Buxton The Red

Buxton The Red

@buxred.uk

aka Matt Fowler (he/him). Gay nerd, Brighton and Edinburgh, pun enthusiast. #LGBwithTheT Occasional programmer and data-wrangler for my hubby @duncanc.bsky.social Also on Masto, https://tech.lgbt/@buxtonthered Personal website is https://buxred.uk

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*blackadder theme* His head is bigger than a fence He breathes, and everything gets warmer His urge to trample represents A nation's nuclear war trauma Godzilla! Godzilla! The scourge of beast and man! Godzilla! Godzilla! He's flattening Japan!

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More adults have made youth sports their entire personality in the last 10 years than any child in history. Why don't you go break up a game of hide and seek while you're at it, you fuckin' losers.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

Another Iowa Dem releases an ad in response to anti-trans ads against her. "We need to protect kids, and we need common sense rules to keep sports fair for boys and for girls. Parents know what's best for our kids. Washington needs to stay out of it." From Lindsay James, IA-02.

I like the 8-page folded mini zine concept. I use the free version of the Affinity design / DTP software. So I made 8-page mini zine templates (for both A4 and US Letter) for Affinity, and also found links to a bunch of useful resources. buxtonthered.com/projects/8pmz/ #zine #affinity #dtp

Honesty in the face of "the system" is pretty much the entire reason why I joined GPEW and voted Zack for leader.

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social

When politicians and media say ‘difficult choices’, that’s code for working class people about to be screwed.

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It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

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NEW ESSAY: Origins of the Anti-Trans “Groomer” Slur. it provides historical context, a timeline of how it spread, & how it shapes anti-trans/LGBTQ legislation. pls share! on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/origins-of-t... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/origins-of...

juliaserano.medium.comOrigins of the Anti-Trans “Groomer” Slura timeline, plus historical context and future implications

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Dear media, You don't have to say "E Jean Carroll accused Trump of defamation and rape." You can say "Trump defamed and raped E Jean Carroll." It's been adjudicated. Thank you

I created this parody edit of the #Stonewall logo to express my frustration with that UK "LGBT+" organisation's recent decisions, actions, and general failure to be seen to be doing anything good for my trans friends. I waive all my rights in this image. Vector available on request. #lgbtq #queer

Fuck's sake. I watched this evening's @channel4news.bsky.social over dinner which left me with a tiny hope of of "well, at least we're not enabling this". Now that's gone too. It is quite astonishing that Kier can stand upright without a spine.

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Starmer: "Our partners in the Gulf have asked us to do more to defend them... The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source... The US has requested permission to use UK bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose. We have taken the decision to accept this request."

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New post: LABOUR'S SECTION 28 IS HERE - ACT NOW. I explain how the Labour government's proposed revisions to the guidance on "keeping children in education" are designed to erase trans children in England. But it's not a done deal - there is plenty we can do to oppose this.

ruthpearce.netLabour’s Section 28 is here – act nowIn May 1988, the Conservative government introduced Section 28. This legal measure outlawed support for “homosexuality as a pretended family relationship” across Britain, especially in …

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I wrote War Plan UK over 40 years ago about the British governments dishonesty to the public about the consequences of nuclear weapons and nuclear warfare. Interest in the Cold War period has grown through this century, amplified by the brutal lawlessness of Putin and Trump.

Julie McDowall@nuclearwar.bsky.social

The great WAR PLAN UK by @duncanc.bsky.social is now available on Kindle.

I figured out what I needed to make to replace the zip pull on my hoodie. It's a tiny piece of hope, something I can hold on to. When I lift up my hope it brings me comfort, even if that is just to zip up my jacket.

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It's the first day of Advent, so it's time to play #SantageddonBingo; it's like Whamageddon, but more fun. Rules are simple, any time you hear one of these songs playing in the shops of whatever (listening to it yourself doesn't count), cross it off, see how long it takes you to get five in a line.

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This post is brought to you by insomnia and the Mamdani meme maker page. It is a message to myself. (See timeline for repost of a link to that page, in a moment)

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Remember Rev. David Black, the Chicago pastor who was shot in the head with pepper balls? If you haven't heard him speak yet, listen to this. To ICE: "You can repent"