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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 14h

My Granddad used to bring it over when he visited on Sundays. He'd been a pit deputy but was caught up in a prop collapse with two men, one of whom died. Pre compo days, his PTSD meant he had to work at the surface and retired on a pittance. I think the cheap soap was him trying to claw value back.

craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 15h

Treat yourself, read the whole thread, watch learning happen

Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 25d

Amazing things happen when lap reading is introduced as a joyful part of your baby’s daily routine.

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · 25d

Amazing things happen when lap reading is introduced as a joyful part of your baby’s daily routine.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 1d

Like much of that this regime does, the murders of Venezuelan fishermen and boat passengers seem to be being conducted for the sake of making social media content that demonstrates Trump’s masculine dominance. So one way to describe them is as snuff films.

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

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The Life of Sharks 🇮🇪🇵🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @thelifeofsharks.com · 18h

Hooper: The only way to know for sure if this is our shark is to cut it open.

*Cuts open shark*

Brody: Ugh. The smell!

*Hooper pulls out a license plate*

Hooper: Wait…what’s this? It looks like a note.

Brody: What’s it say?

Hooper: “Release The Epstein Files”.

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 19h

Pumpkins? No thank you
My spooky season? Eerie
old style turnip lamps

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 21h

I got a D at A Level for British Government and Politics. I firmly believe that this still leaves me better equipped to understand the American Constitution the TACO Man. Will I lend it him to see if it helps stop him doing unconstitutional stuff?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23h

Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

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Vlad the Impala @vlad-the-impala.bsky.social · 1d

And now, the end is near
And so I face the final circus
My friends, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm nervous

I've lived a life unsure
I paused by each & every doorway
But more, much more than this
I did it your way

(sorry, Frank)

The #vssdaily #prompt for 10/15/25 was #doorway

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Amazing to remember Mahmood once boasted: "We lay down in the street and we lay down inside Sainsbury's to say we object to them stocking goods from illegal settlements – and that they must stop. We managed to close down that store at peak time on a Saturday.This is how we can make a difference."

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

I first heard that joke at a holiday camp comedy night. The other joke I remember maybe hasn't stood the test of time as well. You might even need an older librarian to explain it to you

What's green and gets you drunk?

A giro...

craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

They weren't grateful...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

Cate = care #RuddyAutocorrect

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

Is there room amongst all this for you to be taking Cate of yourself? Oxygen mask and all that...

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

Very good.

Two cows in a field, which one is on holiday?

Enjoy your break

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

That's grim, I'm sorry

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

It was a known known that some of the hostages' bodies were unlocatable in the wake of the bombing etc. This was always on the cards, always part of the plan 😕

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

Worse things happen - for instance if he'd fallen ill once we were there. Still, it's an unwelcome development.

How's your aunt doing?

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

We were supposed to fly to Madrid yesterday but the Industrial Organiser came down with a mega respiratory infection Sunday night, so today has been medical consults and trying to claim on the travel insurance. Not big compared with some stuff, would have preferred to get away

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Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social · 1d

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

You're welcome, I thought it was lovely

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 1d

A tiny shrine of
Two candles, a photo, grief
Stopped here for a rest.
#Haikufeels #shrine #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

There, in the corner
A shrine. Candles. A teddy
Gone. Not forgotten.

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craftyprimrose.bsky.social @craftyprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

Light, airy, awesome
My body, it's a temple
Bristol Temple Meads

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