Alan
@anyoldshiz.bsky.social
Grumpy old teacher, there is a lot wrong with this world but it can still be beautiful. He/Him
"freedom is privilege extended, unless shared by one and all"
"freedom is privilege extended, unless shared by one and all"
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When you're absolutely *desperate* to give obsessed, unhinged anti-trans campaigners the benefit of the doubt in the face of all evidence, years after any reasonable person has settled on who they are.
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
When you're absolutely *desperate* to give obsessed, unhinged anti-trans campaigners the benefit of the doubt in the face of all evidence, years after any reasonable person has settled on who they are.
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
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Raved-about art show closed by gallery after Israel lobby attacks and threats...
Raved-about art show closed by gallery after Israel lobby attacks and threats
Zionist bullying forced a widely praised Matthew Collings exhibition to close early— threats targeted the artist, curator, and venue
www.thecanary.co
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Raved-about art show closed by gallery after Israel lobby attacks and threats...
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Brexit costs the government around £90bn.
Without Brexit we could have tax cuts and spending increases. We would have hope & optimism, not gloom & despair.
Brexit harms the British people, especially the poor & vulnerable. No politician can support Brexit and claim to care for ordinary people.
Without Brexit we could have tax cuts and spending increases. We would have hope & optimism, not gloom & despair.
Brexit harms the British people, especially the poor & vulnerable. No politician can support Brexit and claim to care for ordinary people.
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Brexit costs the government around £90bn.
Without Brexit we could have tax cuts and spending increases. We would have hope & optimism, not gloom & despair.
Brexit harms the British people, especially the poor & vulnerable. No politician can support Brexit and claim to care for ordinary people.
Without Brexit we could have tax cuts and spending increases. We would have hope & optimism, not gloom & despair.
Brexit harms the British people, especially the poor & vulnerable. No politician can support Brexit and claim to care for ordinary people.
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We will just leave this here.
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We will just leave this here.
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They're all kicking off.
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They're all kicking off.
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The last gaps of the old broken system that protected their power & wealth.
Change is coming.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The hypocrisy of Sarwar and his wee pal Dougie.
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The hypocrisy of Sarwar and his wee pal Dougie.
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Children are dead because of this idiot. HE IS NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL!!! He went yo law school then spent a decade or so addicted to heroine.
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
Source: POLITICO
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RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
Source: POLITICO
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RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines - NewsBreak
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Children are dead because of this idiot. HE IS NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL!!! He went yo law school then spent a decade or so addicted to heroine.
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
Source: POLITICO
share.newsbreak.com/g4e2gzr5
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
Source: POLITICO
share.newsbreak.com/g4e2gzr5
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Our system is broken. Medicare for All, now.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Our system is broken. Medicare for All, now.
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“If the allegations against Hegseth are true, he must be held to account with his removal and criminal conviction.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Must Pete Hegseth Be Investigated Now?
A Saturday Prompt
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“If the allegations against Hegseth are true, he must be held to account with his removal and criminal conviction.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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"What trillion-dollar problem is Al trying to solve?" Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
From the Futurology community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Futurology community
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November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"What trillion-dollar problem is Al trying to solve?" Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
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There's one simple way to save our swifts - require that all new buildings above a certain size include a swift nesting brick.
Co-sign @markruskell.bsky.social's proposal to show your support before MSPs vote on Wednesday.
greens.scot/saveourswifts
Co-sign @markruskell.bsky.social's proposal to show your support before MSPs vote on Wednesday.
greens.scot/saveourswifts
Safe homes for Scotland’s swifts
Safe homes for Scotland’s swifts -
greens.scot
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There's one simple way to save our swifts - require that all new buildings above a certain size include a swift nesting brick.
Co-sign @markruskell.bsky.social's proposal to show your support before MSPs vote on Wednesday.
greens.scot/saveourswifts
Co-sign @markruskell.bsky.social's proposal to show your support before MSPs vote on Wednesday.
greens.scot/saveourswifts
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This quickly saw my mentions flooded with “what do you MEAN candied roast potatoes why are Brits so EVIL!!!????” which was an overreaction that reminded me of when I said “Orlando Bloom is normal height yet has 5’2 energy” and the internet behaved like I’d endorsed dog murder.
Replies off coz, Americans, you can't compete with the British Sunday Roast. We prefer our roast potatoes UNcandied thank you.
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This quickly saw my mentions flooded with “what do you MEAN candied roast potatoes why are Brits so EVIL!!!????” which was an overreaction that reminded me of when I said “Orlando Bloom is normal height yet has 5’2 energy” and the internet behaved like I’d endorsed dog murder.
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Time to stop writing, & reporting a "possibility". The people need to see charges. Consequences. Done with threatening this without actually doing it. No such latitude for immigrants. Legitimate allowances offering protection asylum seekers, denied
Source: TAG24
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Source: TAG24
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Judge considers holding Kristi Noem in contempt of court over El Salvador deportations - NewsBreak
Washington DC - A federal judge has launched in inquiry that could result in potential contempt charges against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Ba
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November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Time to stop writing, & reporting a "possibility". The people need to see charges. Consequences. Done with threatening this without actually doing it. No such latitude for immigrants. Legitimate allowances offering protection asylum seekers, denied
Source: TAG24
share.newsbreak.com/g4aog365
Source: TAG24
share.newsbreak.com/g4aog365
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Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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A useful counter to the narrative which has really taken hold post-pandemic.
I sit on Holyrood's finance committee and alarm (from MSPs and expert witnesses) over a perceived sharp decrease in labour participation has felt like a reopening of the door to nasty 2010s 'Benefits Street' discourse.
I sit on Holyrood's finance committee and alarm (from MSPs and expert witnesses) over a perceived sharp decrease in labour participation has felt like a reopening of the door to nasty 2010s 'Benefits Street' discourse.
Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A useful counter to the narrative which has really taken hold post-pandemic.
I sit on Holyrood's finance committee and alarm (from MSPs and expert witnesses) over a perceived sharp decrease in labour participation has felt like a reopening of the door to nasty 2010s 'Benefits Street' discourse.
I sit on Holyrood's finance committee and alarm (from MSPs and expert witnesses) over a perceived sharp decrease in labour participation has felt like a reopening of the door to nasty 2010s 'Benefits Street' discourse.
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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In case you were wondering how stupid and evil you’d have to be to marry Stephen Miller, just watch this
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In case you were wondering how stupid and evil you’d have to be to marry Stephen Miller, just watch this
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Never, ever trust the Labour party on the climate. Corporate profits will always come first to them 🔥🌍
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Never, ever trust the Labour party on the climate. Corporate profits will always come first to them 🔥🌍
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Delighted to be speaking at this charity concert at Wembley in March.
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Wolf Alice and more to play all-star charity concert for trans rights
Organised by Olly Alexander and the Mighty Hoopla festival to ‘fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion’, Trans Mission will take place at Wembley Arena in March
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Delighted to be speaking at this charity concert at Wembley in March.
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Thoughts from an unhinged old man sitting in the White House. It is time for the 25th Amendment. It actually has been time!
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thoughts from an unhinged old man sitting in the White House. It is time for the 25th Amendment. It actually has been time!
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He clearly doesn’t understand basic constitutional terms.
FACT: Westminster and Holyrood are parliaments and the governments in each are the current administrations.
FACT: Holyrood is a recognised parliament, just like Westminster, with its own recognised government acting as its administration.
FACT: Westminster and Holyrood are parliaments and the governments in each are the current administrations.
FACT: Holyrood is a recognised parliament, just like Westminster, with its own recognised government acting as its administration.
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
He clearly doesn’t understand basic constitutional terms.
FACT: Westminster and Holyrood are parliaments and the governments in each are the current administrations.
FACT: Holyrood is a recognised parliament, just like Westminster, with its own recognised government acting as its administration.
FACT: Westminster and Holyrood are parliaments and the governments in each are the current administrations.
FACT: Holyrood is a recognised parliament, just like Westminster, with its own recognised government acting as its administration.
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Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig. See how to get tickets.
www.nme.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
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‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse