Sam Lowry
@samtlowry.bsky.social
Lefty, veggie, anti-racist. Social worker in child protection. Pro EU, anti-Brexit. Movie obsessive. Rubbish musician. Sarcasm is primary form of communication
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Sunday morning reading and coffee.
November 17, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Sunday morning reading and coffee.
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,162,234!
September 17, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,162,234!
I always preferred Blur personally.
August 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
I always preferred Blur personally.
Ed Davey gives his response to Keir Starmer's doom laden rose garden speech.
August 27, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Ed Davey gives his response to Keir Starmer's doom laden rose garden speech.
Having that Sunday night pre-work dread. Only on a Monday.
August 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Having that Sunday night pre-work dread. Only on a Monday.
Mrs L earlier today - "Oh, guess what film is on the telly this afternoon? It involves nuns, mountains and Nazis".
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August 25, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Mrs L earlier today - "Oh, guess what film is on the telly this afternoon? It involves nuns, mountains and Nazis".
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Really excited to say that I’ll be part of @SkyNews’ US election night. I’ll be presenting from our very own magic wall, with the best data team in the business.
Time to geek out.
Time to geek out.
August 22, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Really excited to say that I’ll be part of @SkyNews’ US election night. I’ll be presenting from our very own magic wall, with the best data team in the business.
Time to geek out.
Time to geek out.
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Musk's Twitter takeover has now been dubbed as the 'worst for banks since the 2008 crash'.
“Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is backfiring spectacularly, trapping banks in debt, driving advertisers away, and threatening Tesla’s stability”
“Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is backfiring spectacularly, trapping banks in debt, driving advertisers away, and threatening Tesla’s stability”
Musk’s colossal X gamble is turning to financial disaster
Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is backfiring spectacularly, trapping banks in debt, driving advertisers away, and threatening Tesla’s stability
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 22, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Musk's Twitter takeover has now been dubbed as the 'worst for banks since the 2008 crash'.
“Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is backfiring spectacularly, trapping banks in debt, driving advertisers away, and threatening Tesla’s stability”
“Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is backfiring spectacularly, trapping banks in debt, driving advertisers away, and threatening Tesla’s stability”
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No. 1 in a series of my favourite soundtracks. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis tends to be my go to soundtrack.
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August 21, 2024 at 7:16 PM
No. 1 in a series of my favourite soundtracks. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis tends to be my go to soundtrack.
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Calling medical Bluesky people. Presumably a rotator cuff injury heals at some point? It's been weeks and no sign of it getting much better.
August 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Calling medical Bluesky people. Presumably a rotator cuff injury heals at some point? It's been weeks and no sign of it getting much better.
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Culture is soft power in a networked world. Never more so in a world where maturing, stronger nations race up the economic value chain. Philistinism isn't 'common sense'. It's long-term suicide.
England still scratching its head over this complex mystery.
August 20, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Culture is soft power in a networked world. Never more so in a world where maturing, stronger nations race up the economic value chain. Philistinism isn't 'common sense'. It's long-term suicide.
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GB News circulates quasi-legal disclaimer following the recent riots | The fact that GB News has published this disclaimer suggests it is well aware it’s under the spotlight for the rioters’ recent behaviour | Sue Wilson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
GB News circulates quasi-legal disclaimer following the recent riots
The fact that GB News has published this disclaimer suggests it is well aware it’s under the spotlight for the rioters’ recent behaviour
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 21, 2024 at 7:34 AM
GB News circulates quasi-legal disclaimer following the recent riots | The fact that GB News has published this disclaimer suggests it is well aware it’s under the spotlight for the rioters’ recent behaviour | Sue Wilson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
Civil war in the Fens in full swing.
August 21, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Civil war in the Fens in full swing.
It seems me and my other half have hit on a regular routine when trying choose a film to watch. Spend half an hour plus flicking through trying to find a film we can agree on. Finally find one with that actor we like.
Get half way through the film before we realise we have seen it before.
Get half way through the film before we realise we have seen it before.
August 20, 2024 at 10:43 PM
It seems me and my other half have hit on a regular routine when trying choose a film to watch. Spend half an hour plus flicking through trying to find a film we can agree on. Finally find one with that actor we like.
Get half way through the film before we realise we have seen it before.
Get half way through the film before we realise we have seen it before.
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My son is 19, Autistic, Non Verbal & has profound learning disabilities.
He cannot read or write, dress himself or use a toilet.
Today I am taking him to the Job Centre because applying for Universal Credit requires him to attend.
It’s hard to imagine anything less appropriate for his needs
He cannot read or write, dress himself or use a toilet.
Today I am taking him to the Job Centre because applying for Universal Credit requires him to attend.
It’s hard to imagine anything less appropriate for his needs
August 20, 2024 at 7:52 AM
My son is 19, Autistic, Non Verbal & has profound learning disabilities.
He cannot read or write, dress himself or use a toilet.
Today I am taking him to the Job Centre because applying for Universal Credit requires him to attend.
It’s hard to imagine anything less appropriate for his needs
He cannot read or write, dress himself or use a toilet.
Today I am taking him to the Job Centre because applying for Universal Credit requires him to attend.
It’s hard to imagine anything less appropriate for his needs
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Good blog this. Suella Braverman - hardly a figure of significance or substance who is going to pack out a room at CPAG earned £60,000 on the international speaking circuit, basically the same as she'd get for being leader of the opposition.
Most of this money is American, and a study of Twitter tells us what the American right wants to hear about Britain at the moment. It's that we are ruled by mullahs and all live in fear of arrest for saying the wrong thing. liberalengland.blogspot.com/2024/08/us-m...
US money will drag leading Conservatives further to the right
Embed from Getty Images Suella Braverman has made £60,000 on the international speaking circuit, says the Guardian . Reading between the lin...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
August 19, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Good blog this. Suella Braverman - hardly a figure of significance or substance who is going to pack out a room at CPAG earned £60,000 on the international speaking circuit, basically the same as she'd get for being leader of the opposition.
I have been paired up with a student nearing qualification for working with a couple of families. It's dawned on me today that I have been doing the job longer than she has been alive 🙄
August 20, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I have been paired up with a student nearing qualification for working with a couple of families. It's dawned on me today that I have been doing the job longer than she has been alive 🙄
Matthew Parris describes PIP as "the substantially enhanced welfare benefit for people medically unfit for work". That will be news to my wife who receives PIP due to a spinal cord injury and runs her own business 🤷♂️
August 19, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Matthew Parris describes PIP as "the substantially enhanced welfare benefit for people medically unfit for work". That will be news to my wife who receives PIP due to a spinal cord injury and runs her own business 🤷♂️
I have now deactivated my X/Twitter account so I'm all in on Bluesky. No more of that toxic nonsense for me.
Onward!
Onward!
August 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
I have now deactivated my X/Twitter account so I'm all in on Bluesky. No more of that toxic nonsense for me.
Onward!
Onward!
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So bored of these kinds of hot takes on mental health. As someone who lives with PTSD, it's not "just words" but a condition that has a profound impact on every part of my life, and my ability to get through any given day. I'm lucky to have support in that, too many don't and therein lies the issue.
August 19, 2024 at 10:01 AM
So bored of these kinds of hot takes on mental health. As someone who lives with PTSD, it's not "just words" but a condition that has a profound impact on every part of my life, and my ability to get through any given day. I'm lucky to have support in that, too many don't and therein lies the issue.
