M*J*E
@lightningsloth.bsky.social
Sometime wanderer and frequent late adopter
Labour give Reform everything they want, & more, while happily building the apparatus that will enable them on day one. They need to be destroyed and the remains nuked from orbit.
Looks like yesterday's swingeing crackdowns & vicious monstering of migrants announced by Labour has worked just as planned & really appeased & tamed the worst of Reform's cruel vindictive impulses & not immediately led to a racism arms race as critics warned it would. Oh...
Farage and Zia Yusuf are going to announce tomorrow that a Reform government will strip millions of EU nationals of benefits, more than double the cost of the NHS surcharge and cut foreign aid spending by more than 70%, The Times reports.
More Trumpian blood and soil nonsense.
More Trumpian blood and soil nonsense.
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Labour give Reform everything they want, & more, while happily building the apparatus that will enable them on day one. They need to be destroyed and the remains nuked from orbit.
Reposted by M*J*E
Reminder that 100,000 people marched for Trans Pride in London earlier this year, but because they weren't violent fascists, there was minimal press coverage, unlike the Nazis today.
https://www.them.us/story/london-trans-pride-march-turnout-record-uk-transphobia
https://www.them.us/story/london-trans-pride-march-turnout-record-uk-transphobia
London’s Trans Pride March Just Shattered Its Turnout Record
Organizers say it was the largest transgender rights march in the world.
www.them.us
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reminder that 100,000 people marched for Trans Pride in London earlier this year, but because they weren't violent fascists, there was minimal press coverage, unlike the Nazis today.
https://www.them.us/story/london-trans-pride-march-turnout-record-uk-transphobia
https://www.them.us/story/london-trans-pride-march-turnout-record-uk-transphobia
Reposted by M*J*E
Weird isn’t it, how everyone in Labour that the party’s right and the press despised and wanted rid of has encountered terrifying scandals, wild accusations and disqualifying legal problems. Whatever could have been happening here, in our very transparent democratic system.
September 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Weird isn’t it, how everyone in Labour that the party’s right and the press despised and wanted rid of has encountered terrifying scandals, wild accusations and disqualifying legal problems. Whatever could have been happening here, in our very transparent democratic system.
Reposted by M*J*E
Get Wyrd Science issues 3-6 in our mega bundle now for just £25
from political board games to terrifying TTRPGS via hauntological Warhammer
packed full of incredible art & great writing, say goodbye to insidious algorithms & rediscover the joy of print
shop.wyrd.science/products/iss...
from political board games to terrifying TTRPGS via hauntological Warhammer
packed full of incredible art & great writing, say goodbye to insidious algorithms & rediscover the joy of print
shop.wyrd.science/products/iss...
August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Get Wyrd Science issues 3-6 in our mega bundle now for just £25
from political board games to terrifying TTRPGS via hauntological Warhammer
packed full of incredible art & great writing, say goodbye to insidious algorithms & rediscover the joy of print
shop.wyrd.science/products/iss...
from political board games to terrifying TTRPGS via hauntological Warhammer
packed full of incredible art & great writing, say goodbye to insidious algorithms & rediscover the joy of print
shop.wyrd.science/products/iss...
Reposted by M*J*E
On how a story mutates as it spreads across the British media…
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-telegr...
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-telegr...
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
Who needs proof when you got vibes?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On how a story mutates as it spreads across the British media…
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-telegr...
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-telegr...
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social Better late than never, I've jumped on board 🦄
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns!
Funding to support Year 12 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!
www.kickstarter.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social Better late than never, I've jumped on board 🦄
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
Would quite like to check this out! I was never in to Transformers so this was very much a "who knew?!" for me, but seems of a piece with the various weeklies I was reading around the same time in the late 80s... all of it mind blowing stuff!
Comrade Meer writes about the torture-porn-for-pre-teens transformer epic, Target 2006. I joke about Impactor being who we imprinted on instead of Jean Grey, but the main joke is I'm not joking.
How Transformers: Target 2006 Warped My Tiny Mind
The lasting impact of the UK comic's time-twisting and hyper-violent 1986 epic
millionrobots.beehiiv.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Would quite like to check this out! I was never in to Transformers so this was very much a "who knew?!" for me, but seems of a piece with the various weeklies I was reading around the same time in the late 80s... all of it mind blowing stuff!
Reposted by M*J*E
ILX and Friends Celebrate JD Twitch – ONE MORE TUNE bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/30/i...
ILX and Friends Celebrate JD Twitch – ONE MORE TUNE
Keith McIvor (JD Twitch) has been a massive influence on the Scottish music scene. He has recently been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. A compilation has been created to support access u…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
July 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ILX and Friends Celebrate JD Twitch – ONE MORE TUNE bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/30/i...
Reposted by M*J*E
Age verification is creating an information desert.
The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.
Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.
It's not just porn! News is being scrubbed from view ⛔
www.404media.co/uk-users-nee...
The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.
Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.
It's not just porn! News is being scrubbed from view ⛔
www.404media.co/uk-users-nee...
UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage
“If visibility of r/IsraelCrimes is being restricted under the Online Safety Act, it’s only because the state fears accountability,” moderators say.
www.404media.co
July 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Age verification is creating an information desert.
The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.
Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.
It's not just porn! News is being scrubbed from view ⛔
www.404media.co/uk-users-nee...
The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.
Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.
It's not just porn! News is being scrubbed from view ⛔
www.404media.co/uk-users-nee...
Got my ticket... can't wait to see the lads live, on Buckie, hot takes on the Old Firm, maybe Joe in a kilt? He's a big lad, he's got the legs for it...
WE ARE GOING TO BE LIVE IN GLASGOW OCT 4! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-...
Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast LIVE IN GLASGOW 4th October 2025
For the first time ever in Scotland, we're bringing the live version of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Got my ticket... can't wait to see the lads live, on Buckie, hot takes on the Old Firm, maybe Joe in a kilt? He's a big lad, he's got the legs for it...
After weeks of hit-and-miss brews, I've finally got a coffee 100% the way I like it out my cafetiere... can I remember what I changed? Of course not
July 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
After weeks of hit-and-miss brews, I've finally got a coffee 100% the way I like it out my cafetiere... can I remember what I changed? Of course not
Reposted by M*J*E
Looking for a easy-to-learn fantasy game that can be played in under 2 hours? Or how about a solo sci-fi game with map-making mechanics?
Now it's easy to find exactly the game you're looking for, with our updated filtering and at-a-glance details! ⏬
tabletopbookshelf.com/collections/... #ttrpg
Now it's easy to find exactly the game you're looking for, with our updated filtering and at-a-glance details! ⏬
tabletopbookshelf.com/collections/... #ttrpg
June 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Looking for a easy-to-learn fantasy game that can be played in under 2 hours? Or how about a solo sci-fi game with map-making mechanics?
Now it's easy to find exactly the game you're looking for, with our updated filtering and at-a-glance details! ⏬
tabletopbookshelf.com/collections/... #ttrpg
Now it's easy to find exactly the game you're looking for, with our updated filtering and at-a-glance details! ⏬
tabletopbookshelf.com/collections/... #ttrpg
Reposted by M*J*E
Keir Starmer's PIP concessions aren't good news for anyone not yet disabled, because they will bear the price if and when they are. Labour should be ashamed if it falls for this. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
Do not be young. Do not be ill. Do not be old. Labour is intent on failing you.
As The Telegraph reported last night:
Sir Keir Starmer has caved to welfare rebels by agreeing that existing disability claimants can keep their benefits.
In a major concession, The Telegraph underst...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Keir Starmer's PIP concessions aren't good news for anyone not yet disabled, because they will bear the price if and when they are. Labour should be ashamed if it falls for this. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
In the spirit of just posting some stuff, the wean's busy reviewing all her Primary 1 work for me 🙂
June 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In the spirit of just posting some stuff, the wean's busy reviewing all her Primary 1 work for me 🙂
Reposted by M*J*E
Reposted by M*J*E
a tiny tiny love letter to Nintendo;
thank you for many of the first games that inspired a tiny tiny thomas <3
(3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite)
thank you for many of the first games that inspired a tiny tiny thomas <3
(3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite)
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
a tiny tiny love letter to Nintendo;
thank you for many of the first games that inspired a tiny tiny thomas <3
(3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite)
thank you for many of the first games that inspired a tiny tiny thomas <3
(3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite)
Got home from work and this was waiting for me @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social another one out in the wild! Looking forward to reading it!
June 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Got home from work and this was waiting for me @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social another one out in the wild! Looking forward to reading it!
Ooooh my new copy of Hyperion from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social just arrived... beautiful! Can't wait to read it (again...!) #booksky
June 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ooooh my new copy of Hyperion from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social just arrived... beautiful! Can't wait to read it (again...!) #booksky
Reposted by M*J*E
My first book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters, is out June 12. Here’s the cover!
It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...
It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...
May 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
My first book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters, is out June 12. Here’s the cover!
It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...
It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...
"She reminds the establishment that Labour is fundamentally unreliable because Labourism draws its strength from the labour movement, and mobilises, still, the support of workers" although at the rate they're going, not sure how long that will last for Labour
"Rayner is attacked not only because of what she is, but because she - despite her own politics - represents to them the threat of what could be."
Explaining Rayner Danger
Angela Rayner's in the news. The Telegraph has been in receipt of documents showing that she argued for tax rises in cabinet meetings. The...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"She reminds the establishment that Labour is fundamentally unreliable because Labourism draws its strength from the labour movement, and mobilises, still, the support of workers" although at the rate they're going, not sure how long that will last for Labour
Reposted by M*J*E
LUDDITE POPE
The Catholic Church has a new Pope, and he explicitly cited the threats AI presents for workers as a reason for choosing the name Leo XIV.
With the tech industry doing all it can to defend its power, could the Pope be an ally against the AI onslaught?
With the tech industry doing all it can to defend its power, could the Pope be an ally against the AI onslaught?
Will Pope Leo XIV be an ally against AI?
The Catholic Church has a striking clear-eyed critique of artificial intelligence
www.disconnect.blog
May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
LUDDITE POPE
Reposted by M*J*E
There's a better world where Gordon Brown was not destroyed for correctly identifying Gillian Duffy as a bigot.
But all these eastern Europeans what are coming in, where are they flocking from?
May 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
There's a better world where Gordon Brown was not destroyed for correctly identifying Gillian Duffy as a bigot.