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"In a debate where the fears of white women are used to whip up hatred of minority men, it’s vital that women who refuse that framing of our experiences can be heard." CW for some racist language in the article. https://www.thenerve.news/p/rachel-marsh-interview-piddington-natasha-walter-anti-migrant-asylum #UKPolitics #FuckTheFash

Mass walk out in the hall as Netanyahu takes the stage ✊ #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide #ArrestNetanyahu

"Snufkin was sitting before his tent, painting a cork fishing float. Moomintroll looked at him, and straight away he felt happy over his dragon again. 'Whew,' he said. 'Families are a nuisance sometimes.' Snufkin grunted in agreement without taking his pipe from his mouth. They sat silent for a while, in male and friendly solidarity. 'By the way,' Moomintroll suddenly said. 'Have you ever come across a dragon on your wanderings?'" #MoominMonday #Bookstodon #BeMoreMoomin

PSA #UKPolitics #FreePalestine #ShutElbitDown

I can't even. #UKPolitics #FuckTheFash

"She’d even met a nice Christian man and after a few months of dating had gotten married, hosting a “spiritual ceremony,” as she called it, in a small chapel on the Las Vegas Strip. Within a few weeks, at age 30, she’d gotten pregnant, believing she could grow both a baby and a lifestyle brand simultaneously, two beautiful creations intertwined." The article is chock full of other hilarities. Cheered me up no end. Sort of. https://unwall.app/www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/27/she-helped-lead-far-right-internet-movement-then-it-turned-her/ #USPoitics #Muppets #FuckTheFash

"The technology in these glasses could be a force for good." Lib Dem MP for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson on stage at their conference, speaking about Meta's perv glasses. Because he's not a Luddite*, you see - he represents a town with a thriving cyber and tech sector. And governments worldwide, no matter which party, have shown such willingness and competence in their regulation of the tech sector. *using the pejorative meaning of that term, of course #UKPolitics #FuckAI #CivilRights #Privacy

@BashStKid@mastodon.online Indeed. It never fails to astonish me (still, I really shouldn't be by now) just how quickly the mask of progressivism falls when it comes to Palestine. Something else I just found out (or had forgotten): the UN general assembly passed a resolution declaring "zionism is a form of racism & racial discrimination". The resolution was revoked in 1991 because Israel made this a condition of its participation in peace talks.

in which Dunt outs himself as a zio-apologist. So much coded and inflammatory language in the quoted part of the Politico article (which wasn't provided by Dunt). Dunt: "I find myself getting quite frustrated with this 'well it's a contested definition'. It's only contested if you think the views of ignorant people are as valid as those who know what they're talking about." FFS. #ZionismIsRacism #FreePalestine #AntizionismIsNotAntisemitism #UKPolitics #CentristMelts

Rather telling that Thomas was charged with damaging the boat and not with endangering the lives of the people on it. #UKPolitics #FuckTheFash

Damon Albarn on stage with Gorillaz last Friday, reminding his fellow musicians of their responsibilties. #FreePalestine #Music #NeutralityIsNotAnOption

When you've run out of scope for polls about immigration, but you work at YouGov 🙄 #UKPolitics

"With the myth of the State out of the way, the real mutuality and reciprocity of society and the individual became clear. Sacrifice might be demanded of the individual, but never compromise: for though only the society could give security and stability, only the individual, the person, had the power of moral choice - the power of change, the essential function of life." Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed #Politics #Bookstodon #Anarchism

Can't imagine why. Imagine if we'd curbed corporate influence in policy by, say, capping donations and banning second jobs. OpenDemocracy: Matt Clifford joining Anthropic makes a joke of the UK’s Sovereign AI Strategy https://www.opendemocracy.net/matt-clifford-joining-anthropic-makes-a-joke-of-the-uks-sovereign-ai-strategy/ Guardian: Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/18/former-labour-deputy-leader-tom-watson-joins-palantir Tech Crunch: Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to advise Microsoft and Anthropic https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/former-uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-to-advise-microsoft-and-anthropic/?ref=opendemocracy.net https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/fears-over-ai-security-push-digital-sovereignty-up-the-agenda-for-british-businesses #UKPolitics #FuckAI

Oh good - it can hallucinate. This fuckin' timeline. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-military-intelligence-wwiii-ai-chatbot-hallucinated-nuclear-weapons-china #USPolitics #EndTimes

“The last government … gleefully laid the groundwork to enable Reform’s plans, playing into their migrant-demonising rhetoric, attacking fundamental rights such as access to jury trials, and rolling out greater surveillance of our citizens. All of these contributed to a situation where an authoritarian, anti-migrant state agency could be allowed to run riot over our civil liberties.” https://www.thenerve.news/p/ice-tech-contractors-uk-british-state-contracts-nigel-farage-reform-andy-burnham #UKPolitics #FuckTheFash #SurveillanceState

"But for now, it’s just so much safer to look away, to keep one’s head down, periodically checking on the balance of polite society to see if it is not too troublesome yet to state what to the conscience was never unclear.” A worthwhile review of a spectacular book, which I can't recommend highly enough. https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/omar-el-akkad-lays-bare-the-wests-betrayal-of-gaza 1/ #Bookstodon #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide

@JimmyB@mas.to It's always important, however repetitive, to distinguish between the Jewish people, zionists, and the Israeli state. The latter is so indistinguishable from the Nazis now that they deserve no consideration on anything at all ever.

@JimmyB@mas.to In a 21st century context, it's not like it's untrue though? Sounds a bit "grasping at straws" to me. Also I don't remember zios getting incensed about that clearly antisemitic portrayal of Polanski a couple of months ago, so is it (another) case of "pick which thing you want to be offended by, depending on who's being "offensive"?

@JimmyB@mas.to Also a zionist playbook which screams antisemitism at things that are 100% NOT antisemitic - wearing a Palestine badge, displaying pictures drawn by Palestinian children in a fucking hospital - while action taken by the zionist lobby, such as forcing the prosecution of a barrister who defended PA, goes totally unpunished by the system. (how is the octopus plushy antisemitic, btw? I thought I was pretty well up on these things. Proves your point, really)

@JimmyB@mas.to @UkeleleEric@mstdn.social It's not even a matter of rejecting the lack of distinction: zionism is antithetical to Judaism. You don't have to do much reading to work that out. (I'm not suggesting you don't know or haven't read, btw 😊 )

@Nickiquote@mstdn.social Tbf, in some areas of the world, Facebook effectively *is* the internet. I suspect those people aren't the ones you're addressing.

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social Currently examining my budget to see if I can afford another pair 😬

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social Get yourself a soupmaker and a massage gun.

@markwyner@mas.to Blimey, I didn't know that at all! I use archive a lot. Guess I'll be stopping. Someone else here mentioned this the other day. I've used it a couple of times and it seems pretty good. https://unwall.app/

@Nickiquote@mstdn.social @thisislieven@c.im There are some instances where blame can be apportioned to individual users, but I agree with you, whether it be FB itself or the wider Meta platforms.

"You’ll doubtless have noted the increasingly Orwellian terminology applied to parties such as the AfD, Reform and the like. It started with “far” right, then moved to “hard” right, then “radical” right. Soon they will be labelled the “rabid right” by politicians who sit like blancmanges as tens of thousands more young men stream into Europe ... " The word you're looking for is fascist, Matthew. https://archive.ph/VVmjT #Politics #FuckTheFash

@davep@infosec.exchange I can't believe what's happened to this thread about polling 🤣

@davep@infosec.exchange I'd be *seriously* surprised if that first part were actually true. The second part I can heartily believe. I'm fully on board with your plan for

@davep@infosec.exchange Ahhh, the Wikipedia defence 🤨 😂 😘

@Greenseer@toot.wales Morning D 🥰 How're you doing, lovely? Enjoying the good Welsh damp? 😂

"The well rising without sound, the spring on a hillside, the plowshare brimming through deep ground everywhere in the field - The sharp swallows in their swerve flaring and hesitating hunting for the final curve coming closer and closer - The swallow heart from wingbeat to wingbeat counselling decision, decision: thunderous examples. I place my feet with care in such a world." 'The Well Rising', by William E Stafford #Poetry #Bookstodon #Nature

"'It ​simply says that if your university takes federal ​taxpayer dollars, it can't discriminate against academic partnerships or investments with one country,' U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey ​Democrat, said in a speech urging support."

• my emphasis

The headline is slightly inaccurate: the bill actually blocks federal funding to these universities.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-passes-bill-crack-down-university-boycotts-israel-2026-09-03/

#USPolitics

@Greenseer@toot.wales 😂 I'm still loving the rain, tbh, but I'd probably have felt different if I could have been out in the garden this summer. Oooh, new tatts! Did it turn out the way you wanted? I'm somewhere on the "well enough" spectrum. I got my PIP decision this morning, so woohoo! I'll be couch shopping for some pretty things and new shrubs myself soon What have you been buying? ❤️

The last message of Anas Al-Sharif, who was assassinated by Zionists on 10th August 2025. Obviously it contains distressing details about the ethnic cleansing of Palestine and of the genocide. ✊ ❤️ 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine #IsraelIsATerrorState

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social Raspberry pink. I love that green shade!

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social It isn't really. Especially ones so ethically made. Have you been wearing them everywhere?

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social Took me nearly six months to be brave enough to actually wear them outside though - I was too scared of getting them dirty 😁

@Greenseer@toot.wales Thanks lovely 🥰 Idk yet which element or level they've agreed to, but it's one less thing to worry about. Now we've just got floods and El Niño hurricanes to look forward to 😬 Oooh, that's very pretty! If it's any comfort, it wouldn't look even remotely like that on me either 🤣 (I assume you're not *actually* going jogging in it?) So pleased you're being made happy by your tatts. Any plans for another one yet?

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social The former.* Takes about 20 minutes to produce four good-size servings and keeps it warm if you miss the "hey, your soup's ready" bleeping. Also works for smoothies.

"Stuck" 😂

• edit: Both. There's a chunky and a smooth option.

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social A tool that does a job - ie makes sure you have some minimum prep hot healthy food to hand for when you lose track of time. Anyway: soupmaker, not soup maker 🤭

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social Who needs heating anyway? I've got plenty of jumpers and hot water bottles 🤣

The Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person kidnapped by ICE in Minnesota. #USPolitics #FuckICE #MigrationIsNotACrime

@Greenseer@toot.wales Uh, ok - I'll check in to see how that theory's holding up in the morning 🤣 Ha! It was 99% facetious 😉 That's an extremely healthy way of looking at things 🤗 It is indeed! No clue how much it'll be until I know which bits I've been awarded, or how the backdating will be calculated, but I'll find out for sure in a couple of weeks and then I'll be screaming "take my money" at various online retailers 😂

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social 😁 Seriously, they're both worth every penny (and don't require that many pennies, now you've spent all yours on shoes 😉 )

@Gaolaitch@cupoftea.social Yay! Well done. I do feel like a bit of an enabler though 🤭 The company was originally recommended to me by a friend who wouldn't stop banging on about how comfy they are. When I eventually looked them up I couldn't not get them.