new album of guitar and drum improvisations out today with the redoubtable Emil Karlsen, courtesy of the reliably excellent Scatter Archive scatterarchive.bandcamp.com/album/going-...

“Wanting to roll back abortion rights does not make you sexist.” “Not wanting a mosque in your neighbourhood does not make you Islamophobic.” “Kicking a dog in the face does not make you dogist.”

“Supporting racist policies does not make you a racist” is a top tier line for the Labour Party going into the week. Should go all the way and just make it the official conference slogan. Get that stuff drilled into Starmer’s lectern.

"That's just cruel and wrong." @matthewsnedker.bsky.social discusses Reform's attack on our neighbours, friends and family on BBC Politics North East.

Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary. As do I, a migrant.

I mean, yeah, sure. But let's clear something up here, shall we? AUTISTIC PEOPLE EXIST BEYOND CHILDHOOD. The idiom is 'If you've meant one autistic PERSON, you've meant one autistic person' not 'child.' When an autistic turns 18 they don't cease to exist, k? (Apologies for the awful photo in link.)

New episode! Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction? Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

The rather brilliant @stephencollins.bsky.social calling out the mass psychosis of car culture in today's UK @theguardian.com. Love it. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Ah, tfw when you get all the auto-rejection emails from the last round of job apps at once. Why is there no chef's kiss emoji???

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

With Labour's approval of a second runway at Gatwick airport - and Reeves and Starmer pursuing growth at all costs - we NEED @graceblakeley.substack.com in our lives to explain why certain types of growth don't benefit most of us

Yes, yes, yes! Including @theguardian.com, which had almost that *exact* headline in it yesterday. It's simple: the way to hold them accountable is to DEBUNK in the headline. 'NO, paracetamol [Tylenol] doesn't cause autism.' Also, report all the nonsensical babble and don't sanewash! It's not hard.

Go update your LinkedIn settings.

Queer and neurodivergent people are biological facts. We are stable parts of the human genome. “Human cognitive diversity exists for a reason; our differences are the genius – and the conscience – of our species.” —Carol Black, A Thousand Rivers stimpunks.org/philosophy/b...

I have a pet theory that the stand-up comedian population is roughly 96% ADHD and 64% autistic (mostly undiagnosed). Prove me wrong!

What do philosophers talk about when they talk about autism? Usually: not actually autism. When they do talk about autism, they often spread harmful stereotypes. Our scoping literature review, now published (open access) in Synthese, analyses the “philosophy of autism” subfield. rdcu.be/ewIAr

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

Personally I think the main cause of autism isn't Tylenol but that we're such insatiable thirst traps we keep breeding

Big inhale--hold it!--...and SIGH. Autism is not a disease, it is a neurotype. It may have been first documented in the 20th century, but it's probably existed forever. Being weird isn't a crime, and just b/c ppl aren't like you doesn't make them ill or broken. Being treated like trash does.

I'm firmly on the side of autism in this war on autism.

I waited years, paid taxes, paid into the NHS and spent thousands to get permanent #leavetoremain. And this frog-man can just take it away if he's elected b/c he's jealous of ICE? How does that work? Do I get a refund? So naive to think it could never get as bad as 🇺🇸 here. Cherishing my 🇨🇦 passport.

Anti-autism campaigner, Karen Hoyland, 40, commented: “I love my child but I hate his autism. The other day I came home to find him lining up his guns, instead of playing with them like a normal kid.”

Jones Poutine Soda (2013-2013): This sickly-brown soda from Seattle-based Jones Soda Co. attempted to provide the poutine experience in carbonated liquid form, with notes of French fry, cheese curds, and gravy. It's like something Willy Wonka would have created had he been Canadian

Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”

What exactly needs to be "compromised" here, #Disney? The only thing I can think of is a media figure's right to political speech. God, I never thought I would have to care about the career of Jimmy Kimmel, but this is the world we live in now, folks.

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If you say "ADHD" 3 times in the mirror, I'll show up and leave several half-full coffee mugs on your sink.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

The UK government has confirmed it will finally recognise the state of Palestine - a welcome step. But this must be accompanied by real, concrete actions to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza, including boycotts, sanctions and the end of arms sales to Israel.

wtaf

Between the purge of late night comedians, Trump allies buying up TV networks, Hollywood studios and social media platforms, and news organizations getting slapped with multi-billion dollar lawsuits, there is a full-court press to dismantle the information systems propping up American democracy

Only four states have 20 mph speed limits as the default in urban or residential areas The success of this policy in Wales should inspire more states to make 20 mph the default Every community that wants safer streets should have the ability to have 20 mph streets www.datawrapper.de/_/GpwYF/?v=4

While the Home Office wastes resources arresting people peacefully opposing genocide, the rise of the far right, fuelled by racist agitators and foreign billionaires whipping up hatred in our communities, continues unchecked. When will the govt get their priorities in order?

Where is Keir Starmer? Where is the leadership? Fascists marched on our streets yesterday and he hasn’t said a single word. Instead the Prime Minister spends his time defending the “best pals” of paedophiles. He is a coward. He should resign.

'He explained: "I'm an idiot numpty dipshit who thinks hate speech, violence and calls to assassinate the PM, etc. are protected forms of protest, while pensioners decrying genocide and draconian anti-free speech laws by silently holding up signs are terrorists!"' Officially worse than the Tories.

Happy 57th birthday to one of the funniest people out there, Paul F. Tompkins! Werner Herzog describing his sequel "Good Will Hunting: Port of Call Los Angeles." Comedy Bang! Bang! season 3, episode 9. @pftompkins.bsky.social

I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions. Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Second Amendment activists in shock as Charlie Kirk shot instead of just schoolchildren

"ND [college] students, including autistic students, are eligible for academic accommodations such as extra time, note-taking, quiet settings for tests/exams." Yet only half of students disclose diagnoses—though those who do report greater student satisfaction. theconversation.com/how-universi...

for all my water freaks out there

FFS. Shame on the people who run Newsquest Media Group. If there are still people there to shame, I mean.

I did a podcast! (Everyone has to at some point.) In this one I have a fun chat with Lena Mattheis from the Queer Lit Podcast about Rose Glass' neo-noir #LoveLiesBleeding (not exactly literature but definitely #queer). Thanks for inviting me, Lena!

The Renters' Rights Bill moved into its final stages in parliament as housing minister Matthew Pennycook called for immediate royal assent.

The proscription of Palestine Action is a shameful and expensive mistake which both threatens the right to free speech and political protest & takes attention away from the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Parliament must revisit the decision immediately.

We sell spatulas…and that’s all! youtu.be/2XbCWmY0eqY?...

there in spirit

i actually want birth rates to keep going down specifically because it makes weird guys sad