Joe Cassidy
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Joe Cassidy
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· Jul 13
Prime example of the BBC framing heatwaves as a postive thing.
The photo desk have selected a woman wearing sunnies, drinking a cold drink on a kayak.
The headline reads “UK sizzles”.
Sizzles? It’s bbq time guys, yay!
Now let’s look at what this heatwave brought us👇
The photo desk have selected a woman wearing sunnies, drinking a cold drink on a kayak.
The headline reads “UK sizzles”.
Sizzles? It’s bbq time guys, yay!
Now let’s look at what this heatwave brought us👇
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Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
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Every interview with a right-wing politician is like: "Mr. Hitler is adamant: If we sacrifice enough children, Santa Claus will come back and deliver 5% GDP growth. But I have to ask him: Do you ever worry that your relentless advocacy for working folks offends the rootless cosmopolitan parasites?"
I don’t get how Jenrick can actually believe that we should shrink the population and then start making more of our own things from pots and pans to what iPhones? How does he think that happens?
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Every interview with a right-wing politician is like: "Mr. Hitler is adamant: If we sacrifice enough children, Santa Claus will come back and deliver 5% GDP growth. But I have to ask him: Do you ever worry that your relentless advocacy for working folks offends the rootless cosmopolitan parasites?"
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November and December typically account for 20%+ of an indie bookshop’s annual sales.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
November and December typically account for 20%+ of an indie bookshop’s annual sales.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
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And the winner of the first FIFA peace prize goes to the man blowing possible fishermen out of the water and murdering the surviving crew who were trying to get back on board.
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
And the winner of the first FIFA peace prize goes to the man blowing possible fishermen out of the water and murdering the surviving crew who were trying to get back on board.
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It was 20% of all young people, as in not just the GOP, 2 years ago.
When people say antisemitism is only going to get worse the longer Israel is conflated with all jews this is really what they're talking about. There's really no way around it.
When people say antisemitism is only going to get worse the longer Israel is conflated with all jews this is really what they're talking about. There's really no way around it.
Oh this poll is fascinating
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It was 20% of all young people, as in not just the GOP, 2 years ago.
When people say antisemitism is only going to get worse the longer Israel is conflated with all jews this is really what they're talking about. There's really no way around it.
When people say antisemitism is only going to get worse the longer Israel is conflated with all jews this is really what they're talking about. There's really no way around it.
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Pro-Putin Washington has pressed the EU to drop its plan to leverage frozen Russian central bank funds for a major Ukraine loan, warning the move risks escalation and insisting the assets should not be used to "prolong the war”, Bloomberg reports.
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Pro-Putin Washington has pressed the EU to drop its plan to leverage frozen Russian central bank funds for a major Ukraine loan, warning the move risks escalation and insisting the assets should not be used to "prolong the war”, Bloomberg reports.
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Ashley James, celebrity star of Good Morning has resigned from Girl Guides in response to their exclusion of trans girls.
December 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Ashley James, celebrity star of Good Morning has resigned from Girl Guides in response to their exclusion of trans girls.
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Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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See shorturl.at/Fnre4 our statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding.
A reminder that everyone is welcome at Woodcraft Folk including people who are trans 💚.
For support or LGBTQ+ specific youth group, The Proud Trust offer a search and chat service www.theproudtrust.org
A reminder that everyone is welcome at Woodcraft Folk including people who are trans 💚.
For support or LGBTQ+ specific youth group, The Proud Trust offer a search and chat service www.theproudtrust.org
Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding - Woodcraft Folk
Woodcraft Folk stands in solidarity with every trans child, young person and volunteer who faces exclusion from Girlguiding UK following the announcement on Trans inclusion. We recognise that Girlgui...
shorturl.at
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
See shorturl.at/Fnre4 our statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding.
A reminder that everyone is welcome at Woodcraft Folk including people who are trans 💚.
For support or LGBTQ+ specific youth group, The Proud Trust offer a search and chat service www.theproudtrust.org
A reminder that everyone is welcome at Woodcraft Folk including people who are trans 💚.
For support or LGBTQ+ specific youth group, The Proud Trust offer a search and chat service www.theproudtrust.org
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Woodcraft will respond with a clear and supportive message for our trans siblings.
Here are recent statements from us on the issues: indefenceofyouthwork.com/2019/09/10/a...
woodcraft.org.uk/a-statement-...
Here are recent statements from us on the issues: indefenceofyouthwork.com/2019/09/10/a...
woodcraft.org.uk/a-statement-...
A Letter in Support of Trans Inclusion
This initiative from Woodcraft Folk is to be applauded and supported. The IDYW Steering Group has added its name to the Letter. Woodcraft would be pleased to receive messages of support from any ot…
indefenceofyouthwork.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Woodcraft will respond with a clear and supportive message for our trans siblings.
Here are recent statements from us on the issues: indefenceofyouthwork.com/2019/09/10/a...
woodcraft.org.uk/a-statement-...
Here are recent statements from us on the issues: indefenceofyouthwork.com/2019/09/10/a...
woodcraft.org.uk/a-statement-...
@russell-moyle.co.uk hi Lloyd, hope you’re well.
Seeing the disgraceful girl guides announcement today & thinking it would be really timely for Woodcraft to loudly reaffirm their trans-inclusionary principles and offer support finding local groups for affected families.
Am sure you’re on the case 👍
Seeing the disgraceful girl guides announcement today & thinking it would be really timely for Woodcraft to loudly reaffirm their trans-inclusionary principles and offer support finding local groups for affected families.
Am sure you’re on the case 👍
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
@russell-moyle.co.uk hi Lloyd, hope you’re well.
Seeing the disgraceful girl guides announcement today & thinking it would be really timely for Woodcraft to loudly reaffirm their trans-inclusionary principles and offer support finding local groups for affected families.
Am sure you’re on the case 👍
Seeing the disgraceful girl guides announcement today & thinking it would be really timely for Woodcraft to loudly reaffirm their trans-inclusionary principles and offer support finding local groups for affected families.
Am sure you’re on the case 👍
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“We’re taking this to court”: Doctors Are Fighting New Zealand’s Puberty Blocker Ban
“Only a small number of young people in Aotearoa are prescribed reversible pubertal suppression, but for those who need it, the negative impacts of this regulation will be huge.”
www.erininthemorning.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
They were 8 and 11 years old
In the 1950s a Ford official was touring a new automated factory line.
He asks union leader Walter Reuther:
“Walter how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?"
To which Reuther replied:
“How are you going to get them to buy your cars?"
He asks union leader Walter Reuther:
“Walter how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?"
To which Reuther replied:
“How are you going to get them to buy your cars?"
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In the 1950s a Ford official was touring a new automated factory line.
He asks union leader Walter Reuther:
“Walter how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?"
To which Reuther replied:
“How are you going to get them to buy your cars?"
He asks union leader Walter Reuther:
“Walter how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?"
To which Reuther replied:
“How are you going to get them to buy your cars?"
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“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
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This is as good as this stuff will ever be, this is the phase where we're all supposed to be getting hooked in to this disruptive new thing. Once the free money dries up and they have to turn a profit, it will inevitably get worse and worse
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is as good as this stuff will ever be, this is the phase where we're all supposed to be getting hooked in to this disruptive new thing. Once the free money dries up and they have to turn a profit, it will inevitably get worse and worse
The One Ring contains the essence of the Dark Lord Sauron.
It grants power proportional to the user's abilities but progressively corrupts the mind and opens the door to evil.
Sorry, did I say The One Ring?
I meant the Home Office.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It grants power proportional to the user's abilities but progressively corrupts the mind and opens the door to evil.
Sorry, did I say The One Ring?
I meant the Home Office.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The One Ring contains the essence of the Dark Lord Sauron.
It grants power proportional to the user's abilities but progressively corrupts the mind and opens the door to evil.
Sorry, did I say The One Ring?
I meant the Home Office.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It grants power proportional to the user's abilities but progressively corrupts the mind and opens the door to evil.
Sorry, did I say The One Ring?
I meant the Home Office.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Violence has no place in America”
is very much not supported by the available evidence.
is very much not supported by the available evidence.
Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Violence has no place in America”
is very much not supported by the available evidence.
is very much not supported by the available evidence.
Counterpoint: get in the sea
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Counterpoint: get in the sea
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This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
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Two billion kids would REALLY appreciate it if we did more about this than just make a few non-binding promises every year & then instantly forget about them.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Two billion kids would REALLY appreciate it if we did more about this than just make a few non-binding promises every year & then instantly forget about them.
#COP30
#COP30