ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 11hgreat list - can I add Funny Games, The Vanishing (original version), Happiness, Dogville, Antichrist and Elephant? 110
Reposted by ashesashesHeather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 03/10/2026EVERY UK MP needs to read this You are all part of a government that is creating a situation so hostile and unsafe that people are leaving the country This is not an isolated case. You have the power to do something about this. 63598229
Reposted by ashesashesGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Keir Starmer wanted to be remembered as Prime Minister for building homes. Instead he will be remembered for his complicity in destroying them. #GazaGenocide 421413524
Reposted by ashesashesDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249662749
Reposted by ashesashesSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026when ai leaves u behind 75256419611
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As Eli Wiesel said: We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant 010
Reposted by ashesashesJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this. 3424351156
Reposted by ashesashesQuiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way. 41715429
Reposted by ashesashesDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below. 145136934893
Reposted by ashesashesSpooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you can, support the RNLI here: rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 14615
Reposted by ashesashesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026The thing liberals fundamentally don't understand is that trans people are losing rights they already had. We're not asking for more, we're asking not to lose what we already had for decades. Most sports leagues and the Olympics had inclusion criteria for decades without issue. 633236760
Reposted by ashesashesMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Rupert Murdoch should be sent to the Hague 312023404
Reposted by ashesashesDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 07/09/2026Yelling "stop the boats!" as I charge in to rob this NatWest at gun point so that I can later call the Home Secretary as a character witness and the BBC will spend two weeks telling all my potential future jurors how legitimate my concerns were. 242672684
Reposted by ashesashesHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 06/09/2026Patriot Platform, the far-right group whose black-clad masked members caused hours of disruption in Dover yesterday, calls itself a Christian “army of patriots” dedicated to protecting women and children. There’s a problem with that story. 43664440
Reposted by ashesashesThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 366201119886
Reposted by ashesashesDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 05/09/2026There's an argument for calling them masked thugs, because that is factually true. There's an argument for calling them pathetic cosplaying loser incels, also true, and laughing at them damages their tough-guy self image and hurts recruitment. There is no argument for calling them protesters. 351440341
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 01/09/2026but yeah, it should be England’s Pelicot! one thing is press restrictions were in place for a while (see article). Also, unlike Gisele Pelicot, the wife is staying anonymous - very reasonably, but it means her husband has to be anon. It’s scary - how many cases like this are yet to be uncovered 030
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 01/09/2026it’s been covered in the guardian several times at different points in the case - the main coverage will come at the trial www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comParamedic and football coach among 13 men charged with abusing woman ‘drugged by husband’Co-defendants in case against Stockport man in his 60s can be revealed after reporting restrictions were lifted 140
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Help the Greens protect trans members goodlawproject.org/s/6b3b53goodlawproject.orgHelp the Greens protect trans members | Good Law ProjectThe Greens took action to protect trans people. Now the party is facing legal action – so we’re defending them in court 000
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Retired man reminisces about his career in a sector he aspired to join since his childhood 230
Reposted by ashesashesRoss Johnson @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered. 326301906765
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 24/08/2026why don’t those guys cosplay as knights hospitaller instead for a change? the victorian chaps who did that took the whole thing seriously and bothered to set up an entire hospital in jerusalem, which seems a more constructive way to do the larping thing 040
Reposted by ashesashesDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 21/08/2026BREAKING Peaceful protesters have revealed “terrorism” signs outside Preston Courts in support of the Barclays 5. The signs state “Saving lives is not terrorism - I support Palestine Action” This is in response to reports that the five may be unjustly sentenced as terrorists. 271504501
Reposted by ashesashesjon rosenberg @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Maybe I'm in the minority here but if people who support AI are being shamed into silence then it's working. The shame is working as intended. The left's biggest problem is that it's afraid to hurt the feelings of folks who need to have their feelings hurt. Let them experience introspection for once 2752581400
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Why on earth did you publish that terrible Lucy Mangan review? Why wasn't your science desk on top of this issue earlier? 1300
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 20/08/2026You may find the creation of monstrous human-canine hybrids "cute", Doctor Moreau, but I beg to differ 130
Reposted by ashesashesNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Every single journalist in Britain should read this searing essay by Will Selfwillself1.substack.comJason Arday: J'Accuse the British MediaAfter the death of Jason Arday, Will Self asks what happens when the media machine mistakes what interests the public for the public interest. 21312158
Reposted by ashesashesRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/08/2026So often what are called “culture wars” are one set of people saying “please can we live without perpetual persecution” and another saying “no, f*** you” but the press considering the latter group have “legitimate concerns” and must be perpetually platformed 402855859
Reposted by ashesashesPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/08/2026The wealthiest man in human history—who clearly performed several Nazi salutes on Inauguration Day 2025—is directly responsible for the deaths of up to 14 million people, including 4.5 million children, by 2030. He's not "quirky" or "weird" or "awkward". He's a fucking monster. 10466167
Reposted by ashesashesColin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Original North American movie poster for 1911’s “Homer's Odyssey” from Italy’s Milano Film. 28419
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to take it, we’re helping to fight back. Join us goodlawproject.org/s/485c4dgoodlawproject.orgFight back against the code of practiceThe government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to take it, we’re helping to fight back. Join us 000
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I haven't trusted Figes since the Amazon reviews scandal – and this is worth a read: lohttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/orlando-figes-and-stalins-victims/thenation.comOrlando Figes and Stalin's VictimsA book by the famous British historian was not published in Russia because the Moscow publisher discovered too many errors and misrepresentations—not, as Figes suggested, for political reasons. 130
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Maybe this should be a nudge for some self-reflection. You might have been able to appreciate Liddle's "wit" and "warmth" in isolation – I guess he never violently assaulted you while you were pregnant – but you must surely have known the vile racism and bigotry he aired on multiple media platforms? 0652
Reposted by ashesashesJoint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants @jcwi-uk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This is not only tone deaf but actively dangerous language given 7 people were killed trying to cross the Channel in the last week, while French police attacked people on the beaches with tear gas. Borders kill. People need the same, safe routes as everyone else www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comBurnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisisPrime minister says UK needs to ‘bring back that control’ and safe routes for refugees are necessary to tackle trafficking 0159
Reposted by ashesashesThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🔥 “I’m so sick and tired of you old people not giving a shit about what we’re telling you. We don’t have a future. We’re telling you what we need and you don’t give a damn.” 582134684445
Reposted by ashesashesjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126047998
Reposted by ashesashesMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable. 751417491
Reposted by ashesashesDave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Current govt plans imply deporting over five thousand scientists, about eight thousand assorted engineers, 1600 vets... for no reason, at all, except the appeasement of unappeasable racism. 16121
Reposted by ashesashesI'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026archive.ph/oQ2Cs Fabulous piecearchive.ph 094
Reposted by ashesashesLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 27/07/2026"What Féile an Phobail row has shown is that women’s rights are at risk — just not from a tiny trans minority" great piece from Allison Morris in the Belfast Telegraph. Please support Allison as she will no doubt be targeted now. Archive link below. archive.ph/oQ2Cs 12743324
ashesashes @ashesashes20.bsky.social · 20/07/2026which makes it extra fun that Richard Dawkins has endowed his AI girlfriend with consciousness 040
Reposted by ashesashesThem Fatale, @mxthemfatale.bsky.social · 18/07/2026BBC burying the lede here until paragraph 3 - JKR bankrolled this and LOST. I repeat - JKR bankrolled this lawfare against the Belfast Film Festival and... LOST. It can be done! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTribunal rules woman not unlawfully discriminated against over beliefsSara Morrison claimed she was forced out of her job at Belfast Film Festival for her views on sex and gender. 539211516
Reposted by ashesashesaugustadsays.bsky.social @augustadsays.bsky.social · 17/07/2026what happened to her to make her such a damaged human being? 262
Reposted by ashesashesEmmatyville □ feet @scary-lil-emma.bsky.social · 13/07/2026This is the Amnesty International report on the anti-rights groups. These anti-rights groups have immediately engaged in lawfare to bury this report. *be a shame if people kept sharing it. drive.google.com/file/d/1UggI...drive.google.comReport_-_A_growing_threat__the_anti-rights_movement_in_the_UK_July_2026.pdf 912321155
Reposted by ashesashesMiffythegamer @miffythegamer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In my opinion, this is litigious thuggery. Amnesty spoke their truth and it hurt the feelings of the anti-trans brigade. TERFs destroy everything they touch. I mean, imagine suing Amnesty, of all organisations? 772276486
Reposted by ashesashesemily blight 🐦⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 13/07/2026this is where your money goes when you buy harry potter stuff. rowling isn’t shy about it. amnesty wrote an even-handed report that laid out what anti-rights groups do; rowling uses her billions & clout to suppress it. when you give rowling money; she spends it on stealing people’s human rights. 127801395