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@bhmacdonald.bsky.social

G of the LGBT. Bit of a magpie. A&D Disorder. Dog lover. Introvert. Gardener. Social Democrat! Anti fascist.

201 Followers  |  415 Following  |  76 Posts  |  Joined: 09.11.2024  |  1.6042

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Sky News is so up Donald Trump's ass I cant stomach it another minute.

'President Trump's middle east peace plan'

As-if one person can solve anything! It's mainstream news as deluded as America's President.

Where to go? Is it just C4 news left now?

#News #facts #WithoutFear #WithoutFavour

26.01.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supporting recovery, not just symptoms | BPS Psychology student (and British Psychological Society Student Ambassador) Fui Peng Wong with reflections as a Mental Health First Aider at Birmingham Mind.

Supporting recovery, not just symptoms…
Psychology student (and British Psychological Society Student Ambassador) Fui Peng Wong with reflections as a Mental Health First Aider at Birmingham Mind.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

23.01.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Keto was hard so have abandoned ship for a bit. With anxiety sky high, starting new dose of meds & worrying abt nearly due Uni assignment. I couldn't deal with all the intrusive sugar cravings. I was actually craving a ice-cream bubblegum that I was addicted to aged 7!! Going Keto again next week.

23.01.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Day 3 Keto diet. V annoyed as had a chocolate biscuit binge with a cup of tea (no sugar - that was a first) at midnight. No ketones today. Dinner was same as yesterday but with piece of cheese & ham omelette. Sardines. Bit of cheddar. Be tmr now! Grrr

21.01.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Doug. Much appreciated.

19.01.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Elaine.

19.01.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 1 going Keto. I'm 17 stone, pot-bellied, insullin resistant and generally feel like a worthless piece of shit more days than not.

Been hooked on sugar all my life and think I'm more of a "coke addict" than Rishi Sunak. As long as it's πŸ’.

I'm following the Dr Roz plan.

19.01.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot

16.01.2026 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 19
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Write to your MP: Legally recognise humanist marriages, now!

I just wrote to my MP to call for immediate legal recognition of #humanistmarriages in England and Wales. The UK Government promised action but keeps delaying – it’s time to stop the excuses. humanists.uk/take-action-...

10.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any pics of Atlas31?

29.09.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

03.09.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 21180    πŸ” 6835    πŸ’¬ 1299    πŸ“Œ 1406
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Trump Must Resign Now Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will.

NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...

31.08.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7148    πŸ” 1959    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 70
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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

04.07.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”‘ β€œStriking off someone battling severe depression and suicidal intent because they miss appointments: accountability or abdication of care?” | Ben Macdonald πŸ”‘ β€œStriking off someone battling severe depression and suicidal intent because they miss appointments: accountability or abdication of care?” πŸ‘‡ Read on to see why our choice of words literally costs ...

Striking off someone battling severe depression and suicidal intent for missed GP appointments: accountability or abdication of care? Discover why our words literally cost lives πŸ‘‡
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

#DignityInLanguage #SupportNotScrutiny #MentalHealthMatters

28.06.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#27 - Nick Wall - Why it's time to abolish the Monarchy
YouTube video by The James Kennedy Podcast #27 - Nick Wall - Why it's time to abolish the Monarchy

In light of the news that benefit scrounger and mate of Jimmy Saville, King Charles, has just had his welfare payment increased by £40 million, here are all of the other reasons why it's time to abolish the monarchy. What do you guys think? ✊️
youtu.be/PrSjrE8yLJM?...

28.03.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 550    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 8

And as a bare minimum governments in all democracies *should stop posting on X*!!!

22.03.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 531    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 8
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Meanwhile over on the other place, rightwing free speech warriors (this guy is a former DeSantis campaign staffer) are calling for me to be denaturalized and deported because they don’t like my political speech. This is what fascism and racism looks like, folks.

16.03.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 63278    πŸ” 13999    πŸ’¬ 2203    πŸ“Œ 614
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Productive weekend. Aiming for a productive week ahead too. 🀞

16.03.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.

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My Mum's has had this for years and we gave it a bit of support when it was about 1.5ft. Is now over 3ft high with 13 babies!

But the mother plant is now only an inch away from having nowhere else to grow.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Ben xx

#Gardening #Cactus #CactusRepot #Plants #HelpPlease

02.03.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Shame the great BonnieShame isn't on this platform. We followed each other on Twitter & I'd love to know her thoughts on #TraitorTrump. He has NEVER apologised & only digs in. Will any Republican Senators go against Trump after disgracefully bullying Zelenskyy on live TV?

01.03.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

liz Cheney: Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine...

28.02.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3995    πŸ” 894    πŸ’¬ 129    πŸ“Œ 30

Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.

28.02.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16376    πŸ” 3414    πŸ’¬ 476    πŸ“Œ 172

I’m glad this happened. Now the entire world knows once and for all that Trump & Vance stand with Putin.

28.02.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2337    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 10
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So know you have to go to Trump and #TakeTheKnee or all hell breaks lose. Zelensky was shouted down. Framing as a "shouting match" unfair and pro-Putin imho (#SkyNews).

28.02.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I stand with Zelensky and Ukraine. Trump is a traitor and America is shameful! Putin is the aggressor. Putin is the enemy of democracy and freedom!

#TrumpTraitor

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Canadian artists are boycotting the important @sxsw.com musical festival in Texas.This is an unprecedented show of force by Canadian artists.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Canada was going to be taught a lesson.
Greg consider this a teaching moment: your state is an enemy of democracy and arts.

24.02.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3068    πŸ” 850    πŸ’¬ 155    πŸ“Œ 82

He wants to end it so that he can get something out of it. Strong-arming an ally who is at war is not how you do good business. It's how you start wars! Donald has shown us what side he is on. Is that really the side America is on?

24.02.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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