How do we petition to get the BBC to stop platforming Forestater on every single news item relating to "trans identifying men" (weirdly not trans identifying women...)? They don't platform the KKK every time a black person is mentioned... yet...

I haven't read the news much in the last couple of days, so before I catch up, can I just say a quick "Fucking hell" to whatever the rest of the world is doing right now. Saves time that way. I might even skip the reading the news part.

We're doing socialisation now? 1: I work in tech. Half the people I work with are asking if their computer can love them. The same ones were asking similar questions when we were kids. 2: I knew something was different (and not something you could share) when I was in my first school years. Meh.

At this point @andreaegangs.bsky.social and the unions should just withdraw all support from Labour. They're failing our schools, our health care, the disabled, trans and LGB... all in favour of a revolving door of middle aged, middle management, middling men on the corporate pay cheque.

That feeling that somewhere, you know with absolute certainty, there is a pack of hair ties in the house but you can't find them.

Timeline cleanse. This is what a trans elder looks like. Doesn't mean I know anything, have any authority or live some magical life. For moments though, I'm all of the colours. Then I go back to being grumpy and angry with the world.

Say it clearly: Wes Streeting is continuity Starmer, a protege of Mandelson and deeply embedded in harmful activist groups who want to withdraw health care.

I'm allowed a little down-time, right?

I know I live in a weird cultural bubble, but... Hannah Waddingham. Icon.

It should be noted that even if Streeting is not a 'God botherer who has issues with trans people', he heavily depends on lobbyists, pressure groups and even corporations who are. He knows the stereotype, because these are the people he mixes with and who advise and support him.

Definately starting the week with "Wouldn't it be easier to do escapist stuff and hide from all this responsibility?" energy. Honestly, I've tried adulting for ages, and it's overrated. Someone zap me away from all this.

"We oppose gender affirming care"

In all the big political headlines right now, please let's not forget that Streeting is a wrecking ball through UK health provision. (Fewer political posts next week, I promise, but boy...)

It really does feel like the BBC and most MPs have just given up on the idea of talking to people in the real world, and are just trying to appeal to an imaginary person they have in their heads.... who funnily enough is white, middle class, has a nice job, is faintly religious not remotely weird.

They can't even fuck up the UK in an original way. Rehashing second hand ideas and bullshitting their way through the rest.

"We don't know what it is, but we're fixing it" is the most vacuous, lazy and downright dishonest responses they could give. If you don't know what it is, put down the tools and figure it out before you continue down the path that *might just be part of the problem*.

Hey, Labour! How does it feel to know the EU would likely take you to court for your attacks against LGBTQ+ safety and freedoms? How many of you "identify as European" these days, or is it an optional thing for you?

Case in point: www.thenational.scot/politics/260...

Let's just accept that the "elites" - the politicians and media voices who impose their views on us, and get paid handsomely in return - are fucking morons. All of them.

I don't think Four Women Scotland really thought this through. The WI thing will keep on drip feeding news items as individual groups (each larger than the active membership of 4WS) decide to leave the organisation. It's a constant reminder that the decision was bigoted and unwanted.

Trump is merely the most blatant example of the "elites" that are convinced everyone is as obsessed with the contents of other people's pants as they are.

I would. I just need the wings.

The BBC is constantly letting itself down. Astonishingly poor journalism is apparently the norm. Captured by corruption, or just too lazy to care?

It would be nice if people could step back for a moment and consider just how many people have enabled the situation in America. It's not one guy. It's a whole party. And an opposition that is kinda ok with the situation. And a legal system that cares more about money than justice. And the media 🧵

To be fair, we have no functioning legal or administrative leadership, so expecting a credible position on gender is optimistic at best.

From the internet comments section: Some Karen is apparently going to sell their Garbage albums because Shirley Manson is against the Girl Guides trans ban. Honey, you have clearly never listened to a single lyric they've ever sung. Time to play Cherry Lips extra loud.

America's Christian Right movement is about maintaining the power and priviledge of a handful of elites, whilst promising their congregation they're being protected. How's that working out?

The Head of the EHRC met with Girlguides immediately before they (unnecessarily) launched a blanket ban on trans children. This appears to be a new definition of "equality" that I was previously unaware of. If they received legal advice from her, it was wrong.

Has anyone been tracking how many WI groups have closed since they banned trans members?

And we're back to the "oh fuck" part of the personal roller coaster. ☹️

In the last 24 hours I've had some of the most validating and life-affirming experiences of the last decade. I've also eaten an obscene amount of food for absolutely no justifiable reason and made myself feel midly ill as a result. I'm gonna call that a net win, and try to learn from my mistakes.

Just as an aside, there are forty one excellent Terry Pratchett books, which deal with politics, religion, humanity, tolerance and bananananana daiquiris with wit and intelligence. We could do with more shows from that universe.

If someone could swing me a PA, I promise to create the coolest stuff.

I've got a solution to this... but ya' ain't gonna like it.

Gonna delete this later but... oh fuck. Incoming personal drama.

Some weird animal part of my brain is convinced that having actually ventured out in public and taken a few (very validating) photos, I should get a reward. Like someone's going to let me win the lottery or shower me in gifts because I've demonstrated I'm worth it. Silly brain.

Christian Nationalism is a divisive dead end. Most people in Britain aren’t Christian in beliefs, practices, or identity. The only basis for national identity in our country is shared values and institutions of our plural society. Stand with us. Sign our petition. humanists.uk/action/chris...

Had a last minute panic for "sensible boots"... and ended up with these. New favourites. Soooo comfortable!

Why the fuck are the BBC including quotes from Sex Matters in the reporting on the Girl Guides? Do those people belong to the organisation? Do they have children in it? Are they in any way affected? It's like asking a Fundamental Christian what they think about same sex marriage.

I've come to the conclusion my phone camera hates my face. Any other camera: "Sure fine, we'll do what we can.." My phone: "You wanna look like the ancient scarred surface of the moon, right? Right?"

Labour: our policies are dictated by a childs fantasy author who badly needs an editor.

We've had an era of uncritically accepting lies that made people feel good. Musk was going to save the planet Trump was going to MAGA Starmer was the adult in the room We could all be rich and famous The Earth is flat Rowling is protecting women We've built a class of bullshitters to run our world

Wanting to spread a bit of colour and joy... whilst wearing big boots to stomp the bigots. I cannot recommend finding time to be yourself enough.

Abigail describes history that is fresh enough that I remember it, and find it quite triggering. I can live with that though - because if we didn't find this stuff upsetting, we might start accepting it. This is worth sitting through and getting very angry about. Then pass it on.

The great thing about lunatics who ban books, is they give you a handy list (shared at the bottom of the article) of books to check out. Go, my children, and educate yourselves!

Oh all right.

Best photo editing software for beauty? Skin retouching, tone and colour balance rather than all-out AI fakery? At last I've got some proof of life, I do actually exist in this decade and no, my fashion sense hasn't got any better... but I need to just tidy things up before sharing.

How many trans folk are currently asking "Can I get DLSS 5.0 on the NHS?" What, too niche for you?

Gotta wonder if all the big brain techbros who lined up to enable and endorse putting a bunch of convenient idiots in charge are going to admit any sort of responsibility for this mess. Haha, just kidding.

But... what if there was a job where you *could* wear programmer socks to work?