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can all the protesting farmers bog off back to the countryside in their tractors and pay their taxes like everyone else please now

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King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing

(Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall)

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Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments Exclusive: Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has said she is “disappointed” by Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s comments on her assisted dying bill.

Exclusive: Kim Leadbeater tells us she is “disappointed” by Wes Streeting’s comments on her assisted dying bill

The Labour MP says the Health Secretary's remarks earlier today "suggest he hasn't read the bill"

Story @siennarodgers.bsky.social

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Reeves to announce ‘megafunds’ shake-up of local government pension scheme Chancellor to tell City leaders of Canada-style plan to pool assets for benefit of long-term investment

Pensions policy making waves today: major reforms coming to how local government and DC pensions are run & therefore invested

But we won’t hear anything about HOW MUCH people should be saving. The Budget has diminished the prospect of urgent action on this front

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses Health secretary says controversial scheme for trusts in England is necessary to raise standards

Wes Streeting plans to publish a football-style league table of the best- and worst-performing hospitals in England has prompted fury from NHS bosses and staff at the prospect of struggling trusts being “named and shamed”

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

and not much out there.
Men. We need to step it up dudes!
seriously.
Women had long FOUGHT besides us thru it all.
We need to up our game and do our part.

me: i'm sad

cat: shut the fuck up and serve me food

Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub John London, a landlord, paid rates so could take part in Westminster byelection despite being called a ‘blackamoor’

"Until now, the first black voter in Britain was thought to be the composer Charles Ignatius Sancho. But a chance discovery at the British Library by Dr Gillian Williamson, a historian researching lodgers in Georgian London, reveals a black man voted in an election 25 years earlier."

This is a brilliant list of all the "usual" political peeps who are now transferring from X to Bluesky....all in one handy parcel thanks to @adambienkov.bsky.social

Cheers Adam

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Let's get this party started 👍🏼👍🏼

15M people on Bluesky!!! 💫

The Verge beat us to our own announcement — that's the beauty of an open network with public stats!

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The plot thickens …

hey bluesky, on my way to work today I went to a coffee shop today to buy coffee and there was a lady with a baby in a stroller leaving so I said 'can I grab the door for you?' She said yes so I did then another person said 'can I give you a platypus sticker cuz you were nice?'

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. (John F. Kennedy)(Google photo)

Happy Wednesday, everyone.

Love my cat

Good morning, Bluesky!☕

Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.

Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections