Reposted by Andrew James Cartergivebeesachance.bsky.social @givebeesachance.bsky.social · 02/06/2026 35116
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I am precisely as shocked as I was the last 7-or-8 times Byline did this. 050
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The Spanish Flu “came out of a vaccine lab” 10 years before anyone knew flu was a virus and 80 years before the first vaccine. 020
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Bob needs $1500 in food stamps because he works for Shell who have not adjusted his wages for inflation since 1997. 020
Reposted by Andrew James CarterAnthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 01/07/2026Nothing will satisfy anti-immigration campaigners. So we should give them nothing. 831599
Reposted by Andrew James Carterandré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026if congo pull this off i want the british museum empty by midnight 242740656
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026They say the winning teams always grow into a tournament, which is why England are now playing like confused pensioners with back pain. 010
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I’m joking of course. England will avoid France via getting knocked out by Argentina. 000
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The good news is that England will avoid France until the final. The bad news is that England will avoid France… until the final. 100
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I love how you’re saying “go away” when you actually mean “let me have the last word”. Always helpful when racists like you make that extra effort to demonstrate how deeply pathetic you are. Very much appreciated. 1132
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026If I had to speculate wildly… IO - buoyed by the success of First Light - pushed back on Microsoft’s requirements (which definitely included AI). Microsoft threatened to walk away if IO didn’t submit. To which IO said “okay then - bye” and picked up the phone to Sony. 010
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026We can only speculate - but Microsoft bought a ton of successful game studios and most have been ruined or closed (with more closures reportedly imminent). Whatever direction XBox is imposing on its family of games studios; it is clearly turning them to trash on an industrial scale. 110
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Who the hell is making these decisions? IO just launched arguably the most successful game of the year so far… and XBox respond by bailing out of the studio’s next project. On Microsoft’s current form though, this is probably *good* news for IO. 110
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The purpose of politicians is to represent a certain political philosophy; convince people that philosophy is best equipped to solve that nation’s problems; and thereby win elections. Normalising them lying about their principles - or, worse, having none to begin with - is why we’re in this mess. 150
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026MENTAL HEALTH PLAN Step 1: Quit your job to improve your mental health. Step 2: no 020
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Just off the top of my head… What if a young person needs mental health support *because* they lost their job or are otherwise unable to work? What if the best route back to work for a young person would involve receiving mental health support *first*? What then Andy? You fucking ghoul. 3204
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Labour’s approach to their leader is no different to their approach to policy. Superficial change designed solely to preserve the broken status quo. 0163
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Kindest possible interpretation is they intend to discuss this for 3 years, but do nothing until after the next election in the (naive) assumption it will win back Scotland. Their default political instinct will always be “it worked for Blair, so let’s lie that we’ll do it too”. 011
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Since this is Labour, I expect this to be a clawback of powers branded as decentralisation for gaslighting purposes. 121
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026There is no 10-year-plan to improve the country. “10 years” is how long they think Burnham can maintain the broken status quo; how long he can get away with pointless tinkering, falsely presented as change; how long they can do the bare minimum and lie about it. They are, of course, wrong. 020
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026£10 days he made it himself with AI (just look at the stars in the background) 030
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026And then 5000 angry posts defending Air Conditioning from precisely 0 people attacking it. 100
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Avoided the AC debate so far, but it seems to boil down to this: EUROPE: It’s too hot! USA: Just get AC, lol EUROPE: We have it, but not everyone has that option (logistics, buildings, landlords, cost, etc…) & the real problem is climate change. USA: Why do you weirdos hate AC?! Your so dumb. 120
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Don’t normally put people on blast OR have any confidence in bluesky moderation - but making an exception for this ableist pillock. 130
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 27/06/20261) Autism has been proved to be genetic, not environmental 2) This study is fatally flawed in both methodology (self-reporting is wildly inaccurate) and conclusion (screens don’t cause autism - autistic infants just form rigid, repetitive habits) 3) Fuck you, you ignorant, ableist prick 050
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026They keep making the mistake of comparing live service games to other games, when the correct parallel is social networks. No one needs a second Fortnite for the same reason no one needs a second Facebook. There was space for a few such games, but that market has been filled several times over. 020
Reposted by Andrew James Cartershaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 26/06/2026jk rowling is still palling around with fellow transphobe kaeley triller on twitter, who admitted to the statutory rape of a minor under her care when she was working as a youth counsellor. rowling knows this because she blocks people who tell her 3946161023
Reposted by Andrew James CarterStephenCox Wiz-4 "funny raunchy romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The best analogy to the conversion therapy Bill would be a Bill that banned smacking children "unless the adult believed that the little blighter deserved it." 3378124
Reposted by Andrew James CarterIndiaWilloughby @indiawilloughby.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Under today’s massively PR’d draft bill banning LGBT conversion therapy, Alan Turing never underwent conversion therapy. Because it was done by the State for his own wellbeing. 🥸 Same now for trans people. Pink-washing garbage. 426795
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026So… in this metaphor the country is Henry VIII…? Fair, tbh. 120
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Maybe it was naive of me, but I honesty didn’t expect Labour to be *this* shameless. I still thought they would make an *attempt* to mask their hatred. I guess they’ve accepted that the queer vote is lost for good and only care about support from bigots and superficial allies now. 030
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I expect this will be loudly opposed by every serious LGBTQ+ organisation. However, the UK press only need one astroterf group supporting it to present opinion as “divided” and frame those opposing the bill as unreasonable perfectionists. Consent will be manufactured, just as it always is. 110
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026But wait - it gets worse - because *anyone* is allowed to claim they’re abusing queer people for their mental health. You don’t need to be a regulated NHS doctor or an accredited psychiatrist. Just slap on a name tag that says “Therapist” and you’re good to go 👍 140
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026My expectations were low, but they didn’t even *try* to pretend this was a serious attempt at a ban. You’re not allowed to abuse LGBTQ+ people… unless you say you’re doing it for medical reasons (including mental health). 130
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Conversion Practices Bill is transparently designed to serve 3 purposes: 1) A set of guidelines for how to legally abuse LGBTQ+ people 2) A mechanism for criminalising gender affirming care 3) A shameless dogwhistle to Labour’s fellow bigots that still lets them claim otherwise to the public 162
Reposted by Andrew James CarterNancy Kelley @nancymk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I've spent years working towards a ban on conversion practices, hoping to see a bill published. Today, I just feel so profoundly sad. As many others have noted, the draft has a carve out for "healthcare" so broad it makes a mockery of the idea this is a 'ban'. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukConversion practices draft bill 11646225
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026What stops bigots doing this? 1) create a “therapy” organisation 2) define its professional standard to allow conversion practices 3) accredit themselves as “therapists” 4) continue to abuse people under the protection of this loophole 0184
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026If you’re just going to invent bullshit out of thin air, why stop at 50%? 0100
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Burnham will do things* better than Starmer. *pandering to fascists; destroying the Labour Party; etc… 1359
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026By April 2029 every video game will contain at least one Nicholas Cage. 000
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026How might the new captain of the Titanic rearrange the deck chairs? 000
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The cost of fighting climate change must be borne by the rich, who far prefer the cost of climate change itself, which will be borne by the poor. 010
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Big words from a guy whose only credential is the electrical safety inspection tag on his plug. 010
Reposted by Andrew James CarterAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/06/2026A major scandal has broken out in Norway at NBTK, the national gender clinic that has notoriously limited access to care. Researchers, including SEGM affiliate Anne Wæhre, engaged in substantial misconduct and ethical violations in their research on trans people. www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/43RE... 191410414
Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026How are you on *either* social network when you demonstrably can’t read? 080
