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Cheryl
@cherlou.bsky.social
Social worker in Perinatal Mental Health, interested in attachment and family systems; politics and challenging inequality. NornIrish.
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Remember the flashbacks at the beginning of The Handmaid‘s Tale, where the main character saw the signs that the United States was morphing into a freedom – suffocating authoritarian country?

This is it.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments
ABC says late-night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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In Northern Ireland you're statistically more likely to be sexually assaulted by a bible-thumping DUP or TUV rep than you are by a drag queen (no known attacks).
August 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Credit to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social slowly repairing the damage done by Osborne’s austerity axe. Doing the right thing but getting little credit or coverage. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas
Government announces £500m project to provide single-point of access for health, education and wellbeing services
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵
March 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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While many struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of the super-rich has soared. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s another way—one that prioritises fairness, sustainability, and equality. It starts with making those at the top pay their fair share.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos
January 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM