Lee Curran
@leecurran.bsky.social
Lighting Designer, Socialist, Hat Wearer. #LFC. He/Him.
www.leecurran.net
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i remember like 1 week ago him and alastair war crimes campbell were mercilessly ridiculing jewish green party leader Zack Polanski for the mere suggestion of offering economic plans that don't fit their racist neoliberal schemes
mocking leftish jews & defending antisemites in the same week?? uh oh
mocking leftish jews & defending antisemites in the same week?? uh oh
Looks like everybody's favourite Tory said a load of bad stuff at private school too.
December 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
i remember like 1 week ago him and alastair war crimes campbell were mercilessly ridiculing jewish green party leader Zack Polanski for the mere suggestion of offering economic plans that don't fit their racist neoliberal schemes
mocking leftish jews & defending antisemites in the same week?? uh oh
mocking leftish jews & defending antisemites in the same week?? uh oh
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The thing to note is that all the lads were boiling with white hot fury at old Jezza, but they will all at very least sit on their hands for Farage. Because the latter might be a fascist but he’s officer class, and he’ll listen to a lot important people who matter rather than disregarding them.
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The thing to note is that all the lads were boiling with white hot fury at old Jezza, but they will all at very least sit on their hands for Farage. Because the latter might be a fascist but he’s officer class, and he’ll listen to a lot important people who matter rather than disregarding them.
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Interestingly Rory absolutely loses his marbles every time anyone left of David Cameron is momentarily given a platform, but is very, very keen for us to be ‘more forgiving’ when it comes to Farage.
Looks like everybody's favourite Tory said a load of bad stuff at private school too.
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Interestingly Rory absolutely loses his marbles every time anyone left of David Cameron is momentarily given a platform, but is very, very keen for us to be ‘more forgiving’ when it comes to Farage.
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This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
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It’s great that every “review” by this government is led by compliant shitheads so they can deliver the bigotry or cuts they want
A reminder that Wes Streeting and the Labour government have deliberately chosen two of the worst possible experts to lead the review into overdiagnosis by the way. People already entrenched in that belief who will absolutely manipulate findings to suit their ideological crusade.
Alarm over government’s choices to lead ‘over-diagnosis’ review that could help ministers cut benefits
The government’s decision to commission a review of alleged “over-diagnosis” of mental health conditions and neurodivergence has caused alarm among many disabled people, with fears that it will all…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It’s great that every “review” by this government is led by compliant shitheads so they can deliver the bigotry or cuts they want
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Do you notice how the catch all excuse for an entire generation of awful public figures who have behaved horrendously, whether left or right, is: “the kids have all gone crazy on social media”. Do you see how it is in fact the old farts who have roasted each other’s brains on Twitter and Facebook.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Do you notice how the catch all excuse for an entire generation of awful public figures who have behaved horrendously, whether left or right, is: “the kids have all gone crazy on social media”. Do you see how it is in fact the old farts who have roasted each other’s brains on Twitter and Facebook.
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Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
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Sought and found asylum in the UK
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sought and found asylum in the UK
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
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If only these were little old ladies who were peacefully sitting down and holding signs, the police could do something about it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If only these were little old ladies who were peacefully sitting down and holding signs, the police could do something about it.
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No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
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This is an incredibly powerful article by Peter Ettedgui. I hope people listen to him and to the others who are brave enough to come forward.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is an incredibly powerful article by Peter Ettedgui. I hope people listen to him and to the others who are brave enough to come forward.
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Probably not the best way to start the day but I am ranting on Instagram
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Probably not the best way to start the day but I am ranting on Instagram
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Today is Free Friday at Defector! Everything we post on Bluesky all through the weekend will be a gift link. 🎁
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today is Free Friday at Defector! Everything we post on Bluesky all through the weekend will be a gift link. 🎁
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Leading anti-trans writer Kathleen Stock (whom Rowling is “proud” to call her friend), now comes out with this gem on abortion. Who could have foreseen that TERFs would attack bodily autonomy? All of us did. All of us.
Transphobia rots your brain.
Transphobia rots your brain.
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Leading anti-trans writer Kathleen Stock (whom Rowling is “proud” to call her friend), now comes out with this gem on abortion. Who could have foreseen that TERFs would attack bodily autonomy? All of us did. All of us.
Transphobia rots your brain.
Transphobia rots your brain.
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
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Do Labour realise how much they’ve fucked it yet? I don’t think they do
Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Do Labour realise how much they’ve fucked it yet? I don’t think they do
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It's funny how for some things owning a £1m+ house In London makes you a out-of-touch wealthy elitist with luxury beliefs and then suddenly when it's tax time they're back to being ordinary salt of the earth folks living in an expensive city
I sometimes feel like I am going mad.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It's funny how for some things owning a £1m+ house In London makes you a out-of-touch wealthy elitist with luxury beliefs and then suddenly when it's tax time they're back to being ordinary salt of the earth folks living in an expensive city
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I don't use the word lightly, but this is really just evil isn't it. "Your identity makes us uncomfortable so be gone from public spaces." Fuck off.
I mean come on: we'll ask but reserve right to exclude you on the basis of how you look. Oh, and if you try to use your birth sex specific facilities we'll kick you out of those as well.
Get fucked.
Get fucked.
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I don't use the word lightly, but this is really just evil isn't it. "Your identity makes us uncomfortable so be gone from public spaces." Fuck off.
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If you saw Shabana Mahmood’s idiotic and insulting display in the Commons this week and wondered: what kind of slack-jawed ignoramus would fall for this abysmal bullshit about how her ethnicity means you can’t tell her not to do migrant crackdowns? Well, the answer is: Guardian columnists.
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
If you saw Shabana Mahmood’s idiotic and insulting display in the Commons this week and wondered: what kind of slack-jawed ignoramus would fall for this abysmal bullshit about how her ethnicity means you can’t tell her not to do migrant crackdowns? Well, the answer is: Guardian columnists.