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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 28

Urgh, what's the UK coming to??😭

Pls, Scotland, get independence so I can vote Green. I need to leave these racist xenophobes. I can't believe Reform might win! If someone has indefinite leave to remain & they call the UK their home, they're British. End of. 😤

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Starmer brands Reform UK’s policy on immigration ‘racist’

Nigel Farage’s party’s proposal would require those who have been granted indefinite leave to remain to re-apply under much stricter rules.

www.independent.co.uk

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 23

Quote this with your reaction to getting left behind during the rapture

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · Sep 23

It is so utterly pathetic that the current President of the United States stood in front of the United Nations and called climate change a "con job".

No need to fact-check it either. There's not a shred of scientific fact in that statement, befitting a man who is breathtakingly ignorant on science.

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 23

Alexa, define "narcissist" please

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 23

Trump is now whining to the UN about the UN working with another developer and not him on their building

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 23

Trump: "The greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world… the carbon footprint is a hoax... predictions made by stupid people."

"If you don't get away from the green scam, your country is going to fail."

a woman says it 's like the blind leading the blind .

Alt: A gif of woman saying, "It's like the blind leading the blind".

media.tenor.com

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · Sep 23

How it started // How it’s going

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 17

I am so ashamed at how much the UK is welcoming Trump. Can we pls not be sycophantic to an extreme right-wing dictator??? 😭

Also, can we pls ditch the royals already?? It's 2025. Let them live their lives in peace. We don't need to keep bringing them out for ocassions...

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 15

Horrific content warning ⚠️

I feel like I need to share this so more ppl see what's going on in Sudan. Maybe the world will finally take notice. Omg, what these ppl are enduring....

news.sky.com/story/sudan-...

Sudan war: Torture, rape and forced starvation as paramilitaries suffocate besieged city

Sky's Yousra Elbagir visits displacement camps in North Darfur, a region which has been virtually impenetrable to journalists for more than two years due to ruthless armed conflict.

news.sky.com

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 7

I just saw a post asking what insect we'd be if we were one. I think my brain is supposed to list something epic or beautiful & unique here, but... but my first thought was "stick insect". And the more I think about it, the more I dig that. Phasmids are so chill & derpy & they hide from everyone

a grasshopper is sitting on a ledge with a green spider web .

Alt: A green stick insect is wobbling cutely on a wall

media.tenor.com

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 6

😢 Study on a site w/ 38 years of weather data & min. human impact

"He discovered an average annual decline of 6.6% in insect abundance, amounting to a 72.4% drop over the 20-year period. The study also found this steep decline is associated w/ rising summer temperatures."

phys.org/news/2025-09...

Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of eco...

phys.org

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 5

Omg, this made me laugh. This outlier 🤣🤣🤣

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 5

And I think about all of you, too.

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good tips to spot AI since AI is getting too good at faking art/photos

I failed most of these, but after watching that and having more time on an image, hopefully I won't fail in future 🥹🙏

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyrl...

I Can Spot AI Art Instantly - 5 Ways You Can Too

YouTube video by Brad Colbow

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Sep 3

My friend reposted this. I'm so lucky for the type of people I have as friends. World, we need more people with these kinds of viewpoints 🥹❤️

We're all human. Don't push people out on the orders of the rich folk who don't know what it's like to starve or face true hardship.

A screenshot of Richard Burgon MP posting the following:

The toxic rhetoric around migration in recent weeks has emboldened far-right thugs - who are now abusing and intimidating people in the street they see as "foreign", who are now vandalising their homes, businesses and places of worship with racist graffiti, and who are spreading division in our communities.

As I've said before, I believe the scapegoating of refugees and migrants for society's problems is totally wrong. The real responsibility for the deep problems we face lies with the super- rich and those in power who have profited from our rigged economic system, who sold off our public services and attacked workers' rights. They - not refugees and migrants - have driven down wages, starved our NHS, and fuelled the housing crisis.

That's why I'm campaigning for a wealth tax on the super-rich, to build huge numbers of council houses, to bring water and energy back into public ownership and to kick the profiteers out of our NHS.

But whatever people's views, we should all agree on this: racist intimidation, violence, attacks on people and their property and other criminal activity are completely unacceptable.

Every politician has a duty to speak out, to condemn this far-right thuggery, and to do all they can to stop the stoking of the hatred that fuels this wave of far-right violence and intimidation.

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Robb from 81632bit @81632bitretro.com · Aug 30

Trusting experts is not a feature of science?

It's literally what science is built on! You become an expert and further our knowledge.

This man makes me feel like I've got a worm in my brain.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Aug 29

RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Aug 27

My friend shared this. So true!

A shared screenshot from Fascism UK that says, "I'd rather live next door to a refugee than a fascist".

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Aug 27

Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Aug 26

Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess - it’s time UK news shows started pointing that out

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Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm so saddened by the lack of compassion these days. Where has human decency gone?? Why is there so little emotional intelligence and empathy???

I'm so scared Reform might get in

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Sometimes you have to do business with people you may not like.”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social presses Richard Tice on whether Reform would deport women and girls arriving in the UK illegally back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

#Newsnight

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Aug 26

Love really is about listening and supporting one another, and loving someone the way they need to be loved, not how you want to love them.

I wish you all love, longevity, and laughter ❤️❤️❤️

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Aug 26

I've been having a social media hiatus, but... omg, this made me cry so I had to share. My fav therapy channel covering my fav TLoU TV couple ❤️ I'm a widow, so the lines about aging being something to cherish really hit home. So much wisdom in this recap ep.

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Relationship Goals: Bill & Frank from THE LAST OF US

YouTube video by Cinema Therapy

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · May 5

This cat tree! How cruel 🫣

A photo of a cat tree, with the caption, "Pets can go up to the second floor and worry".

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Apr 20

I am such a master at finding glitches 😊🙈

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(And I love this game!)

#Assassin'sCreed #AssassinsCreedShadows #Assassin'Creed #Shadows #glitch

Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Apr 14

Omg, I just got sent this, & YES! This is something I've said before. Doesn't matter how many likes you get. What matters is the quality of the likes 💞 I'd rather keep my small-but-genuine followers than get soulless likes from ppl who just scroll endlessly & hit like w/o ever remembering me

Moss🔻 @necromoss.bsky.social · Apr 14

sometimes we (i) forgot

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Apr 4

A screenshot of part of the linked article. It says: A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Service division revealed Sunday that the agency has banned some key language from its vocabulary, including the words “climate” and “vulnerable,” as well as the phrase “safe drinking water.”

Another screenshot. It says:

Other baffling entries on the memo’s banned language list are “greenhouse gas emissions,” “methane emissions,” “sustainable construction,” “solar energy,” and “geothermal,” as well as “nuclear energy,” “diesel,” “affordable housing,” “prefabricated housing,” “runoff,” “microplastics,” “water pollution,” “soil pollution,” “groundwater pollution,” “sediment remediation,” “water collection,” “water treatment,” “rural water,” and “clean water,” among dozens of others.

“When evaluating agreements, those entries that include these terms or similar terms cannot be submitted,” wrote Sharon Strickland, the USDA’s Northeast area financial management, travel and agreements section head

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Apr 4

When you think it can't get worse...

This poor world. I'm so sorry, world. And imagine what the conditions are gonna be like for those living in the US ;_;

What has happened in the world these days?? I really can't process it.

newrepublic.com/post/193395/...

Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say

The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”

newrepublic.com

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Vanyelle @vanyellea.bsky.social · Mar 30

Bonus footage of my epic fail. I can safely say you should never eat cake while trying to stroke pets in this game. I now have the whole village tryna get me. All I wanted was to stroke the cute dog 😭 Why's the button for stroke pets the same as grab a guard?? 😭😭😭