Sophie Mason
@sophiemason.bsky.social
Something sensational to read on the train
I would like the conversation around vaccines and autism to involve asking autistic people whether we would rather have died of a preventable childhood disease or lived our autistic life
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I would like the conversation around vaccines and autism to involve asking autistic people whether we would rather have died of a preventable childhood disease or lived our autistic life
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
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some years, Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day just completely sneaks up on you
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
some years, Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day just completely sneaks up on you
I must say it is EXTREMELY fucking rich for Kelvin Mackenzie to be on the BBC opining about Tim Davie and Deborah Wotsername resigning
BBC News - Kelvin MacKenzie to leave The Sun after Ross Barkley column - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3985...
BBC News - Kelvin MacKenzie to leave The Sun after Ross Barkley column - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3985...
Kelvin MacKenzie to leave The Sun after Ross Barkley column
The ex-Sun editor will not be asked to contribute to the paper after his suspension over a column.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I must say it is EXTREMELY fucking rich for Kelvin Mackenzie to be on the BBC opining about Tim Davie and Deborah Wotsername resigning
BBC News - Kelvin MacKenzie to leave The Sun after Ross Barkley column - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3985...
BBC News - Kelvin MacKenzie to leave The Sun after Ross Barkley column - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3985...
Violence against autistics courtesy of this screen saver photo from Microsoft today
Trigger warning, REALLY STARING EYES STARING
Trigger warning, REALLY STARING EYES STARING
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Violence against autistics courtesy of this screen saver photo from Microsoft today
Trigger warning, REALLY STARING EYES STARING
Trigger warning, REALLY STARING EYES STARING
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This is yet another example of how you beat the far right. By beating them, not trying to be them. By having your own agenda, not aping theirs. With courage and conviction - and humour - not fear and timidity.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This is yet another example of how you beat the far right. By beating them, not trying to be them. By having your own agenda, not aping theirs. With courage and conviction - and humour - not fear and timidity.
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All power and a full recovery to Samir Zitouni, the absolute best of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
All power and a full recovery to Samir Zitouni, the absolute best of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A total and utter hero
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A total and utter hero
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
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October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
This headline is absolutely 👨🍳💋
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This headline is absolutely 👨🍳💋
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I love this statue and especially how the quote reminds us that the Suffragists and Suffragettes worked together and that both their approaches (lawful and law-breaking) were important, even though the men who wrote their history afterwards tried to make us believe they were at odds.
Gillian Wearing’s statue of Suffragist Millicent Fawcett, 2018, Parliament Square, London. The words are a quote from Fawcett on the death of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, killed when walking in front of the King’s horse at the Derby,1913, to highlight the women's cause.
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I love this statue and especially how the quote reminds us that the Suffragists and Suffragettes worked together and that both their approaches (lawful and law-breaking) were important, even though the men who wrote their history afterwards tried to make us believe they were at odds.
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Maybe the trouble started when we started referring to those we report to at work as "superiors"
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Maybe the trouble started when we started referring to those we report to at work as "superiors"
OK, I have very little time for any Royal or Pope, or Church for that matter, and Charles is an abusive arsehole, but kudos to him and Leo for this, this is an important moment and deserves to be a key point in both their legacies.
Watch: Historic moment King Charles prays alongside Pope Leo
Watch: Historic moment King Charles prays alongside Pope Leo
It was the first time since the Reformation leaders of the two churches had prayed together.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
OK, I have very little time for any Royal or Pope, or Church for that matter, and Charles is an abusive arsehole, but kudos to him and Leo for this, this is an important moment and deserves to be a key point in both their legacies.
Siri what is "insouciance"
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Siri what is "insouciance"
These protests deserve to be as eternally iconic as the pictures of anti-Vietnam protesters putting flowers in guns. Just amazing work from Portland.
Anti-ICE Protesters Mock Trump’s Claim That Portland Is A ‘War Zone’ In Silliest Way Possible share.google/502xMtvr2OCI...
Anti-ICE Protesters Mock Trump’s Claim That Portland Is A ‘War Zone’ In Silliest Way Possible share.google/502xMtvr2OCI...
Anti-ICE Protesters Mock Trump’s Claim That Portland Is A ‘War Zone’ In Silliest Way Possible
Social media users love how protesters in Portland, Oregon, are countering ICE and the Trump administration's fearmongering with weirdness.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
These protests deserve to be as eternally iconic as the pictures of anti-Vietnam protesters putting flowers in guns. Just amazing work from Portland.
Anti-ICE Protesters Mock Trump’s Claim That Portland Is A ‘War Zone’ In Silliest Way Possible share.google/502xMtvr2OCI...
Anti-ICE Protesters Mock Trump’s Claim That Portland Is A ‘War Zone’ In Silliest Way Possible share.google/502xMtvr2OCI...
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Agreed
Absolutely no love lost for Michelle Mone, but I would be so pissed off if I was her
Yes, she took advantage of the VIP lane - but it was set up by MPs who have faced zero consequences
Hancock, Gove, Johnson et al should be in prison for misconduct in public office
Absolutely no love lost for Michelle Mone, but I would be so pissed off if I was her
Yes, she took advantage of the VIP lane - but it was set up by MPs who have faced zero consequences
Hancock, Gove, Johnson et al should be in prison for misconduct in public office
She has but they also need to prosecute all the ugly men who’ve made dodgy money from PPE up to and including Matt Hancock.
But credit where it’s due her surgery is fantastic love that for her
But credit where it’s due her surgery is fantastic love that for her
"I’ve been made a scapegoat for PPE scandal, Mone laments" [Times]
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Agreed
Absolutely no love lost for Michelle Mone, but I would be so pissed off if I was her
Yes, she took advantage of the VIP lane - but it was set up by MPs who have faced zero consequences
Hancock, Gove, Johnson et al should be in prison for misconduct in public office
Absolutely no love lost for Michelle Mone, but I would be so pissed off if I was her
Yes, she took advantage of the VIP lane - but it was set up by MPs who have faced zero consequences
Hancock, Gove, Johnson et al should be in prison for misconduct in public office
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Who wore it better?
September 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Who wore it better?
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Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Queen
www.ft.com/content/fbbd...
"please, let’s have none of this Temu Marxist talk about how Saturday’s 110,000-strong march was “really” about economic anxiety" 👏👏👏
"please, let’s have none of this Temu Marxist talk about how Saturday’s 110,000-strong march was “really” about economic anxiety" 👏👏👏
Starmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrong
A look back to the days of Enoch Powell suggests a better model
www.ft.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
www.ft.com/content/fbbd...
"please, let’s have none of this Temu Marxist talk about how Saturday’s 110,000-strong march was “really” about economic anxiety" 👏👏👏
"please, let’s have none of this Temu Marxist talk about how Saturday’s 110,000-strong march was “really” about economic anxiety" 👏👏👏
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The myth that racism is primarily driven by economic conditions must die, especially on the left. It is a misdiagnosis and a kind of excuse
September 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The myth that racism is primarily driven by economic conditions must die, especially on the left. It is a misdiagnosis and a kind of excuse
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If being poor makes people racist, please explain to me why the richest man in the world is very, very racist?
September 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
If being poor makes people racist, please explain to me why the richest man in the world is very, very racist?
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There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there.
This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.
This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.
September 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there.
This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.
This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.
So I see the "patriots" are worried that one day soon they might be a minority in their own country and I don't know who is going to tell them they already are and furthermore that's a good thing
September 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
So I see the "patriots" are worried that one day soon they might be a minority in their own country and I don't know who is going to tell them they already are and furthermore that's a good thing
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every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer
These are the kids that some politicians want to shoot with gunships
September 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
These are the kids that some politicians want to shoot with gunships
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If they only bring up "fairness in sports" when it's about the genitals of children playing the sports and never about, say, funding, you know they don't care about fairness in sports. They care about children's genitals. Which is not something any adult who isn't a creep ever wants to think about.
September 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
If they only bring up "fairness in sports" when it's about the genitals of children playing the sports and never about, say, funding, you know they don't care about fairness in sports. They care about children's genitals. Which is not something any adult who isn't a creep ever wants to think about.