Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I love this visual tool. Coloured glass beads. Each bead represents a task (word count, writing sprint, health goal - steps, etc). I use blue for writing and amber for health. Each time you finish the task you add a stone to a jar, giving a visual shot of your week. 000
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandLaura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 06/02/2026BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...thenational.scotPeter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in fullLATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news… 1031267641
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Honestly, when I think I’m beyond being surprised by people, someone like “Claire” says this - publicly. 120
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comGladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technologyShe made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman. 13674819719710
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandPippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 03/02/2026NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs. 6414685
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:nytimes.comAnnotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power. 22983632939
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandJoseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Disabled people have a poverty rate 8 percentage points higher than people with no disability. 🗣️ Hear Lead Analyst @datataha.bsky.social set out some of the additional structural barriers that disabled people face, and why the government must increase their support. 👇 12120
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 03/02/2026February is going well so far. 1st - 1.3k words 2nd - 1.4k words Listened to Sally-Anne Martyn on The Writers Routine as I sat waiting for my daughter in a car park (hello to those who know how that feels) and downloaded Will Storr’s The Science of Storytelling. Such an improvement from January 000
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandPippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 02/02/2026NEW: Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs committee, says police should investigate emails. "Surely this is not a matter of whether Mandelson should be in the Lords [but]... of whether the police should be involved." SNP, Lib Dems and PC have all already called for police involvement 22507106
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 01/02/2026WE LOVE ❤️ THE BOSS,AND MINNEAPOLIS....... 27761202
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/02/2026🔴 Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was appointed as an ambassador to an unregistered charity connected to a Russian 'black PR' operation, Matt Bernardini reportsbylinetimes.comTommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda NetworkFar-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was appointed as an ambassador to an unregistered charity connected to a Russian 'black PR' operation 25425251
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/02/2026NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...propublica.orgTwo CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti ShootingThe two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym... 1037208128148
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 02/02/2026February, the bar is very low, you have to be better than January. Please. 010
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Please share. 💔 299134828350
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault. 30555981119370
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Wouldn’t it be great if we got paid by the hour for the time spent in car parks, especially as a parent carer! I seem to spend half my life sat in the car, waiting for someone or something. Thankfully, I can write my draft in the car so it’s all good. 010
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 11/01/2026This is my view as I try to write the next chapter of my book - a chapter that is proving to be a challenge. I’m glad one of us is feeling relaxed and chilled. No imposter syndrome for him 120
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/01/2026We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force. 17873829512210
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandKathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026FUCK ICE. Hi, it’s your pal KG. I’m getting suppressed on threads b/c in addition to inappropriate jokes, I post a lot of political stuff. I wanna give this app a chance but just don’t know yet. Can u help me get a lot more followers, so I can do a test anti trump post to see if it gets traction? 2721585369
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 03/12/2025When a government needs a distraction, or a quick moral panic to keep the public looking sideways instead of upwards, it picks a group and tells a story about them. open.substack.com/pub/lifeaspl...open.substack.comMotability Myths, Manufactured Outrage & Why Disabled People Keep Becoming the ScapegoatsAnd why we need to call it out when we see it 020
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandRichard Blogger @richardblogger.bsky.social · 01/07/2025PIP is not about income. Its about "overcoming the costs" of a disability. Any study that shows PIP reform will put people into poverty shows that PIP is being misused and that other parts of the benefits system (ie UC) are inadequate. 120 Labour MPs clearly cannot be bothered to read legislation 011
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandBig Issue @bigissue.com · 01/07/2025“If we can afford not to have a wealth tax, not to equalise capital gains, or draw on the excess profits of corporate greed; then we can afford PIP.” Labour MP Rachael Maskell gave a passionate and emotive speech at the welfare bill debate in commons this afternoon. Watch the clip 🎬 520864
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Seriously? What is this government doing? It’s like we’re in a parody and someone is going to shout “surprise, only joking” soon! 010
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Emptying my head onto paper - the good, the bad, the random, the real - is how I stay upright, or at least how I get back up faster when life knocks me down. Whether it's a to-do, a memory, something the kids said, or just how I'm feeling, it all lands here first. #ParentCarerLife #SENDParent 020
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 21/04/2025I guessed all the words (41 out of 41) in today's Squares puzzle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can you guess this puzzle? squares.orgsquares.orgSquares - Daily Word GamePlay the Squares game! Connect letters in a grid to create words. A new puzzle is available every day! 010
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Parent Carers who work from home - how do you balance your 💩 during holidays. Normally I find a routine and we get by but this Easter break has decided that routines are not on the agenda! #parentcarer 000
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I guessed all the words (38 out of 38) in today's Squares puzzle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can you guess this puzzle? squares.orgsquares.orgSquares - Daily Word GamePlay the Squares game! Connect letters in a grid to create words. A new puzzle is available every day! 000
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I guessed all the words (58 out of 58) in today's Squares puzzle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can you guess this puzzle? squares.orgsquares.orgSquares - Daily Word GamePlay the Squares game! Connect letters in a grid to create words. A new puzzle is available every day! 000
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandDale Vince @dalevince.com · 05/04/2025Reform: for the rich, by the rich. 1416781
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Today, I’m going to work on my novel. A piece of fiction. So I can escape from the craziness of the real world and if anyone acts in a way that offends, I can get rid of them. Perfect!media.tenor.coma man and a woman are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and the woman is saying fiction can be fun .Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and the woman is saying fiction can be fun . 010
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 05/04/2025I guessed all the words (32 out of 32) in today's Squares puzzle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can you guess this puzzle? squares.orgsquares.orgSquares - Daily Word GamePlay the Squares game! Connect letters in a grid to create words. A new puzzle is available every day! 010
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandRNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 26/03/2025We can’t believe this needs saying out loud: It would be a good thing if the UK Government ensured that disability benefit reforms didn't inadvertently increase poverty rates among disabled people. Cutting essential support could have devastating effects on their quality of life. 919476
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandBuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The Government have published a consultation paper about changes proposed to disability benefits, One change is to make it far more difficult to qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). You can read our first analysis at the link, or in summary below. (1/5) buds.org.uk/changes-to-p...buds.org.ukChanges To Personal Independence Payment (PIP)A detailed analysis of how the Government's proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will affect disabled people 2136
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Labour: “We stand for equality.” Also Labour: “We’re cutting PIP & taking thousands from disabled people.” If schools still aren’t SEND-ready, why does Labour think employers will be? Cutting benefits ≠ creating jobs. 000
Reposted by Debs “Life” Asplandrightsnet @rightsnet.org.uk · 18/03/2025Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is making a statement in the Commons introducing the government's new Welfare Reform Green Paper ... www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/61789 001
Debs “Life” Aspland @lifeaspland.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Let’s be clear: this isn’t about balancing the books. These benefits are a LIFELINE— keeping disabled people out of poverty, preventing isolation, and ensuring they have the dignity and independence they deserve. Cutting them isn’t "tough but necessary"—it’s CRUEL AND AVOIDABLE. 010
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandAnna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Important thread 🧵 If you listen to people who know the benefits system intimately, through lived experience, advocacy and research, the upcoming cuts to disability benefits make no practical sense. Cuts will harm people and undermine the exact outcomes govt say they want to achieve 091
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandTris @trisresists.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This MF’er just brought Andrew Tate, a rapist and human trafficker, to Florida! 🤬 The hypocrisy is astounding! 1791268356678
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandStephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 01/03/2025As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio. 30586736214395
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia 👏 514088817
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/03/2025 185511029426860
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Dick Schoof Prime Minister of the Netherlands 👏 241935456
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Edgars Rinkēvics President of the Republic of Latvia 👏 5161181333
Reposted by Debs “Life” AsplandPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Simon Harris Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland 👏 6456831250