MJ Quigley

Looks ready to hunt beasts in the city of Yarnham

100% this, benefits fraud is a drop in the ocean compared to what is lost in tax evasion + the lack of any wealth tax. probably also important to note, by increasing what we pay at the bottom doesn't increase tax revenues a great deal either, because there still is a vast pool of untaxed income

I want to know if this start up as Elizabeth Holmes involved, along with Sam Bankman-Fried

It was such an interesting class to take

Oooo, they are also stunning. And no worries; you have given me some good ones to consider <3

Omg; that looks spectacular. I knew if anyone was going to send a quality deck; it would be you <3

Never not a timely moment to have this reposted.

Indeed, some people have raised to, oh but you shop in stores that still stock HP books and Merch, and I'm like, well I spend a lot on books, so kind of impossible where I am to avoid said bookstores. But, the decision I make, not to buy HP stuff now, is the important factor.

Anyone got like a tarot deck recommendation? Like a classic style, but with nice art, as opposed to like a pop culture deck. Asking, as I am starting a writing project and I could do with a deck for some of the things in said project.

It is all good, I also have to apologise, as I feel like, I may have came off as putting you on blast when it was more about the annoying people who keep using it that way to absolve themselves. Totally in agreement on your critique of people who keep using it in that way excuse their consumption

Missed that bit; just how the phrase is thrown about by the people trying to still hold water for Harry potter is a common gripe of mine 😭 it now makes discussions on literary criticism so much harder, and trying to actually ask people to engage with the text a bit more.

JK Rowlings crime novels, are a prime example of this and are probably a massive reflection of her bigotries and hang-ups with certain things. + she uses the wealth to actively harm people while she sits on a massive yacht

Separating the art from the artist, even when the artist is actually dead. Because it ignores the aspects of the work that we ought to be thinking critically about; HP Lovecraft, notorious racist, his work is dripping with his racism and you have to go with that understanding.

This once again reminds me, so many people are still using "Death of the Artist" in the wrong way, as a means to absolve their consumption of the art despite it actively funding the harm of trans people. Death of the artist is just a means of literary analysis.

One thing I do like about Zack, is that he is very consistent and clear in his messaging. Every time, I see him quizzed on tax policy, he is very on point with taxing the rich, there is no PR bullshit. It is good to see the Greens getting airtime for this.

It is; I actually took a class in my postgrad about ethics and writing laws & regulations. Which was a super interesting insight into how hard it can be write laws that are reflective of moral and ethical ideals. It is why interpretation and application are important,

It is shocking how many people think like that; like, I did Jurisprudence as a law student. The Philosophy of Law is interesting, because reading on that topic at length, will tell you that law is never the barometer of morality. By that framing, everything the British gov is technically "moral"

God that take is sickening; I am absolutely repulsed by his thinking and his "well, the moral standards were different back then"- like that makes Jefferson any less of a hypocrit, slaver and rapist.

Who would later be important revolutionary thinkers in the French Revolution, even called him out for it, saying you say these things in the declaration of independence, yet you own slaves.

Listening to the Behind the Bastards on him was so interesting, cause he was worst than I thought.

Is that the Thomas Jefferson defender? Cause, I saw some of his bullshit, and i was like, while accurate Jefferson did involve himself in attempts at abolition, he eventually pivoted and was like, I need slaves to maintain this lifestyle.

So much so when he was in France talking to some guys

EMBRACE TRADITION

Perfection

Rightfully fucking so, little cephalopods wearing their little hats

I love how the media class are like Nigel farage, a racist, this is shocking news go us. And it is like, blimey

Haha, as a brit, this is very much the case. Like, give me the vast variety of spicy Asian dishes, give me ramen, give me Italian food, the list goes on

The argument about, oh this medical intervention has risks so we need to ban it, can apply to any medicine. My anti-depressants came with a massive booklet detailing all the risks. The Cass Review ignored so many long tail studies showing the positive outcomes for trans youth,

People also need to realise, the Cass Review deliberately ignored data that disproved its positions. The Cass Review, went in with the answer it wanted to find and fudged the data to support it. Basically scientifically unethical,

If we accept, risk with puberty blockers means we should ban them, then that argument can be applied to any medicine. Anti-depressants, like the ones I'm on, come with a massive booklet of side-effects and risks, but i am more functional on them, but by that logic, they should be banned.

It is an inherently unscientific position; we have decades of people living absolutely fine lives on HRT, puberty blockers have been used for decades and we have essentially a lot of long tail data showing they are safe. Now are there side-effects and risk, yes but that exists with all medicine

hillary cass is to gender-affirming care what andrew wakefield is to vaccinations.