Kellie Turtle
@kellieturtle.bsky.social
Policy influencer. Trade unionist. Equality & rights. Health & social care. Faith & abortion. Reproductive Justice. Antiracist community-building. Trans rights. Free Palestine. Opinions expressed in a personal not professional capacity. she/her
There's an argument for not commenting on a funeral because it belongs to the family who, despite all else, have lost a loved one. But the Irish celebrity class turned that into something else today and frankly it was grotesque. Playing voicenotes at funerals is it now? A hard watch for many reasons
Today I will be listening to Tigers Have Spoken on repeat in honour of everyone who has ever been made to feel less than human by a man.
IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE?
This last week I was just cookin’ along minding my business when I suddenly found myself quite depressed.
nekocase.substack.com
Haters focusing on Liddle's violence toward his pregnant partner, his galloping racism, or his repeated defences of paedophilia, should remember to mention he was also one of the worst writers to ever do it. A calorie-free hack of the first water. Just absolute dogshit, back to front.
In all the discomfort around the recent death of a perceived national treasure, I am somewhat relieved that my favourite new young Irish band has not posted anything about him, despite the fact there is a clear musical lineage there. Not going to name them in case I jinx it but it's not Kneecap 😬
Between the Leto story and everything else it's as abundantly clear as ever that way too many people still don't care about or acknowledge the harm many men in the public eye do to women and girls, even when it's an open secret.
It’s ok to feel torn when someone dies whose art meant a lot to you but who was accused of predatory behaviour during their lifetime. I have those feels about Bowie. It’s collaborationist to try to shut up people who don’t have your nostalgic view of the deceased and care more about the behaviours.
Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy
"To me, they should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" Today PM Andy Burnham paid tribute to care workers and said he'd work with others to reform social care. UNISON is calling for the Fair Pay Agreement in care, a National Care Service, and a fair visa system
Just using an AI here is not even the worst part of it. The hallucination suggests the AI was not asked for impartial advice, but rather told to provide evidence which would back up a preconceived decision. As it could not find any, it hallucinated some instead. Heads should roll for this
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Data down the drain: As householders live under a hosepipe ban, data centres have a transparency problem no one wants to solve... jrnl.ie/7114784
Data down the drain: We're told to cut our showers short, but data centres face no such pressure
As the hosepipe ban stays in effect around the country, it is becoming increasingly clear that data centres have a transparency problem no one wants to solve.
jrnl.ie
Not sure which of these is giving me more joy this fine evening. It's a close call 😆
I also think it's laughable that NIWRN and Sex Matters thinks they're going to intimidate a community of people who survived decades of intimidation, violence against them by some of the most powerfully funded and organised state organs, as well as Loyalist paramilitaries, and Unionist politicians.
Join us and @mams4transni.bsky.social this friday As we host @alicemydaughter.bsky.social in conversation with @kellieturtle.bsky.social Limited Free Tickets still available
Rowling looming over a progressive Irish cultural festival with her menacing insinuations & a phalanx of expensive lawyers dashing off legal letters. And all because the organisers don’t want transphobes peddling hate at their event. A nauseating spectacle of spite.
I've just talked to Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social before our @causewaypride.bsky.social next week. She is open, passionate, committed and has a powerful story to share that is changing hearts & minds. It's a conversation you don't want to miss! Infuse Cafe Coleraine Fri 31 July 7pm
Can confirm this to be true 😆 Honestly though, imagine being so ignorant about Northern Ireland that you think you can argue an explicitly political festival can't reject an event on the basis of political views 🫣🤦♀️
Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera@pantibliss.bsky.social · 2w agoOne thing people from Belfast won't take well to is a billionaire in a castle sticking her oar in and trying to bend them to her will
I am very grateful to @causewaypride.bsky.social for inviting me to host this event with the incredible @alicemydaughter.bsky.social She is a powerful advocate and trans ally and I cannot wait to meet her. Numbers are limited so register at the link. Anyone who needs a lift from Belfast DM me. 😊
Causeway Pride@causewaypride.bsky.social · 2w agoAlongside @mams4transni.bsky.social we are very pleased to announce an evening with Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social Hosted by @kellieturtle.bsky.social on July 31st at Infuse in Coleraine. Get your FREE tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...
Once again reminded of this terrific piece by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social as I see hundreds of British men—and even some women—OPENLY praising the terrorist attack in Edinburgh, under their own legal names, where their friends and family and employers and coworkers can see. Make. Shame. Great. Again.
How Can We Live Together?
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
bostonreview.net
Not now, tiny particle that could erase the universe at any moment
Ellie is brilliant here and says everything about why the social media ban for under 16s is a terrible move.
Green Party Northern Ireland@greenpartyni.org · 2mo agoBanning under-16s from social media won’t protect them. It could actually put them in MORE danger. Young Greens Chair Ellie Byrne explains why a blanket social media ban is bad policy, and who it really lets off the hook. 👇 #OnlineSafety #YoungGreensNI #NolanShow #SocialMedia
PSNI say "it's too early" to tell if loyalist paramilitaries are orchestrating racist riots in Belfast. But they are long thought to play a role. One recent NGO report noted that "the involvement of elements of loyalist paramilitarism in racist violence and intimidation" was "well documented".
Heard about two stabbings today. The one in Belfast breathlessly given wall to wall media coverage, and another briefly covered where a guy was convicted for murdering his wife and setting the house alight. I note both perpetrators have SOMETHING in common. And it isn’t their immigration status.
If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? | Laura Snapes
If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? | Laura Snapes
The loud online hate aimed at two pop stars with polar-opposite styles suggests a shrinking realm of acceptability in which women can exist. That is, you suspect, the point
theguardian.com
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Hi, we are looking to raise money for the first ever Cavan Pride this June on the 13th! … Dawn Shtalryd needs your support for Cavan Pride Fundraiser
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This show needs to be shut down right now - it shouldn't be able to survive this. And more broadly, I hope it signals the beginning of the end of shows where people are thrown together in the hope that they'll shag each other and then have dramas. It's a shit, exploitative model that needs to die
Channel 4 boss apologises after Married at First Sight sexual misconduct allegations
Priya Dogra says she believes channel acted appropriately, but that she is ‘deeply sorry’ for distress of participants
theguardian.com
