There we go. That there’s a headline.

You can lead a cat to medicine, but you can’t make him take it 🙄

Average FTSE 100 CEO took less than 3 days to earn what a typical UK worker will in all of 2026. Just 2 hours for the highest paid CEO. Median FTSE 100 CEO pay is £4.4m, 113 times the median earner. No relationship between exec pay and performance. UK real average worker wage stuck at 2008 level

Every last fascist throughout history looks like a preening rooster, has no drip, doesn’t fuck (not even D'Annunzio; he never fucked, he only raped women), looks like a gross freak, says the worst shit ever, and their track record is mass death. But the press love them, they can’t get enough of them

I have (at least) three books on the go. This is very unusual for me. I blame the state of the world. Online is no longer an escape. But ink on paper very much is.

The EHRC rejected my FoI request for the draft Code of Practice (of course). But I sense they may be vulnerable, so I am requesting Internal Review, and am happy to take that to the ICO if necessary. Image posted twice for the full alt text

I think I hit a point where I’m using reality as an escape from the internet rather than the internet as an escape from reality

Gert lush ideal 👍🏻

NEW 💥 The charity regulator has confirmed the existence of an “ongoing” investigation into the transphobic pressure group Sex Matters: https://goodlaw.social/agdr

Seeing as I have a bit of post-viral fatigue and Cat has only just come from his week of hospital confinement, we both spent a fair chunk of the afternoon snoozing contentedly, me on my bed and Cat on me 🥰 He's still annoyed that he can't go out, but hopefully that's only for a few more days...

Feels to me like it would be good for organisations that want to remain trans inclusive to contribute to this survey. We will certainly be influenced by the results. open.substack.com/pub/joannelo...

I will never not be disappointed with my fellow humans for making such abysmally poor political choices.

Anyone have any experience with this?

This is always an odd time of year, for me. This year in particular the confluence of seasonal oddness + illness + family stuff + Cat’s injury + general ongoing life issues has made me feel very unsettled. I don’t like it.

"Protecting women and girls"

I am going to do abstract data art forever and no one can stop me

He should be able to come home tomorrow 🥰

@midnightpals.bsky.social is not making this up! It was to scare Hispanics in the U.S. out of going to the hospital because “The problem [of hospitals going broke] is hugely exaggerated by illegal aliens who aren’t going to pay for anything anyway”. gizmodo.com/larry-niven-...

T’was the night before return to work, And all through the dwelling, Not much was happening, Bar resentment a-swelling. That wasn't long enough, That was never two weeks? Now I've got to be grown up, On Teams with those freaks?

We’ve published Finding Safety, a practical guide for transitioned women in the UK navigating sexual or domestic violence support. We know guidance like this is only useful if it reflects real experiences. We are actively asking for service user feedback. Read here: transiness.com?p=302

Was today Starmer’s Chamberlain moment?

Before anyone listens to a single word these people say, they’re going to have to follow all of the rules of the Old Testament. Everything in Deuteronomy. To the letter. Otherwise they can stop using religion as an excuse to bully and torture people who make them feel funny in their tummies.

Hitler alleged all sorts of things against the government and leadership of Czechoslovakia. I would advise the "Maduro's no angel" crowd to just stop. Whatever his personal sins and the government's failings, it just isn't the point.

Still occasionally pondering a particularly mean comment aimed at me (specifically, the way I'm going about my transition) in a sub tweet on here a while back. I know I shouldn't let it get to me, but 🙄

Cat is still in hospital - that's 7 days so far 😥 But apparently he's making really good progress and his eye is healing up nicely, so hopefully he can come home soon 🙂

Early morning skylight ice

For the record, I’m uncomfortable posting comments like the one below. I abhor war, in any of its forms.

Your fact of the day: The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132. bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...

Relatedly, it’s exhausting living in Interesting Times. I’d actually appreciate a little ennui.

I do hope that EU NATO members have formulated a plan for how to respond if one NATO member attacks another.

Growing numbers of over-60s Britons facing homelessness. Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering. Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Misery and premature death is a political choice.

I do hope Denmark is checking Greenland’s locks…

Starmer is utterly useless.

minorities should not be expected to care about the discomfort of bigots.

Infinite ratio. Good work, people 👏🏻

This man is utterly spineless www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m serious. The two quoted sentences are little more than “trans women are blokes in frocks and therefore A Threat”, except with slightly more polite phrasing. But perhaps we shouldn’t expect more from The Church, which only recently recognised women as equal humans.

This: “most men who transition retain the advantage of adolescent male physical development. The balance in single-sex spaces and sports ought to be self-evident.” …reveals the author’s profound ignorance about transitioning. Do better. At least, do a little research.

Would any of you like to sell me a second hand games console? I have an almost overwhelming desire today to play a video game. No idea where that has come from

After this, no one should doubt Trump’s intention to invade Greenland. The EU needs to step up fast.

Trump’s action has freed up world powers to do whatever they want. International law no longer counts. Only strength.

It’s beyond time that we stopped attributing agency to lines of code.

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Apparently low mood and anxiety while you’re sick is caused by actual physiological changes triggered by the immune system, or something. Which probably explains my feelz this morning 🤷🏼‍♀️

as with pretty much everything else labour are doing their position on trans rights is *such* a mistake and a complete misreading of the public landscape. 'gender critical' does not really exist outside of our columnist class. there is no widespread public support for 'gender critical'.

sick of the 'civility bigotry' of ppl like @darrenpjones.bsky.social. saying that trans rights are in conflict with women's rights is like saying racial equality conflicts with white rights trans ppl aren't asking for new rights. we're asking not to be stripped of rights we've had for decades.

I have a hunch that John Rentoul will be moaning about how uncivil Bluesky is (while unironically wearing a hotdog costume).