Cuppa Thoughts

Mum saw me as a boy - until I asked this question Mum had a lightbulb moment.

Everything being so dark,
it's nice to remember positives wherever we can, and hope that it continues to spark progress, esp. with how much keeps being stripped away.

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First Day series:
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In Kent, Reform’s talk of protecting women is a dangerous illusion | Good Law Project Dodgy stats and questionable allies. It’s time to push back against Reform’s dangerous agenda on women’s safety, says Sara Fox.

"Most violence happens in the home, not on the streets. [We had] a strategy to address it around four pillars: prevention, engagement, the victim’s journey, and rehabilitation.

That serious, practical work has now been pushed aside in favour of fearmongering and scapegoating." goodlaw.social/hudg

I love the internet and digital services,
when it works for my life and ethics, and respects Human Rights.

Again I do understand security is important, but I fail to see how giving more of ourselves away by force, does not somehow break our Right to Privacy and is an acceptable loss,
It's scummy.

Otherwise why not have government cameras in your toilet cubicle, or finger printing to access the electric toilet paper
.. got nothing to hide right?

If I want to be off digital and still live my life easily,
yet that keeps feeling like it's being forced out of our hands..

.. "Your face is on cameras in the high street.."
Yeah that's true and security cameras can be useful, my issue is storage without proper explanation when it comes to official things such as digital storage.
+ Private companies finding ways to access and store.

Privacy is not the same as hiding..

"What do you have to hide?"
I equally have privacy as a Human Right, and unless there's a valid reason specifically to me, I can choose to say no. I should be able to say no..

.. governments, and unless there is a valid reason like being arrested and being booked, or through post mortem certificate etc. feels high level enough and seems acceptable.

But to just travel?

No.
Why?

We already give our faces at e-gates which rubs me the wrong way for the same way..

.. something like fingerprints.

Also.
What information will it contain,
what databases will it be linked to?
Who has it stored?
Will AI companies have access?

Again it's consent and privacy, what you choose to do such as using fingerprint lock on your phone,
is your business, not the..

Why even bother having a passport, will that be phased out
(I doubt it esp. with costs increasing for getting one)?

I just, it just has the feeling of encroaching on privacy that blurs towards security,
which feels unacceptable tbh. 🤷‍♀️

There should in my opinion, only be certain times to require..

YouTube video by The Independent Big changes for UK travellers going to Europe in 2025

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When did finger printing become something to be okay about whilst travelling?

We have passports, ones with chips, we have e-border security..

It's just one more level of being owned and stored that I very much dislike, esp. when not giving consent..
Our biometrics are ours & not a given to take.

Occam's Razor always rules. Always.

a close up of a woman 's face with the words how bout that written below her Alt: a close up of a man 's face with the words how bout that written below him - Frankfurter played by Tim Curry from Rocky Horror, released 9/26/75

Friday was the 50th anniversary of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show release, which bombed at the time but quickly became perhaps the biggest, most durable cult classic in history, spanning generations in appeal.

So, let's do the time warp again, folks!

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A reminder: migrants do not have to be “grateful” or “successful” to be able to live safely. We are entitled to freedom regardless of whether other people like us.

YouTube video by The Korean Vegan When they tell me to go back to Korea and dumplings.

Absolutely spot on. 👏 👏 👏

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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

I've moaned about parliamentary petitions (for debates) doing more harm than good for trans people.

This is a petition I can get behind and have signed -

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

This still resonates on and on.

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Please sign this. In my previous job I helped a client access this service. The staff at the referring clinic told me that there's a strong association with access to more timely abortion being blocked by violent and abusive (ex)partners. These are women we should support, not penalise.

"When accountability shrinks, graveyards grow."
- Secretary General António Guterres

United Nations General Assembly 23rd September 2025

A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism | NEJM It has been suggested that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) is a cause of autism. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all children born in Denmark from January 1991 th...

Trump again just implied that the MMR vaccine causes autism.

Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism.

This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.

No, supporting trans rights doesn’t cost elections Opinion: Supporting protections for transgender people is not just necessary, it's crucial, argues LPAC's Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza.

Opinion: Supporting protections for transgender people is not just necessary, it's crucial, argues LPAC's Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza.

Haven’t read all of Andrew’s (paywalled) piece – he does recognise @greenparty.org.uk as the "overtly left-wing" party people are looking for, right?

✅ Fair redistribution of wealth & power
✅ A foreign policy of peace & justice
✅ A Britain that celebrates diversity

All Green Party policy ☝🏼

Here is a cartoon drawing I did, scene from life. In the cartoon I am sitting with an old man who is saying “Comic idea: When I was growing up there was no such thing as neurodivergent or autistic there was only brutal physical and social punishment to get you as a round peg into a square hole”. Pen and ink on paper.

Here’s a cartoon drawing I did of a conversation I had about neurodivergence and autism, scene from life. Pen and ink on paper.

Exploring asexuality has allowed me to recognise all the love stories in my life and celebrate platonic love Asexuality teaches us that we can, and should, celebrate platonic bonds in the ways usually reserved for romance

Asexuality teaches us that we can, and should, celebrate platonic bonds in the ways usually reserved for romance

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/exploring-asexuality-has-allowed-me-to-recognise-all-the-love-stories-in-my-life-and-celebrate-platonic-love/

Tired of hearing 'we need immigrants to staff the NHS & care homes' - as if we're a servant class.

Newsflash: immigrants do a variety of work, pay taxes, buy homes, raise families. Britain doesn't 'need us to serve'. We're here to live. Like you.

Jimmy Kimmel is coming back. It’s proof that you still have power | Robert Reich Disney saw hurricane-level blowback over the talkshow host’s suspension, thanks in large part to consumers

‘When our outrage translates into withholding our consumer dollars, a big corporation like Disney is forced to listen – and respond.
Next time you’re feeling powerless, remember this.’
- Robert Reich

Autism was first differentiated from schizophrenia in 1911.

Autism was fully recognized as a distinct condition in 1943.

Tylenol wasn’t introduced until 1955.

Anyone who tells you Tylenol causes Autism is completely full of shit.

RFK Jr. has killed 2 infants:

When We Speak Up, It Works: Lessons From the Kimmel Suspension Saving Democracy, one action at a time

Let’s talk about lessons learned from our collective power & what we can now coin as well, the Kimmel effect!

OH & Prop 50 - It’s time to GOTV for CA!

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