Clare
@clarecarter.bsky.social
Lover of words and art, trying to navigate the later part of life with grace, courage, connection, imagination and some laughter.
Morning happiness - the rising sun glinting off the underside of a passing bird’s wing.
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Morning happiness - the rising sun glinting off the underside of a passing bird’s wing.
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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Universal Basic Income would allow me to spend my time actively participating in local government. I could devote my time to issues that affect me and my community. Activism could be a thing people do for a living and not just what they do in the spare time (if they have any.) #UBI
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🙌🏻 Share how a #UBI would help you or others. ✊🏻
🙌🏻 Share how a #UBI would help you or others. ✊🏻
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Universal Basic Income would allow me to spend my time actively participating in local government. I could devote my time to issues that affect me and my community. Activism could be a thing people do for a living and not just what they do in the spare time (if they have any.) #UBI
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Love this tale....🍄
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Love this tale....🍄
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
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“Be gentle with yourself. You are doing the best you can.” Paulo Coelho
Not every day needs strength or certainty.
Some days just need space to breathe.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @ladybluebottle
Not every day needs strength or certainty.
Some days just need space to breathe.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @ladybluebottle
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“Be gentle with yourself. You are doing the best you can.” Paulo Coelho
Not every day needs strength or certainty.
Some days just need space to breathe.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @ladybluebottle
Not every day needs strength or certainty.
Some days just need space to breathe.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @ladybluebottle
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"Don't Be a Sucker" by the US War Department (1947)
The film follows a young American, drawn in by a speaker promising an end to jobs for minorities and removing foreigners. He encounters a Hungarian professor who explains this is how Nazis grab power for themselves.
archive.org/details/Dont...
The film follows a young American, drawn in by a speaker promising an end to jobs for minorities and removing foreigners. He encounters a Hungarian professor who explains this is how Nazis grab power for themselves.
archive.org/details/Dont...
March 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"Don't Be a Sucker" by the US War Department (1947)
The film follows a young American, drawn in by a speaker promising an end to jobs for minorities and removing foreigners. He encounters a Hungarian professor who explains this is how Nazis grab power for themselves.
archive.org/details/Dont...
The film follows a young American, drawn in by a speaker promising an end to jobs for minorities and removing foreigners. He encounters a Hungarian professor who explains this is how Nazis grab power for themselves.
archive.org/details/Dont...
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Ghada Amer,
'We are the granddaughters of the witches that you could not burn' ♀ #womensart
'We are the granddaughters of the witches that you could not burn' ♀ #womensart
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Ghada Amer,
'We are the granddaughters of the witches that you could not burn' ♀ #womensart
'We are the granddaughters of the witches that you could not burn' ♀ #womensart
Life. Freshly felled.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Life. Freshly felled.
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Bookshop. org support indie book sellers...
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Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Bookshop. org support indie book sellers...
uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...
uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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Boycott if you can, but if you can’t, remember: reducing your purchases counts, especially if we all do it. The goal isn’t to be perfect; the goal is to be effective.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom?
The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers.
www.pbs.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Boycott if you can, but if you can’t, remember: reducing your purchases counts, especially if we all do it. The goal isn’t to be perfect; the goal is to be effective.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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“The UK stands at a crossroads. Are we going to be a nation that respects its human rights obligations, or are we going to abandon them whenever the rightwing press demands it? First immigrants, then trans people – who next, Sir Keir?” – Jo Maugham (@goodlawproject.org)
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
European human rights chief warns against trans exclusion in the UK
Human rights commissioner calls on parliament to make sure guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in April promotes inclusion.
goodlaw.social
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“The UK stands at a crossroads. Are we going to be a nation that respects its human rights obligations, or are we going to abandon them whenever the rightwing press demands it? First immigrants, then trans people – who next, Sir Keir?” – Jo Maugham (@goodlawproject.org)
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
Watched this in joyful awe earlier. Wonderful man and the beginning of a very special series.
We are excited to watch Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles on BBC One tonight. Hamza Yassin is travelling around the UK to uncover hidden wildlife spectacles. Hamza filmed some of the first episode amongst the Bluebells at Ebernoe Common Nature Reserve.
BBC One - Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles
Hamza Yassin reveals amazing wildlife hidden around the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Watched this in joyful awe earlier. Wonderful man and the beginning of a very special series.
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MORNING PRAYER:
Lord of the morning,
Thank you for the gift of this new day.
Renew my heart and mind with your grace,
that I may see the world through your eyes.
Help me to walk in your ways, to be a light to others,
and to use the gifts you have given me for your glory.
Lord of the morning,
Thank you for the gift of this new day.
Renew my heart and mind with your grace,
that I may see the world through your eyes.
Help me to walk in your ways, to be a light to others,
and to use the gifts you have given me for your glory.
October 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
MORNING PRAYER:
Lord of the morning,
Thank you for the gift of this new day.
Renew my heart and mind with your grace,
that I may see the world through your eyes.
Help me to walk in your ways, to be a light to others,
and to use the gifts you have given me for your glory.
Lord of the morning,
Thank you for the gift of this new day.
Renew my heart and mind with your grace,
that I may see the world through your eyes.
Help me to walk in your ways, to be a light to others,
and to use the gifts you have given me for your glory.
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Praying for those injured in the appalling stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, Manchester, on Yom Kippur.
May the memories of those killed be for a blessing.
May the memories of those killed be for a blessing.
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Praying for those injured in the appalling stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, Manchester, on Yom Kippur.
May the memories of those killed be for a blessing.
May the memories of those killed be for a blessing.
Stunning!
'Shimmering Symphony' quilt by Karlee Porter, contemporary US quilter #WomensArt
October 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Stunning!
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MORNING PRAYER
What makes the sun to rise? - The Power of God
What makes the seed to grow? - The Love of God
What makes the wind to blow? - The Spirit of God
Power of God protect us
Love of God lead us
Spirit of God strengthen us
In all life
and all creation
Sunup Bodmin Moor
What makes the sun to rise? - The Power of God
What makes the seed to grow? - The Love of God
What makes the wind to blow? - The Spirit of God
Power of God protect us
Love of God lead us
Spirit of God strengthen us
In all life
and all creation
Sunup Bodmin Moor
September 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
MORNING PRAYER
What makes the sun to rise? - The Power of God
What makes the seed to grow? - The Love of God
What makes the wind to blow? - The Spirit of God
Power of God protect us
Love of God lead us
Spirit of God strengthen us
In all life
and all creation
Sunup Bodmin Moor
What makes the sun to rise? - The Power of God
What makes the seed to grow? - The Love of God
What makes the wind to blow? - The Spirit of God
Power of God protect us
Love of God lead us
Spirit of God strengthen us
In all life
and all creation
Sunup Bodmin Moor
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This is the best staged "Flash Mob" I've ever seen (though I tend to love all flash mob stuff). 30 musicians from around Paris got together and put this in a cafe-lined square - just for the joy of it.
We need more of it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...
We need more of it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...
The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!
YouTube video by Julien Cohen
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is the best staged "Flash Mob" I've ever seen (though I tend to love all flash mob stuff). 30 musicians from around Paris got together and put this in a cafe-lined square - just for the joy of it.
We need more of it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...
We need more of it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A reminder that if you’re in the UK, you can directly support Palestinian farmers and manufacturers by buying @zaytouncic.bsky.social Fairtrade/fairly traded olive oil, freekeh, almonds, maftoul, soap, za’atar, dates - from most Oxfam shops or the Zaytoun website: zaytoun.uk/products/
Products - Zaytoun
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September 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A reminder that if you’re in the UK, you can directly support Palestinian farmers and manufacturers by buying @zaytouncic.bsky.social Fairtrade/fairly traded olive oil, freekeh, almonds, maftoul, soap, za’atar, dates - from most Oxfam shops or the Zaytoun website: zaytoun.uk/products/
Beautiful reflection from today’s Christian Art. What small drops of grace can we soak up?
christian.art/daily-gospel...
christian.art/daily-gospel...
Luke 6: 12-19 (2025) | CHRISTIAN ART | Gospel Reading & Art Reflection
Luke 6: 12-19 (2025) - Experience Gospel Reading in a new way with Christian Art - Jesus went out to the mountain to pray - Daily Gospel Reading & Art
christian.art
September 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Beautiful reflection from today’s Christian Art. What small drops of grace can we soak up?
christian.art/daily-gospel...
christian.art/daily-gospel...
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“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” Brené Brown
We don’t have to tell everyone everything. We do deserve to feel safe enough to show up as ourselves, not polished or perfect. Just human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @doodlebotillustrations
We don’t have to tell everyone everything. We do deserve to feel safe enough to show up as ourselves, not polished or perfect. Just human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @doodlebotillustrations
September 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” Brené Brown
We don’t have to tell everyone everything. We do deserve to feel safe enough to show up as ourselves, not polished or perfect. Just human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @doodlebotillustrations
We don’t have to tell everyone everything. We do deserve to feel safe enough to show up as ourselves, not polished or perfect. Just human.
🧡
#kindness
Art by @doodlebotillustrations
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HERMIT RULE 6:
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
September 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
HERMIT RULE 6:
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
“Let’s build the future of our country on care.” I don’t have children but the importance of this investment can’t be overstated.
Today’s increase in term-time childcare hours won’t succeed without more focus on overburdened, underpaid workers.
Govt must fund it properly, not just pass the cost to suppliers.
I have set out a real vision for universal free childcare with
Mandu Reid: www.sianberry.org.uk/publications...
Govt must fund it properly, not just pass the cost to suppliers.
I have set out a real vision for universal free childcare with
Mandu Reid: www.sianberry.org.uk/publications...
September 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“Let’s build the future of our country on care.” I don’t have children but the importance of this investment can’t be overstated.