The ratio of arrests in comparison with the Tommy Robinson protests is absolutely wild. People peacefully holding a sign vs people violently attacking the police and the public.

BREAKING: The police have confirmed they won't be charging any of the violent far-right rioters with terrorism because they only do that for grandmas in wheelchairs who hold up signs they don't like ♥️

This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.

But a white guy with a COVID conspiracy manifesto isn’t news at this point. After all, that’s who runs the government now! The CDC is a part of Health & Human Services, headed by RFK Jr., whose conspiracy-addled ideology is indistinguishable from the motivations of this terrorist.

Bear in mind that if you held up a sign saying "I support genocide", you would not be arrested under the Terrorism Act.

The same MPs who praise the Suffragettes and waffle on about the importance of Pride just made it illegal to even express support for a non violent protest group that opposes the systemating killing of Palestinians. The irony is quite deadly this time around. #PalestineAction

"On Wednesday, MPs including home secretary Yvette Cooper wore sashes to celebrate the legacy of the Suffragettes ... Then many of them voted to make wearing a Palestine Action t-shirt punishable by up to six months in prison, and membership of the group liable for a sentence of up to 14 years."

Good Letter of the Day in @thetimes.com this morning:

That #doge went from 4chan meme to government agency in 12 years tells you everything you need to know about 21st century society.

Checking my bank account every day for a deposit from the government since I've been hearing about all the money they've been saving lately. Nothing yet but it's probably coming soon

1. A common mistake is to look for ideological consistency on the far right, and to become confused when some of the things it claims to stand for sound positive and even progressive. Here’s a thread on how to understand this. 🧵

BREAKING: NASA's acting administrator Janet Petro says Elon Musk's DOGE is planning to examine the space agency's spending. Musk’s company SpaceX has $15 billion in NASA contracts.

Help sensei @dieworkwear.bsky.social I'm doomscrolling on Vinted and ebay looking for a long overcoat to wear over chunky knitwear around London. Dos and donts?

January in #hackney

Tulum, Quintana Roo, #Mexico #holidaypic #bluesky #blueocean

Mérida, YUC #Mexico #Yucatan #bwphoto

Dawn in Oaxaca #Mexico #sciart #coolphoto

This is Mars!

It’s not perfect, but Facebook is still the best platform on earth for connecting with all of the people my friends briefly dated in 2007

Day 15: The Snowman

Bit late to the game, but let's go with 'Meet Me In St Louis'.

Either way, the 2017 experiment proved one thing: even with the promise of sweatshop free production and identical garment quality, US consumers were not willing to pay an extra $4 for a US-made garment. You would have to raise tariffs so high that the US item is *cheaper.*

IMO, consumers often just want their cake and eat it too. They want cheap clothes without the yucky suspicion that someone was exploited on the other end. Many make up totally fantastical ideas about automated manufacturing to justify cheap t-shirt, but reality is often yucky.