John Tatlock

I suppose I'd say about this: parties are always going to disappoint. But holding onto the tools and means of your activism is always valuable. How you square that circle is an ongoing project, but it doesn't have to be a true faith vs. no faith thing.

Republican who co-sponsored anti-trans bill arrested for 'soliciting a minor' Justin Eichorn, who co-sponsored a bill to "protect" girls from trans people, has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a 17-year-old.

Republican behind bill to 'protect' girls from trans people arrested for allegedly soliciting minor

The Fuck At Ten

The idea that there’s some sort of profound philosophical or spiritual difference between someone who was born in 1970, 1980, 1990, or 2000 is INSANE. It’s nuts. But everyone just goes “yeah I’m generation glorp and I def think my spiritual path was set by my particular breakfast cereal jingles.”

Take it some place else dude, nobody on this thread is going to be buying any of what you're seling.

I'll second for Dan Olson.

Also Anita Sarkeesian is a reliably good read on this.

I suppose it's quite damning that the work on this has all been done by the highest profile victims of it.

You will probably also stumble across the name Brianna Wu, who was very much victimised by it, and has had lots of interesting stuff to say, but she does appear to have become a bit of a loon in recent years, so bear that in mind.

If you want to follow some strands yourself, Zoe Quinn was right at the centre of it, and remains a worthwhile voice on the matter, and I know her book 'Crash Override' is well-regarded by sane people.

I suppose I'd say that since its roots lie in the harrassment of women online, and often queer women, a lot of the better writing online about it is from an adult feminist and often queer perspective, so it might not be that easily accessible for a young teenager.

Hmm. That's a really good question. I don't think it quite exists, for that audience, and it would be good if it did. If someone knows different, I'd be glad to know about it.

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

He should try selling it in those tins that are like a flat circle.

Definitely don't watch Mad God then, but do watch it some time.

It was the Busta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes

What they should have done at the end of the witch trials, right, is allow the witches to continue to operate in demo mode.

Why? Have you ever wondered…Is the human race still evolving? Into what? Are we already receiving messages from aliens? Could an AI ever become our best friend – or even our lover? Why? Takes you on an adv...

I loved finding out the psychology behind why we find music so moving, how the teenage years are so powerful in sound and memory - and why that can stop us being sonically curious as we age. Thanks to Professor Cath Loveday for an amazing interview in my latest Why? podcast episode:

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original tweet from @oliharris808 showing a photo of British Soldiers in drag in WW2: "British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornernead Fort, England in 1940" quote tweet from @Erica_fosk: "we interrupted our drag show to shoot at Nazis is a truly powerful energy I want to bring back"

No more modern nonsense, return to to tradition

And then I heard his bass. And now I'm a believer.