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Anything posted here are my personal views. Anonymised UK policy generalist with far too much experience, especially economic, tax, and international. Preferred pronouns: They/Them/Their. @souptomatosoup on twitter Banner credit @pickardje.bsky.social
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A horrible incident - and one that could have significant (and, perhaps, intended) political consequences. Democrats have a one seat majority in the Minnesota Senate and the state House is tied. There have been contentious special elections that have flipped control three times since November

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

submitted 1 day ago • 399 comments

This film seems to be appropriately titled

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS NOW.

submitted 1 day ago • 62 comments

Mid & East Antrim will hold their first ever Pride parade this year in Ballymena on 28 June. M&EA are going to need a lot of us to show up for reasons that should be obvious given what's happening in the town atm. Numerous counter-protests have already been registered. This is what Pride is about

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Children exposed to COVID in utero had developmental delays at age 24 months: 🧠36% cognitive delays 🗣️64% communication delays 🏃57% had motor delays 🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9 #Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷

submitted 2 days ago • 30 comments

BTW, our new guide on protesting safely in the age of surveillance is unpaywalled. From phone safety tips to just how much law enforcement can track your movements, take a look at the guide:

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

… then they came for my workforce. And I didn’t speak up, because I felt just too fucking stupid now as I voted for all of this.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Under Boris Johnson's 2020 deal, the UK would have 15 days after leaving the ECHR to negotiate a new basis for police, justice cooperation - or it would all end. This would need to be sorted out in advance for the transfer of air passenger details. Might appeal to fans of negotiation cliff-edges

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

Not clear whether she means: 1. We don’t agree with the large volume of ECtHR case law on this subject or 2. There is no ECtHR case law to this effect Either way, it makes her entirely unfit for her post.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

As I pointed out the other day, this is a fools errand. Reform voters are anti-BBC for the reason that they're anti-establishment in general. Programming changes won't fixthat. At the same time, it reflects a horrifically misguided BBC instinct to elevate minority views they think will be popular.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Name of the wind - Patrick Rothfuss World War Z - Max Brooks Dracula - Bram Stoker

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment