Today is the tenth anniversary of the day the uni gave me an emergency extension on my dissertation “Where’s Bin Laden? The Use of Bogeymen In Western Geo-Political Discourse” because the CIA found and killed the fucker on the day of the deadline
When a couple of privileged white kids can muster a few words in another language it’s praised as ‘amazing’ and a sign of superiority.
But when a brown kid starts school with English as second language it’s seen as inferior and ‘multiculturalism gone too far’
Pope Francis reportedly repeated a homophobic slur during a priest meeting less than a month after apologizing for using it:
“There is an air of fa****ness in the Vatican.”
Barbados has elected its first president and is removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
Dame Sandra Mason will be sworn in on Nov. 30. The country, where British colonizers enslaved thousands for its sugar industry, says it wants to "fully leave our colonial past behind."
Hi, Māori person here! I know a thing or two about keeping cool in hot weather. Here’s some of my ancestral wisdom that I’d like to share with youse 🧵:
One of places I used to work in was in a building on Bold Street owned by you. It had an asbestos problem which you refused to deal with until we called EHO. So you might just wanna sit down and shut up, you shy Tory fuck
Mentioned it on here before but for those curious it focused on a bunch of stuff going back to the Cold War. I argued the ‘War On Terror’ filled the void left by the USSR for a political bogeyman, and how this role is always served by former Western allies who fell from grace.
I’d like to add something else to this Palestinian-Māori solidarity. As well our similar histories of colonial oppression and resistance, and determination for cultural survival, we see Palestinians as our whānau. This kinship not only extends to the living, but also to the dead.
Māori people in New Zealand are expressing solidarity with Palestinians through a ceremonial dance called the haka.
Māori activists say their resistance movements from the 1970s onward have been inspired by Palestinians.
Today, 245 years ago, the people of Hawaii said “Live, Love, Land Back” by executing Captain James Cook for his crimes.
Mahalo i ke kānaka maoli! Happy Captain Cooked Day 🥰💕
94% of British journalists are white, 55% went to private school. That rises to 80% for editors. 75% of front page stories are written by white men, but go off I guess
"The UK media is not bigoted and will not be swayed from its vital role holding the rich and powerful to account following the attack on the press by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex": Robust statement from
@EditorsUK
following Meghan and Harry's interview
The UK isn’t racist but here is The Independent using the Angry Black Man trope in their choice of wording for this article. Daniel Kaluuya did nothing of the sort!
As well as Bin Laden, I also used Muammar Gaddafi’s rise and fall as Western darling to illustrate this point (the Libyan Civil War was happening at the time); months later he was himself deposed and executed in October 2011
1) Team up with your siblings or mates and beat up the sun! A spare magical net lying around and a jawbone from a grandparent usually does the trick. This fun group activity will have you nice and sweaty in no time, thus keeping you cool!
I don’t think English people understand the belief in fairies by some Irish people isn’t something to be scoffed at. English fairies are all sparkles and Tinklerbell and shit. Irish fairies will frighten your cattle, steal your babies, and are harbingers of death
Shout-out to the driver of the night bus for kicking out the homophobe throwing insults at me, and for hitting the breaks hard so the bigoted shit fell face-first onto the floor beforehand. You’re a true ally 💖
2) Insult the moon! The more cutting the jibe, the better! For the moon listens to everything and she’ll snatch you away from this world and make you spend the rest of your days on the cool lunar landscape, where there is plenty of shade all day round!
He’s the Taoiseach, it’s not hard to write or say. If you can write and say the Marchioness of Cholmondeley or any other dumb Brit title with ease, then you can do the same for the leader of a neighbouring country
3) A nice trick for the mornings: fall in love with your local mist maiden! Her pleasant and cooling embrace will keep you refreshed in the muggiest of times. But a warning—don’t try to trap her and tell your mates all about her, otherwise she’ll leave you and disappear. Consent!
It’s not just the translations, it’s the voice recordings. The Irish Duolingo course a few months ago switched to AI generated voices that has pronunciation all over the place, and in many cases makes up entirely new sounds that don’t exist in any Irish dialect. It’s terrible.
Duolingo laid off a huge percentage of their contract translators, and the remaining ones are simply reviewing AI translations to make sure they're 'acceptable'. This is the world we're creating. Removing the humanity from how we learn to connect with humanity.
5) Continuing with sunscreen, if you’re near the sea, make sure the sunscreen you’re using doesn’t harm marine life! The last thing you wanna do in this heat is piss off Tangaroa for harming his kids and exacerbating a war between his brothers that gone on since the dawn of time!
Yassss qween slay!!!! Your party has had us gagging for decades with sickening stunts such as the AIDS crisis, Section 28, deporting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to their deaths, homelessness for 1 in 4 queer youths, and a 144% rise in transphobic and homophobic crime. Omg wig!! 😍💖🌈
4) A fun, refreshing seaside activity: get into a fight with a giant octopus, preferably if they’re someone’s pet. Don’t forget your sunscreen! The sun’s rays actually reflect off of the ocean and are intensified as they reach your skin, making your more susceptible to sunburn!
6) If you’re up in the mountains and/or have simply just ran out of ice, just start crying! The sound of your heartbreaking tears could be enough for the sky to take pity and freeze up your tears. Mauri ora! You’ll never have to wait for ice ever again!
Trans kids deserve life, not just love. Brianna Ghey’s family didn’t fail her, the UK did. Everyone who has enabled the toxic environment that is killing our trans and queer children all has blood on their hands.
I liked Black Mirror when it was on Channel 4, low-budget, starred unfamiliar actors, and had sinister Bri’ish vibes. They all really added to the sense of unease with the future
Will never forgive Duolingo for switching to AI and completely ruining the Irish course. The pronunciations are the worst, since when was ‘sé’ said like ‘say’? That awful green owl is a demonic tan of the highest order
Seeing as we’re all sharing stories about Sinéad, I remember this one from when she tried to help Irish trans youth in 2017.
She never punched down to any one. She did so much for Ireland, a shame Ireland couldn’t do the same for her.
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@SophieKhan96
Hope you and your pals aren’t taking full advantage of pubs, restaurants and clubs reopening in the summer. Would hate for you guys having to snort your lines of ket in businesses that have had to rely on the furlough scheme for survival x
@did_system
So we had to physically hand our dissertations in to the main dept office. Person at the desk saw the title of mine, chuckled and asked how I took the news. That’s how I found out, that’s where I freaked out, and that’s when they contacted my supervisor to see what could be done.
Hollywood has really rotted Taika Waititi’s brain. All his talk of decolonisation is nothing but a facade, he was silent on Ihumātao, so not at all surprised he’s signed an open letter that literally erases Palestinian hostages.
A group of Hollywood stars and executives have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden, thanking him for his ‘leadership’ and calling for the release of all Hamas hostages.
Seeing as Nadine Dorries is trending again, I’m once again sharing my anecdote about her. She was a regular at a previous restaurant I worked at and tried getting me fired as she “didn’t like the look of me”, but the manager used that as a reason to promote me as she HATED Nadine
A group of New Zealanders in 1957 were the first English speaking foreigners to be invited into Chin after the communist revolution. They were there to film an unfettered documentary about the country, which included presenting Mao Zedong a kahu huruhuru gifted by the Māori king
There’s a 24 year age difference between the PM and his current girlfriend, but of course everyone is making awful comments about these two because homophobia.
You both look very happy and make a lovely couple 🌈💖
Got a high distinction on my dissertation, then my supervisor emailed telling me it got one of the highest marks in the entire year. And then the head of department asked if the uni can archive it due to how unique my research was.
Overwhelmed is an understatement right now! 🥹
Elon Musk said that Twitter will unveil three verification badge colors: blue, gold, and gray. Blue will be reserved for individuals (both those paying for Twitter Blue and verified individuals of interest), gold for companies, and gray for government.
Like imagine going to pride for the first time with both your parents and all your siblings that have been nothing but supportive and accepting. You get there and they see this for the first time ever. IMAGINE the second hand embarrassment. Think of all the kids that go too.
Let’s not forget that Jamie Oliver once said working class families could easily afford to eat healthy as they can afford their own TVs, and that they should shop at their local farmers’ market. His healthy eating campaign has always reeked of class snobbery
Not only that, but they even did a sympathetic storyline around the whole toilet ‘debate’ back in 1998!
Had this been done on Corrie today, this would’ve been derided as ‘woke’ by the usual lot
It’s kind of wild to think that Coronation Street had a hugely popular and sympathetic trans character introduced in the late nineties, and that it was never a big deal
If ⚪️ gays invested as much energy into reading up on LGBTQ+ history as they are obbsssed with the aesthetics of a piece of fabric, they would know the Pride flag has gone through several changes and edits since its creation in 1978. This ‘debate’ is as tired as your hairline.