Judy
@judetheconfused.bsky.social
🇮🇪 📚 Old: Irish; tries to be green🍀 and woke but tends to fall asleep; any further education via WEA & Radio 4
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Weep, you Brexiteers!
Irish economy forecast to grow at eight times euro area average
Irish economy forecast to grow at eight times euro area average
European Commission says surge in exports in first half will see GDP expand 10.7 per cent in 2025
www.irishtimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Weep, you Brexiteers!
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While Iran runs out of water... But sure, let's talk endlessly about punishing asylum seekers.
In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
While Iran runs out of water... But sure, let's talk endlessly about punishing asylum seekers.
Monday is washing day.
Alberto Morrocco painted this scene when he visited Iceland on a commission to paint President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson in 1966 - they lived in the palace in Reykjavik, where they would dine every evening at the banquet table with Ásgeirsson.
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Monday is washing day.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuels
Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuels
Former President of Ireland claims fossil fuel lobbyists were trying to undermine climate summit
www.irishtimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuels
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out of control / tearing the country apart / incalculable damage / land of strangers
just a few words about the Starmer government
just a few words about the Starmer government
July 2024 - Labour are elected on the basis of Starmer being a dull but competent PM.
No drama just focused on fixing the basics.
November 2025 - Now the least popular PM ever Starmer announces plans for mass deportations, the seizure of immigrant wealth and the indentured labour of migrants.
No drama just focused on fixing the basics.
November 2025 - Now the least popular PM ever Starmer announces plans for mass deportations, the seizure of immigrant wealth and the indentured labour of migrants.
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
out of control / tearing the country apart / incalculable damage / land of strangers
just a few words about the Starmer government
just a few words about the Starmer government
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Labour MPs waking up this morning ...
a man in a military uniform is talking to another man in a dark room .
ALT: a man in a military uniform is talking to another man in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Labour MPs waking up this morning ...
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They may U turn, but in fertilising this, they are showing who they are and they can’t undo that. Ugly people.
Some policies I disagree with strongly…but some are emotionally repellent, offends our souls, and that is what will sink them just as the Covid parties are what really sunk Johnson.
Some policies I disagree with strongly…but some are emotionally repellent, offends our souls, and that is what will sink them just as the Covid parties are what really sunk Johnson.
My guess is they will end up u-turning on the jewellery thing (you can already see it being softening in interviews) and possibly the 20 years (which is way longer than Denmark).
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
They may U turn, but in fertilising this, they are showing who they are and they can’t undo that. Ugly people.
Some policies I disagree with strongly…but some are emotionally repellent, offends our souls, and that is what will sink them just as the Covid parties are what really sunk Johnson.
Some policies I disagree with strongly…but some are emotionally repellent, offends our souls, and that is what will sink them just as the Covid parties are what really sunk Johnson.
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Even before algorithms existed, Hannah Arendt wrote about “public opinion” & its failure, as an industry & a concept, to reflect either the public or its opinions. Algorithms = new name & driver of same problem. “Grounded priorities” is a good alternative North point for a better political compass.
Governments and voters are both reacting to algorithm-shaped “public opinion,” not grounded priorities. Immigration feels urgent because platforms amplify fear, pulling parties into hollow performances of toughness. The far right reads that drift as confirmation it’s winning.
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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There’s plenty to criticise about the BBC — but it’s our BBC, and when Trump attacks it, we should defend it.
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
There’s plenty to criticise about the BBC — but it’s our BBC, and when Trump attacks it, we should defend it.
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
It’s Time to Roast Starbucks | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
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Read this again: *If you want people to believe a different story, you have to tell a different story*. Send to an MP who needs to hear this.
If you want people to believe a different story, you have to tell a different story. And more than tell it. People learn by example. They must be shown the truth that, for example, immigrants are awesome, respecting other races is rewarding, working people generate our wealth, and so on.
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Read this again: *If you want people to believe a different story, you have to tell a different story*. Send to an MP who needs to hear this.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The muscular tension of the boxers in George Bellows's 'Club Night,' gives it an unexpected modernity, painted as it was in 1907, six years before the famous Armory Show which brought cubism and post-impressionism to a bewildered New York public.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The muscular tension of the boxers in George Bellows's 'Club Night,' gives it an unexpected modernity, painted as it was in 1907, six years before the famous Armory Show which brought cubism and post-impressionism to a bewildered New York public.
NeverFadingWood has been advised to have this operation urgently by his doctor. An ‘urgent’ operation in Krakow would give him an appointment in 2027. Thus the need to get it done privately.
I'm sorry to do this yet again, but I really need help.
I require an urgent colonoscopy, which has to be done privately. That costs money, which I don't have.
If you could possibly see your way clear to reposting or donating, I would be most grateful.
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If you could possibly see your way clear to reposting or donating, I would be most grateful.
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Hi, Robin Gill here, aka NeverFadingWood on Bluesky.I am a disabled teacher/translator living in Poland. I'm currently working as much as I can, but recently my disability benefit ended, so I'm catast...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NeverFadingWood has been advised to have this operation urgently by his doctor. An ‘urgent’ operation in Krakow would give him an appointment in 2027. Thus the need to get it done privately.
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Clifford Rowe’s paintings reflect the spirit of realist art in Britain during the interwar years, portraying people at work and at leisure. 'The Fried Fish Shop,' (1936) draws on personal memory and social history, recalling a once cheap, filling meal for the working classes.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Clifford Rowe’s paintings reflect the spirit of realist art in Britain during the interwar years, portraying people at work and at leisure. 'The Fried Fish Shop,' (1936) draws on personal memory and social history, recalling a once cheap, filling meal for the working classes.
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According to himself, who read it in the Statesman, there is an Irish bar in spitting distance of base camp, Everest.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
According to himself, who read it in the Statesman, there is an Irish bar in spitting distance of base camp, Everest.
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🖼️ The Wind, Christina Rossetti.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🖼️ The Wind, Christina Rossetti.
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‘Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes.'~ Frodo in LOTR, Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Janka Latečková
🖼️ Janka Latečková
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
‘Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes.'~ Frodo in LOTR, Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Janka Latečková
🖼️ Janka Latečková
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Watch out, watch out, there's a scam about. Indeed, as there's a multitude of them out there with these being just the latest.
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Banking, Lidl and other recent scams
A range of current scams to watch for
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November 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Watch out, watch out, there's a scam about. Indeed, as there's a multitude of them out there with these being just the latest.
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This is hilarious 🤣
Oh boy. It’s the 2025 watch prizes! Here we go- there are more winners than the Oscar’s so this is a bit of a thread.
We start at the top- the grand prize winner, for people who would like an expensive watch but are so rich it doesn’t matter what the actual time is.
We start at the top- the grand prize winner, for people who would like an expensive watch but are so rich it doesn’t matter what the actual time is.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is hilarious 🤣