Merielle Ghali
@merielleg.bsky.social
All views are personal and do not reflect any organisation I might have worked for. Arsenal fan and passionate about equality and fairness.
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Unhinged.
US National Park Service removes free entry on Martin Luther King and Juneteenth (celebrates end of slavery) Day. Replaces with free entry on Trump's birthday.
King Donald removes MLK & Juneteenth public holiday, replaces with flag day which is Trump's birthday.
US Congress asleep.
US National Park Service removes free entry on Martin Luther King and Juneteenth (celebrates end of slavery) Day. Replaces with free entry on Trump's birthday.
King Donald removes MLK & Juneteenth public holiday, replaces with flag day which is Trump's birthday.
US Congress asleep.
National Park Service removes free entry on Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth
The Trump administration is adding Flag Day, which is also President Trump's birthday, to its list of fee-free entry days at national parks.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Unhinged.
US National Park Service removes free entry on Martin Luther King and Juneteenth (celebrates end of slavery) Day. Replaces with free entry on Trump's birthday.
King Donald removes MLK & Juneteenth public holiday, replaces with flag day which is Trump's birthday.
US Congress asleep.
US National Park Service removes free entry on Martin Luther King and Juneteenth (celebrates end of slavery) Day. Replaces with free entry on Trump's birthday.
King Donald removes MLK & Juneteenth public holiday, replaces with flag day which is Trump's birthday.
US Congress asleep.
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Shareholder rebellions against executive pay packages doubled.
Makes no difference; votes are advisory, not binding. Too many shareholders have no social conscience - look at water, energy, internet....
Employees and customers have long term interest in companies, let them vote on exec pay.
Makes no difference; votes are advisory, not binding. Too many shareholders have no social conscience - look at water, energy, internet....
Employees and customers have long term interest in companies, let them vote on exec pay.
Shareholder rebellions against executive pay doubled this year
The upturn in investor rebellions over top brass pay helped drive an 88 per cent rise in the total number of FTSE 100 businesses facing shareholder rebellions this year.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Shareholder rebellions against executive pay packages doubled.
Makes no difference; votes are advisory, not binding. Too many shareholders have no social conscience - look at water, energy, internet....
Employees and customers have long term interest in companies, let them vote on exec pay.
Makes no difference; votes are advisory, not binding. Too many shareholders have no social conscience - look at water, energy, internet....
Employees and customers have long term interest in companies, let them vote on exec pay.
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BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff
Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
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Norway didn't privatise its Fossil Fuel, it is the richest country in the world.
The UK sold its Fossil Fuel, it is one of the most indebted nations in the world.
The UK sold its Fossil Fuel, it is one of the most indebted nations in the world.
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Norway didn't privatise its Fossil Fuel, it is the richest country in the world.
The UK sold its Fossil Fuel, it is one of the most indebted nations in the world.
The UK sold its Fossil Fuel, it is one of the most indebted nations in the world.
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Does the UK have a Russia problem and is it called Nigel Farage? You decide...
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Does the UK have a Russia problem and is it called Nigel Farage? You decide...
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Farage, at seventeen, to a nine year old child from Africa...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Farage, at seventeen, to a nine year old child from Africa...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Doubtless the children stuck going to school next to a gigantic stinking rat-infested dump will be reassured to know that "Unfortunately, the legal and financial landscape for clearing illegal waste sites is complex."
Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste
Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste
Exclusive: ‘extremely unhelpful’ policy seen as deterrent to clearing thousands of dump sites across England
Millions of pounds in landfill tax owed to the government has to be paid by the Environment Agency (EA) if it clears any of the thousands of illegal waste dumps across the country.
Of the £15m that taxpayers are paying for the clearance of the only site the agency has committed to clearing up – a vast illegal dump at Hoad’s Wood in Kent – £4m is landfill tax. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Doubtless the children stuck going to school next to a gigantic stinking rat-infested dump will be reassured to know that "Unfortunately, the legal and financial landscape for clearing illegal waste sites is complex."
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FIFA ‘ PEACE PRIZE ‘
Just hours after Caribbean boat strikes
Dec 4, The U.S. military has conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four
Dec 5, FIFA president Gianni Infantino gives Trump
a FIFA ‘ Peace Prize ‘
Scandalous & Vulgar
Just hours after Caribbean boat strikes
Dec 4, The U.S. military has conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four
Dec 5, FIFA president Gianni Infantino gives Trump
a FIFA ‘ Peace Prize ‘
Scandalous & Vulgar
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
FIFA ‘ PEACE PRIZE ‘
Just hours after Caribbean boat strikes
Dec 4, The U.S. military has conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four
Dec 5, FIFA president Gianni Infantino gives Trump
a FIFA ‘ Peace Prize ‘
Scandalous & Vulgar
Just hours after Caribbean boat strikes
Dec 4, The U.S. military has conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four
Dec 5, FIFA president Gianni Infantino gives Trump
a FIFA ‘ Peace Prize ‘
Scandalous & Vulgar
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“Trump was lavished with the adulation he craves by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and feels others unfairly deny him. Knowing how much being overlooked by the Nobel Committee hurt Trump, there was FIFA's newly-created Peace Prize and a medal for him to wear” 🤔
news.sky.com/story/crafte...
news.sky.com/story/crafte...
Crafted for one man - this was a World Cup draw like no other
This was a World Cup draw like no other. Crafted less for the teams but for one man.
news.sky.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
“Trump was lavished with the adulation he craves by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and feels others unfairly deny him. Knowing how much being overlooked by the Nobel Committee hurt Trump, there was FIFA's newly-created Peace Prize and a medal for him to wear” 🤔
news.sky.com/story/crafte...
news.sky.com/story/crafte...
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It's Farage at his absolute weakest - thin-skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex.
He’s a vile man, no intellectual ability, just attacks anyone who disagrees with him.
A Trumpian drip.
He’s a vile man, no intellectual ability, just attacks anyone who disagrees with him.
A Trumpian drip.
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's Farage at his absolute weakest - thin-skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex.
He’s a vile man, no intellectual ability, just attacks anyone who disagrees with him.
A Trumpian drip.
He’s a vile man, no intellectual ability, just attacks anyone who disagrees with him.
A Trumpian drip.
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Zia Yusuf insults this man by saying he is not listening, and gets booed massively.
Then Yusuf describes exactly the situation the man suggests, where as soon as you retire you are deported.
#bbcqt
Then Yusuf describes exactly the situation the man suggests, where as soon as you retire you are deported.
#bbcqt
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Zia Yusuf insults this man by saying he is not listening, and gets booed massively.
Then Yusuf describes exactly the situation the man suggests, where as soon as you retire you are deported.
#bbcqt
Then Yusuf describes exactly the situation the man suggests, where as soon as you retire you are deported.
#bbcqt
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Human cost of the Post Office scandal.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
My husband would still be alive if he'd received Post Office compensation
The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Horizon scandal took on his health.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Human cost of the Post Office scandal.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
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Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
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I suspect you have to be quite racist to stand out as "the racist guy" at a boys public school of the 1980s.
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I suspect you have to be quite racist to stand out as "the racist guy" at a boys public school of the 1980s.
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So, yesterday Eurovision made a decision to swap Spain, Ireland, Netherlands and Slovenia (and possibly Iceland and Belgium too) for one (1) Israel.
This begs the question, what next? I presume the EBU are hoping that they've taken a hit but now they can stem the bleeding. But can they?
🧵
This begs the question, what next? I presume the EBU are hoping that they've taken a hit but now they can stem the bleeding. But can they?
🧵
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
So, yesterday Eurovision made a decision to swap Spain, Ireland, Netherlands and Slovenia (and possibly Iceland and Belgium too) for one (1) Israel.
This begs the question, what next? I presume the EBU are hoping that they've taken a hit but now they can stem the bleeding. But can they?
🧵
This begs the question, what next? I presume the EBU are hoping that they've taken a hit but now they can stem the bleeding. But can they?
🧵
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December 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Important context to know about the #Eurovision implosion happening right now:
This isn't just about Israel's actions in Gaza. This is about Israel's politicisation of the contest through get-out-the-vote campaigns.
This escalated because broadcasters said EBU didn't take those concerns seriously.
This isn't just about Israel's actions in Gaza. This is about Israel's politicisation of the contest through get-out-the-vote campaigns.
This escalated because broadcasters said EBU didn't take those concerns seriously.
Eurovision is unravelling tonight as country after country pulls out
Following today's decision to keep Israel in Eurovision 2026, Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherlands have quit the contest. Four more are considering. Eurovision may never recover.
davekeating.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Important context to know about the #Eurovision implosion happening right now:
This isn't just about Israel's actions in Gaza. This is about Israel's politicisation of the contest through get-out-the-vote campaigns.
This escalated because broadcasters said EBU didn't take those concerns seriously.
This isn't just about Israel's actions in Gaza. This is about Israel's politicisation of the contest through get-out-the-vote campaigns.
This escalated because broadcasters said EBU didn't take those concerns seriously.
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Boycott Eurovision. Don’t compete in it. Don’t watch it. Just don’t. #BoycottEurovision
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Boycott Eurovision. Don’t compete in it. Don’t watch it. Just don’t. #BoycottEurovision
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As the deaths continue Eurovision worries about the consequences - of losing a bit of TV revenue if they face up to the realities and ban anyone representing a government that has ordered war crimes from singing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gaza: Five killed in Israeli air strikes on tents near Khan Younis, medics say
Rescue workers say they recovered bodies from a camp for displaced people. The IDF says it
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
As the deaths continue Eurovision worries about the consequences - of losing a bit of TV revenue if they face up to the realities and ban anyone representing a government that has ordered war crimes from singing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When Halle Berry is getting up on a stage and correctly dragging your ass like this, probably should slink off the politics stage for good.
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
When Halle Berry is getting up on a stage and correctly dragging your ass like this, probably should slink off the politics stage for good.
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The thing about NATO is the USA has already left.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The thing about NATO is the USA has already left.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
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I will repeat for the people at the back, Venezuela is one of lowest producers of drugs in South America.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I will repeat for the people at the back, Venezuela is one of lowest producers of drugs in South America.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
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Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal'.
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal' - Ofsted
The Children's Homes Association says there is no clear national plan and government must 'fix the system'.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal'.
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?