The BBC is not complicit in the rise of fascism. It is an active participant. Giving an outsized platform to Farage; centring anti-migration protests in headlines; ‘both sides’-ing a genocide; constant voxpops of people on the street with far-right views… The list goes on.

Getting into my riot grrrl era quite late in life but I am enjoying it thoroughly Welcome to recommendations as well as any groups to avoid (for things like transphobia)!

A former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that “not once” have military operations been inhibited by legal advice - via @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

To be clear, I am not talking about the rights or wrongs of the current ‘political violence’ being discussed. It’s more, as someone who studies the after-effects of interpersonal violence, a note that our state leaders — yes, even in the UK — will decry the political violence of a right-wing 👇

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

All violence is political, especially that enacted by the state — which furiously protects its monopoly of violence — but also the myriad interpersonal violences that happen in the home. However, all governments care to talk about is when violence is targeted against themselves and their allies

'free to debate openly' he had a banksy pressure washed off within a day

There are so many good ones but this classic will give you a taste of (part of) my sense of humour

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I love this framing as AI as a ‘lack of consent machine’ Consent to use the outcome of one’s labour obv differs from consent in sex BUT AI’s theft is still indicative of a culture that does not take consent seriously at all (see also: the lack of informed consent in medicine)

CW: sexual violence in thread I have been watching the discourse around the Epstein list unfold on my work account on Threads. It’s a progressive place — I mean that in terms of a positive and a negative. People are outraged and calling for the release of the list: very good, I agree! HOWEVER 🧵👇

This is super disappointing. It is not hard to simply not take a job for these very successful people — not even speak out against JKR, just simply not make her more money with which she funds hate groups and transphobic legislation. But no, money and acclaim talks.

A great article about reproduction and the raising of children under capitalism, teasing the theory behind Lewis’ famous Full Surrogacy Now (which I am shamefully yet to read) through the lens of the horrid story of Cindy Bi suing her surrogate for ‘murder’ after the latter had a miscarriage

This just in: it is feminist to *checks notes* use the theft machine that is trained on and can be used to produce CSAM all the while guzzling water and energy

We have seen this with the failed attempt at welfare ‘reform’ (see: gutting) that Labour attempted — and will attempt again, particularly because they are hellbent on trying to out-fascist the fascists

CW genocide | transphobia

I have made it so that this coming academic year, I’m gonna have to read. Deleuze & Guattari AND Merleau-Ponty because apparently I am a masochist

Banksy Mural, Royal Courts of Justice, London. Uncropped image in comment.

White people, hire Native consultants and sensitivity readers ESPECIALLY when you have the funds to fucking do so. Jesus Christ this is unacceptable.

STRONG opinion incoming: zombie by the cranberries doesn't belong on halloween playlists. it's a protest song about the children who were victims of a 1993 bombing during the troubles. it's not about the living dead!! stop putting songs on halloween playlists just based on the title please!!!

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CW: CSA The only thing I would add to this is that GenAI has also been found to be trained on CSAM, and is being used to generate it. There is absolutely no justification for using GenAI given this and the points in OP Source 1: www.pbs.org/newshour/sci... Source 2: apnews.com/article/ai-c...

you can't erase queer and trans people, you can't ban us, burn us, educate us, or deport us out of existence. you will never carve off enough of the hard edges to fit us into the neat little box you want us to, and even if you manage it for a moment, that box is gonna break. you will never win.

"but why do you need a party statement on trans rights?" 🤪

Unquestionably a war crime. I know we all have fatigue about this, but we have to keep saying it where we can until enough people get it.

remember:initially Fascisms power is given to it by elites before it takes total control of society. You cannot outflank fascists from the right, you cannot capitulate enough for it to leave you safe. It will take the power given and then destroy you. There is no compromise with fascists only death

CN suicide including descriptions of methods in the link this post is referring to

My research is bringing up a load of feelings about my own experiences, but I am so deep in research-brain that I think, “if only I had ethical clearance, this would be great for the autoethnography!” I guess at least get *something* out of all this trauma, as well as it making me hilarious?

In general “bimodal but not binary” is something that seems to break brains a lot. Like a specific type of personality really dislikes the idea that something is neither a neat continuous distribution nor a on/off. It’s a type of complexity that just drives some people nuts, not just on gender stuff

CN: police brutality / state violence

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

even as the world is completely falling to pieces im still able to worry everyone’s mad at me which really shows the resilience of the neurotic human spirit

Just a reminder, banning porn doesn't just mean going after OnlyFans or Pornhub. It also means banning written erotica. Smutty voice audios. Video games with sexual content. Your favorite romantasy novels. Fetish photography. Erotic art. It's never just about pornographic films.

You watch, Hollywood liberals will be like “I can excuse CSA but I draw the line at speaking in Russia” about this (To be clear, both are wrong)

This is called “charge stacking” Prosecutors will do this to ensure they secure a conviction by filing multiple, often overlapping, criminal charges against someone for a ONE TIME event or a series of related actions. It makes minor offenses seem more serious and increases the punishment for it

Now this is a journalist who deserves respect.

Logging back into this account as I’ve recently come back from an interruption from uni and I’m feeling much more invigorated in my studies. I took a 3 month break due to poor mental health. I was hoping to avoid doing that, but I’m glad I did. Now I can get back to it!

Extremely uncomfortable with this at the same time Labour are obsessed with “cutting the welfare bill” and demonising disabled people.

A good thread laying out the problems that are plaguing HE in the UK at the moment. As a PhD student who wants to work in academia, I am very scared for my job prospects as well as in general for those currently affected. Migrating seems even more likely for me now.

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

This Morning is running a segment on child beauty influencers and one said, clearly copying lines she’s heard online, “gotta keep those wrinkles away!” I don’t know if this is a really conservative reaction but to me this feels like some super dystopian shit

“At this point the consultant states: “It’s much better when people operate as their own therapists rather than looking to other people to dig them out, because life isn’t like that”” Typical neoliberal approach to MH care. It is the service user’s responsibility to manage their needs >

Trans people, by virtue of crossing borders that have been widely assumed to be impermeable, expose certain absurdities about the way some things are. And as Sara Ahmed noted, "When you expose a problem, you pose a problem."

anyone can become disabled at any time, yes. but also some of us were born disabled & we just want ya'll to care about our community b/c it's the right thing to do. have empathy. make things accessible. don't just care b/c you're scared to become us at any time.

“No no no, it’s only nazism if it comes from the Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region of Germany, otherwise it’s just sparkling legitimate concerns.”

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