Simon
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Life is made of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. (he/him)
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It's not just David Walliams who should suffer professional ruin, it's all the senior staff at his publisher involved in implementing a policy whose only possible interpretation is that they believed that he represented a danger to their employees but continued to work with him anyway.
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's not just David Walliams who should suffer professional ruin, it's all the senior staff at his publisher involved in implementing a policy whose only possible interpretation is that they believed that he represented a danger to their employees but continued to work with him anyway.
How the fuck is that not a penalty??
December 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How the fuck is that not a penalty??
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Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
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![leonardo doujinshi @negaversace
Is [pop star] a feminist? Is MasterCard a queer ally? Is this tv show my friend?
20:36 • 03 Jul 15
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Society really does go out of its way to tell a man he's not allowed to have feelings or depth
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Society really does go out of its way to tell a man he's not allowed to have feelings or depth
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The new Head of the equality and human rights commission in the UK was a donor in Alison Bailey vs Stonewall; a frivolous case about how Alison being a knobhead caused Alison lose work after stonewall said its best not to work with knobheads. (Heavily summarised)
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December 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The new Head of the equality and human rights commission in the UK was a donor in Alison Bailey vs Stonewall; a frivolous case about how Alison being a knobhead caused Alison lose work after stonewall said its best not to work with knobheads. (Heavily summarised)
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I think the way Chris Martin treated these people, along with anyone else who got drunk on their humiliation, is nothing short of disgraceful.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kristin Cabot: HR exec in viral Coldplay clip speaks of abuse, threats and trying to find a new job
Kristin Cabot says she was bombarded with abusive and threatening messages after being filmed with her boss on the 'kiss-cam'.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I think the way Chris Martin treated these people, along with anyone else who got drunk on their humiliation, is nothing short of disgraceful.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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You have been warned!
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
You have been warned!
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Aw, man. Gil Gerard died. It's near impossible to be a Gen-Xer and not have grown up with him as a hero. A soap opera actor turned lunch box superhero, he absolutely dominated the late 70s as Buck Rogers. He was also Jake Rizzo on Sidekicks and many will remember him from THE NICE GUYS. Legend.
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Aw, man. Gil Gerard died. It's near impossible to be a Gen-Xer and not have grown up with him as a hero. A soap opera actor turned lunch box superhero, he absolutely dominated the late 70s as Buck Rogers. He was also Jake Rizzo on Sidekicks and many will remember him from THE NICE GUYS. Legend.
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really selfish of nhs doctors to not think of wes streeting's leadership bid
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
really selfish of nhs doctors to not think of wes streeting's leadership bid
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With Olivier Giroud producing very similar levels of analysis to David Ginola I’m wondering if there isn’t some mathematical formula for French footballers whereby their looks and footballing skill are inversely proportionate to the quality of their punditry.
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
With Olivier Giroud producing very similar levels of analysis to David Ginola I’m wondering if there isn’t some mathematical formula for French footballers whereby their looks and footballing skill are inversely proportionate to the quality of their punditry.
Do you think there will ever come a time where America as a whole (as much as such a thing exists) will be embarrassed by the fact they elected him. Twice.
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Do you think there will ever come a time where America as a whole (as much as such a thing exists) will be embarrassed by the fact they elected him. Twice.
Trouble with trying to be even handed is that you then just get both the people you’re trying to mediate between having a pop at you.
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trouble with trying to be even handed is that you then just get both the people you’re trying to mediate between having a pop at you.
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Very interesting: Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu (who's retiring soon) won't apply equal protection to invalidate discrimination against the poor because she's afraid of giving SCOTUS an opportunity to further weaken the 14th Amendment. Remarkably candid. www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf...
![YU, J. (dissenting) — I agree with the majority’s summation of federal equal
protection law and its limited application to the issue before us. However, I cannot
overlook the inherent unfairness of disregarding the economic value of community
service used to pay legal financial obligations in Blake1 cases. Thus, I must dissent
from the majority in result.
Nevertheless, I cannot join the analysis proffered by the dissent of Justice
Mungia. I am not persuaded that current federal due process and equal protection
doctrines fit the fact pattern before us, and I am reluctant to attempt to expand
these doctrines at this time. Doing so risks weakening established jurisprudence
that is already being weakened, as the United States Supreme Court “retreat[s]
from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most.” United States v.
Skrmetti, 605 U.S. 495, 579, 145 S. Ct. 1816, 222 L. Ed. 2d 136 (2025)
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December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Very interesting: Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu (who's retiring soon) won't apply equal protection to invalidate discrimination against the poor because she's afraid of giving SCOTUS an opportunity to further weaken the 14th Amendment. Remarkably candid. www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf...
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Thanks to proposed visa changes, people from outside the US who criticise this post could well be denied entry to the US. That's the free speech and Western values the US now stands for.
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thanks to proposed visa changes, people from outside the US who criticise this post could well be denied entry to the US. That's the free speech and Western values the US now stands for.
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You know, if my parents made me drink a giant glass of milk with my pizza I’d also be ecstatic that they left my ass at home and went to France
December 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
You know, if my parents made me drink a giant glass of milk with my pizza I’d also be ecstatic that they left my ass at home and went to France
Jordan Henderson dedicates his first Brentford goal to Diogo Jota ❤️
December 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The Washington Post, everyone
December 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Washington Post, everyone
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Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
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This Brentford vs Leeds match is what the receptionist at the dentist might put on the TV to make you feel grateful to go into the chair 😕
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This Brentford vs Leeds match is what the receptionist at the dentist might put on the TV to make you feel grateful to go into the chair 😕
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That's how it's done 🔥
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Just Epically Ripped Elon Musk After Musk Called To 'Abolish The EU'
www.comicsands.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
That's how it's done 🔥
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it turns out it’s impossible to know if Nigel Farage is a racist or not unless he says he is, that’s just how it works
The Home Secretary is asked, is Farage a racist? She says its for him to answer questions about his own conduct.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
it turns out it’s impossible to know if Nigel Farage is a racist or not unless he says he is, that’s just how it works
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Of all the things I expected from my evening, Kerry Ellis signing “Five Cock Rings” during the 12 Gays of Christmas & a drag artist performing Nothing Compares 2 U with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra wasn’t on the list.
December 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Of all the things I expected from my evening, Kerry Ellis signing “Five Cock Rings” during the 12 Gays of Christmas & a drag artist performing Nothing Compares 2 U with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra wasn’t on the list.