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“I’ve watered down the ‘assisted dying safeguards,’ grandma” From the new Private Eye, out now.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

'This week in #Scotland there are many people, most of them women, who feel a strong urge to shout “I Told You So, You F***ing Fools” from every available rooftop.' #GRRBill #NoToSelfID #ScottishLabour #AnasSarwar #GenderRecognitionReform #WomenWontWheesht 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

"Middle-class arrogant male doctor breaches nurse's boundaries is not a new story ... this time ... with the backing of ... illegal guidelines drawn up by public sector officials ... betraying ... the many working-class women at the frontline of our public services.” www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

submitted 9 days ago • 230 comments

submitted 85 days ago • 65 comments

Elon Musk's kid to President Trump, "I want you to shush your mouth"

submitted 9 days ago • 35 comments

This is amazing. Via @nytimes.com

submitted 9 days ago • 67 comments

The question is not 'what can reliably distinguish between males and females'. It is are there more than 2 sexes and is sex a spectrum? The answer is no. There are 2 and only 2 sexes because sex in this sense refers to the reproductive strategy of humans, involving the fusion of an egg and a sperm.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

If Labour approves the Rosebank oil field, it would be the final straw for many of its green-minded voters. It might appease corporate power for a moment, but in doing so it will lose far more than it gains. The government seems to be on a self-destructive streak. Now's the time to rethink.

submitted 13 days ago • 99 comments

Good work BBC with this explainer on why UK electricity prices are so high compared to our peers. Key reasons: 1️⃣ We're dependent on volatile gas prices 2️⃣ Network costs high: grid expansion far too slow 3️⃣ Costs to deal with polluting fossil fuels are loaded onto electricity prices - nonsensical!

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

Jeez. Trump has signed an EO to withdraw the US from the UN Human Rights Council. Just think about that

submitted 16 days ago • 123 comments

Lewis is right. I have been dismayed by how little coverage Musk’s adventure has garnered in British press. Is there a better story than world’s richest man and his gang of 20 something interns take control of world’s largest country’s computer systems?

submitted 17 days ago • 19 comments

Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options. Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.

submitted 19 days ago • 4032 comments

"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup." nymag.com/intelligence...

submitted 19 days ago • 272 comments