This is why we can't have nice things #100034...

The problem that every attempt at athletic sex testing runs into is that it's trying to force a strict binary onto something that is inherently a multidimensional continuum with overlapping distributions. www.coyotemedia.org/the-olympics...

maybe my favorite thing on the internet: neal.fun/deep-sea/

I would tag my MP but he, Peter Kyle, isn't even on this platform. He's sticking with the trans-hating Nazi. He's a gay man representing a Brighton constituency who's sold his soul and his local constituency for a cabinet position that he's not even any good at.

There is no ethical Harry Potter consumption. If you MUST do it, have the good sense to feel bad about it and keep it your shameful secret, knowing you are actively hurting people.

We were crucified nearby… how often can you say that?

🧵 These stories really are coming thick and fast at the moment🙄 Guess what? The Canadian school is NOT 'banning food at lunchtime' during Ramadan🤦‍♀️ Obviously... And if you BELIEVED it to be true, then you need to ask why you would choose to believe such an obviously ludicrous headline? 1/20

I can only dream of having this kind of courage and integrity.

Alice Ida Antoinette Guy-Blaché (1873 – 1968) was a French pioneer film director. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world. #CelebratingWomen

Just Kemi advancing the Cybermen agenda

😂😂😂 this is excellent

All the people saying "lol what's a banknote?" have obviously never tried to buy firewood - or anything really - off of a farmer in rural France. It's strictly "le liquide" only.

Epic thread from Emma debunking a right wing fever dream...

A recent Atlantic column claimed society is allegedly "transing" effeminate boys. For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote a rebuttal using my own experience as a young, closeted trans girl. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...

💯 same

Time to remake Wargames I think. I suspect the ending would be a bit different this time though.

I don't understand why @labouruk.bsky.social is so desperate to alienate me. It was so easy, just keep behaving like decent human beings and I would always vote for them but instead they are determined to be just awful, hateful people. I'll never vote for them again.

you know I would say her matching pink phone case really makes this, gives Goodwin a huge "sad loser man at the end of Legally Blonde" vibe

Nice to wake up to some good news for a change

Jumaane Williams posted last night that he was gonna make this video so I had been waiting for it — thanks to @erinbiba.bsky.social for flagging just now. Williams speaks from a place of deep consideration for everyone involved and it shows in the way he discusses the impact and solutions.

one time while I rode a bus a man took a headphone out of my ear to ask what book I was reading.

question aside her explanation shows a much healthier perspective on than people pretend high performers have to have and everyone would be better off with it

@mrjamesob.bsky.social is wondering why London has a higher rate of phone thefts. It might simply be that in the UK phones are bought on contract so thefts are reported for replacement but elsewhere people buy phones outright so don't always bother.

Is there anything worse than men claiming to be able to fix women? 100% of the world’s problems would fixed if men forgot about women and just focused on their train sets instead.

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

They're even discussing who will replace Starmer on the BFMTV breakfast show here in France (they have Rayner, Streeting, Miliband in the running). He must be toast.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "oops"

I have been reminded by @alibax.bsky.social of the single greatest moment of televised skiing and I’m aware I don’t think I’ve posted it here before youtu.be/85AHvpGTkdU?...

I can confirm that Sex Matters has been refused permission to bring its anti-democratic, exclusionary, and bigoted challenge to the inclusive space at Hampstead Ponds. More to follow.

When will this regression end? Conversion therapy? It was someone who was on the board of sex matters who played a major part in me resigning from Monkey Cage because they like to bully people into silence

I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.

I've only just twigged that I used to know Mary-Anne quite well. She was a good friend to me nearly 40 years ago. I hope she extends the same enthusiasm to LGBT+ charities. Otherwise it's just desperately sad to see someone I respected and admired turn to hatred and bigotry. bsky.app/profile/tacc...

I can't help but think Musk is doing this on purpose to goad governments into banning X and thus hand him a massive propaganda victory.

There may be snow on the ground but today we are closer to the sun than any other day! Here in the northern hemisphere it may be cold and dark, but remember, light and warmth are always closer than they appear

Isn't this the plot of "Wag the Dog"?

I once walked past Dawn French who was sat having a coffee with a friend outside a café in central London. I didn't even make eye contact with her.

lol. the @thelocalfrance.bsky.social Facebook post about Brigitte Bardot is an absolute bin fire of fascist apologia.

This is both funny and surprisingly moving

abcnews.go.com/Health/high-... I feel like I have friends on here who need this information, immediately.

What's behind door No.1️⃣9️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿‍🎄 ALPHA MALES! It's nonsense, but for the sake of our young men - and women - it's nonsense that we have to actively counter... as well as most definitely make fun of! #alpha #alphamale #sigma #psychology #wellbeing

After 6 years of living in rural France I can only say "good luck not speaking any French". Nonetheless, the people I meet here are overwhelmingly friendly and understanding and love when you make the effort to speak their language.

This cute French supermarket Christmas has nearly 2M views. No AI slop here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9V...

Another infuriating victory for fear and hatred in the public sphere. The Infinite Monkey Cage was a gem. It's terrible news that @robinince.bsky.social has been forced out.

We've started doing one of these printed gazette things for my 88yo Mum. For the Christmas issue I wanted to do a selfie with one of my geese. They're such drama queens. They scream blue murder when you pick them up and then they shit on you. They're awkward and heavy to hold. It's not going well.

Stealworkers

Support for trans folk seems to have collapsed in the UK. Every day the news gets worse. It's revolting and so depressing. Your occasional reminder that it doesn't have to be this way (and in France it's not).

Just for the record, "men" is the Old English word for "people" (which itself comes from French) so the meaning is identical despite her rantings. Male men used to be called "weremen" (hence werewolves) and females "wifmen". Over time the "were" got dropped for men and "wifmen" became "women".

actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born. (not quite 50 years but close)

A lot of hate for Meta for this and it's a stupendous amount of money to piss up the wall for nothing. Just a thought though. Where did the money go? I suspect much of it directly or indirectly went to paying wages. It's a weird form of redistribution but better that than sat in Zuck's bank account.