The Fledger

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You need to know your waist measurement, irrespective of bloating, what you've had for breakfast, and the time of the month. ✍️ @mansionsandcake tells The Fledger that women’s clothing sizes need sorting out . thefledger.com/post/love-your…

Are we wasting our time with climate activism? What do you think? ✍️ Read Eve's thoughts on climate activism here thefledger.com/post/are-young… #streetinterviews #questions #voxpop #onthestreet #climate #netzero

"Those guys are just idiots and assholes" — an American student gives her thoughts on climate activism.

TL;DR: Get a job... Are we wasting our time with climate activism? What do you think? ✍️ Read Eve's thoughts on climate activism here thefledger.com/post/are-young… #streetinterviews #questions #voxpop #onthestreet #climate #netzero

Young conservative shares his thoughts on climate change.

@Max_Booth_ They just love her costume... thefledger.com/post/the-torie…

Once mocked as being a worthless metric on one’s self-esteem, having online friends is now defined less by numbers and more by an emotional connection to those from the other side of the Earth. ✍️ @MarcCorrales3 reflects on his online friendships. thefledger.com/post/online-fr…

@Peston He’s the king of causing conspiracy theories…

As conspiracy theories go, Johnson’s resignation statement takes the biscuit. It will further undermine trust in the political system and it will worsen the already bitter division in the Tory Party. It is not just a disaster for Sunak - especially the attacks on his failure to push through Johnson’s preferred policies - but there is also a question whether the Tory party can hold together

Remember when 5G towers causing cancer was a thing? @elliedyerbrown explains how COVID and the Green Agenda come together in the ultimate conspiracy theory 👇 thefledger.com/post/how-covid…

@LibertyCappy We talked a bit about this here 👇 thefledger.com/post/does-war-…

A Marvel movie is released every six months and is, in effect, just a trailer for the next film, setting up yet another world of weightless, consequence-less, contentless, mush. ✍️ @MaxwellCorp reflects on Marvel’s chokehold on cinema. thefledger.com/post/how-the-m…

Systems have trapped us at desks for eight hours a day, working for next month’s rent, next month’s food, next month’s dream. War provides a break from the stresses of these systems. ✍️@IYielder proposes that during war, community is never felt stronger. thefledger.com/post/does-war-…

Truss parodied Thatcher — even wore the same clothes. But why? Why does a mythologised version of Mrs Thatcher persist? ✍️ @MaxBooth123 delves into the tories’ obsession with Maggie. thefledger.com/post/the-torie…

If something is free, you are the product. Everything you’ve ever watched. Everything you’ve liked. All your secret hobbies and private passions. Your beliefs, biases and political opinions. ✍️ @MaxwellCorp explains the danger of using TikTok. thefledger.com/post/the-tikto…

I wrote a thing for @TheFledger. If anyone wants to give it a read, it'd be much appreciated ☺️ @rentstrikeUoM

‘It’s strange to think we live in a world where the only place that students are seeing their senior university staff is in a courtroom.’ ✍️ @mansionsandcake reflects on the rent strikes in Manchester. thefledger.com/post/protests-…