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Helen Meldrum

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Breaking: WNBA credits Caitlin Clark with Assist of the Year.
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Ed@Retired In CrazyTimes @ed-retired.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/r...
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. • Florida Phoenix
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...
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Luke Turner @luketurner.com · 12/09/2026
As Ben Delo's record £36m Reform donation is headline news, I can't emphasise enough that the media ought to be reporting on Delo's heinous funding of antisemitic conspiracy theorists in the High Court – anonymous contributors to the horrifying neo-Nazi account shown below. bsky.app/profile/luke...
A sample of neo-Nazi posts by the @ParallaxOptics account, displaying grotesque antisemitic caricatures and violent Jew hate.The @ParallaxOptics account's banner image depicting Adolf Hitler.Post by @ParallaxOptics of an article anonymously written by Nina Power and Daniel Miller: ON CULTS II "If we're proposing the the Left is a cult, the first question is what do cults want in general?"
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
There shouldn't have been the need to threaten strike action for 3.6%..
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
There's a soft spot in my heart for someone who gifts free books to kids and an unashamed ally Rest in Peace Dolly Parton
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More from me... and WHY UNIONS ARE AMAZING! karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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The Washington Post Fired Me. I Fought—and Won My Job Back.
Nearly a year after being wrongfully fired for my comments on race, gender and violence, an arbitrator has ordered my immediate reinstatement.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Just remember this message is aimed at your children not theirs.
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International Transport Workers' Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Seafarer casualties continue to rise in the Strait of Hormuz with thousands of seafarers still stuck with no way of getting home to their families. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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‘Like being in prison’: the ship crews stuck in Gulf since February
US-Iran war has stranded up to 20,000 seafarers, mostly Indian and Filipino crews, with none knowing when the nightmare will end
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Forbes @forbes.com · 30/07/2026
Three firefighters died this week in Greece as severe weather continues to fuel blazes across Europe.
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This Year's European Wildfires Are Three Times Worse Than Average
Three firefighters died this week in Greece as severe weather continues to fuel blazes across Europe.
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I feel so upset for my kids and future generations about our lack of urgency and action, especially so when politicians are climate emergency deniers, bowing down to their financial masters Our planet is on fire and yet they still deny it
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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 31/07/2026
FIFA staff were "deceived" by Gianni Infantino's lack of openness in World Cup sell-off plan, the chief operating officer tells AP.
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Senior FIFA official resigns over Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan. Second says it deceived staff
Two senior FIFA officials have criticized Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan with one resigning as a presidential adviser and a second saying staff were deceived by project that must not go ahead.
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
BP exiting the North Sea is a big moment in the history of the industry and Scotland’s economy. It’s been a long time coming, and marks an end to over a century of petroleum activities and more than 50 years of North Sea drilling. BP’s exit cannot be explained by short term tax policy changes 🧵
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BP puts North Sea business up for sale
Chief executive Meg O’Neill says the business would be ‘better positioned as part of another company’, sparking recriminations over the basin’s high tax regime
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Why is Infantino even in a job after that embarrassment of the world cup Football belongs to the fans, not corporations
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Um, I think I know this one!
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What an absolute waster (and waste of public money)
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
He may not have *said* he was trafficked and he did everything willingly, but everything about this case screams debt bondage and slavery..
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Vietnamese fisherman managed cannabis farm in Dundee after failing to make repayments to loan sharks
Thong Viet Hoang travelled half-way across the world to work in a Coldside flat, tending to plants worth more than £130,000.
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Infantino has to go The treatment of the Iranian team and staff by the US and FIFA has been appalling and they should feel upset about it
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Privatised social care and employed (mostly women) on very poor wages and conditions reducing contact time with those requiring help, prioritising profits over care It's a scandal
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
And to call out every politician who claims climate change isn't harming us and all the stupid noise on drilling and net zero I wonder if none of these people have kids at times, and then I find out that sadly many of them do
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's obscene that a billionaire (and brief trillionaire) was allowed anywhere near these decisions on USAID let alone now be able to try to deny the harm and deaths he inflicted on the world Especially so because of the good he could be doing with that wealth
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 18/06/2026
Take the bosses’ snacks, then form a union anyway.
A tweet from Polymarket that says: JUST IN: Meta’s CTO says morale is near “the worst it’s ever been” — leadership will offer increased snack budgets to lift spirits.”
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Horrific
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International Transport Workers' Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Killed, injured, detained, traumatised and stranded. 100 days of war. 100 days of transport workers paying with their lives. Transport workers continue to pay the highest price for a war they did not choose. Civilian workers must never be treated as expendable. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/100-...
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100 days of war: 100 days of transport workers paying with their lives
100 days have passed since the United States of America and Israel launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Good job editors for being clear this is happening under Censorship Jay.
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Trade unions need to be focusing once again on political education of members Reform are not our friends www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
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Reform as popular as Labour with trade union members, polling reveals | LBC
The polling revealed that members believe Nigel Farage would be a leader who would do the most for working people
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
That and the white mediocre men have found something that they believe finally allows them to shout about being discriminated against...
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Maybe making people work till they drop in their late 60s and beyond has had a detrimental impact on the number of jobs available for young people, no? The long term attack on pensions in every sector also means people are having to work beyond retirement age Consequences etc
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It's also legal to wear a sgian dubh but no one seems to be making those comparisons (yet) Funny that
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We were so happy when Scotland made it into the world cup Just can't think of any scenario that could persuade me to go and I know a lot of people feel the same The US is a fascist country and I wouldn't feel safe even as a visitor
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Uh oh
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We foresaw this back at the 2010 election.The Tories trashed every single service people rely on through ideological austerity Sure start, youth clubs, charities, spaces for people to meet and grow, you name it, cut to the bone with no way back for many and it's STILL happening
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The numbers signify a management problem but unfortunately culture is rarely tackled when that is the issue. The numbers should trigger a proper investigation into this.
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EXCLUSIVE: Dundee housing association paid out six-figure sum in staff disputes in just five years
Hillcrest made a payoff of £87,500 to one former member of staff.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I feel these two headlines should be shown together more
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Tony Blair, always wrong
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Just in case you’re feeling even vaguely optimistic about anything right now, please note that two UK political parties populated & led by profoundly racist people are currently being described as merely ‘right-wing’ in pretty much every corner of the UK media. This is how the worst stuff happens…
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I want Mamdani as our first minister 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Rape is effectively decriminalised and boys now know they can violently rape girls and get away with it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily
Boys physically overpowered and then filmed attacks on teenage victims in separate incidents in Hampshire
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Thanks to @unionworkersunion.org for this lovely tribute to Tracy. Rest in power you wonderful force of nature ❤️
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International Transport Workers' Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The ITF and its team of Inspectors has received over 2,000 request for assistance from seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf. We have supported over 500 seafarers being repatriated from the region. youtube.com/shorts/VyO-l...
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The One-Man Hotline for Sailors Trapped by the Iran War
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
One word. Disclosure
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This crisis could have been so easily avoided It's really not that hard to do good things for people The Tories killed compassion with austerity and you just had to be better than them and give people hope
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Britain faces a grave energy crisis which neither the right or left is prepared for. I’ve written for the Guardian on why decades of complacency cannot be magicked away by drilling in the North Sea – or by hoping renewables will quickly power everything.
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Both left and right are deluding themselves about the scale of the energy crisis Britain faces | Ewan Gibbs
Decades of complacency cannot be magicked away by drilling in the North Sea – or even by hoping that renewables will quickly power everything, says historian and author Ewan Gibbs
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
When the dog has a cozy in with his toy 🥰 #JakeThePup #DogsofBluesky
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I see they are still struggling with self reflection My goodness
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Make it make sense
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Ethics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Dance like nobody is watching. Email like one day your data will be leaked by a criminal hacker group.
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Helen Wieffering @helenwieffering.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The European fishing fleet is not always what it seems — a new report finds that ships fishing for Kenya, Oman, Tanzania, and Mauritius actually trace back to Europe. My story on how billion-dollar companies are increasingly tapping the fishing quotas of other countries: apnews.com/article/tuna...
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Helen Meldrum @helenmeldrum.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Can't fathom why a large cohort of voters who will rely on our healthcare system more and more in the coming years, want to vote for millionaires who will create a privatised healthcare system where preexisting conditions won't get coverage That's you with high blood pressure, diabetes, dementia
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/05/2026
Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns
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Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns
Government’s anti-slavery commissioner says traffickers are exploiting a growing pipeline of vulnerability Slavery in the UK is at record levels and is expected to worsen over the next decade, the government’s independent anti-slavery commissioner has warned. According to the number of referrals to the national referral mechanism, which assesses potential victims of slavery and provides support to victims, numbers have almost doubled in the last five years from 12,691 referrals in 2021 to 23,411 in 2025, the highest ever number. Continue reading...
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