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the harm rowling has done to the trans community both in the UK and abroad is (and has been for a while) irrefutable and irreparable, and has largely been allowed to be ignored due to fans of her work glossing over the things they find uncomfortable to contend with. i don't care. be uncomfortable.

submitted 18 days ago • 16 comments

So, I know that the Met Gala gives big Hunger Games energy. That analogy is warranted given everything going on in the world. However, I’d like to take a moment to gently remind people that the event really does support artisans, public history, and preservation. It’s not just about celebs.

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

What do we want? To walk ten metres without bumping into a Lime Bike, stray wheelie bin, or cafe A-board in the middle of the pavement. When do we want it? Whenever you’ve got a sec to pop out and move them.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

It's horrific that Netanyahu is just saying this out loud and world powers are letting them go through with it. This is a plainly stated intention to wipe out Gazans. A moral fucking atrocity. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/w...

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

I have completely deleted my Duolingo. I was informed by one of my kids that the company has removed most of its employees and 70% of the company is run by AI. I urge everyone to delete their app.

submitted 3 days ago • 154 comments

Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races. And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards. I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.

submitted 3 days ago • 116 comments

I just spent 6 hours in Versailles (NOT THE PALACE) and it was an absolutely lovely way to spend a Sunday.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell. If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...

submitted 3 days ago • 292 comments

Don’t go shopping, don’t go shopping, don’t go shopping. *spoiler alert: I went shopping

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.

submitted 5 days ago • 51 comments

The last line of this article is the best.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Tell me you haven’t read it without telling me you haven’t read it.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all. It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.

submitted 6 days ago • 309 comments

I am having the laziest holiday morning ever. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Just a gentle reminder for those on antidepressants in this heat 🔥 Not everyone knows this, so please share to spread the word ❤️

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Save the date! The GLAMcares conference is Thurs 26 June in Leeds Hear how museums, galleries and libraries are reshaping how we care for our audiences and ourselves. Explore creative health, wellbeing, and participatory practice. £25, book at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I need everyone to stop congratulating Canada like we did something amazing. The fascists *barely* lost. 8 million people voted for Poilievre. Only 8.5 voted Lib. We have a shit ton of work to do to ensure the fascists *never* hold power.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Amazing performance by Bear McCreary and his band tonight. In Paris. Because that’s where I am. Got treated to a lot more of his metal album than I expected! But super sweet to hear the audience singing along to The Skye Boat Song.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

THIS. All you who voted for PP anyway, you need to really start paying attention.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The Canadian election result shows that the 2024 US election might have gone very differently if American voters could somehow have known in advance what it would be like to have Donald Trump as president

submitted 7 days ago • 318 comments

YES

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

This is my fucking Grey Cup. Poilievre just gave his concession speech and said “We denied the NDP and Liberals enough seats to form a coalition government” Libs + NDP currently have exactly enough seats for a coalition gov if Poilievre loses in his own riding PLEASE CARLETON DO IT FOR THE VINE

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

I now just really want him to lose Carleton. Because I am petty.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments