Kathleen Gray

@DanHowdle I wiped my arse on tracing paper today and it was the most patriotic shit I’ve ever had. Thank you #brexit

@AdrianLuty @AnnOlivarius @cindygallop Which still sounds predatory and creepy, and totally inappropriate behaviour for an MSP.

@Capable_Kat @AnnOlivarius @cindygallop So? Did he send dick pics? No. Did he request dick pics? No. He had obviously developed an obsession with the boy (if indeed he was conversing with a boy & not a reporter). You’re trying to make something prurient out of it. Mr.Mackay needs help, not castigation...

Enough with the self-serving minimising by men caught out. Sending hundreds of messages to a 16-year old boy still living at home is not "foolish", it's predatory and creepy - and we all know it. theguardian.com/politics/2020/…

@AdrianLuty @AnnOlivarius @cindygallop “Mackay’s unsolicited messages, which began on 2 August, included calling him “cute” a number of times, discussing the boy’s new haircut, and inviting him to dinner and to a parliamentary event as his guest.”

@AnnOlivarius @cindygallop Knee jerk sensationalism. Guilty before being proved innocent. The message transcripts appear to show Mackay told the boy he was gay & the boy responded by saying he was fine with that as long as he didn’t try anything. The rest is in YOUR mind...

It is scandalous that women fleeing domestic abuse in 2020 still face the terrifying prospect of either returning to their perpetrator or becoming homeless. No one should be turned away from support when they are at their most vulnerable theguardian.com/society/2020/f…

Men’s careers recover all the time after accusations of abuse for sexual violence against women. And indeed following actual convictions. Ford's book "Boys Will Be Boys" lists 25 pages of such men, with (negligible) impacts on their careers, pp. 332–357. allenandunwin.com/browse/books/g…

Really not sure these #Brexit50p are worth it. Got one in my change earlier:

Rebecca Long-Bailey pledges to democratise UK economy and push for Green New Deal - The Meteor themeteor.org/2020/01/18/reb…

For all my friends on the Isle of Sheppey

The office next door to ours made me feel bad about our lack of decoration so I drew this. #science

Fritzl: My accomplishments in home security have been overlooked

There is a gross amount of classism, sexism, and racism tied up in the idea that good skin/good health is a result of being a better person, living an appropriately “clean” life, because beauty industries sell us on the idea that health=morality. Don’t fall for that.

A new centre for victims of domestic violence has opened in Accrington, named after the famous ‘voters for women’ campaigner Emily Davison. #DV #VAW #Lancashire lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18103605.…

Expect more of this with a privatised NHS.

Good job, remainers. Special mention to the Lib Dems!

@TammyWebsterX @Hayleystevens I realise now that you weren’t asking for top tips on how to convert any believers. I guess they just need to experience non-paranormal experiences over time and have the curiosity to interrogate & interpret them.

@TammyWebsterX @Hayleystevens Start by asking them good-faith questions about what they believe in & why, and then you’ve begun a no-pressure conversation that gets you both thinking and talking about each’s position. Too many who want to educate aren’t willing to play the long game - and that’s what it is.

Here’s a Lib Dem campaign leaflet from my constituency appealing directly to Conservative voters to stop Labour. This was their game all along #VoteLibDemGetTory

"Self-appointed religious 'leaders', who claim to speak on behalf of minorities, instead use them like pawns in a game for power and influence." This from @sunny_hundal is our essay of the week: independent.co.uk/voices/antisem… Subscribe to our newsletters: secularism.org.uk/newsline