Nobody important. No influence over anything, I can’t even earn my dog’s respect.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined March 2009
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Caroline Castle retweeted
Just clocked that Rosie Duffield wore a dinosaur badge today – presumably in honour of David Lammy (he of "men can grow a cervix" fame) referring to gender-critical feminists as "dinosaurs hoarding women's rights". What an absolute boss
Caroline Castle retweeted
We are, thanks! #WeKnowWhatAWomanIs
#SupremeCourt
Caroline Castle retweeted
So it's strange. We're constantly told that Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, and Rupert Lowe are "straight talkers". They've had a lot to say about Putin in the past. They've had a lot to say about Trump in the past. But suddenly they seem to have lost their voices. Why is that.
Caroline Castle retweeted
"Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence"
As always, this isn't quite what it seems.
Caroline Castle retweeted
Live worms in Costco salmon 😳
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Those are not worms but anisakis, a parasite found nearly in every wild-captured fish - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC89…
On farmed fish, it's quite hard to found anisakis due to fish feeding: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
A fish with anisakis is safe to eat as long as:
• It was in the freezer >20h at -20 °C
• It was completely cooked
hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/shokuhin/eng/m…
Caroline Castle retweeted
What is going to happen is we will have a direct comparison between UK and USA over the next few years. It will be hard to sell his vision when the comparison is going to be so glaring.
Caroline Castle retweeted
In honour of the Guardian announcing it was leaving X
I thought it was the right time to look back on some of their classic headlines 🧵
Feel free to add your own 👇
Caroline Castle retweeted
Spread the word among farmers: Blair's lead adviser says CLOSE DOWN ALL SMALL FARMERS because they're a political enemy.
RETWEET so farmers hear the Labour plan
The NFU is telling farmers NOT to come to London to demonstrate.
TERRIBLE ADVICE.
I've been in the PM office when demonstrations happen.
a/ Westminster is weak as piss and b/ the MET leadership always fold if numbers are over a threshold - 'we police by consent PM, there's nothing we can do except manage it'
Nutjobs are allowed to call for a second Holocaust waving Hitler photos every every weekend in London, SW1 ignores & doesn't cover in the news, cops just watch.
Farmers shd ignore the NFU and cops - FLOOD THE ZONE, PRESSURE PRESSURE PRESSURE
Caroline Castle retweeted
President Biden should resign as an act of protest tomorrow so Kamala Harris could be sworn in as the first female president until January.
That would make Trump 48 and ruin that stupid hat of his.
Can we get this trending.
Caroline Castle retweeted
If 80 million people voted for Trump, it doesn't mean they want cruelty. That's just a way of demonizing people we disagree with. It means they didn't find Democrats persuasive. That's on Democrats. If so many don't think the system is working for them maybe it's because it isn't
Caroline Castle retweeted
I know a lot of people who voted for Trump. Let me tell you their reasons.
They wanted a return to normalcy. Gender ideology is just too out there. They want to protect women and children.
The economy has been disastrous for them. They didn’t have a cushion to absorb the inflation. They are cutting out everything in their lives just to afford food. And some are cutting that out. Their lives have gotten very small. When they tried to tell you, they were told they shouldn’t splurge on things like a frozen pizza.
They see people coming illegally into this country and being handed stuff. Their stuff. Their money is being handed over. They have nothing. They watch as others are just handed more than they have.
They can’t afford rent and don’t know what to do. More people fighting for the same housing units makes prices rise.
They see a frightening turn towards censorship. They value the first amendment. Remember, it’s very important.
They are so tired of being lied to and called terrible names. Every time the mainstream media made up a story to make people hysterical they rolled their eyes. This pushed more and more people away. They stopped having any faith in the media. A firing squad? Really? 🙄
They feel the hysteria is toxic and frightening. Again they want this all to calm down.
They watch as political protests are punished for only one side.
They see crime running rampant.
They see the people who try to protect us from crime being punished. The criminals go free to re-offend.
Essentially, they want their children to be healthy, they want their family to be fed, they don’t want endless war, they want things to be fair, they want the bad guys punished and the good guys appreciated, they want to protect women and children.
I hope if you are frightened today you will hear me. I hope I can help you see that things are not dire. I hope I can help you see that these were regular everyday folks who want regular everyday things. Food, clothing, shelter, privacy, respect for boundaries.
That’s it. Just those things.
Peace.
Caroline Castle retweeted
I didn't want Trump to win, but the sneering from liberals in the UK towards the millions of people who voted for Trump is exactly why he won. Stop thinking your views are better than theirs and then may be your side might win again.
Caroline Castle retweeted
Watch the smug British commentariat clutching their pearls, looking down at Americans...
As we rot on our cold little island with pothole ridden roads, unaffordable housing, broken justice system, and ludicrous energy prices. You couldn't make it up.
Caroline Castle retweeted
This disaster is squarely on the Democrats, who will doubtless blame everyone else
Caroline Castle retweeted
Después de estar todo el día de voluntario en la zona del desastre he podido comprobar la diferencia que hay entre la imagen que me había hecho por redes y la realidad.
Voy a intentar explicarlo para los que no estáis aquí.
🧵
Caroline Castle retweeted
Tories have now had the first female leader of the two main parties, the second female leader, the third female leader, the fourth female leader, the first Asian leader and the first Black leader. Labour talk a good game on diversity. But they should be ashamed of that.
Caroline Castle retweeted
I'm in Berlin for the protest against the new gender self-ID law - a million thanks to the organisers for inviting me. Here's the text of my speech (approximately) as I delivered it - on my own site, in front of paywall. thehelenjoyce.com/joyce-acti…
Caroline Castle retweeted
20 years in business and I’ve never known it like this.
- Entrepreneurs & their lawyers working around the clock to close their business sale before 30/10.
- Clients removing their tax-free cash from pensions
- Investors selling portfolios to crystallise gains
🤯
Caroline Castle retweeted
Is this the biggest political own-goal in history?
I’ve just come off a call with a founder who’ll sell his business for £150 million next year.
He’s now taken the decision to relocate overseas prior to the completion of the sale.
He’s moved from the acceptance of paying 20% capital gains tax on the sale proceeds, through the possibility of paying 39% and has now concluded that he can avoid paying anything at all.
As a result, HMRC will lose a minimum of £30 million (assuming rates remain unchanged) in tax receipts.
And that’s just one transaction.
This is the Laffer Curve playing out in real time.
I’m currently receiving multiple calls and emails from other founders exploring exactly the same idea.
Whatever your political views are, this has been a disastrous PR exercise from the government.
In business and the economy, confidence is everything.
It’s going to take a long time to turn this sentiment around.
Caroline Castle retweeted
BIO-what?-DIVERSITY: Two days ago I visited the Edinburgh EXHIBITION of NATURE DEPLETION on Leith Walk. Curated in 34 metal containers, a few hardy weeds & dead saplings illustrate Damien Hirst-style the display of a dead environment, without using formaldehyde. 1/
ALT Leith Walk, Edinburgh, 10 October 2024