Seeing Robin Ince saying it in person is all the more affecting. Good also to see reference to what I presume are the pro Palestine hunger strikers in Scotland, largely buried under the UK media and political carpet

It's not visiting anymore. It wants to stay.

Robin Ince is the best of people. (I've been a fan for a long time but never actually listened to a Monkey Cage despite my bestie intentions. Had still been wanting to. Such a shame the BBC has come to this)

Throughly enjoyed the rejigged Sea Devils, and loved how @benjamincook.bsky.social managed to edit in Tim Key

Missed this at the time, but this article should be in **every** paper rather than killed by one paper. Speaks volumes that it is not.

Back from the supermarket shop, where Christmas is making my mission of hiding all of the Harry Potter book front covers even more of an ordeal.

Time to jump back in - really enjoyed this on Switch 2!

I only know him through his writing and on here, but he made such a big impact. So sorry to everyone who knew him. This Comments feed attests to how much he meant to people.

Probably my favourite Doctor Who episode, and a fantastic run of three.

GeoEvitaCities!

I’ve completely had the stuffing knocked out of me by the PB trial announcement. Then this. News that Bayswater were consulted. This is why we need to grow Transparent Action. To show that the majority of parents support their kids and expose Streeting’s bias. actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Any journos or other people with access to streeting Ask him why he thinks it's ok to continue asking a group who think blocking childline access, refusing rape crisis counselling, putting chilli sauce in make up and promoting DIY conversion therapy guides for their thoughts on trans healthcare.

Today is International Men’s Day. So here’s to refugee men fleeing abuse, trans men denied healthcare, queer men bullied for being different, Black men racially profiled, disabled men excluded from work, and all the other men who fail at being “real men.” May we continue to cultivate our humanity.

"You can't build a future on a fault line"

The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop. Please use - and share with your networks. goodlaw.social/2j5q

We don't yet have but would love to get Tyger at some point. Currently revisiting Varjak Paw with my youngest - we'll never outgrow it!

I think I need this just now :-)

"Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War" seems another remarkable ITV programme in this day and age. Timely, but should be everywhere.

"Basically, Musk’s AI service has been programmed to be as much of an arsehole as he is." :-)

Shitehawkeye.

I'd not realised my BlueSky moderation was hiding posters deemed as "rude" - glad the options are there but a strange one compared to the more serious categories...

An important reminder

This has made me feel worse but better at the same time

Halloween demanded a rewatch of Doctor Who The Halloween Apocalypse, the first of the Flux story, and a reminder of how good Who can look and sound, let alone draw the viewer in for the mysteries of the story arc.

Such an important piece of writing, and should be read by everyone, whatever their situation.

Rewatching the modern Worzel Gummidge tonight I've realised that Mackenzie Crook could be a perfect new Doctor Who. He brought so much magic and character to Worzel, and so unlike his other roles. DO IT MC/BBC/BW! (Only realised after typing all this that he'd be the second Doctor/Gummidge hybrid)

A perfectly captured snapshot of now

James Caster #TOTP

Some days I really need to remember Bobby Gillespie refusing to dance with Andrew Neil on This Week to help get me going... youtu.be/z06jWOb66bA?...

would certainly bring an end to a promising career if it was made public! [2/2]

Just brilliant by @thenerve.news - I can just imagine Stewart Lee running around on bypasses snatching flags. Well done that man. 🐻

The longer that I'm inhabited by Stage/Fright after seeing it last night the more impressed I am. It keeps revisiting me... Superb.

Deimos, the smaller of Mars's moons, is slightly bigger than Cardiff, and has an average escape velocity of around 5.7m/s: a little over 20km/h. This is low enough that an athlete could jump off into space if they got a running start - but they couldn't, because the gravity's too low for good grip.

Few things about by people I don't personally "know" have made me as happy much as this. Congrats @katherineboyle.bsky.social and @iainlee.com! :-)

Utterly enjoyed watching the two episods of "Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD and Me", after his latest Field of Dreams which covered the same period. I now feel understand a little why I've always related/appreciated him so much, despite **whatever**. And we all need a Bev.

A therapeutic read

The Borderlands (2013) is currently on Amazon Prime, and physical media (probably second hand, I’d imagine). If you’ve not seen it, do give it a go. It’s the real deal.

THE NEW NINE INCH NAILS ALBUM TRON: ARES (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) OUT NOW

Meanwhile, Starmer, more Palantir?

Exactly what Ella says. So disappointed in so many I used to respect. People I'd assume to be allies of trans people. Even Matt Berry who had distanced himself from Linehan. :-(

This is brilliant news. Warframe on the dusty old Switch 1 is still a fantastic game, and they've improved it so much over the years to make it newcomer-friendly; it's also benefitted greatly from crossplay / cross save. A game you don't **need** to spend money on but that you **want** to support...

@realclintonb.bsky.social I'd not realised you'd Def Leppard.

I find Leaving Hope by Nine Inch Nails a remarkable piece of music. A song with no lyrics that always makes me want to cry... music.youtube.com/watch?v=R-aE...

Context

One for the oldies

Keir Starmer’s new director of communications isn’t just the founder of Portland Communications – which represented Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan – he’s also come straight from the board of the anti-trans charity Sex Matters. The government is heading in a dark direction.

I so miss reading Digi Teletext as a non-negotiable daily part of my life...

"Nationalism is an infantile sickness. It is the measles of the human race" - Albert Einstein

Migrants 'should have to perform passable Morris dance' buff.ly/E8yG6d5