Julianna 💎
@batariangal.bsky.social
Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Kill the boy, and let the woman be born
(29 | trans | British | left-liberal | disabled | she/her)
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(29 | trans | British | left-liberal | disabled | she/her)
https://backloggd.com/u/Julianna/
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Wanted to do a "Games I've played" thread for this year. So, err, this is the starting post
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I feel like Corbynism has a coherent theory of why Blairism was bad whereas Starmer's crowd seem to be against it on vibes
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I feel like Corbynism has a coherent theory of why Blairism was bad whereas Starmer's crowd seem to be against it on vibes
Problem with any anti-Starmer tweet that gets attention is I inevitably have to hear the thoughts of people who think Starmer is Blair 2.0, when a lot of the Starmer project's reactionary tendencies are an attempt to distance itself from the socially liberal aspects of Blairism
Starmer "led Labour to a thumping victory nobody thought possible" is one of those weird revisions of history, when 400+ seats was obviously in the realm of possibility from the moment the first post-minibudget polls dropped in September/October 2022
February 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Problem with any anti-Starmer tweet that gets attention is I inevitably have to hear the thoughts of people who think Starmer is Blair 2.0, when a lot of the Starmer project's reactionary tendencies are an attempt to distance itself from the socially liberal aspects of Blairism
Ah, well, nevertheless
Yeah, they're following the July 2022 playbook, 99% certain he'll have announced he's resigning by PMQs on Wednesday
Am told Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales, is going to follow Anas Sarwar in calling for the PM to stand down;
Also that there will be "Scottish MP ministerial resignations" afterwards
Ministers saying it's the end game...
Also that there will be "Scottish MP ministerial resignations" afterwards
Ministers saying it's the end game...
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Ah, well, nevertheless
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I was there, surrounded by Labour people, when the exit poll dropped to a collective “Well… that’s still pretty good!”
I will not be gaslit.
I will not be gaslit.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I was there, surrounded by Labour people, when the exit poll dropped to a collective “Well… that’s still pretty good!”
I will not be gaslit.
I will not be gaslit.
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great first day as anas sarwar’s new political strategist, lovely to meet everyone and so excited to work together across the party
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
great first day as anas sarwar’s new political strategist, lovely to meet everyone and so excited to work together across the party
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“There was no enthusiasm for Labour” was Tory cope but it was also true, they severely underperformed the polls and got their massive majority from tactical voting
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“There was no enthusiasm for Labour” was Tory cope but it was also true, they severely underperformed the polls and got their massive majority from tactical voting
Starmer "led Labour to a thumping victory nobody thought possible" is one of those weird revisions of history, when 400+ seats was obviously in the realm of possibility from the moment the first post-minibudget polls dropped in September/October 2022
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Starmer "led Labour to a thumping victory nobody thought possible" is one of those weird revisions of history, when 400+ seats was obviously in the realm of possibility from the moment the first post-minibudget polls dropped in September/October 2022
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arguably the biggest news of the week that Lisa Nandy is currently doing something related to her brief
Only three cabinet ministers have not Tweeted or put out a message of support for Starmer:
Wes Streeting
Shabana Mahmood
Lisa Nandy (who is at the Winter Olympics)
This could of course change, but it's where we're at just before 3:30pm
Wes Streeting
Shabana Mahmood
Lisa Nandy (who is at the Winter Olympics)
This could of course change, but it's where we're at just before 3:30pm
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
arguably the biggest news of the week that Lisa Nandy is currently doing something related to her brief
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I hate to ask this and feel guilty AF in doing so but...
I really need to get out of this abusive living situation I'm in
I have a ko-fi page I set up years ago.. if you could spare anything to hopefully help me relocate it would be greatly appreciated ko-fi.com/evaofsky
I really need to get out of this abusive living situation I'm in
I have a ko-fi page I set up years ago.. if you could spare anything to hopefully help me relocate it would be greatly appreciated ko-fi.com/evaofsky
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August 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I hate to ask this and feel guilty AF in doing so but...
I really need to get out of this abusive living situation I'm in
I have a ko-fi page I set up years ago.. if you could spare anything to hopefully help me relocate it would be greatly appreciated ko-fi.com/evaofsky
I really need to get out of this abusive living situation I'm in
I have a ko-fi page I set up years ago.. if you could spare anything to hopefully help me relocate it would be greatly appreciated ko-fi.com/evaofsky
Oh God, they're really going to drag things out until May, aren't they?
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Oh God, they're really going to drag things out until May, aren't they?
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quite funny that the entire Labour party has been spending months saying "let's wait for our Welsh and Scottish colleagues to be massacred before doing anything hasty" without really thinking through if anyone outside of England could hear them
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
quite funny that the entire Labour party has been spending months saying "let's wait for our Welsh and Scottish colleagues to be massacred before doing anything hasty" without really thinking through if anyone outside of England could hear them
We are still just about in the window where, depending on how long a leadership contest lasts, he might be PM for less time than Sunak
The single most incredible thing to come out of all this is Kemi is going to wind up outlasting Keir. You could probably have got 10000 to 1 odds on that this time last year.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We are still just about in the window where, depending on how long a leadership contest lasts, he might be PM for less time than Sunak
Yeah, they're following the July 2022 playbook, 99% certain he'll have announced he's resigning by PMQs on Wednesday
Am told Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales, is going to follow Anas Sarwar in calling for the PM to stand down;
Also that there will be "Scottish MP ministerial resignations" afterwards
Ministers saying it's the end game...
Also that there will be "Scottish MP ministerial resignations" afterwards
Ministers saying it's the end game...
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Yeah, they're following the July 2022 playbook, 99% certain he'll have announced he's resigning by PMQs on Wednesday
Okay, but that isn’t true about Trump in 2024.
I swear, something about anglosphere countries leads us to think groups voting slightly less heavily for the losing side than before makes them more important than the groups that voted for the winning side
I swear, something about anglosphere countries leads us to think groups voting slightly less heavily for the losing side than before makes them more important than the groups that voted for the winning side
Astonishing chart showing support for Takaichi by age.
Traditional narrative is that surfeit of old people in Japan is keeping conservatives in power, but as with Trump in 2024, young people were main driver behind Takaichi's landslide victory.
Traditional narrative is that surfeit of old people in Japan is keeping conservatives in power, but as with Trump in 2024, young people were main driver behind Takaichi's landslide victory.
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Okay, but that isn’t true about Trump in 2024.
I swear, something about anglosphere countries leads us to think groups voting slightly less heavily for the losing side than before makes them more important than the groups that voted for the winning side
I swear, something about anglosphere countries leads us to think groups voting slightly less heavily for the losing side than before makes them more important than the groups that voted for the winning side
Okay, so it’s a coordinated effort, that makes more sense
BREAKING | Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan is set to follow Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar in calling for Keir Starmer to resign
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Starmer latest: Scottish Labour leader to demand PM resign over Mandelson scandal
A major intervention from Anas Sarwar could be the tipping point for Keir Starmer’s premiership
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Okay, so it’s a coordinated effort, that makes more sense
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The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
Madeley. FFS.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
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something something Starmer's genie
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
something something Starmer's genie
It’s a bit weird to not just release a statement, to be honest
Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...
Anas Sarwar to call for Keir Starmer to stand down as Prime Minister
Anas Sarwar is set to address reporters in Glasgow city centre this afternoon.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
It’s a bit weird to not just release a statement, to be honest
My t-shirt, etc
BREAKING: Keir Starmer is not resigning and will be 'concentrating on the job in hand', Downing Street has said
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
My t-shirt, etc
I’m closest to “British Arts and Comedy Community”, but also near to “British Humour and Everyday Life” and “UK Liberal Democrats”
Fair
Fair
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
I’m closest to “British Arts and Comedy Community”, but also near to “British Humour and Everyday Life” and “UK Liberal Democrats”
Fair
Fair
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Keir Starmer knocks on my door, gives me a needle with an unknown substance and insists that they're actually filled with HRT.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Keir Starmer knocks on my door, gives me a needle with an unknown substance and insists that they're actually filled with HRT.
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It does make me proud of our culture that we’ve all pretty universally agreed that a 97 yr old lady dying of a preexisting illness was Liz Truss’ personal fault
And Johnson and Sunak, I suppose, but nobody shat the bed quite like Liz. Killed the queen, fucked the pound, properly pissed off bloody everyone, including Tory voters, all in the space of like a fortnight. Outlasted by a lettuce. Let's not forget her achievements pls.
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
It does make me proud of our culture that we’ve all pretty universally agreed that a 97 yr old lady dying of a preexisting illness was Liz Truss’ personal fault
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I understand it's just a conceit, but it's always very funny to me that the universal translator in ME can handle basically any situation and slang except inflecting tone for an Elcor, who literally announce their intended tone
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I understand it's just a conceit, but it's always very funny to me that the universal translator in ME can handle basically any situation and slang except inflecting tone for an Elcor, who literally announce their intended tone
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Gumshoe, my love, to me has more specifically a 1930s / 1940s accent.
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Gumshoe, my love, to me has more specifically a 1930s / 1940s accent.
The English localisation of Ace Attorney being set in LA was obviously an overly cautious decision and I tend to just ignore it and pretend it's set in Japan anyway, but I do find it hard not to imagine Dick Gumshoe with a thick New York accent
Though, whilst the localisation of the first game is pretty good, I am now realising it's weird that the bribe motive is in dollars and not yen, given the English version is still obviously set in Japan. It's not doing the Japanifornia thing from Ace Attorney
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The English localisation of Ace Attorney being set in LA was obviously an overly cautious decision and I tend to just ignore it and pretend it's set in Japan anyway, but I do find it hard not to imagine Dick Gumshoe with a thick New York accent