As per Facebook’s newest Transparency doodad: “We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality and common non-serious usage of words like “weird.” So, it appears that Facebook has followed X and made it easier for hate to exist…
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? And it’s not because I’ve ignored this site, or not wanted to do any updates. It’s because I’ve been so gosh-darned busy. I’ve got a draft that was half-finished before President Biden stepped down from his re-election bid. In fact, I started that draft when I was listening to…
It is Super Bowl Sunday. The day where lots of people who don’t really like sports ball pretend to like sports ball, and where people who REALLY like sports ball get super-excited about Superb Owls. I, on the other hand, did some housework, tided up, and planted some vegetables, and tried very hard not to…
I’ve been off work for the better part of a week now, and it has felt amazing. In fact, if I’m honest, I really do not want to go back to work. My week off was only possible thanks to an incredible effort from everyone at work, allowing us to get as much work done…
So, it’s been a while. I know. I often have the best of intentions when writing a post, but then I become distracted and I invariably don’t post it. To be fair though, life has been EXTRA of late. For reasons I can’t go into, both of us have been working more than we should,…
If you’re in the U.S., today is July 4th, Independence Day – the day that you *may* celebrate kicking the Brits out. As a Brit now living in the U.S., I find it rather fun to say “Happy Kicking Us Out Day”, although I only tend to say it to people who I know. This…
This post is a hard one. It’s going to sit behind a content warning: #Transphobia #Hatred #RightWingExtremism. You can skip this and go to the section below if you want… But I’d love you to read this if you’re feeling strong. I think it will explain some stuff. CLICK SHOW MORE if you want to…
It’s Sunday evening, and somehow I’m ready for the week ahead. I’m not running to play catch up. I’ve got tomorrow’s video up and ready to publish in the morning. I’ve got most of the things I need for an outside video shoot tomorrow. And I’m sat down, on the couch, with a reasonably tidy…