Another reason to go independent wherever possible. Use the big site for research then Google the hotel direct- often you can get a discount code as they're not paying commission

Money is power, and witholding money is a great way of a large number of people exercising the small amount of power they have

USA folks, can you rein in your president? Shouldn't he have to debate his ideas rather than just waking up and causing chaos with no warning?

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

Do I know any Disney adults? This is probably a good time to find a new set of stories

“This isn’t the America I know” Black People:

I've been meaning to cancel Disney- in fact the whole sky package - but it required more spoons than I had available. I guess now is the time to do it. I'll get Shudder so I can watch Dragula Titans 2 instead. I was planning to record WWDITS but Matt Berry has taken Rowling's £so maybe just the film

Does anyone still believe Israel is a democracy? Is anyone going to label me antisemitic for saying their actions are unjustifiable? (If so, please send messages c/o my husband, Mr Rosen)

MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.

Not that we needed it to be official but it is NOW OFFICIAL: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. If anyone, in government or not, conducts themselves according to the rule of law, it is incumbent on them to say this out loud: Israel is a genocider www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

BREAKING: A Hillsborough Law will be laid before Parliament on Tuesday after decades of tireless campaigning by the families of the 97 Liverpool fans who died at the 1989 stadium disaster A huge and historic moment

Time for a nap now, but this is a great question which I will answer later

The elves and fairies of Annwn have magic and technology but religion died out a long time ago. That doesn't mean their society is fair and equal, but it does mean swearing lacks the Anglo-Saxon emphasis on gods as well as excretion and sex acts!

Tell me again that solar panels are niche and insignificant. Maybe it's the fact you can't get rich off them in the same way as oil that's the problem for those who control the media

The broader witch hunt going on right now is the habituation process to condition the population to understand that there are two sets of rules. Conservative white men who can say and do whatever they want and everyone else who must live in fear for any actual or perceived slight.

A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class. This is Kirk's legacy. You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.

You ever tried to explain to a cis friend how the new harry potter tv show and audiobooks are directly funding the eradication of your human rights and trying not to sound like a mad conspiracy theorist

Some really useful points in these threads

I like the biblical Jesus, even if I'm not convinced of his divinity or resurrection, but the 'Jesus' so many Americans claim to worship bears no resemblance

This is horrific. Even if the child has a safe, comfortable place to sleep and is being properly fed (which seems unlikely going by other people's experiences) this will be incredibly traumatising. And who does it serve?

Even in the 90s I was told, 'you're an adult, sort it out yourself,' when I asked a'cool young' university lecturer for support against the star professor who picked me as his victim of the week. In the 80s I doubt I would have sought help. It was like the weather. You dressed to avoid harm

I hate to be a conspiracy theorist but it really does seem like the rich and powerful know that climate breakdown is inevitable, and the culture wars are a distraction. They could have chosen frugality 20 years ago but they chose to sacrifice a chunk of the poor population instead

'...but they have children...'

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A really good thread here. Also, the original books were published in the late 90s. Plenty of more up to date and original stories have been created since then

Why, yes, I do have one of those shows

What Arthur with the kind eyes gets up to on weekends!

A lovely bit of art to cleanse the timeline

Oop.

27 years in jail. No wonder Trump wants everyone focused on a gun death rather than actual justice being served for crimes similar to his own www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

I seriously don't know how to explain to people that it is not in fact a sign of maturity and democracy to peacefully debate whether certain groups of people should be allowed to exist

Two cats have been having an on/off conversation outside for over an hour! I did peek out because I was curious. They seemed a little confused by my appearance, ran out of sight, then continued yipping in a tone reminiscent of teens saying, 'did you see that weird old woman trying to join in?'

I hadn't heard of Charlie Kirk until he was shot yesterday, so if you're like me and not sure why he was famous enough for his death to be headline news (unlike all the other people who've been shot dead in the US this week) here are some of his pearls of wisdom. Oh, and he was a 'Christian'.

Deeply disappointed that this is happening just down the road from me. Although I'm not sure why 'For Women Scotland' are poking their noses into Welsh folks' lives

This is truly iconic artwork and the biased old bastards being called out must not be allowed to destroy it.

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I am not seeing this news spread on Bluesky yet, so just wanted to share. Truly fantastic that this is happening.

I just signed Justin's petition with All Out that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name and join me in the fight for LGBT+ rights! a.allout.org/s/P8Egz/

A brief reminder that not all journalists doorstep celebs or focus on stirring up moral panic. Some sacrifice their lives to bring us the truth

This man has a niche and he fills it so well. Bitchy characters with fantastic hair and costumes

Mercat Cross Aberdeen in the sunshine a few weeks ago

Posting this to encourage folk to read it. If you're a Rhys Darby fan whose familiar with the East Midlands you'll probably love it. If you're actually Rhys Darby I'm sure you'll love it, and Villager (2022) too

I'm amazed at this, but if he's neurotypical I'll eat my hat. I love the rhythmic sounds of his typing too

Mutual aid ftw. I offered to help some disabled queer folks assemble their IKEA bed, and after a brief online chat I was invited to join their DnD party. I've been wanting to play DnD for years! They crochet too. If they don't have a Merstede among the yarn creations I'll introduce them to OFMD 🏳‍🌈🏴‍☠🧶

Just imo if you have the option between medication abortion (mifepristone / misoprostal / methotrexate) or surgical (dilation and curetage), the surgical option is so much better. It's like 10 mins max. Whereas medication is like 10 days of the worst day of your worst period.

Zombie Penguins really is what the young folks call 'a banger' but I remembered that Benedict cumberbatch can't say 'penguin' so now my earworm is, 'zimbie pinlongs' Anyway last night was amazing and I'm going to write a blog post about performance, talent, recognition and fame when my head clears!