"Russell Brand SAID" "The woman CLAIMED" The way these things are reported, istg. Language matters.
CallMeMowNow
@jmcefalas.bsky.social
Still all about the garden. Perplexed by the folding of time. Surely I am only 40?! The Sunnier Side (to see what I really think see Twitter😬)
I have never seen coverage of a live trial, one involving allegations of multiple sex attacks on multiple women, framed in a more distasteful way. It's not 'Fame under fire' it's a rape trial. And it involves actual women. And this from the *checks notes* BBC
UK drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more. Hidden charges, full price not shown until the payment page. Neoliberals complain about regulation but silent on daily fleecing of people by predatory capitalism. All done to boost profits, exec pay.
Drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more
Council car parks have switched away from ticket machines to cut costs, leading to extra fees for users
theguardian.com
Obvious... but great that ex military people with credibility are pointing it out, so that voters can take notice
OSINTRadar@osintradar.bsky.social · 3w agoNorway’s former Chief of Defence, General Sverre Diesen: “Under the current Trump administration, we cannot consider the United States our ally. Trump’s America is a hostile actor that, in the event of a conflict in Europe, would side with Russia rather than with us and other European countries.”
Managing this - the effect the furious grief about the loss of your old life, the restriction and social isolation #mecfs has on your MH - is a job in itself in the first few years. Took me about 7 years to get to a non-dangerous-to-myself place with it. There's no help from the #nhs.
Tom Kindlon@tomkindlon.bsky.social · 4w ago🧵 Ultimately, fatigue in ME/CFS shrinks lives so severely it often takes a devastating toll on mental health. This impact is unsurprising given the immense loss of careers, relationships, hobbies, & independence. tinyurl.com/fatigueimpac... #mecfs #pwME #cfs #fatigue #ChronicFatigueSyndrome 1/
@chiller.eurosky.social saw this today. Advocating cooked not raw veg during a flare. D1 had just come to that conclusion herself. Interesting. www.instagram.com/reel/Ddjzy3C...
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
instagram.com
Is your ivy flowering? Please don't cut it back if you can avoid it! At this time of year in the UK, ivy flowers are a brilliant late season pit-stop for hard-pressed pollinators like bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths 🐝 #gardening #wildlife #nature
we don't have a welfare budget problem in the uk. that has been made up wholesale by our political and news media class in order to justify policies of eugenics. we spend the same percentage of gdp on welfare as we did in the 1980s.
Very very interesting thread including a fascinating bit for people who suffer non-epileptic* #seizures #mecfs #longcovid * "psychogenic," my big pink bum
It's ME(Jaime)@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 2mo agoPaige Zuckerman and Braeden Yellman starting now, on mental health and #MECFS "particularly as mis-serving the chronic illness population". I think this has the potential to be an informed and interesting talk.
Hi @chiller.eurosky.social nibbling away at the stingers and goosegrass and bindweed to make room for filling in the hawthorn hedge😘
Cattle Egrets on South Lake at Slimbridge WWT today. The bird in the left pic, ducked when a Cormorant came into land on the causeway. #ukbirds #ukbirding @wwtsightings.bsky.social
Would be nice if one day the #NHS had heard of the condition and offered us something.
#MEAction Network@meactnet.bsky.social · 2mo agoSevere ME is the most severe form of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Today is the last day of Severe ME Awareness Month. Severe ME Day on August 8th was started by the 25% group and the community has expanded on that to include the full month as there is so much to share. #SevereME #pwME
As honoured as I am to see that The Times has picked up my Chagos article practically *word for word*, including my hard-gotten quotes, I’d prefer some credit — or for everyone to read my original FT piece! free link to read the evidently enviable article below (cheaper than a Times sub!) 🌴
Water nationalisation for our water security? End north sea oil & gas - invest in renewables for our energy security? A maximum workplace temperature for worker security? No. A request not to sell BBQs. This is dire from Andy Burnham. Spectacularly mishandling the crisis.
If this makes you as angry as it should: take some action. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 3mo agoDowning Street's press release for Burnham's "emergency" Cobra meeting on the drought didn't even mention climate, with the Prime Minister blaming the growing numbers of wildfires on disposable barbecues. He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps
Calcium carbonate painted on ready to repel this week's blazing heat (well trying anyway)
@chiller.eurosky.social stay true to your name and stay safe this week!!👍❤️
Very often, prominent "gender critical" activists are just playground bullies who never grew up.
As Rod Liddle has died, I notice this column I wrote in 2019 about his attacks on people with M.E. is on the most read again. Rebekah Brooks, of News UK, described Liddle today as “provocative”. In reality, he spread lies about very sick people for cash. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be | Frances Ryan
Whether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
theguardian.com
A sensible govt would be putting ALL of their resources into this.
Suw@suw.bsky.social · 3mo agoCrops grown underneath solar panels produce more, require less water and are more resistant to extreme weather, even during a hot, dry summer. We need agrivoltaics to be rolled out asap, for both the electricity and the better growing conditions. microgridmedia.com/solar-panels...
Morning @chiller.eurosky.social I'm delighted to say thanks to the new chipper I've managed to clear 18' of hedgerow, re establish 2 new bins (one compost one wood chip) and the old compost is now being bucketed for Christmas potatoes.
It’s poverty, isn’t it?
Richard Murphy@richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 3mo agoAndy Burnham is asking the wrong question about social care youtu.be/CsW6cBnXMco?... Suppose the issue isn't budgets at all, but why we are so sick for so long before we die? Shouldn't we be looking at causes, not consequences, when solving the social care problem?
Cory Doctorow's really hot the nail on the head with "AI is the asbestos we are shovelling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
