Andy Smart
@waronhugs.bsky.social
Artist and karate expert. Played bass in The Fall for two weeks in 2005.
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We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
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What will enter the #publicdomain in 2026? Each day through December we’ll open a window in our advent-style calendar to reveal our highlights! https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2025/
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What will enter the #publicdomain in 2026? Each day through December we’ll open a window in our advent-style calendar to reveal our highlights! https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2025/
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
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In *that* OBR document it was also revealed the digital ID will cost £1.8bn and that the scheme is currently unfunded.
That is a colossal amount of money for a scheme that promises so little in return.
Imagine where else that could be better spent.
The Government must think again.
That is a colossal amount of money for a scheme that promises so little in return.
Imagine where else that could be better spent.
The Government must think again.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In *that* OBR document it was also revealed the digital ID will cost £1.8bn and that the scheme is currently unfunded.
That is a colossal amount of money for a scheme that promises so little in return.
Imagine where else that could be better spent.
The Government must think again.
That is a colossal amount of money for a scheme that promises so little in return.
Imagine where else that could be better spent.
The Government must think again.
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happy halloween i am ready to confuse some trick-or-treaters
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
happy halloween i am ready to confuse some trick-or-treaters
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Whenever I see someone try to rehab Sadako's reputation, I think to myself, I'll be surprised if she comes out of this well
THE RING asks, did we never question if the tragically murdered ghost child had bad vibes, or was just unpleasant to be around?
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever I see someone try to rehab Sadako's reputation, I think to myself, I'll be surprised if she comes out of this well
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Israel's genocide in Gaza impossible without global complicity, UN report says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-genocide-gaza-impossible-without-global-complicity-un-report
Israel's genocide in Gaza impossible without global complicity, UN report says
Report shows how 63 states, largely European, sustained the genocide against Palestinians while Arab states failed to take ‘decisive action’
www.middleeasteye.net
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Israel's genocide in Gaza impossible without global complicity, UN report says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-genocide-gaza-impossible-without-global-complicity-un-report
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We all seeing Tron: Arse this weekend?
October 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We all seeing Tron: Arse this weekend?
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You could redo this comic with a union jack hat and it would be just as true
Wet dreams of people at power never change. They only wait for the right moment of less resistance. Let's prove it's not that moment. Not now, not ever.
July 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
You could redo this comic with a union jack hat and it would be just as true
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Wet dreams of people at power never change. They only wait for the right moment of less resistance. Let's prove it's not that moment. Not now, not ever.
July 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Wet dreams of people at power never change. They only wait for the right moment of less resistance. Let's prove it's not that moment. Not now, not ever.
Well done to Channel 4 News for bookending their Bob Vylan report with coverage of IDF atrocities
June 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Well done to Channel 4 News for bookending their Bob Vylan report with coverage of IDF atrocities
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trans people will always exist (laudatory)
trans people will always exist (threatening)
trans people will always exist (factual)
trans people will always exist (threatening)
trans people will always exist (factual)
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
trans people will always exist (laudatory)
trans people will always exist (threatening)
trans people will always exist (factual)
trans people will always exist (threatening)
trans people will always exist (factual)
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Reggie Watts addresses Thom Yorke’s statement on Palestine and it’s good
May 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Reggie Watts addresses Thom Yorke’s statement on Palestine and it’s good
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Time to post it again.
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Time to post it again.
Counterpoint: It doesn't
The killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday cast a harsh spotlight on the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. and the impact even peaceful protests might be having on attitudes against people connected to Israel.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After Embassy Attack
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Counterpoint: It doesn't
This could be a fake ad from Robocop
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This could be a fake ad from Robocop
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Spain, you could do the funniest thing right now...
May 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Spain, you could do the funniest thing right now...
Sad to report that The Observer is now a Reform paper
May 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Sad to report that The Observer is now a Reform paper
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Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29
April 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29
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What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992
May 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992
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Today, April 30, 1967, flesh-eating ghouls begin attacking the living (🎥 Night of the Living Dead, 1968, dir. George A. Romero)
April 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Today, April 30, 1967, flesh-eating ghouls begin attacking the living (🎥 Night of the Living Dead, 1968, dir. George A. Romero)