Karen Smith
@velvetinab.bsky.social
Cat slave; interested in/occupied with yarn and textile crafts, art, human rights, language, nature, family/social history; autistic.
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How refreshing to see FIFA, an organization famous for *taking* bribes, giving a bribe to a venal slob thirsty for false adulation.
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
How refreshing to see FIFA, an organization famous for *taking* bribes, giving a bribe to a venal slob thirsty for false adulation.
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We have the statistics on suicide being the HIGHEST cause of death in certain age groups, the statistics showing the link between suicide and autism. Mental health services need ££ to treat people on a par with physical services - not another fcking “review”
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We have the statistics on suicide being the HIGHEST cause of death in certain age groups, the statistics showing the link between suicide and autism. Mental health services need ££ to treat people on a par with physical services - not another fcking “review”
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The lead, Peter Fonagy, was part of the SIM program which stated that people who are in crisis "too often" should be refused treatment because they are "attention seeking", and that instead cops should threaten them with CBOs instead.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...
Alarm over government’s choices to lead ‘over-diagnosis’ review that could help ministers cut benefits
The government’s decision to commission a review of alleged “over-diagnosis” of mental health conditions and neurodivergence has caused alarm among many disabled people, with fears that it will all…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The lead, Peter Fonagy, was part of the SIM program which stated that people who are in crisis "too often" should be refused treatment because they are "attention seeking", and that instead cops should threaten them with CBOs instead.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...
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The HUGE red flag is he's employed Simon Wessely to look into this.
Wessely is a psychologist who's made a career out of gaslighting people with #MECFS, and has never apologised despite research now showing it's a condition with detectable physical bio-markers and gene expression.
Wessely is a psychologist who's made a career out of gaslighting people with #MECFS, and has never apologised despite research now showing it's a condition with detectable physical bio-markers and gene expression.
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The HUGE red flag is he's employed Simon Wessely to look into this.
Wessely is a psychologist who's made a career out of gaslighting people with #MECFS, and has never apologised despite research now showing it's a condition with detectable physical bio-markers and gene expression.
Wessely is a psychologist who's made a career out of gaslighting people with #MECFS, and has never apologised despite research now showing it's a condition with detectable physical bio-markers and gene expression.
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Shall we examine the barriers to work? Shall we talk about the impact of covid, austerity and late stage capitalism on mental health? Shall we talk about the impact of societal hostility on minorities? What about the pitiful state of mental health research and services?? Nah, social media mate.
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Shall we examine the barriers to work? Shall we talk about the impact of covid, austerity and late stage capitalism on mental health? Shall we talk about the impact of societal hostility on minorities? What about the pitiful state of mental health research and services?? Nah, social media mate.
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SPOILER ALERT: Farage authorised this poster. It is inspired by a Nazi propaganda film. It is both racist and designed to hurt people. Farage has not changed. Racism has defined Farage's whole career. Without his racism, he'd be no one.
#FarageOut
#FarageOut
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
SPOILER ALERT: Farage authorised this poster. It is inspired by a Nazi propaganda film. It is both racist and designed to hurt people. Farage has not changed. Racism has defined Farage's whole career. Without his racism, he'd be no one.
#FarageOut
#FarageOut