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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
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Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
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Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
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Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
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Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
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Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
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Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
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Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
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Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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That's ten times what the federal government has ever spent on sex changes for trans people in prison btw
Trump’s administration spent $560,000 on new trucks and wraps for an ICE hype video
Trump's ICE Spent Half a Million on Tricked-Out Trucks for a Hype Video
It should probably come as no surprise that Trump’s admin would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new trucks to showcase on social media.
rollingstone.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
That's ten times what the federal government has ever spent on sex changes for trans people in prison btw
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www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdvic... the outcome of a decade of scaremongering about trans people is a man being forced to use the ladies toilets, great work everyone 🫠
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July 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdvic... the outcome of a decade of scaremongering about trans people is a man being forced to use the ladies toilets, great work everyone 🫠
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I'm sure more numerate civil servants can only be good, but stats is more helpful than geometry
June 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I'm sure more numerate civil servants can only be good, but stats is more helpful than geometry
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By this definition even the King of Britain isn't counted as British
Clown show stuff from Matt Goodwin
Clown show stuff from Matt Goodwin
'the white British share of the population – defined as people who do not have an immigrant parent' 😂😂 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
White British people will be a minority in 40 years, report claims
Shifting ethnic dynamic of the UK driven by immigration predicted to cause dramatic changes
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
By this definition even the King of Britain isn't counted as British
Clown show stuff from Matt Goodwin
Clown show stuff from Matt Goodwin
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ME: yeah could i get the impossible burger with cheese.
THE VIZIER WHO'S BEEN ADVISING ME: ahh, an excellent choice sire. an imitation of the genuine article. there are some "friends" of yours to whom it bears a passing similarity
ME: you want anything
VIZIER: [chuckles] what i want is of no import
THE VIZIER WHO'S BEEN ADVISING ME: ahh, an excellent choice sire. an imitation of the genuine article. there are some "friends" of yours to whom it bears a passing similarity
ME: you want anything
VIZIER: [chuckles] what i want is of no import
June 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ME: yeah could i get the impossible burger with cheese.
THE VIZIER WHO'S BEEN ADVISING ME: ahh, an excellent choice sire. an imitation of the genuine article. there are some "friends" of yours to whom it bears a passing similarity
ME: you want anything
VIZIER: [chuckles] what i want is of no import
THE VIZIER WHO'S BEEN ADVISING ME: ahh, an excellent choice sire. an imitation of the genuine article. there are some "friends" of yours to whom it bears a passing similarity
ME: you want anything
VIZIER: [chuckles] what i want is of no import
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social apologies for treating you like an online vet, but any idea what sort of bird this is? (friend of a friend had it brought in by a cat)
May 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social apologies for treating you like an online vet, but any idea what sort of bird this is? (friend of a friend had it brought in by a cat)
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This is going to be an absolute car crash, the Supreme Court verdict looks more absurd by the day
www.thetimes.com/article/86fb...
www.thetimes.com/article/86fb...
May 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is going to be an absolute car crash, the Supreme Court verdict looks more absurd by the day
www.thetimes.com/article/86fb...
www.thetimes.com/article/86fb...
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If a government with over 400 seats and 4 years left to govern cannot summon the courage to level with the public on social care then I despair at the capacity of our political system to ever deliver the change we need.
May 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If a government with over 400 seats and 4 years left to govern cannot summon the courage to level with the public on social care then I despair at the capacity of our political system to ever deliver the change we need.
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Systematic peer-reviewed assessment showing the fundamental flaws of the Cass Review. Many in politics and beyond have used the Cass report to justify the erosion of gender-affirming care. This study is a litmus test for those who claim to "follow the science" on the topic.
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Systematic peer-reviewed assessment showing the fundamental flaws of the Cass Review. Many in politics and beyond have used the Cass report to justify the erosion of gender-affirming care. This study is a litmus test for those who claim to "follow the science" on the topic.
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This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
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That is, of course, not what the ruling says. It interprets one act. Much though Streeting would like it to abolish trans identity, it does not
April 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
That is, of course, not what the ruling says. It interprets one act. Much though Streeting would like it to abolish trans identity, it does not
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France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you
March 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
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I agree with Lewis, but also I find myself fascinated by the idea that they seemingly think there's a voter out there who wants 'Trump/Musk, but from the centre left'
Ugh. I can’t tell you how much I dislike this. To witness such cruelty, incompetence, contempt for the law and think ‘let’s have some of that’… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
March 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I agree with Lewis, but also I find myself fascinated by the idea that they seemingly think there's a voter out there who wants 'Trump/Musk, but from the centre left'
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You economist idiots with your GDP that includes government spending!
February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
You economist idiots with your GDP that includes government spending!
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The politest thing you can say about the twilight of the techbros going on at the moment is that it proves beyond doubt that intelligence comes in different forms and is often not transferable between them.
January 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The politest thing you can say about the twilight of the techbros going on at the moment is that it proves beyond doubt that intelligence comes in different forms and is often not transferable between them.
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Fortunately Meta’s platforms are horrible to use these days so it will be a pleasure to use them even less. Fuck him, fuck his Elon Musk tribute act and fuck his company.
"at Meta’s offices in Silicon Valley, Texas and New York, facilities managers were instructed to remove tampons from men’s bathrooms, which the company had provided for nonbinary and transgender employees who use the men’s room and who may have required sanitary pads" www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/t...
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are jus...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Fortunately Meta’s platforms are horrible to use these days so it will be a pleasure to use them even less. Fuck him, fuck his Elon Musk tribute act and fuck his company.
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Kemi Badenoch defends the right to speak freely and air a different point of view, by insisting those who disagree must stop.
January 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Kemi Badenoch defends the right to speak freely and air a different point of view, by insisting those who disagree must stop.
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Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.
December 13, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.
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Googling Stuff: Then v Now.
December 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Googling Stuff: Then v Now.
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Reflecting on Starmer’s comments on the CS yday and on the response it’s got in Whitehall since.
If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
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If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
🧵
December 6, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Reflecting on Starmer’s comments on the CS yday and on the response it’s got in Whitehall since.
If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
🧵
If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
🧵
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I'm going to do some coverage on here of the assisted dying debate. If you're not interested please mute this thread now. It'll probably go on a while.
November 29, 2024 at 8:53 AM
I'm going to do some coverage on here of the assisted dying debate. If you're not interested please mute this thread now. It'll probably go on a while.
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Update from the right-wing press: disruptive protests are good now. But rest assured that as soon as the landowners are finished, they will be bad again.
November 19, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Update from the right-wing press: disruptive protests are good now. But rest assured that as soon as the landowners are finished, they will be bad again.