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Very much so. The proverbial turkeys voting for Christmas.
May 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Very much so. The proverbial turkeys voting for Christmas.
The geek in me does rather wish they hadn't used the phrase "our resolve has never been stronger" - but otherwise, spot on and welcome.
May 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The geek in me does rather wish they hadn't used the phrase "our resolve has never been stronger" - but otherwise, spot on and welcome.
Unfortunately, they do. Fascism wins support. Admittedly, it's the support of spineless craven wretches, but they can still put a cross in a box.
May 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Unfortunately, they do. Fascism wins support. Admittedly, it's the support of spineless craven wretches, but they can still put a cross in a box.
I can't summon up much surprise that Texan men given a bit of power are enthusiastically pushing a law that prescriptively defines what criteria a "real woman" must legally conform to.
What's depressing is the number of women buying into the line that it's about *protecting* their rights.
What's depressing is the number of women buying into the line that it's about *protecting* their rights.
May 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I can't summon up much surprise that Texan men given a bit of power are enthusiastically pushing a law that prescriptively defines what criteria a "real woman" must legally conform to.
What's depressing is the number of women buying into the line that it's about *protecting* their rights.
What's depressing is the number of women buying into the line that it's about *protecting* their rights.
Is "economic strangling" defined anywhere? If it's going to be used as a justification to open the door to potentially hundreds of millions, if not billions, of deaths in countries all around the world, I'd like to think it'd be a pretty clear, on-or-off, nationally non-survivable event.
May 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Is "economic strangling" defined anywhere? If it's going to be used as a justification to open the door to potentially hundreds of millions, if not billions, of deaths in countries all around the world, I'd like to think it'd be a pretty clear, on-or-off, nationally non-survivable event.
Or to put it another way, anti-trans hatred, discrimination and ostracisation from society is fine with you as long as it services your personal political preoccupation.
Very moral.
Very moral.
May 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Or to put it another way, anti-trans hatred, discrimination and ostracisation from society is fine with you as long as it services your personal political preoccupation.
Very moral.
Very moral.
Hope springs eternal.
May 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hope springs eternal.
Glad you could join us.
May 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Glad you could join us.
I'm not familiar with this terminology. It's supportive of trans people?
May 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I'm not familiar with this terminology. It's supportive of trans people?
Because a LOT of British people - including people in authority and in our politics - are racists.
He's a populist. But populism doesn't work if it doesn't correspond to what the populace want.
He's a populist. But populism doesn't work if it doesn't correspond to what the populace want.
May 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Because a LOT of British people - including people in authority and in our politics - are racists.
He's a populist. But populism doesn't work if it doesn't correspond to what the populace want.
He's a populist. But populism doesn't work if it doesn't correspond to what the populace want.
Dear gods, these people are just relentless. And not in a fun Nandor way.
I wonder if there was a single cardinal in that conclave that wouldn't have elicited this same response if elected.
I wonder if she has the faintest idea who any of them are.
I wonder if there was a single cardinal in that conclave that wouldn't have elicited this same response if elected.
I wonder if she has the faintest idea who any of them are.
May 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Dear gods, these people are just relentless. And not in a fun Nandor way.
I wonder if there was a single cardinal in that conclave that wouldn't have elicited this same response if elected.
I wonder if she has the faintest idea who any of them are.
I wonder if there was a single cardinal in that conclave that wouldn't have elicited this same response if elected.
I wonder if she has the faintest idea who any of them are.
Any time someone claims that LGBTQ+ identities are "at odds with the gospel", all it tells me is that they either know fuck all about the gospel - particularly The Gospels - or have just chosen to lie about it in order to hit out at people they hate.
May 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Any time someone claims that LGBTQ+ identities are "at odds with the gospel", all it tells me is that they either know fuck all about the gospel - particularly The Gospels - or have just chosen to lie about it in order to hit out at people they hate.
Though to save anyone else the trouble: no, it doesn't.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Though to save anyone else the trouble: no, it doesn't.
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Probably a lot to that. Understandable, if somewhat cowardly.
It's a damn shame that all it takes to override law, democracy, social values and basic human dignity is to be the filthy rich.
It's a damn shame that all it takes to override law, democracy, social values and basic human dignity is to be the filthy rich.
May 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Probably a lot to that. Understandable, if somewhat cowardly.
It's a damn shame that all it takes to override law, democracy, social values and basic human dignity is to be the filthy rich.
It's a damn shame that all it takes to override law, democracy, social values and basic human dignity is to be the filthy rich.
The obsession that authoritarians have with being able to access the genitalia of children is alarming.
I feel gross just typing that phrase, but it seems to be all these people think about.
I feel gross just typing that phrase, but it seems to be all these people think about.
May 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The obsession that authoritarians have with being able to access the genitalia of children is alarming.
I feel gross just typing that phrase, but it seems to be all these people think about.
I feel gross just typing that phrase, but it seems to be all these people think about.
There's a whole compilation on Lauren's channel, and I recommend if you've not watched it.
In a relentlessly bleak world it's three minutes of utter joy.
youtu.be/nNoFzMljP0U
In a relentlessly bleak world it's three minutes of utter joy.
youtu.be/nNoFzMljP0U
LAUREN AND HACKER LIVE ON CBBC HQ: BLOOPERS
YouTube video by Lauren Layfield
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
There's a whole compilation on Lauren's channel, and I recommend if you've not watched it.
In a relentlessly bleak world it's three minutes of utter joy.
youtu.be/nNoFzMljP0U
In a relentlessly bleak world it's three minutes of utter joy.
youtu.be/nNoFzMljP0U
I don't get it. Why issue a statement that doesn't make a statement?
Just pick a side. It's not hard. Do you support the reality of a diverse humanity? Or do you align with fascists as they keep on trying to force that reality not to be real?
Just pick a side. It's not hard. Do you support the reality of a diverse humanity? Or do you align with fascists as they keep on trying to force that reality not to be real?
May 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I don't get it. Why issue a statement that doesn't make a statement?
Just pick a side. It's not hard. Do you support the reality of a diverse humanity? Or do you align with fascists as they keep on trying to force that reality not to be real?
Just pick a side. It's not hard. Do you support the reality of a diverse humanity? Or do you align with fascists as they keep on trying to force that reality not to be real?
The EU is adjacent to the UK. We have a land border with it.
May 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The EU is adjacent to the UK. We have a land border with it.
Come and celebrate? Wouldn't dream of it. Even if I did give a fig for the World Cup, television exists now. There's no reason to risk my safety and freedom by taking my chances at the US border.
May 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Come and celebrate? Wouldn't dream of it. Even if I did give a fig for the World Cup, television exists now. There's no reason to risk my safety and freedom by taking my chances at the US border.