All the shows I have seen have been great, but my Fringe highlight so far may be the guy who, in the middle of a very intense bit of his show, told some old people in the front row to stop talking, and then proceeded to tell them off at length again after the show. Public shaming is good!

If anyone invited me to a group chat with 100 members it would very quickly become a group chat with 99 members

A terrible day for trans people in Britain and a shameful one for the EHRC and government

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 13h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

UK charities count the cost of Beacon CRM cyberattack

UK charities count the cost of Beacon CRM cyberattack

Database backups likely stolen, potentially exposing donor, supporter, and service user details

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Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee (Australian series) is on iPlayer now!

If I see a woman interrogating anyone who is trying to use the loo about the contents of their underpants, I’ll be kicking off at *her*

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15h ago

This is what they expected and wanted to happen: that members of the public, shown the cops would take their side if they kicked off and went mental at anyone they suspected of being a transgender, would then start going apeshit en masse and enforce their wacko ideas for them.

"Having a visitor in detention was a way for me to forget about the walls I was caged in." We are developing a local, grassroot visiting group for Swinderby RSTHF and HMP Mortonhall. ⚡Join our information session to learn more and no commitment required: events.humanitix.com/avid-s-infor...

AVID Information Session - Immigration Detention and The Role of Visitors

An information session for people in Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire about providing support to people in the area who are incarcerated for immigration reasons.

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People who behave like this in a hospital should still be treated, but they shld have to wait however long it takes until a doctor/nurse fitting their preferences goes on shift, and they should have to sit out that wait in a public waiting room wearing a gown with "racist" printed all over it.

I'm seeing four women comedians today, including one with an immigration angle (and now I think of it, two of the others are also migrants - Sophie Hagen and Celya AB). Always on brand, me www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Seems this is still MIA, so they have presumably not yet started using the process, which then begs the question of why it needed to be rushed out in such a ham fisted manner, and with no consultation or even notice to stakeholders

Sonia L@sonial77.bsky.social · 3d ago

Still no sign of any guidance from the Home Office on this, that I've seen, but I expect it to be published today at some point.

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Work Rights Centre@workrights.bsky.social · 2d ago

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There are many issues with Reform’s proposals for Royal Navy operations against small boats but chief among them is the fact it has already happened and didn't achieve the government's stated aims Operation Isotrope ran from 2022-23 as Channel crossings peaked inews.co.uk/news/world/n...

No, Farage, the Royal Navy can't stop small boats. This is why

Critics are already tearing apart Reform's plans to deploy British warships to intercept migrants in the Channel

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Taliban have entrenched one of the worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights of women and girls since taking power five years ago. Afghanistan is also facing a humanitarian crisis with 40% of the population in need of assistance. www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights of women and girls since taking power five years ago.

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Nosey lady next to me on the train weirdly lost interest in my laptop once she realised I was reading a Court of Appeal decision on SIAC's ability to award costs in review cases....

There’s a lot of chat about the use of GenAI in images, as there should be, but I’ve noticed a HUGE uptick in AI generated text in the social media output of official accounts for musicians (and presumably elsewhere) and whoever is deciding to do this is doing their clients such a HUGE disservice.

Lots of changes to the immigration rules in force today, including introduction of new "merged registration" interview process for some asylum claims, the introduction of which was criticised by the House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee last week open.substack.com/pub/thoughts...

(Reassuringly) the president has the zoomies

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Sen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."

I love Fringe and know I will have the best time. But fuck me, that weather forecast.

The number of terror-related arrests in Britain has risen 1,200% a year following the ban of Palestine Action The number of people arrested for holding signs - under a law originally designed for IRA uniforms - is higher than total terror arrests over the previous decade inews.co.uk/news/retired...

How retired teachers, nurses and vicars became Britain's newest terror suspects

Majority of suspects arrested for holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action' at protests against the ban

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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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Victims themselves, jailed for evading the barriers the UK places in the way of having to live up to the promises made in its own treaty obligations. Shameful.

Two more small boat pilots jailed for Channel crossings

Both men admitted steering overcrowded vessels carrying more than 80 people each to the UK.

bbc.co.uk

Appalling. Complete solidarity with my colleagues in Northern Ireland

Human Rights First@humanrightsfirst.org · 5d ago

In an article for @irishnews.com, @humanrightsfirst.org's @suchitauppal.bsky.social and @cajni.bsky.social's Shannon Doherty write about the targeting of those supporting immigrant communities in Northern Ireland, and the immediate steps that authorities must take to protect them.

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I think we need to actually restate how wild it is how much anti trans activism there is, and the extreme degree. We're getting two high court decisions on trans rights today alone that have huge consequences for trans people's lives (strip searching and puberty blockers). In one DAY

Lord Dubs was just six years old when he escaped Czechoslovakia following the Nazi invasion. He was one of 10,000 refugee children whose lives were saved by being taken in by Britain from 1938-39. Watch his remarkable life story: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c...

I'm on the train from Montréal to Toronto. There's just been a reminder that it is MANDATORY to use headphones when watching video. I can't believe this guys have resorted to legislation, rather than our system of having 75% of the carriage sit in murderous, futile rage.

Didn't think I would see this again, as the version I saw on Broadway was felt unbeatable. But when Cole Escola was announced I knew I had to go and tonight was FLAWLESS. Whole cast was brilliant, love this silly play!

This MUST surely be it!