Excellent letter in The Times. "Greater hate hath no person than to accuse those who put their lives on the line for others of being traitors."
Helen Cox
@helrae1461.bsky.social
Ageing hippie, writer, gardener, cat-slave, socialist tofu-eating wokerati eco-freak history anorak - see also www.herstorywriting.com & helenraerants.wordpress.com. I don't do DMs.
'A duskiness of mind. Take feather ashes,' announces my neurodivergent brain for no discernible reason.
Got osteo-arthritis? Consider hyaluronic acid injections. Had one in my hip 2 weeks ago - virtually painless, has outperformed all expectations of pain/stiffness reduction & increased mobility - & unlike steroids, can be repeated for as long as it continues to work. Brilliant. 😀👍
Modest brag: yesterday, I picked, washed & froze a punnet of elderberries; picked, cooked & squished a colander of grapes into a litre of juice + 4 jars of jel-ish (it hasn't set v well but still tastes good); made 5 jars of divinely hot apple/chili chutney; AND cooked dinner. 😇
And look at the state of them... yeah, go on bursting your blood vessels, you pathetic excuses for men. May heart attack, stroke & sundry cancers carry you off PDQ - that'd certainly protect women & girls.
Anti-Reform@antireform.bsky.social · 2w ago'Protecting women and girls'? No, cowardly far-right thugs are happiest targeting them! "Unite the Right being prevented by Doncaster police from attacking a woman & her daughter, who had walked into the march. Utter thug scumbags, there is no possible defence for this" via Exposing racism
thedailybritain.co.uk/mariana-mazz... YES! Bastard bloody lying nation-wrecking Farridge & fellow treacherous Tory 'Euro-sceptics', lock 'em up & throw away the key.
'It is a crime': Mazzucato's viral Brexit verdict, £500bn underinvestment and why nobody asks where the money is when it's war
Mazzucato says Brexit was "a crime," the UK has underinvested by £500bn and Farage and Johnson have never been held accountable.
thedailybritain.co.uk
Phew. Big rain today & currently thundering, so sounds like more on way. Such relief to see big blobs of blue moving around weather radar, looks like everyone's getting a wetting at last. 😊
Autie got in big shouty sweary grump today because Didn't Want to Bake, but tins needed replenishing so had to. Cherry almond flapjack & muesli cookies achieved, nonetheless. Think he deserves a strong drink & some THC now. 😊
Hubcap just re-watched 1917. Totally gets/loves the cinematography. I get it intellectually but can't endure even peripherally. Autie sees only THE TECHNIQUE, long breathless blinkless unrelieved monotone tunnel overriding all else, causing such acute mental discomfort I have to leave room. 😬
Another vital one to sign & share... you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Happy Caturday! Cat-pals getting closer: Foxy & Not-Our-Tabby amicably sharing a seat, if at respectful distance. (Yesterday they were fighting over it; today they've achieved compromise). Still hoping to find them snuggled up together sometime...
Ah... rain upon rain. Trees & plants turgid, grass greening again, ponds topping up, no more fire risk in our environs, thank God - & no present need for us ageing, aching gardeners to lug tons of water round our sites desperately trying to keep things alive. Phew. Such relief in so many ways. 😊
Let the dandelion remind you that not everything beautiful comes packaged in perfection. Some miracles grow wild, uninvited and absolutely necessary
Brilliant. Sad, but brilliant - & the practical tips at the end are very valuable.
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 4w agoNEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...
Yes, quite - & equally out of touch/contrary to wishes of vast majority of people, like the rest of their stupid 'policies'.
@kaybell27.bsky.social · 4w agoI don't think that there could be a clearer sign than this that Reform is working for Russia.
As indeed it is. RefUK are a MINORITY. Give us fair balanced coverage of all the parties & stop endlessly w*nking on about this load of drivel.
Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙@cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 4w ago"Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?" Of course they won’t - Lib Dems with >70 MPs barely get a mention www.thenational.scot/news/2646829...
Ah, the inexpressible relief of sustained, soaking, life/labour-saving, water-butt-filling, pond-replenishing, fire-risk-reducing rain! Relishing radar images of big blue bands sweeping over UK & near Continent, hopefully easing drought/putting out fires as they go. Phew-ee. Autie happier now. 😊
Today (because it's cool enough to have the oven on, hurrah!) I am mainly baking orange/cranberry flapjack, & damson/apple crumble with our own organic fruit. 😋
Please sign & share! It's a tragic disgrace that someone can be literally hounded to death by these money-grubbing sensationalist irresponsible media bastards. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Sign the petition: demand an inquiry into the culture of the press after Jason Arday's death!
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and b...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Phew. Coolth & 1st rain in 10 days, only just enough to puddle but welcome indeed, & more forecast. Every drop a life-saving relief & reduction in fire risk. So thankful to see most areas should be getting some. 🙂🌨️