www.theguardian.com/politics/202... I'm glad to see that he's a big fan of Orange Juice, because I could never stand Orange Juice. Whereas it would irritate me more than somewhat if he liked the Fire Engines.

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #501 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/10/501....

I know this is an old thought, but I came across this brilliant Octavia Butler poem again today, and I felt a fresh wave of grief that our president and his staff are cowards, fools, thieves, liars, AND tyrants, and what their awfulness is doing to us in turn.

one of my nephews doing mad endurance shit... ♥️ run-ultra.com/news/24-hour...

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #500 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/10/500.... @tapeterecords.bsky.social

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #499 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/09/499....

three months behind again... my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #498 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/09/498.... @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social

back from...

All the contestants on #Mastermind struggled tonight, but at least Maxim looked fabulous 💖

my favourite cooling towers have gone ☹️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Organisers say 100,000 people attended London Trans+ Pride yesterday 🏳️‍⚧️ The theme this year was existence and resistance. Team QueerAF were there and witnessed a strong, empowered community that was turning its rage, into a powerful fight back 👇

new blogpost: Notts Pride 2025 malefemme.blogspot.com/2025/07/nott... Spoiler: I didn't go.

RIP to Keith Dobson, of the mighty World Domination Enterprises. What a band, and let's admit it, right now - the best guitar tone, ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YPC...

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #497 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/07/497.... @derekwalmsley.bsky.social

Finally got round to watching the last episode of Doctor Who... What a pile of crap. Jeez 🙄

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #496 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/06/496.... now up to date again, at least for a few days

Post a banger that's not in English www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGmh...

Hi everyone, heads up, Notts Trans Pride this year. March with us this Pride Month, make an impact, make it loud and proud !! Please share as widely as possible, let's show 'them' we will not be cowed..!!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

oooo 🥰 downthetubes.net/alison-bechd...

Only just read that Jane Suck died (in 2023). Damn😞 She was a legend. punk77.co.uk/jane-suck/

I made a new zine! It's full of advice on how allies can work alongside trans people to take action in the current moment, lovingly cut-and-pasted over the words of my enemies. Plus lots of nice pictures and memes. Available as a free PDF! Read online or print your own copy! Share with everyone!

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #495 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/05/495.... @thrilljockey.bsky.social

The Wire saves us from slipping into a soundscape ruled by the dull bleep of Lime Bikes and whirring air fryers. Deeply knowledgable, truly independent cultural journalism in defiance of tech-bros and sinister algorithms. The archive is a true wonder and every issue rocks. Support them if you can

one joke after another at Man Utd's expense 😆

To be honest I have many other topics I would love to write about. I’m keen to get back to my new book on common sense. But I feel it is politically urgent to use our resources to keep contesting “gender critical” feminism. Here’s another, “Stealing Sex”. feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/stealing-sex

"This campaign is the perverse obsession of a fractional entourage of brainbroken zealots. I believe the whole thing would blow over in a month if we tested the Waitrose granola aisle for parasitic brain fungus."

The end of Subvert Central... subvertcentral.blogspot.com/2025/05/sv-s...

"The rock world takes a lot of credit for what’s known as the “indie ethos,” or “DIY.” Yet that ethos wasn’t new. As with so many other things, Black American music—and jazz in particular—had gotten there first." Strata-East Records — An Oral History:

my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #494 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/05/494.... @marion-woerle.bsky.social @vanhering.bsky.social

But there would be something deeply perverse about celebrating the defeat of the extreme right on the battlefield while ignoring the fact that Europe is voting for its ideological descendants at the ballot box. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New essay! In the wake of the Supreme Court judgement, I reflect on woke ideology, standards of evidence, rampant lesbianism, and why the transphobes cannot possibly ever win.

How the UK Establishment Crushed Trans Rights And it still isn’t enough for the ‘gender critical’ lobby. by Juliet Jacques 29 April 2025 novaramedia.com/2025/04/29/h...

three months behind again... my record of the month from @thewiremagazine.bsky.social #493 👍 borritwem.blogspot.com/2025/05/493....

classic clip 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-p...

"He donated his £3,000 prize money from his BBC Young Musician award to keep the school’s cello lessons going. 'It’s completely different now, if I’m honest,' he says. He still has one sister at the school, and visited her. 'Everything is reduced.'" www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

Introverts be like: I didn’t say much, but I’ve been overthinking what I did say for 4 hours straight

If you live in England and have local elections today, please go out and VOTE against the far-right parties: *including* Labour. They need to know that hate and division will lose them seats.

#EHRC Every trans person everywhere should be made to suffer every day lest some cis woman somewhere might some time be made to feel uncomfortable.

David Thomas (14 June 1953–23 April 2025) The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...

Vogue magazine’s pictures of the trans human rights protest in London.

Not a day goes past where Dawn Foster wasn’t 100% correct about Wes Streeting

It’s #WorldCurlewDay 💚 So here's 5 things Curlews are better at than you… a thread. 1/7

This from my friend Frankie Green is very good. I'm proud to have known her ever since GLF days. whitstableviews.com/2025/04/21/n...

A matter of sides. malefemme.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-ma...

good turnout at today's Nottingham #TransRights protest... ♥️

The time for “trans rights are human rights" was 2008. It's time for "we piss where we like", "gender cops are bastards", "Every Labour Office Is a Gender Neutral Toilet".

”Twenty years of black letter law destroyed in twenty minutes. Over fifty years of public policy gone too. For what?”