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FFS! Someone has only gone and ruined my bit about nobody buying me a @roseschmits.bsky.social original piece!

A Rose Schmits tentacle mug. It is incredibly fucking cool.

Khalil's family is struggling with homelessness. His father recently died from complications with diabetes, his son is severely asthmatic, and he has mounting debts he needs to pay. Please help. Their link is chuffed.org/project/from...

The Farwana family's belongings on the street outside their tent

Muhammed and Yassin sat outside their tent

Yassin asleep with all their belongings around him

Ghaith Farwana with spiderman face paint on

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 5h

Om Amir's retina is severely damaged. She can only see with one eye now, and the vision in the other is at risk. Their tears reflect the pain that her illness has brought to the whole family. They are hungry, but ask for donations to prioritise her eye drops and medicine. chuffed.org/project/help...

Amir and his mother. She is under a blue blanket. He is crying.

Amir's mother in bed with a canula in her arm and a patch over one eye.

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A ruined hospital room in Gaza with a nurse trying to clean rubble off the beds

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Amir and his mother. You can see her infected eye.

Sanad lying on the ground. UN tents are in the background. He is holding a cloth to his forehead and crying.

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Om Amir has a serious retinal disease. She needs an operation outside Gaza, her remedial treatment costs £150 every week. Amir's brother Sanad keeps getting sick because of the conditions in the tent. Their link is chuffed.org/project/help...

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hard to keep track of which of the musical chairs the six people in the British media are in at the moment, so I went to check what job this guy has. Anyway he has two of them.

Wiki page:

Timothy James Shipman (born 13 May 1975) is a British journalist, who is currently political editor at The Spectator and chief political commentator at The Sunday Times.

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I did! Very interesting! You presented this as a move from a single universal payment to a more targeted means testing system, but, well...

The CCB is also meant to simplify things, so it replaces:

The UCCB, the current monthly child payments of $160 per child under six and $60 for kids between 6 and 17.
Canada Child Tax Benefit (an additional income-tested family benefit).
National Child Benefit (a supplement for low-income families).
The Conservatives' Family Tax Cut — also known as "income-splitting for families" with children under 18, which significantly lowered the tax payable, up to $2,000, for families when one parent or guardian made significantly more than the other.
Children's Fitness Tax Credit and Children's Arts Tax Credit. These deductions worth up to $150 and $75 per child, respectively, are being phased out — cut in half in 2016, then eliminated entirely for 2017 and beyond.

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We already have a dementia tax of sorts in place. While people have been assured since the 80s that they can achieve wealth by putting money into homes, in practice, if you need care, this will be reduced to under £30k for everyone, unless you started out extremely wealthy or die very quickly.

A person with assets above the upper capital limit is responsible for the full cost of their care in a care home. A person with assets between the capital limits will pay what they can afford from their income, plus a means-tested contribution from their assets (calculated as £1 per week for every £250 of capital between the capital limits). A person with assets below the lower capital limit will pay only what they can afford from their income.

For the next financial year (2025 to 2026), the capital limits will remain at their current level: £23,250 for the upper capital limit and £14,250 for the lower capital limit.

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can you describe what's going on in this photo?

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey look at this photo and tell me what you see.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair stands aside as President Valadimir Putin of Russia, shakes hands with Mikhail Fridman Chairman of the Alfa Group, as Lord Browne (R) CEO of BP tidies up after signing a joint business deal, inside Lancaster House in London, during a Russia-UK energy summit on June 26, 2003. Tony Blair has a huge grin on his face. (John Stillwell/AFP via Getty Images)

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What's happening in this photo?

A photograph published in the New York Times on July 14 2014.

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Khalil's family is struggling with homelessness. His father has finally succumbed to comlications from diabetes and Khalil is in mourning while he struggles to raise money for his children's food and medication. Their link is chuffed.org/project/from...

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Om Amir has a serious retinal disease. She needs an operation outside Gaza, her remedial treatment costs £150 every week. His brother Sanad keeps getting sick because of the conditions in the tent. Their link is chuffed.org/project/help...

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Khalil's family has gone from happy to homeless. His father has diabetes and his youngest son has severe asthma. Their medical expenses leave them short on rent every month and they have been evicted from their tent multiple times this year. Their link is spot.fund/drb68q8sc

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Om Amir has a serious retinal disease. She needs an operation outside Gaza, her remedial treatment costs £150 every week. His brother Sanad is sick again. Ecomol and antibiotics costs £30. A small amount to you, but possibly lifesaving relief for them. Their link is chuffed.org/project/help...

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