#TheTwen2ie5 day 3 "Multicolor" - Son Mieux (2022) "Energiek, upbeat en sprankelend, een bijzonder kleurrijk nummer." Bright and breezy pop by a seven-piece band, anthemic vocals to a solid disco beat and groove. www.youtube.com/watc...#TheTwen2ie5 #SonMieux

#TheTwen2ie5 day 2 "Relationships" - Haim (2025) "When an innocent mistake turns into seventeen days." A dizzyating whirlwind romance, full of starts and stops and uncertainty and guilt. Relationships, eh. www.youtube.com/watc...#TheTwen2ie5 #Haim

#TheTwen2ie5 day 1 "Snap" - Rosa Linn (2022) Overtaken as young Rosa's top song? Yep. No longer the top from ESC22? 'Fraid so. Still the "Volare" for the new century? Always. A song I'll go into battle for? Forever. Repost to fix broken hashtag? That too. www.youtube.com/watc...#TheTwen2ie5 #RosaLinn

My plan for #TheTwen2ie5 is this: Oct: 25 ten pointers. I know what these are. Oct: 5 hon mentions, likely songs I've not seen posted before. Nov: top 20, ranked. I know the songs, still finessing the order. Nov: 5 ten pointers, likely ones I completely forgot about. (1/3)

Finished another panel of my lesbian blanket 😍 (picture taken shortly before weaving was completed, but now it's off the loom)

This is a test of a scheduled post. If it had been a regular post, it would have answered the test question: what's brown and sticky.

For those who pay attention to UK politics, the Liberal Democrats and #LDConf A bunch of TERFs tried first thing this morning to impose a transphobic policy on our internal elections (they wanted to exclude trans women from the gender balance criteria) They failed, spectacularly.

If you've seen the story in today's Daily Heil about #LDConf, you'll probably want to read this

My letter to Lord Reed. This was posted today, so should be with the SC tomorrow. If you would like to see Lord Hodge interviewed as suggested, you can tell the Supreme Court directly with their general contact form: supremecourt.uk/_next/static...

Sir Robert Worcester, legendary pollster and founder of MORI (now Ipsos UK) has died at 91. He taught so many people so much about the value and importance of opinion polls in modern democracies - everyone in our industry and politics owes him a debt of gratitude.

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

Happy 40th anniversary, CBBC! CBBC was so pivotal to my childhood so I wanted to show it and the puppet presenters some love in this drawing! #CBBC #LouBluArt #Art #Fanart

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the way Streeting is weighing in for Linehan effectively decriminalises incitement? So I can say that Linehan should be kicked hard in the balls repeatedly and expect no comebacks? Or does it only apply if you hate trans people?

Transphobes would have a lot less reach on here if everyone stopped arguing with them and quoting their posts to dunk on them, they don't give a rat's ass about your arguments and enjoy wasting your time.

I feel like it's hard to get across to my English pals that if the Taoiseach **made a point of insisting to the press** that they put Irish flags all over their house, and made sure to 'always' sit by one in their office, then they would immediately, and forever, be tainted as a massive weird freak.

Similarly I will not vote for any Westminster politician unless they commit to; Setting aside the FWS Supreme Court ruling. Making hormonal transition available from 14 years of age and blockers from 10 GRA reform including SelfID and non binary recognition.

you shouldn't just purge transphobes from power because it's the right thing to do you should purge transphobes from power because transphobia is the single greatest indicator of incompetence and mediocrity in modern society.

Fellow cis people. The time has come for us to refuse to answer the “M or F” question in any context. Tick “prefer not to say” or the like. Ask “how is this relevant?” In medical contexts, say “I do not consent to providing that information.” Cheerful non-compliance.

i need to stop reading the labour mp feed. those ppl make me so angry. they're supposed to be 'the good guys™️' and instead they're just the worst. they're like that race of bureaucrats from hitchhiker's guide. the vogons. no humanity.

Since I don't believe in violence, I'm going to carry a bag of glitter around to throw at people who are on their speakerphone in public. The glitter will linger, and so will the reminder not to be an asshat.

As mentioned on tonight's #OnlyConnect - I made a crossword that appeared in one of the specials last Christmas with Only Connecty team names hidden in it Cryptic and a quick version in the images below Cryptic PDF: www.danielpeake.com/wp-content/u... Quick PDF: www.danielpeake.com/wp-content/u...

The Week nominates some "Listed game shows". Which game shows are the most important, and should not be changed, and tell us something about how the genre evolved? An idea pilfered from Edith Bowman and Robbie Collin a few years back. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #WeaversWeek #GameShow

I maintain that divisions based on The News Where You Are are worth considering. So that's Tyne Tees, Border, Granada, Yorkshire, ATVland, Central, Anglia, TVS, Meridian, Westcountry, HTV West, and That Boring Subregion In The Chilterns That Gave No Memorable Telly At All.

These days they dont wear armbands they wear hogwarts scarves

As much as its sad and infuriating to see people engage with harry potter stuff it is good to have the collaborators identifying themselves so we know to keep ourselves safe from them

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the first day of Non-Binary Awareness Week The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.

You know, sharing screenshots of antisemitic garbage being churned out by an actor/by a shitty chatbot/whoever does not improve this place at all. Sharing garbage to dunk on it is still sharing garbage, and I'm going to suggest that our Jewish chums really don't want to see your RTs of it.

Celebrity Puzzling on Channel 5. A revival of the cleverclogs quick thinking show from a couple of years ago, now retooled as a celebrity programme. Plus! the Countdown final, and Martin Österdahl leaves Eurovision. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #Puzzling #GameShows #WeaversWeek

Thread! #All50rts, the greatest non-singles. This is *incredibly* self-indulgent, surprised if I get fewer than 40 singletons. Everything is by an act I've bought an album / single / gig ticket from. So it's *very* heavily skewed to the nineties. Bonuses could be in my #UncoolTwo50.

YES SPAIN

To unlock the trans knight's alternate skin, 'Urban Warrior', simply crank the ambient temperature up to a swelter in the character selection screen and press A+B. Taken at Ashford Pride 2025, where it was too hot for armour!

Concluding my look at 99 to Beat. What stories did they tell, why was the winner 29% lucky, and does the "winner's edit" exist? For all I've critiqued, I really enjoyed this show, there was something for everyone. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #99ToBeat #WeaversWeek #GameShows

Here, unoriginally and inevitably - because it's impossible to see it too often - is Stevie performing 'SUPERSTITION' on Sesame Street in 1973: (a still from this video will be the account's profile pic until #ALL50RTS starts) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7...

Richard Whiteley. 28 December, 1943 - 26 June, 2005.

docwallacemedicineshow.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/g... Finally, I've managed to get this to a state I'm happy with. If anyone can expand on any of this, I'd be happy to hear it.

This week's Week looks back at 99 to Beat, the show for the one who can do everything. Did the producers edit it to show the champion from early on? What about the people who were eliminated without speaking on telly? More next time. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #99ToBeat #WeaversWeek

🌈 Hooray, it's Saturday! 🌈

A few words on Genius Game, which finished on linear ITV this week. It's a programme of social and intellectual smarts, with a unique style. Those of us who got it, loved it. Maybe it'll become a huge hit on streaming. Maybe. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #GeniusGame

I spotted an OB for the revived ITV You Bet series being set up on the beach at lunchtime. (Not pictured: a dozen haulage and transport vehicles supporting the shoot.)

The Hot Shoe Show - Bonnie Langford and Wayne Sleep's rearguard action to keep old school light entertainment dance routines relevant in the video age. Features Hiya of the day, wacky comedy routines, and Langford's rapping skills. open.substack.com/pub/historyo...

To the 20 other people who stuck with Genius Game UK through episode 7, I made an Extreme Ways edit for the reveal of Ken's move since there was finally a moment deserving of the song

The Week looks at Silence is Golden: what happens if you hear a comedian, and bribe the audience not to laugh? Richard Bacon's strange idea did not make good telly. Plus! One series wonders: they came, they made an impression, they never got recommissioned. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%...

“Desire paths” are unofficial trails, usually bypassing a planned path, that reveal the most convenient route to get somewhere. The people (AKA meanderthals) that tramp along these routes often wear away grass, creating the secondary path Walk this way for more on desire paths (a thread / tread)...

A lot of words have been spoken about the televote at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Being slightly contrarian, I choose to remember a lot of other things. Performers! Puffer jackets! Friends! Chandelier! Winner!! www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #Eurovision #ESC #GameShows #WeaversWeek

I think I speak for a majority of the queers when I say Pride Month is cancelled, we’re doing Wrath Month now.

The new window at Belfast City Hall, with Lyra ❤️

Saw this procession at a crosswalk during our walk and Ava had no idea how odd of a sight it is.

Want to see how big the Trans Rights march in Belfast yesterday was? Here you go... Video via @imamammie.bsky.social

Women’s football is trans inclusive, fuck the FA. 🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️