My poor mum is so worried about reform, about fartrage's plans for people with indefinite leave to remain like her. It has huge consequences for her future and retirement plans, and no one seems to be cutting through the "swarms of illegal immigrants" bullshit.

I have had it up to HERE with all this nonsense. What's it going to take to switch the world to UBI like actually

The text function on my phone exists only for verification codes.

The result of our money being used to roll out the red carpet for Donald trump? 42 billion from US tech on UK nuclear and AI. None of this will lower the cost of living. None of this increases wages. None of this will improve life for the people that paid for trump's luxurious state visit.

I get so fucking sick and tired of people acting as though people that work in what they see as low skill jobs should just never want for anything. Cleaners SHOULD earn enough to take a holiday. Train drivers SHOULD earn enough to afford rent in the city they work in. These shouldn't be luxuries.

Can everyone stop hating on tfl train drivers and just join a fucking union themsleves??? "Oh they earn so much" YES BECAUSE THEY ORGANISE! Because they have to live in London where rent prices are extortionate! Because they too have families!

I’ve got to do a 5K race next week alongside a bunch of finance bros… having had basically no time to train… 🥲

🧵 I’ve been thinking about how to control the madness. Humans can’t cope with infinite chaos. We see threats, we react to them. If the threat is too big, to even understand, we often lockdown, have panic attacks, become medically levelled anxious or resort to that river in Egypt [1]

[8] The only way to address a situation where liberal democracy breaks down is through people power. It’s not via a political party. I know many won’t/can’t accept this, but that’s the lesson of history & caveat emptor.

[7] As anyone who has ever studied history will tell you, when authoritarians are attacking you, politicians, the media & the ‘establishment’ are not coming to rescue you. They adapt to the regime & offer up ‘decorum’ & ‘compromise’. BTW if you’re a minority, it’s you they’ll compromise with.

Connections Puzzle #730 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Made a little diagram for folks at my climbing gym to help with hand health (DeBry University was coined by my buddy Zuko)

Fastest 5K yet today, and the day after climbing. Feeling proud of myself 🔥

"only human contributor" is especially cute, considering the thousands of people's work that was stolen for training data

I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario

Sent my first v4 last night!!! Feeling v chuffed

Sometimes I just feel so sorry for people that just can’t conceive of community. Imagine being so cut off from any sense of community. So devoid of compassion and kindness in your day to day. That you have to choose hate, because that makes you feel safer than connecting with innocent strangers.

I finally realised I’m experiencing burn out after breaking down and crying inconsolably at Ted Danson being Ted Danson

blossoms in the chat for our Bluesky friends 🌸🌱🪴

the good news is that the *cutest* florists has opened at the end of my road and today I had a reason to actually go in 💞 (S/o Animal crossing for teaching me to a) identify carnations *and* b) know that they’re a Mother’s Day thing 🥰)

Absolutely floored this week from work & various life pressures. Introvert mode: on

Wishing all our Muslim friends throughout the world, peace and best wishes for #EidAlFitr Special thoughts with families who won't be able to celebrate Eid together due to wars. #EidMubarak

The receipts podcast on the tea alarm 😂😂😂😭😭

I keep waking up at 6am on the dot. And just staying in bed for an extra hour anyway 🥰

Wanted to do a PhD about why people enjoy bell ringing but I couldn't get the funding

No i don’t wanna leave the house this week you meanies

Today: the unveiling of the Brian Haw memorial statue opposite the imperial war museum. “Stopping killing kids”

It’s a busy old world isn’t it? Each week a new crushing thing. Broken up by moments of joy and hope. The whiplash of it all!

learn to identify the moments in life that would be an achievement in a video game. Cleaned the bathroom? Diligence +1. Received a cool gift? Trophy unlocked! Challenging task? Boss battle.

Climbing solo at a new gym yesterday - managed to send 2 v3s (one was a flash!) and got most of the way through a couple of V4s, including a traverse 🤩 Loving traverse recently. Working on overhang strength & stamina 💪

We make plans, god laughs. Had a workshop afternoon and indoor climb scheduled in. spent my afternoon in a&e with my mum after her car was /hit by the back of a truck/ she’s fine, thankfully, just shaken up. shout out to a&e doctors - who are much more deserving of extra funding than the military.

new life hack for low self-esteem days: AI can pretend to be your budget CBT counsellor for a bit (take it with a pinch of salt) (but enjoy the validation)

Went to a community sauna today. Feeling ✨high✨

Kudos to RavensWall for having period products in every bathroom for real. I had excruciating cramps mid session and needed to remove my menstrual disc entirely while I rode it out. Having tampons there to back me up was a life saver & allowed me to keep climbing once I recovered.

Flashed a v3 climbing solo today!! Very pleased with myself for that. Also realised I get SO lazy (and therefore REALLY sloppy) as I get tired. I am *not* a consistent climber without peer pressure 😆

bruv. this kinda shit right here makes me so HAPPY. why do people waste time and precious life becoming fascistic tech billionaires when you can literally just:

Simple but satisfying geocache!

This feels so relevant right now.

Oh man. I’m finally here. The glorious period-induced introversion bubble. It’s so nice and cosy. I don’t wanna talk to ANYONE and my friends will still love me when I’m ready to turn my brain on and reply to them or whatever AMAZING

I’ve been revisiting the disco Elysium soundtrack because my friend finished it recently and called me excited to talk about it. I am 🤏 this close to a replay

there are 32 days til spring. 32 days til spring. 32 days til spring. 32 days til sp-GOD FUCKIGN DAMN WHY SO COLD

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

I got a nice letter from my friend in a vintage envelope. It was so crinkly and satisfying and I don’t know where to get an envelope like that!!!!

pani puri saved me today. it got me a big old discount at the local opticians when my work voucher wasnt showing up 💞

I feel like my main role now in all areas of my life is checking whether other people are OK.

Saw someone say, "End your friendships with people who are going about life like nothing is wrong." I will never understand people who think that further isolating ourselves from everyday people who don't get it is going to save us. It's not. Your judgment and disdain will not save us.

Someone put a geocache inside your imagination. You don't know how it happened but the strangers show up from time to time. A hobbyist dad. A lawyer from across town. A girl scout. You bring out some tea and a blanket. You sit them down under the maple tree. Together, you daydream

Letter writing really is an art. It gets easier with practice. Btw if you’re making a habit of writing letters to your far away loved ones, I’d highly recommend an app called Pendulum to track it 💌

My most precious friendships are long distance and I received such a treasured delivery today!!! Letters in the hand of a wonderful person! Their voice in your head as your read their words. There’s just nothing like it 💞

I experienced a minor malfunction. I'm okay now.