joining the war on bedtime abolition on the side of polio

anyway for the record children have inalienable rights as humans that parents have no rights to infringe on, including the right to education, self-expression, health, and self-determination. if you disagree with this, then congrats, you have already accepted fascism on the small scale

hope the dunks were worth the measles lol

it's v funny the way self-alleged leftists kept mocking anarchist critiques of parents owning their children as "bedtime abolition" considering we can now pretty conclusively say that """parental rights""" have been at the very spearhead of a successful fascist resurgence

I dunno. Maybe? Better have a few more outbreaks to be sure.

This is where trans people are now. We are numerous enough and connected enough that they cannot isolate us without violence. And the culture we build to survive that violence, to live our lives, is not just a survival strategy, it's how we win.

It is about how the survival strategies of oppressed people become forms of resistance not embedded in movements, but in culture. Existing at a felt more than a tactical or strategic level, although employable at those levels too.

There is an idea that has floated round in a number of different versions since the 70s, "culture of resistance", which has a number of separate origins but was first formulated by black feminists analysing the black family as simultaneously a site of oppression and resistance.

This is even more true when it comes to the problem of "online activism" these days. AI means they can flood the comments section so more than half of it is malicious chat bot bullshit against human rights. We can build real stuff in the real world that AI can not replicate (for now)

My roller derby team ran a pro trans gender liberationist tournament last year in Manchester where they sold stickers saying "While (H)it's Still Legal" and got in the news just by being a grass roots 3rd division sports club doing something practical.

They can be heard in parliament, they can lobby their way into the Olympics, but they do not exist enough in sufficient numbers to be at your local lesbian 5 a side football round robin or whatever you're doing. They can make it look like they're the biggest voice going but we can be and do it.

This is largely my belief too. And on a simple level things like eg responding to campaigns to ban trans people in sport by setting up trans inclusive sports events.

In terms of whether it's possible to do activism online, a question last decade, I think the internet is just a place to find like minded people nowadays, the media infrastructure here is no good for winning hearts and minds anymore. Algorithms and bots have exploited the online economy to death.

I've never been a hearts and minds person anyway - even when I still believed solidarity was a thing it was possible for the more powerful to give to the less powerful - but that is definitely not them move now. We are aiming for the culture victory and that is a different thing.

Fuck I had a connection issue earlier and was like “well, they got me”

great now when bluesky goes down we have to ask “was it claud” or “am i banned for something i said 3 years ago”

in the project status update meeting this morning

Yes, and that they have effectively proscribed any perspective from trans people.

Monocles popped and pearls clutched as you suggest the BBC is not a bastion of objectivity and goodness and responsible for its outputs

And you barely even scratched the surface!! Just that they platform transphobes not even mentioning they standardised calling us slurs

This is so awesome to see your platform both having this real-world impact, and then having that impact amplified by this award! When I first taught an Audre Lorde philosophy seminar a few years ago, I had students who were there because of your Identity video. Thanks for the work 🫡

Hopefully this builds pressure for NHS reform. We need an informed consent system, a public inquiry led by trans people, + the managers who presided over this abuse must be punished. Philosophy Tube depends on crowdfunding. PLEASE join here: www.patreon.com/c/Philosophy...

I'm honoured to get the Amnesty Award, but honestly this was a group effort. Thanks to the crew, fact-checkers, lawyers, journalists, and the team at Nebula who helped bring this scandal to light. And thanks to @jessothomson.co.uk for collecting the award on my behalf! Here’s my acceptance speech:

WE WON. Amnesty named me People’s Human Rights Champion for exposing a scandal in British healthcare. My team and I found abuse, neglect, conversion therapy, and deaths, all ignored by NHS managers. See the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S5w... Support our work: www.patreon.com/c/Philosophy...

Anyway, love the timing of that article. Very funny stuff. Just roll over and demand tummytickles, cos what the fuck are they gonna do about it, elect Miliband?

The clear favourite to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister? At the time of writing: not an MP

The gloves are finally off! The red meat is on the table. Battle lines drawn. Only one winner here, and that's the truth

I feel like men only do the pivot to nazi podcast shit when they’re trying to get ahead of The Allegations

Once again, "Palestinians are not really people" is the default operating assumption of Western elites.

“Well, yes, that is the downside, Fluffy. … Once we kill her, the pampering will end.”

This is such a ridiculous way to frame the topic, bordering on outright disingenuous. The report this headline is based on includes employer provided sick leave as "income support". The "more than 8 million Australians on income support" includes 7.5 million people who took any sick leave.

You are a skilful and trusted vizier. You will advise me wisely on how best to rule the kingdom. You will not scheme or plot. You will not inveigle my other courtiers into turning against me. You will not lie to me about scheming or plotting. If you scheme or plot against me, you have to tell me,

the bluesky Purge of all the best posters has now reached its conclusion. if you are still able to see this, i have terrible news for you

Guys. Heads up. Let’s talk about Hantavirus. There have been SEVERAL bad takes and BLATANT misinformation circulating regarding this outbreak so I figured it was a good idea to make a thread about it. Stay calm. Stay vigilant. Know your facts. Here’s ALL you need to know. 🧪🧵⬇️

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Again, the value of improving one's craft is irrelevant to these people. They're entrepreneurial grifters calling themselves authors because "author" is the vehicle by which they mean to sell slop and make a dollar. They don't care about writing. You can't appeal to a nonexistant creative drive.

oh god was he in the files

The US is bombing Iran.

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The book club's consensus so far: This book owns I wasn't quite bought in during Part 1, but now that we're into Part 2 let's gooooooo

Real shame people need to use it to raise funds and survive, since the dipshits who run it are stupid and evil

This site is so embarrassing, I swear to god

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