Irked, Mouthparts and Solderer at CADS tonight. Maybe too much fun for a Monday?

Sneaking looks at my phone at a punk gig to see who's in the cabinet because I'm the coolest

The Green Party stands for human rights for all. Today, we oppose the EHRC (Equality & Human Rights Commission) guidance to defend trans rights and protect dignity for everyone in our community. ​Join us today Thursday the 9th at City Hall, 6pm. ​See you there! 🏳️‍⚧️💚 #transdefiance

🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?

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It's funny how being a husband and father only becomes the most important job men can have after they've been forced out of their 'proper' jobs

While I've been out striding this past few weeks Mick has got very accustomed to stealing my chair! If someone chips in the last £25 so I reach my target maybe he'll give it back (wishful thinking I know). medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/amy-benso...

I keep getting "No one's watching your live stream" (to the tune of seven nation army) stuck in my head 😂

Thanks to everyone who came out to say Sheffield is an anti-racist city proud of its diversity 🌍❤️ Police were shameful — despite warnings, they allowed far-right protesters to march on the refugee hotel, escorting ~100–150 through the city. Shame on them. #Sheffield #StandUpToRacism

Speed for Lovers and Jarg Armani at Mary St Live. A lot of fun and a new venue for me.

It would be bad enough if they'd been convicted of terrorism for damage to property to try to prevent genocide, but to sentence them as terrorists when they weren't convicted for it is ludicrous and appalling 😡

Do any gig-going Sheffield folk know if Mary St Live has a bar or if it's BYOB?

Launch a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 on LGBTQ people (Less than 1K signatures needed to get to 10K - when Government needs to respond!) Please sign & share 🙏🏻 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Belfast was a racist pogrom that's why we will be out on Saturday. Join us to defend our city of sanctuary defend our diverse city #Sheffield #StandUpToRacism

Some good news in all the doom www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Real Farmer, Hard as Nails and TRVE YORKSHIRE KVLT ENSEMBLE at Delicious Clam tonight. All very different, all very fun.

Defend migrants, stop the far right! 11.30am Saturday June 13 Sheffield Town Hall On June 13 the far right will attempt to march on a hotel in Sheffield housing refugees and people seeking asylum. Join the counter protest to stop them and show your opposition to racism

Punk (and a bit of nu metal) in the afternoon at Zephy's. Not sure I'm down with the matinee gig concept but it's a nice venue and Under the Influence and Quick Romance were great.

The government: don't do racism. But also don't do anti-racism. FFS.

Trips to Padley Gorge and Stanage edge this weekend to get in some kms for Stride for Palestinians. Also got to eat ice cream with friends and be bossed around by a 3 yr old 😂 medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/amy-benso...

I'm 67km into the Stride for Palestinians, most of which has been finding creatively inefficient ways to walk to the shops. Meanwhile, the MAP's work remains vital. If you can spare it please consider donating medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/amy-benso... (🇨🇦🪿 seen while striding)

Sometimes as an NYT books columnist you find yourself quoted in the Atlantic by Helen Lewis, who believes two odd things: 1. That nobody is reading Pratchett anymore (instead of all the time, as they should), and 2. That Pratchett’s politics are hard to pin down, and Reg Shoe is not a fucking hero.

"The Labour government has made a choice, one rooted in the patriarchy, to further police women’s bodies and exclude people who do not conform to arbitrary standards of femininity. We reject their Code of Practice and the colonial, misogynistic, sexist, and transphobic assumptions they employ" 1.

Pins at Yellow Arch with support from Gia Ford.

The UK Government’s new Code of Practice offers cruelty, not clarity. Despite promises and spin to the contrary, this is a bathroom ban and a huge rollback for human rights in the UK. Read now: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/05...

One of the things I hate most* is that all of this awfulness is done in the name of protecting cis women like me. It's such bullshit. I've never felt threatened by or even uncomfortable sharing space with anyone trans. (* apart from the effect it has on trans people living their lives obvs)

Quick question, if someone's discomfort based exclusively in their disgust for a minority group is a legitimate grounds for restricting that group's human rights, what's the fucking difference here?

WTAF do we have a trans bathroom ban now? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Get Together festival yesterday was much fun. A few standouts: Mouth Ulcers - yay, goths! Stealing Sheep - wtf? Lynks - ridiculously fun. Gwenno - cheese and cats.

Starting tomrrow I'm doing Stride for Palestinians - walking / cycing 186km over 6 weeks to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians. If you've got any spare cash it'd be really appreciated - medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/amy-benso... 🇵🇸

Coincidentally reading this while waiting to see which white man will be the next leader of the Labour Party

Mick thinks it's very unfair he doesn't get to vote, but he's still been doing his bit to get Marianne Elliot re-elected for @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social 💚

Hamish Hawk and friends in their scotch sitting room at the Ritz last night (with Ivor Cutler watching over them)

Bike! Sunshine! 🌞 (Not pictured, the strong wind that made the flat almost as slow as the hills and the close pass from a police car)

Tech peeps, the time to join a union is now ✊

Frakking toasters

Really fun @stridentnights.bsky.social gig at Cads tonight - Fashion Tips, Top Shortage & Knucklehead all new to me and all great

Treated myself to a second breakfast from I Said Bread after a hard morning* delivering for @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social (* pleasant stroll in the sunshine)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the academy in Leeds. Not the best venue but majestic nonetheless.

The Lughole's a great venue, it'll be a real loss to the Sheffield live music scene if it closes. Chuck them a few quid if you've got it spare. www.gofundme.com/f/the-lughol...

Pohl and Taupe at Gut Level tonight. More jazz than I was expecting, but still good.

An annoying amount of my time has been wasted this week by someone using AI for something really quite simple and not checking it. Repeatedly.

I have other plans sadly, but this week's Front End Sheff looks really interesting (even to someone trying to leave the tech industry far behind).

Three very different bands at Alder tonight - Baosbheinn, Get the Fuck Outta Dodge and Daughters of the Flaming Sword.

Bandcamp Friday purchases

Made myself a new playlist for the train. It does, of course, feature this classic kidsofthelughole.bandcamp.com/track/cheer-...

Quite refreshing to spend an evening with AI sceptical tech folk instead of people who think it's the solution to everything.

Good luck to Hannah Spencer and all the Greens out in Gorton and Denton supporting her today 💚 #VoteGreen

I have to take some photos of my everyday work for a visual methods class, so far I just have pics of the various ways Mick 'helps' me work 😸