Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

this is an eye wateringly antisemitic depiction of zack polanski — a jewish man.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Green Party has complained to the Times' editor about this cartoon which they say pushes antisemitic tropes against Zack Polanski by portraying him with a hooked nose. "Zack faces daily anti-semitism, and in the past six weeks two people have been arrested for anti-semitic actions towards him."

Obviously, while my musings are topical - Carl Sagan had already said the crux much more eloquently and succinctly.

Dr Alfredo Carpineti@drcarpineti.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New newsletter out, mostly about my thoughts on being excited about space while the rest of the world is a mess. www.theastroholic.co.uk/space-is-goo...

Has a single living former US President –– Clinton, Obama, Bush, Biden –– condemned Donald Trump's threat to commit mass-scale war crimes against the civilian population of Iran?

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

Disingenuous prick. He has embedded transphobia as policy. He has denied young trans people access to medication and support. His government has brought back a version of Section 28 against trans young people. He is actively denying trans and non-binary individuals safety and respect.

Carrie plays guitar 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@carriem.co.uk · 6mo ago

Wes Streeting writes for PinkNews. Not a belated april fool.

New community-based research conducted in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets highlights on-going and pressing needs. We call for the implementation of key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of trans communities by a range of stakeholders. www.thelovetank.info/news/tna

Tower Hamlets trans needs: new research calls for action — The Love Tank CIC

New community-based research, developed in collaboration with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and The Love Tank, highlights the on-going and pressing needs of trans communities within the eas...

thelovetank.info

NIHR Clinical Lectureship in Primary Care @lshtm.bsky.social Post is open to fully qualified GPs with a PhD and an academic track record. 4 Years of funding to develop your portfolio at one of the UKs leading Public Health and Primary Care research institutions. Apply by 13th April 2026.

the internet was better when it was for losers and outcasts

the therapists quoted in this piece offer very empathic descriptions of porn addiction (which I believe is as real as any other form of addiction) that don’t centre porn itself, but rather the culture within which it is being consumed, as problematic. i appreciate that enormously.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 9mo ago

More than half of UK therapists report rise in out of control porn use

have just seen someone criticise the new adaptation of mary shelley’s frankenstein for failing the bechdel test…. Media literacy is dead

excellent article by @tabbykibugiwriter.bsky.social on continued inequities faced by Black women in sexual health: national.thelead.uk/p/sti-crisis...

We’re in an STI crisis. Once again, Black women are being left behind

The gonorrhoea vaccine should be a major breakthrough, but young Black women are being left out of sexual health policy – with devastating effects.

national.thelead.uk

folks i think it is actually politically expedient to stress that "gender affirming" and "confidence building" are contiguous and similar but *not identical*.

🧵: the availability of new injectable formulations of PrEP is going to be enormously difference-making in our collective mission to tackle HIV inequities. more people than ever before will be able to use medications that are essentially 100% effective at preventing HIV. /1

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 12mo ago

‘Gamechanging’ HIV prevention jab to be approved for England and Wales

Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.

literally no correlation here except to massage the notion that the cause of palestinian liberation is antisemitic and to manufacture consent for genocide from jews (which, itself, places jews in harm’s way).

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Home secretary says pro-Palestine protests in wake of Manchester attack are ‘un-British’

i'm back 😜

for a second i thought Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x was a new tv programme

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x review: does the new multi-styler justify its hefty price tag? I put it to the test

An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt. nyer.cm/6ApBXER

not only a masterpiece - a truly exceptional investment in art, spirit and vision that has more or less been obliterated under the thumb of late stage capitalism

The New Yorker@newyorker.com · last yr.

Antoni Gaudí’s vision for the Sagrada Família, a church that’s been under construction for nearly 150 years, was never universally liked. George Orwell called the church “one of the most hideous buildings in the world.”

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

home tomorrow

please admire this regal weight bench i saw today

holiday has been very good for getting rid of inflammation (the enemy of condition)

i have the best workouts on holiday

you can’t tell but i am in 🇦🇱