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Laura Swash

@laswa.bsky.social
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Psychology teacher, scuba diver, gardener and occasional writer. Living on Porto Santo island.

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 17h
Well Done Germany! =============== The Cornell University case has highlighted the need to better protect women from rapists. This is a great idea for remote/hidden areas. ----------------------
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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Fish @fishmcneill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why are American "service personnel" being allowed to point guns at people and force them out of their cars on UK streets? This is outside of their airbase. They have no authority to treat UK residents like this. And we don't want their shitty, cowardly culture imported over here.
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thousands marched in solidarity with Palestine in Liverpool, heading to the Labour Party conference to demand the government implement full sanctions on Israel and stop arming its genocide and apartheid.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop calling people who wear masks and take Covid precautions the “forever covid” crowd. We’re literally the only ones trying to eliminate the virus. It’s not gone. It’s not over. It’s still disabling. People who deny this reality are the “forever COVID” crowd.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2026
🚨Broadcasters are required to present news impartially, without political bias. Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action. ⬇️ bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Blaming migrants achieves nothing Demanding an end to profiteering by millionaire bosses could end poverty, hunger, homelessness with £billions to spare for our NHS, social care ... "Every person working a 40 hour week should earn enough money for a decent life" via The UK Against Hate
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Laura Swash @laswa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Laura Swash @laswa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I guess you’re not even allowed to destroy a rescuer’s boat at sea and leave them possibly drowning anymore
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🇺🇦❗️Zelensky: During the day, the Russians have been hitting gas stations in Kyiv with a purpose. 2 people have died today alone. 9 injured. They also hit the Kyivstar building. There have been strikes in Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipro, Odesa, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv regions.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 07/09/2026
Astonishing to hear people say they'd rather asylum seekers drowned than be saved by the RNLI. Next comes letting people die in burning hostels rather than be saved by the fire brigade and letting people get kicked to death in the street rather than be saved by the Police. Don't platform this hate.
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Medieval parents trying to make their kid get up and go to school on the first day back after the summer holidays.
Stained glass window showing man and woman lamenting over lifeless body.
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Renaming the Strait of Hormuz is like inventing a new word for constipation. Makes no difference, shit still ain’t moving.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
100% #BookSky
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Vaccines really are amazing scientific accomplishments. The shingles vaccines reduces risk of heart disease. The HPV vaccine has made cervical cancer virtually obsolete. We’re close to an mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer. Science for the win! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Does the shingles vaccine cut heart-disease risk? Mounting evidence suggests a link
Large study finds that people who received the ‘recombinant’ vaccine for the viral condition had a lower risk of cardiovascular problems.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Food so good you grow an extra finger!
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 31/08/2026
Are we great again yet?
Researchers in china have successfully reversed both type one and type two diabetes using stem cells that allow patients' bodies to produce insulin again

Just in: the United States announces a new name for one of the lakes here.
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Laura Swash @laswa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just found this on BBC player www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... Superb acting by all. Next best thing to actually going to the theatre.
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GOOD Starring David Tennant
David Tennant stars as John Halder, a 'good' man adapting to survive, in CP Taylor’s powerful, chilling play. Filmed live on stage by the National Theatre.
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Steven Goldsmith 🦋 @stevengoldsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I truly believe that everyone gets what they deserve. I really hope that Trump gets exactly what he deserves.
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Laura Swash @laswa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Love this!
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voteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
He is saying what many politicians are too afraid to say out loud. #Mamdani
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Trump is taking a big risk in renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America. What if it gets attacked by the same pesky invisible vandals who ruined the Reflecting Pool? The only way for Trump to keep it safe is to move it to Florida and live in it. It's what any very stable genius would do.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Boycott Google, as it shamelessly panders to that idiotic vulgar slob.
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Oldman Teeps @oldmanteeps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Any tech company that changes “LAKE ONTARIO” to anything else, should be taxed into oblivion by the Canadian government. No exceptions.
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Wow
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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So close yet so far.
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MAGA Voter Gets Epically Called Out After Saying She Opposes Polio Vaccine Because There Hasn't Been A Case 'Since 1960'—And She Still Doesn't Get It
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
💙 @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
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Керрі Світ🇺🇦🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇺 @carriesweet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is why I use MapQuest instead of Google maps!
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Raiding the Jim Crow South for ideas on how to stop the wrong people voting, I see.
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 27/08/2026
A few days ago we shared an appeal for funds from Waseem in Gaza. This was for school for his eldest son, Nabil. He has now managed to pay for half - but still needs extra donations. Please help if you can - even small donations are useful www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
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Donate to Emergency Appeal: Help Wassim's Family, organized by Anna Orridge
Hi I'm Anna and I'm fundraising for Wassim, a father in Palestine. This is Wassim'… Anna Orridge needs your support for Emergency Appeal: Help Wassim's Family
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Wait That's Interesting @waitinteresting.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The moment when rescued kitten gets cuddles for the first time
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
👇 vote.org
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 26/08/2026
“Our citizens do look out in hope of a better world – and a troubled world looks to us.” Gordon Brown is right. At a time of growing division and instability, we must rebuild our communities at home and strengthen cooperation with our European neighbours. Read: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 24/08/2026
Let's prepare to sack Farage - Let's prepare to sack Farage - Let's prepare to sack Farage - Join the Clacton Recall Team. Help us build a 50,000 strong team. stopreform.org.uk
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Let's prepare to sack Farage - Join the Clacton Recall Team
Help us build a 50,000 strong team.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Look at how Israeli soldiers treat Palestinian children.
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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🪀Lefty Wilbury🇺🇦 @leftywilbury1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I cannot believe the shame this “President’s” administration has lowered everything America has EVER stood for so ardently to FIGHT for, to below our very knees. Shame. Shame. Shame on us.
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Laura Swash @laswa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Please consider donating any amount, however small, to stop the pollution of this river by illegal gold mining secure.avaaz.org/en/campaigns...
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Our rivers are in crisis
From the Ganges to the Thames, and the Nile to the Amazon, freshwater ecosystems are now degraded in half the world's countries. Canals riddled with sewage, wetlands poisoned by pesticides, our stream...
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