Fiona

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[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@birdietamart How do I buy these??

[John O'Connell @jdpoc]

#Budget2024 …

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@steelershockey Hi, I can’t buy any tickets as ticketmaster says there is less than 24 hours to buy tickets so contact the box office, but there is no box office contact number anymore? I am wanting 2 tickets for tonight’s game sat together.

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@Muxley14 You should go to Pearl at park hill flats for lovely drinks!

[Laila Mickelwait @LailaMickelwait]

Shero.

[Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @Amy_Siskind]

Wow.

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@cineworld Would have been perfect for HALLOWEEN!

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@CaraLisette @anjgi They have received more supplies / meals already sent up and there sending another lot up in a few months

[Women's Aid @womensaid]

[1/5] The horrific murder of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt has left an entire nation in a state of disbelief and shock as an utterly devastating act of male violence.

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

Before everyone starts suggesting that maybe Kyle Clifford was ‘suffering from mental health issues’ which ‘caused him’ to tie up and shoot three women, let me shoot some facts here:

1. There is not a single mental disorder listed or described in the DSM which states that it causes murder

2. Not a single mental health charity would put their name to a public statement which stated that MH was associated with committing murder - in fact they would probably do the opposite

3. Men kill women because they want to

4. Men kill women because they get something out of it

5. Men kill women because of their misogyny and male entitlement

6. Men kill women because they enjoy it

7. Men kill women because we do absolutely nothing about the toxic, abusive, misogynistic, pro-violence and pro-abuse society we raise them in

8. Men kill women because there are virtually zero consequences and less than 2% conviction rate for domestic and sexual violence crimes

People only claim men who murder are mentally ill for TWO reasons:

1. To defend the suspect legally, in order to claim insanity, so charges or sentences can be lessened

2. To psychologically distance ourselves from their actions, so no one has to accept that this is a social and systemic problem of violence and abuse - and we can all go on pretending that it was another ‘one-off’ caused by ‘mental illness’

End.

[Samantha Smith @SamanthaTaghoy]

Harry Kane has said in an interview that: “England hasn’t won anything as a nation for a long, long time”.

The Lionesses just won the Euros, and came second in the World Cup. But I guess female sporting achievements don’t count, right?

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@HeidiBriones 😂😂 truth

[Moody Steve ● @moodyoldblue]

@Bbmorg Let the numbers do the talking

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

I still can’t quite believe this happened. What does it say about our society?

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@olivercoppard Great result both in Yorkshire, and the country as a whole. ❤️ 👏🏻 Also hopefully the testing free travel for young people in South Yorkshire happens soon and goes well! 🤞🏻

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

David Cameron spending OUR money on luxury jets.

Cameron & Greensill Scandal
Cameron & offshore trusts
Cameron promoting Chinese company assets
No consequences

If anyone thinks politicians like Cameron are in it for the good of "the British people"

Give. Your. Head. A. Wobble.

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Five things that would cost you less than what Rishi Sunak is spending to send one person to Rwanda 👇

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

Yes it works in the browser, it keeps trying to send me to the app though!

[Fiona @Fi_Fi_Trix]

@duolingo Hi, I haven’t been able to access Duolingo for 3 weeks now and sent 2 messages through the app, every time I try to do a new section it says loading, the only thing I can do is practice old stories so I keep going over the same 8 stories so I don’t lose my freeze steak!