Valour
@valouriousknight.bsky.social
Writer, Anglican, Awesome Theological Mushroom, Crip, AuDHD, deafened 🧑🦼, parent, nerd, knitter, enthusiastic reptile keeper, Part Dragon, proud trans dude he/him. Queer AF.
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Valour
@valouriousknight.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Some twat has added me to a 'Progressives for Trump/MAGA' blocklist, so just in case it was in doubt:
Donald Trump is the worst of humanity, running unchecked through the halls of power and I loathe him - and all his collaborators- with every fibre of my being
Donald Trump is the worst of humanity, running unchecked through the halls of power and I loathe him - and all his collaborators- with every fibre of my being
Apparently, I should just have been reading more queer poetry
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Apparently, I should just have been reading more queer poetry
How absolutely fucking glorious is this stanza from C+nto Round One by Joelle Taylor
Absolutely Fucking Glorious
Absolutely Fucking Glorious
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How absolutely fucking glorious is this stanza from C+nto Round One by Joelle Taylor
Absolutely Fucking Glorious
Absolutely Fucking Glorious
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You don’t have to feel sorry for religion or churches; most don’t deserve it. But there’s a prevailing theory that all churches operate financially at a level like a megachurch when the reality is that there are plenty of churches that rake in less than most small businesses, even without taxes
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You don’t have to feel sorry for religion or churches; most don’t deserve it. But there’s a prevailing theory that all churches operate financially at a level like a megachurch when the reality is that there are plenty of churches that rake in less than most small businesses, even without taxes
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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If you're looking around thinking "if Trump & the Republicans cause enough suffering, there will be backlash & accountability," I would direct your attention to the UK. Hard to think of any country in history so clearly, demonstrably, theatrically fucked by a single party ... and yet.
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you're looking around thinking "if Trump & the Republicans cause enough suffering, there will be backlash & accountability," I would direct your attention to the UK. Hard to think of any country in history so clearly, demonstrably, theatrically fucked by a single party ... and yet.
The Oxford Mail has a headline tonight of 'Asylum Seekers to be house in historical Grade II Listed Cottage'
And like, why the fuck is this a headline?
HOUSE PEOPLE IN BUILDINGS THEY CAN TURN INTO HOMES, THIS IS NOT NEWS, IT IS JUST APPROPRIATE AND RIGHT
And like, why the fuck is this a headline?
HOUSE PEOPLE IN BUILDINGS THEY CAN TURN INTO HOMES, THIS IS NOT NEWS, IT IS JUST APPROPRIATE AND RIGHT
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Oxford Mail has a headline tonight of 'Asylum Seekers to be house in historical Grade II Listed Cottage'
And like, why the fuck is this a headline?
HOUSE PEOPLE IN BUILDINGS THEY CAN TURN INTO HOMES, THIS IS NOT NEWS, IT IS JUST APPROPRIATE AND RIGHT
And like, why the fuck is this a headline?
HOUSE PEOPLE IN BUILDINGS THEY CAN TURN INTO HOMES, THIS IS NOT NEWS, IT IS JUST APPROPRIATE AND RIGHT
And when Keir 'Actually I'm a bit of a facist' Starmer thinks you're a bit too fashy, that's a bit damming really
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
And when Keir 'Actually I'm a bit of a facist' Starmer thinks you're a bit too fashy, that's a bit damming really
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Have I sailed as close as you are legally allowed to do to have a nose at the SS Montgomery?
Of course.
Moment I knew she existed, I was out there faster than Jay Hulme when he spots a rickety ladder in a church.
Here she is:
Of course.
Moment I knew she existed, I was out there faster than Jay Hulme when he spots a rickety ladder in a church.
Here she is:
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Have I sailed as close as you are legally allowed to do to have a nose at the SS Montgomery?
Of course.
Moment I knew she existed, I was out there faster than Jay Hulme when he spots a rickety ladder in a church.
Here she is:
Of course.
Moment I knew she existed, I was out there faster than Jay Hulme when he spots a rickety ladder in a church.
Here she is:
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No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
“Standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She asks ‘What’s the point of standards?’
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
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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.
Oh my God, my hold on C+nto came through, so now I've got it to read for 14 days and oh my days, shades of a queer scene I barely remember from when I was a mere baby gay....
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Oh my God, my hold on C+nto came through, so now I've got it to read for 14 days and oh my days, shades of a queer scene I barely remember from when I was a mere baby gay....
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incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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wait I thought we had already established that James Bond is a Dread Pirate Roberts situation
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
wait I thought we had already established that James Bond is a Dread Pirate Roberts situation
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"How can James Bond come back from the dead?" is up there with "How can we explain why Maggie Simpson is still a baby?" as a writing problem.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"How can James Bond come back from the dead?" is up there with "How can we explain why Maggie Simpson is still a baby?" as a writing problem.
Friends who pray - can you pray for Fox and I pls- a potentially good thing may happen, which would be VERY BRILLIANT, but I cannae be more specific here, because public Internet
But cross fingers, pray, etc pls. Many thanks
But cross fingers, pray, etc pls. Many thanks
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Friends who pray - can you pray for Fox and I pls- a potentially good thing may happen, which would be VERY BRILLIANT, but I cannae be more specific here, because public Internet
But cross fingers, pray, etc pls. Many thanks
But cross fingers, pray, etc pls. Many thanks
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Emily Maitlis not a doctor not trans not an expert in this field worked for ideological reasons to get healthcare for kids shut down, paid for by the licence fee - and she complains about ideological capture. Absolutely farcical
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Emily Maitlis not a doctor not trans not an expert in this field worked for ideological reasons to get healthcare for kids shut down, paid for by the licence fee - and she complains about ideological capture. Absolutely farcical
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People in the UK aren't getting transphobia from weird niche online communities.
They're getting it from the prime minister, the BBC, politicians and the newspapers in every newsagents in the country.
They're getting it from the prime minister, the BBC, politicians and the newspapers in every newsagents in the country.
when this piece of shit is asked what good phone pouches are supposed to do, shs responds glibly about online radicalisation. where else would children learn to be transphobic in the tolerant UK, after all? ridiculous
On Brianna's 19th birthday, this morning I joined @cheshirepcc.bsky.social and the Brianna Ghey Legacy Project Phone Free Education campaign at the launch at Jodrell Bank of a new £150k initiative to make Cheshire the first county in the UK where ALL state high schools have lockable phone pouches.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
People in the UK aren't getting transphobia from weird niche online communities.
They're getting it from the prime minister, the BBC, politicians and the newspapers in every newsagents in the country.
They're getting it from the prime minister, the BBC, politicians and the newspapers in every newsagents in the country.
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Yes, "pregnant people" is inclusive language that describes pregnant cis women AS WELL AS trans men and nonbinary people, a lot of whom can get pregnant. But it also describes, like, 12-year-old girls who get pregnant. Do centrist pig-dogs think THEY are "women" too? Coz...bit of a red flag, that.
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Yes, "pregnant people" is inclusive language that describes pregnant cis women AS WELL AS trans men and nonbinary people, a lot of whom can get pregnant. But it also describes, like, 12-year-old girls who get pregnant. Do centrist pig-dogs think THEY are "women" too? Coz...bit of a red flag, that.
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With apologies, for today’s feast.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
With apologies, for today’s feast.
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This is genius. Genuinely. The only new Bond I need in my life.
Right. Here's my big pitch:
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is genius. Genuinely. The only new Bond I need in my life.
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Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
Whose publishing traumatic poems atm? Wrote a horrifying zinger last week which took me by surprise and I think it will feel wasted if it doesnt End Up Somewhere
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Whose publishing traumatic poems atm? Wrote a horrifying zinger last week which took me by surprise and I think it will feel wasted if it doesnt End Up Somewhere
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obviously you only sell almost $6 billion in stock when you're certain a company is going to get even more valuable
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
obviously you only sell almost $6 billion in stock when you're certain a company is going to get even more valuable
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I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be