*bites lip*

To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.

Eugh. @dreamhost.bsky.social is down. This better not last too long. I have emails to be doing.

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WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

Give me a follow. Scientifically, it can only good happen.

Second, as @alanbeattie.bsky.social points out, pregnant women are generally very much Not Here for any pontificating man's bullshit about how they should behave during pregnancy, and I really hope they roundly tell him to fuck right off. bsky.app/profile/alan...

not going to push that pic of Farage at LBC into your feeds again, but I'll note two things: first, the whole paracetamol nonsense is profoundly misogynistic. It blames women for their children's autism, and doesn't give a shit about why women might take paracetamol.

My husband has fallen asleep on my chest. Which is very sweet. I don’t want to move him, but I can’t feel my right arm anymore.

I see people my age, and older, out clubbing and think "good for them" but also "fuck no".

Paracetamol is on the World Health Organisation (WHO) list of 'Essential Medications' which "are selected with due regard to disease prevalence and public health relevance, evidence of efficacy and safety and comparative cost-effectiveness." LINK: iris.who.int/bitstream/ha...

In "this shouldn't need saying but here we are" news: Paracetamol, used as directed, remains safe for use during conception, pregnancy & into later life. There is NO LINK between #paracetamol and #autism. To state otherwise, so publicly, is both disingenuous and dangerous - to women especially.

I really didn't have defending the use of the world's safest, and most basic painkiller, against the US government on today's bingo card. But here we are.

Paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen (branded Tylenol & Panadol)) when taken as directed IS THE SAFEST PAINKILLER WE HAVE. PERIOD. There is ZERO link between the use of paracetamol and autism - be that during conception, pregnancy or later in life. 1/2 cont

I guess we can say anything we like now without any evidence? Grass is purple. Chickens give birth to live young. Trump was on Epstein’s plane. Birds don’t exist. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spoke tonight with the Financial Times. 👇🏼

On my way home from drinks with my brother in Soho. Neither of us can believe it’s two weeks until I’m 40. God I feel old.

More LGBTQ+ cultural appropriation 👀

Dining at Pierre Victoire (IYKYK). There’s a lady sat behind me speaking (loudly) on her phone. She’s speaking a French dialect I’m struggling with. Maybe Wallon. I’m getting every other word, and the odd English one. “Westminster” … “Michael Jackson” … “Prince Andrew on Airfrance” … “tequilla”.

The Israeli government needs to be stopped. They can’t just keep bombing everyone, perpetrating a genocide in Gaza. They risk becoming what they once feared. (it is important to recognise that the Israeli govt / IDF do not necessarily represent all people of Israel) www.bbc.com/news/article...

Really unpleasant, uncompassionate and unprofessional experience as a family member trying to see my husband at @uclh.bsky.social Emergency Dept tonight. 90 mins and counting left in reception. Not allowed to go through to see him. No news being conveyed to me. Just awful. @nhs.uk

Morning all!

Tax aside, this is objectively a very sad end to Rayner’s political career: a teenage single mum from a deprived family who went onto be deputy prime minister. The right wing press detested her for not knowing her place. Their glee at her downfall will be palpable in tomorrow’s front pages.

Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Feeling a bit sorry frankly. A lot of families with a disabled child have to use trust funds to protect their child's economic future, and to miss what was basically one sentence about tax advice in the sort of lengthy paperwork a house purchase entails is an exceptionally easy mistake to make.

Ahh, FCF. The best day of the week.

NEWS: Toddler shits pants to gain attention www.bbc.com/news/article...

Saddened to read about the passing of Giorgio Armani. He only came out a year ago, at the age of 90.

We use @grindr.bsky.social for work (outreach, advice etc). But between the whack-a-mole adverts and the endless spam bots it's becoming harder and harder to use. It's a mess.

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died aged 91.

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

It's like there's some sort of competition for stupidity that they're working really hard to win.

Florida plans to become first state to break preventable childhood death records apnews.com/article/flor...

Arranging the bed into a mini-fort so I can sleep sat up tonight so the Botox doesn’t move overnight.

I should call him.

Wes Streeting once again campaigning for ‘Worst Gay of The Year’ award.

Gmail: You have a HIGH PRIORITY email from ‘UK Power Networks’. Me: Oh, Lord. What now??! The email:

Looking forward to my next round of Botox tomorrow lunchtime. I’m going to enter my forties with a very smooth and wrinkle free face. As is my childless millennial right.

GOP: We need to show that he’s strong and capable of doing the job. Dispel these rumours of ill health, exhaustion and mental decline. TRUMP: *is 38 mins late (and counting) for his own last minute press conference*

Freedom of speech DOES NOT EQUAL freedom from consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🎧 New Critical Friends for your listening devices! This month, Sneha Pathak and @tansyg.bsky.social talk to me about texts often dismissed as too slight to review - books, films, genres with which we might be accused of merely passing time. How should critics approach this sort of work? And why?

Well, this is an escalation-and-a-half from Putin. He's just trolling now, knowing no-one will actually bring any real consequences to his door. www.ft.com/content/3c33...

My hand must be held - at all times.

If you see this, post a monster

Really making the most of the last few weekends of my thirties. Watching streaming re-runs, drinking wine and ironing my pillowcases.

Did I miss something? What’s going on with Trümp?

Given up on Saturday already. Shan’t be moving. Except to pop to the wine fridge.

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Would you like that outbreak with biscuits or cornbread? 🦠 💀 #backlashthis