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Mainly rants about the underfunded Mental Health Service.

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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 09/06/2025
This is Kona. He is doing his daily affirmations. 12/10 powerful stuff (IG: wildontherun)
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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
This is by far the most comprehensive analysis of who Labour is losing votes to and what makes them tick. Really worth your time to read the full report.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/04/2025
Black ex-prison officer says he has flashbacks after extreme racist abuse at Kent jail
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Black ex-prison officer says he has flashbacks after extreme racist abuse at Kent jail
Exclusive: Uzo Mbonu describes being targeted and ‘completely isolated’ by colleagues at HMP Swaleside A black former prison officer has said he suffers flashbacks and nightmares after colleagues in a high-security jail subjected him to extreme racist abuse and managers failed to support him. Nigerian-born Uzo Mbonu said he felt he was picked on and ostracised by other officers at HMP Swaleside in Kent because he did not have a British accent, did not understand the jokes his colleagues made, and challenged things he felt were going wrong. Continue reading...
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Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️ @laylamoran.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The French government has announced they could recognise a Palestinian State in June this year. The UK should prepare to stay in lock step. It’s time.
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France could recognise Palestinian state ‘in June’, says Emmanuel Macron – Middle East crisis live
Israeli minister says plan is ‘prize for terror’ as French president says ‘we must move towards recognition’ and process could start at UN conference in June
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Early support saves lives and money. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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NHS billions wasted as bipolar patients left ‘forgotten and failed’
Exclusive data shows how neglect of this common mental health condition costs the UK nearly £10bn a year.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Alright so what clown did this❓👇🏼👇🏼🤷🏼‍♂️
Image is a photoshopped article article about the US intelligence chief facing a grilling, where the headline has been changed to Read US intelligence Chiefs, the world’s biggest oxymoron ..
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
@drladesmith.bsky.social good question and answer session this morning, thanks. BTW, I was one of the last people in the UK to have the smallpox vaccine. Was going on a school trip to Switzerland, someone in a lab here (in the UK)caught it, so we needed the vaccine to enter Switzerland.
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Bipolar Life @bipolarlife-uk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Breakfast tune - it's been a long week The Clash - Should I stay or should I go? youtu.be/e7tWqyM3r-g?...
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The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (Remastered)
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“Reforms to the welfare system must be focused on supporting people to join and remain in the job market without penalising those who may never be able to work” - RCPsych President @drladesmith.bsky.social on the government’s welfare reforms. Read more below: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
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"These reforms should not simply be one-size fits all" President Lade Smith CBE comments on welfare reforms
President Lade Smith CBE has commented on the announcement on welfare reform by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
At the Bethlem last week, Seni Lewis training. Feeling humbled meeting the staff, always amazed at how they do their jobs with the pressures they face. It was my first visit to the Bethlem in a while; got to meet up with @raj_psyc. Always good to have a chat. And of course Arlo
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This is absolutely hilarious. Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK. Clearly didn't read it. Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🚨 NEW: The RCPsych has identified plans that would result in funding cuts for children and young people’s eating disorder services in more than half of areas across England. We're calling for the creation of a national strategy for eating disorders in England. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Spotted in Canada…
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Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 26/01/2025
I like the Beatles a lot, don't get me wrong. But this is the kind of song you play 24 hours a day to an enemy spy in a CIA cell.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Vaccines do not cause autism. Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash. #academicsky
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out. That's what happens when companies self certify. Sewage dumping under stated. Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out
Analysis by campaign group finds utility company had highest rate of ‘no-flow’ samples of any water and sewerage firm in 2024
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
80 years ago Auschwitz was liberated. More than one million children, women and men were murdered there as part of the Holocaust. A dark lesson of history; humanity owes it to each of the victims to ensure it will never happen again. #HolocaustMemorialDay
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
My first Seni Lewis training sessions of 2025. Yet again, another cohort of dedicated staff. How they do their jobs with the pressure they face is amazing. We need so many more of them. Thank you to all of them. @raj-psyc.bsky.social @drladesmith.bsky.social
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
It didn’t take a genius to see the Conservative plan. Starve the NHS of money until services failed and people complained. Then say ‘Look the NHS is broken'. And hand it to private firms that care only for profit not our welfare.
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Met a brilliant bunch of students at the nurse induction last week. All seemed engaged in my story as a carer. Hopefully, they have learned the importance of listening to carers. @raj-psyc.bsky.social
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Mhairi Black @mhairiblack.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Any news outlets calling this ‘accidental’ or ‘appears to be’ or ‘similar’ - it’s a literal Nazi salute. We see you.
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Wait? So in the same day, Trump says he'll "restore freedom of speech & end censorship", yet demands a bishop "apologise" for saying what she wanted about trans people & immigrants? Which is it? Free speech or not free speech? 🤔 Or just free speech for billionaires?
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A day to mark Prince Harry’s historic victory over Rupert Murdoch – and to survey the awful toll on public life | Jane Martinson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A day to mark Prince Harry’s historic victory over Rupert Murdoch – and to survey the awful toll on public life | Jane Martinson
The prince was right to fight – and also right about the need to stop good journalism being sullied by the bad. Trust has been severely damaged, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 22/01/2025
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Hero.
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Mikey Smith @mikeysmith.com · 21/01/2025
Did you wake up, anxiously look at your phone and whisper: "Oh god, what has he done now?" I gotcha covered. 9 deeply unhinged things Donald Trump did on his first day back in the White House www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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9 deeply unhinged things Donald Trump did on his first day back in office
Across the world, people woke up, looking anxiously at their phones, whispering to themselves: "Oh god, what has he done now." And the first list of troubling things he did yesterday is incredibly lon...
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Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Very sad to hear about the passing of David Lynch. Truly terrible news, and a huge loss. Rest in peace ♥️ www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
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David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Muholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead
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Kercle @kercle1.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
So thats Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, twitter, Tiktok and the Washington post all in Trumpf's back pocket. Keeping a copy of Hitler quotes on his nightstand really has paid off 🤬
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Private school run in south London linked to 27% rise in air pollution. Rise caused by parents ferrying children in Range Rovers and SUVs, not using public transport. The rich cause most of the carbon emissions, don't bear the social cost. Tax the rich. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Private school run in south London linked to 27% rise in air pollution
Campaigners say pollution levels in street in Herne Hill were far higher when private schools were open
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Bipolar Awareness ~ Stop the Stigma @stopthestigma.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Managing Cluttered, Racing, and Disordered Thoughts @gabehoward29
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Managing Cluttered, Racing, and Disordered Thoughts
Do cluttered, racing, or disordered thoughts disrupt your daily life? Do you understand the differences between them? In this episode, Gabe Howard, who lives with bipolar disorder, and Dr. Nicole Washington, a board certified psychiatrist, unravel what…
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Tania Gergel @drtgergel.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
If you have lived experience of bipolar, pls join our @BipolarUK Research Community to hear about opportunities for research & lived experience advisory involvement. Pls share widely and RT & thanks if you've already joined! bipolaruk.org/research-partn…
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
It's very funny that Musk has apparently been working with Cummings. Makes perfect sense.
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Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Labour Secretary of Science Peter Kyle is right: 'After an election, you don’t go back to zero, you don’t start with a clean slate. The Tories left us with a broken economy, public services on their knees, and our international relationships in tatters.' #ukpolitics
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Robert Howard @profrobhoward.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I’m asking if anyone knows more about the status and safety of our colleague, Dr Abu Safiya. Whilst he is not the only Gazan doctor detained by Israel, it’s difficult to not be very concerned about his detention and treatment.
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
"I've made a huge mistake"
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
A reminder that this was the same line George Osborne was advised to cancel by the Treasury when he became Chancellor
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
“My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” said Chip Carter, the former president’s son www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president and noted humanitarian, has died
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a global force for peace after his presidency, has died at 100.
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Lewys Beames @lewysbeames.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Coercive practices (e.g. physical restraint) on mental health wards can have lasting harmful effects for service users. Service user, carer or inpatient staff member? Share your views and help shape the support available after restraint. More info. 👇 forms.office.com/e/xyHs346P3F
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Funny how Farage, Anderson & Tice made so much noise over Police officers assaulted at Manchester Airport 🤔 But stayed silent as 100’s of officers were injured across UK during #FarageRiots👇🏼 ‘My colleague had heart attack as bricks hurled' - summer riots police speak out Was like Reform approved🤷🏼‍♂️
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'I've lost faith in humanity' : Officers recall summer riots trauma
Front-line police feared an officer could have be killed after a peaceful protest quickly turned violent.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 08/12/2024
Our mesmerising rise on BlueSky continues and we are nearly on 60k followers. It's a lovely space here that seems largely free from the right wing spreaders of hate and disinformation seen on so many other platforms. Please spread the word and help us get to 60K followers.
Screenshot of the Bylines Network BlueSky account on 59.6K followers
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Debate on Physician Associates and Anaesthetist Associates will start in #HouseofLords about 4.20. You can watch live here www.parliamentlive.tv/Lords
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Parliamentlive.tv - Lords
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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 02/12/2024
Today marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery ✍️ Slavery: on reparations and revisionism | Some right-wing commenters wilfully disregard and manipulate historical accuracy when discussing potential reparations for slavery Pen Hemingway @penhemingway.bsky.social #AbolitionOfSlavery
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Slavery: on reparations and revisionism
Some right-wing commenters wilfully disregard and manipulate historical accuracy when discussing potential reparations for slavery
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Dragonrider "Is he dead yet?" 🐠🐟 Try/Me 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @topsyscatmum.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Today I was attacked by a group of immigrants, who drugged me and gave me a new hip! Grateful doesn't begin to cover it. #NHS
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mwhipp.bsky.social @mwhipp.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
It's black Friday, whatever that is. We love black cats and dogs.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
1. You think you’ve seen it all. You really have not. I’m a hard-bitten journalist of 39 years’ standing, but details of this story made me shout, weep and slap my head. This week’s column + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This society lauded a police officer who lied and cheated and ruined lives. At last, a reckoning | George Monbiot
As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert callously betrayed innocent women. The official inquiry must ask harsh questions of him – and the state, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Matt Alexander @mattalexander.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (1978 Szene German TV Show)
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Large parts of adult social care in England face collapse, thinktank says. The budget blamed but there are other factors. Massive real cut in local govt funding since 2010. Privatisation: 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less. End Privatisation www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns
Sector will have extra £2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield Trust
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
A remarkable piece this. A @hopenothate.org.uk activist Infiltrated Britain First... and... well it's even worse than you might think hopenothate.org.uk/britain-firs...
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My Year Inside Britain FIrst
A first-hand account of infiltrating Britain First, revealing their hate and hypocrisy.
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Chirpy Chet @chirpychet.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry Nige is chair/ co-founder of Action on World Health, campaigning to reform or replace the WHO 🙄 "Health policies which infringe on national sovereignty should be under the control of nation states, not unelected global bodies"
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Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry
Action on World Health co-founder’s firm provides services to organisation that advocates for nicotine pouches
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