SulMatul
@sulmatul.bsky.social
Trans woman, emergency worker, fan of old broken games, z-list youtuber
I can only apologise for all of the above
I can only apologise for all of the above
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“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers" www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers" www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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December 17, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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Someone tag the Labour party: ““This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.””
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history
Political rivals say PM’s divisive politics have encouraged voters to ditch the Social Democrats for the far right
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Someone tag the Labour party: ““This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.””
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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His game is that a new investigation just opened that would prevent the release of the files and he is now safe to claim that he wants them released knowing full fucking well that they won't be released. He is a fucking slimy con man.
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
His game is that a new investigation just opened that would prevent the release of the files and he is now safe to claim that he wants them released knowing full fucking well that they won't be released. He is a fucking slimy con man.
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Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
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No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
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I'm pretty old (71), so I remember clearly the National Front in the 1970s. They were pariahs that the main political parties wouldn't touch with a 10ft pole. What is shocking is that the LABOUR party is now coming out with the same policies. What on earth would the likes of Benn, Foot etc. think?
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I'm pretty old (71), so I remember clearly the National Front in the 1970s. They were pariahs that the main political parties wouldn't touch with a 10ft pole. What is shocking is that the LABOUR party is now coming out with the same policies. What on earth would the likes of Benn, Foot etc. think?
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The bit of environmental storytelling I think about all the time is in Pathologic when Peter Stamatin has a claw-foot bathtub in his living room instead of a couch. It’s just. So perfect for telling you what kind of guy this is
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The bit of environmental storytelling I think about all the time is in Pathologic when Peter Stamatin has a claw-foot bathtub in his living room instead of a couch. It’s just. So perfect for telling you what kind of guy this is
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Using Golden Ticket to describe people who have fled war and destitution to legally seek asylum. An internationally recognized legal right that the UK is treaty bound to recognize is pure cruelty and evil. It is the language of Nazis, of deportations, of camps and life unworthy of life. Evil.
Home secretary vows to end UK’s ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers - live updates
Home secretary vows to end UK’s ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers - live updates
Home secretary vows to end UK’s ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers - live updates
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Using Golden Ticket to describe people who have fled war and destitution to legally seek asylum. An internationally recognized legal right that the UK is treaty bound to recognize is pure cruelty and evil. It is the language of Nazis, of deportations, of camps and life unworthy of life. Evil.
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many liberal dissidents in China are pro Israel as well. BUT also many critical of authoritarianism are pro Palestine. meanwhile there are also pro-regime nationalists who are very supportive of Israel... me and Yao Lin did a podcast on this landscape for 从河至海, but...
“During the hour-and-a-half programme, she declared that there are no ‘peaceful residents’ in Gaza, Israel has the right to ‘cleanse Gaza and turn it into a parking lot,’ and that Palestinians need to be ‘dissolved in hydrochloric acid’.”
Why Russia’s liberal opposition is so anti-Palestinian
Many Russian dissidents claim to embrace liberal values while fully subscribing to a racist view of the world.
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
many liberal dissidents in China are pro Israel as well. BUT also many critical of authoritarianism are pro Palestine. meanwhile there are also pro-regime nationalists who are very supportive of Israel... me and Yao Lin did a podcast on this landscape for 从河至海, but...
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Abortion law in Scotland is not fit for purpose, change is long overdue. You don’t have to look far to see notorious anti-trans bigots spreading misogynistic disinformation about abortion.
Some of us have been saying forever that they’d do this… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Some of us have been saying forever that they’d do this… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scottish abortion law 'not fit for purpose', says expert group
Currently, an abortion is only legal before 24 weeks when two doctors agree that certain grounds have been met.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Abortion law in Scotland is not fit for purpose, change is long overdue. You don’t have to look far to see notorious anti-trans bigots spreading misogynistic disinformation about abortion.
Some of us have been saying forever that they’d do this… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Some of us have been saying forever that they’d do this… www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Also, a question for Justin Webb: would you still say Donald Trump is "making America normal again"?
Question for The Times.
Given undocumented immigrants are being given hysterectomies and then deported by ICE when they complain would you still call Donald Trump a "feminist hero"? www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Given undocumented immigrants are being given hysterectomies and then deported by ICE when they complain would you still call Donald Trump a "feminist hero"? www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Also, a question for Justin Webb: would you still say Donald Trump is "making America normal again"?
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
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the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
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It's funny how much the BBC and Labour have in common. Challenged by the Right, they immediately throw their base under a bus, in a doomed and foolish attempt to appease those who will always hate them.
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It's funny how much the BBC and Labour have in common. Challenged by the Right, they immediately throw their base under a bus, in a doomed and foolish attempt to appease those who will always hate them.
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
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"Are there even any-" it doesn't matter. Banning the few trans athletes isn't the point. The point, from Trump's ban on trans people in government to Britain's bathroom ban to Newsom's sports ban, is to make sure everyone knows trans women are OTHER and to act accordingly to us in their daily lives.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Are there even any-" it doesn't matter. Banning the few trans athletes isn't the point. The point, from Trump's ban on trans people in government to Britain's bathroom ban to Newsom's sports ban, is to make sure everyone knows trans women are OTHER and to act accordingly to us in their daily lives.
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"The composition of the judiciary makes it even more dangerous when certain voices are denied a hearing." goodlaw.social/wpfz
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
goodlaw.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"The composition of the judiciary makes it even more dangerous when certain voices are denied a hearing." goodlaw.social/wpfz
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The BBC is expected to apologise for the way a speech by US president Donald Trump was edited in an episode of Panorama
BBC to apologise over Panorama edit of Donald Trump's speech
www.thenational.scot
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The BBC is expected to apologise for the way a speech by US president Donald Trump was edited in an episode of Panorama
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accessing gender affirming care in the UK
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
accessing gender affirming care in the UK
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This is a great picture of what librarians are dealing with on a daily basis.
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is a great picture of what librarians are dealing with on a daily basis.
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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So excited to see this piece about a larp that's very close to my heart (and a lovely mention of my Eurogamer article)
"It's not a tomb. It's a town. And it will always be."
Czech larp group, Rolling, are based out of a former Nazi concentration camp hospital. Their performances embrace the complications and pain of that history.
Czech larp group, Rolling, are based out of a former Nazi concentration camp hospital. Their performances embrace the complications and pain of that history.
A Czech larp group wrestles with Nazi history by roleplaying in its bones
Exploring Disco Elysium and the power of art in a former concentration camp.
www.rascal.news
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So excited to see this piece about a larp that's very close to my heart (and a lovely mention of my Eurogamer article)
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As the BBC carries anecdotal claims from a disgruntled former BBC staffer that it has a pro trans bias here is *actual* polling about trans people's level of trust in the BBC.
(The BBC refused to carry the polling, the first of what it is like to live in Britain as trans, because it is "too weak".)
(The BBC refused to carry the polling, the first of what it is like to live in Britain as trans, because it is "too weak".)
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
As the BBC carries anecdotal claims from a disgruntled former BBC staffer that it has a pro trans bias here is *actual* polling about trans people's level of trust in the BBC.
(The BBC refused to carry the polling, the first of what it is like to live in Britain as trans, because it is "too weak".)
(The BBC refused to carry the polling, the first of what it is like to live in Britain as trans, because it is "too weak".)
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bluesky mods retire bitch
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
bluesky mods retire bitch