Seeking asylum is not illegal. People entering the country by irregular means without any other option are not breaking the law. The Govenrment should be showing humanity not further brutality

I don't want AI, I want a hinge system for spectacles that doesn't rely on a miniscule screw that's impossible to fix when it falls out

People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.

Many newspapers and politicians have been calling yesterday's fiscal statement a 'Budget for Benefits Street'. Here's three reasons why that is not accurate 🧵

I'm not sure if you are not involved in the system you will understand the gravity of what being in 'supported accommodation' or 'limited day-to-day adult involvement' means. Before I give some anonymised examples of my experience of working with young people as a volunteer in this system 1/n

I would like the conversation around vaccines and autism to involve asking autistic people whether we would rather have died of a preventable childhood disease or lived our autistic life It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included

some years, Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day just completely sneaks up on you

I must say it is EXTREMELY fucking rich for Kelvin Mackenzie to be on the BBC opining about Tim Davie and Deborah Wotsername resigning BBC News - Kelvin MacKenzie to leave The Sun after Ross Barkley column - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3985...

Violence against autistics courtesy of this screen saver photo from Microsoft today Trigger warning, REALLY STARING EYES STARING

This is yet another example of how you beat the far right. By beating them, not trying to be them. By having your own agenda, not aping theirs. With courage and conviction - and humour - not fear and timidity.

All power and a full recovery to Samir Zitouni, the absolute best of us. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A total and utter hero

● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession. ●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed ● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years ● Sleep well serfs. ● Know your place.

This headline is absolutely 👨‍🍳💋 BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor? www.bbc.com/news/article...

I love this statue and especially how the quote reminds us that the Suffragists and Suffragettes worked together and that both their approaches (lawful and law-breaking) were important, even though the men who wrote their history afterwards tried to make us believe they were at odds.

Maybe the trouble started when we started referring to those we report to at work as "superiors"

OK, I have very little time for any Royal or Pope, or Church for that matter, and Charles is an abusive arsehole, but kudos to him and Leo for this, this is an important moment and deserves to be a key point in both their legacies.

Siri what is "insouciance"

These protests deserve to be as eternally iconic as the pictures of anti-Vietnam protesters putting flowers in guns. Just amazing work from Portland. Anti-ICE Protesters Mock Trump’s Claim That Portland Is A ‘War Zone’ In Silliest Way Possible share.google/502xMtvr2OCI...

Agreed Absolutely no love lost for Michelle Mone, but I would be so pissed off if I was her Yes, she took advantage of the VIP lane - but it was set up by MPs who have faced zero consequences Hancock, Gove, Johnson et al should be in prison for misconduct in public office

Who wore it better?

Queen

www.ft.com/content/fbbd... "please, let’s have none of this Temu Marxist talk about how Saturday’s 110,000-strong march was “really” about economic anxiety" 👏👏👏

The myth that racism is primarily driven by economic conditions must die, especially on the left. It is a misdiagnosis and a kind of excuse

If being poor makes people racist, please explain to me why the richest man in the world is very, very racist?

There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there. This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.

So I see the "patriots" are worried that one day soon they might be a minority in their own country and I don't know who is going to tell them they already are and furthermore that's a good thing

every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

These are the kids that some politicians want to shoot with gunships

If they only bring up "fairness in sports" when it's about the genitals of children playing the sports and never about, say, funding, you know they don't care about fairness in sports. They care about children's genitals. Which is not something any adult who isn't a creep ever wants to think about.

This pin cushion is the cutest thing I've seen all year including my own cats

EXCLUSIVE - ASK NIGEL is back! This week an anonymous Prime Minister asks, 'How can I stop fixating so much on foreigners?' open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...

Why does the government listen to the “legitimate concerns’ of racists, while they ignore the legitimate concerns of those of us who don’t want fascism and racism on our streets?

Immigrants aren’t stealing your jobs. But employers are stealing $50 billion in wages from workers each year.

It is objectively quite pathetic that politicians and pundits still treat these anti-asylum protests as if they are "the voice of the people". They have been amplified beyond any reason or sense, and yet we still even senior government officials saying we need to respect them as mainstream opinion.

This is an excellent thread showing the ridiculously poor quality of reporting on asylum seeker hotel protests

I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers

If I were Putin I'd have turned up to the meeting in Alaska wearing the exact same outfit Zelensky had on when he got shouted at

The contrast in reporting these stories is nuts, right? It's not just me?

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

Abu Dhabi owned provider of special schools and children's homes sees profits rise by 28% to £44 million due to strong demand. That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision. schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...

The two biggest cons the rich have ever pulled are convincing the public that 1. Having assets =/= rich and 2. We would miss them if they left. And politicians, being almost exclusively rich people themselves, go along with the cons for fear of losing their own footings. Tax. The. Fucking. Rich.

OK so feeling slightly apprehensive about this, which I suppose is kind of the point. This is an attempt at a progressive view on masculinity and on men getting laid. God help me. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Orrr, counterpoint... WHY DONT YOU JUST GIVE THEM TEMPORARY PERMISSION TO WORK SO THEY CAN CARRY ON DOING THOSE JOBS WE NEED THEM TO DO YOU STUPID TWATS

oh absolutely fuck these moral fucking cowards

Just watched Spaceballs and it did take my mind off everything for a while, so, recommend

There are some days when the news can be overwhelming and leave you feeling sad and afraid. Today is one of them. Try to remember that the good in the world has always outnumbered the bad, stroke a cat and enjoy the sunshine x (Pic @imageplotter.bsky.social)