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Ruth

@ruthybeth12.bsky.social

60, fed up & foul-mouthed. Scouser exiled in Manc. Wife. Mother. Friend. #LFC #JFT97 #GenX #Music #Veggie #AmWriting #AmReading. I miss the seaside πŸ¦€

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To avoid the shitty UK graduate jobs market, our nephew (SIL's son) went to Dubai about 6 months ago. He texted DrK this morning on his way to work, telling him about seeing missiles and war planes flying overhead. I've never liked the sly little shit, but I do hope he (and everyone else) is OK!

02.03.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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[The sketchbook of a Victorian girl, Emily M. Madden, featuring the adventures of her cat, Mouton.]

wellcomecollection.org/works/rzwecsjy

01.03.2026 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Today is St David’s Day: patron saint of Wales, of course, but also of vegetarians and poets. He was reputed to have helped introduce bees to Ireland. He is famously quoted as saying β€œGwnewch y pethau bychain”, meaning β€œDo the little things”. Small changes and good choices matter, especially now.

01.03.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 234    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it.

Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.

01.03.2026 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3997    πŸ” 1065    πŸ’¬ 237    πŸ“Œ 84
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8987    πŸ” 3703    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 111

That looks amazing! Bet it gets better every day too!!

I’d eat like that but these days leftovers get frozen and given to student daughter to supplement noodles!

28.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Family voting"...

28.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8
A grey hoodie with text which reads:

β€œBuy a man eat fish,
He day, teach fish man
To a lifetime.”

A grey hoodie with text which reads: β€œBuy a man eat fish, He day, teach fish man To a lifetime.”

Wise words

27.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7806    πŸ” 1874    πŸ’¬ 156    πŸ“Œ 137
Text β€œglobal Scouse day”

Text β€œglobal Scouse day”

β€ͺHappy #GlobalScouseDay #YNWA ‬

28.02.2026 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Warmongering fucks

28.02.2026 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lmao

27.02.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3811    πŸ” 1027    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 179
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Gorton and Denton by-election and Reform’s claims of sectarianism

27.02.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This cottage in Hertfordshire is yours to rent for Β£1450pm...

...as long as you don’t register to vote.

What a red flag – landlords can't deny your democratic rights.

The big surprise is that the letting agent thinks it’s okay to include in the advert
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

27.02.2026 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 151    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 20

Is this one of those bot-created torygraph headlines that we saw yesterday?

27.02.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image from the β€œAllister Heath headline generator”. It simply says β€œAaaaaagggggghhhhhh”.

An image from the β€œAllister Heath headline generator”. It simply says β€œAaaaaagggggghhhhhh”.

27.02.2026 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
Allister Heath
The sheer lunacy of biscuits proves our elites hate Britain.

Allister Heath The sheer lunacy of biscuits proves our elites hate Britain.

Mmmmm, biscuits.

26.02.2026 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Allister Heath Headline Generator

In honour of the Sunday Telegraph's editor and offical maddest columnist, we have created the Allister Heath headline generator...
stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app

26.02.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1547    πŸ” 515    πŸ’¬ 528    πŸ“Œ 878
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a group of men are standing around a man in a wheelchair and the caption says it 's inflatable filth Alt: a group of men are standing around a man in a wheelchair and the caption says it 's inflatable filth
25.02.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My absolute favourite Quo song.

25.02.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

24.02.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8115    πŸ” 2119    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 264
Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Some of you like dogs, in which case you may appreciate that guide dogs of Team GB for the Paralympics get official photos

24.02.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2696    πŸ” 876    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 73
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The far-right are saying the quiet bit out loud

As someone who is both white and black, I feel comfortable calling this out for what it is

Because I’m pretty sure the likes of Arron Banks don’t include me in their β€œwhite” Britain because I have a bit too much pigment

This is racism

26.10.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 991    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 29

People commenting on my medical history with absolutely no knowledge of me or my circumstances! Sheesh!

24.02.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING 🚨 Generation Rent slams Reform UK plans to scrap hard-won protections for renters. Our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, reactsπŸ‘‡

24.02.2026 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at a parliamentary research briefing for a thing, and someone's spelt Britain as 'Britian' πŸ™„ AND NOBODY NOTICED BEFORE IT WAS PUBLISHED!!

24.02.2026 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WTF? I had an elective C-section with our first child. Otherwise both him and I would have died.

Please can we stop men from trying to control women's bodies?

24.02.2026 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

🀒

24.02.2026 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pears. Ugh. Unpleasant, gritty texture. Slimy. Or rock hard. And a weird, perfumy smell.

23.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds ideal!

23.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best tip I know for moving day is to get your bed set up first. Then you don’t have to do it later when you’re *absolutely* knackered. Good luck and happy new home!

23.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0