There was a vote today in a UN General Assembly committee to strip language on non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity from the resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities. Voting was even - 74 for and 74 against. So they will vote again.

What a repulsive, sickening... I mean. At the very least, the *least*, Rob Reiner was a better man than this prick will ever be, *and he knows it*.

I have never seen this. Good lord, I didn't think I'd laugh this morning.

One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.

What horrendous news. A terrible, horrible thing. I recommend going and looking at IMDB, at Rob Reiner's total inability to stop making and creating.

That Robin Ince getting up to something nerdy, as usual :) I described him once as the Arthur Dent to Cox's Ford Prefect. Which I hope I'll be able to say again at some point.

We need to hurry the fuck up with this now. Now!

I seem to have no motivation to do anything today, which is not very helpful.

Read about Ahmed al Ahmed, local fruit stall owner and savior of who knows how many lives. May we all be this brave and righteous in a crisis. www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

When this guidance is published (given legal standing), as it almost certainly will be, as a trans man I will not be allowed to use non-unisex public toilets. Which is almost every public toilet. Just want that to sink in, there. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Imagine this is me ready to pack up your online order. I'm hoping this photo is slightly more inviting than the reality of me sitting at the computer doing my tax return, or ironing, or making lunch. Anyway, just a reminder that my shop closes at midday tomorrow. www.janeduke.com/ourshop

The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar

This film is... a bit strange

Did Rwanda's Paul Kagame make a fundamental misjudgement in sending his troops to attack Uvira just days after signing a peace deal in Washington? It certainly made Donald Trump look extremely silly and naive, which is not a look he appreciates. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

I've often been critical of violent, racist, tax dodging, would be Mayor of London Ant Middleton, but you have to applaud someone who, having said that people who are "anti British culture... [should] Leave," has moved to Dubai. 👋

Turns out a lot of Robin Ince's books are in the sale here, if anyone wants to support him cosmicshambles.myshopify.com/search?q=rob...

Today would be a great day to sign up to become a Cosmic Shambles Patreon. No reason… patreon.com/cosmicshambles @robinince.bsky.social

I feel I have to repost this given I got nitpicky about Primal Scream, but y'all know how much I loathe that pond scum.

Do not do this.

This is appalling and monumentally stupid behaviour from BBC idiots so afraid of their own shadows they'd rather capitulate to a bunch of people who want the BBC to die rather than back the creator of bloody perfect radio that expresses the joyful wonder of science better than *anything* else.

I have blocked the arseholes and moved on.

They're still hassling me, 13 hours later. Perhaps I should just block the arseholes and move on.

Then pay them the wages they deserve. It's simple enough. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Artist: Captain Howdy https://b3ta.com/board/11423637 From the 'Internet Christmas' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/internetchristmas/popular/ #InternetChristmas

Dragging terminally ill people from their death beds to appear in court to plead their case is objectively cruel. Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Another driving lesson in a minute. I still can't quite believe that I will have to be driving in around a month, after a lifetime thus far of rejecting it. Hmph. Will I be able to redefine myself as a 'driver'?

Striking BL staff, struggling to pay their rent, advised to consider not giving presents this year, and interim CEO, Jeremy Silver, has the nerve to tell them they ‘don’t live in a real world’. Only 17% of staff guaranteed the Living Wage (£14.80 ph) suggests acute familiarity with the ‘real world’.

First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

My good gods, there are a hell of a lot of either unconscious or otherwise antisemites in the lovely, cosy, liberal world of Blue Sky. Try criticising Primal Scream for being a bunch of dicks who made a presumably legit criticism of the Gaza genocide sound like antiseminitism by using>

Good morning. Brazil Christmas stamp, 1967.

Wow, “French marine archaeologists have discovered a massive undersea wall off the coast of Brittany, dating from around 5,000 BC”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm doing this btw. Will post more details when it's not 10.45pm. But also... read the graphic and if you want to join me, message me :)

tired: coal in your stocking wired:

This is so not good.

Martin Parr, absolute mensch. From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB

@hallierubenhold.bsky.social Did the 'Rest is History' boys name-check you in that Jack The Ripper thing they did the other day? I blinkin' hope so. (I haven't listened to it yet, obvs).

First mincers of the season.

I just bought some spoon holders (for when you're cooking) from Saskia and they are both lovely and pretty cheap so get some for the cook in your life! (Blue Sky is so good for this. Way better than buying Chinese mass produced knockoffs on Etsy without really knowing who you're buying from).

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

The quality of sound on Qobuz is quite extraordinary. Currently listening to the re-master of "Around The World In A Day" and it sounds astonishing.

Trees are just not left to get this big with age any more. These photos are more than a bit heartbreaking: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Merrrrry Christmas, everyone!

One of Gail's mugs has just made it to the birthday recipient. Her stuff is great.

I'/ sorry to forward this in, but we need to know this is happening.

What better way to spend a day off than shopping at Gosh! Comics and Sunset Boulevard at the NFT with my daughter.

I just got a "Last minute Xmas shopping" admail. They have no concept of the term "Last minute".

A few tickets left for Nine Lessons on 19th December - an insanely excellent bill

Professor Ramirez writes good books. Give her your money.

3 things about this photo: 1) the ambient stuff around his head seems to merge with his hair, making it look like his hair has gone a bit scraggy! 2) Doesn't he look a bit like Bill Nighy all of a sudden 3) He'd put on weight until very recently, now all of a sudden, slim jim. 💉?