Thread 43 Starmer : il ritorno della luce e la semina del Lathyrus odoratus

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I was prepared for confected Ash Wednesday/Lent rage on Twitter but confected Shrove Tuesday rage by the Christian nationalists has taken me by surprise. Turns out some people were very triggered by the whole pancake day/lent/ramadan convergence.

I really enjoyed watching the smirk leave his face. That was glorious.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-uk-slammed-veteran-over-36738209

Our muslim next door neighbours were pancaking it up for their 4yo daughters. Good timing with Ramadan upon them.

Well, another way to put that is that boys especially working class boys especially white working class boys do seem to be the most affected by cuts in educational spending. Girls in poor educational environment seem more likely to do well despite that environment. Likewise some ethnic minorities.

So surely the answer to that would be to lay some blame at the door of the government that slashed early intervention programmes, that cut sure start, that cut per head spending on education in real terms, that cut CAHMs and special provision for struggling children. That cut spending on things like youth centres/public sports facilities in working class areas.

Oh no, it was all the fault of DEI. Silly me.

Bloody hell, mumsnet is going full froth at the moment re: Restore/Reform. I am going to give up posting on those threads for Lent.

Bet you don’t. Bet I don’t either. Neither of us can help ourselves! 😂

I am going to try, honestly. I spend far too much time on here!

That would be like me trying to give up Twitter for advent. It’ll last a day at most.

Don't do a drinking game every time someone posts 'I am not a reform voter but...'

I find Twitter completely non-addictive.

You’d be off your face by 10am if you were foolish enough to do that!

You’re a heavier drinker than I am if it’ll take you until 10am.

Unfortunately I still find Twitter better than bluesky for finding stuff. The advent mute/block of everyone who doesn’t make life better has helped immensely. And the algorithm has been fucked so much that if you interact with a post your for you tab is filled with posts on only that subject so it’s easy to manipulate.

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That’s an excellent idea, only undercut a bit by the fact I’ve never managed to give anything up for lent.

For Lent I gave up sugar in my tea and on another occasion chocolate, you could eat chocolate on St Patrick's Day. Never been much of a chocolate eater since and can't abide sugar in my tea. Though when I had a massive shock after witnessing a suicide on the tube, I did take a cup of tea with sugar in it - couldn't taste it.

I wanted to do my own research......

She gets to “Sorry, I’m an idiot, I fucked up” eventually but my lord the throat-clearing

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/mmrv-measles-outbreak-vaccination-children-covid-b2921185.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQBV9djbGNrBAFXcWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHrkL9pIWElzkGIIq8w8638BKwzy3MxOBf4DR0iQgju5sCSdVprYFgFN7drs0_aem_tO4olnr3kWArk4Y8-vJqLQ

If these idiots are willing to throw their own childrens lives away in pursuit of their own stupidity, then how much do you think they care about yours ?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/400-cash-boost-for-disabled-adults-to-tackle-cost-of-living#:~:text=Government%20is%20increasing%20the%20amount,helping%20to%20ease%20financial%20pressures

Government is increasing the amount that working-age adults who receive social care must be able to keep after paying for home care (known as the minimum income guarantee) by 7% from April 2026 - strengthening this safety net to ensure that people have enough for daily expenses and helping to ease financial pressures.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

Moved from concealed racist to openly racist

Openly racist is correct. This is horrible.

What time period are they promoting with that image?

A time when you fondled your lamb before slaughtering it in front of the children?

Mint sauce!