I don't understand transexuals, since I've never had confusion about my sexuality. I don't have to understand them in order to respect, appreciate, honor and love them. And definitely not fear them. And give them a safe place to be themselves. About maybe learn about them while I do.

Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters. His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound. A true hero.

If handing someone their arse, was a video clip

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Chat-gpt offers dangerous advice to mentally ill people, warn psychologists www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

while we are at it: regular reminder that in scotland, legally, both under older legislation and uncrc, parents do not have *rights* they have *responsibilities*. it's children who have rights. "parents' rights" are as made up as "sex based rights" and for the same reasons

Eek!

Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how? Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏

🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

What did I tell you?

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

"In politics, there can only be one answer to a question. If people think they’re getting poorer because of migrants, they will vote for the party they believe will clamp down on migration most effectively – regardless of its other policies." graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...

Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War 3 years - if you're earning £125k+ 15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall

This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury. Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog. Ministers are not listening.

Imagine believing that this should be the policy of a Labour government

Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government. Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

84% of trans people polled by YouGov said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people. A terrifying story - founded on actual data - which the BBC still refused to carry. Link to polling in the blog. goodlawproject.org/abject-terro...

A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants

I keep seeing supposedly progressive podcasts saying “the problem is that people feel like they just can’t talk about these issues” while these issues are frequently the *only* thing that people are talking about 😩

72% do not feel that they can influence decisions affecting the UK. Why? Because our political and economic institutions have been captured by the wealthy. And our democracy is failing as a result. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-uks-fa...

A politician's job is to improve the world

Britain is not in the grip of mass violence. The Cambridgeshire train stabbings were horrific - and incredibly rare. Your odds of being attacked by a stranger are much lower than they were. Here's the facts! 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/britain-is...

O2's price hike feels like a mockery of Ofcom's consumer protection!

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

Ok. They’ve pissed me off. I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards: 1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

The ability to constantly challenge who you are, we know, will be abused. Especially if you look, sound or act differently from average. The potential of a Reform Gov with that power from day one is scary.

If you're not entitled to a free flu shot, you can get one privately from Asda for 60p(!!) as part of a promotional offer if you book online and can go before September ends. Here's the link: asda.cxmflow.com/OABS/Appoint...

‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders - at least £70.7bn in dividend payouts between 2010 and 2025, rather than reinvesting that money or reducing bills. Story by Matthew Taylor www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration on.ft.com/46p3BPl

From 19 – 25th September, survey your river with the Big River Watch app to help restore rivers across the UK and Ireland theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

When we remember we beat fascism before, we must also remember that we kinda let fascism happen before we actually beat it. I'm not a historian but I think that the one lesson of history might be not to have to beat it in the first place.

FOR WEDNESDAY: Here is the route of the march against Trump & the far right GATHER: 2pm Portland Place (BBC) MARCH: at 3pm RALLY: 5pm at Parliament Square!!

Right so TL;DR. Tories do something mad, Labour say it's mad, Labour win election, Labour try the same mad thing, Reform says everyone is mad, let's be madder. Reform win the next election.

Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

It’s science.

I'm ded 💀 😂 😂 😂

These are the kind of stories I want to see about asylum seekers. Not the boats. 🔗 www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Let’s be honest… There’s one core reason for police to reveal a suspect’s ethnicity And we all know which army of idiots it’s meant to crowd-control.

The ‘politics of eternity’, says Timothy Snyder, is nostalgia for a mythical past. Putin blames the West, Trump blames migrants, Reform UK blames both. Truth doesn’t matter, only enemies. A thought-provoking read by Marc Ainge ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @marcainge.bsky.social

This is an excellent analysis of the Leveson Review (and not only because it mirrors my own view as I wade through the report). The biggest problem in the courts, as any criminal barrister will tell you, is that things just don’t *work*. So much time is lost to systemic inefficiency.

Spouse just told me about this one, too: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/v...

I’m raising money for Shelter at the London Marathon. A home means everything to me so I’m joining the fight for home by fundraising for Shelter. Thank you in advance for any kind donations! 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/couch-to-...

Great discussion on latest figures of people crossing the Channel in small boats, & how hostility towards them has us caught in a doom-loop that prevents the sane, humane management of immigration #r4today Thank you @bylinetimespod.bsky.social 😊

Yes but nobody chanted anything so it's fine

This principle should run through journalism like the words in a stick of rock. Yet somehow, day after day, it seems to evade the BBC's finest minds.

Today is "Cancel Amazon Prime" day in my calendar. We don't need to spend with them, there are some great alternatives online such as @bookshop.org and local shops that need our custom.

I’ve always had misgivings about the terrorist legislation, but this is a total abuse of power.

Shortly before dying from cancer in 2002, anthropologist Grover Krantz arranged to have his body donated to the Smithsonian under one condition: his remains and that of his dog would be displayed to replicate his favourite photo. More info: shorturl.at/hEqbT

NEW: Channel 4 to broadcast the doc about Gaza medics ditched by BBC. The Beeb worried about partiality. C4 says they believe it is “duly impartial view of a subject that both divides opinion and frequently provokes dispute about what constitutes a fact”. Shown this Wednesday.