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@mac_critical
Politics, DnD, General Cynicism - It's an octopus.
Katılım Nisan 2019
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Day 8 100/100 - wife joined me for the last ten of the day too.
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First 12 of the first days 100 done, had to stop after 12 as I had a 4 year old trying to ride my back as I was doing them. It’s a start.
Lenderz.bsky.social🙈🙉🙊@Lenderz
I’m going to be doing this challenge trying to help raise some money for cancer research next month, if any of my followers are able to contribute I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/richards-…
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@mynnoj @AdamBienkov You absolutely can. And should.
(Blaming the Express for it's part, also fine. But it's not one or the other.)
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@AdamBienkov Can't even blame them for that really, it's the fault of the Express for facilitating it
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Quite the insight there from the Conservative party's former national and international security policy adviser
Garvan Walshe@garvanwalshe
We used to do this at Conservative HQ. We would ask the Daily Express to print something unsubtantiated* then get an MP to tell Parliament “I read in the Express that X”, and then pitch to the other papers that “Parliament was told X” I’m sure Labour** did the same thing…
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@Lenderz Well done mate. Impressed.
Not sure how you've managed to keep motivated. After my niece told me that I *WOULD* be going in the pool when we go on holiday (on penalty of making her very upset) I told myself I'd start exercising this month and...meh. No motivation. None.
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Day 7 100/100 - first week defeated! I was so intimidated if I’d be able to do this coming into it.
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@SarahRosemary3 Not sure if Twitter has a limit on how long a thread can get, but if we're posting examples of Tory misinformation I'm fairly convinced we'll hit one.
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we need a mega thread of all the examples which keep being posted on twitter
Anybody volunteering?
Adam Bienkov@AdamBienkov
These are the leaflets the Conservative Party is currently putting out in London. Just straightforward disinformation, designed to trick people into handing over their data.
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@AdamBienkov I can't believe I'm saying this of Oliver Dowden but...
Of course he knows. He'd just rather not admit they somehow managed to make THAT much of a shambles of a relatively content-free image. It has about 7 elements to it, each questionable in some way.
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
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Oliver Dowden says he has "absolutely no idea" why the Conservative party deleted their poster suggesting Britain is the second most powerful country in the world.
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Latest in an informative thread from Sunder on the array of foul lunatics Reform have had to drop as candidates.
Sunder Katwala@sundersays
Reform has dropped its candidates for South Shropshire and for Stevenage for comments that "clearly breach any basic idea of decency" after the Mail on Sunday reported racist, sexist & other outlandish comments google.com/amp/s/www.dail…
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Actually yes. That's exactly what you've done.
Look up Julia Serano's work to read why Blanchard's is incorrect and why to reduce being transgender to a sexual element is deeply misrepresentative.
And again, let's not judge all by the behaviour of a minority. There danger lies
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@mac_critical @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Actually no. Look up Ray Blanchard's work on Autogynephiles who are a subset of crossdressers. There is a strong sexual element here. GCs get hold of the stuff these guys produce online and repost. It is very sexualised!
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling I'll assume you're the latter, so let's choose that one. You're a gender critic so you must be a bully? A white supremacist? A Nazi? Homophobic?
No, that'd be silly, right? I can't assume because of the behavior of some, it reflects on the whole.
Oh.
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Based on one account, 'plus others' you've reduced all trans women to a perceived negative behaviour.
Should we do the same for gay men? Black people? Immigrants? Gender critics?
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Who we're dealing with?
"Male erotic cross dressers" with a heavy implication of paedophilia?
Do you see how you're going beyond 'just pointing out that is a man'? You've crossed the line into prejudice. Bigotry.
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@mac_critical @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling "Should TW have the same rights as other women?"
TW not defined
Rights not defined
As other women, accepts they are women.
My question shows
1 who we are dealing with and
2 shows how their family might be affected.
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling Sure, if I ran a poll using biased questions, I'd get biased answers. It's why good pollsters go to great lengths to ensure their questions are neutral.
This poll was conducted by Reuters, voted 2nd most trusted news sources in the world. Are you suggesting bias there?
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@mac_critical @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling The question does not define TW, but also, doesn't define what these rights are.
"Should male erotic cross-dressers be able to shower with your daughter and niece?", might get a different response.
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling 3. Bigotry is the preconceived negative opinion of a specific group without just cause. A prejudice. Pointing out that a trans woman was a man might not be bigotry (though your intent for doing so might). Rowlings opinion of trans people as ‘a threat to women’ fits the definition
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@PaddyKumar3 @The_DogWalker @jk_rowling 1. That was addressed in the polling, with lower acceptance amongst those more likely not to know what a trans woman is (Cairo).
2. We should disregard all polling based on an assumption the answer given was false? Or just this one because you dislike the result?
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@Phoenix4517 Their current strategy and any 'plan B' they have seem to involve doing some variation of more of the same. It's worked well thus far... 🤔
I wonder if any of them have considered actually governing? It'd be a bold strategy, true, but it might just work.
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The fact the Tories continue to pin absolutely everything on Rwanda is just incredible
Alex Wickham@alexwickham
— No10 aides have been tasked with coming up with a plan to protect Sunak thru May 2 — royal assent on Rwanda is hoped for in ~2 weeks — meaning a possible first flight *around the locals date* — No10 hope that changes the narrative at the right time bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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@alexwickham @BloombergUK In any sane party, a shift further right and a threat to quit the ECHR would cause more letters to go in, not less.
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NEW: @BloombergUK Saturday read
— Tory MPs are floating the idea of a “unity Cabinet” of moderates + right-wingers, led by Mordaunt, if Sunak can’t survive May 2
— No10 is seriously considering a big shift to the right on migration/ECHR to stop letters
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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@nothing_human Can't think of any reason why GPs might seek to specifically target the LGBTQ+ community. None at all. The NHS must have a top secret plan to create a bunch of poofters via exposure to rainbow flags. It's literally the only explanation.
Meanwhile...
england.nhs.uk/about/equality…
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It’s not indoctrination. There you go.
An information poster with support numbers for those who are LGBTI is not going to affect you.
Stop with the faux outrage.
mardibum63@mardibum63
Doctors surgery with my wife and this . Tell me its not indoctrination.
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@SoupTomatoSoup @jneill As a general rule, it's usually a fairly safe bet.
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"Ryan" is 100% confident...
Drs Dunning and Kruger are on the phone to him as I type ...
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