"This is an administration that has built its identity on white male power unfettered by 'political correctness' or basic decency, unimpeded by the law or old norms, and unchallenged by the women or racial minorities who were increasingly competing with white men for power."

#Trump #DirtyDonald #Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #VirginiaGiuffre #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #SexualAbuse #misogyny
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The UK's economy is not growing;

The UK workforce's standard of living is not improving;

UK productivity is no longer rising;

yet, somehow the very richest are becoming ever richer...

Moreover businesses tell us workers' rights & shifts in taxes on(to) the wealthy will stifle growth.

I assume they mean the growth of their wealth... because that's the only thing that *is* growing.

The rich require a sacrifice from the rest of us that has become too obviously to ignore....

#politics

@Pamela1960 same

I've had to try and block people taking photos of someone receiving care in public before. I don't understand what goes through someone's head when they do this (presumably nothing). Allow people some dignity and privacy for crying out loud. You are not a photo-journalist in a war zone making an impact, you're intruding on what may be the worst (and last) day of someone's life you absolute ghouls. To then send footage to family when you know the person's died 🤯 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr0v37v3jlo

Not looking good for ehrc.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/13/ehrc-trans-guidance-less-than-a-day/

@PatrickoftheG thanks for the tip, alas that doesn't seem possible on my iphone (I get a banner saying add-ons aren't compatible with Firefox for iOS). It might help someone else though.

I'm trying to get hold of the archive of "Video Nation" shorts that were shown on the BBC in the 90s. They used to be on the BBC website, but the Realplayer servers were shut down, so now there's a bunch of dead streaming links: https://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/archive/

Does anyone who has access to, uh, "unofficial media archives" know if there's a copy of them in circulation? Or maybe someone who works at the BBC? I promise not to ask any questions about how you obtained this material

Progress on London’s #airquality will reverse if make #EVs and electric vans have to pay London congestion charge.

It’s bad news for taxi companies, trades and individuals that made the switch.

It’s bad news for the lungs of those living in the capital.

Which rightwing think tank or economists advised on this very short sighted decision?

And why is Sadiq Khan following?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/13/london-congestion-charge-to-rise-20-and-apply-to-ev-for-first-time

Ah, The Guardian website is now giving me the choice of accepting advertising cookies or signing up to a subscription. No thanks.

Should You Google Your Providers?

I often have clients mention things they found when looking me up on search engines, and once in a while they are very apologetic about the fact that they searched for me. I thought it was worthwhile to address the question of whether you should look up your providers online. Photo by Airam Dato-on on Pexels.com The short answer is: Yes, absolutely.

https://resiliencymentalhealth.com/2025/11/13/should-you-google-your-providers/

A former police station with cells for sale, shame it's by auction https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/168593666

Good, they are political appointments that have never added value. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93d4dd3l3lo

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦


Join us at the 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 on 6 March 2026 (17:00–20:00) in 𝗢𝘂𝗹𝘂’𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹. This festival is part of the #ECSA2026 conference and one of the 𝗘𝗖𝗦 project’s final celebration events.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. ✨

The deadline for applying is 8 December 2025.

Find out more and apply here: https://www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-science-festival/

#CSfestival #ECSproject #UniversityofOulu

Oh dear, it's all gone wrong for her tonight. Instead of bothering me she went downstairs and got chased by her brother. I'm sure that'll be my fault in her eyes.

She is currently sitting at the end of the bed sulking as I type this. Let's see if I can actually fall asleep before she makes her next assault.

Fuss will be demanded, but it has to be exactly to her requirements.

My cat is such a precious princess. I was sitting up in bed finishing catching up on my phone having been out (and therefore in bed later than usual). She comes over and sits just out of reach. I pick her up and put her on my lap to make a fuss: grumbling, and off she goes just out of reach. I have to turn off the light and lay down properly, then she approaches and climbs onto me purring and demanding attention. This generally happens 10 minutes after I turn the light off and at 05:00.

Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the newest member of Congress. https://tucson.com/news/local/government-politics/article_6fc34cd3-02aa-4cc5-a371-51ae9a27ec8f.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

Stories on BBC News - a street brawl which helpfully tells us those involved were “of Turkish origin” and another about a sex offender “Sudanese” but an extremely prolific sex offender responsible for 343 offences is not described as “white British” why is that

This is #Chicago

Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid #Trump #immigration crackdown

The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods & stopping at tamale carts, elote stands & candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every corn cob, every bundle of sweets. Then they load up the food & deliver it to #shelters & #families in need.

#law #DueProcess #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #fascism #ICE #CBP
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-illinois-immigration-ice-c24537965e31860fb07ba83e79de4f4b