An atmospheric CO2 concentration of less than 350 ppm.

Men dressing up, with personal style and a bit of eyeliner. yeah.

Building forts in the woods miles away from your house.

The unexpected hope we felt when the Wall came down.

Affordable housing. My parent's house was 3x my Dad's salary in 1984. If he bought the same house today it would be 9x the salary of someone doing the exact same job.

Terry Pratchett. Or Douglas Adams.

Politicians leaving office or ending their campaigns when hit with a scandal.

The unquestioned common understanding that the nazis were the bad guys.

Everyone who died of AIDS.

Maintenance grants and free tuition for undergraduates.

Modern day translator 🇬🇧

Gender critical = transphobe
Race critical = racist
Islam critical = Muslim hater
Free speech = right to abuse
Dignity and respect = shut up when we dehumanize you
Cancel culture = social consequences

100% recommend asking your trans friends about hormones if you need to. I have asked for myself and others, especially people who need "hormones 101 in English not medic-ese".

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

"He's Very Unwell" - Marsh Family parody of Chuck Berry's "Never Can Tell" from Pulp Fiction YouTube video by Marsh Family

Here's a throwback to an iconic #PulpFiction track by #ChuckBerry with some half-arsed Sunday night twisting, 7 some parody reflections (to the tune of "You Never Can Tell") on the Christian White House stories last week - #Hegseth as #SamuelLJackson and the #TrumpChrist image:
youtu.be/K2WWjjVlr7M

I speak to a lot of people about JK Rowling - many once close friends with her. I was once friends with her. And they all say she is now very changed.

To pretend she is not radicalised, to give succour to her views on trans people, is an astonishing thing for Kezia, as Chair of Stonewall, to do.

10 ICONIC Rock Riffs... but it's Bach YouTube video by Lucas Brar

Amusing but also legitimately wonderful www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxJ1...

Hackney Greens pledge to review 'Who Owns Hackney' at manifesto launch Zoë Garbett, Green candidate for mayor of Hackney, has pledged a 'community ownership' drive to make living in the borough more affordable.

Zoë Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social Hackney Greens @hackneygreenparty.bsky.social candidate for mayor of #Hackney, has pledged a “community ownership” drive. This is part of her plans to make the borough a more affordable place to live.

#VoteGreen May 7th

www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...

I know passionate supporters of LGBTQ+ equality in Labour who have felt increasingly marginalised in the party and unable to support the leadership's view.

But to see the manifesto include anti-trans policies rejected by their own party conference must surely be the last straw for many.

I miss Facebook groups for the same reason

for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. 🇭🇺

Good time to re-up this 🎉

Opposition leader Péter Magyar at a rally.

Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise.

He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media.

The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.

holy shit he actually conceded

folks, they tell you they’re invincible

they tell you they’re inevitable

they tell you that you should give up and stop fighting

and absolutely none of that is true

Oh yes this is so lovely 🥰 I also loved the letter before, with the guy who completed the Guardian Quick Cryptic for the first time and leapt up and nearly knocked his desk over in his excitement!

Finally had a chance to listen to the speech and he really did say that - this is the most he's ever said on the topic, I think.

Speaking from experience to both young creators and fans:
NEVER go to his hotel room. I don’t care that he’s promised a portfolio review or a sneak peek at a future issue. The hotel lobby or bar is FINE and if he presses the issue, LEAVE

There's a metal band called Glyph that kicked out their lead singer when they found out he was beating his now ex-wife. That same ex-wife is now the lead singer of Glyph. I think a lot of men could learn from their example.

if you’re a dude reading this like “gawrsh this is awful what can i do” it is 100% to shut down your cousins / friends / bros when they do shit like this. Shame them. Impose social stigma for them lesser weevils who think harassing marginalized people in creative industries is OK

Friend of mine got publicly harassed on a panel by a comics writer everyone knew was a creeper—to the extent that older female editors would carefully make sure no young women sat next to him in meetings.

When she wrote about her experience, even without naming the guy, she got death threats