At what point are we allowed to say that this is not the Epstein rot, or the Saville rot, or the Weinstein rot, or the Cosby rot, or the Worboys rot, or the Pelicot rot, or the Nassar rot, or the Sandusky rot, or the Watkins rot, or the Raniere rot, or the Jeffs rot, or th bsky.app/profile/fina...

I'm more concerned about the victims in the neverending Epstein nightmare but I have to say I feel sorry for Beatrice and Eugenie.

When I say "feminism is the radical notion that women are people" most people laugh, because they utterly fail to understand just how radical a notion that is.

I was delighted to be able to go to the unveiling of the Ada Lovelace statue in Hinckley on Saturday, thanks to the generosity of my GoFundMe supporters! The project has been a labour of love for Stanley Rooney, whose dogged determination to raise the money for the casting and...

"Instead, difficulty is often bundled into vague categories: anxiety, tension, low pain tolerance or “one of those things”. The result is that women experience real, anatomy-driven discomfort without being told why, and may internalise it as a personal failing." theconversation.com/routine-medi...

Truth!!!

That's enough of the world for today. Off to spend the day with good book. "But Beatriz Kira, associate professor of law at the University of Sussex, says it is difficult for legislation to keep up with every "innovative and creative use of technology to harm women"." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sad to see this. I love Deborah's writing and learned so much from her insights. Rest well.

I don't ever want to hear anyone say that women can't make good leaders.

This is one of the areas where the "Trump as domestic abuser" analysis offers insight. Ignore the emotional rollercoaster & the tempting idea that deep down he's committed to you or cares. Focus on getting your ducks in a row & building alternative material support.

After a seven-year legal ordeal, humanitarian workers wept with relief when a court on the Greek island of Lesbos acquitted all 24 defendants who had been baselessly charged with felonies for saving lives at sea. @hrw.org reports www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

Jake Lang - far-right influencer and pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist - promised to burn Qurans to provoke anti-ICE protestors. Instead, we watched him get peppered with silly string and chased out of town. Join @maitlis.bsky.social from the streets of Minneapolis as tensions run high...

Anyone else affected by eye issues during the perimenopause? Today is not a day to read for me.

The level of anger at women's boundaries and basic rights still shocks me, even as it doesn't surprise me. I struggle to reconcile it all and I don't think I'll ever reach a point when I will.

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

I remember the day someone stopped talking to me because I challenged him when he said there was no difference between Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Grok shows clearly that X isn't a pro-woman platform. Governments need to stop endorsing Musk.

I wonder what's behind it all 🧐

ICYMI with all the other news at the weekend: I wrote about the reality of Russia's threat to Europe, and how it is possible that it can both be struggling to win in Ukraine and pose a serious threat to European & UK security. sianushka.substack.com/p/what-are-w...

I don't get why people are still on X. Other platforms have their issues but don't produce their own sexualised images, including of children, on the basis of users' prompts. I don't get how anyone can justify remaining on that rotten platform.

In a world where we are treating plausibly the idea that Trump isn't installing a new leader of Venezuela because she didn't pass him her peace prize, we probably also need to take seriously that all that's between us and worldwide conflagration is a foreign politician's statement he doesn't like.

I see a lot of posturing about what the UK government should say and do. I'm just glad I'm not in their position. The UK was left considerably weakened following Brexit, and our close ties to the US mean we could end up much weaker if not careful. Very easy shouting from the sidelines.

Beth Robertson Fiddes, contemporary land and seascapes painter whose work captures the wild nature of the Scottish highlands and Western Isles #WomensArt

Some nasty bugs out there by the sound of it - I know people who've been hospitalised and been unwell for days, but they aren't getting diagnosed with anything specific, just viral infections. I think I'm going to avoid busy places.

Merry Christmas 🎄 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula): The "Robin Redbreast" was given its nickname long before a distinction was made in the English language between "Red" & "Orange". Superb photo taken by Martina Olivia of this fluffy Robin taken in the UK.

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

Winter Landscape, 1880 by Finnish landscape painter Fanny Churberg #womensart

"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896. YES - 1896. That's how long we've known. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

"Without NCAR’s infrastructure + supercomputing abilities, many small colleges & universities wouldn’t be able to do research with the latest models. NCAR research influences every piece of weather & climate prediction in the US: air quality, droughts, hurricanes + more." - @carlonimbus.bsky.social

I think it's the longest possible sentence given the circumstances. Excellent outcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

I'd like to know where I can watch it, it sounds fun.

🎶🎵 'Tis the season of weather warnings falalalala lalalala🎵🎶

Lantern Parade (late 19thc) by Danish painter Anne Sophie Petersen (1845-1910) #WomensArt

I'm currently reading Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, and well... I'm glad I took myself off all Meta platforms.

For my eggnog lovers (haters need not respond)!

Climate injustice: “…in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state…”

Am I the only one who finds that TV in UHD feels particularly staged? Or is just because it's novelty to me?

I'm having to re-apply for PIP for an incurable condition that has been debilitating for years but which can fluctuate on a daily basis. The whole system just doesn't work for many people and wastes so much time and resources. It's stressful and exhausting.

You want an explanation for the "male loneliness epidemic"? It's right here.

I love these. My attempts are far less elaborate so maybe I'll aim for something like this next year.

Perfect.

The problem with chronic illnesses is not only that you feel unwell most of the time, you also have to deal with the side effects of treatments as well being disbelieved and doubted. Now do I want to risk another ulcer? Or have even more migraines? Can I tolerate the increased nausea today?

"Trump wins inaugural FIFA Peace Prize" - I just don't have the words.

"The murderer was not a monster, she said, but the "healthy son" of a deeply patriarchal society. They were words that brought crowds out across Italy demanding change." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Mail gave the co-founder of Enough a massive spread to talk about the campaign, and to tell his daughter's story. No where does it mention the concerns, the criticisms, the issues with self swab kits, how it shares disinfo about rape crisis, and - always to me the most shocking bit - how its

Today, November 26th, is Economic Abuse Day. As technology continues to evolve, so too do the methods perpetrators use to exploit and control their victims.

What scientists can do is truly mind-boggling. I can't say that I don't feel some unease, but this looks like such a promising technology. I hope this is the end of Oliver's health issues. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I seem to be one of the few people who didn't enjoy The Hallmarked Man. Maybe because I'm not remotely invested or interested in the Robin-Cormoran will they, won't they circus. There's too much of it, it's tedious and Robin can do so much better. There, I've said it.

Water reflection Jakarta at 6am. #ThrowbackThursday Danielle Eubank Jakarta Dawn Miniature Oil on linen 11x11 in 2008 #contemporaryart #painting #losangelesartist #water #reflection #indianocean #asia #gold #orange #environmental #water #painter #waterartist #LA #artscene #TBT #Jakarta #Indonesia