Simon
@simontheduck.bsky.social
From London, now living in Barcelona
Antifascist
he/him
Antifascist
he/him
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Found the worst playground in England
October 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Found the worst playground in England
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Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
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All you need to know about transphobes/terfs/gender critical people is that they think trans people have an unfair advantage in chess.
World chess just placed restrictions on both trans women and trans men
The International Chess Federation will stop allowing transgender women to participate in women's tournaments. The group said changing genders has a "significant impact" on a player's status.
www.npr.org
August 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
All you need to know about transphobes/terfs/gender critical people is that they think trans people have an unfair advantage in chess.
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ABOLISH THE HOME OFFICE / FUCK AI
Given what we know about AI reproducing existing racial bias, and the inaccurate and racist results of facial recognition technology, this has to be there with the worst proposals the Home Office has ever made, and believe me, the bar is high
UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers
Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decade
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
ABOLISH THE HOME OFFICE / FUCK AI
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Fucking hell this is absolutely insane beyond words. How did Labour get this bad. What the actual fuck has happened to this country
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Fucking hell this is absolutely insane beyond words. How did Labour get this bad. What the actual fuck has happened to this country
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At Pride in London security came on stage to stop someone from waving a Palestine flag during Chaka Khan's performance on the main stage.
July 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
At Pride in London security came on stage to stop someone from waving a Palestine flag during Chaka Khan's performance on the main stage.
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The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has issued a Red Flag Alert on Anti-trans and intersex Rights in the UK. “We see evidence of genocidal intent and actions targeting these communities.” www.lemkininstitute.com/_files/ugd/b...
July 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has issued a Red Flag Alert on Anti-trans and intersex Rights in the UK. “We see evidence of genocidal intent and actions targeting these communities.” www.lemkininstitute.com/_files/ugd/b...
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Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.
June 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.
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have been confused for days about insane cats invading our yard and destroying the plants for no reason only to find out I have accidentally planted fucking catnip all over the place, I am this neighborhoods feline drug lord, ive devasted their society
June 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
have been confused for days about insane cats invading our yard and destroying the plants for no reason only to find out I have accidentally planted fucking catnip all over the place, I am this neighborhoods feline drug lord, ive devasted their society
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Judi Dench-backed rebels seized a nature site 250 miles north of the capital today.
Why are they reporting it like it's a paramilitary coup?
May 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Judi Dench-backed rebels seized a nature site 250 miles north of the capital today.
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🖤 May Day means solidarity with ALL workers, including sex workers, incarcerated workers, undocumented workers, criminalized workers, and disabled workers.
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
May 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🖤 May Day means solidarity with ALL workers, including sex workers, incarcerated workers, undocumented workers, criminalized workers, and disabled workers.
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
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Scratch a transphobe, a racist bleeds.
April 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Scratch a transphobe, a racist bleeds.
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good morning, found out about the news by waking up, opening WhatsApp and seeing that a friend had messaged "Oh my god JD Vance has Liz Trussed the pope"
April 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
good morning, found out about the news by waking up, opening WhatsApp and seeing that a friend had messaged "Oh my god JD Vance has Liz Trussed the pope"
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Planned action!
Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.
Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.
April 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Planned action!
Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.
Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.
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I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario
April 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario
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jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️⚧️
March 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️⚧️
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Amazing things happening to language and meaning over at @theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Amazing things happening to language and meaning over at @theguardian.com
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I watched a video about crows and how they can recognise people and make friends with other animals and I've decided I'm wasting my life every single day that I'm not friends with a crow
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I watched a video about crows and how they can recognise people and make friends with other animals and I've decided I'm wasting my life every single day that I'm not friends with a crow
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Tomorrow Cambridge University will go to the High Court seeking to impose an unprecedented ban on protests in solidarity with Palestine from key sites of the university. This is a major assault on longstanding principles of freedom of expression and assembly on campus. (1/8)
February 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Tomorrow Cambridge University will go to the High Court seeking to impose an unprecedented ban on protests in solidarity with Palestine from key sites of the university. This is a major assault on longstanding principles of freedom of expression and assembly on campus. (1/8)
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oh what the hell? the Prince Charles is at risk because of potential dickhead developers? truly they can fuck all the way off you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
oh what the hell? the Prince Charles is at risk because of potential dickhead developers? truly they can fuck all the way off you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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regret to inform everyone this is a real guy who could be pope
February 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
regret to inform everyone this is a real guy who could be pope
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Perhaps we *do* need to start anthropomorphising LLMs - not as reliable researchers or trusty assistants, but as familiar spirits or demons. They WILL lie and deceive, and twist your words, and seek to get you into trouble, while following the letter of their instructions.
February 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Perhaps we *do* need to start anthropomorphising LLMs - not as reliable researchers or trusty assistants, but as familiar spirits or demons. They WILL lie and deceive, and twist your words, and seek to get you into trouble, while following the letter of their instructions.