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Kirth Gersen

@obbitz.bsky.social
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Retired from NHS after 43 years now living in Scotland. European, former H&S officer, union branch chair, Foundation Trust Governor, microbiologist. Now devoting much of my time to fight for or NHS. #FBPE #FBNHS

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
According to Suella Braverman not one of these ENGLAND players are English. FUCK HER 🖕🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏼
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This tragedy happened over nine years ago. It's hard to avoid the question... If this hadn't been poor people in a wealthy area, would it really have taken a decade to bring anyone deemed responsible to account for their actions or inactions? share.google/2yfjFryZmqOE...
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Grenfell fire police investigators hand files on 20 firms and 54 people to CPS
Met calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A message for Andy Burnham from Rob Del Naja (Massive Attack), Huda Ammori (Co-Founder, Palestine Action), and Michael Mansfield KC. Deproscribe Palestine Action. www.wedonotcomply.org
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja was arrested under the Terrorism Act, for holding up a placard outside of the Labour party conference in Liverpool. He could face up to 14 years in prison. Nice to see a British musician not remaining 'neutral' on a genocide! 😻
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 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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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Farage hates people in the UK not speaking English (Except of course his German ex-wife & sons, and French girlfriend) Perhaps because bilingual children tend to have higher IQs? "Nigel Farage isn’t happy that Glasgow kids speak more than one language ..." www.thepoke.com/2025/12/04/n...
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Nigel Farage isn’t happy that Glasgow kids speak more than one language and ended up schooled into next year
Nigel Farage wants people in Scotland to speak English. Specifically he wants kids growing up in Glasgow to speak English, because one in three of them currently do not have it as their first language...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Having cut the civilian Pentagon staff that assess civilian threat by 90%,” in the final days of February, the Trump administration demanded an overwhelming aerial assault. More than 1,000 Iranian targets were hit within the first 24 hours alone. “
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The funniest joke ever. 😂
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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MaryamB (She/Her) #FBPE #BanX #DemocracyDiedInDarkness 6Nov24🖤 @maryamb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Patient data from five GP surgeries in England is being fed into the NHS’s Palantir-built data platform, pushing the US firm’s reach beyond its initial remit of hospital operations into local surgeries. An internal NHS note seen by the FT called it a “significant milestone”. 🤔
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.
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thatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg!
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Is this ringing alarm bells for anyone else? 🚨🚨🚨 I have things to say about this and will be writing about it: jujuliagrace.substack.com www.cityam.com/how-the-nhs-...
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Womble1958 @wimblewomble1958.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The police need to arrest and charge these two - the man with the glasses who hits her with his stick and the woman with the glasses who pulls her hair!!! Interesting that this violence hasn’t even been mentioned on #r4today as it would have been if this was the Labour conference… #Farage 🤮
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Data centers are noisy, they take out drinking water and emit tons of EMFs all in the same package. And possibly take out jobs.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Private equity choking UK health and social care. Taking over mental health, elective care insourcing, patient transport, social care. Control of GP surgeries, IT systems gives PE access to patient records. PE devours everything. Profiteering leaves less for frontline services.
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Tracking the rise of private equity in health and social care - The Lowdown
GP records put private equity ownership in the spotlight The acquisition of Optum UK, the owner of EMIS, a major supplier of GP IT systems, for a reported $400 million (£293.5 million) by the US priva...
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Kirth Gersen @obbitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Has someone been having fun?
Lagoon behind Mar-a-Largo at West Palm Beach has been named Lake Canada on Google Earth.
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Allan Paterson #FBPE FB99% #UBI #YNWA 🐟 @allangpaterson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Right now, ministers are deciding whether to trigger the break clause and scrap the contract. Sign the petition before they make up their minds: the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
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Get Palantir OUT of our NHS!
Ministers are deciding RIGHT NOW whether to scrap Palantir's NHS contract. This Trump-linked surveillance company has no place in our health service. I've signed, will you?
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Kirth Gersen @obbitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Rest in peace Dolly, thank you for all the joy you brought to this world. I think this is a most appropriate track. youtu.be/KA6RnKvqd_U?...
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Dolly Parton - Peace Train (Holy Roller Radio Edit)
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 15/08/2026
Palantir has no place handling your patient data Good news: their contract ends early next year - Yvette Cooper MUST not give them a new contract @keepournhspublic.bsky.social.bsky.social are picketing outside the Health Department from 12 to 2 pm every Tuesday and Wednesday in August
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Donations are one thing. This is something else.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/08/2026
I absolutely love this idea Ban all the CRAP
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It's time for a change.

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Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Today we sent a letter to The Times in response to a recent opinion piece about “social contagion”, young women and disability. Our letter may not be published, so we wanted to share it with you.
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Text reads “Dear Sirs,
The author of your recent opinion piece on “Social contagion” seeks, ironically perhaps, attention with such a deliberately divisive article. The inelegant attempt to construct an elephant trap for critics unfortunately fails, when, to quote Kay Ryan, “The room is almost all elephant.”
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Text reads “A piece such as this, which ignores the impact of a recent mass disabling event causing widespread chronic illness and disproportionately so in women, cannot be taken seriously. The impact of repeated Covid infections and Long Covid on a national health and economic scale is measurable and has indeed been measured. The literature on the impact of Covid and Long Covid on health and wellbeing is extensive and not in question.”
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Text reads “These are disabling biomedical diseases with comorbidities including proven links to the medical conditions she inexplicably describes as everyday and normal with a soupçon of added anxiety. We prefer not to give oxygen to the unevidenced musings of individuals who seek to divide. But unlike the author, we can’t and won’t ignore the elephant in the room.
Yours,
Long Covid SOS”
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Switchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We understand that today will be difficult for members of the Trans+ community and their loved ones as a result of the EHRC Code of Practice becoming law. Our service is free, confidential, and available to all. From 10am to 10pm, you are welcome to contact us on phone, chat, or email.
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Kirth Gersen @obbitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Just spent half an hour watching the Bumble Bees going in and out the Hosta flowers.
Lilac Hosta flowers in the corner of a Japanese garden with Foo Dog, Lily pond, sacred bamboo and Acers.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Jeffrey Epstein models Zuckerberg's Meta glasses. Spoof advertisements featuring the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta’s AI glasses have been installed at bus stops across London in a guerrilla campaign protesting against privacy risks. The activist group Everyone Hates Elon
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Spoof Epstein ads go up around London in protest against Meta AI glasses
The activist group Everyone Hates Elon targets smart glasses in a guerrilla campaign over privacy risks and non-consensual recording
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Liam Connolly @connolly-lg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ahh, so we finally find a bank that isn't "too big to fail". Absolutely ridiculous decision.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
🚨 EXC: NHS England has suppressed the work of investigators carrying out dozens of national clinical audits. NHSE has stopped investigators alerting media, watered down recommendations and limited the way their reports are written, published and used: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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NHS accused of suppressing investigation reports on poor care
Health bosses are watering down auditors’ recommendations for improvement
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is the same guy who stepped down from his constituency in Makerfield to make way for Andy Burnham to become an MP and therefore the PM and who is now Head of Policy in No 10. It seems that they are past caring about hiding the corruption & the duplicity within the Labour party these days.
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Vee 📎 @veeobrien.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. Not Turkey. Not Egypt. Not Russia. England. Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🔴 New from Byline Times By @maxcolbert.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Growing Number of Councils Speak Out Against Palantir’s NHS Data Deal
Local authorities are piling on the pressure on Andy Burnham to scrap the Government's £330 million contract with the US tech firm
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The Media Sovereignty Act Campaign @mediafreedomact.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Take a look at this! No matter which party you represent, your supporters want to change how the UK media is run. @reform-uk-official.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @labouruk.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk
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Phil Webber @philwebber.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Britain's Juries
Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/07/2026
The first LGBTQ+ rugby team and a cabaret club in Cardiff, Wales have paired together for Drag Rugby, an event where Wale’s most fabulous drag queens show of their skills on the field.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🇬🇧 Every time unionist leaders at Holyrood get absolutely pumped in elections by the SNP, their London Masters make them freeloading Lordy Barons 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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SirKidStarverIsGone @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Barely 24 hours into her role, the new Health Secretary has taken "donations" aka BRIBES, from privatised healthcare Just like the scumbag predecessor before her WHOEVER IS LEADER, LABOUR NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2629868...
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New Health Secretary took thousands from private health-linked donors
THE new Health Secretary took more than £165,000 from donors linked with the private healthcare sector, it has emerged.
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
As Ed Miliband leaves his post as energy and net-zero secretary, a final tally: There have been an incredible 251 newspaper editorials attacking him and his approach to net-zero since the start of 2024 That amounts to two editorials a week, mainly in the Sun, Daily Mail, Times and Daily Telegraph.
cumulative line chart showing that UK newspapers have published 251 editorials criticising Ed Miliband since the start of 2024
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Kirth Gersen @obbitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
How long until we see the new minister of defence cosplaying?
Prime minister Andy Burnham shakes hands with his new minister of defence Wes Streeting.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 20/07/2026
A new freedom of information request has revealed that 145 Palantir staff have been given access to NHS systems, exposing the true scale of the tech giant’s creeping takeover. goodlawproject.org/more-than-100-pa…
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More than 100 Palantir staff have access to NHS systems | Good Law Project
The scale of the tech giant’s takeover raises serious concerns
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Gap between the pay of FTSE 100 CEOs and UK workers the widest for 8 years. Median pay of FTSE 100 CEO increased from £4.66m in 2024/25 to £5.06m in 2025/26. UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary, often for mediocre performance. Workers generate wealth but have no say on exec pay.
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Gap between the pay of FTSE 100 CEOs and UK workers the widest for 8 years - High Pay Centre
The High Pay Centre's annual review of CEO pay in the FTSE 100 shows the Median FTSE 100 CEO to median UK worker pay ratio rose to 130:1 in 2025/26, the highest for 8 years and up from 124:1 last year...
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