Caroline D 🕊️🍉

Lover of Lea Marshes.
Living with M.E.
@wonderingstar.bsky.social

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

I am someone with mild to moderate ME (+chronic pain from other conditions).

My heartfelt compassion goes to all those with #severeME being horribly gaslit by the ignorant and the malign.

You have suffered enough, you are cherished and you have my solidarity, always .💓

[Katie Pennick @KatiePennick]

Labour wants to scrap PIP for those with "lower needs" i.e. scoring 3 or less for each activity. Let’s look at what that means.

Need someone to lift you in and out of the shower? = 3 points.

Need someone to dress your lower body – to put on your pants and trousers? = 2 points.

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

There are always deep pockets for the merchants of death.

In addition, another £9.95bn will be spent on Britain's nuclear weapons of mass destruction programme - annually.

Whilst they claim there is no money to support the living.

https://t.co/oYYb78gD74

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

@SocialistNHS ❤️

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

That £13.4bn 'defence' budget that Keir Starmer announced before the decision to rob disabled people of their living allowances?

Some of it will go to 'intelligence' such as this, which is fed to the Israeli army. Sickened doesn't even get close to it #WelfareNotWarfare

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

I cannot believe I’m writing this.

But Keir Starmer today resumed British spy flights over Gaza to collect intel for Israel.

This Shadow R1 left UK base on Cyprus at 3pm and spent 5 hours over Gaza.

The plane’s capabilities include “target acquisition” for military strikes.

[Just Treatment 💊 @JustTreatment]

🚨 BREAKING: Young PIP claimants challenge @wesstreeting for backing cruel disability cuts.

We’ve been denied care, stuck on waiting lists & left to fight for survival in a rigged system.

#StopTheCuts - this is life or death. We won’t let them get away with it ⬇️ #GuardianLive

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

The safety net is there for all of us — we will defend the rights and dignity of disabled people because an injury to one is an injury to all.

[Clare Hinchcliffe @Subversivite]

ACT NOW 🚨🚨🚨

This isn't just about Zoe & the Filton 18

This is about EVERYBODY'S rights & freedoms

Your children could be next 9/

[Clare Hinchcliffe @Subversivite]

But if it *terrifies* you that our government is using counter terror powers to suppress dissent

- very legitimate dissent, given that they are breaking national & international laws by arming Israel -

then... 8/

[Clare Hinchcliffe @Subversivite]

We know that Keir Starmer has met with Elbit Systems' UK CEO. The treatment of the Filton 18 is clearly designed to intimidate Palestine Action, and protect the Israeli arms trade with the UK

If you're ok with that, no need to read any further 7/

[Sam Cannon Art @SamCannonArt]

'Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars.
Victor Hugo

With a little close up of the hares in the second picture.

[Osama Abu Rabee أسامة أبوربيع @dn_osama_rabee]

We, the family of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, urgently appeal to the international community to act immediately for his release. Detained by Israeli occupation forces while performing his humanitarian duty, he now suffers severe mistreatment in Sde Teiman detention center, including humiliation, exposure to freezing cold, and denial of medical care. Despite losing his son and being injured himself during this war, Dr. Hussam continued to serve his people with unwavering dedication. Our entire family holds Kazakhstani citizenship, and we call on the Kazakhstani government, international organizations like WHO and MedGlobal, and all foreign governments to intervene and secure his release before it is too late.

نحن عائلة الدكتور حسام أبو صفية، مدير مستشفى كمال عدوان، نناشد المجتمع الدولي بالتحرك الفوري للإفراج عنه. تم اعتقاله من قبل قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي أثناء تأدية واجبه الإنساني، وهو الآن يعاني من سوء المعاملة في معتقل "سدي تيمان"، بما في ذلك الإهانة، التعرض للبرد القارس، والحرمان من الرعاية الطبية. رغم فقدانه ابنه وإصابته خلال الحرب، واصل الدكتور حسام خدمته لشعبه بكل إخلاص. نحمل جميعًا الجنسية الكازاخستانية، ونطالب الحكومة الكازاخستانية، والمنظمات الدولية مثل منظمة الصحة العالمية وMedGlobal، وجميع الحكومات الأجنبية بالتدخل لضمان إطلاق سراحه قبل فوات الأوان.

Translation: @translatingpal

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

In this world of cruelty and war, may you find the refuge of peace and goodness that persists in your heart like a flame in the dark. If it feels dim, it is still a glimmer to light your way🕯️💗

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

Porn culture and rape culture are two sides of the same phenomenon. Toxic to men and dangerous to women.

[Genevieve Gluck @WomenReadWomen]

I hate pornography with every fiber of my soul because I have spent the past three years writing about violent sexual criminal cases that I have traced back to porn use.

There is no redeeming quality to pornography. It corrupts men and conditions women to accept sexual violence.

There isn't any government, or non-profit, or any organization in the world tracking the connection between sex crimes and pornography.

To do so would disrupt a very profitable industry. Even social media banks on the addictive nature of porn - it's everywhere, and increasingly violent, and the algorithm feeds it to viewers.

Men and women can never respect each other as equals in an environment where men are aroused by choking and punching women.

When men are trained to respond sexually to the torture of women, it undermines any humanity. Yes, men suffer too, but pornography hijacks men's sexual response to the detriment of women and children.

Pornography breaks the social contract. Police officers, judges, teachers, who get off on images of sexual torture are the normal now.

The only solution for restoring the social contract, in my opinion, is the abolition of pornography.

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

A new report from @humanrightswatch finds the Israeli government guilty of extermination and acts of genocide by deliberately restricting safe water for drinking and sanitation to Palestinians in Gaza. 🧵

Graphic: @democracynow

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

@PlanetEarth_HD Here's the NIH study, 'Japanese Knotweed Rhizome Bark Extract Inhibits Live SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro', for reference: https://t.co/glj2IDHaXe

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

@PlanetEarth_HD Do you think there is any chance you have a viral reservoir of Covid? Very much hoping you are able to get hold of pharmaceutical anti-virals 🙏 I take Trans Resveratrol from Japanese knotweed (I read there is lab-based evidence it is active against SARS)

[Khalil Sayegh @KhalilJeries]

A video of our neighborhood in Gaza City before it was completely destroyed by the Israeli occupation

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

In BBC coverage, mentions of Israeli and Palestinians deaths competed for space since 7th October.

That's despite far more Palestinian deaths.

There's one exception - a huge spike in the mentions of Palestinian deaths in early April.

The reason for this should disturb you.

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

@mhdksafa 🇵🇸

[#ThereForME @ThereForME_UK]

Great to see this update from the APPG on ME!

Some promising suggestions:
✅ Pushing for a select committee inquiry - echoing our #ThereForME letter signed by 28 orgs
✅ APPG inquiry on severe ME
✅ Scrutiny of the ME delivery plan

Minutes available👇

https://t.co/bowbR6LY5F

[Caroline D 🕊️🍉 @MarshWonderer]

@CaroleBruce17 💯