Aileen Barratt
@aileenbarratt.bsky.social
Writer, funny person, feminist gobshite. @tindertranslators on Instagram
Is this world war 3? And if so will Britain be on the Israeli side? I hope Keir Starmer knows we ain't doing no Spirit of the Blitz shit on behalf of a genocidal state.
June 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Is this world war 3? And if so will Britain be on the Israeli side? I hope Keir Starmer knows we ain't doing no Spirit of the Blitz shit on behalf of a genocidal state.
People who say 'sumbarine' instead of 'submarine' are adorable and anyone who corrects them has no joy in their heart.
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
People who say 'sumbarine' instead of 'submarine' are adorable and anyone who corrects them has no joy in their heart.
There's so much going on in the world that I go through long periods forgetting that RFK Jr is in control of American healthcare.
May 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There's so much going on in the world that I go through long periods forgetting that RFK Jr is in control of American healthcare.
I wish people would stop using the term "middle class" when they actually mean "posh" or "rich". If your joke is about people who went to private school (and I have a bunch of em), it's not about middle class people.
May 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I wish people would stop using the term "middle class" when they actually mean "posh" or "rich". If your joke is about people who went to private school (and I have a bunch of em), it's not about middle class people.
The delineation of 'skilled' and 'unskilled' work has been used for decades to justify poorer wages and working conditions for those whose labour is not deemed as valuable. Women's work was (and still is) often deemed unskilled, in fact protesting that categorisation led to the Equal Pay Act.
May 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The delineation of 'skilled' and 'unskilled' work has been used for decades to justify poorer wages and working conditions for those whose labour is not deemed as valuable. Women's work was (and still is) often deemed unskilled, in fact protesting that categorisation led to the Equal Pay Act.
Care work is skilled work. Care work is skilled work. Care work is skilled work.
May 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Care work is skilled work. Care work is skilled work. Care work is skilled work.
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2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
May 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"
Fun fact, Pope Leo's chosen name is a nod to his love of the movie Titanic.
May 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fun fact, Pope Leo's chosen name is a nod to his love of the movie Titanic.
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robert francis prevost is his deadname sorry. he’s now known as pope leo XIV
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
robert francis prevost is his deadname sorry. he’s now known as pope leo XIV
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JD Vance met with the pope, then the pope died, then we got the first American pope (Robert Francis Prevost, aka Leo XIV).
Just saying... seems sus.
Just saying... seems sus.
fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face
Alt: fry from futurama is shown with a very suspicious look on his face
media.tenor.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
JD Vance met with the pope, then the pope died, then we got the first American pope (Robert Francis Prevost, aka Leo XIV).
Just saying... seems sus.
Just saying... seems sus.
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The new Pope:
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American in history.
He will take the name Leo XIV.
And Donald Trump is going to take credit for all of this in 5, 4, 3…
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American in history.
He will take the name Leo XIV.
And Donald Trump is going to take credit for all of this in 5, 4, 3…
May 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The new Pope:
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American in history.
He will take the name Leo XIV.
And Donald Trump is going to take credit for all of this in 5, 4, 3…
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American in history.
He will take the name Leo XIV.
And Donald Trump is going to take credit for all of this in 5, 4, 3…
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The police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death were just acquitted on all charges in their state trial in less than 5 hours of deliberation by an all white jury. Reminder that fewer than 3% of police killings lead to convictions. Then ppl pretend these systems weren’t built to fail on purpose.
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death were just acquitted on all charges in their state trial in less than 5 hours of deliberation by an all white jury. Reminder that fewer than 3% of police killings lead to convictions. Then ppl pretend these systems weren’t built to fail on purpose.
How many popes do you think we are away from having a live stream of the Conclave??
Black smoke for second day at Vatican as voting fails to elect a pope
Black smoke for second day at Vatican as voting fails to elect a pope
Catholic cardinals deadlocked in Sistine Chapel and must cast fresh ballot
* Conclave live: cardinals gather to elect new pope
Black smoke poured out of the chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, meaning the 133 cardinals locked inside did not elect a new pope during their two morning ballots.
The cardinals resumed conclave, the secretive centuries-old ritual of electing a new leader of the Catholic church, at 9.30am local time after an initial vote on Wednesday night proved inconclusive. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How many popes do you think we are away from having a live stream of the Conclave??
Me whenever a man starts talking about his exciting new project on masculity.
a woman with white hair is sitting in front of a wall with pictures and says `` groundbreaking '' .
ALT: a woman with white hair is sitting in front of a wall with pictures and says `` groundbreaking '' .
media.tenor.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Me whenever a man starts talking about his exciting new project on masculity.
PSA: Stop listening to people who are experts in nothing but marketing about LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE. I am begging you. These people are good at packaging complex ideas into digestible content. That doesn't make them experts.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
PSA: Stop listening to people who are experts in nothing but marketing about LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE. I am begging you. These people are good at packaging complex ideas into digestible content. That doesn't make them experts.
Old video, hot topic. The mainstreaming of the idea that women are hypergamous (we date up) has been in full effect for a few years now. It is also central to much of the manosphere'a ideology.
#adolescence #manosphere
#adolescence #manosphere
March 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Old video, hot topic. The mainstreaming of the idea that women are hypergamous (we date up) has been in full effect for a few years now. It is also central to much of the manosphere'a ideology.
#adolescence #manosphere
#adolescence #manosphere
Yes
Family vloggers like Cole and Savannah LaBrant are accused of fleeing California to avoid a new child labor law. But is it ever that simple?
Are Family Vloggers Really Leaving California to Avoid Paying Their Kids?
Family vloggers like Cole and Savannah LaBrant are accused of fleeing California to avoid a new child labor law. But is it ever that simple?
www.vulture.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Yes
Came onto Bluesky to say I'm enjoying seeing Canada be like "alright, bet!" to the USA and saw this...
Trump really managed to piss of the nicest country on Earth with this trade war
March 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Came onto Bluesky to say I'm enjoying seeing Canada be like "alright, bet!" to the USA and saw this...
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Fun Fact: Democrats are wearing pink tonight as a symbolic protest against people who want them to do something meaningful
March 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Fun Fact: Democrats are wearing pink tonight as a symbolic protest against people who want them to do something meaningful
Learned the phrase "the right looks for converts and the left looks for traitors" last week and I can't stop thinking about it.
March 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Learned the phrase "the right looks for converts and the left looks for traitors" last week and I can't stop thinking about it.
"Don't let them get to you!"
Wait, I can do that? I thought that despite years of therapy and work on myself it was still incredibly difficult not to take it personally when hundreds of people on the internet insult your appearance and intelligence. My bad, I'll stop letting that happen.
Wait, I can do that? I thought that despite years of therapy and work on myself it was still incredibly difficult not to take it personally when hundreds of people on the internet insult your appearance and intelligence. My bad, I'll stop letting that happen.
March 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Don't let them get to you!"
Wait, I can do that? I thought that despite years of therapy and work on myself it was still incredibly difficult not to take it personally when hundreds of people on the internet insult your appearance and intelligence. My bad, I'll stop letting that happen.
Wait, I can do that? I thought that despite years of therapy and work on myself it was still incredibly difficult not to take it personally when hundreds of people on the internet insult your appearance and intelligence. My bad, I'll stop letting that happen.
What's the opposite of an EGOT?
Drake hits the Triple Crown: getting dunked on at the Grammys, Super Bowl, and Oscars all in the same year.
March 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
What's the opposite of an EGOT?