Vintage Spoonie
@vintagespoonie.bsky.social
Dogs, cats, disability justice, film festivals, queer, disability +feminist cinema, Palestinian film and culture, books, food. ME, ADHD. Film and creative industries academic. Passionate about TV #thetraitors #silo All views those of my cat #freepalestine
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Wajib (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama
1h 36m
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Let’s make a list of favourite Palestinian films!
I’ll start with:
Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib, in which dreamy Saleh Bakri returns to northern Israel/occupied Palestine for his sister’s wedding. Available to watch online
#freepalestine #palestine #palestiniancinema
m.imdb.com/title/tt6695...
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Our message to London 👇🏻
May 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our message to London 👇🏻
Beyond disgusted with the EHRC ‘guidance’ today which effectively seems to say trans people cannot use bathrooms which align with their gender identity OR, in many cases, ones which align with their so-called biological status. Where the fuck are trans ppl supposed to pee? #trans #EHRC
April 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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The announced changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
April 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The announced changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
Good to see so many people at the emergency trans solidarity march yesterday. Although Sylvie may have stolen the show by doing a massive shit in front of Peter Tatchell #trans #transsolidarity #LGBwiththeT
April 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Good to see so many people at the emergency trans solidarity march yesterday. Although Sylvie may have stolen the show by doing a massive shit in front of Peter Tatchell #trans #transsolidarity #LGBwiththeT
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As I watch Starmer tear up Labour's prospects by attacking people in poverty, abusing those who care about the living world and appeasing the ultra-rich, I feel the same sense of dislocation as I did before the Iraq War. Anyone can see the disaster coming, except, apparently, the government.
April 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
As I watch Starmer tear up Labour's prospects by attacking people in poverty, abusing those who care about the living world and appeasing the ultra-rich, I feel the same sense of dislocation as I did before the Iraq War. Anyone can see the disaster coming, except, apparently, the government.
Just spent 10 days in US and Canada for conference/family visit. Deleted social media before entering US + pics of Palestinian peace marches. Many ppl didn’t attend due to visa worries, or fear for safety (mostly trans and other queer individuals). So this is what visiting a fascist state is like.
April 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Just spent 10 days in US and Canada for conference/family visit. Deleted social media before entering US + pics of Palestinian peace marches. Many ppl didn’t attend due to visa worries, or fear for safety (mostly trans and other queer individuals). So this is what visiting a fascist state is like.
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Today is #TransgenderDayOfVisibility! Trans people deserve to be seen, heard & celebrated. But visibility alone isn’t enough, we must keep uplifting trans voices, defending their rights & creating a world where every trans person can live openly & safely. #TDOV #TransRightsAreHumanRights
a poster for transgender day of visibility with a group of people
Alt: a poster for transgender day of visibility with a group of people
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March 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today is #TransgenderDayOfVisibility! Trans people deserve to be seen, heard & celebrated. But visibility alone isn’t enough, we must keep uplifting trans voices, defending their rights & creating a world where every trans person can live openly & safely. #TDOV #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Tesla protests across the UK as people worldwide reject Elon Musk. These brave protestors showed up in showrooms and dealerships all over London. #3E #TeslaTakeDown [📷 @JimmieGregory2]
March 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tesla protests across the UK as people worldwide reject Elon Musk. These brave protestors showed up in showrooms and dealerships all over London. #3E #TeslaTakeDown [📷 @JimmieGregory2]
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“There are tens of thousands of people who are desperate to get back into work,” Reeves has repeatedly claimed.
But she has totally failed to explain how disabled people are assisted to work by having money taken away from them.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
But she has totally failed to explain how disabled people are assisted to work by having money taken away from them.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reeves on course to be less popular than Truss mini-budget chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
The chancellor is plunging toward the approval rating of Kwasi Kwarteng in the wake of the September 2022 financial statement
www.independent.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“There are tens of thousands of people who are desperate to get back into work,” Reeves has repeatedly claimed.
But she has totally failed to explain how disabled people are assisted to work by having money taken away from them.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
But she has totally failed to explain how disabled people are assisted to work by having money taken away from them.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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We're 'encouraging' people with disabilities into work; over half the rise in disability benefit claims since the pandemic is due to poor mental health. So what does Wes Streeting do? He cuts support. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Government accused of ‘failing’ mental health patients as share of NHS budget to fall
The drop comes despite warnings of a deepening mental health crisis
www.independent.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
We're 'encouraging' people with disabilities into work; over half the rise in disability benefit claims since the pandemic is due to poor mental health. So what does Wes Streeting do? He cuts support. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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The big-picture outlook for living standards remains grim after the Chancellor’s Spring Statement.
It’s particularly dismal for the poorer half of Britain, who are set to become £500 a year poorer over the Parliament.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵 ⤵️ buff.ly/5CHyJII
It’s particularly dismal for the poorer half of Britain, who are set to become £500 a year poorer over the Parliament.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵 ⤵️ buff.ly/5CHyJII
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The big-picture outlook for living standards remains grim after the Chancellor’s Spring Statement.
It’s particularly dismal for the poorer half of Britain, who are set to become £500 a year poorer over the Parliament.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵 ⤵️ buff.ly/5CHyJII
It’s particularly dismal for the poorer half of Britain, who are set to become £500 a year poorer over the Parliament.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵 ⤵️ buff.ly/5CHyJII
Watching Peter Doocy of Fox News try to defend the ‘no war plans were shared’ claim by saying the Signal messages didn’t include detailed imaging is really quite something
#foxnews
#signal
#trump
#trumpadministration
#theatlantic
#foxnews
#signal
#trump
#trumpadministration
#theatlantic
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Watching Peter Doocy of Fox News try to defend the ‘no war plans were shared’ claim by saying the Signal messages didn’t include detailed imaging is really quite something
#foxnews
#signal
#trump
#trumpadministration
#theatlantic
#foxnews
#signal
#trump
#trumpadministration
#theatlantic
The Trump administration so fervently believe that if they say something, it must be so, they seemed to think they could get away with lying about the nature of the Signal chat and…. The Atlantic just wouldn’t publish messages from the chat?
#signal
#theatlantic
#trump
#trumpadministration
#signal
#theatlantic
#trump
#trumpadministration
March 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Trump administration so fervently believe that if they say something, it must be so, they seemed to think they could get away with lying about the nature of the Signal chat and…. The Atlantic just wouldn’t publish messages from the chat?
#signal
#theatlantic
#trump
#trumpadministration
#signal
#theatlantic
#trump
#trumpadministration
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For all their denial that this is austerity, the grim reality of Starmer and Reeves' new economic project is that it is bad for living standards, bad for public services, bad for the vulnerable, and bad for the economy, argues his former senior adviser Simon Fletcher
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/26/s...
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/26/s...
'Keir Starmer's Government Should Stop the Austerity Denial About These Cuts'
The uncomfortable truth about Starmer and Reeves's economic project is it is grim for living standards, public services and recipients of welfare, and should be opposed by all, argues his former senio...
bylinetimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
For all their denial that this is austerity, the grim reality of Starmer and Reeves' new economic project is that it is bad for living standards, bad for public services, bad for the vulnerable, and bad for the economy, argues his former senior adviser Simon Fletcher
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/26/s...
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/26/s...
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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And with Labour's "review" of Access to Work already predicted to focus on cuts, in addition to those already being made and further restrictions on PIP, this only gets worse. Cutting funding and support doesn't help people get into work. Increasing it can. #r4today
www.thetimes.com/article/8f1f...
www.thetimes.com/article/8f1f...
March 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
And with Labour's "review" of Access to Work already predicted to focus on cuts, in addition to those already being made and further restrictions on PIP, this only gets worse. Cutting funding and support doesn't help people get into work. Increasing it can. #r4today
www.thetimes.com/article/8f1f...
www.thetimes.com/article/8f1f...
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I don't think enough of a stink is being made about the naked dishonesty of Reeves and Starmer's crap about 'get people “trapped on benefits” back into work'.
PIP is *incapable of trapping anyone.* You still get it if you're in work. It is one of the few UK benefits offering no perverse incentives!
PIP is *incapable of trapping anyone.* You still get it if you're in work. It is one of the few UK benefits offering no perverse incentives!
March 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I don't think enough of a stink is being made about the naked dishonesty of Reeves and Starmer's crap about 'get people “trapped on benefits” back into work'.
PIP is *incapable of trapping anyone.* You still get it if you're in work. It is one of the few UK benefits offering no perverse incentives!
PIP is *incapable of trapping anyone.* You still get it if you're in work. It is one of the few UK benefits offering no perverse incentives!
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Schoolchildren are routinely slaughtered by AR-15s. Hundreds die.
[*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*]
A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt.
["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]
[*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*]
A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt.
["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]
March 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Schoolchildren are routinely slaughtered by AR-15s. Hundreds die.
[*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*]
A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt.
["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]
[*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*]
A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt.
["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]
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AOC, @aoc.bsky.social, making the case for free speech alongside universal healthcare is so KEY for the left, because it's time progressives reclaimed the mantle of fighting for free speech from the faux free speech warriors of the right.
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
AOC, @aoc.bsky.social, making the case for free speech alongside universal healthcare is so KEY for the left, because it's time progressives reclaimed the mantle of fighting for free speech from the faux free speech warriors of the right.
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Israel just killed hundreds of Palestinians, including kids.
The US just killed dozens of Yemenis, including kids.
"Why do they hate us?" asks the American public, blissfully ignorant of what's being done in its name in the Middle East by the US and its ally Israel.
Sigh.
The US just killed dozens of Yemenis, including kids.
"Why do they hate us?" asks the American public, blissfully ignorant of what's being done in its name in the Middle East by the US and its ally Israel.
Sigh.
March 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Israel just killed hundreds of Palestinians, including kids.
The US just killed dozens of Yemenis, including kids.
"Why do they hate us?" asks the American public, blissfully ignorant of what's being done in its name in the Middle East by the US and its ally Israel.
Sigh.
The US just killed dozens of Yemenis, including kids.
"Why do they hate us?" asks the American public, blissfully ignorant of what's being done in its name in the Middle East by the US and its ally Israel.
Sigh.
So I did a book! Queer Film Festivals and Urban Space is now yours for, um, a mere £145….please ask your institutional libraries to stock it and if you don’t have institutional access or millions of pounds to spend on books drop me a DM.
#queer
#film
#queerfilm
www.routledge.com/Queer-Film-F...
#queer
#film
#queerfilm
www.routledge.com/Queer-Film-F...
Queer Film Festivals and Urban Space: Reclaiming the City
This timely and innovative book argues that queer film festivals reclaim urban space for queer women and other marginalised queer subjects through the mobilisation of both material and diegetic space....
www.routledge.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So I did a book! Queer Film Festivals and Urban Space is now yours for, um, a mere £145….please ask your institutional libraries to stock it and if you don’t have institutional access or millions of pounds to spend on books drop me a DM.
#queer
#film
#queerfilm
www.routledge.com/Queer-Film-F...
#queer
#film
#queerfilm
www.routledge.com/Queer-Film-F...
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The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE!
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com
Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin
Visit www.takedowntesla.com