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@wandawitch.bsky.social
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Immigrant in Europe 🇫🇷. Supporting people with dementia. Former nurse. Medical translation. Multilingual family living all over Europe and the UK. Stock photos+/- no personal posts = blocked

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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Burnham to change pension triple lock from 2030 to fund National Care Service “So this is the deal”, Burnham said: “A state pension that rises every year, no care charges, and a high-quality national care service to give peace of mind in later life.” Full story 👇
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Burnham to change pension triple lock from 2030 to fund National Care Service - Politics.co.uk
Andy Burnham has confirmed he will keep the pension triple lock unchanged for the rest of this parliament, but will alter it from April 2030, using the savings to help fund a new National Care Service...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yeah. So that was the best conference I have ever seen. I never dreamed I would see a prime minister with the bravery to do what he just did.
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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Most striking of all is that this is explicitly a very *pro-politics* speech, a direct rebuttal to the anti-politics that is so widespread. And rightly so: politics can change things, it is an admirable thing to choose to engage in and a duty for us all to step forward and pursue.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The brilliant historian Tessa Dunlop is one of the only people I know in the media who expresses serious alarm about the climate crisis.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 27/09/2026
‼️ In Russian-occupied Oleshky, people are eating grass, bodies are being hidden in a hospital basement, and civilians are waiting for an evacuation that never comes. Residents describe a lack of food, water, medicine and electricity. Read the full story 👇
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Oleshky under siege: a city where people eat grass, hide bodies in a hospital basement and wait for an evacuation that never comes
Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city just nine kilometres from Kherson, is going through the hardest period in its modern history. Residents are trapped, with no safe way out, no food and no rescue in sig...
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Wanda @wandawitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why not just bring back the poor house and be done with it Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of living
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/09/2026
I'm sorry, but what on *Earth* is that quote from Lisa Nandy? Who does Labour think its voters are? Does anyone in the party have any kind of theory of how they win the next election that isn't just slammjng the "appease racists" button over and over again until it starts working?
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Conor Sewell @ccsewell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a very welcome and overdue statement, and I applaud Ed Miliband for it. He will, unfortunately, be subject to a deluge of bad faith criticism as a result.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
So more of the same that drove us all to despair then. You might think condemning fascists would be one of the easier tasks of government.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Andy Burnham is going to have to do a whole lot better than Keir Starmer in responding to masked fascists on the streets.
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Mark Lawson @marklawsonkernow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If these thugs aren’t proscribed as a terrorist organisation then we are doomed to a dark future. This is terrorism. Or at least a threat to terrorise and take over a country. Needs stamping out before it takes hold.
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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As Chair of the London PLP, I have written to Reform Chairman Lee Anderson on behalf of London Labour MPs following Zia Yusuf’s vile and racist attack on Cllr Sagal Abdi-Wali. He must retract his remarks and apologise. There is no place for racism in our politics.
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Kelly Welles @kellywelles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Shout out to all those deviants out there who claim it's about protecting women and children but remain strangely quiet when it's white guys doing the abusing.
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British in Europe @britishineurope.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Not just international students, but also British students who have grown up in the EU and Switzerland who are losing their home fee status in the UK at the end of 2027. Thousands of young Brits will no longer be able to afford to study in the UK. Read our short report bit.ly/4wvxoRk
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How UK home fees will change for EU residents
How UK home fees will change for EU residents following the end of the grace period won by BiE in the Withdrawal Agreement.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
RFK Jr. Now Responsible for 35-Year Record High in Measles newrepublic.com/post/213515/... via @newrepublic.com #Project2025 #HHS #CDC #FDA #science #publichealth #vaccines #measles #MakeAmericaSickAgain
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RFK Jr. Now Responsible for 35-Year Record High in Measles
Add that to the salmonella risk, the flesh-eating parasite infesting cattle, and the explosive diarrhea outbreak.
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Iain Overton @iainoverton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Business of War: Who Really Benefits From Britain’s Planned Military Spending Surge bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/t...
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The Business of War: Who Really Benefits From Britain’s Planned Military Spending Surge?
As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain is really defending its territory, or simply the profits of the global defence industry
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Killer attack line. Britain will not stand for a man with eyelashes and a strong jaw who memorises his speeches
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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 17/07/2026
Fix the schools - and you'll fix the city. Meanwhile, Paris has now 300 "rue aux écoles". These are school street where walking, playing, relaxing and cycling is allowed, and driving is forbidden. Around 50% of all public nursery and elementary schools in Paris now have a school street in front.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Erin Brockovich on data centers: “You’re pushing people too far at this point. You’re taking their water. Their air is jeopardized. Their land is jeopardized. Their sanctuary is jeopardized. Their wildlife is jeopardized. The trees, the rivers, the creeks, the birds, all of it” 🎯💯👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20/07/2026
Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Spain. Now, the country's football stars had the last laugh — the country won the World Cup that Trump had worked to make his own. 🔗 www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/07/2026
Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89
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Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89
* West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounder * First to hit six sixes in one over in first-class game * Vic Marks: Garry Sobers was the greatest of all time Sir Garry Sobers, an undisputed cricketing great and widely regarded as the sport’s greatest all-rounder, has died aged 89. Sobers will forever be associated with the feat he completed in 1968 at Glamorgan’s St Helen’s ground in Swansea when he became the first batsman to hit six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket but his achievements in a long and illustrious career were numerous. Continue reading...
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Russia is inflaming the debate on immigration in Britain as part of “increasing ambitions to disrupt our way of life”, counter-terror police and experts say It has directly and indirectly paid right-wing influencers to spread messages that align with its political goals inews.co.uk/news/putin-i...
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How Putin is inflaming immigration tensions to spark disorder in Britain
Counter-terror leaders reveal the tactics Russia is using to sow division in the UK
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My guy.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Incredible scenes as Badenoch rules herself out as a candidate
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
80% of buildings in Gaza have been destroyed. 1.9 million people have been displaced.
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Brian Wernham C.Eng. @brianwernham.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Risk-blind evidence fundamentalism? Part 4 US recommends gene testing patients with high-risk prostate cancer because of overwhelming early evidence NICE currently refusing to update prostate guidance because all phase 3 trials are not yet complete www.cancer.gov/types/prosta...
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Genetics of Prostate Cancer (PDQ®)
Familial prostate cancer is associated with certain inherited gene variants. Learn about the hereditary prostate cancer genes, genetic testing, and clinical management in this expert-reviewed summary.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I'd love this to happen. It'd be great to see the Church honour the Creation*. (*other views on the origins of life on Earth are available)
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line!
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This night was brutal. First, ballistic missiles hit without an air raid alert. Then I spent an hour and a half in the hallway, managed to get a couple of hours of sleep, and since 5:30 a.m., Kyiv has been under attack by jet-powered Shahed drones. It’s almost 8 a.m. now, and they’re still flying.
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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Russia’s war crimes, explained for people who still need subtitles. ㅤ Ukraine hits the fuel and military infrastructure behind the invasion. ㅤ Russia hits apartment blocks and people trying to sleep. ㅤ And somehow “both sides” discourse survives. Support link is in our Bio.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So, a joke MP with 5 houses bought for cash, links to criminality and a £5Mill ‘gift’ in his bank… is so enraged at being held to account… that he resigns from the MP role he never did anyway…and demands a “people v the establishment” by-election to vote him back in. What an insufferable wanker.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
ZELENSKYY: While this war continues, please help us get more air defense missiles. This is our top priority right now. We are capable of doing everything else ourselves. But when it comes to air defense, we need our partners' determination.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Words of condemnation alone will not stop attacks on Kyiv. Only sustained military support for Ukraine and increased pressure on Moscow can do that. This week, the EU has started disbursing €6 billion under the €90 billion support loan to strengthen Kyiv’s defences. (1/3)
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I nominate the Democratic Party www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nominate your invertebrate of the year
We’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
And not a squeak from Farage, Lowe, Robinson or Tice. Nothing. Literally nothing.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Always grateful for proper research to confirm a hunch but you would expect that if you think less you would get worse at thinking
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
APPLEBAUM: Ukrainians revolutionized drone industry, rewritten rules of war, and suddenly, perception of Ukraine is different. Suddenly, Ukraine isn’t victim, it’s provider of security, even despite the fact that U.S. cut off supplies to Ukraine, hoping Ukraine would surrender.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Love that 20k people signed this on day 1 Why? Because we’re DONE Tech companies profit from hate & disinformation every day & face zero legal liability because they’re classed as “platforms” not publishers An insane loophole that needs closing NOW PLS SIGN you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Sign the urgent petition
Tech billionaires shouldn't get to hide behind a legal loophole while their algorithms push dangerous content for profit. MPs are demanding emergency laws to finally make them liable for the harm they...
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really riley @rly-riley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
most reasonable people have learned that abstinence only sex ed doesnt work but it's the exact same thing with social media! theyre gonna use it. its your job as an adult to talk to your kids about how to do it safely, because if you forbid it outright they won't talk to you if something goes wrong!
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Reform’s problem, and it is a very significant one, is that women vote open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 19/06/2026
In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.
A victorious Andy Burnham MP (24,937 votes), as the result of the Makerfield by-election is announced, flanked by defeated candidates Count Binface (a bloke in a vaguely sci-fi costume with a large bin for a helmet; 95 votes) and Robert Pownall (who is in a full body fox costume, holding a sign reading "Protect British Wildlife"; 18 votes). There are some other candidates there just out of shot but that's not important right now.

Photo: Jon Super/AP
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Caitlin Rivers @cmyeaton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is very sad and entirely predictable. Didn't even last two months. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional
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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 18/06/2026
Amazing news! Cervical cancer deaths in younger women have plummeted in England following the rollout of the HPV vaccine, according to new research, published today in The Lancet. Read more: cruk.ink/4ozraO5
Pink graphic with black and white text which reads: “For the first time ever, no women in their early 20s have died from cervical cancer in a five year period in England.”
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Palantir could be about to land a HUGE new deal - with London’s Met Police. That could mean a controversial US tech company gaining access to deeply sensitive data 😡 Add your name and demand the Government block this deal: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/keep-pal...
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SIGN THE PETITION: SCRAP THE PALANTIR - MET POLICE DEAL
Palantir could be about to land a HUGE new deal - with London’s Met Police. That could mean a US tech company gaining access to deeply sensitive data 😡 Add your name and demand the Government block th...
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