KayeMac04
@kayemac.bsky.social
Disabled and partially sighted. Atheist since 1977. Not a monarchist. Antifa in a RefUK dominated County Durham, UK. Looking at events across the pond and in Europe.
Skyscapes from my deck, no fancy stuff.
Skyscapes from my deck, no fancy stuff.
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Black Friday is a horrible event for our planet, and I hate these e-mails. If you needed something anyway and there's a discount today, it's a win for you. But everything you buy has an impact on the planet. Don't be sucked into getting more stuff just because you can. Aim for better, not more!
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Black Friday is a horrible event for our planet, and I hate these e-mails. If you needed something anyway and there's a discount today, it's a win for you. But everything you buy has an impact on the planet. Don't be sucked into getting more stuff just because you can. Aim for better, not more!
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But pardons for pedophiles, rapists, thieves, Al-Qaeda financiers, and everyone who violently tried to overthrow the government and destroyed tens of millions of dollars of federal property
The President of the United States promising a policy of mass denaturalization of citizens "who undermine domestic tranquility"
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
But pardons for pedophiles, rapists, thieves, Al-Qaeda financiers, and everyone who violently tried to overthrow the government and destroyed tens of millions of dollars of federal property
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Worth watching this whole clip. Indistinguishable from Nazi leaders talking about Jews in the 1930s.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Worth watching this whole clip. Indistinguishable from Nazi leaders talking about Jews in the 1930s.
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#OTD in 1893, #NewZealand became the first self-governing country to hold an election in which women were allowed to vote.
As I researched a bit into this, a whole sheep-load of fascinating anecdotes & interesting details emerged, so here's a light-hearted 🧵 not just for #history buffs (I hope).
As I researched a bit into this, a whole sheep-load of fascinating anecdotes & interesting details emerged, so here's a light-hearted 🧵 not just for #history buffs (I hope).
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
#OTD in 1893, #NewZealand became the first self-governing country to hold an election in which women were allowed to vote.
As I researched a bit into this, a whole sheep-load of fascinating anecdotes & interesting details emerged, so here's a light-hearted 🧵 not just for #history buffs (I hope).
As I researched a bit into this, a whole sheep-load of fascinating anecdotes & interesting details emerged, so here's a light-hearted 🧵 not just for #history buffs (I hope).
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A journalist asked a factual question about vetting. Trump’s response? Personal insults and denial. Authoritarian politics for everyone else but just another Thursday for Trump—discredit the press so no one believes the facts. #holdfast #steadystate
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A journalist asked a factual question about vetting. Trump’s response? Personal insults and denial. Authoritarian politics for everyone else but just another Thursday for Trump—discredit the press so no one believes the facts. #holdfast #steadystate
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Shabana Mahmood said this month that her migration policies are a "moral mission".
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Shabana Mahmood said this month that her migration policies are a "moral mission".
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Where is the morality in blocking an eight-year-old girl made destitute by a Hurricane from coming to the UK to join her parents?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Also the Romans literally had a welfare system that included cash transfers for poor children. (And subsidised grain for low income workers...).
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Also the Romans literally had a welfare system that included cash transfers for poor children. (And subsidised grain for low income workers...).
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I sometimes wonder if she's really as stupid as she seems and then she comes out with something like this. So things which didn't exist 2000 years ago are "unchristian".
Aeroplanes "unchristian", modern medicine "unchristian", the internet "unchristian, and of course the Tory Party "unchristian".
Aeroplanes "unchristian", modern medicine "unchristian", the internet "unchristian, and of course the Tory Party "unchristian".
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I sometimes wonder if she's really as stupid as she seems and then she comes out with something like this. So things which didn't exist 2000 years ago are "unchristian".
Aeroplanes "unchristian", modern medicine "unchristian", the internet "unchristian, and of course the Tory Party "unchristian".
Aeroplanes "unchristian", modern medicine "unchristian", the internet "unchristian, and of course the Tory Party "unchristian".
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Umm - "No state". Apart from the Roman Empire, which was the state in which Christianity started.
No Welfare: well, apart from things like Cura annonae aka Grain Dole which has been described as "a permanent social welfare program which comprised a substantial part of the state budget"
No Welfare: well, apart from things like Cura annonae aka Grain Dole which has been described as "a permanent social welfare program which comprised a substantial part of the state budget"
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Umm - "No state". Apart from the Roman Empire, which was the state in which Christianity started.
No Welfare: well, apart from things like Cura annonae aka Grain Dole which has been described as "a permanent social welfare program which comprised a substantial part of the state budget"
No Welfare: well, apart from things like Cura annonae aka Grain Dole which has been described as "a permanent social welfare program which comprised a substantial part of the state budget"
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Fuck it, Black Friday weekend sale, 20% off everything on HappyToast.co.uk even the original artwork.
HappyToast ★ art, animation, nonsense and stuff
One guy who does drawings and photoshops and animations and writes funny stuff
HappyToast.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Fuck it, Black Friday weekend sale, 20% off everything on HappyToast.co.uk even the original artwork.
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Without major investment, the govt’s 'commitment' to supporting people to palliative care is nothing but soft soap.
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Warning issued as palliative care in England is ‘failing to meet people’s needs’
A new report has highlighted that bereavement support for loved ones, while "valuable", is "frequently inaccessible".
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Without major investment, the govt’s 'commitment' to supporting people to palliative care is nothing but soft soap.
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Today's random #German word of the day is this.
📢 m.dict.cc/deutsch-engl...
Stay calm - #LearnALanguage
📢 m.dict.cc/deutsch-engl...
Stay calm - #LearnALanguage
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Today's random #German word of the day is this.
📢 m.dict.cc/deutsch-engl...
Stay calm - #LearnALanguage
📢 m.dict.cc/deutsch-engl...
Stay calm - #LearnALanguage
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The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
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So, Hungary, which MAGA loves, will qualify as a third-world country now, right?
Orban's policies have devastated the country's economy and its poor AF.
Right?
Orban's policies have devastated the country's economy and its poor AF.
Right?
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
So, Hungary, which MAGA loves, will qualify as a third-world country now, right?
Orban's policies have devastated the country's economy and its poor AF.
Right?
Orban's policies have devastated the country's economy and its poor AF.
Right?
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So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Here’s a Look at the D.C. Shooting Suspect’s C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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C'mon guys we can get this over the line - now nearly 75,000.
(and then we can look at all the other malign foreign and commercial influences in British politics too)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
(and then we can look at all the other malign foreign and commercial influences in British politics too)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
C'mon guys we can get this over the line - now nearly 75,000.
(and then we can look at all the other malign foreign and commercial influences in British politics too)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
(and then we can look at all the other malign foreign and commercial influences in British politics too)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
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“French Crabbers”
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“French Crabbers”
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
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We’ve seen claims online that asylum seekers are being given Freedom Passes for free London travel.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
Are asylum seekers given Freedom Passes for free travel in London? – Full Fact
There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes like any other Londoner.
fullfact.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’ve seen claims online that asylum seekers are being given Freedom Passes for free London travel.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
They may be eligible if they meet location, age or disability criteria which apply to all Londoners. There’s no special provision for asylum seekers.
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PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
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New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
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This is incredibly grim
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage on.ft.com/3M2AYkD
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage
Surprise move from chancellor means some university graduates in England may have to pay back debts sooner
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is incredibly grim
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Dr. Michael
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Dr. Michael
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
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Less "DOGE" more "D'OH"
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Less "DOGE" more "D'OH"
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'Rachel Reeves did not suggest that the right honorable member for Clacton is a Russian Asset' could be an effective campaign slogan at the nect election.
“We are ramping up sanctions on Russia…
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
Reeves aims a searing ‘Russian assets’ gibe at Farage
Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to jab at Nigel Farage, invoking Russia amid renewed security concerns
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
'Rachel Reeves did not suggest that the right honorable member for Clacton is a Russian Asset' could be an effective campaign slogan at the nect election.