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Response to Stephen Kinnock MP – Checking Reality: Anyone whose reaction to racists is to want to understand their legitimate concerns should read this
Op-ed: Stop pretending there’s a difference between “online” and “real life” | Ars Technica UK: RT @latentexistence: Stop pretending there’s a difference between “online” and “real life”

Ministers ditch anti-lobbying proposals for charities and universities | Education | The Guardian: RT @Tim_O_Brien: Ministers ditch anti-lobbying proposals for charities and universities
Instagram: There's a cat on the wall opposite our living room window. This has caused some consternation.
Lib Dems to oppose UK plan to block porn sites without age checks | Technology | The Guardian: RT @LiberalYouth: We are proud to stand against the illiberal Tory attack on our internet freedoms. Theresa May, leave the porn alone.
Woman Displays 10,000 Rainbow Lights To Defy Homophobic Neighbor | The Huffington Post: RT @huffpostqueer: Woman puts up 10,000 rainbow Christmas lights to defy homophobic neighbor
politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » UKIP has ceased to be a serious player and the BBC should stop pandering to them: RT @MSmithsonPB: UKIP has ceased to be a serious player and the BBC should stop pandering to them
Purple Bat Microbat by theoccasionalbat on Etsy: RT @OccasionalBat: Everyone is a little batty! #bat #etsy #handmade
As I learned 35 years ago, one victorious Lib Dem by-election can change the political weather | The Independent: RT @Independent: 'As I learned 35 years ago, one victorious Lib Dem by-election can change the political weather'

Help us map street harassment around the world - BBC News: RT @JayneLut: This is a great idea: Time to plot #everydaysexism and harrasment
Instagram: Erin at Raw Hairdressing has worked her magic on my colour again with lots of different…
Robot Wars busts out its celebrity Christmas line-up: OMG @DrLucyRogers Maggie Aderin-Pocock AND Suzi Perry? W00p w00p!
The harrowing, inspiring life of Andrew Sachs: RT @Matt_Corden_: The harrowing, inspiring life of Andrew Sachs. Witnessed Kristallnacht. RIP.
Women with autism hide complex struggles behind masks | Spectrum: Interesting, if frustratingly wed to the gender boundary, article about autism
Why we voted to get rid of Zac Goldsmith | Politics | The Guardian: RT @RosamundUrwin: Really interesting piece: Why we voted to get rid of Zac Goldsmith
‘Don’t play identity politics!’ The primal scream of the straight white male | Hadley Freeman | Opinion | The Guardian: RT @RWRL: Hadley Freeman is great on why the kick against ID politics is really about reasserting the primacy of white men
North East now wants to stay in the European Union according to our Brexit poll - Chronicle Live: RT @Scientists4EU: Woah. If this poll is to be believed - there's a big shift in the North East back to valuing EU & away from Brexit

Investigatory Powers Bill officially passes into law, giving Britain the 'most extreme spying powers ever seen' | The Independent: RT @TheGreenParty: Security services now have unprecedented powers to spy on us - it'll come back to bite us in future years. #IPBill
It’s Time For a New Kind of Power Fantasy – How We Get To Next: RT @kezamacdonald: A timely evaluation of the worrying role of the technology-enabled "male power fantasy" in our disquieting times:
BISCUIT ORIGINAL ART FOR SALE: RT @Thebeastmustdie: I'm selling some original Biscuit art pieces: Perfect Christmas gift I'd say! Secret Santa?…
The Lib Dems oppose this snooper’s charter. Why doesn’t Labour?
Trump, Brexit, and political science’s failures - Policy Options
POSTnotes - UK Parliament: RT @alicebell: Occasional reminder that POSTnotes (briefings on sci and tech, for MPs) are ace and you should read them
The 'alt-right' splinters as supporters and critics agree it was white supremacy all along - Chicago Tribune
The best SF and fantasy books of 2016 | Books | The Guardian: Dear old Grauniad. This is a pretty good list! Feat @nkjemisin among others
Twitter: I have never seen a more perfect summary of the last few years.
Breitbart declares war on Kellogg's after cereal brand pulls advertising from site | Media | The Guardian: *sudden urge for Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes*
Billy Dee Williams finally gets to be TwoFace: You know when you get news that makes you lit cry with happiness? 27 years I've been waiting for this.
Free e-copy of Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here" / Boing Boing: RT @BoingBoing: Free e-copy of Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here"
Liberal England: Zac Goldsmith is hit by his own car and loses his trousers: RT @lordbonkers: Liberal England: Zac Goldsmith is hit by his own car and loses his trousers
Twitter: I've been momented, apparently: ⚡ Billy Dee Williams finally gets to play Two-Face in a Batman film
Twitter: … also HOW FRICKIN' AWESOME is that character design? I'm bringing out the Carlton Happy Dance again
Zac Goldsmith dropped as patron of his local disability charity after voting for disability benefit cuts | The Independent: RT @JeanneBartram: Zac Goldsmith sacked as patron of his local disability charity after voting for disability benefit cuts
Twitter: RT @JanSImagine:
Twitter: RT @saladinahmed: For 20 odd years I've been saying Billy Dee should have played Two-Face. Now, at last...
Twitter: RT @molly_knight: One by one, Trump voters are starting to realize they were gaslit by a pathological liar. #draintheswamp

EU amazed that Brexit plan covers whole side of A4: RT @thedailymash: EU amazed that Brexit plan covers whole side of A4
'Snoopers law creates security nightmare' - BBC News: RT @zoeimogen: 'Snoopers law creates security nightmare', says web's inventor
Twitter: What fresh hell is this? Council budgets are so slashed that crossing patrols have to be commercially sponsored?
Twitter: Niggle Faridge: the Blue WKD of politics
Vegans furious as Bank of England admits ‘trace’ of animal fat in £5 notes: … wait RENDERED BEEF FAT? Has anyone told the Hindus? And is it halal or kosher? That's not just vegans you're bothering there, royal mint!
This 'Addams Family' LEGO Mansion Might Become Reality! [Pics]: Waaaaaaaaaant
How you can turn a lie into a truth (according to the sinister Brexit playbook) - Articles - The New European: RT @Nissemus: This is very interesting on how lies worked in the referendum.
The Sun registered as an official Leave campaign group and spent £96,000 on Brexit campaigning | The Independent: RT @SiobhanFenton: The Sun registered as an official Leave campaign group and spent £96,000 on Brexit campaigning
Twitter: "Sensible bum-wipers! I have no control over THEM!" #ObscurePleasanceReferencesFTW
Liam Fox Accused Of Conflict Of Interest As His "Political Soulmate" Takes Senior Trade Role - BuzzFeed News: RT @jamesrbuk: Liam Fox accused of creating conflict of interest after his "political soulmate" takes senior trade role.
Open Rights Group - TfL needs to give passengers the full picture on WiFi collection scheme: RT @OpenRightsGroup: TfL is tracking people's phones in Tube stations without properly telling them what they're doing or how to opt out
BBC Radio 4 - Drama, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back: RT @rdpixie: Theres only 5 nights left to listen to How the Marquis Got His Coat Back - awesome bedtime story by @neilhimself
Kellogg's pulls advertising from Brietbart: RT @slpng_giants: Wow. This is the one we've been waiting for. This is what progress looks like. Thanks Giants! Thanks @KelloggsUS!
We polled Remain voters - this is what they told us - New Economics Foundation: RT @Nissemus: Hey, everyone! More shitty news! > We polled Remain voters – this is what they told us -
In a final betrayal of the Cadbury brand, Kraft has quietly abandoned its promise to stick with Fairtrade | The Independent: RT @sajeraj: In a final betrayal of the Cadbury brand, its owners Kraft have abandoned their promise to stick with Fairtrade
The Pool | News & Views - Are we now persecuted for speaking up for the vulnerable?
DUP's Clarke did not know heterosexuals could contract HIV - BBC News: RT @PatrickStrud: Ladies and gentlemen I give you... The DUP: BBC News - DUP's Clarke did not know heterosexuals could contract HIV
Twitter: RT @DALIAMALEK: All women, regardless of persuasion, should feel threatened by legislation that dictates what women can & can't wear
Twitter: Oh for pity's sake Nestlé.

We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned | CPR: RT @JohnRentoul: Catch-Up. Extraordinary report on how fake news works – NPR HT @JamesTapsfield
Dark Star Six Hop - 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, Beer #80 - YouTube: If you'd like to admire my many chins, I'm a special guest on @LiberalJames's beer review channel here:
‘Just about managing’ is about time as well as money – Medium: RT @lizgreenhalgh: 'Just about managing' is about time as well as money. Consumer policymakers should remember that:
Why are some of us better at handling contradictory information than others? – Research Digest: RT @andrewducker: Why are some of us better at handling contradictory information than others?
Instagram: Dad in standard position with Pippin & Freddie
Repeal the new Surveillance laws (Investigatory Powers Act) - Petitions: RT @TheWeebl: In the U.K? Ask yourself. Why does the DVLA need to see my web history? Then if you've any sense sign this.
Three Wisconsin Counties Just Admitted They Padded Trump's Win With Fake Votes: RT @FLXobsv: Three Wisconsin Counties Just Admitted They Padded Trump's Win With Fake Votes
Everyone who can now see your entire internet history, including the taxman, DWP and Food Standards Agency | The Independent: RT @latentexistence: Everyone who can now see your entire internet history, including the taxman, DWP and Food Standards Agency

Daily Mail trying hard to avoid saying Thomas Mair agreed with everything they write: RT @mrjamesob: Daily Mail trying hard to avoid saying Thomas Mair agreed with everything they write - via @newsthump
Brexit simulated in new Football Manager game - BBC News: RT @jwsal: Funniest thing I've seen all day and entirely true apparently. #Brexit #Football #Nightmare
How much are black ideas worth? – Media Diversified: RT @WritersofColour: Black people put out ideas- but who gets the recognition & the cheque?...
Instagram: Doing parental duty @ Bradford Cathedral
Twitter: RT @bbcquestiontime: Tim Farron said that Nigel Farage does not speak for British values #bbcqt
Twitter: RT @ProfFalken: This wins the internet today...
Twitter: OMG THE DAY MUST BE MARKED
Twitter: RT @hrtbps:

UK to censor online videos of 'non-conventional' sex acts | Technology | The Guardian: RT @guardiantech: UK to censor online videos of 'non-conventional' sex acts
Twitter: RT @VictoriaPeckham: Why I respectfully declined the "Woman's Voice" award at this morning's #eiCA16.
Twitter: RT @charltonbrooker: LET'S FIND THE OWNER OF THIS PHONE SO ONE VAGUELY NICE THING HAS HAPPENED IN 2016
Twitter: RT @CarolineLucas: Details behind so-called 'good news'. Working families still losing out & minimum wage projections DOWN not up…
Twitter: RT @TorstenBell: Here's the family impacts - single parents still lose up to £2800 from work allowance cuts while some only gain up…
Twitter: RT @spxncxrx: petty level: expert
UK to censor online videos of 'non-conventional' sex acts | Technology | The Guardian: RT @MylesJackman: "Bill a ‘prurient’ intervention that will take Britain’s censorship regime back to pre-internet era" Please RT.
Twitter: This makes me feel better about my sweary rant from earlier
Twitter: RT @PME_Politics: Knew I'd seen this whole "wow it's education?!" thing before - I graphed it on Brexit night. Y'all plagiarising me,…
Twitter: Thread
Twitter: RT @PennyRed: Hey @neilhimself I made you something.
Most students can’t tell the difference between sponsored content and real news - The Verge: RT @youngvulgarian: Well that's worrying:
Twitter: RT @youngvulgarian: Well that's worrying:
The Sun and Daily Mail accused of 'fuelling prejudice' in report on rising racist violence and hate speech in UK | The Independent: RT @StopFundingHate: Earlier this year the Daily Mail & Sun were name-checked in an international report on hate speech & discrimination
Twitter: RT @fractalbears: "UK to censor online videos of 'non-conventional' sex acts"
Cronos - Google Search: @matthewailin @MartinBelam @guardian suspicion: Cronos after film, not God (although that's a scarab not a spider)
Twitter: Happy birthday Doctor Who. When are you coming to rescue us? It's getting kind of urgent.
Twitter: RT @Michael1979: I'll be honest. I didn't think a "Nazis were bad" tweet would lead to me being lectured. I was, of course, mistaken
Twitter: What I don't get about this: why is the Express not in there too? They brown-enveloping the UN or something?
Twitter: Get thee behind me Satan.
Twitter: RT @StopFundingHate: The Express were name-checked when the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns about "extremist media…
Twitter: ba-dum-TISH
Twitter: Here's a train company bravely starting a discussion about neuroplasticity & sexism. That IS what you were doing,…
Twitter: RT @SciWriBy: "Non conventional" seems to be "things someone drawing up the list found icky..." This disproportionately affects q…
Twitter: RT @Jack_Dudgeon: Does this mean people are finally realising that the Tory austerity strategy isn't working for anyone but the rich?
Twitter: RT @garethlpowell: Happy 53rd birthday to Doctor Who. A very British champion of freedom, individuality and the right to be curious.
Twitter: Why @SawbonesHex of course
Twitter: @A_C_McGregor would you accept your name spelt slightly wrong for a 20k majority?
Twitter: RT @leedargue: It absolutely is. And money taken from #Educaiton budget - so THAT's further hit too. Absolute total shambles. Sham…
Twitter: RT @SamMichaelC: 53 years ago today the @BBC's youngest sole female producer V. Lambert and first Indian-born director W.Hussein cre…
Twitter: RT @ManVsPink: Loving these blind bag minifigs from the @LEGOBatmanMovie - is it bad that the pinks ones are my favourites?
Twitter: RT @TomChivers: Theresa May is defending NHS passport checks by talking about health tourism. Please read this on why that's silly…
Twitter: RT @JamesMelville: Since 2010, the national debt has risen by £600 billion. Tory-led austerity has failed. #AutumnStatement
Twitter: RT @sundersays: The jury have needed little time to reach a verdict in the trial of Thomas Mair, accused of the murder of Jo Cox MP
The slow-burning hatred that led Thomas Mair to murder Jo Cox | UK news | The Guardian: RT @peterwalker99: The context and background to the murder of Jo Cox is chilling and important
Far-right extremists now a majority of referrals to anti-terrorism programme in some parts of UK | Political Scrapbook: RT @mrjamesob: He's no one off: Far-right extremists now a majority of referrals to anti-terrorism programme in some parts of UK
Twitter: RT @SophieBridger: Outside Liverpool St Station is a statue remembering the children saved through the Kinder transport. In 2016 this…
Twitter: RT @stuartmillar159: CPS statement on Thomas Mair
Twitter: RT @ms_peaceweaver: You don't get disabled people into work by cutting their benefits, you get them into work by aggressively targeting…
Twitter: RT @GinFestival: COMPETITION ENDS TODAY FREE 2 of the hottest tickets in town for one lucky gin lover. TO ENTER click:…
Instagram: #AutumnStatement reaction: Roxy & I are catching up on Rick & Morty
Twitter: RT @Rachael_Swindon: Did you know this? A perfect example of what a one-sided Tory media can do if you do as they tell you.
Twitter: RT @tompeck: Or, £12,643.68 per Brexit vote...#takebackcontrol
Twitter: RT @Scriptonite: Can't watch this without crying. The words of her husband say it all. This is why the far-right have to be confront…
Home - Villa Farm Shop: @caldersidecook
Twitter: I just bought some of this today and it's yummy
Twitter: This is a cool knowledge thing
Twitter: RT @McKelvie: YER IN WIZZARD, HARRY
Twitter: RT @MrMo_J: Gritt Eklund
Twitter: RT @Burtonish_: Vincent Price, Boris Karloff & Peter Lorre with director Jacques Tourneur | Comedy of Terrors 1963
Twitter: RT @SarahRoseCrook: Male MP (1 of the 455 male MPs) Complains About Silencing of Men In Unknown Newspaper, The Times (in which 82% of f…

Ginger and Garlic Grater: @thalestral @hollyamory My favourite thing at the mo is one of these little saucer things for grating fresh ginger
Trump poised to violate Constitution his first day in office, George W. Bush’s ethics lawyer says: RT @JuddLegum: 4. Only way out, according to Bush's ethics lawyer, is for Trump to sell or give away hotel before taking office
hollymath | Jennie Rigg from Calderdale, standing for FCC: Note to self: filling in questionnaires about why you're standing for FCC when poorly may be sub optimal
miss_s_b | Norovirus: posted Norovirus to my dreamwidth blog
Dear liberal friends: you do not have the tools to fight Trump. | Milena Popova: In which @elmyra makes some very good points (NB American definition of Liberal)
Crowds lined the streets as Lamplighter parade illuminated Todmorden - Halifax Courier: RT @Reporter_Ian: Crowds lined the streets as Lamplighter parade illuminated #Todmorden (with pretty pictures)
Trump's Health Secretary Nominee: LGBT Rights Have Negative Health Impact | NewNowNext: RT @GeorgeTakei: This is sickening. LGBTs are not a health risk to others, and our rights are as inalienable as any others.
Twitter: RT @bookishwgc: Cambridge University's reaction to Brexit. However successful it is, the damage to science networks is incalculable.
Hitler salutes and white supremacism: a weekend with the 'alt-right' | World news | The Guardian: RT @MartinBelam: The media are calling the so-called "alt-right" by their proper name - well, we are, anyway
Britain's colonial shame: Slave-owners given huge payouts after abolition | The Independent: I wish all those who tried to tell me we never had slavery in the UK on @libdemvoice last week would read this:
How much is your wife worth...?: … and this, for that matter
House Passes Bill That Lets Government Contractors Fire People For Being LGBT | The Huffington Post: RT @Nissemus: The House just passed a bill that lets government contractors fire people for being LGBT
The great northern brain drain: 'I daydream about moving back' | UK news | The Guardian: RT @helenpidd: What is it like moving back to the north of England? I tell all (scroll down after @beccanicholson's lovely lament)
Drinks giant Diageo workers to strike in run up to Christmas - ITV News: If you drink any Diageo brands (there are lots) it might be worth stocking up
NASA's 'Impossible' EmDrive Could Actually Work, Even If It Breaks The Laws Of Physics: One of those stories you WANT to be true
bandit9 EVE motorcycle is a slick liquid black bullet: Waaaaaaaaaaaant
Foods to Never Reheat in a Microwave | Reader's Digest: Particularly with rice "never reheat" does not need "in a microwave" (mmmmm clostridium)
We Finally Know How London's Famous Killer Fog Formed | Gizmodo UK: This is fascinating

I'm feeling Vomit-tastic
My location is Bed
I can hear Radio 4

Crikey, norovirus is HORRIBLE, isn't it?

Saturday morning I was right as rain.
Saturday lunchtime I felt a bit queasy. Two minutes later I had to fight my way to the loo and ( cut for TMI ).

The rest of Saturday and up to Sunday afternoon I couldn't even keep water down.
Sunday afternoon I managed a yogurt.
Sunday evening I managed a plain chicken breast, then got overconfident and tried to eat a funsize bag of skittles. Skittles caused puke-o-rama.
About 2am I managed a bagel. It stayed down but I felt awful.
About an hour ago a cheese spread sandwich. I still feel queasy.

On top of all that I am highly infectious so I can't have hugs, and won't be able to have hugs for two days after symptoms subside.

Guys, you all know how I love food and hugs.
This is the worst torture EVER.

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 'Beards are a symbol of manliness': RT @BBCRadio4: Did you know there was a mechanical beard designed to help the whiskerless?

Twitter: @Jamesdbaker1 @A_C_McGregor interesting promoted tweet in my timeline this morning
Obama Reckons With a Trump Presidency - The New Yorker: RT @LeoHickman: In just a few short sentences, Obama nails it...
Twitter: RT @LeoHickman: In just a few short sentences, Obama nails it...
Twitter: RT @HerbariumDonna: Bess Harthan kept these amazing notebooks over decades, detailing her fungi finds along with exquisite illustration…
Twitter: RT @_BCT_: One of our goals is to #Inspire others to join us in speaking up for #bats ! Our number of supporters keeps growing…
George Takei: They interned my family. Don’t let them do it to Muslims. - The Washington Post: Beautiful, poignant, heartfelt plea from @GeorgeTakei here:
Twitter: RT @LettersOfNote: Fascist Oswald Mosley was born 120yrs ago today. Here's Bertrand Russell telling him to shove it - a letter I've th…
Twitter: RT @Barack_and_Joe: Biden: I love Barack Michelle: Me too, Joe Biden: (Leans in way to close) If you hurt him I will end you.
Twitter: RT @_youhadonejob1: You Had One Job!
Twitter: RT @ColinYeo1: Supreme Court allows Scottish and Welsh governments to intervene in Art 50 case and expats and workers’ union too
Twitter: RT @jennirsl: Oh, and satire is dead...
Twitter: RT @KojoRTE: Police will be legally able to: - hack your phone - search ur web history - use keyloggers Rainy Fascist Island is…
Twitter: RT @Scientists4EU: Huge vote to support Sarah Olney (@sarahjolney1) as pro-EU candidate in Richmond vs Brexiteer Zac Goldsmith. Follow…
Twitter: RT @BrendanSasso: Obama walking through the ruins of democracy feels a bit on-the-nose at the moment.
Instagram: Another one of those "chance would be a fine thing" moments @ M42 motorway
Instagram: I win!

miss_s_b | The Blood is the Life for 16-11-2016: posted The Blood is the Life for 16-11-2016 to my dreamwidth blog
Twitter: posted The Blood is the Life for 16-11-2016 to my dreamwidth blog
Twitter: RT @OscarWGrut: Boris Johnson: the master diplomat — Italian minister on their #Brexit discussions
Britain’s Brexit Policy Chaos Is Unacceptable, Italy Says - Bloomberg: RT @OscarWGrut: Boris Johnson: the master diplomat — Italian minister on their #Brexit discussions
Twitter bots can reduce racist slurs—if people think the bots are white | Ars Technica UK: Fellow white ppl, you should pay attention to this:
Twitter: RT @mikepence:
Twitter suspends alt-right accounts: Twitter have apparently started suspending fash accounts. A bit late, but still welcome
Twitter: RT @alantravis40: Shocking - Home Office reneges on promise to bring Dubs teenage children to UK -will only apply to over 12s who are…
Dave Through The Mirrorshades: When I die I want to come back as a swan in Hamburg #np
Twitter: Oh God. I always forget Weds is PMQs day and then it gets me every time. Time to go do the Away From Desk stuff so…
Twitter: RT @CNN: Vandals in Russia defaced a Soviet star, painting it to look like the cartoon starfish from "SpongeBob SquarePants"…
Twitter: .@AbiWilks any comment? Apparently @SiyandaWrites pitched it to the @guardian herself and was declined. :/
BBC Radio 4 - The Science of Everyday Living, Eating Off the Floor: Should you eat food that's been dropped on the floor? A scientific answer: (this made me LOL in several places) #np
This Is How Facebook Is Radicalizing You - BuzzFeed News: RT @BuzzFeedUKPol: This is how Facebook is radicalising you
Twitter: RT @BuzzFeedUKPol: This is how Facebook is radicalising you
Twitter: RT @NoahShachtman: Turns out, an arrest for choking your wife can be... problematic if you're looking for a top secret clearance.…
Twitter: RT @saltycrunchy: Biden: All it'll take is duct tape, Vasoline and a live badger. Obama: Nope. Biden: Just sayin'. Obama: Joe. Biden:…
Twitter: RT @Lubchansky: new comic on @thenib - So You Live in a Nightmare Hellzone: some tips on getting through the next 4ish years…
Universities accused of 'importing Sports Direct model' for lecturers' pay | UK news | The Guardian: RT @guardian: Universities accused of 'importing Sports Direct model' for lecturers' pay
Brexit vote driving anti-LGBT hate crime as victims told: ‘You’re next’ | The Independent: RT @latentexistence: Big rise in anti LGBT hate crimes with perpetrators *specifically mentioning brexit*
Twitter: RT @Kate_Kelly_Esq: Nice people scare me.
British woman arrested on 'extra-marital sex' charges after reporting gang rape to police in Dubai as attackers go free: Obvious content note on this one.
Jobs of the future may not have stable hours, holiday pay, sick pay, or pensions, DWP secretary says | The Independent: RT @IndyPolitics: Future jobs may not have paid holidays or pensions, DWP secretary says
Twitter: RT @tallgeekychap: Important thread, demonstrating the way Wikileaks has increasingly undermined its own work.
Twitter: RT @AVAETC: "Promotes white nationalism, racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny." Good on @latimes for callin…
Twitter: @avalard *swoon*
Twitter: GLEE BUSKER FTW!
Twitter: RT @larrybudd1: Beef shin bone: massive fan of #StarTrek
An article about the myth of the oppression of nerds: Some of this is uncomfortable, but it's definitely thought-provoking
Twitter: @MissDine
Twitter: RT @antoniodelotero: FLINT MICHIGAN STILL DOES NOT HAVE CLEAN WATER
Twitter: RT @agcolehamilton: Social media strategy of @theSNP for convincing world @scotlibdems are against single market in a handy sandwich me…
Twitter: *headdesk headdesk headdesk* Presumably also available in ironing board covers
Twitter: RT @jesseberney: Listen, if Trump goes four years without contacting the Pentagon, we'll all be better off.
Twitter: @timhayward my daughter has absolute rage about gender stereotyping - see this recent homework
Twitter: I think fathers should stay at home & look after the children. They're too emotional and uncollaborative for the wo…
Twitter: *has the excite*
Donald Trump's team 'discussing plans for Muslim registration system' | The Independent: RT @sean_e_williams: This doesn't sound like Nazi Germany at all.
Twitter: RT @sean_e_williams: This doesn't sound like Nazi Germany at all.
Untitled (http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-woman-who-wrote-the-last-classic-doctor-who-story-w-1789046760?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm;_source=io9_twitter&utm;_medium=socialflow): RT @io9: The woman who wrote the last classic Doctor Who story will return for season 10
Twitter: RT @io9: The woman who wrote the last classic Doctor Who story will return for season 10
Twitter: @FelicityMorse my doggies @exitthelemming
Twitter: RT @RealAdamRose: trump on how the muslim registry would be different from the jewish registry in Nazi Germany (@nytimes)

Britons with no passport struggling to rent due to immigration checks | UK news | The Guardian: RT @BusinessDesk: Britons with no passport struggling to rent due to immigration checks
May's refusal to try for an interim Brexit deal led her to this disaster: RT @IanDunt: Every detail of Brexit memo was raised by critics after the Leave vote. They were ignored as 'talking Britain down'
5 reasons to visit Calderdale: Brighouse remains the hidden gem of the hidden gem, I notice.
The way I see it: living with partial blindness: This is a thing that more people need to be aware of. It traslates to people who use wheelchairs sometimes too. Not every wheelchair user needs it all the time.
Fishmen - YouTube: Hey, if all the shops are stocking Christmas tat now, is it time for me to share this again?
Rust-belt romantics don’t get it: the middle class is being wiped out too
We need to talk about the online radicalisation of young, white men
White Supremacy Euphemism Generator for journalists
Presenting our Erasmus Petition: RT @Calderdale_LD: Presenting our Erasmus Petition
David Bowie celebration concert announced to mark his 70th birthday
Your body reveals your password by interfering with Wi-Fi
Evil Dead Book of the Dead Inspired Pizza recipe in GIF form
Revealed: temp agencies' avoidance scheme costs taxpayers 'hundreds of millions'
Queue Jumper – Northern Railway: Someone at @northernassist is a proper retro gamer. New #QueueJumper game's like 1984 all over again, even the music
Twitter announces ability to mute words and phrases as well as people: ... Which will help victims of abuse to ignore abusers, I guess, but it won't stop abusers from congregating.
Leaked memo shows government has no idea how to polish a turd
An open letter to the "I didn't mean to hurt YOU, but the economy!" Trump Supporters: This made me cry.
Five million workers could start paying hundreds more in national insurance contributions | The Independent: RT @IndyPolitics: Millions of workers to pay hundreds more in national insurance
Britain probably leaving EU customs union, says Boris Johnson | Politics | The Guardian: RT @IanDunt: Govt won't give Parliament a running commentary on Brexit, but it will to the Czech press
Armitage Pet Care Flea and Tick Drops for Dogs and Armitage Flea Drops for Cats and Kittens: Product defect alert - News stories - GOV.UK: RT @MirandaWhiting: Please retweet: recall of flea drop treatment for cats @cox_tom
Twitter: RT @mcampsss: YALL I LOOKED THROUGH THE REFLECTION OF MY GLASS SLIDING DOOR AND I THOUGHT MY DOG WAS CHILLIN ON FIRE BUT IT WAS J…
Theresa May dealt fresh blow as Supreme Court judge signals major delay on starting Brexit | The Independent: RT @Nissemus: Supreme Court judge signals major delay on starting Brexit
Untitled (http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/11/11/howard-knows-the-score/): RT @RedDwarfHQ: Download 28 years' worth of classic #RedDwarf music, plus the chance to win a fantastic prize!

Liberal Bureaucracy: "I vow to thee, my country...": In which @honladymark makes some very good points:
Bob the Angry Flower - I Am Not a Racist!: RT @maritzac: Not A Racist.
If you don't want to leave the EU, you don't have to – become an associate citizen | The Independent: RT @joncstone: MEP @CharlesGoerens, who has proposed letting Brits become ‘associate EU citizens’ explains his plan at @IndyVoices:
The 14 Characteristics of Fascism, by Lawrence Britt, Spring 2003: There's only really #6 that we're not completely there on yet. And we're heading in that direction.
The man who created a tiny country he can no longer enter - BBC News
Alarmism saved my family from Hitler: Why I won't tell anyone to calm down about Trump - The Times of Israel
History Teacher Removed From Classroom For Comparing Trump To Hitler
Advent Calendars - Master of Malt: Oh friends, @MasterOfMalt have increased their range of advent calendars this year...
Artists Fight Back: RT @TomHumberstone: If you're an artist and want to be connected with political groups who need art: sign up to Artists Fight Back
Invisible 3: Call for Submissions
10 things to know before dating bisexual men: A bit of number 8 is a slight lie; my fellas and I totally discuss which other ppl of all genders we fancy.
The Simpsons has responded to correctly predicting a Trump win 16 years ago
The BBC is doing the far-right's work for it: Content note for some images of racist propaganda posters. I'd also delete the phrase "on the verge of" from the point about the Express, Fail, and Scum.
Facebook built a news feed update that detects fake news—but didn't release it because it affected conservative sites more: Now could that be because those sites contain more lies?
UK Home Secretary signs off on Lauri Love's extradition to US • The Register: :(
Twitter: RT @dominicholden: Bill filed in Texas today, SB 92, would void all local LGBT nondiscrimination laws — including in Dallas and Austin…
Canadian province to give every citizen $1,320 income boost to overcome poverty | The Independent: RT @morganmpage: ONTARIO IS GOING TO PILOT A GUARANTEED ANNUAL INCOME PROGRAM. THIS IS HUGE:
The Myths Democrats Swallowed That Cost Them the Presidential Election: This is brutal.
22 Gin And Tonics That Will Blow Your Mind: Attention @emmaprice @SimplyJenkins @LDFriendsOfGin You should look at this, via @lornadupre
Amber Rudd orders Lauri Love extradition to US on hacking charges | Law | The Guardian: RT @LozKaye: This appears an even worse move than ever, given recent events.
Biden/Obama memes are my comfort at the moment: RT @_SailorKhandi_: "You brought him into our home..the one we've shared for 8 years.." "Joe, he's about to be-" "He sat in my chair."
How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News - BuzzFeed News: RT @mims: This cannot be emphasized enough: Facebook is a unique enabler of misinformation
Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is registered voter at vacant Florida home | US news | The Guardian: RT @Karnythia: Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is registered voter at vacant Florida home About that voter fraud...
UK Government agreed referendum could not be legally binding | The Independent: RT @UKIPNFKN: Conservative MPs seize on a forgotten Government pledge to let Parliament decide the response to all referendums
Whitehall 'struggling to cope with scale of work arising from Brexit vote' | Politics | The Guardian: RT @guardiannews: Whitehall 'struggling to cope with scale of work arising from Brexit vote'
Furious British minicab drivers forced to pay for English language tests | London Evening Standard: RT @SarahNobleLD: GMB is outraged that white taxi drivers have to take literacy tests. After pushing to impose them on Asian drivers.
On Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Trump, Part 1 of ? | Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!: RT @HickeyWriter: New blog post, on Trump, right-wing authoritarianism, and why I'm scared

Blaming political correctness for Trump is like blaming the civil rights movement for Jim Crow | Lindy West | Opinion | The Guardian

RT @PennyRed: Blaming political correctness for Trump is like blaming the civil rights movement for Jim Crow. YES @thelindywest

Trump’s top domestic policy adviser: being gay is a ‘lifestyle’ that ‘can be changed’

RT @Nissemus: Trump’s top domestic policy adviser: being gay is a ‘lifestyle’ that ‘can be changed’

UN: 'Grave' disability rights violations under UK reforms - BBC News

RT @sailor_jerry: BBC News - UN: 'Grave' disability rights violations under UK reforms

Instagram; When Martin Luther nailed his protest to the church door in 1517, little did he know that 500…
Did Clinton fail to turn out registered Democrats?: RT @justamusicprof: Clinton received more votes than any other candidate in US history except Obama.
brimful of asha · I’ve been thinking a lot about the meeting between...: RT @stevesilberman: Scathing post. As close as we'll get to knowing why Trump looked so glum on his tour of the White House.
Election Week Cold Open - SNL - YouTube: RT @stackee: Kate McKinnon, as Hillary Clinton, singing 'Hallelujah' on SNL is the thing you didn't know you needed 'til now
This Australian tourism campaign must be the most inappropriate ever | The Poke: RT @ThePoke: #recap This Australian tourism campaign must be the most inappropriate ever

Trump and Brexit: why it’s again NOT the economy, stupid | British Politics and Policy at LSE: RT @RobDotHutton: Most interesting read of the morning: Trump and Brexit: why it’s again NOT the economy, stupid via @LSEpoliticsblog
Suggestions for Fighting Back | Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!: If you're ready for practical suggestions:
Putin applauds Trump win and hails new era of positive ties with US | US news | The Guardian: RT @waltisfrozen: Holy shit. Russia *admitted* they helped swing the election to Trump.
Twitter: RT @Wriggy: Your Twitter feed is probably full of politics so here's a dog who thought some humans had thrown a parade for him.…
Transgender Americans fear for safety after Trump win: 'We are traumatized' | US news | The Guardian: RT @TransMediaWatch: The Guardian talks to trans Americans who are now afraid for their safety:
What A Difference 2 Percentage Points Makes | FiveThirtyEight: RT @RobDotHutton: As with Brexit, if a very small number of people had wobbled the other way, we'd be writing Liberal Triumph Pieces.
“It is happening again…” – BBC junking more Doctor Who: On the BBC still failing to preserve Doctor Who content:
Economic victims didn't elect Trump. The well-off and segregated did - The Globe and Mail: RT @Nissemus: Economic victims didn't elect Trump. The well-off and segregated did
Unpaid work calculator: The value of my unpaid work is £37,682.84 a year I bet @matgb's is more.
Twitter: Wow. This is very good indeed. #StopFundingHate
Day 1 in Trump’s America – Medium
Untitled (https://www.gofundme.com/molliekatie): RT @molliekatie: If you would like to do something positive for a disabled person, I could use much more help. Please donate and RT.
People Are Setting New Balance Shoes on Fire After Company's Apparent Pro-Trump Comments: RT @Newsweek: People are setting New Balance shoes on fire after the company's apparent pro-Trump comments
My daughter got given sexist crap for her DT homework. You'll never guess what happened next. Well, you probably will: Daughter's Design Technology homework. I'm especially proud of her answers for 65-70 year old…
Instagram: Spike! Spike! Don't look now, but I think she's taking photos of us again…!
How Misinformation spreads: RT @violetblue: The pope’s “[Trump] endorsement” has over 868,000 Facebook shares; Snopes piece exposing it as fake only has 33,000:
Twitter: RT @coolmcjazz: When you see hatred and racism, stare in it the face. It probably won't have the courage to look back.

I'm feeling depressed

I was reading this earlier, and it struck me as very persuasive. Go read it. I'll wait.

I think we are at 1913, and all the pieces are in place, and all we need is for someone to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. Or we are at 1938, and all we need is for someone to invade Poland...

We have an actual fascist as president elect of the USA.
A majority of Europeans now have authoritarian views.
The disabled have been derided as scroungers to the point where the UN human rights commission decries our treatment of them, and most Brits just shrug.
Muslims, anyone with a brown or black face, and LGBT people have been prepped by demonisation.

All we need is an Archduke Ferdinand moment, and we'll all start blowing each other up with heterosexual abandon.

Me, personally, I can see it going down one of two ways:

1, Some nutter assassinates Trump. Could be anyone, doesn't really matter. Whoever it is, the whole festering can of worms will explode. Ugly white supremacism will blame muslims and the retaliation will be swift, merciless, and violent. America has guns. Lots and lots of guns. And they don't mind pointing them at each other or anyone else. At some point it will go outside American borders and we'll all end up caught up in it.

2, Russia continues expansionism into Baltic states to the point where we can't keep ignoring it. Conflagration ensues.

What do you guys think is going to be the end of our civilisation?
And is there any hope for the one that comes after?
(I think there might be - humans are very adaptable. It's going to be fucking awful for those individuals of us who live through it, but humanity as a whole will survive. In some form)

ETA: I watched Supergirl today. I wish with all my heart that Lynda Carter was the POTUS and that speech she made about the Statue of Liberty was how America was thinking... Then I saw this. And I cried and cried.

Government refuses to guarantee workers' rights after Brexit | The Independent; RT @nataliesedacca: Awful but predictable: Government refuses to guarantee workers' rights after #Brexit
Government refuses to reveal why it violated North Carolina LGBT boycott over transphobic laws | The Independent: RT @joncstone: Government refuses to reveal why it violated North Carolina LGBT boycott over transphobic laws
Untitled (https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-08/india-pushes-u-k-to-figure-out-its-economic-future): RT @mihirssharma: Sorry, Britain. The Brexiteers lied: India won't bail you out. Like Europe, we expect migration if you want trade.
Permission to appeal decision - The Supreme Court: RT @UKSupremeCourt: Article 50 #Brexit case: UKSC formally grants Government permission to appeal and lists case for hearing 5-8 Dec
Depression: Getting Social Media To Work For You: RT @BlurtAlerts: ICYMI - Depression: Getting Social Media To Work For You

I'm feeling grumpy

... is all I ever seem to post these days, isn't it?

I have been back to the quack to discuss my test results. The quack did a manual exam* and has booked me in with the vampire** and the batscanner***.

I am still in constant pain, and the bleeding is still constant.

If I am grumpy with you at all, this is probably the reason. I can at least now self-medicate with gin.

* Yes, THAT kind of manual exam. And I had to explain to her what a mooncup was. And having my uterus prodded at from all angles did not help with the pain.
** Apparently not everyone refers to having bloods taken as "going to see the vampire"? I'm sure the seasoned phlebotomist will have heard the term before
*** Ultrasound scanning person

Care homes ban relatives who complain - BBC News: RT @sturdyAlex: Banning relatives for complaining about their loved ones' care is outrageous. And CQC doesn't even collate data!
Petition · Stand With Mermaids Charity: Petition supermarkets to remove the Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday from their shelves · Change.org: RT @TransMediaWatch: A petition is calling for supermarkets to stop selling the Mail due to its attacks on trans people:
Descendants of Jewish refugees seek German citizenship after Brexit vote | World news | The Guardian: RT @exitthelemming: Imagine despairing of this country so much that you apply to become a citizen of the one which murdered your mother
Ghostbusters nominated for People’s Choice Awards + VOTE NOW! – GhostbustersNews.com: RT @GBNewsdotcom: #Ghostbusters nominated for People's Choice Awards + VOTE NOW!: @peopleschoice…
I Talked To Some Trump Voters, Too: RT @RosamundUrwin: This is brilliant. On journalists and Trump voters (applies to many articles written about Brexit too):

Benefit sanctions forcing people to use food banks, study confirms
Twitter: Seconded
Twitter: FAO @tainkirrahe
Twitter: RT @peterjukes: This is why we joined the common market, folks. Will cost MORE to subsidise all these car makers than EU membership
Twitter: RT @franklinleonard: Trying to imagine a tweet that goes "Movie A is about a white, straight, rich man. But here's why it relates to eve…
Twitter: @enterstageleft
Instagram: New phone has arrived with an app called ArtRage on it. Impressive array of brushes, easily…
Gumby and dog are the best pals | The Verge: Lovely doggie is lovely (story via @Linothel )
Test your M25 knowledge: Mystic sigil odegra encircling our capital only happened 30 years ago? Mind blown
Twitter: @CharlotteGore Janeway such a badass tho
Twitter: Dammit. @CharlotteGore reminding me that everything needs MOAR Janeway.
Twitter: @CharlotteGore this is obvs the best one
Instagram: Spike gazes at the treat tin in the most subtle of subtle fashions
Twitter: Wondering if there is a solution more effective than minty dentastix for Roxy's breath. Nuclear weapons, perhaps?
Twitter: @CharlotteGore
Twitter: @lingmops @CharlotteGore
Twitter: @CharlotteGore @JFSculpts @lingmops
Twitter: @lingmops
Twitter: @CharlotteGore @lingmops

Kirklees council planners object to restaurant sign because it's too nice for the area
This is where racist immigration policies get you; people unable to do their jobs
Calling racists racist is ‘racist’, say racists: RT @newsthump: NEWS! Calling racists racist is ‘racist’, say racists
Tax credit claimants will never again have to deal with a private company after Concentrix debacle, HMRC pledges
The Bruce Dickinson Quiz: how much do you know about Iron Maiden’s frontman? - Classic Rock: Goddamnit, only 8/10 via @TeamRockBelong
'Super-parenting' improves children's autism - BBC News: Listening to your child and treating them as an individual helps shock.
Researchers have identified a simple bias that makes forgiveness so hard
miss_s_b | Updatey McUpdateface: Phone: posted Updatey McUpdateface: Phone on #dreamwidth
If women wrote men the way men write women.: RT @Spacekatgal: DYING.
For Services To The Bisexual Community - Bi Community News: In which @jenyockney actually receives her much-deserved M-Bi-E
How 'neurosexism' is holding back gender equality – and science itself: Via the awesome @garwboy on twitter
It takes a special arrogance to say the poverty in I, Daniel Blake is unrealistic
Of course Toby Young understands what life is like on benefits – he knows what ‘rings true’: Expert fisking of The Odious Young here.

I'm feeling hopeful

So, this morning I phoned Samsung, again.
To tell them that the courier had failed to turn up to collect my phone, again.
The lady on the phone was lovely, really lovely, and rescheduled my pickup for tomorrow morning, and was laughing with me when I said "I'll speak to you tomorrow afternoon, then" as we finished the call.

About ten minutes after I got off the phone there was a knock on the door, and it was the courier. To pick up my phone. Completely unscheduled and with no warning. And he made a crack about exploding phones because that's clearly helpful.

*headdesk headdesk headdesk*

So I phoned the nice lady back and she remained nice and was sympathetic about how crazy this is all being...

This miracle having occurred, I decided to check the tracking number for my replacement, not as good but at least non-explodey, phone. For 11 days the tracking number has been coming up as "not recognised" on the Royal Mail website. Suddenly, today, it's showing as being processed in Manchester.

OfC this does speak to it coming from Taiwan, where the seller is, rather than Ireland which is where the seller claimed it was. In which case there's going to be a hell of a lot of import duty to pay on it. So I'm not celebrating yet...

But am I right to be cautiously optimistic here?

I mean, so far with time off waiting in for courier and accessories bought it's cost me a considerable sum owning the Galaxy Note 7 that I'm almost certainly not going to get back, and I've been some time without a working phone, and all in all it's been a bit of a mare. But is there now light at the end of the tunnel?

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