Emily Chomicz | QLR | she/it
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Manchester-based queer investigative journalism, fighting for humans, and for the rights of the vulnerable in our society. she/it
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The revelations that we are seeing today with the Epstein files needs to completely finish the Labour Party.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There's still time to stop this madness. We only have one life to live. Let's chase the American dream, and not the American fucking nightmare that is unfolding in this new Information War.
There's still time to stop this madness. We only have one life to live. Let's chase the American dream, and not the American fucking nightmare that is unfolding in this new Information War.
New Start: US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire raising fears of arms race
The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There's still time to stop this madness. We only have one life to live. Let's chase the American dream, and not the American fucking nightmare that is unfolding in this new Information War.
There's still time to stop this madness. We only have one life to live. Let's chase the American dream, and not the American fucking nightmare that is unfolding in this new Information War.
Nihilism seems to currently be the dominant mood in the Liberal Democrats.
You may not want to surrender, but isn't that effectively what you're going to do if you don't get a grip?
Perhaps we should be promoting a platform of stomping out some of this corruption.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
You may not want to surrender, but isn't that effectively what you're going to do if you don't get a grip?
Perhaps we should be promoting a platform of stomping out some of this corruption.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'
Ed Davey talks battling Elon Musk, why polls consider him a popular prime minister and his stunts show why the left is too serious.
www.bigissue.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Nihilism seems to currently be the dominant mood in the Liberal Democrats.
You may not want to surrender, but isn't that effectively what you're going to do if you don't get a grip?
Perhaps we should be promoting a platform of stomping out some of this corruption.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
You may not want to surrender, but isn't that effectively what you're going to do if you don't get a grip?
Perhaps we should be promoting a platform of stomping out some of this corruption.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
The Greens & Lib Dems are the only ones who have stood forward local people for Gorton, not mates.
A left-wing alliance is the only way forward out of this fucking mess. Anything else is vapid bullshit that will lead to decline.
www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas...
greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/30/g...
A left-wing alliance is the only way forward out of this fucking mess. Anything else is vapid bullshit that will lead to decline.
www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas...
greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/30/g...
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Greens & Lib Dems are the only ones who have stood forward local people for Gorton, not mates.
A left-wing alliance is the only way forward out of this fucking mess. Anything else is vapid bullshit that will lead to decline.
www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas...
greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/30/g...
A left-wing alliance is the only way forward out of this fucking mess. Anything else is vapid bullshit that will lead to decline.
www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas...
greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/30/g...
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Labour deserves to lose to Gorton and Denton by election to the Greens. Starmer's gotta go because all he's good at is alienate everybody and abandons the concept of the rule of law.
#VoteGreen #StarmerHatesTheRuleOfLaw #StarmerOut #StarmerToResign #ArrestPeterMandelson
#VoteGreen #StarmerHatesTheRuleOfLaw #StarmerOut #StarmerToResign #ArrestPeterMandelson
The revelations that we are seeing today with the Epstein files needs to completely finish the Labour Party.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Labour deserves to lose to Gorton and Denton by election to the Greens. Starmer's gotta go because all he's good at is alienate everybody and abandons the concept of the rule of law.
#VoteGreen #StarmerHatesTheRuleOfLaw #StarmerOut #StarmerToResign #ArrestPeterMandelson
#VoteGreen #StarmerHatesTheRuleOfLaw #StarmerOut #StarmerToResign #ArrestPeterMandelson
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
At Reform territory, we see Councillor Matthew Fraser Moat finally acknowledging the fucking truth.
Nigel can't run this fucking country by buying our dying high streets up.
The country's fucked, and now we know it's fucked more than ever.
At Reform territory, we see Councillor Matthew Fraser Moat finally acknowledging the fucking truth.
Nigel can't run this fucking country by buying our dying high streets up.
The country's fucked, and now we know it's fucked more than ever.
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
At Reform territory, we see Councillor Matthew Fraser Moat finally acknowledging the fucking truth.
Nigel can't run this fucking country by buying our dying high streets up.
The country's fucked, and now we know it's fucked more than ever.
At Reform territory, we see Councillor Matthew Fraser Moat finally acknowledging the fucking truth.
Nigel can't run this fucking country by buying our dying high streets up.
The country's fucked, and now we know it's fucked more than ever.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There is no way on earth that Melinda Gates didn't know about him being in the Epstein files. That wealth doesn't come from fucking nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Guilty, as all the other fuckers involved in this fucking Epstein-ridden political crisis.
There is no way on earth that Melinda Gates didn't know about him being in the Epstein files. That wealth doesn't come from fucking nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Guilty, as all the other fuckers involved in this fucking Epstein-ridden political crisis.
Melinda French Gates on Bill Gates in Epstein files: 'Painful times in my marriage'
She said her ex-husband and others named in the Epstein files needed to answer whatever questions remain.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There is no way on earth that Melinda Gates didn't know about him being in the Epstein files. That wealth doesn't come from fucking nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Guilty, as all the other fuckers involved in this fucking Epstein-ridden political crisis.
There is no way on earth that Melinda Gates didn't know about him being in the Epstein files. That wealth doesn't come from fucking nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Guilty, as all the other fuckers involved in this fucking Epstein-ridden political crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's next, Mr Keir Rodney Starmer?
You were elected on a premise. You can't revamp constituencies, you can't fuck our legal systems to appease these deplorables.
The ultimate judges are the public who are subject to the end results of your fucking corruption.
What's next, Mr Keir Rodney Starmer?
You were elected on a premise. You can't revamp constituencies, you can't fuck our legal systems to appease these deplorables.
The ultimate judges are the public who are subject to the end results of your fucking corruption.
Court system at 'brink of collapse', former senior judge warns
An independent review made 130 recommendations - including creating a new criminal justice adviser to the PM - to improve the efficiency of the system.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's next, Mr Keir Rodney Starmer?
You were elected on a premise. You can't revamp constituencies, you can't fuck our legal systems to appease these deplorables.
The ultimate judges are the public who are subject to the end results of your fucking corruption.
What's next, Mr Keir Rodney Starmer?
You were elected on a premise. You can't revamp constituencies, you can't fuck our legal systems to appease these deplorables.
The ultimate judges are the public who are subject to the end results of your fucking corruption.
The BBC's defence against Trump is simply not good enough. Every time a journalist tries to tell the fucking truth, their jobs just get shitcanned every fucking time.
The press are just as fucking guilty of this cover-up.
The press are just as fucking guilty of this cover-up.
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The BBC's defence against Trump is simply not good enough. Every time a journalist tries to tell the fucking truth, their jobs just get shitcanned every fucking time.
The press are just as fucking guilty of this cover-up.
The press are just as fucking guilty of this cover-up.
These are the end results of the political failure we see, thanks to Mandelson's policies.
We demand better than this. We cannot let this fucking rot escape accountability, otherwise it'll destroy our local communities.
The holocaust never ended. It evolved.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
We demand better than this. We cannot let this fucking rot escape accountability, otherwise it'll destroy our local communities.
The holocaust never ended. It evolved.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
These are the end results of the political failure we see, thanks to Mandelson's policies.
We demand better than this. We cannot let this fucking rot escape accountability, otherwise it'll destroy our local communities.
The holocaust never ended. It evolved.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
We demand better than this. We cannot let this fucking rot escape accountability, otherwise it'll destroy our local communities.
The holocaust never ended. It evolved.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Meanwhile, we're seeing this fucking bullshit & outrage unfold. You can document a million and one crimes these fucking pricks do, but we know the right answer.
Reform cannot be a party to this democratic system. We're seeing a complete failure of government.
Meanwhile, we're seeing this fucking bullshit & outrage unfold. You can document a million and one crimes these fucking pricks do, but we know the right answer.
Reform cannot be a party to this democratic system. We're seeing a complete failure of government.
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal
Reform UK leader who received two guest passes from Iranian-born billionaire declares attendance at event on register of MPs’ interests
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Meanwhile, we're seeing this fucking bullshit & outrage unfold. You can document a million and one crimes these fucking pricks do, but we know the right answer.
Reform cannot be a party to this democratic system. We're seeing a complete failure of government.
Meanwhile, we're seeing this fucking bullshit & outrage unfold. You can document a million and one crimes these fucking pricks do, but we know the right answer.
Reform cannot be a party to this democratic system. We're seeing a complete failure of government.
Starmer will go down in history as a human rights COWARD, if he doesn't do the right thing at this moment in time, which is to fucking resign at this moment.
He has no right to government. This government was bought, the fucking lot, and achieved fucking naught.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He has no right to government. This government was bought, the fucking lot, and achieved fucking naught.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
PM says he knew when giving Mandelson US job he had kept ties with Epstein after conviction
Starmer defends ambassador appointment, saying he was lied to ‘repeatedly’ about extent of contact between pair
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Starmer will go down in history as a human rights COWARD, if he doesn't do the right thing at this moment in time, which is to fucking resign at this moment.
He has no right to government. This government was bought, the fucking lot, and achieved fucking naught.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He has no right to government. This government was bought, the fucking lot, and achieved fucking naught.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The revelations that we are seeing today with the Epstein files needs to completely finish the Labour Party.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The revelations that we are seeing today with the Epstein files needs to completely finish the Labour Party.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
Guardian's headlines at 18:40. We're watching a political crisis unfold in real time.
Imprison these fuckers who break the law. Do it. Don't let politics stand in the way of what's right.
Between all the headlines coming out today, please be kind to journalists who are currently trying to break this story.
We are witnessing a once in a lifetime event given the serious, and wide-ranging implications this has. We're in a fucking journalistic permacrisis.
We are witnessing a once in a lifetime event given the serious, and wide-ranging implications this has. We're in a fucking journalistic permacrisis.
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Between all the headlines coming out today, please be kind to journalists who are currently trying to break this story.
We are witnessing a once in a lifetime event given the serious, and wide-ranging implications this has. We're in a fucking journalistic permacrisis.
We are witnessing a once in a lifetime event given the serious, and wide-ranging implications this has. We're in a fucking journalistic permacrisis.
To us at QLR, Pride is about stopping the endless fear that comes from being queer in society.
The stress of being left without a voice, and constantly having to fight for that voice.
We are human beings. We demand a right for representation of our voices, the right to own fucking self-expression.
The stress of being left without a voice, and constantly having to fight for that voice.
We are human beings. We demand a right for representation of our voices, the right to own fucking self-expression.
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
To us at QLR, Pride is about stopping the endless fear that comes from being queer in society.
The stress of being left without a voice, and constantly having to fight for that voice.
We are human beings. We demand a right for representation of our voices, the right to own fucking self-expression.
The stress of being left without a voice, and constantly having to fight for that voice.
We are human beings. We demand a right for representation of our voices, the right to own fucking self-expression.
A draft of our constitution has been written, and will be sent to the editorial board to request any changes, and this will be shared publicly to you online.
Pride's our protest. We need volunteers to hold the huge ass pride flag during Pride whilst we parade through Wythy with it.
3rd May 2026.
Pride's our protest. We need volunteers to hold the huge ass pride flag during Pride whilst we parade through Wythy with it.
3rd May 2026.
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A draft of our constitution has been written, and will be sent to the editorial board to request any changes, and this will be shared publicly to you online.
Pride's our protest. We need volunteers to hold the huge ass pride flag during Pride whilst we parade through Wythy with it.
3rd May 2026.
Pride's our protest. We need volunteers to hold the huge ass pride flag during Pride whilst we parade through Wythy with it.
3rd May 2026.
I can confirm Lilith (@lilspaceycat.bsky.social) has now been housed safely and she's spending her first night in her own bed.
She had been homeless for months. It's not fucking good enough.
Months of endlessly pursuing Wigan council has paid off. I'll be writing an update to her story this week.
She had been homeless for months. It's not fucking good enough.
Months of endlessly pursuing Wigan council has paid off. I'll be writing an update to her story this week.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I can confirm Lilith (@lilspaceycat.bsky.social) has now been housed safely and she's spending her first night in her own bed.
She had been homeless for months. It's not fucking good enough.
Months of endlessly pursuing Wigan council has paid off. I'll be writing an update to her story this week.
She had been homeless for months. It's not fucking good enough.
Months of endlessly pursuing Wigan council has paid off. I'll be writing an update to her story this week.
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
We fully & wholeheartedly support the @manchestermill.bsky.social for this action. Fuck Reach PLC for killing independent journalism.
We fully & wholeheartedly support the @manchestermill.bsky.social for this action. Fuck Reach PLC for killing independent journalism.
Why The Mill will be republishing ‘MEN Premium journalism’
How a publicly-funded scheme is being misused
manchestermill.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 AM
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
We fully & wholeheartedly support the @manchestermill.bsky.social for this action. Fuck Reach PLC for killing independent journalism.
We fully & wholeheartedly support the @manchestermill.bsky.social for this action. Fuck Reach PLC for killing independent journalism.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Queer Love Riot will be formed as an association.
£10 a year for a vote in the organisation. Free for people on benefits. Zero financial gain from QLR.
We are building the project as an online collaborative investigative platform and I hope that you can help too. (1/5)
£10 a year for a vote in the organisation. Free for people on benefits. Zero financial gain from QLR.
We are building the project as an online collaborative investigative platform and I hope that you can help too. (1/5)
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Queer Love Riot will be formed as an association.
£10 a year for a vote in the organisation. Free for people on benefits. Zero financial gain from QLR.
We are building the project as an online collaborative investigative platform and I hope that you can help too. (1/5)
£10 a year for a vote in the organisation. Free for people on benefits. Zero financial gain from QLR.
We are building the project as an online collaborative investigative platform and I hope that you can help too. (1/5)
AC/DC power supplies should only be available in 3.3, 5, 12, 24 and 48 volts.
I'm trying to plug in a used DAB radio, which didn't come with one. It needs six volts, and it doesn't work with five.
These appliances with non-standard power, often become e-waste when the plug eventually goes missing.
I'm trying to plug in a used DAB radio, which didn't come with one. It needs six volts, and it doesn't work with five.
These appliances with non-standard power, often become e-waste when the plug eventually goes missing.
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
AC/DC power supplies should only be available in 3.3, 5, 12, 24 and 48 volts.
I'm trying to plug in a used DAB radio, which didn't come with one. It needs six volts, and it doesn't work with five.
These appliances with non-standard power, often become e-waste when the plug eventually goes missing.
I'm trying to plug in a used DAB radio, which didn't come with one. It needs six volts, and it doesn't work with five.
These appliances with non-standard power, often become e-waste when the plug eventually goes missing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need price regulation. As someone who had a dog, seeing the expensive vet bills after the dog decided to eat a TV remote while a small puppy still learning made me cry.
I treat animals as I do other people. Nature deserves respect, and it will respect us too back.
We need price regulation. As someone who had a dog, seeing the expensive vet bills after the dog decided to eat a TV remote while a small puppy still learning made me cry.
I treat animals as I do other people. Nature deserves respect, and it will respect us too back.
My dog's treatment cost £1,600 - vet bills are shocking
The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need price regulation. As someone who had a dog, seeing the expensive vet bills after the dog decided to eat a TV remote while a small puppy still learning made me cry.
I treat animals as I do other people. Nature deserves respect, and it will respect us too back.
We need price regulation. As someone who had a dog, seeing the expensive vet bills after the dog decided to eat a TV remote while a small puppy still learning made me cry.
I treat animals as I do other people. Nature deserves respect, and it will respect us too back.
This swarm of wasps has real, practical effects on the Bee Network.
This ETA has actually gone up since I've started waiting. If we didn't have revenue protection officers, the trams WOULD ARRIVE ON TIME.
As a customer, you should care - spending all this time on ticket dodgers delays the network.
This ETA has actually gone up since I've started waiting. If we didn't have revenue protection officers, the trams WOULD ARRIVE ON TIME.
As a customer, you should care - spending all this time on ticket dodgers delays the network.
January 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This swarm of wasps has real, practical effects on the Bee Network.
This ETA has actually gone up since I've started waiting. If we didn't have revenue protection officers, the trams WOULD ARRIVE ON TIME.
As a customer, you should care - spending all this time on ticket dodgers delays the network.
This ETA has actually gone up since I've started waiting. If we didn't have revenue protection officers, the trams WOULD ARRIVE ON TIME.
As a customer, you should care - spending all this time on ticket dodgers delays the network.
High wasp activity today on the Bee Network.
Clearly not meeting their targets for harassment.
Clearly not meeting their targets for harassment.
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
High wasp activity today on the Bee Network.
Clearly not meeting their targets for harassment.
Clearly not meeting their targets for harassment.
Fuck it. I'm protesting. I am not going to stand there and watch the council literally ignore our voices. We're going to be heard.
Saturday noon at Wythenshawe's Town Centre, Civic. Bring your placards for some fucking clarity for social housing for low income people.
Be respectful but be loud.
Saturday noon at Wythenshawe's Town Centre, Civic. Bring your placards for some fucking clarity for social housing for low income people.
Be respectful but be loud.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fuck it. I'm protesting. I am not going to stand there and watch the council literally ignore our voices. We're going to be heard.
Saturday noon at Wythenshawe's Town Centre, Civic. Bring your placards for some fucking clarity for social housing for low income people.
Be respectful but be loud.
Saturday noon at Wythenshawe's Town Centre, Civic. Bring your placards for some fucking clarity for social housing for low income people.
Be respectful but be loud.
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/equa...
I have also emailed the relevant department at the council, as governance should be transparent after all. You'd think that this would have been published BEFORE any demolition works had begun.
We'll update you as we receive more information from the council.
I have also emailed the relevant department at the council, as governance should be transparent after all. You'd think that this would have been published BEFORE any demolition works had begun.
We'll update you as we receive more information from the council.
Equality Impact Assessment for Wythenshawe Town Centre ('Civic') - a Freedom of Information request to Manchester City Council
I am writing to you regarding the regeneration of Wythenshawe, and its town centre, Civic.
I am unable to find an Equality Impact Assessment on the council website. The Report for Resolution to the T...
www.whatdotheyknow.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/equa...
I have also emailed the relevant department at the council, as governance should be transparent after all. You'd think that this would have been published BEFORE any demolition works had begun.
We'll update you as we receive more information from the council.
I have also emailed the relevant department at the council, as governance should be transparent after all. You'd think that this would have been published BEFORE any demolition works had begun.
We'll update you as we receive more information from the council.
Wythenshawe, Manchester:
The council has decided to start knocking down parts of the town centre "Civic" despite our objections relating to the transparency of the plans.
We have been campaigning for resident voices to be included. We oppose a blanket plan for Wythenshawe from central government.
The council has decided to start knocking down parts of the town centre "Civic" despite our objections relating to the transparency of the plans.
We have been campaigning for resident voices to be included. We oppose a blanket plan for Wythenshawe from central government.
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Wythenshawe, Manchester:
The council has decided to start knocking down parts of the town centre "Civic" despite our objections relating to the transparency of the plans.
We have been campaigning for resident voices to be included. We oppose a blanket plan for Wythenshawe from central government.
The council has decided to start knocking down parts of the town centre "Civic" despite our objections relating to the transparency of the plans.
We have been campaigning for resident voices to be included. We oppose a blanket plan for Wythenshawe from central government.