Hey hey, Rotten Tomatoes puts A Monster Calls on their top under the radar family films, calling it “criminally unseen”. editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/under-...

40 Great Kids Movies to Stream Now: Top Under-the-Radar Family Flicks

Stuck home and looking for great family films to watch? The RT staff hand-picked these under-the-radar kids movies that adults will love, and which have a lesson to learn by the time the credits roll.

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Reminded today that the Daily Mail once called me (genuinely) "a hazard to public health" for the depictions of violence in The Knife of Never Letting Go. And not, as everyone thinks, for the epidemic of typhus I started.

I made up a writing schedule for myself for August yesterday, when I was apparently feeling both invincible and a time traveler. Today, I am merely mortal with a three-month old daughter, so there have been schedule revisions...

Let's talk about JK Rowling's 'bearded men'... I want to vent something that's been on my mind: The way transphobic groups and individuals are also actively homophobic. I've experienced it first hand, and know many others have too. 1/

Nice line from Jessicaoutofthecloset on instagram: “Moral panics end, queer community doesn’t.” Survive. Fight and survive.

Hey hey, Rotten Tomatoes puts A Monster Calls on their top under the radar family films, calling it “criminally unseen”. editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/under-...

40 Great Kids Movies to Stream Now: Top Under-the-Radar Family Flicks

Stuck home and looking for great family films to watch? The RT staff hand-picked these under-the-radar kids movies that adults will love, and which have a lesson to learn by the time the credits roll.

editorial.rottentomatoes.com

Nice line from Jessicaoutofthecloset on instagram: “Moral panics end, queer community doesn’t.” Survive. Fight and survive.

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

You only have to look at the veneration of the recently deceased Rod Liddle by prominent women in the "gender critical" movement (Kathleen Stock, Rosie Duffield etc.) to know that their claim to be "protecting women" is utter nonsense.

The dog just wagged her tail in her sleep. Today is a go for the dreams you’ve been putting off, people.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/the-...

The right is so hungry for anti-trans stories that they're turning to AI to make them up - LGBTQ Nation

Several non-stories that portray trans people in a negative light have gone viral in the past several weeks, and others were completely fabricated.

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The baby turns out to be a very early teether. Slightly too young to understand all the nifty teething tools there are, only old enough to know it hurts. Poor little fractious mite.

Middle aged white guy in the queue at the pool wondering why the rules applied to him.

Rod Liddle called his ex-wife a “slut and a slattern” in print before marrying a 22-year old Spectator receptionist who he was cautioned by the police after assaulting her when she was 20 weeks pregnant. But he was anti-trans, so these “protectors of women” overlook everything.

ARSES, SHOWN

Well that's a very interesting insight into how much Rosie does care about the rights and dignity of women and girls, in any way that really matters.

Libby@captainlibatron.bsky.social · 2d ago

Dear god

As parent of a 15yo am reassured ban won't stop under 16s using social media, but will be a barrier to conversations about use, safe use and reassurance that can talk about any concerns.

But it’ll totally work in England!!!

Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 3d ago

Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...

Billionaires threaten your life and safety on a daily basis far more - and far more seriously - than any trans person could ever hope to. I wonder why it’s billionaires leading the anti-trans charge…? 🤔

The dead children represented on the children's panel of our national covid memorial will never have any life at all. ❤️

Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 5d ago

There are working class and vulnerable kids who will never have the life they should have had because of school closures. Let’s address that too, shall we?

And my goodness, there are some simperingly terrible baby books out there. If you’re going to yammer on about love and rainbows, at least make the lines scan.

Boy, for a board book “The Snail and the Whale” is epic. The Infinite Jest of board books.

I am hardly ever rude to people. All bets are off about being rude *back* however…

Queer lit fests, you do know I’m a big flaming gay, right? The polo shirts are just drag.

My baby daughter was inconsolable for twenty mysterious minutes of crying and has now slept on my chest for the last hour. I have acted similarly on dates.

This is why you dont try to compromise or concede anything to these horrors

JK Rowling centre says Amnesty apology does not solve ‘reputational damage’ — The Independent

Beira’s Place was among organisations labelled ‘anti-rights’ in a briefing document.

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Ye gods, I am only a year and a half younger than Gianni Infantino. Giving out fake peace prizes to tyrants ages you.

I just finished reading Piper at The Gates of Dusk and such amazing read, a roller coaster of emotions. I really enjoyed the Chaos walking series so to have this one be about Todd and Viola’s sons makes it even more special to me. Can’t wait for the next one! @patricknessbooks.bsky.social #Booksky

The two republicans were both defeated in primaries by Trump backed candidates. When Trump finally goes, there’ll be so many republicans who’ll say “We always knew he was unhinged.” Don’t let them be absolved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination

President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

nytimes.com

As someone with OCD, I find apps with streaks really hard to deal with. I had to forcibly break a 1,000 day streak on the New York Times Crossword puzzle because it was feeling like a prison. Don’t get me started on Duolingo. For someone with OCD, Duolingo is a nasty bully.