Martin House💙

IT Greybeard and proud of it.
Parent of Athena & carer for Ali formerly my partner for over a decade & still my friend of over 30 years

[Snowleopardess 💚 @snowleopardess]

Look at the timeline of this woman.
She is totally obsessed. Every day she makes at least one post attacking benefit claimants, always using erroneous information and lies.
Something needs to be done. An MP should not be able to spout untruths like this on a public platform.

[Lynn Williams @Carer49]

Helen, you are absolutely just making yourself look silly now. This is demonstrably not true. Ask anyone who has to navigate our horrendous system.

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Literally untrue (and I am a national expert on benefits and mental health).

[Carers Trust @CarersTrust]

"My cry really on behalf of carers is actually they need things like definite respite." Thank you Baroness Casey - we couldn't agree more. Carers need proper, long-term support, and that includes the right to a break from their caring role.

[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

Trump told the country his ballroom was “taxpayer-free.” His own contractor’s records say you’ve been paying for it the whole time. 

The price has nearly tripled since last summer, from $200 million to $600 million, and more than $300 million of that is coming from your tax dollars. 

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Corruption Chronicles.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Red extreme heat warning – temperatures could reach 40C in parts of UK

https://t.co/ArFf9unqa4

[UK Thunderstorm Updates @UKStormUpdates]

This is what the satellite imagery is currently showing from the storm affecting Somerset/Wiltshire. Cloud tops on this monster have exceeded 40,000ft.

It literally looks like a bomb 😮

[Mik Scarlet @MikScarlet]

I've been posting about how much pain I'm in for a while now but I thought I should explain what started it all & how it highlights just how ableist our society is.
In 2019 my mum was dying. I was driving up to Luton to see her. Around J4 on the M1...
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[Trussell @TrussellUK]

Stronger support means a stronger society for everyone.

Repost if you agree.

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

Keir Starmer may resign, and commentators say he leaves no legacy. That is absurd. Liz Truss crashed the pound in 49 days. Boris Johnson illegally prorogued Parliament and deliberately misled MPs. They’re not even comparable.

[liane gomersall @ligomersall]

An employment tribunal has awarded £17,280 to a former DWP employee for disability discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments. https://t.co/Tx0FWHeHqB

[Lynn Williams @Carer49]

Or indeed the whole benefits system..

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

75% of people already turning to food banks are disabled.

We hear directly from people how hard they're finding covering the cost of essentials as well as the cost of being disabled.

Welfare reform needs to make sure disabled people can get compassionate support that actually provides security. 💚

[michelle maher @mmaher70]

Disability Hate crime through lies, rhetoric, humiliation, for 15 year's

No minority group has been so destroyed

Only country referred to the UN 2017, who found 'grave and systematic violations'

It's £37 bn estimate cut from 2010 to 2021

#Labour #R4today #GMB

[Business Nerd @Business_Nerd_]

Steve Wozniak gave away his own Apple stock to nearly every employee before the IPO including high school kids who helped write early code.

"They shouldn't be treated like they aren't worth anything."

h/t: Tech Legends

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Trump told Leslie Stahl something years ago that everyone should hear.

She asked Trump he kept calling the media fake news.

He said, I do it because I need to discredit you, so that when you say negative things about me, nobody believes you.

That is EXACTLY what he’s done.

The problem everyone has with him is that most of us grew up with values, ethics, and integrity.

That is not Donald Trump.

He figured out a long time ago that he can bully his way through any rule and if he keeps pushing harder and harder, people will relent.

For most of his life they did, but we must stand up against it.

[Met Office @metoffice]

⚠️⚠️🔴 Red weather warning issued 🔴⚠️⚠️

Extreme heat across parts of central/southern England and Wales

Wednesday 0900 - Thursday 2100

Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

[Alex Tiffin @RespectIsVital]

You cannot get PIP for anxiety or ADHD alone, the points system is designed to prevent that.

Rather, someone with ADHD or anxiety may get PIP because say, like me, they've cancer and can't walk.

But hey, demonising disabled people with misleading stats 0ays better...

[Bubblejet @Bubblejet]

In the UK, there are:

1.2 million wheelchair users
3.5 million people receiving cancer treatment
340,000 people registered blind
&c
AND there are many people waiting for surgery.

Yet only 2.8 million people are in receipt of incapacity #benefits. A very low figure.

#Disability