The biggest barrier that many disabled people face when it comes to employment, is that they are disabled and unable to work. Not every barrier can be overcome.

Disabled people are significantly more likely to be in poverty than non-disabled people. If the benefits system was really too generous, it would be the other way round. Stop punching down

If the human rights of some groups are not respected, it's just a matter of time or nobody's human rights are respected.

What it feels like to live in America and believe ALL people should have basic human rights.

it's never the crazy weird conspiracy theory weapons. they are poisoning you with toxins they are well-documented to have. they are beating you with ordinary sticks and shooting you with ordinary guns the only conspiracy is how they gained legal immunity to do this

Coprolites aren't my favourite type of fossil, but they're a solid #2.

Teasel came back without her collar so the “emergency collar” has made a resurgence.

Disabled people are not expendable. The elderly are not expendable. Children are not expendable. Worth should never be tied to economic productivity. If we protected the most vulnerable in society, everyone would be better off.

now, it might seem odd that political commentators who advocated for the uk to leave the eu because of their belief in “the nation state” to be supportive of america’s annexation of venezuela, but what you have to remember is that those people didn’t actually think that, they were lying for money

All I’m saying is that if there’s a gay agenda I want to be able to read the gay minutes.

I got the lurgy for Christmas and I can’t wait for my partner to get back so he can feed me cheese.

The fuck is a “Christmas cookie” and why is this suddenly a thing I’m hearing in every Christmas film? I’m not au fait on all the americaning but I thought I was better than this.

Just woke up from a nightmare where I was trying to help my mum with IT over the phone.

TERFs believe in Schrodingers trans folk: too many, an explosion even, but not enough for a study to show that trans people are legitimate. Cut care for trans youth but simultaneously demand more research into the trans care you’re cutting off which would require children to receive the care.

bari is the standard bearer for the media types who think any journalism that leads the consumer toward a left-wing position must be tempered and balanced until it doesn’t.

This is like the British Museum complaining that someone took their stuff

Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day. "Where there any other contenders?" "Um, no?" "A hollow victory, then".

I think the funniest thing to me is that the people who are working to create an Artificial General Intelligence is that it’s a bunch of libertarians who have never realised that what makes us smart as humans is community, society, empathy. The things they find an anathema.

All the food for my little family Christmas this weekend ordered. We have a working kitchen this year and I am VERY EXCITED to cook enough food for 20 people for 3 people and then live off the leftovers for a couple of days.

ACAB includes Elf On The Shelf

I got to tell a stranger I work for the university for the first time today and I’m feeling very giddy about it.

Oh no! Old Saint Nick has crashed his sleigh and those no-good reindeer have abandoned him to his fate! Whatever is he to do? Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs. (a thread)

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Men will literally be haunted by four spirits on Christmas night rather than go to therapy.

As someone waiting for an autism assessment, who needs but cannot even get on the waiting list for ADHD assessment, and who has been diagnosed with chronic severe depression for nearly 20 years, I would like to say Wes Streeting can fuck the fuck off and then keep fucking off.

6th January missed a trick calling itself “Epiphany” and not “Magi the Gathering”.

Blue Prince (2025)

DON’T FUCKING COMPLY IN ADVANCE Jesus Christ if a first year undergrad knows it you should know it.

One of the biggest shocks of my adult life was realizing there's a hidden division in society between people who think certain acts - cruelty, torture, murder - are inherently wrong, versus the majority of people who think there are no wrong actions, just incorrect targets.

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them. What the fuck are we?

Rosalind Franklin Leaving her notes in a pile That she keeps by the door Who is it for? Awful James Watson Stealing the credit And snaffling all the awards Misogynist bore

Every disabled person is "genuinely disabled". It's pretty simple really. And yes a significant proportion of the UK population are disabled. Poverty, inequality, NHS underfunding, aging population, a Pandemic all have a significant impact on that. They're all still disabled.

Anyone who makes bullshit claims like “the most vulnerable will be protected”, simply doesn’t understand how things work in reality. When you add restrictions into a system, the most vulnerable are the FIRST to be harmed.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇 1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK 2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves 3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

My mum’s cousins are absolutely my aunties and have been since I was tiny. What else are you meant to call them?!

Many seem to think #disabled people "should just work", but they don't understand/care that: 1. Workplaces systemically discriminate against us 2. We're often paid less than the non-disabled 3. Accommodations that would enable us to work are often denied and it makes me mad. #DisabilityJustice

openai are disgusting freaks

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

Without downloading where are you mentally right now?

“If that disabled person can do this job, then you can work too” By that logic…. Where’s your Olympic medal? Why aren’t you a brain surgeon? Oh… yeah… because not everyone can do everything… even if you’re not disabled.

Once you have called disabled people a burden, you have facilitated the devaluation, dehumanization and death of disabled people.

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

As a disabled person I am not “insulted” by the tiny number of folk circumventing the system… I’m insulted by disability benefits being less than a liveable amount. By the process being inaccessible and harming vulnerable people. By ableists making ableist assumptions.

Back in A&E (kidney problems this time). A woman turned to me earlier and said - out of nowhere - "are you afraid of getting old"? I'm in a Beckett play.

“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

it's not FOR us

Jfc the ignorance of the majority of the public disability benefits is truly off the scale… Instead of listening and learning, they just spew hate and then get defensive when called out. They believe the clickbait headlines rather than the actual disabled people…

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.