Lesley McGrath
@scouselel.bsky.social
A born and bred scouser, hard worker in social care and regulation; now retired!! A watcher of most sports but a big follower of the mighty Blues!
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This is shocking. Even by the standards of 2025.
Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is shocking. Even by the standards of 2025.
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time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet
February 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet
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We have sent this letter to LCC & the Metro Mayor tonight.
Here is important feedback we have gathered after the first test event last night at our new stadium in regards to transportation. 🅿️🚆
We would appreciate a response to the questions raised at the earliest opportunity, please?
Thanks 🔵
Here is important feedback we have gathered after the first test event last night at our new stadium in regards to transportation. 🅿️🚆
We would appreciate a response to the questions raised at the earliest opportunity, please?
Thanks 🔵
February 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We have sent this letter to LCC & the Metro Mayor tonight.
Here is important feedback we have gathered after the first test event last night at our new stadium in regards to transportation. 🅿️🚆
We would appreciate a response to the questions raised at the earliest opportunity, please?
Thanks 🔵
Here is important feedback we have gathered after the first test event last night at our new stadium in regards to transportation. 🅿️🚆
We would appreciate a response to the questions raised at the earliest opportunity, please?
Thanks 🔵
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Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
RT if Mick is right.
February 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
RT if Mick is right.
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Dale Vince, "Axel Rudakubana was radicalised on social media" #BBCQT
"The platforms run by Musk and Zuckerberg are promoting extreme content, extreme views"
"Musk is trying to interfere in our democracy now through his platform X"
"And of course the guy got his murder weapon from Jeff Bezos"
"The platforms run by Musk and Zuckerberg are promoting extreme content, extreme views"
"Musk is trying to interfere in our democracy now through his platform X"
"And of course the guy got his murder weapon from Jeff Bezos"
January 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Dale Vince, "Axel Rudakubana was radicalised on social media" #BBCQT
"The platforms run by Musk and Zuckerberg are promoting extreme content, extreme views"
"Musk is trying to interfere in our democracy now through his platform X"
"And of course the guy got his murder weapon from Jeff Bezos"
"The platforms run by Musk and Zuckerberg are promoting extreme content, extreme views"
"Musk is trying to interfere in our democracy now through his platform X"
"And of course the guy got his murder weapon from Jeff Bezos"
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Watch Barron he knows how shit his dad will be, while Elon Musk dances around like a clown, he will do whatever to try get one more dollar.
January 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Watch Barron he knows how shit his dad will be, while Elon Musk dances around like a clown, he will do whatever to try get one more dollar.
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🚨A legal challenge by @anaesunited.bsky.social
against doctors’ regulator GMC over its regulation of physician associates & specifically its refusal to set out a scope of practice has passed its first hurdle at the High Court
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
against doctors’ regulator GMC over its regulation of physician associates & specifically its refusal to set out a scope of practice has passed its first hurdle at the High Court
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
Legal challenge against GMC over regulation of physician associates passes 1st hurdle at High Court
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨A legal challenge by @anaesunited.bsky.social
against doctors’ regulator GMC over its regulation of physician associates & specifically its refusal to set out a scope of practice has passed its first hurdle at the High Court
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
against doctors’ regulator GMC over its regulation of physician associates & specifically its refusal to set out a scope of practice has passed its first hurdle at the High Court
youtu.be/yrwmT255MVY?...
URGENT… Blood donors needed now!!
I lost 27 pints of blood and now owe my life to 27 strangers – the NHS needs more' www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
I lost 27 pints of blood and now owe my life to 27 strangers – the NHS needs more' www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
'I lost 27 pints of blood and owe my life to 27 strangers – the NHS needs more'
Luke Golder reveals his near-death ordeal as the NHS appeals to fill 3,300 blood donation appointments next week with stocks dangerously low after the festive period
www.mirror.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
URGENT… Blood donors needed now!!
I lost 27 pints of blood and now owe my life to 27 strangers – the NHS needs more' www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
I lost 27 pints of blood and now owe my life to 27 strangers – the NHS needs more' www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Our fab Blue Boys!
January 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our fab Blue Boys!
Tory attempt to fundraise through grooming scandal petition exposed - 'breathtaking' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Tory attempt to fundraise using grooming gangs petition exposed - 'breathtaking'
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused of stooping to a 'new low' by trying to get donations for her party by 'playing politics with the safety of vulnerable children'
www.mirror.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tory attempt to fundraise through grooming scandal petition exposed - 'breathtaking' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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It's hard to see NATO surviving Trump's term if this is at all serious. As I said at the time, supposedly "pro-NATO" and "pro-Ukraine" British Conservatives supporting Trump were obviously deranged.
Q: You didn't rule out using military coercion --
TRUMP: Well, we need Greenland for national security purposes. People don't even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up.
TRUMP: Well, we need Greenland for national security purposes. People don't even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up.
January 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's hard to see NATO surviving Trump's term if this is at all serious. As I said at the time, supposedly "pro-NATO" and "pro-Ukraine" British Conservatives supporting Trump were obviously deranged.
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Elon Musk has, and should have, absolutely nothing to do with British Politics.
Repost if you agree.
Repost if you agree.
January 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Elon Musk has, and should have, absolutely nothing to do with British Politics.
Repost if you agree.
Repost if you agree.
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This "man of the people" is a multi millionaire who made his money in the city, and is a land-owning, fox-hunting grifter.
December 26, 2024 at 6:42 PM
This "man of the people" is a multi millionaire who made his money in the city, and is a land-owning, fox-hunting grifter.
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Should billionaires and corporations be banned from buying political parties in the UK?
Like if yes.
RP if it's HELL YES.
Like if yes.
RP if it's HELL YES.
December 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Should billionaires and corporations be banned from buying political parties in the UK?
Like if yes.
RP if it's HELL YES.
Like if yes.
RP if it's HELL YES.
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As we come to the end of a busy & challenging year, there is one story in Liverpool that we all look back on with pride. It’s a story about how a city came together to beat the odds & save a vital baby hospice
This is how Liverpool pulled off a miracle 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is how Liverpool pulled off a miracle 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Saving Zoe's: Inside story of how Liverpool pulled off a miracle
It was an impossible dream made possible. This is the full story of how the city of Liverpool came together to save one of its most treasured and important institutions.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 7:43 AM
As we come to the end of a busy & challenging year, there is one story in Liverpool that we all look back on with pride. It’s a story about how a city came together to beat the odds & save a vital baby hospice
This is how Liverpool pulled off a miracle 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is how Liverpool pulled off a miracle 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
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Here are just some of the now deleted Tweets previously put out by the man Kemi Badenoch has just made an ennobled peer of the realm
December 21, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Here are just some of the now deleted Tweets previously put out by the man Kemi Badenoch has just made an ennobled peer of the realm
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The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
December 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
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Happy #followbackfriday
I'm Siobhan a Nurse activist fighting for better pay/conditions for NHS Workers. Post about healthcare from a lay perspective.
Don't follow big accounts that won't follow back or interact come support the little guy 😉
Please consider a 🔁 help me build on Bluesky. TY
I'm Siobhan a Nurse activist fighting for better pay/conditions for NHS Workers. Post about healthcare from a lay perspective.
Don't follow big accounts that won't follow back or interact come support the little guy 😉
Please consider a 🔁 help me build on Bluesky. TY
December 20, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Happy #followbackfriday
I'm Siobhan a Nurse activist fighting for better pay/conditions for NHS Workers. Post about healthcare from a lay perspective.
Don't follow big accounts that won't follow back or interact come support the little guy 😉
Please consider a 🔁 help me build on Bluesky. TY
I'm Siobhan a Nurse activist fighting for better pay/conditions for NHS Workers. Post about healthcare from a lay perspective.
Don't follow big accounts that won't follow back or interact come support the little guy 😉
Please consider a 🔁 help me build on Bluesky. TY
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Repost if you don't want musk anywhere near British politics
December 18, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Repost if you don't want musk anywhere near British politics
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Oh.
🤯 Marks and Spencer has been forced to hire a warehouse just to store the post-Brexit paperwork needed for exports to the Republic of Ireland
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
The company revealed in 2021 that Brexit was costing them £16 million in tariffs, administration and supply chain expenses.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 16, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Oh.
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The new head of the parliamentary standards commission has said MPs aren't saints, and therefore they should face less severe punishments for infringements of the rules.
Good guess, he IS a Conservative MP.
Good guess, he IS a Conservative MP.
December 15, 2024 at 12:42 PM
The new head of the parliamentary standards commission has said MPs aren't saints, and therefore they should face less severe punishments for infringements of the rules.
Good guess, he IS a Conservative MP.
Good guess, he IS a Conservative MP.
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Left: Kemi Badenoch, "I grew up in a middle class family but I became working class when I was 16 working at McDonalds"
Right: Kemi Badenoch, "I was born into a relatively wealthy family.. My dad was a doctor who had lots of oil company patients.. He got paid very well"
Right: Kemi Badenoch, "I was born into a relatively wealthy family.. My dad was a doctor who had lots of oil company patients.. He got paid very well"
December 15, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Left: Kemi Badenoch, "I grew up in a middle class family but I became working class when I was 16 working at McDonalds"
Right: Kemi Badenoch, "I was born into a relatively wealthy family.. My dad was a doctor who had lots of oil company patients.. He got paid very well"
Right: Kemi Badenoch, "I was born into a relatively wealthy family.. My dad was a doctor who had lots of oil company patients.. He got paid very well"
Calling all Everton fans! For today only, @EdsaEfc is hosting a Christmas market at Metquarter, offering a wide selection of unique gifts made by talented Everton creatives - perfect for blues this Christmas! 🙌🔵
Catch the pop up from 11am - 4pm.
Catch the pop up from 11am - 4pm.
December 15, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Calling all Everton fans! For today only, @EdsaEfc is hosting a Christmas market at Metquarter, offering a wide selection of unique gifts made by talented Everton creatives - perfect for blues this Christmas! 🙌🔵
Catch the pop up from 11am - 4pm.
Catch the pop up from 11am - 4pm.