It’s been a glass-of-wine-while-under-a-warm-blanket sort of day.

It's Elmo's birthday

This is a really important contribution exploring why the Sullivan Review is deeply problematic, and why we must reject its recommendations.

I’m not entirely disagreeing here, i also see no conclusive evidence that she knew he’d been invited, but I’d also say that traditionally the host whose name appears at the top of the invitation probably should take some sort of responsibility for the guest list and attendees.

I concur.

The Paris Prosecutor's office announced they are leaving X by stating they raided their offices. What a way to leave X.

📣 Today @felicitycallard.bsky.social and I have published the first peer-reviewed response to the 'Sullivan Review' of research and data on sex and gender. doi.org/10.1111/tran... The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.

I am having work calls with colleagues in Dubai and South Africa. This is not helping me through this cold weather.

Vote Green, maybe?

Oh, the temptation to hit the ‘skip alarm’ button and pull up the duvet…

I reckon this was submitted by Penry the Mild-Mannered Janitor.

"Hamish de Bretron-Gordon." Clearly a champion of the people. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Discworld QOTD, from The Last Continent ‘“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?” “Why?” “It saves time.”’

Discworld QOTD, from Jingo

Nanny Ogg 🥰

DISCO ZEBRA!!! 🦓🦓😍

One of the best protests ever (alongside lesbian activists in a TV news studio protesting Section 38).

This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it. The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT. Let's talk about it.

It’s not our fault. How were we to know that a man already twice sacked from the government in disgrace might lie? Why we we even think to scrutinise that?

Sad news from Wikipedia. Following lengthy discussion on the talk page, they've removed Matt Goodwin's claim to be the first in his family to go to university on the grounds that it [checks notes] isn't true. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ma...

Robert Jenrick demanding probity in public life following the Mandelson story is a whole new level of political entertainment. The pot and kettle must be on the phone to their agent demanding a raise. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Good.

I know how hard it is to come forward with complaints against MPs because the whole system is on their side. Hope those women are ok and hope he never knows peace.

Happy Monday. Time for truth bombs #medievalsky

He was corrupt? Well colour me pink and call me Primrose. Who would ever have thought it?

This guy is such a vile pice of shit.

"A Labour Government headed by a human rights lawyer wants to protect councils that fail to meet their legal responsibilities to some of the nation’s most vulnerable young people. It wants to do so by ending the statutory right of parents to challenge wrongful decisions made by faceless officials."

Nope. Genuinely one of our local county councillors.

This is very very funny. Terrible news for the boy Les.

You need to be pretty repellent to push both Green AND Reform votes up when your baseline is Keir Starmer - but Wes Streeting manages it.

Most of Epstein’s victims were either too frightened to come forward, or silenced through legal threats. Oh, and here’s a senior British politician giving Epstein tips on how to silence them

Right, quiet everyone. It’s pottery time.

This is fun. Surprised to find Leicestershire’s ‘dog on log’ so high, though. robin-cg.medium.com/a-totally-ob...

This is terribly shortsighted. A more constructive approach might be for the government to stop causing the nations problems in the first place.

Extraordinary: Mandelson told Epstein that JP Morgan should "threaten" then cabinet colleague and chancellor Alistair Darling over tax on bankers' bonuses. In plain language: "Minister conspired with US bank against own government". More brilliant FT reporting www.ft.com/content/91e8...

Once again, I think we can all agree that my buns are magnifique.

Although in fairness to BBC News, they did open their report on Mandelson in the Epstein files with this… CW: Peter Mandelson in his pants.

Switched over to BBC News because I’m sure that a ‘beloved’ children’s author being mentioned in the Epstein files will be a top story…

This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.

This is actually a really good example showing how nobody actually had a problem with trans people in 2016. Imagine sending that email today, no matter the recipient...

Remind me again how where I go to the toilet is the gravest threat to womankind.

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Yesterday evening, Peter Mandelson told me "I've never owned property in Brazil and never will". Then we discovered the Brazilian company he incorporated, "for the purpose of purchasing and selling real estate". Thread:

Great electioneering is posting a photo of someone refusing to take your hand when you offer it. Nice work, Badlose.

Today’s start of LGBT+ history month is a great time to focus on and recommit to the important work UCU does to advance LGBTQ+ and wider equality. My contributions to that have led to endorsement from the chairs of all five of UCU’s equality committees. Thank you. ucucommons.org/endorsements/

This 5 classes you took at uni thing…I don’t know! It was decades ago! Some History stuff, some German stuff. Some stuff that was both German and History stuff at the same time. Also 2 modules in business studies which I quit when I realised it was slowly tearing my soul out through my ears.

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