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Claire

@clrthrn.bsky.social

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§in πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Tea, music, Dutch stuff, UK/EU politics, crochet, and parenting. Currently battling a cheese addiction.

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Alan Carr is an evil genius and I love him #thetraitors

06.11.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Judging by the sort of people who want to leave, Mamdani will solve the housing and crime problems without lifting a finger. He is THAT good.

06.11.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How entirely unsurprising to read that Trump, well known for not paying contractors, has not paid a contractor.

06.11.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.

05.11.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 24

Until sport and politics move, it will always be there. People need to write to MPs etc and tell them how it looks that they are still there. Much easier now Musk is fully down the Tommy Robinson rabbit hole.

06.11.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d vote for a dog in a top hat if it kept out Farage.

05.11.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely to wake up to news from America that I can greet with a FUCK YES instead of a FFS. Congrats!

05.11.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This person took this when they called the race

05.11.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 28757    πŸ” 7008    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 883

The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.

The president and his allies came after him.

Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.

He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.

His politics can win anywhere.

05.11.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 23303    πŸ” 4640    πŸ’¬ 489    πŸ“Œ 268

This guy, blimey...

05.11.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Zohran! The Netherlands just voted against authoritarianism and our version of Trumpism, happy to have New (Amsterdam) York stepping into the fight. Love not hate wins the day…

05.11.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our cat is missing and I am really gutted. About to spend lunch hour walking in random streets in case he got lost somewhere. But he won't go out without us sometimes so quite worried about where he might be. Come on Socky boy, come on home

04.11.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I got almost 5kgs of Wensleydale in August. This is what is left. I think I’ve done quite well to make it last this long πŸ˜‚

04.11.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can imagine a lot of shit things but being stuck in a lift with Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson would see me chewing through brick and glass to escape.

04.11.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stop now, this is surely the winner?

04.11.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

God loves a trier, and by God, Miller is fucking trying. In every sense of that word.

04.11.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FR/NL have to compete with our neighbours as labour is fluid and can cross borders, disposable income needs to be broadly the same. UK's biggest asset/problem is being an island. Wages won't rise as there is a captive labour market and no unions to push back.

04.11.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I only use a MAGA blocklist but I got a lot of shit for following a few Telegraph and Times journalists who made it here. It's really important to read both sides of things, just not to have it smashed aggressively in your face like Twitter does.

04.11.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I do agree with that. I live in the Netherlands where we rinse our wealthy properly but also, we offer mad tax breaks to companies so they bring their high paid staff (who then pay mad high personal income tax) so we get the revenue in a more roundabout way.

04.11.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sitting here in another country, where everything works but I pay way more than UK tax for the pleasure, hearing Brits whine about stuff not working but also not wanting to pay more tax is a fucking trip and a half. Not you obvs but in the other place etc.

04.11.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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This was right above your post on my feed....

04.11.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If any New Yorkers are unsure who to vote for then this might help push you one way or the other (If it pushes you towards Cuomo then you are possible on the wrong social media site too)

04.11.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The driver "managed to contact the control
centre at Network Rail and get the train
diverted onto the slow line", Calder says.


"That was absolutely crucial because this
train was scheduled to be travelling through
Huntingdon station on the tracks with no
platform at 125mph."


"It didn't stop in the middle of nowhere,
which would have been very difficult."


Calder thinks this was handled in the "safest
possible way" thanks to the "incredible
professionalism from the driver and the
police". Train drivers are trained on how to
take appropriate action, he adds,

The driver "managed to contact the control centre at Network Rail and get the train diverted onto the slow line", Calder says. "That was absolutely crucial because this train was scheduled to be travelling through Huntingdon station on the tracks with no platform at 125mph." "It didn't stop in the middle of nowhere, which would have been very difficult." Calder thinks this was handled in the "safest possible way" thanks to the "incredible professionalism from the driver and the police". Train drivers are trained on how to take appropriate action, he adds,

Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC

02.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3642    πŸ” 1045    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 37

Bella needs to buy a lottery ticket when she lands as she is the luckiest girl in the world.

03.11.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet from Ella Devi: canvassing for @ZohranKMamdani in the east village today and the actor who plays dr. strugis in young sheldon is in my canvassing group!!

Photo of Ella with another canvasser and Wallace Shawn

Tweet from Ella Devi: canvassing for @ZohranKMamdani in the east village today and the actor who plays dr. strugis in young sheldon is in my canvassing group!! Photo of Ella with another canvasser and Wallace Shawn

On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable

02.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 23492    πŸ” 2652    πŸ’¬ 1323    πŸ“Œ 842
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Crochet is getting out of control, I’m making gift tags and cards πŸ˜‚πŸ§Ά

31.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waarschuwing aan truckers na spoorbotsing Meteren: 'Rijd door de slagbomen' De beelden van het ongeluk zijn bewust openbaar gemaakt om te voorkomen dat zoiets nog een keer gebeurt.

Blimey! The trucker is both an absolute dickhead and very lucky to be alive.

31.10.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a reality show in the UK. The Royal Family too. All directed by the newspapers. The NL coalition means that there are no surprises. Bills planned 5 years up front, no reality show big reveals except on Budget Day and even that is predictable.

31.10.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am so sorry to read this. That poor poor woman.

31.10.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I cried with relief on the phone, told them I was expecting a Border Force style sledgehammer reaction to my slackness and the IND person was again lovely. I told them I was so lucky to be dealing with them and they agreed. So know that other countries, allies no less, look at the UK in disgust

31.10.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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