oh right my bad I forgot you're the government of freezing pensioners, starving children and banning healthcare. my bad for expecting literally fucking anything of you.

as you were @charlotte2153.bsky.social

ps. it is arguable that Brianna would not likely have turned to social media for friendships and transitional support had those things been readily available in her local area.

@charlotte2153.bsky.social you want kids like Brianna off her phone? then give them a better alternative.

They loved her. She loved them.

and they were all only able to find each other and be those beacons of support because they had phones.

If you want to take that away from kids like Brianna? fine. do what evil shit you want.

But take her name out of your god damn mouth. @charlotte2153.bsky.social

@charlotte2153.bsky.social they talked about everything, all day every day. She helped some of them access transition support and healthcare - a thing which your government is banning from trans youth in her country now.

They even risked contempt of court by posting her killers names before trial.

So, indeed, Trump can no longer bring a defamation claim in the English High Court. He apparently wants to file one in Florida, but I doubt Panorama was actually broadcast there. Proving damages seems tough in my non-expert view (coupled with higher bar for defamation of public figures in the US).

Joe makes a fair point that Trump is all about grinding nuisance claims and wearing down opponents through attritional costs, whatever the merits of the case.

But I feel like the relative flimsiness of his potential claim is not really getting a lot of air time in this furor.

I guess we'll just have to keep people born in 1955 in every single position of authority for the next thirty to fifty years. I can't see how that could possibly become unsustainable.