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Rankersbo
@rankersbo.bsky.social
52, Male, a bit northern.
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Your disabled friend isn’t exactly thrilled about the idea of getting whatever horrible lurgy you’ve reassured them isn’t Covid, it has been revealed.
Disabled friend doesn’t particularly want your Not-Covid either
Your disabled friend isn’t exactly thrilled about the idea of getting whatever horrible lurgy you’ve reassured them isn’t Covid, it has been revealed.  In a statement released today, your disabled…
thedailytism.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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An extraordinary, brilliant line.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Literally demanding it should be illegal for people not to like them. Totally incapable of accepting any responsibility for themselves www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Olivia Laing wrote of how we spend too much time identifying poison and not enough time seeking nourishment - I am so looking forward to gigs at the end of the week - four nine lessons shows at Kings Place and one Lefty Christmas at Bush Hall

www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People • What's On • Kings Place
Returning for three nights of the legendary and unique blend of science, comedy, music and mayhem, plus the now traditional family matinee, expect anything and everything from physics to folk, maths t...
www.kingsplace.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
As far as I can make out the full lyrics are:

Blankerty Blank (Blankerty Blank)
Blankerty Blank (Blankerty Blank)
Ber-blankity
Supermatch game!
Supermatch game!
Supermatch game!

Supermatch game!
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
So the USA want their immigration to have access to 5 years of social media history. Quite aside from the privacy, logistical and free speech aspects I have two worries?
1/2
December 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Occasionally @robinince.bsky.social annoys me, but he is at heart a decent and kind person to a degree that is admirable. What has happened breaks my heart, not just that it has happened for him, but what it means for any decent person who dares speak out.
December 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Lineker & now Ince. Even for those not paying attention it should now be obvious that the sort of people who whine loudest about “cancel culture” are the ones doing the cancelling.

The far right’s commitment to “freedom of speech” is an authoritarian joke & the BBC has disgraced itself.
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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An important statement from the desk of Robin Ince
December 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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As the trans community have known for a while now - the definition of activist is someone who dares to state they exist
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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This is what was revealed .....
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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So rarely hear the phrase “legitimate concerns” being used with climate change protestors, hunger striking peace activists, trans people who want to live without fear, and on and on
For so long , many who could have challenged bigotry & bullying have bowed down meekly to the notion of “but these people have legitimate concerns” - at the same time they have found it easy to attack and belittle progressiveness - still the cowardly kids that cheer the bully
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Harassment, 'untruthful' evidence, and 'unusual' legal questions. Our reporter Xander Elliards looks at nine points from the Sandie Peggie ruling that the rest of the media has left out
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Such a martyr to his hormone and enzyme producing organ that does not go east. Always preceded by his friend the irate monarch." (5,5,2,7)
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The reality is that what is being conveyed to the public is that you can say the sort of stuff Graham Linehan says, with the same malice and frequency, even to minors, and it's perfectly okay - because the "reason" is essentially an acceptable prejudice.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?

It was years ago.

Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?

Not in a hurtful way.

Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?

Not with intent.

Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?

Not genuine abuse.

😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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As many of you know, I do a lot of volunteer work with asylum seekers and refugees. One thing that’s going on is that Labour’s hostility towards migrants and the counterbattery from Tories and Reform is causing horrific fear and anxiety among vulnerable people who deserve our protection.
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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My GP is an actual moron

She's saying that she can refuse to change my gender on my NHS record even AFTER I quoted from the NHS website that I have every right to do so

I'm so mad right now
Here's my email to her and my reply
@transactualuk.bsky.social any advice please
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This is very good. Clear, calm, factual, and devastating for proponents of bans on puberty blockers for trans youth.

theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Latency on smart TV apps.

Is there any point in a skip forward function that takes longer than how much you want to skip
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.

"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Victoria's response to kamikazi transphobe Linehan reminds us that angry men are happy to harass women in the name of (checks notes) women's rights and that if a trans woman appearing on tv sends them ballistic then this is not about women's rights, it's about the eradication of the trans community
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social sorry, bit of a delayed reaction to your episodes of the @mrmarksteel.bsky.social WTF is going on podcast.

Gareth who wrote the hit piece (which I haven't read) didn't write for Doctor Who in the classic era, he wrote for the novels in the 1990s.
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM