As I wrote three weeks ago, it is obviously true that Polanski is subjected to greater scrutiny than other party leaders brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/polanski-i...

I'm 46 on Friday and endorse this statement

I feel these two headlines should be shown together more

What is a PATRIOT? This is a patriot to me.

Well yeah ok maybe he is a corrupt crook. But have you considered that he’s also a war criminal with the blood of hundreds of thousands (at least) on his hands?

It's a world heritage place. It should be preserved and repaired as hard as we can, because if any other city lay in this kind of ruin that's what we would do. This city, these people. What makes them different from your city?

I need the MSM to understand that the one and only time I want to hear the name Tony Blair again is in confirmation that he has departed the mortal realms and that the rituals to ensure he never returns have been completed.

People seem to think YouTubers make a lot of money. We don't. A lot of us are lucky to make minimum wage, and we only make that because we're constantly asking fans to help fund the art. Caelan has been self funding to the point where they're in substantial debt.

sick of hearing "bearded trans men will be made to use women's bathrooms" in misguided pushback against the EHRC guidance. beards don't give you threatening superpowers. as we've seen with countless gender non-conforming folk, if i entered a women's toilet, i'd be the one at risk of attack

It’s going to be in the low twenties today and I am happy for Amir that he gets proper nice summer weather for Eid.

The most British thing about this scandal is the tone of "I can forgive the embezzlement but I draw the line at poor taste" and not only am I here for it but I've rarely felt more patriotic

Even left wing journalist types won't stop being friendly with them quite openly it's pretty funny how shallow it is but cisgender solidarity is eternal. Cis Pride Worldwide

What do you mean PARASOCIAL? Everyone I follow here is my friend. Their wins are my wins. Their fights are my fights. My *friends* are on my shelves+are writing TV shows+ are winning court cases. Have I ever met them IRL? Have I ever seen an oxygen molecule... and yet I breathe.

oh we’ve gotta reform welfare thanks for that man we will just do that then we will simply pull the reform welfare lever

my partner lives in an apartment owned by one of the large corps in the crosshairs of the admin and their maintenance requests are finally getting fulfilled

The Spanish royal family, or as I like to call them, the In Spain Crown Posse

the world is the Scooby Doo unmasking meme and it's always "some rich fuck that doesn't even go here"

Fuck peace I want justice.

It's a world heritage place. It should be preserved and repaired as hard as we can, because if any other city lay in this kind of ruin that's what we would do. This city, these people. What makes them different from your city?

We all know Panera's Charged Lemonade is the real future.

2026 me: hey 2016 me, in ten years time you'll be looking back and wishing for a Prime Minister as liberal and competent as Theresa May. 2016 me: ...

Inspiration p0rn, the fallacy of the "good cripple", sad stories about sad sad people....... these are the only ways some non disabled people can see us as valid human beings. These kinds of views are part of what causes them to push us out of activism and to silence us. Join our movement. Be heard.

Never forget that YOU are a data center. Drink some water ffs.

“No, I would not like to come to your sodding barbecue. Pack me up a doggy bag and bring it over if you want. I’ll be in my fridge.”

Sporting bodies: "Your opponent is a trans woman who's reduced her testosterone to suitable levels - disgraceful, we'll ban her." Also sporting bodies: "Your opponent is wealthy, with an absurdly well-funded organisation dedicated solely to their success - yes, that's a level playing field."

Can anyone tell me a good thing the EHRC done since they were made up by the Tories a few years ago? Equalities. FFS. I can't be the only one who sees that word pluralised and goes quietly nuts about it. Different equality you've got than the one they've got, isn't it?

Always try to live your life in such a way that, if a bunch of weird bigots try to claim you after death, everyone you ever knew will tell them to fuck off.

The UK's human rights commission seems to be labouring under the misunderstanding that its role is to decide to whom human rights apply, rather than to ensure all are granted them...

imagine going back to 2014 and telling your former self that JK Rowling, in conjunction with the cybernats, under the supervision of the daily mail would turn the equality act into the most draconian anti-trans law in Europe. like actually imagine how insane you would sound

Expected but never easy to accept that to most people, your life achievements outside of marriage and kids don't matter. Work success is unremarkable, personal development insignificant, the large pile of human bones procured from the fallen bodies of your enemies is merely a cause for concern, etc.

Andy Burnham should lose his election and I am prepared to argue that him doing so is the best possible timeline.

Seconding!

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

Uh oh! Someone from outside of your culture just learned about your folktales and had an idea for a fantasy novel!

I surely am

TIL that corkscrew hazel's latin name is "corylus contorta" That's clearly a hazel with the tree version of a connective tissue disorder. I propose that instead of conceiving of Ehlers Danlos syndrome as a disorder, we should be reclassified as "homo contorta"

not to call anyone out specifically: many cises responding they didn't know and imo that speaks to how most ppl have done no work interrogating the transphobia they've spent their lives absorbing. would you say that i am a whitewoman or a jewishwoman? i bet you wouldn't, even by accident!

ai guy contends that avocados also use a lot of water. AVOCADOS ARE FOOD FOOD IS USEFUL ai uses an obscene amount of water just to make lying easier for talentless scammers

Really does look like, a week-on from an election hammering across the UK, Labour has learned absolutely nothing and is committed to doubling-down on everything that drove voters away from them.

I bought a gavel so I could tell my dog he was out of order.

"93 per cent of [fit notes] deemed the patient not fit for work." Is this because the people who go to get a fit note are unwell? Who need a note to prove it? Who've been sick for several days and need support? I'm surprised it's not 100%. GPs are failing to support people.

every fucking time. abandoning trans people's basic human rights would be "disappointing" A full English breakfast is 'disappointing' for the chicken. The pig could not be reached for comment. 😒

A reminder. There’s no way on earth that greens should ever cooperate with Labour over the makerfield by-election. Or at any other time. Nope!

He reads the silly post He reads the scoldy post He reads the jokey post And the pedantic post He reads the posts that remind him of the bad site He reads the posts that remind him of the worst site Don’t screenshot that, troll behavior

it guts me what Gaiman turned out to be. it guts me how weak and stupid Ellis was. it guts me that Pratchett is the one we actually lost. I wish I had half their fucking talent. god damn what a waste.

I came back from a direct action against a BNP meeting - in a sling and limping coz the police had kicked the shit out of me - went to a family barbeque and had a family member pull this shit. Anyway, turned out later he was abusing his step daughter. Just cause the scene.

It is hard to express the level of disgust I have for people who think that living a life of dignity and safety should be contingent on 'contributing' through work rather than something that is the inherent right of all people.

A guy we know pitched a story to a mag about former skateboarders going back to their old haunt in middle age. My BIL(52)went with him as part of the story. BIL is now back home with a broken ankle and the writer is home with a broken vertebrae. The only possible way the story could have gone.

me in the car completely harshing the vibe unprompted: So anyway you all know how the lack of shade trees in socal is because of generations of racism and classism right

Wes Streeting is suddenly pro-rejoin for the same reason Andy Burnham is suddenly pro-Brexit -- both are unprincipled scum who'll say anything for power. However, Burnham hasn't yet killed any trans kids in a genocidal campaign, so is still very slightly preferable.