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She/Her Londoner with a global outlook Pics and videos: @diva007.Pix@bsky.social

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · yesterday

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

-𝚖𝚘𝚡@moxiest.art · 2d ago

people get intimidated by the social belief of "supporting the arts" as like donating $5,000,000 for a new wing at a museum or hosting some gala it's not. 10% of our audience throwing us $1.00 a month would literally be *life-changing* money most artists are in the same boat.

-𝚖𝚘𝚡@moxiest.art · 2d ago

our "patreon" is here: no exclusive content or anything. we don't believe in hiding art behind a paywall. and the model is set up you can cash it in for free stuff if you want to fully offset the subscription cost just a way to show consistent support artbymox-shop.fourthwall.com/supporters/p...

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Dreamliner Again@mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 2d ago

Rod Liddle dies. UK media: <clutches pearls> how GHASTLY that Bluesky users are being beastly to a man who once invited me to a Xmas party. Jason Arday dies. UK media: <circles wagons> it wasn’t us you can’t prove anything free speech probably the fault of trans people.

Tristan Stewart-Robertson@srtristan.bsky.social · 2d ago

And the full link is as brutal as the graphic.

Jason Arday told the press he was at his limit. It answered with 188 more articles. He is dead at 41.

A full census of the 249 articles fifteen national outlets published about Jason Arday in 22 days, with the last day reconstructed hour by hour. Every article listed and linked.

newscord.org

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · 2d ago

You know how I keep saying the Times paywall is basically a rattling trapdoor over the demon realm? Well

We have analysed just how obsessed the media was with Jason Arday right up until his death. We tracked 249 articles about him by UK media. 44 from The Times alone, 43 from The Telegraph, and the list goes on. The nonsense the media was publishing about him was a perfect representation of how morally bankrupt legacy journalism has become. Full analysis here: newscord.org/editorials/jas... The Times / Sunday Times The Telegraph Daily Mail / MailOnline The Independent The Guardian Daily Express BBC News Times Higher Education The Sun GB News Sky News Daily Mirror Lality Sia I Before the resignation (24
Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 2d ago

Dr Arday’s tragic death was the direct, foreseeable result of press harrassment, with racism playing a key role We're asking the prime minister to commission an immediate public inquiry ito ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again goodlaw.social/n1ck

Ed Morrish@edmorrish.com · 2d ago

wonder who the racists will make the british press kill next? because it’s not like british press is going to change the way it behaves, and now racists know they can get them to kill people, so really it’s just a matter of time

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt@nadinebh.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting

Tanita Tikaram@tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 2d ago

One thing I know for sure about UK media if you die & your work was characterised by disgusting racism broadsheets & broadcasters will dedicate hefty think pieces on what a great & complex contrarian you were . Actual victims of racism are rarely shown the same respect .

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt@nadinebh.bsky.social · 2d ago

Another reason the British media was so rabid about Arday despite being warned he was autistic and vulnerable by Dr Simon Baron-Cohen is because the British media don’t give a shit about people with autism (and neurodiversity in general) A fair number of columnists actually hate us