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28 bi and vegetarian. painting every day till i die
#hobbystreak Day 2006: Splattered a big layer of mud onto the base, might need to do some patches on it later to get a smoother finish since it looks a bit wavy in spots
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 AM
#hobbystreak Day 2006: Splattered a big layer of mud onto the base, might need to do some patches on it later to get a smoother finish since it looks a bit wavy in spots
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If kids are allowed to express themselves too young, they might not end up growing up to be cisgender, and we think we might be able to pressure it out of them if we start early, goes the logic. We might be able to put them on the "correct natural trajectory" by inhibiting their preferred expression
February 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If kids are allowed to express themselves too young, they might not end up growing up to be cisgender, and we think we might be able to pressure it out of them if we start early, goes the logic. We might be able to put them on the "correct natural trajectory" by inhibiting their preferred expression
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Hilary Cass here arguing for children to be prevented from being known by a preferred name or getting a haircut in case it encourages them to continue later in life to transition.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
February 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Hilary Cass here arguing for children to be prevented from being known by a preferred name or getting a haircut in case it encourages them to continue later in life to transition.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
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the world order effectively letting the palestinian genocide occur with no real objections has effectively dropped the formalities around pretending to care about genocide in the post-ww2 era and so the 21st century will be marked by more genocides & attempts to depoliticize them
February 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM
the world order effectively letting the palestinian genocide occur with no real objections has effectively dropped the formalities around pretending to care about genocide in the post-ww2 era and so the 21st century will be marked by more genocides & attempts to depoliticize them
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the winter olympics are magical
Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
February 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
the winter olympics are magical
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It just wouldn't occur to me to complain to Met Eireann if it rained when they said it wouldn't, like it's the weather - a moveable, changeable beast that can never really be fully predicted ahead of time.
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
It just wouldn't occur to me to complain to Met Eireann if it rained when they said it wouldn't, like it's the weather - a moveable, changeable beast that can never really be fully predicted ahead of time.
#hobbystreak Day 2005: Did some wall filler then since it was being finicky I thinned it down a little and mixed in some black paint. The smaller mounds got mostly black paint and water at the end but I can add more texture in another pass. Want to build the mud up too to cover the lower layers
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
#hobbystreak Day 2005: Did some wall filler then since it was being finicky I thinned it down a little and mixed in some black paint. The smaller mounds got mostly black paint and water at the end but I can add more texture in another pass. Want to build the mud up too to cover the lower layers
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Damn this cat has seen an absolute scumbag parade
Larry the cat celebrates 15 years as the British government’s official rodent-catcher and unofficial first feline, a reassuring presence who has served under six prime ministers. Sometimes it seems like they have served under him.
‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat
Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Damn this cat has seen an absolute scumbag parade
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In Northern Ireland, where the Equality Act does not apply, the DUP Education Minister has unilaterally banned trans kids in schoools and the UUP Health Minister has unilaterally stopped participation in the puberty blocker trials, both citing legal cases they can't be arsed waiting on.
February 15, 2026 at 8:54 AM
In Northern Ireland, where the Equality Act does not apply, the DUP Education Minister has unilaterally banned trans kids in schoools and the UUP Health Minister has unilaterally stopped participation in the puberty blocker trials, both citing legal cases they can't be arsed waiting on.
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Those in England who are just brushing past this because it's 'only' Northern Ireland would be well advised to pay more attention because the UK govt has used NI to get at trans people before and they will do it again.
February 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Those in England who are just brushing past this because it's 'only' Northern Ireland would be well advised to pay more attention because the UK govt has used NI to get at trans people before and they will do it again.
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Utterly extraordinary that Hilary Cass on the BBC this morning said if some young people had "taken more time" they might not have pursued medical treatments, when her own report last year found that children routinely faced multi-year waiting lists for gender services.
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Utterly extraordinary that Hilary Cass on the BBC this morning said if some young people had "taken more time" they might not have pursued medical treatments, when her own report last year found that children routinely faced multi-year waiting lists for gender services.
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A less transphobic press might start asking "How does driving a doctor out of Scotland help cut NHS wait times? Why is Scotland better with fewer doctors? Which other minority staff would you get rid of?"
Every single person involved in this hate campaign and everyone who has supported them - Anas Sarwar, for example - needs to be run out of public life the way they've run Dr Upton out the NHS. Being trans isn't a risk factor for people around you; this obsessive hate absolutely is.
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A less transphobic press might start asking "How does driving a doctor out of Scotland help cut NHS wait times? Why is Scotland better with fewer doctors? Which other minority staff would you get rid of?"
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Interesting that there's no name attributed to this piece which speaks uncritically about the Cass review, a biased & unscientific piece of propaganda that resulted in the death of dozens of children.
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
Children 'weaponised', says author of UK gender report
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Interesting that there's no name attributed to this piece which speaks uncritically about the Cass review, a biased & unscientific piece of propaganda that resulted in the death of dozens of children.
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
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treating the prominence of mormon influencers as entirely organic is journalistic malpractice. the church's interest in new media, the existence of several mailing lists or other coordinating bodies with varying degrees of official sanction etc, these are all widely known
America is in the middle of a second Mormon Moment. For our Cover Story, Bridget Read reports on how the women of Utah blogged and posted their way into our hearts and wallets. tinyurl.com/484awp7j
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
treating the prominence of mormon influencers as entirely organic is journalistic malpractice. the church's interest in new media, the existence of several mailing lists or other coordinating bodies with varying degrees of official sanction etc, these are all widely known
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In this story, there is a lot of support for trans people that you rarely see covered in the media unless they're being attacked. Businesses and individuals all standing up and saying 'I will not be a part of this' and I think that needs to be highlighted because it can feel lonely out there.
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
At least 12 Women’s Institute (WI) groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
In this story, there is a lot of support for trans people that you rarely see covered in the media unless they're being attacked. Businesses and individuals all standing up and saying 'I will not be a part of this' and I think that needs to be highlighted because it can feel lonely out there.
#hobbystreak Day 2004: Taking it handy today so I just painted the cloth wraps on the arms, legs and weapons
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
#hobbystreak Day 2004: Taking it handy today so I just painted the cloth wraps on the arms, legs and weapons
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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it's kind of wild that we are apparently able to have video calls with people in concentration camps who are saying what's going on there and everyone knows and it's incredibly public and no one in a position of power/visibility in the government is really doing anything about it at scale
February 14, 2026 at 12:24 AM
it's kind of wild that we are apparently able to have video calls with people in concentration camps who are saying what's going on there and everyone knows and it's incredibly public and no one in a position of power/visibility in the government is really doing anything about it at scale
#hobbystreak Day 2003: weathered the tombstone, glued down the second set of support cork and started applying some wall filler to the first set for the stone edges
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
#hobbystreak Day 2003: weathered the tombstone, glued down the second set of support cork and started applying some wall filler to the first set for the stone edges
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holy shit. this is literally the strategy steve bannon was trying to use to rehabilitate epstein.
make sure to only protest CORRECTLY. also, i have insider sources at ice. also, epstein was NOT part of any conspiracy or intelligence network. i'm just a normal guy btw. not a fed. calling me a fed is actually an incitement to violence.
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
holy shit. this is literally the strategy steve bannon was trying to use to rehabilitate epstein.
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In our current electoral system, a vote for Labour is throwing your vote away. I don’t like it anymore than you do, but anyone serious about stopping Farage is going to have to suck it up, do the strategic thing and vote Green.
February 13, 2026 at 8:25 AM
In our current electoral system, a vote for Labour is throwing your vote away. I don’t like it anymore than you do, but anyone serious about stopping Farage is going to have to suck it up, do the strategic thing and vote Green.
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It brings me great amounts of joy to announce that Labour voters are going to need to vote tactically and get behind the clear left front runner if they want to keep out Reform
Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
It brings me great amounts of joy to announce that Labour voters are going to need to vote tactically and get behind the clear left front runner if they want to keep out Reform
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hahaha im sure the rest of this wikipedia article totally won't be people who aren't from this country or native speakers of this language insisting this term doesn't mean literally what it means
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
hahaha im sure the rest of this wikipedia article totally won't be people who aren't from this country or native speakers of this language insisting this term doesn't mean literally what it means
#hobbystreak Day 2002: quickly under painted the orruks trousers and then cut out a piece of foam for use as part of the base for the Big Pig, planning to have it be a massive tombstone
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
#hobbystreak Day 2002: quickly under painted the orruks trousers and then cut out a piece of foam for use as part of the base for the Big Pig, planning to have it be a massive tombstone
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at the risk of being cringe or whatever, the making of Threads was a political act by CND people whose purpose was to puncture any sort of ignorant nationalist optimism about nuclear war & foreground the stakes in detente and disarmament for policymakers present and future
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
at the risk of being cringe or whatever, the making of Threads was a political act by CND people whose purpose was to puncture any sort of ignorant nationalist optimism about nuclear war & foreground the stakes in detente and disarmament for policymakers present and future