Chris Connor
@cdconnor.bsky.social
Autistic, Dyslexic, and Neurodivergent. Disability Rights and Housing. Genderfluid, pronoun pliable.
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Chris Connor
@cdconnor.bsky.social
· Nov 16
My starter pack for social housing professionals who are interested to learn about Neurodiversity go.bsky.app/NjU29FV
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On BBC News today: striking that it’s the two old establishment parties - Labour and the Conservatives - refusing to condemn the US breaking international law and doing what it wants.
Feels like politics stuck in the past, while the public has clearly moved on.
Feels like politics stuck in the past, while the public has clearly moved on.
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
On BBC News today: striking that it’s the two old establishment parties - Labour and the Conservatives - refusing to condemn the US breaking international law and doing what it wants.
Feels like politics stuck in the past, while the public has clearly moved on.
Feels like politics stuck in the past, while the public has clearly moved on.
When the hell did "drill baby drill" become kidnap president kidnap?!
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
When the hell did "drill baby drill" become kidnap president kidnap?!
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
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And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
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After MAGA Jake Paul’s KO, misogynist nazi rapist Andrew Tate got destroyed by Chase DeMoor.
December 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
After MAGA Jake Paul’s KO, misogynist nazi rapist Andrew Tate got destroyed by Chase DeMoor.
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Straight out the Wes Streeting playbook! Bad policy wise, its hard to tell the difference between JRF Jr and Wes Streeting theses days.
The Trump administration is expected to announce several moves Thursday that will have the effect of essentially banning gender-affirming care for transgender young people, even in states where it is still legal.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Straight out the Wes Streeting playbook! Bad policy wise, its hard to tell the difference between JRF Jr and Wes Streeting theses days.
Take it that John Oliver will be doing a Bari Weiss part 2 soon! 😂
December 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Take it that John Oliver will be doing a Bari Weiss part 2 soon! 😂
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Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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My first Reith Lecture is now out in video form: A Time of Monsters.
On moral decay, elite cowardice, and why we need a moral revolution. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
(With one tiny edit at 4:28, for those who notice such things 😉)
On moral decay, elite cowardice, and why we need a moral revolution. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
(With one tiny edit at 4:28, for those who notice such things 😉)
Are we living through the fall of civilisation? | The Reith Lectures 2025
YouTube video by BBC Sounds
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My first Reith Lecture is now out in video form: A Time of Monsters.
On moral decay, elite cowardice, and why we need a moral revolution. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
(With one tiny edit at 4:28, for those who notice such things 😉)
On moral decay, elite cowardice, and why we need a moral revolution. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
(With one tiny edit at 4:28, for those who notice such things 😉)
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Thanks to @natashadevon.bsky.social on LBC, I checked Reform’s constitution and it does not say members have to be UK citizens or residents reformuk.org.uk/wp-content/u...
December 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thanks to @natashadevon.bsky.social on LBC, I checked Reform’s constitution and it does not say members have to be UK citizens or residents reformuk.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Let the cages get rattled, neurodivergent artists are valued for there art. Nenua Kalu's work shows rhythmic stim in action.
Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The artist’s winning Turner prize entry has been hailed for its life and energy, but to some dissenting voices its challenge to the status quo is hard to stomach, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy...
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Let the cages get rattled, neurodivergent artists are valued for there art. Nenua Kalu's work shows rhythmic stim in action.
Shameful that the Eejit of Ballymena (home town of my great great grand parents) is now a voice over bitch for anti-vaxxers and Brainworm.
Liam Neeson denies anti-vax views after narrating Covid documentary
Taken star lends his voice to a film that questions the legitimacy of vaccines and includes interview with RFK Jr
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Shameful that the Eejit of Ballymena (home town of my great great grand parents) is now a voice over bitch for anti-vaxxers and Brainworm.
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It's like being in a particularly ableist playground, honestly.
Farage thinks I'm a maniac?
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's like being in a particularly ableist playground, honestly.
Donald Trump doing wonders for Canadian Tourism!
Jeez. All tourists - including those from Britain - will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country's border force
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Donald Trump doing wonders for Canadian Tourism!
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Brown: Autocrats don’t fear the disease or the babies dying from whooping cough — they fear the evidence of it, because evidence exposes their failures, demands accountability, and empowers the public.
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Brown: Autocrats don’t fear the disease or the babies dying from whooping cough — they fear the evidence of it, because evidence exposes their failures, demands accountability, and empowers the public.
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Will Streeting’s review of mental illness, autism and ADHD just be another Sewell or Cass (gaslighting the nation into agreeing with pre-decided government policy/ideology)?
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Will Streeting’s review of mental illness, autism and ADHD just be another Sewell or Cass (gaslighting the nation into agreeing with pre-decided government policy/ideology)?
This "overdiagnosis" rhetoric is getting too frequent for my liking. The absence of politicians refuting this narrative, is quite telling and alarming to say the least.
Tory leader uses title of Age Of Diagnosis book, spouts toxic stuff
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Badenoch announces Tory review of which conditions qualify for benefits
‘Age of diagnosis’ of ‘low-level mental health issues’ such as ADHD making system too costly, Conservative leader says
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This "overdiagnosis" rhetoric is getting too frequent for my liking. The absence of politicians refuting this narrative, is quite telling and alarming to say the least.
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Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship is in fact bad because neurodivergent people participating in technofascism will not save us. Latest for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The problem with Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship
Critics have accused the company of being technofascist.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship is in fact bad because neurodivergent people participating in technofascism will not save us. Latest for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is Morgan McSweeney, the "mastemind" behind Streisand effecting The Green Party's popularity?
(1/2) T he Greens are sadly not supporting progressive policies, it's just populism for the sake of it. So, I'm glad the Greens’ policies and leadership have been getting more scrutiny in recent days...
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is Morgan McSweeney, the "mastemind" behind Streisand effecting The Green Party's popularity?