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A long way to a small angry planet kinda riffs off this (not the noses, more in a 'what do the human race actually bring to the rest of the galaxy' kinda way)

Yasmin Khan (Madip Gill) and the 13th Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) are discussing the plot of the episode (namely, the Pting eating everything on the ship) and they are interrupted by a loud, suspiciously wet sounding explosion. Yas questions what the sound was, and the Doctor breaks the 4th wall, looking towards the camera, and surmises that the sound was probably the exploding heads of the audience members who couldn't cope with some of the elements of the story's plot.

Doctor Who #art post!

Here is July's art from my 2019 #DoctorWho Calendar, my spoof/commentary art of the 2018 episode, "The Tsuranga Conundrum"

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#Pting #13thDoctor #DoctorWhoArt

Not seen: A farmer with a boat and a bag of grain scrumpling up his plans and throwing them away in a tearful fit of defeated pique

GREG DAVIES: got it, nice easy task. Invade Russia by land, fastest wins. Nobody tried to do it in winter I assume, you'd have to be mad!

ALEX HORNE: funny you should say that Greg, first up we have Charles XII, Adolf *and* Napoleon

The war between the man and the sea?

This is a really weird fantasia of Edinburgh (and its geography) as it never was and is *full* to the brim of the sorts of simple yet glaring errors and anachronisms you would never have gotten if you hadn't left it to a computer to just barf out an averagised slop answer.

I'm not saying this is a good change, but this wording seems needlessly confusing. As far as I can tell, Off Peak and Anytime tickets won't be eligible for refunds on the day of travel if you *decide* not to travel. Not if your train gets cancelled.

this is absolutely fantastic

Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodon’s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: “3.6 million years ago:” we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.

Equality and Human Rights Commission Dear Your Freedom of Information Request FOI Reference: 15238932 Date: 16 February 2026 Thank you for your request, detailed below, which we received on 19 January 2026. "1) Does the EHRC hold minutes for meetings with any trans-led or trans- focused groups (excluding general LGBTQI+ groups) in the last 5 years. For clarity, these could include but are not limited to: - TransActual - Translucent/Steph's Place - Scottish Trans - Trans legal project - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective - Trans Safety Network - Trans Solidarity Alliance - Trans Resistance Network - Trans Exile Network If so, could you a) break down how many sets of minutes were recorded per year. (Here 1 "set of minutes" means "minutes for 1 meeting") And b) name which trans-led or trans-focused organisation these are with." This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Response Following a search of our records, we have determined that the information you have requested is not held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. While the Commission regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including trans-led and trans-focussed civil society organisations where relevant to our work, we do not hold any formal minutes of meetings with the organisations listed in your request within the timeframe specified. T: 0161 829 8100 E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ equalityhumanrights.com T: 0161 829 8100 E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ equalityhumanrights.com

FOI reveals the EHRC holds zero minutes of meetings with trans-led organisations in the past 5 years.

This is the UK’s 'equality' regulator.

Trans voices are not important enough for the EHRC to keep a record of what was said. This should be a headline in all the papers.

A book cover for a book called "Hello Sailor! The hidden history of gay life at sea". The cover is a photo of two figures in swimwear leaning close together on the guard rail of a boat's deck, both with their sailor hats on at a jaunty angle, and popping their hips to show off their bums and legs

Today's #MuseumBums come from this fabulosa book cover by Paul Baker and Jo Stanley 👍🏛️🍑

Jo spoke at MShed yesterday as part of the #lgbtqhistorymonth celebrations all about the hedonistic queer paradise of the merchant navy in late 20th century! It sounds great! If you can find this book, get it! 😁

Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: “Birds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: “*Yes, you read that right.”

Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox

NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.

a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'

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Photograph of the text of a magazine review of The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff.

This is the review that got me blacklisted by EA. Some shitbag executive wanted me fired.

"Actually it would be really really difficult and expensive to digitise everything we have"

I do love the Vagina Museum.

Here with all the burning questions we didn't know we needed. Until they pose them!

PS, if you're in a position to help, they're independently funded, so could do with the odd £ thrown their way & we can continue to get delights like this. And they support trans women!

Archivists! A plea! Please think through your reference numbers. I’m been giggling like a nine year old all afternoon as I photographed the B/UM collection.

A book cover, showing the title 'Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation' by Tom Hulme. It is lavender coloured with yellow text, and shows two men sat on a bench, c. 1935.

*drum roll*

Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026!

I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

I took a closer look at the UK government's new 'AI Skills Hub', and it is insane.

It includes 'courses' that are simply links to info pages about PhD programs; 'courses' that are literally just software developer documentation; and 'courses' that don't exist at all.

Short 🧵

We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing "the" labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant. 9,742 L7 19.4K 43.8K 个 AP The Associated Press @AP Replying to @APStylebook The use of "the French" in this tweet by @AP was inappropriate and has caused unintended offense. An updated tweet is upcoming. 12:18 AM • Jan 27, 2023 • 382.8K Views

Happy 3 year anniversary to this post

Like the provision of ashtrays in the loos on planes despite so many jurisdictions banning smoking on planes

Continuous line graph of plotted crime figures over time, showing a decline in reported crimes in the UK from 1996 onwards.

The best reason to ensuring Doctor Who is on for 13 weeks a year is that crime in the UK has fallen significantly every year since the Paul McGann movie and has only spiked since 2005 when we've had just 'Specials' or reduced episode counts.
The data speaks for itself!
#DoctorWho #DataMatters

The cover of Arthur’s children’s book “Jacob’s Transition Goals” that will be released on 21st April 2026

Super excited to share the cover of my children’s book Jacob’s Transition Goals!

Jacob’s Transition Goals is about an 8 year old transgender boy who starts playing football for his local boys team. It’s a joyful story that I wish I’d been able to read when I was a trans kid.

Out April 21st!

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Board from Pointless

Board from Pointless

Great couple of boards from Pointless where the answer to nearly all the missing sections of the words should be ‘WANK’

Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC

I just thought everyone should see this

How do you talk about difficult/distressing/upsetting topics with the pubic?
A question that just came up in my workshop

1. Partnership working
Work with people/charities with lived/living experience to check content, tone & adverts.

Good Morning

Me, trying to make any sort of coherent point whatsoever in any work meeting ever