Rob 🏳️🌈
@rotster.net
Hummus-loving plant-botherer.
Dedicating my life to ensuring that Liz Kendall never achieves Inbox Zero.
He/him.
lnk.bio/rotster
Dedicating my life to ensuring that Liz Kendall never achieves Inbox Zero.
He/him.
lnk.bio/rotster
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I just saw this posted (elsewhere) with the heading 'The Slug and Lettuce' and I genuinely guffawed.
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I just saw this posted (elsewhere) with the heading 'The Slug and Lettuce' and I genuinely guffawed.
Great film.
Goodbye Lenin was released on 13 Feb 2003, just over 23 years ago 🤯— we decided to rewatch it today and it’s still a banger! Oh and trivia factoid: cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn’s birthday was also Feb 13th. 🚀
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Great film.
It does, however, reflect my experience that Lisa Nandy is not a useful source of intelligence.
so I see Lisa Nandy has decided that BBC World Service is not a useful source of intelligence.
This does not reflect my experience.
This does not reflect my experience.
February 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
It does, however, reflect my experience that Lisa Nandy is not a useful source of intelligence.
This would be disastrous in so many different ways.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This would be disastrous in so many different ways.
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We’re appealing to the High Court.
But we can’t do it without you.
Support our appeal here: https://goodlaw.social/m3oe
But we can’t do it without you.
Support our appeal here: https://goodlaw.social/m3oe
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We’re appealing to the High Court.
But we can’t do it without you.
Support our appeal here: https://goodlaw.social/m3oe
But we can’t do it without you.
Support our appeal here: https://goodlaw.social/m3oe
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Stick it up your Cass report
Taken at Manchester Trans Pride 2024
Taken at Manchester Trans Pride 2024
February 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Stick it up your Cass report
Taken at Manchester Trans Pride 2024
Taken at Manchester Trans Pride 2024
My Sunday buns are looking hot as balls this week.
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
My Sunday buns are looking hot as balls this week.
True dat.
NB Not everything that is shit is necessarily generated by AI. Worth reminding ourselves that bored humans in meeting rooms are still eminently capable of making dreadful creative decisions without the involvement of computers
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
True dat.
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One for the attention of @rory-stewart.bsky.social.
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
One for the attention of @rory-stewart.bsky.social.
After a slow start, washing has been washed, beds have been changed, curry has been cooked and bread is currently proving. Some other bits and pieces have also been achieved.
So the day has picked up a little.
So the day has picked up a little.
February 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
After a slow start, washing has been washed, beds have been changed, curry has been cooked and bread is currently proving. Some other bits and pieces have also been achieved.
So the day has picked up a little.
So the day has picked up a little.
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Something extremely funny could happen tomorrow
🚨 PICTURED: Liz Truss meets with Donald Trump at his golf course in Palm Beach
February 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Something extremely funny could happen tomorrow
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A Dr who did nothing other than exist while being trans, being driven from the NHS by bigots and bullies, being hailed as a win.
This is the UK.
This is the UK.
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...
Trans doc at centre of landmark Sandi Peggie court battle quits NHS
THE trans medic at the heart of a changing room war that cost taxpayers a staggering £400,000 has walked out on the NHS. NHS Fife bosses racked up the eye-watering bill in a failed bid to hush up n…
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A Dr who did nothing other than exist while being trans, being driven from the NHS by bigots and bullies, being hailed as a win.
This is the UK.
This is the UK.
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The actual title for this is "Somebody Suggests Getting A Chippy Tea"
Self-Portrait in a Cap https://collections.artsmia.org/art/42108/
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The actual title for this is "Somebody Suggests Getting A Chippy Tea"
And think about how UK heritage is funded.
A depressing read. Think the Uni is in the wrong here... but I've no doubt their budget is tight, they're probably running a yr-on-yr deficit, and they're doubtless bricking it over the impending drop in o/seas student enrolments & fees.
Perhaps time for govt to think about how UK HE is funded?
Perhaps time for govt to think about how UK HE is funded?
Indicative of a) how communities can come to rely on universities as provisioning community services b) how a prestige project can become a liability c) how positive heritage narratives don’t pay the bills d) abt what constitutes legit use of student fee income
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
And think about how UK heritage is funded.
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Full recordings of the #ucu VP hustings will (I think) be up this week, but with the voting deadline looming I’m going to be posting my clips myself over the next few days.
First, some introductory comments in two short clips (2 mins each).
More about me also at: ucucommons.org/mark4vp/
First, some introductory comments in two short clips (2 mins each).
More about me also at: ucucommons.org/mark4vp/
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Full recordings of the #ucu VP hustings will (I think) be up this week, but with the voting deadline looming I’m going to be posting my clips myself over the next few days.
First, some introductory comments in two short clips (2 mins each).
More about me also at: ucucommons.org/mark4vp/
First, some introductory comments in two short clips (2 mins each).
More about me also at: ucucommons.org/mark4vp/
The @manchestermill.bsky.social once again being better investigative journalists than the rest of the mainstream media combined.
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
Members of Reform's campaign team shared racist content online and aligned themselves with far-right groups
manchestermill.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The @manchestermill.bsky.social once again being better investigative journalists than the rest of the mainstream media combined.
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
Or, to put it another way, doctor who was both harassed by Nurse Peggie and exonerated of all wrongdoing to leave NHS.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trans doctor in changing room row leaves the NHS
Dr Beth Upton and NHS Fife were taken to tribunal by nurse Sandie Peggie after she was suspended over an incident in a female changing room.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Or, to put it another way, doctor who was both harassed by Nurse Peggie and exonerated of all wrongdoing to leave NHS.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Love this guy deciding for me that i've removed myself from my own community.
What a bizarre thing to say.
That's before he even gets on to defending John Mann! 🤣
What a bizarre thing to say.
That's before he even gets on to defending John Mann! 🤣
I suspect that David Hirsh has had enough of Zack Polanski dining out on his Jewish heritage while having largely removed himself from the community. John Mann is perfectly capable of recognising antisemitism, and he is a respected friend of the Jewish community.
@davidhirsh.bsky.social
@davidhirsh.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Love this guy deciding for me that i've removed myself from my own community.
What a bizarre thing to say.
That's before he even gets on to defending John Mann! 🤣
What a bizarre thing to say.
That's before he even gets on to defending John Mann! 🤣
Anyway, I’ve been awake for about two hours and have already seen some horrible news headlines, so I’m going back to sleep.
February 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Anyway, I’ve been awake for about two hours and have already seen some horrible news headlines, so I’m going back to sleep.
Messy.
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Feb 15th 2026 (Evil), in less than 26 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Messy.
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Christ. These people. They just don’t actually care.
Exclusive: Labour politicians raised concerns about Keir Starmer’s plans to give Matthew Doyle a peerage in the weeks before it was confirmed, citing intimidating behaviour, particularly towards women.
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
MPs and peers complained to whips over Starmer plans to m...
The veteran Labour strategist has been accused by several former staffers of abusive behaviour
observer.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Christ. These people. They just don’t actually care.
Got to show yourself some love on Valentine’s Day. So I have bought myself a Gü cheesecake.
February 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Got to show yourself some love on Valentine’s Day. So I have bought myself a Gü cheesecake.
Bloody hate it when this happens.
Toad fell into the pond. He sank to the bottom and came up again.
“Drat,” said Toad. “All of our sweet, cold ice cream has washed away.”
“Drat,” said Toad. “All of our sweet, cold ice cream has washed away.”
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Bloody hate it when this happens.
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It's difficult to say who dislikes Starmer more, the electorate or his own staffers.
archive.is/p2X9H
archive.is/p2X9H
February 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It's difficult to say who dislikes Starmer more, the electorate or his own staffers.
archive.is/p2X9H
archive.is/p2X9H
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The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it