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Nette Goose

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Happily married Mum of one beautiful trans son, three crazy canines and a seriously headbanging budgie. MS does not define me. Diabetic (T2). Humanist. Loves reading, music and crafting. No DMs please.

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05.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just to clarify, my own view on immigration:

It is deeply necessary to counter the cliff edge we’re facing because of our rapidly ageing population.

Labour is not having the right conversation - we don’t need to stop immigration, we need to explain why it’s critical for our survival.

05.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
The Celegraph
66 Starmer's Britain suddenly feels very small, very weak and very alone
The heroism of Churchill has degenerated into
Starmer's pusillanimity
Our Prime Minister embodies British decline | Credit: Simon
Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

The Celegraph 66 Starmer's Britain suddenly feels very small, very weak and very alone The heroism of Churchill has degenerated into Starmer's pusillanimity Our Prime Minister embodies British decline | Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

You know what would have helped with this sudden isolation we now find ourselves in?

Not leaving the damned EU.

For fuck’s sake.

05.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 376 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 6
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Lili Saintcrow | Subconscious Sorting It’s rather wonderful how one can throw up one’s hands at a plot problem, go to bed, and while one sleeps the subconscious gremlins will be busy measuring and cutting, generally produci…

Subconscious Sorting

05.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A dear friend's cat is dealing with anemia and needs blood transfusions, and I am so worried for her, but wanted to pause and remind folks that cats and dogs can be blood donors. If you have a healthy animal between 1-6 years of age, look for a program near you. Save some lives.

04.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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UK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will tighten rules on access to accommodation and financial support

I see lessons have not been learned from the spectacular loss of Gorton and Denton.

If Labour insists on continuing down this route, then they do honestly deserve to lose the next GE.

Utterly infuriating.

05.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 14
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Isabel Oakeshott: Economic Migrant, Tax Exile, Future Evacuee? The commentators who fled Britain for lower taxes have built careers sneering at the country they left - yet still rely on it when the world turns dangerous.

The Venn Diagram is a circle, and crosses very nicely with the people who are so very keen to not pay their taxes while shitting on the British state that will still be doing any evacuation if they may need it.

04.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m going for option 3!

04.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Somehow my post from this morning has turned into my best performing piece on Bearly Politics to date - which leads me to conclude that either:

1. You guys missed me!

Or,

2. People really, really dislike Isabel Oakeshott.

🐻

04.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 1

β€˜Gender critical’ transphobe, Rosie Duffield’ playing the β€˜victim’ card (again) while totally skipping over the part where she relentlessly and obsessively prioritises targeting trans people (she literally left UK Labour so she could do it unencumbered from party rules on behaviour) πŸ˜–

04.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thread.😑

03.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The grin of pure evil.

04.03.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe but can the special relationship recover? The remarks came amid a row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes.

A special relationship is built on mutual love and respect.

An abusive relationship is when your partner belittles you, gives nothing back, threatens you, keeps negatively comparing you to an ex partner and despite it all assumes you'll always be there for them.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.03.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 23
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s recent efforts to woo centre-ground voters may cause tension in party’s right flank, says Hope Not Hate

Do recent recruits not realise that their own voters want to deport them and/or their parents or do they just not care?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

04.03.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 831 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 8
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How Nigel Farage Will Lose the Next General Election Reform's extended tantrum over losing the Gorton and Denton by-election reveals exactly why they are on course for an even bigger defeat at the next general election

How Reform's extended tantrum over losing the Gorton and Denton by-election reveals exactly why they are on course for an even bigger defeat at the next general election

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-nigel-...

04.03.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 754 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 16
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Stop the steal: protect workers’ and renters’ rights! Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. Sign this petition to stop the steal.

Have you seen this? Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. I'm really worried about it. I've signed a petition to stop the steal. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

04.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Coming soon: Shabana Mahmood and Wes Streeting, two of Labour's more prominent trans-haters, combine to proscribe protests against JK Rowling under the Terrorism Act.

04.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
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Partner of sitting Labour MP among three arrested on suspicion of spying for China Exclusive: Trio arrested by counter-terrorism police understood to also include partner of a former Labour MP

Exc from @pippacrerar.bsky.social - The partner of a sitting Labour MP is among three people who have been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of spying for China, the Guardian understands.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

04.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

I want Starmer to stand down, but in this instance, he’s absolutely 100% right

03.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
02104-25 Fraser v Telegraph.co.uk - IPSO Ian Fraser complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that Telegraph.co.uk breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined β€œWe earn Β£345k, but soa...

Press Regulator finds Telegraph did indeed publish complete nonsense on stilts.

www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...

03.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know everybody is worried about PM Farage, but I'm not. And this (transposed from USA) is why.

Yes, he's disturbingly popular. But his policies aren't, they're getting less popular by the day, he has to defend them for 3 years until an election, and the "Not Farage" vote is already huge.

03.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

I remember the lead up to the 2nd Gulf war very well indeed.

All the WMD stuff and the "if we don't stop them now they'll nuke us" lies.

It was absolute bollocks and obviously so, and this repeat version of it being pushed by pro Trump pro war factions is dangerous, fanciful nonsense.

03.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 572 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 2

I know! Let’s send large slow-moving targets into the arena!

03.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lili Saintcrow | Ruining All Goodwill I ended Monday so annoyed even the tarot cards were telling me to calm down. Which called for a bit of Bob Ross before bed, and I was about to dive into a history book when I realised I had Day of …

For the afternoon crowd: Ruining All Goodwill

03.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a post from X.com by Paul (@LeftySeparatist). The text reads: "I don’t want my tax being spent on facilitating the return of these extremists from Dubai to the UK. They clearly despise our culture and way of life and they should seek refuge in the first safe country they arrive in. Am I doing this right? πŸ€”"
Below the text are two images:
​Left: A selfie of Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott smiling outdoors.
​Right: A professional shot of Richard Madeley sitting at a news desk in a blue suit.

A screenshot of a post from X.com by Paul (@LeftySeparatist). The text reads: "I don’t want my tax being spent on facilitating the return of these extremists from Dubai to the UK. They clearly despise our culture and way of life and they should seek refuge in the first safe country they arrive in. Am I doing this right? πŸ€”" Below the text are two images: ​Left: A selfie of Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott smiling outdoors. ​Right: A professional shot of Richard Madeley sitting at a news desk in a blue suit.

03.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that Isabel Oakeshott, economic migrant to the UAE may just turn into a refugee fleeing to the UK from a war zone will cause a level of schadenfreude in me that may just make me topple right over.

03.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 1918 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 21

People keep asking me about AFTERWAR these days, and… I just don’t know what to say.

The book was a warning.

02.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lili Saintcrow | Back To the Mines Thanks to a most excellent cover designer, I was able to upload the paperback wrap for Nigel this morning, and a proof copy is on its way. I anticipate no problems, but just in case, I won’t …

Back To the Mines

02.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lili Saintcrow | Monthly Sales Monthly Sales Please check the dates! Sales From 3/1 to 3/7, several of my titles are 25-50% off during the Smashwords Read An Ebook Week sale. A Long (Zombie) Roadtrip From 3/8 to 3/15, Cotton Cro…

It's a new month, and that means new sales and price drops! (Be sure to check the dates.)

02.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump is a global chaos generator. He couldn't give a damn about the Iranians and will walk away the moment things get difficult, leaving a trail of pointless death and destruction.
It's all about spectacle for him. Once that's achieved, job done.

01.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1067 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 9