Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What happened to “I can’t do anything as I’m sticking to the Manifesto”? Funny how they can do all the things that make people’s lives worse, even though they aren’t in the manifeso, but doing anything that would help “Sorry, impossible as it’s not in the manifesto” 913757
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My mum volunteered at a coffee morning where the ladies in their 80s+ asked another volunteer not to play Vera Lynn because they didn't want to think about the war. Which is kind of obvious, but not often considered. We would be horrified to be pigeonholed like this ourselves. 020
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Andy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shock and concern among disabled people’s organisations. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/free-social-...disabilitynewsservice.comFree social care is coming… but only if you’re over 65, government confirms after Burnham speechAndy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shoc… 1814285
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The government’s youth inactivity adviser called Disability News Service’s editor a f***ing w**ker after being challenged about his failure to discuss the safeguarding risks involved in forcing tens of thousands of young disabled people into jobs. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labours-inac...disabilitynewsservice.comLabour’s inactivity adviser swears at DNS editor after being challenged on safety of young claimantsThe government’s youth inactivity adviser swore at Disability News Service’s editor after being challenged about his failure to discuss the safeguarding risks involved in forcing tens of thousands … 22825
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Mama twins @hi-its-alaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Israeli bombardment of Gaza is intensifying violently. I do not know who made the world believe there is a ceasefire in Gaza; every day we are slaughtered and killed with new bombs and new explosives, as if we are a testing ground for America and Israel. All I ask of you is not to forget Gaza. 11612
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thanks to @catinthehat.bsky.social for doing this 🧵 Unfortunately, Wales has adopted Scotland's IPC guidance doc phw.nhs.wales/topic/infect..., so Covid has been downgraded to R1 in Wales too. 😩 threadreaderapp.com/thread/21045...threadreaderapp.comThread by @_CatintheHat on Thread Reader App@_CatintheHat: 🏴NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both pat... 2195
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Think I'm going to go mad if I see another person say "they're coming for disabled people next!" When have they not been coming for disabled people? Certainly officially since 2010 Cameron/Osbourne, and orchestrated media attacks on people with ME since the 90s. 123
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Mitch McConnell's shambling corpse 🧟♂️ @checarina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026sth I think about a lot is how exercise is casually framed as virtuous, wholly beneficial activity by just about everyone--including people who think they're body-positive, disability allies, etc.--to the point that we're trained to ignore our own bodies' alarms about pain and fatigue 2193
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷M a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I really hate the phrase “economically inactive” as if pensioners and others who can’t or don’t work aren’t literally contributing to the economy by buying stuff like food and goods and paying VAT on it etc 1421956
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it? I cannot even THINK about this scenestatic.klipy.comAftersun Paul MescalAlt: Paul Mescal as Callum in Aftersun, dancing to Under Pressure 000
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Peter @peter.polari.com · 19/09/2026One of many utterly unjust laws that Labour have implemented. This does nothing to deter boat crossings, or punish those who endanger people by overloading boats or providing no safety equipment. All it does is further criminalise the incredibly vulnerable and desperate people making the crossings. 023
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work. Talk to your neighbours, care for each other" Spotted in Somerset, UK 172936973
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷wintertorta🍰 @wintertorta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026a reminder 🪄 #illustration 2182323594
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 11/09/2026BBC once showed a doc about MPs doing their constituency surgeries. My memory of Lammy is of him somehow coming over worse than Jacob Rees Mogg or Nick Clegg 000
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Illustrators, if you get an email that sounds like this, it's a scam! Spend a little time in anti-scam groups and you'll see this same type constantly. Writers and fine artists get it all the time. 10559268
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In the UK it's available on iplayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukStoryville - Your Fat FriendA Storyville documentary following the rise of Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to best-selling author, whose aim is to promote a paradigm shift in the way we view fatness. 001
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Catherine Hale @catherinehale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026c.org/Dq8ZP29tdm please signc.orgSign the PetitionAxe the Jeremy Vine Show for pushing negative narratives against disabled people 111
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 04/09/2026Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients. Please sign and sharepetitions.senedd.walesPetition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who have already completed assessments. Ensure that any ongoing clinical review is conducted concurrently without disrupting active, established patient care. Publish clear, transparent Terms of Reference and a strict timeline for the independent review of the Welsh Gender Service. 3199137
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat. Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK. We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources sayThe government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands. 591856642
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Hey I'm not actually done talking about Dolly Parton. 🧵 Specifically I want to talk about her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, released in 1980 (not the soundtrack to the film 9 to 5, that's a different thing). The whole album is about work, with most of the songs focused on a different type of worker. 7465193
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Jenny List @jennylist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I have done a lot of digging into the abrupt stop on gender-related surgeries in Wales. Here's the timeline, it will be a long thread. tldr - there are questions that will probably need an FOI or two. 1218
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Karen Gordon Update Sign the petition www.change.org/p/save-karen... 52116
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Reddit user pkunfcj has collated advice on what people in Wales can do to fight back against the trans surgical ban:: - writing to Senedd members and the First Minister (with an example email) - complain through patient advocacy services - complain to the health board - organise protestsreddit.compkunfcj's comment on "Welsh Gender Service Review - Cancelled surgeries"Explore this conversation and more from the transgenderUK community 2345188
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Ande[']s Candies @abobandrea.myatproto.social · 25/08/2026There are Dollys all around--people living authentic lives and caring for their corners as far as their arms can stretch. That they aren't famous doesn't mean they aren't out there. If you don't see one, be one. 0206
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Sleepy Amy @sleepyamy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I contributed a message to this project - it's not in any of the listed places but you can read it on their website. An awesome and much needed creative project and well worth your time reading about. Very grateful to Alison for putting it together. 184
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Marine Conservation Society @mcsuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026If you watched BBC's Buried with Michael Sheen, you'll know that chemicals can wreak havoc on our health, and our environment. There is another group of dangerous forever chemicals known as PFAS. We want the UK Government to ban the use of PFAS to protect our ocean, and us. 0157
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Went on a rant last night but highlighting this. A lot of scammers are stealing real info from agencies to try to convince unrepped authors and artists that they are offering them a deal. Research isn’t just ‘is this agent a real person?’ but is your interaction with them legit. I know it sucks :( 222395
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We have a very dear friend in hospital at the moment. She's finding it hard to sleep so we have made a hospital playlist. It has a mix of noisy quiet to help with rest + short videos to help distract and give a change of scene. Please share with anyone who might need it too.youtube.comNoisy Quiet for People in Hospital - YouTubeStaying in hospital and finding it hard to sleep? Maybe you are missing the sound of the outside? Here's a playlist of louder episodes to block out the noise... 116026
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Hir yw'r dydd a hir yw'r nos, a hir yw aros Arawn Long is the day and long is the night, and long is the waiting of Arawn UK myth. The Welsh king of the otherworld, Arawn Charcoal, acrylic,ink painting & print version where I adjusted more to ghostly fx & purples 🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl... 04212
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Just started watching Michael Sheen's doc about toxic chemical dumps in Wales. Like watching Todd Haynes' Dark Waters, only it's 5 miles away ☹ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukBuried with Michael Sheen - Series 1: Episode 1Haunted by a dying man’s warning, Michael Sheen explores claims that chemicals have contaminated land in Wales and England. He follows a toxic trail to ask: who’s in danger now? 110
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Disabled People Against Cuts - DPAC @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social · 15/08/2026#NHS #SocialCare Ravi Mehta, who has a life-limiting disability, was admitted to hospital in September 2025 for a routine appointment to fix his ventilator settings He’s still in hospital www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Please sign & share the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...bbc.co.ukDisabled man 'rotting' on a hospital ward - despite being told he is fit to go homeRavi Mehta says his care could be terminated if he self-discharged. His NHS care board says its decisions have not been driven by costs. 12718
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Bravo to @fbunational.bsky.social for spelling this out. My Firefighter Dad fought many forest fires, inc those in the New Forest in 1976. We agreed to disagree on many things, but he saw this coming. 03012
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I find it pretty much impossible to imagine having a body that has endless energy, a body that gets stronger the more exercise you do - imagine that! - and I guess part of the problem is that the people with energy can't imagine not having it and why they think chronic illness is a mindset problem 000
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Tom Parsons @tomparsons.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Today is Severe ME day. I never thought that I could get this sick and be receiving LESS medical care. I never thought following the advice of clinicians could leave me mostly bedbound. I never thought I would lose the whole world this way. 15322
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Not really unhinged, just funny. After I'd described 20 years of POTS symptoms, "Well, this sort of thing is common in women your age." My age now, or my age when it started?? 000
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126047998
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 26/07/2026one of the things i love most about doing these experiments is the unexpected textures that happen. This one is ink & wax pencils layered up and scratched into, creating a really dense heavy texture. The drawings are mounted so they can be framed but the surface is kept off the glass to protect it. 0134
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The government and media targetting young disabled people in particular makes me so sad and angry. I wish they had a clue how hard it is to keep any self-esteem when everyone around you is abled and doesn't get it. 120
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“He has difficulty with chewing and swallowing… it’s a struggle to make sure that we’re getting the right nutrition, the right hydration into him… basically to be keeping him alive.” @karenlhargrave.bsky.social on caring for her husband James, who developed very severe ME following COVID. #MECFS 14626
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Karen Hargrave @karenlhargrave.bsky.social · 27/07/2026📣 We’re looking for someone with ME/a carer to a PwME who would be interested to write a short piece (500 words) for our @thereforme.bsky.social blog about their experiences of/challenges with social care. Ideally looking for someone in Wales or NI - but can be flexible! 42120
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷M a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If he actually talked to or even followed some disabled people on socials to see how they are regularly terrorised to receive ongoing benefits for circumstances that won’t change he might not spout such bullshit 37727
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water emailing me to say "we've been lucky enough to enjoy some nice weather in the last few weeks." 😱 Today was the first morning this week I haven't been able to smell wildfire smoke. Seriously, we've got to stop calling weather "nice" just because it's hot and dry 100
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Long Covid can kill. It can disable. It can take away quality of life. It's paramount organisations which attempt to represent LC spend their funding on research which is meaningful, ethical, and strives to find treatments. Especially if this money comes from patients themselves #LongCovid 06423
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷What The Trans?! 🏳️⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 25/07/2026Today, we will be reporting on London Trans+ Pride. A sizeable crowd have already arrived at Langham Place, including @tacc.org.uk 11881219
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Our most popular rain episodes 🌧️ 167* - radiolento.podbean.com/e/167-an-hour-under-moorland-trees 128* - radiolento.podbean.com/e/128-persistent-rain-long-sleep-safe-may-ease-heat-fatigue-when-used-in-combination-with-a-fan 189* - radiolento.podbean.com/e/189-night-rain-falls-on-a-drystone-wall 3318
Reposted by Sam 🍉 😷s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 21/07/2026Are you a cat? Have you been forced to wait three to five minutes for dinner? YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION. Call 1-800-FEED-MEE. Operators are standing by. 9709138
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Andy Burnham talking about bringing back hope whilst reappointing the nastiest bastards in the country and doubling down on fossil fuel drilling 000
Sam 🍉 😷 @spoonsnroses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Can't sleep as the whole of Cardiff inexplicably stinks of smoke and I didn't shut the windows in time. 200