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Jesus, that oaf is representing my childhood home? I'm so sorry!

07.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who on earth would want to pay 30p Lee to do anything????

07.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This infographic was produced in order of MP’s money earned from other jobs.

Ooh look who’s front and centre, it’s β€œman of the people” Nigel Mirage.

Not often seen in his constituency but topping the charts of additional earnings.

07.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 8

One of those girls was my mom. She was locked away for 6 months, forced to work, and made to pay for her room/board. Three days after my birth, they got her signature on the relinquish papers and put her on a bus back to my grandmother's. I was sold to the next couple on the #adoption agencies list.

07.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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SUN - NIL.
SEA - NIL.
SEX - NIL.

07.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
air and nothingness press - our catalog of books the air and nothingness press was created to explore book arts and graphic design with an emphasis on limited edition hand-made livre d artiste books and editions of poetry, fantasy and science fictio...

Welcome to our corner of the indie publishing world. Check out our book selection here - aanpress.com/aanorder.html

07.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tech bro oligarch: The AI is... real... sentient.... it's feeling real feelings... we must do everything we can to protect it and give it rights
Also tech bro oligarch: Human females are basically cattle made to push out as many babies as possible, all of which I will neglect

06.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 999 πŸ” 328 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9
Queer British History – 1714 to 1785
Queer British History – 1714 to 1785 YouTube video by HistoricalAssocUK

Really pleased that my video lecture on queer British history, 1714-1785 is now on YouTube: youtu.be/nTrxX28_dKw?... #HistoricalAssociation #LGBTHistoryMonth #QueerHistory #18thcentury

05.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Grace Jones in a Keith Haring dress, wine glass on one hand, mic in the other. Singing.

Grace Jones in a Keith Haring dress, wine glass on one hand, mic in the other. Singing.

Grace Jones is an inspiration. 77, drinking wine, eating oysters, headlining a festival.

07.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

My brain collapses into furious goo when I'm trying to compose something about my own human rights being taken away because it seems both obvious and insulting that I have to beg someone about it. Those are occasions where a template helps a lot!

07.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
People are pressed for time and stressed beyond limit and unable to formulate a coherent and sourced argument individually against something they know is wrong or in favour of something they know is right. if it matters to you, and you ARE able to do that, for god's sake put together a template email people can work from! give them a hand! if it matters to you and YOU managed to write the email, let everyone else copy your damn work, this isn't school!

People are pressed for time and stressed beyond limit and unable to formulate a coherent and sourced argument individually against something they know is wrong or in favour of something they know is right. if it matters to you, and you ARE able to do that, for god's sake put together a template email people can work from! give them a hand! if it matters to you and YOU managed to write the email, let everyone else copy your damn work, this isn't school!

running an effective single-issue campaign involving emailing MPs is something @goodlawproject.org have absolutely nailed and a lot of other groups and individuals have not.

07.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Got a "sorry you're not suitable" email response to a job application the other day....with fucking emojis in it

07.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨Independent analysis shows these changes would make NO meaningful difference to the court backlog and there is no credible evidence it will make justice swifter - WHAT IT WILL DO HOWEVER IS PLACE US ON A PATH TOWARDS AUTHORITARIAN JUSTICE

Is that what we want?

07.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
Image shows various workers (Construction, barista, flight attendant, scientists). Text reads: Trans workers and allies: we want to hear from you. Read on to find out more.

Image shows various workers (Construction, barista, flight attendant, scientists). Text reads: Trans workers and allies: we want to hear from you. Read on to find out more.

Text reads:  Recent court decisions have created a workers’ rights crisis for trans people. Help us push the government to change outdated regulations and keep workplaces inclusive.

Text reads: Recent court decisions have created a workers’ rights crisis for trans people. Help us push the government to change outdated regulations and keep workplaces inclusive.

Complete our survey today, so that we are able to challenge this Government to change the law and ensure all workers can go to work with safety and dignity.

Complete our survey today, so that we are able to challenge this Government to change the law and ensure all workers can go to work with safety and dignity.

Recent court decisions are making it increasingly difficult for trans and nonbinary people to go to work with dignity and privacy. Complete our Workers Survey to help us push the government to update the law and make trans inclusion possible again!
tinyurl.com/TransActualW...

07.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

this is an incredible app lmao

07.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Sadly evergreen

There's a decent paycheck waiting for any cis writer who wants to write chin-stroking articles about trans 'issues,' but a couple of quarters and a cigarette butt for the trans writers standing on the media corner with the sign reading "Will write about my people for food."

07.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The actor David Tennant, a man wearing glasses, smiles and holds aloft a sign that reads β€œWill you sign the letter?” As Georgia Tennant chats to people stood behind at an event

The actor David Tennant, a man wearing glasses, smiles and holds aloft a sign that reads β€œWill you sign the letter?” As Georgia Tennant chats to people stood behind at an event

We’ve seen some amazing feedback and support for the campaign this week, perhaps most importantly from the trans+ community themselves, although a couple of higher profile allies have really helped boost our message.

Thank you David and Georgia Tennant πŸ™

07.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

The journal basically just asked β€œhow much in ransom would you be willing to pay?”

07.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I am utterly humorless and relentless about this: you absolutely should never, ever, not for one second, not only a minor, obvious point, never hand it to this man.

07.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

ian huntley is dead. i'll always remember how the british press attempted to incite hatred against the trans community by reporting he was transitioning, then apologised to him for incorrect reporting instead of apologising to trans people

07.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 689 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6

Yet another example of transphobia rotting the brain. It always goes beyond that to generally terrible takes.

07.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from Omid Djalili on Twitter replying to Zack Polanski re the Israeli bombing of a school in Iran:
Nothing is proved yet Zack. The fact that you are spreading misinformation is appalling for someone in your position. To date no one has been allowed to see any evidence of casualties or even the site itself.
The regime says it's America or Israel. The Americans say they were nowhere near the area. Here's what Iranians inside Iran say:
IRGC blew it up themselves to fill it up with dead bodies of children they've kept on ice hidden away in cold storage from the January slaughters to put on display in order to blame their aggressors.
The fact that we have not seen the evidence yet is a red flag as we know the regime would have gleefully paraded those images on television and all over the internet. Most probably they were caught on film transferring the bodies hence why there is now a media black out on this story, as well as a full internet blackout.
As Iranians we know how this regime operates.
We're talking about new levels of evil.
So any narrative like the one you are pushing Zack actually supports the regime in their
"don't care how many die as long as we

Screenshot from Omid Djalili on Twitter replying to Zack Polanski re the Israeli bombing of a school in Iran: Nothing is proved yet Zack. The fact that you are spreading misinformation is appalling for someone in your position. To date no one has been allowed to see any evidence of casualties or even the site itself. The regime says it's America or Israel. The Americans say they were nowhere near the area. Here's what Iranians inside Iran say: IRGC blew it up themselves to fill it up with dead bodies of children they've kept on ice hidden away in cold storage from the January slaughters to put on display in order to blame their aggressors. The fact that we have not seen the evidence yet is a red flag as we know the regime would have gleefully paraded those images on television and all over the internet. Most probably they were caught on film transferring the bodies hence why there is now a media black out on this story, as well as a full internet blackout. As Iranians we know how this regime operates. We're talking about new levels of evil. So any narrative like the one you are pushing Zack actually supports the regime in their "don't care how many die as long as we

Whew boy, β€œIran planted the frozen bodies of dead children in the school and then blew it up themselves” is a fucking HELLL of a take

07.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 76
Screenshot of "Large adult son" on twitter telling Omid Djalili "This is your Linehan moment you stupid cunt" and Omid replying "And @Glinner was proved right". He is being ratioed with 64 comments to 51 likes

Screenshot of "Large adult son" on twitter telling Omid Djalili "This is your Linehan moment you stupid cunt" and Omid replying "And @Glinner was proved right". He is being ratioed with 64 comments to 51 likes

Oh he's GONE holy shit

07.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 20

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

07.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 237 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

just saying here that while it should not make a difference, diane was incredibly kind to me as a little 19 year old idiot at a convention and i have never forgotten. please help her out if you can

07.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

me: I’ll just lie down for 5 minutes
my body: ok we will now enter a mysterious state that is worse than sleep but also not rest

06.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 648 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 8

God I'm so glad it's not just me!

07.03.2026 09:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

are there any works of art that have nothing like substantively wrong with them (as in they aren't like, or 'Birth of a nation' or any shit like that), that you dislike so strongly you can't get over it, despite it being fully aware that your objections are 100% aesthetic or even petty?

07.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 354 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 287 πŸ“Œ 471

you have to earn Β£75k+ if you want to live by yourself in London and not experience rent poverty, and even then that 1-bed flat will probably be fucking dismal

07.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

We tell ourselves constantly that we're the welcoming, kind nation, and never admit that this is us too

06.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0