Minderella

Minderella

@minderella.bsky.social

Teacher of English Language & Literature, Media and Film Studies; Stage Manager for Brownsea Open Air Theatre; Beach Wanderer collecting shells to make pocket oceans.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world

theguardian.comInfluencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the worldA year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room. Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...

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Timothy Snyder
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty. If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐 There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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EuropeanPowell
@europeanpowell.bsky.social

Everyone seems to have forgotten about the REUL Bill. Until June 2026, Starmer can allow ministers to amend or axe these laws with minimal scrutiny. The 3 key areas targeted are: Food safety, environmental protections, and employment rights. What is REUL?👇👀 open.substack.com/pub/european...

open.substack.comStarmer’s Silent Brexit Betrayal: How the REUL Act Fuels Austerity, Corporate Greed, and Jobless FreeportsIt’s the scandal nobody’s talking about.

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EuropeanPowell
@europeanpowell.bsky.social

Aren't SEZs a form of simulation in that they attempt to construct parallel jurisdictions with different laws and regulations to those of the host country? I've written something about SEZs and Jean Baudrillard, free to read on Substack open.substack.com/pub/european...

open.substack.comAren't SEZs a form of simulation in that they attempt to construct parallel jurisdictions with different laws and regulations to those of the host country?SEZs are corporate attempts to implement substitutions of democratically run states with corporate-run ones. The End Again.

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EuropeanPowell
@europeanpowell.bsky.social

Starmer’s Anti-British Vassalism Hands Britain to Corporate Overlords Keir Starmer’s partnership with BlackRock is a betrayal of British sovereignty. Why everyone who values democracy, egalitarianism, and saving the planet from predators like Blackrock should speak out. A thread

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

AOC: If anyone is breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress — it’s DHS. It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem. You lay a finger on Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman or any of the Representatives that were there… we’re going to have a problem.

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EuropeanPowell
@europeanpowell.bsky.social

The UK commons—our green spaces, public infrastructure, and democratic institutions—are under siege by a neoliberal power grab, orchestrated by financial giants like BlackRock and enabled by Keir Starmer’s changed Labour Party. Please read the entire thread

Minderella
@minderella.bsky.social

I love Snarky Rachel

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Maddow: 88% of the country says no, no, he cannot defy a supreme court ruling. Only 9% say yes he can. And you know, it's not the same thing. But I should mention that 9% is also the proportion of Americans who told yougov this week that they have a favorable view of the black plague

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Chris Hayes
@chrislhayes.bsky.social

Please watch and share. It can be easy to get a little lost in the details, but the ENTIRE THING they're doing is absolutely built on a foundation of lies and flagrantly illegal.

All In with Chris Hayes@allinwithchris.bsky.social

@chrislhayes.bsky.social breaks down each layer of the "sheer lawlessness" of the Trump deportation case. (1/2)

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Eric McDaniel | NPR
@ericm.cd

I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years. This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

npr.orgHaunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run outMothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.

Minderella
@minderella.bsky.social

I couldn’t get any pictures, but looking from the cliff-top in #Bournemouth it looks like there’s a huge shoal of fish hanging out just off-shore. I have never seen anything like this here. 🌊🦑🐡

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Peter Stefanovic
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

The government has published no evidence to suggest that cutting disability benefits will get people back to work. The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink its cruel, shameful & completely irresponsible plan to cut benefits which will plunge 250,000 people, including 50,000 children into poverty - on its own impact analysis This is how you can help youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...

youtu.beI’m joining Trussell in calling on the Gov’t to rethink its cruel & shameful plan to cut benefitsYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Emma Monk
@monkemma.bsky.social

So let’s have a little look at the Right wing media feeding off its own ecosystem. Here’s @TiceRichard claiming NET ZERO caused the Heathrow shut down, while sharing a Telegraph article that appears to back up his claim Must be true then, right?? 🧐you know the drill… 🧵 1/

Minderella
@minderella.bsky.social

I’m in London and I had occasion to experience “those f-ing stairs” from London Bridge to the riverside walk on the South Bank. Weirdly angled and with strangely narrow treads, they take some concentration to navigate.