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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 1m

it's such a short term strategy, that the tories dragged on for 14 years. all you can really do at that point is say "guys, there's no dragon". but nope, with 5 years left in govt, they have chosen to drag it out a little longer. because it might keep gbnews quiet. which it definitely won't.

Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 2m

one thing i can't understand with labour's response to the benefit scaremongering, is rather than go with the truth they've decided to promise to slay the imaginary dragon. i know a lot of people are shouting about this dragon, but if you promise to slay it, you're gonna need a dragon eventually.

Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 2h

In one crisp para — & the 2 charts he highlights — @chrisgiles.ft.com bursts a huge number of “welfare” myths www.ft.com/content/ee67...

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 57m

Still the greatest and most relevant Onion headline

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Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In

WASHINGTON—A panel of top business leaders testified before Congress about the worsening recession Monday, demanding the government provide Americans with a new irresponsible and largely illusory econ...

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 2h

hello

we would like, a word.

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 2h

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 3h

listening to the mehdi hasan interview with denise gough and it's a guddun. good to hear somebody with such a platform talking about palestine. and star wars. zeteo.com/s/were-not-k...

We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends | Zeteo | Substack

We’re Not Kidding is a show where funny people talk about serious things, hosted by Zeteo founder and CEO Mehdi Hasan and regularly featuring internationally acclaimed comedian Bassem Youssef. Each ep...

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 3h

once again wes streeting can go fuck himself. it's his job to make sure people get adequate health care. instead he contributes to the stigma.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘Alarming rise’ in mental health stigma in England, research shows

One in 10 people unwilling to live next to someone who has been mentally ill even if they have recovered, Mind reports The number of people in England who are frightened of living near people with mental health problems has nearly doubled to one in seven, which experts warn reflects an “alarming rise in stigma”. Even if the mentally ill person had recovered, one in 10 people said they would be unwilling to live next to them, according to new research from the mental health charity Mind. Continue reading...

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 3h

that's what happens when the government pushes the narrative that most mentally unwell ppl in this country are faking it for benefits.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘Alarming rise’ in mental health stigma in England, research shows

One in 10 people unwilling to live next to someone who has been mentally ill even if they have recovered, Mind reports The number of people in England who are frightened of living near people with mental health problems has nearly doubled to one in seven, which experts warn reflects an “alarming rise in stigma”. Even if the mentally ill person had recovered, one in 10 people said they would be unwilling to live next to them, according to new research from the mental health charity Mind. Continue reading...

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 4h

The EHRC has just taken down their transphobic interim guidance 👀

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/uk-supreme-court-ruling-meaning-sex-equality-act-our-work

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 4h

do you ever grab a cup of tea and not only is everything PERFECT but it's also the perfect temperature so you just fucking down it in one like some fucking TEA FIEND? i do.

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 15h

It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”

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sasha ↙︎↙︎↙︎ 🌹🏴 @2damntrans.bsky.social · 6h

If you're not old enough to remember: the last time we had a Labour government, they sacked a scientific advisor for, ugh ... advising them on the science.

Ginger 🏳️‍⚧️🦇🏴 @drekisdottir.bsky.social · 6h

I still remember when the last Labour gov fired their drugs adviser for just saying some drugs are less dangerous than alcohol & tobacco

www.theguardian.com/politics/200...

Government drug adviser David Nutt sacked

Professor David Nutt was asked to resign after his claims ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 7h

"I don't hear her talking about women's rights, I just hear her talking about trans people." absolutely spot on about Rowling.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 8h

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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Tired and Angry @dndnerd69.bsky.social · 7h

I support animal rights—do I look like a fucking alpaca?!

I’m a woman, and Carole Malone does not speak for me.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 8h

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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NeverFadingWood 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @avantgardening.pl · 8h

Yeah, Your Party have comprehensively screwed themselves. Now they're just wasting everyone's time and energy.

Grobbelrevell @grobbelrevell.bsky.social · 8h

Seen two separate posts today, from people claiming to be socialists, accusing Zack Polanski of being "propped up by the establishment" to effectively torpedo the chances of 'Your Party' succeeding. I was hopeful about them initially, but i'd politely suggest they did a good job of that themselves.

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Jonty @fairless.xyz · 8h

Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.

Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 8h

this isn't the sort of revelation that saves lives but i think quote posts on social media should have the quote on the top rather than the bottom. that way, you see the quote first, and maybe you don't give a shit about the context somebody else has sellotaped to it.

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fleezlow.bsky.social @fleezlow.bsky.social · 8h

Graham Linehan is the Miles Davis of getting mad at things that aren't real, the greatest to ever do it.

รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 8h

a skull full of soup.

cinesthetic. @TheCinesth.... 13h
Teaser trailer for 'AMADEUS' starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany has been released.

Graham Linehan @Glinner 7h
How would you like to see Amadeus again, except this time Mozart is black?
Me neither! Yet here it is!

Clara @Americana Mama79 6h
That guy is black?

Graham Linehan @Glinner 6h
Apparently not but the point rrrremains!

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 8h

i was a bit put upon by this, given i'm such a fan of pineapples, but on some consideration i have to admit there's much more preparation involved. you can't just grab a pineapple on a bike ride. i think i agree. love it when somebody can change my mind on something i care deeply about.

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 8h

at this point nobody is "enabling reform" more than the labour govt. they've chosen to fight the next election on nigel farage's terms. they've chosen to validate his scaremongering, knowing full well they could never compete with his measures.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 9h

Britain has lost control of its borders, home secretary admits on.ft.com/477w3pn

Britain has lost control of its borders, home secretary admits

Shabana Mahmood says public trust in state will be weakened unless politicians ‘bring order’ to immigration

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15h

Al Jazeera is doing videos of the Palestinian releases and they're heart wrenching. One man was detained for over a year and was released to find out that Israel had killed his two kids. The youngest was three. Her birthday would've been on Saturday. He'd made a small bracelet for her in prison.

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Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 8h

There is a silent "conservative" in the spelling of "free speech".

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11h

Tl;Dr: lots of supposed free speech, anti cancel culture, activists are travelling to Oxford to try and cancel George Abaraonye for exercising his free speech.

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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 8h

there are entire policy areas - immigration, welfare, and now it seems even basic human rights for trans people, where restrictions and pointless hoops can be put in place to satisfy an irrational mindset among some voters. and it's never enough. every new barrier or punishment is just forgotten.

Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 8h

and by the time reform get in, everybody will memory hole whatever restrictions and hoops to jump through that labour put in place.

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 9h

The uk has this already

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