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Pat Blair

@patblair.bsky.social
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Years in medical journalism. No expert but have learned from those who are in health (mental and physical), politics, random subjects. Refugee host. Happy with family, travel, interesting people, wine. Party political extremists: a pain.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kyiv. Such a beautiful moon. The National Academy of Sciences, a medical centre, residential and office buildings, a petrol station, a café, a warehouse and critical infrastructure were among the places hit or damaged by russian drones today. Autumn. There are casualties.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Simon Harris about an hour ago · The Flying Farage has now passed £400,000 - this could be anything up to £500,000 for the RNLI depending upon the number of people who added Gift Aid. Awesome stuff, so a big THANK YOU!
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 25/09/2026
Today, High Commissioner @‌BarhamSalih delivered his first address to the UN Security Council. His message was clear: displacement is rapidly outpacing solutions. He called on the #UNSC to make peace possible so refugees can return. Full statement: www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Police arrested about 100 protesters, including Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder and politicians, outside the UN HQ in New York, as demonstrators rallied against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his address to the General Assembly. [Al Jazeera]
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It took Mahmoud and Burnham too long to respond to the balaclava-blackshirts demos last weekend. Now the Home Sec tells police chiefs to use all the powers they have to contain the intimidators. Well HS/PM, why not make balaclava-blackshirt uniforms illegal? They can still demonstrate, but openly.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Kerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Where are the riots? Where is Tommy 10 names turkey teeth? Where are the ReformUK fascist wankers? Where are the Engurlund Fascists in their black outfits, turkey teeth, limp dick incel balaclava's?
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Follow the money. If proved in a court of law, they should be imprisoned and severely - heavily and individually -fined.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Reform exposed yet again.
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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The legwork, and the sting, which seems to have caught out James Orr, Nigel Farage and Reform-UK was carried out by Verbatim Investigations who have dropped their own take on the story.
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Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 02/09/2026
DAILY MIRROR: Starmer inherited a poisoned chalice as Labour leader. Whatever one thinks of his politics, the article argues that steering the party through that crisis was a feat few politicians could have pulled off.
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'Keir Starmer managed a miracle that few politicians could have pulled off'
When he was elected Labour leader, he was handed a chalice so full of poison nobody could have predicted what Keir Starmer managed to achieve - and for that he should be remembered with honour
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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hahahahaha! Go Canada!🍁 we love and respect you! Makes me miss the old Lusty Lady in Seattle!
A screenshot of a place called “the penthouse nightclub” in Vancouver BC, with the marquee reading “Can’t handle a pool but wants our lake?”
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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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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Reprehensible of CBS News. No excuses.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A must-read.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Pestilence, fire and flood - we're back to biblical times. (Translation: Trump family, MAGA and supporters; wildfires in multiple countries; flood disasters in Nepal/Tibet and around the world.) And there's also drought. (Maybe that covers Putin, Netanyahu and Trump again.)
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 21/08/2026
Headlines might have moved on, but hundreds of thousands of families in Lebanon remain displaced due to ongoing Israeli attacks. Share this post. Don’t stay silent. Don’t forget about Lebanon.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm not normally a great fan of musicals. However, having just been to Edinburgh I was persuaded to go with a friend to see the Fringe musical Edinburgh Days. It is excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. Singing was superb, the storyline excellent. I can now certainly recommend it.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A yap of yes-men?
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I see white men. Many many white men.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Thorough write-up of the Times/Chris Philp migrants stat fabrication story by @garethtbij.bsky.social of @tbij.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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False migrant care worker data came from Conservative Party
The Times is forced to issue correction after claiming 12 workers from Cameroon brought 180 family members to UK
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This Message From Former Ambassador Michael McFaul, Who Served Under President Obama, As Ambassador To Russia.......
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Royal Mail: Sorry, we were unable to deliver this item at 20-07-2026 as the address was inaccessible. Access issues prevented us. This could be due to reasons incl. locked communal entrances, bad weather, health and safety or road closures. How they lie! NONE of that applied. Rotten business.
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"It's not just a security issue - it's also a moral issue. While Ukrainians are dying, Russians are spending their holidays in Europe. " - Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro called on EU countries to tighten their visa policy toward Russian citizens⤵️
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Can never understand why we don't learn from each other.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
So England is consulting on where people can get married. Why do they make it so complicated? In Scotland, the licence is vested in the person conducting the ceremony, not the venue. For info, not all clergy are licensed . My cousin, a hospice chaplain, has had to step in for an unlicensed minister.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Russian Drones Set Fire to Ukraine's Agricultural Heartland and harvests [Byline Times] Trump, Putin and Netanyahu are the scourge of the planet.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Only 62 per cent?
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Surprise, surprise. Nigel Farage didn't turn up for the Westminster Hall debate on second jobs for MPs. Wonder which of his many second jobs he was attending to?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Who's paying for Trump's MAGA-fied Freedom 250 festivities? Major corporate donors include Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, and Palantir. And YOU — the taxpayer!
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How Trump is Profiting from America's 250th
Who's paying for Trump's MAGA-fied Freedom 250 festivities?Major corporate donors include Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, a
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Palantir were rejected by London Mayor Sadiq Khan because they weren't good value for money and their values did not align with London's. They should have walked away. Instead, this Trump-backed $300bn company is trying to use their clout to get their own way over an elected mayor. Beware NHS!
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
If you are at all interested, use or work in the NHS, do follow this.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Too many politicians in the UK, of whatever party, have studied PPE (not the most difficult of degrees) at university and then gone straight into politics. We need some with real-life experience.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Surely if real estate companies are intending to sell off Palestinian lands in the West Bank at a real estate sale in London this weekend, these companies will potentially be dealing in stolen goods, in this case lands. Should this not be case for police intervention against these companies?
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JourneyDude in Scotland @scottishinsider.org · 02/06/2026
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
J D Vance "comes breathing human slurry". Exactly.
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Gary Gilligan @garygilligan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J95...
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"Bile and Lies" - Marsh Family parody of The Eagles "Lyin' Eyes" about JD Vance views on Henry Nowak
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This could apply in England. For the GOP, substitute Farage.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Learned something new today: urgent weddings. A friend and partner - he has a very terminal illness - have decided to tie the knot after two decades together. Could I help? Knowing nothing, I contacted a cousin, chaplain to a hospice, who has conducted at least six. Great info. A relieved couple. 😊
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
"Truth that Farage hates" via We Demand UK
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The watchdog overseeing government appointments, Acoba, warned - “there are real and perceived risks her network gained in office might be used to assist G Square Capital unfairly”. Last year the government abolished the watchdog. It stinks.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself (Hardback) By Hettie O'Brien How Private Equity is ripping us all off. One for the wish list.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Trump says "everything checked out perfectly" at his Walter Reed medical exam today. But to the rest of us, it's increasingly obvious that he's become dangerously mentally unstable.
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Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?And why won’t they
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 26/05/2026
While Farage pockets millions as a "reward" for Brexit, the rest of us are left with soaring energy bills, political chaos and a broken economy. He only cares about himself and his wealthy donors. It is up to all of us to make sure he never becomes prime minister.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
>88,800 now. 🚀 Lovely. I think we’re going to do it.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The Government should follow suit.
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wordle 1,796 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Pat Blair @patblair.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Republicans in Congress are working? Could have fooled me.
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