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@clairecopperman.bsky.social

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Former teacher now temping. Proud mother of an autistic daughter. #CEV. Cat slave; bookworm; Doctor Who & Strictly fan. Unashamedly woke. Same name on 🐦 and 🦣 She/her 🌍 South-West UK

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 38m

Yep. Patten is one of the old One Nation Tories who've been virtually expunged from the party.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 1h

A cynical eye in one so young.

The head and beak of a young swan. It is grey, with a grey beak and a black triangle between beak and eye.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 40m

I've rarely seen a more perfect side eye.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's Gestapo kidnapped and locked up a 15 year old for a week without notifying his parents

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 40m

Fucking hell. That poor kid - and his parents.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 43m

Worse still, in the middle of the night.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 46m

Fucking hell.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 47m

Is it just me, or is he struggling to write?

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 8h

I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 3h

They know what you need.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 4h

This conversation.

Thank you, #BBCWest / #BBCBristol - it's good to see you can still do it.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 3h

Ah, another boarding school refugee. Such fun.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, I should have included decimalisation - a really big deal for me as my mum was a sub-postmistress. And the strikes: candles and eating tea cooked over a calor gas stove.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 11h

Sending love and hopes for peace 💙💛

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 11h

Say hi from us, won't you? 😊

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 11h

Excellent! We're clearly of a similar vintage.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 11h

I caught the end of it, just before Strictly, but I'll definitely be watching. Hamza's joy and wonder are infectious - we need more like him!

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 16h

From the picture it looks like this is IN MICE, but a cautious WOW from me.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 17h

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, I occasionally get odd looks, but if people question me, they tend to understand. Mind you, it doesn't seem to encourage them to mask 🤦‍♀️

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 12h

What five events defined your childhood?

- The Apollo 11 moon landing
- Getting our first colour TV
- Seeing Jaws and Star Wars at the cinema
- Thatcher taking office
- The assassination of John Lennon

Elisabeth (J) Hobbes @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 16h

What five events defined your childhood?
Neighbours being shown on BBC- even a weird kid like me could join in class talk

Live Aid

Freddie’s death & tribute concert

Watching When the Wind Blows in RE. Sheer terror for weeks.

Fall of Berlin Wall - slight relief from
thought of above.

TerrorLeopard🎃 @terryleopard.bsky.social · 20h

What five events defined your childhood?

-Getting a BMX with Yellow tyres.

-The Blackadder 4 finale

-Going downstairs at night and seeing my older brother doing odd things with his girlfriend in the living room.

-Seeing an American Werewolf in London.

-Getting our first internet connection.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 12h

I was convinced someone must have spiked my drink.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 14h

This week’s Sunday Letter:

Key updates from Ukraine,
and the forgotten Ukrainian chapter of Franz Liszt’s life –
a love story between the composer and a woman from Podillia.

www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 13h

It's dreadful, isn't it? I very rarely see another person masking - unless it's my daughter, who wants to protect me.

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 13h

I always get more invested as it goes along.

SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 13h

Agreed. Once again, the vagaries of the British voting public come into question. But I'm definitely voting for her next week, barring anything terrible.