What is with this (seemingly new) obession with testosterone levels? Is there evidence that testosterone levels are at an all time low or are we just thinking higher testosterone = more man, and forgetting that too much of a hormone has negative consequences for our health?

What a surprise. You're telling me the man who would benefit by extraction expansion thinks expansion is a MUST?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Have spent a few months trying to think of how I could tell the story of my exchange in America, this is what I was able to come up with. open.substack.com/pub/tedbooth...

Started recording and sharing a personal journal style podcast called Trot Talks. Just an opportunity for me to put my free time and focus on a little creative project. Latest episode is a nice walk through a nature park. If you're interested in listening you can find it here: linktr.ee/tedbooth

The police didn't see the need to tase this guy and repeatedly kick him in the head, and the media haven't seen the need to make this racially motivated axe and knife attack the top story on all channels with immediate calls for the government to do something about Islamophobia. How odd.

Britains annual race riots happen earlier and earlier each year

This is what a pogrom looks like: men in masks coming to drive you from your home. This is a collective failure of our political and media class because we did not have the courage to say no, and because too many were allowed to embrace this without shame

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Why cant any fkin journo just in response ask the obvious question: and how would You go about proving your sex?

Turns out it was mostly jetlag...

Not to be dramatic but I've sobbed everyday I've been back in the UK. Don't even miss America as a place really, just extremely depressed to be back to reality and unemployed without the good friends I've made over the last 5 months.

Yesterday in Hastings, in the wake of antisemitic attacks in Golders Green, I faced Nazi salutes. Today the Prime Minister uses his office to attack the only Jewish party leader to score political points.

Isn't it funny how British journalists can do this kind of analysis of what time of day Zack Polanski likes tweets, but totally missed Peter Mandelson defrauding the public for years until the Americans accidentally dropped him in it.

nice argument. however i have already portrayed myself as the calm zack polanski and you as the seething ed balls.

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

It's time to end the failed and deeply damaging ‘war on drugs’. Scotland needs an evidence-based approach to drugs that prioritises public health and public safety, not more criminalisation.

Scottish Green co-leader Gillian Mackay is standout contributor on Channel4 News' Scots leaders’ debate. Like Ross Greer in BBC debate her stance is crystal clear - opposing North Sea drilling, calling for wealth Tax & slamming Malcolm Offord who claims Glasgow is a ‘dumping ground’ for refugees.

This is genuinely the majority of people in the UK btw. A small group of people with a vested interest will spend their energy on spreading hatred, when the majority of people don't really have much of an opinion and prefer to adopt a "you do you" approach.

What is clear from the established unionist parties is that they're anti-democracy. They only support democracy when it suits them. It is a travesty that whether or not Scotland can hold a referendum on its own future is at the behest of people like Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer.

Tax the rich. There's plenty of money to fund our public services. It's not a secret. #bbcdn

May be a little behind, but why am I seeing PA protestors getting arrested? I thought the proscription was overturned?

The Goatfather

This gave me the serotonin I needed to get through the day

Is it any wonder our media ecosystem is such a mess? The guy in charge of the supposedly impartial watchdog is slagging off the BBC to the right wing Telegraph - which is hostile to the BBC - & defending the fact his organisation has let GB News act share misinformation and constantly promote Reform

An absolutely deranged conspiracy theory, here. Get ready to hear it over and over again, both at full xenomorph-blood strength and as a watered down but still highly corrosive version.

Tried a road trip. Nothing went right.

A genuinely touching speech from @lornaslater.bsky.social, and I can only hope that one day we will all have the choice of such a beautiful end.

Noticed a certain class of Scottish people (usually middle class or up) pronounce the letter s in the middle of words with a sort of soft z. For example, philosophical becomes philozophical. Wonder what causes this?

Handouts to oil and gas firms while people face likely bill hikes. Reckless and irresponsible at a time when we should be doubling down on renewables not cutting tax to fossil fuel fuel giants. We need a plan to protect people from the coming price shock.

I think it fails to understand the coalition of voters that just voted Green, and why. And as usual you won’t get very far by implicitly slagging off the voters. The Green voter coalition was your coalition five minutes ago.

You just know if Reform had won the by-election Starmer/Mahmood would be announcing further crack-downs on migrants by this afternoon.

If the Scottish Greens pick up anything from this result I really hope it's having the audacity to stand everywhere, in every election.

I see the UK establishment are having a totally normal one after the by-election result today...

Genuinely believe the addition of the laugh reaction was the beginning of the downfall of Facebook

A genuine, simple, and effective PPB. I particularly enjoy the use of nostalgia to bring hope, rather than what you usually see—nostalgia used to fuel hatred.

Miss Piggy stuns at ‘The Muppet Show’ premiere.

Hullo from a snowy Vermont!

The marketplace listing is taking me out 😭💀

Gm bloomfies, another day to go towards the mountain

gm campers

Trust me bro I saw Bernie

Not to be dramatic but being around Americans and their positivity is exhausting. I’ve saw 3 hi-fives over the most mundane of things

Vermont is cold

(björk voice) hello iceland

honestly think jeezy peeps is my favourite scottish phrase

I don't quite think companies understand how to make customers happy anymore. I called customer service trying to blag a cabin upgrade as a goodwill gesture. Agent: "No if you want compensation upload your recepits to [url]" It isn't just about the compensation, it is about the added stress.