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Dad and data guy from Glasgow, Scotland. Favours taxing the rich and letting trans folks live their lives.
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The famous Nazi book burning photos are literally of research and stories by and about queer and gender non-conforming people and, still, reactionary centrists are saying “we have to throw transgender folks under the bus to defeat fascism.” Both cruel & ahistorical, it boggles the mind
August 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The famous Nazi book burning photos are literally of research and stories by and about queer and gender non-conforming people and, still, reactionary centrists are saying “we have to throw transgender folks under the bus to defeat fascism.” Both cruel & ahistorical, it boggles the mind
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Even Judge Dredd, an actual fascist cop, identifies himself.
July 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Even Judge Dredd, an actual fascist cop, identifies himself.
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Bit rich complaining about New York being taken over by immigrants when there's a big fucking statue in the harbour that invites everyone to come live there.
June 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Bit rich complaining about New York being taken over by immigrants when there's a big fucking statue in the harbour that invites everyone to come live there.
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Should politicians accept donations/funding from organisations or individuals representing foreign governments?
June 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Should politicians accept donations/funding from organisations or individuals representing foreign governments?
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really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
June 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
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“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration
Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
June 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration
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A war in Iraq "could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
— Donald Rumsfeld, February 7, 2003
— Donald Rumsfeld, February 7, 2003
June 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A war in Iraq "could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
— Donald Rumsfeld, February 7, 2003
— Donald Rumsfeld, February 7, 2003
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The radicalization of the American right is THE story of US politics over the last four decades and political reporters are still not allowed to talk about it
I am wondering why Lisa Leher from the @nytimes.com did not discuss the data that suggests political violence in the US in the current era mostly comes from the right. Seems like a strange fact to ignore. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The radicalization of the American right is THE story of US politics over the last four decades and political reporters are still not allowed to talk about it
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wracking my brains to think of someone who would have had access to a police uniform, a police-issue plate carrier, and a police car
June 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
wracking my brains to think of someone who would have had access to a police uniform, a police-issue plate carrier, and a police car
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These people like Helen Lewis want "polite transphobia" and just like any other form of bigotry, you cannot have a polite form of it. It will always devolve into pure cruelty.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
These people like Helen Lewis want "polite transphobia" and just like any other form of bigotry, you cannot have a polite form of it. It will always devolve into pure cruelty.
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Choco shreddies and a mini pork pie for breakfast? Must be holiday time!
June 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Choco shreddies and a mini pork pie for breakfast? Must be holiday time!
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2018: Number of times Kathleen Stock, Maya Forstater, Helen Joyce, Fiona McAnena or Sex Matters were mentioned in the papers? Once, and it was Forstater taking about a non-trans subject.
2019: 143
2020: 228
2021: 324
2022: 557
2023: 631
2024: 796
2019: 143
2020: 228
2021: 324
2022: 557
2023: 631
2024: 796
June 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2018: Number of times Kathleen Stock, Maya Forstater, Helen Joyce, Fiona McAnena or Sex Matters were mentioned in the papers? Once, and it was Forstater taking about a non-trans subject.
2019: 143
2020: 228
2021: 324
2022: 557
2023: 631
2024: 796
2019: 143
2020: 228
2021: 324
2022: 557
2023: 631
2024: 796
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you gotta be faster
May 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
you gotta be faster
Trans folks and Allies in Glasgow - free on Monday night? Please consider coming along to support and hear some great performances as well!
SHUT UP! IT'S A TRANS PERFORMANCE NIGHT!
Tired of being spoken about and not listened to? Us too! Come along for a night of poetry, comedy, and more from trans performers. Tix free.
www.eventbrite.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trans folks and Allies in Glasgow - free on Monday night? Please consider coming along to support and hear some great performances as well!
"What we urgently need, instead of a political leadership in thrall to AI's aura of total power, is a reassertion of context and agency by returning control to more local and directly democratic structures." Excellent summary.
Labour's AI Action Plan - a gift to the far right | Computer Weekly
Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan argues that, on top of the clear social and environmental harms associated with the technology, Labour's vapid fixation on AI-led growth in lieu of real change ...
www.computerweekly.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"What we urgently need, instead of a political leadership in thrall to AI's aura of total power, is a reassertion of context and agency by returning control to more local and directly democratic structures." Excellent summary.
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In a few years (max) when people start asking why we thought AI was a good idea I am creating a record that we did NOT think it was a good idea and the main reason people were ever convinced was billions of dollars of propaganda
April 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In a few years (max) when people start asking why we thought AI was a good idea I am creating a record that we did NOT think it was a good idea and the main reason people were ever convinced was billions of dollars of propaganda
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Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
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fantastic, the country that already has among the highest per capita water consumption in the world & tenth-most strained water supply in the world is investing in magic waste lots of water boxes
The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement that will help vault the Gulf country to become a rising power in artificial intelligence.
U.S. Unveils Sweeping A.I. Project in Abu Dhabi
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
fantastic, the country that already has among the highest per capita water consumption in the world & tenth-most strained water supply in the world is investing in magic waste lots of water boxes
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“I woke up with a sense of dread…”
— from an EU citizen in the UK on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging.
Powerful open letter. 👇
— from an EU citizen in the UK on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging.
Powerful open letter. 👇
Letter: We are not strangers
Letter to the editor
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“I woke up with a sense of dread…”
— from an EU citizen in the UK on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging.
Powerful open letter. 👇
— from an EU citizen in the UK on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging.
Powerful open letter. 👇
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Ah yes, the 'Rowling Maneuvre':
"I was abused by a cis male relative years ago... Anyway, let's talk about trans women for some reason."
"I was abused by a cis male relative years ago... Anyway, let's talk about trans women for some reason."
May 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Ah yes, the 'Rowling Maneuvre':
"I was abused by a cis male relative years ago... Anyway, let's talk about trans women for some reason."
"I was abused by a cis male relative years ago... Anyway, let's talk about trans women for some reason."
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This is why I think we should abolish the profession of the columnist. All they do is go after people who have never hurt them once and can't defend themselves against their attacks. It's an abominable profession that should not exist.
May 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This is why I think we should abolish the profession of the columnist. All they do is go after people who have never hurt them once and can't defend themselves against their attacks. It's an abominable profession that should not exist.
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I milked cows on a beautiful, amazing family farm through high school and college. Anyone who goes to a local farm, looks the farmer in the eyes, pets the cow, and doesn’t immediately demand pasteurization has in fact never been to a farm.
May 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I milked cows on a beautiful, amazing family farm through high school and college. Anyone who goes to a local farm, looks the farmer in the eyes, pets the cow, and doesn’t immediately demand pasteurization has in fact never been to a farm.