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Swish swish motherfucker. AuDHD, Part of the alphabet mafia πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ, novice egg-chaser πŸ‰, and scuba diver 🀿. London, UK.


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I feel like the last one needs more explanation

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Fell off a table at the Silver Jubilee and split the side of my mouth open. Unfortunately I was dressed like this, so it took a while for anyone to notice and take me to hospital. Still have the scar, 48 years later.

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NO

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I already have this struggle with him

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My thesis: tracking the decline of civilization by how ugly trainers are

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Please stop making gerunds into plural nouns. 'Learnings' and 'trainings' aren't a thing.

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Oddly he doesn't have particularly strong views about the LGBTQ community. All his energies are focused on fretting about brown people (who number exactly zero where they live. Like it's the whitest place I've ever been)

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I'm hoping he'll do something particularly objectionable and be ousted

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En route to the in-laws. Will we get through the weekend without talking about how FiL voted Reform? Place bets now.

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Indeed.

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Unless you're trans. When they walk back all the transphobia I'll start to feel optimistic.

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Both things can be true.

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I don't dislike him because of some kind of personality thing, but for his transphobia.

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I herniated three discs about ten years ago, with poor lifting form, so I can empathise. A good osteopath/ physio can do wonders. I have zero back issues now.

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I wasn't gonna say that! I'm 52 next week and I'm fitter and stronger than I've ever been*. It can get better than where you are right now. *Rugby injuries notwithstanding.

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Even Streeting has started well; commitment to engage with the doctors to resolve the strike. A change from the Tory approach of just ignoring it and hoping it'll go away.

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How old are you?

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James Timpson as Prisons Minister, an actual KC as AG. First female chancellor. 1st housing sec who's actually lived in social housing. 1st education sec who was on free school meals. Energy sec who actually believes in aggressively fighting climate change. I hate him, but this is already better.

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Almost like it knew it didn't have to hold on any more

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Well we all know that folks who don't go to church aren't to be trusted, and are incapable of living good lives.

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This is the face of a cat who wants to come the fuck in. NOW.

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And today I learned that SAM (sexual abuse and molestation) insurance is a thing.

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Oof this is a corker of a match. I'm sad that one of them has to go out. #Wimbledon

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If your area got a new Labour MP then it is your duty to email them and say that you are happy the Tories are out but that transphobia should have no place in the party. Make Starmer gently walk back his support for Rowling's position!

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Loving this Tiafoe v Alcaraz match if you're looking for a break from politics... #Wimbledon

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Wallace Shawn on Gaza: β€œThe Anger of the Palestinians Cannot Be Ended by Killing Their Children” The playwright, actor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace challenges the notion that all Jews support Israel's actions Via THR

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Yup. There were a lot of overseas right-wing ghouls hanging around Clacton last night. If the unusual structural corporate arrangements of Reform and a ready supply of external money doesn’t demand some kind of attention, I’m not sure what does. Even the Tories might want a bit of oversight here

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Er yes, that's my point. Why aren't Labour seeing this and working aggressively to address it? Why are they effectively enabling it?

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I'm talking about the fact that the hard right is gaining power in lots of places. That direction of travel.

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It really is. I just hope they aren't radicalised to be more right wing before they get a chance to use their votes.

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British politics

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There doesn't seem to be a new generation of Tories coming through, instead lots of new Greens. But that Reform figure matches exactly to the adult vote, so we need education and persuasion.
www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

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Even with the shitshow of the last 14 years, nearly 7m people still voted Tory.

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Who has said it's good? I didn't vote Labour. I've been a vocal critic of Starmer. But they're what we've got now, so shrugging my shoulders and saying 'oh it'll all be the same so we should give up' would be an exercise in privilege.

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I can't see into the future, so wouldn't be celebrating policies remaining the same. Not sure why I'm being tagged with that.

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'If you want to win'. Win what? This is a weird take, given what's literally happening right this second.

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I don't get how apparently experienced and intelligent people can't look at the direction of travel and think 'perhaps it's time for something else'.

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This isn't Blair's government. Writing everything off as hopeless from the get-go does what, exactly?

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I can still hold out hope. But this is a global issue, looking at France and Germany. And the US...

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If Labour big this up as a resounding win for them, rather than our pointed 'no more' to the Tories, all hope is lost. There needs to be humility from them in winning, and an acknowledgement of the work ahead; both in pushing back the far right, and taking assertive, bold steps to improve lives.

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But with a much higher chance of moving away from those things, instead of hurtling ever more rapidly towards.

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Whoop, go me etc.

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If that doesn't turn you on I don't know what would

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Ironically...

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Ha, I forgot she'd blocked me.

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We're visiting this weekend, so that'll be fun.

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Ha, they very well could be.

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