.4%
🇦🇺 Australia: 9.6%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9%
🇩🇪 Germany: 6.6%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 5.3%
🇯🇵 Japan: 3.5%
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Youth unemployment
🇿🇦 South Africa: 58.5%
🇪🇸 Spain: 25%
🇮🇹 Italy: 20.6%
🇫🇷 France: 18.3%
🇨🇳 China: 17.3%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 14.9%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 14.7%
🇨🇦 Canada: 14.1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 12.7%
🇺🇸 United States: 10.4%
🇦🇺 Australia: 9.6%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9%
🇩🇪 Germany: 6.6%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 5.3%
🇯🇵 Japan: 3.5%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 58.5%
🇪🇸 Spain: 25%
🇮🇹 Italy: 20.6%
🇫🇷 France: 18.3%
🇨🇳 China: 17.3%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 14.9%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 14.7%
🇨🇦 Canada: 14.1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 12.7%
🇺🇸 United States: 10.4%
🇦🇺 Australia: 9.6%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9%
🇩🇪 Germany: 6.6%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 5.3%
🇯🇵 Japan: 3.5%
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Favourite mug of the day. "Keep calm and pretend it's on the lesson plan"
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Favourite mug of the day. "Keep calm and pretend it's on the lesson plan"
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There was no "Emergency" situation with crime in DC. This stunt got a 20 year old young woman killed.
It. Got. A. Woman. Killed.
It. Got. A. Woman. Killed.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
There was no "Emergency" situation with crime in DC. This stunt got a 20 year old young woman killed.
It. Got. A. Woman. Killed.
It. Got. A. Woman. Killed.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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We may be getting the Epstein Files in December, but they’re still hiding the Jobs Report, the Inflation Report, and the GDP Report.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We may be getting the Epstein Files in December, but they’re still hiding the Jobs Report, the Inflation Report, and the GDP Report.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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For decades, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage. But the science emerging today tells a very different story.
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For decades, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage. But the science emerging today tells a very different story.
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.
petitions.parliament.scot
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Please sign and share if you can!
For decades, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage. But the science emerging today tells a very different story.
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
For decades, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage. But the science emerging today tells a very different story.
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ prospective parents & LGBTQ youth in foster care & adoption, has just been introduced in Congress for the 9th time. Why is this bill still so important & how can you help? mombian.com/2025/11/24/f...
Federal Bill to End Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption Introduced for 9th Time - Mombian
The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act (ECDFA), a federal bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ prospective parents and LGBTQ youth in foster care and adoption, has just been...
mombian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ prospective parents & LGBTQ youth in foster care & adoption, has just been introduced in Congress for the 9th time. Why is this bill still so important & how can you help? mombian.com/2025/11/24/f...