Solid thread on breaking down why voters might be turned off by the labour party at this very moment. - Labour are so out of step with the electorate and general public. It is wild to talk about money in Cash ISAs not contributing to the economy, when there is wealth hoarding going on.

Yeah, this is a tricky one. Hang on a sec. Messaging aside, maybe voters just don't *like* going to prison for peaceful protest? Or being pushed into poverty by continuing austerity measures targeting the most vulnerable in society while watching MPs line their own pockets with lobbying cash? 1/?

This is a thing with the ultra-wealthy, they believe they are entitled to power and unlimited access to politicians. When frozen out, they act like petulant children. Rupert Murdoch is recorded once saying, the reason he hates the EU, is because he cannot get access to any of the commissioners

Just remember that the people telling us AI is inevitable now were the same ones telling us that museums would be replaced by virtual art galleries where the rich would display their collections of stoner monkey jpgs.

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I think GRRM would slowly and more surely get annoyed with me, as I harped on about fantasy and how I long for Winds of Winter. I love GRRM, he has a real love for the craft, but I think he would find me so obnoxious.

This is an interesting development, as given the requirement of novelty in the patent. It indicates that there was a failure from the examiner to look at the state of the art, or even consider the technical elements. This has been a feature of games for the better part of 30 years,

This is an interesting development, as given the requirement of novelty in the patent. It indicates that there was a failure from the examiner to look at the state of the art, or even consider the technical elements. This has been a feature of games for the better part of 30 years,

Ive been dwelling on this idea all day, and I'm just like I need to work on it but I have so many other projects already underway. 😅 I so need more hours in the day

I have begun outlining a new project; I have mentioned it before, Magical Mech Girls fighting Fascism in space.- and I am really liking what I am envisioning for it, oligarchy, a fabricated new nobility, the fash being so unsympathetic that when they fall people will cheer and flamboyant heroines

It is interesting to see Dick Cheney be memorialised as some reasonable conservative; when he was morally vacuous, one of the architects of the war of terror that has been in essence, the world for the better part of my life now. One where torture was normalised, people were detained without trial

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I have begun outlining a new project; I have mentioned it before, Magical Mech Girls fighting Fascism in space.- and I am really liking what I am envisioning for it, oligarchy, a fabricated new nobility, the fash being so unsympathetic that when they fall people will cheer and flamboyant heroines

Do you think there was a time when Walter and Alucard in Hellsing were like deeply gay for each other? like, I am convinced it was the case and super toxic.

Opus has snuck back into top 100 in category on Amazon...here's a thought. Could I get one of the pretty banners before my birthday (Nov 18)? Maybe if enough people preorder. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Something i don't think we talk about enough is how being "good" at writing doesn't mean you're the best in all categories. Most of us would agree that like it or not Pat Rothfuss' prose is outstanding. However, the actual story of NotW+ is borderline puerile. Good writing can mean many things

Do you think there was a time when Walter and Alucard in Hellsing were like deeply gay for each other? like, I am convinced it was the case and super toxic.

For the people in the bleachers: you are NOT a failure if you have a PT/FT job while you pursue your creative career. You're taking care of your financials and keeping yourself afloat. There's NO shame in that, and we need to erase the mythology of the "starving" or "tortured" creator.

I'M SO FUCKING DELUSIONAL ABOUT THIS I NEED TO SEE ISLEYS MONSTER CENTAUR ARROW PENIS SO BADLY

One thing I long for, is Claymore to get a second anime in the vein of FMA brotherhood. I long to see Miria develop as a leader in animation, Claymore was a series that influenced me so much

I think the most perplexing interactions we've had so far ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ITCH FUCKERY is how many people are confused that there are books in the 18+ section

Seraph of the End isn't exactly a yaoi but the way these boys are talking about and running away together sure makes my eyes go funky

I love for more Seraph of the End Episodes, is that too much to ask for?

This is a good point, especially on the show of values. Transphobic policy making, at its roots, shows a disdain for human rights & dignity, a willingness to abandon science, the indulgence of bigotry (it is rare you get single issue bigots) and a denial that universal healthcare is a public good

Judging political parties by how they treat trans people doesn’t make you a single issue voter. It means you recognise the litmus test for how those seeking power treat one of the most vulnerable groups in society who are also currently the easiest to target. It’s a show of values and a gut check.

Say what you want about him but Piers Morgan managed to establish himself as a complete cunt on both sides of the Atlantic. That takes talent.

100%, the fact he will never be subject to a full domestic criminal investigation or trial is a travesty. Like, from a point of neutrality on justice, if he surely thinks he is innocent of any crimes, then a trial would be perfect to clear his name.

I think this says it all about the sphere of people around Charlie Kirk; im convinced like all of them pretty much hated him including his own wife at this point. Like the speed in which they used his name to start a number of new grifts, and it was barely a week before she started going,

We saw this with the "trans issue" as well. Whenever trans-eliminationists were given an inch, they took a mile. And now the UK is the worst place in Western Europe to be trans, moving closer and closer to being as bad as Hungary and Russia. That's what Labour did for us.

It's the other way around. What helps the far right is "compromising" on immigration. It serves to further centre far-right narratives. Just look at how badly it's gone for Labour.

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Hi. I can't find my old post about it to pin it, so fuck it, we making a new one. I write about a mix of speculative fiction and social issues, as well as writing prompts, worldbuilding, and the occasional review of books or TV shows. Link here if you're interested. 🙂 theangrynoodle.com

TIL it is “Americanophobic” to criticize gavin newsom for being a transphobic spineless loser. i am listening & learning. i will try to do worse moving forward. ty dog bless americunt 🍔🦅

Any writers look at a 1st draft of a project, and go yes, this is the novel I want to be my debut, this will be my debut? Like, you know it will need some polish, but you are like extremely happy with how it turned out, that the vibes of it are just right?

Editing is so painful, like ever little thing needing to checked. Though, I am happy with Humanity's Grave from a structural standpoint, there are a few thematic points I wanna flesh out and expand with new scenes for certain characters, so shouldn't be a stretch to see this new vision by years end

VPN usage is a good indicator of how oppressive your government is in regard to free expression, despite how much freedom and liberty they loudly claim you have

The insistence of an electoral alliance here to enable yp to get seats is laughable. Why should the greens abandon all their effort in the campaign they have been building up to. If YP is really threatened by the greens, the greens should campaign harder.

watched a clip of polanski on youtube. underneath are 'your party' ppl saying the greens should stand down in certain constituencies to give yp a chance. jus want to say to @zarahsultana.bsky.social that if a green does not stand in my area i wont vote 'your party'. im not voting for transphobia

Kinda funny that making a long video is suicide on Meta lol. You can't boost videos longer than 90s. I'm sure the slow pan to start it means that people are just swiping by too. Alas, alack, fuck Meta, et cetera

There is a class of politician that views themselves as entitled to their position and vote, ive seen it in the UK and the US. There is no pushing them left once they are in office, because they are comfortable being given that office with the limited abilities to recall them.

This is also why I don't buy any claims of "Oh, we'll elect [deeply awful candidate] and then put pressure on them to [support trans rights, be anti-genocide, abolish ice, etc]!" Hahahaha...no you won't. Because those signs are right: The second your team puts up a W, you check out.

I believe I speak for most if not all trans people when I say... I am so god damn tired right now, Jesus Christ I'm tired, can you ghouls not give it a rest for 5 god damn minutes? Give my head peace already, I've had to put up with so much relentless hate for my entire god damn life, give it up.

Thought I would bring this Part 1 of a short story to everyone's attention. This week, I hope to be putting out the second part to it. So looking forward to that. There will also be a complete version of the story together available for subs <3 #serialisefiction #specfic #fantasy #vampires

Thought I would bring this Part 1 of a short story to everyone's attention. This week, I hope to be putting out the second part to it. So looking forward to that. There will also be a complete version of the story together available for subs <3 #serialisefiction #specfic #fantasy #vampires

This is one of the critical things with the Corbyn electoral strategy, is it still assumes westminster and the crown are institutions with political legitimacy. My own stance on electoralism, is it is just a tool in a whole box of things, elections can be useful to move the needle and create

I drew a skirt, ignore my awkward tit lines. Im practicing and being awful with pressure on my mechanical pencil

In reference to this, I have decided to commit to it with migrating my old legal blog, The Digital Millennial Lawyer over to Medium (I considered Substack, but was like, probably not). So, with further ado, here is one of the things I published back on the WordPress version of my blog, now on medium

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