The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.
One of Glasgow's lesser known achievements... As the birthplace of the first PM of Canada who brought in the racist Indian Act. That is, of course, not part of the plaque in his honour in the city.
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. Over on @activehist.bsky.social, we’re running a year-long series examining its controversial history. Here’s the series introduction I contributed to: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...
I presume Reform/Labour will get right on tackling offenders like this and GB News/BBC will ask all white people if they condemn such an attack... No?
Meanwhile his voice sounds like a Furby losing its battery power trapped inside of a washer on spin cycle.
So is that how VP JD Vance got through Yale? By claiming hurt feelings?
Well, guess Thatcher was wrong to close the mines afterall?
lol
Arthur outside Gay’s The Word holding Jacob’s Transition Goals
Arthur inside Gay’s The Word holding a copy of Jacob’s Transition Goals
My book is out now!!
Jacob’s Transition Goals is a positive, hopeful story about an 8 year old transgender boy who loves football. In today’s political climate, trans joy is so needed - you should grab a copy!
You can buy Jacob’s Transition Goals in LGBTQ+ bookshops and online all over the world
Kezia Dugdale has launched into her new role with a commitment to making Stonewall even more toothless and irrelevant than it was already.
www.thenational.scot/politics/260...
Can Stonewall Mark II put trans wars behind it? New chair talks of consensus but she’ll have a tough job unpicking charity’s bullying stance Kathleen Stock In the history of gay rights, there have always been fearless souls willing to face down mobs of pitchfork-wielding fanatics, but perhaps none so brave as Kezia Dugdale, incoming chair of trustees at Stonewall. In an interview with The Guardian this weekend, the former Scottish Labour leader did the unthinkable and praised JK Rowling.
If you had any doubts that Stonewall is a danger to trans people, here is Kathleen Stock praisng them in the Times.
"When the gay rights cause first got going, the ideal was toleration"
That Olly Robbins testimony in full:
"Everyone was at fault. Nobody was to blame"
T is OK for cis women but not trans men.
Puberty blockers are OK for cis kids but illegal for trans kids.
You see it, right? You see what this is?
Daily Mail front page banner with "I've only been taking testosterone for 3 days - and it is working already" Nadine Dorries
Folks, folks, FOLKS!
I went and watched the segment on iPlayer. This is absolutely wild. It’s basically doing a free micro political broadcast for Reform during BBC Breakfast.
Karoline Leavitt @PressSec Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness
we've noticed and i'm glad he's getting help
OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.
Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.
(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr Politico
Supreme Court takes up another clash between religious and LGBTQ+ rights as justices agree to decide whether Colorado’s universal pre-K program must fund Catholic preschools that won’t accept kids with same-sex parents.
The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.
It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.
With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.
We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.
Please stand by for more.
"The average IQ in Somalia hovers around 70, and that's the threshold for mentally handicapped ... they're a net drain on the society" -- even by MAGA standards, the unvarnished racism of this interview of Rep. Brandon Gill by Benny Johnson is breathtaking
I read through all the platforms and I didn't see one address the issue I saw in court today: two accused men and a cop didn't wash their hands after using the facilities. Shouldn't that be a priority in Scottish society?
Caught short: Decline in public toilets ‘traps people in homes’ The Daily Telegraph20 Apr 2026By Telegraph Reporter PUBLIC lavatory “deserts” across England are stopping people leaving their homes, health leaders have warned. Analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found a “significant shortfall” in the number of public toilets across the country, with facilities dropping by 14 per cent since 2016. Its calculations, shared with the Press Association, suggest there are now 15,481 people for every public toilet in England. The data is based on more than 200 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to councils in charge of providing public toilets. The RSPH warned that a lack of toilets increases the number of people who then urinate in public, creating unhygienic conditions. It also pointed to a potential knock-on effect for local businesses after its research suggested some people avoid going out owing to a lack of public facilities. Other people restrict their fluid intake – risking dehydration, the RSPH said. William Roberts, chief executive of the RSPH, said: “Access to public toilets is a universal need that we all have, and we shouldn’t shy away from talking about it.
Won't somebody think of the cis people who can't pee when they leave the house? [Telegraph]
People out there arguing coldly that it should be a crime to try to live as a trans person.
These are dangerous fanatics, and they have the ear of at least 3 UK political parties, and most of the media.
J. D. Vance has decided he’s a more accomplished theologian than Pope Leo XIV—and in doing so, Vance showcases what another pope once called “the queen of all vices”: the deadly sin of pride, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/5mMlvdG1
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Salute to an all-time tweet
Assuming anyone in Scotland votes on policy (ha), I pulled apart the six main parties (according to polling) on their criminal justice pledges based on my experience reporting on court every week. The thing lacking from all of them is £££
STEFANIK: President Trump was not calling for genocide. Shame on CNN for saying that
TAPPER: I read the quote. Thank you so much.
Kash Patel might file a lawsuit just for show, but he’ll never stick with it. Discovery would be devastating.
