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Here to speak to real people about real life. MECFS. Campaigner for people with long-term health conditions & disability rights. Carer for Partner who has Cancer. Likes Gardening, Art, Music & Politics. I'm one of those awful Leftie things....apparently!

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We are so sick of thisโ€ฆ

In what world is a โ€˜double-tapโ€™ a mishap?

31.08.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 493    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Happy #SocialistSunday #Comrades #Solidarity to all enjoy your day โœŒ๐Ÿป

31.08.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Frighening stuff! #USALunacy!

31.08.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What in the ever loving fuck is going on here

31.08.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11336    ๐Ÿ” 2458    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2249    ๐Ÿ“Œ 566
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Mosque finds union jack tied to railings and puts it in window - BBC News A Muslim centre in Wirral said it is flying the union jack in to show it is proud to be British.

You donโ€™t see this๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผnews pushed by the BBC on its main news page like they โ€œreportโ€ when Farage opens his mouth or a migrant lands etc..

#RightWingScum put a Union Jack on a Mosque to intimidate them..

So its leaders put it in a window saying 'This is our flag... we are proud British Muslimsโ€๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ

31.08.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 743    ๐Ÿ” 242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Wow. #Autumn #Fall

31.08.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our unexpected "new" album, out Dec 5, contains 16 further tracks from the sessions for Life, Death And Dennis Hopper. Title is RIPS FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, package is in comic book style, and it's a lot of Hopper-tastic fun. Linktree/pre-order etc: linktr.ee/RipsFromTheC...

31.08.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The new addition to the garden. I hope this Rose is the start of many blooms to come. #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

31.08.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Will this little bush finally put an end to my bad luck with Roses? I'm hoping the Umpire will keep a close eye on those bugs & critters for me lol! #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

31.08.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a great photo #Earth

28.08.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"

Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants โ€“ Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o... Its not like The #Sick & #Disabled community haven't got enough to cope with. Comments like this doesn't help. Seems like our #safety means sod all to The #Establishment

22.08.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš ๏ธWARNINGโš ๏ธ | Facebook US spy tech company Palantir has 24 contracts with key UK public institutions, the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, the Police Force, the Cabinet Office, and the DLUHC. Palantir's mass surveillance...

"WARNINGโš ๏ธ
US spy tech company Palantir has 24 contracts with key UK public institutions, the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, the Police Force ...
Palantir has provided AI tools to the Israel Defense Forces during the Gaza genocide."
via Iva Wedgy
www.facebook.com/groups/20810...

22.08.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My two new additions to the garden. I've not had much luck with Roses so far so fingers crossed these two survive. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿคž#FlowersOnFriday #Flowers #Gardening #Nature

22.08.2025 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants are refugees New government statistics have shown that just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants in Great Britain were refugees.

Just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants are refugees. Someone should let Nigel Farage and his party know

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/jus...

12.08.2025 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 419    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Text: Quote from Danny Sriskandarajah: "Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper have continued the tradition of their predecessors in cracking down on the right to protest in the UK. The sight of hundreds of peaceful protestors being mass arrested should be a wake-up call to the dangers of shrinking the space for legal protest. We mustn't forget the context in which these protests are taking place. We have all spent the last 20 months looking in horror at images of death, starvation and destruction in Gaza โ€“ while the international community seems unable or unwilling to stop the atrocities or hold Israel to account for violations of international humanitarian law and principles. It feels hugely disproportionate to treat protestors as terrorists for peacefully expressing the horror and anguish many of us are feeling right now."

Text: Quote from Danny Sriskandarajah: "Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper have continued the tradition of their predecessors in cracking down on the right to protest in the UK. The sight of hundreds of peaceful protestors being mass arrested should be a wake-up call to the dangers of shrinking the space for legal protest. We mustn't forget the context in which these protests are taking place. We have all spent the last 20 months looking in horror at images of death, starvation and destruction in Gaza โ€“ while the international community seems unable or unwilling to stop the atrocities or hold Israel to account for violations of international humanitarian law and principles. It feels hugely disproportionate to treat protestors as terrorists for peacefully expressing the horror and anguish many of us are feeling right now."

Protecting civic freedoms is essential to protecting democracy. It feels hugely disproportionate to treat peaceful protesters as terrorists. Our view on the weekend's arrests.

12.08.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

So after copying Trump's *jerking off two camels* dance, this UKIP fascist then ends it all with a sneaky little Nazi salute (just like Musk, Bannon, AFD etc.) ... It must be clear to everyone by now that these neo-Nazis aren't working alone. They're all part of the same network.

10.08.2025 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Gazanias...up close and full display. These flowers bring me such joy whenever a new one fully opens. #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

12.08.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Red Gazania ....probably the best shade of red I've seen. I adore these flowers #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

06.08.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How many more UKLabour MPs are pencilled in for a 'Friends of Israel' trip? These 'holidays' need to stop. #NotMyParty

31.07.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Labour REALLY Supports Genocide Labour Friends of Genocide EXPOSED

Why Labour REALLY Supports Genocide @PulaRJS

15.07.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 89    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
THIS IS NOT A DRILL (w/ Roger Waters) | The Chris Hedges Report
YouTube video by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel THIS IS NOT A DRILL (w/ Roger Waters) | The Chris Hedges Report

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Sn...

31.07.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It doesn't make any sense. Resident Doctors work their bums off to look after each & every one of us providing care & treatment at our times of need. How can these people who work so hard for us be worth so little to our Government? The rule of importance is all wrong here in the UK #PayThem

31.07.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sky Rockets in sight.....afternoon delight! .....ahhhh! ahhhh! Afternoon delight! Lol! #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

31.07.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gazanias never fail to bring sunshine into the garden #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

31.07.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gazanias enjoying a summer shower. #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

31.07.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More Tiger Lily Obsession. A close up. #Gardening #Nature #Flowers ๐ŸŒฑ

29.07.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Such beautiful colours. Has to be one of my favourites. #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

26.07.2025 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Tiger Lily. 24 hours of perfection and then it's gone. #Flowers #Gardening #Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

26.07.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Tiger Lily. I'm naming this one Vincent after the Van Gogh White Iris painting. #Flowers #Nature #Gardening ๐ŸŒฑ

24.07.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is this what would be called a 'Lucky Four Petalled Tiger Lily?' I've never seen a four petalled specimen before, can anyone tell me how unusual this is please? ๐ŸŒฑ #Gardening #Nature #Flowers

24.07.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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