I think that’s a little unfair to Tortoise. Yes, they said put out a report that was critical of Tavistock’ gender services (which I found disappointing, the last thing trans people need is more attacks on their rights and cuts to their services) but the organisation was founded by, and is still run by, a former head…

That, of course, was at the point where she had no money, no contract of employment, was estranged from her family and he was paying her rent, according to the account. Coercive control sounds like a bad thing to me but if you want to construct an argument that lets you disregard a woman's testimony, go for it I guess.

This is the kind of thing a torturer says. ‘I can make the horror and pain stop, if you just give me what I want,’ as they ratchet up the pain. ‘I can help you, but look what you’re making me do.'

I saw a comedian make the point that he's what you get when you ask a child to draw a picture of a 'bad man.' It's always the ones you most suspect, isn't it?

I knew I was right to stop watching that show half way through.

All millennials are adults, but not all adults are millennials. Really obvious, surely?

Yup. It’s going to be ok :)

Oh, those pricks. This was such a good show. If they can’t make something like Lockwood and Co profitable, then there's something fundamentally broken about their model. 

Good that he’s standing with the writers for a fairer deal. The heartbreaking thing is that Andor is so, so good, and that is clearly the result of great effort on his part and everyone else working on it. I think it’s a masterpiece, frankly. The idea that a strike could end up disrupting the quality of season 2 would…

Allred should just send out a corresponding message about Cruz using a picture of Grandpa from the Munsters. 

The mixed gender quidditch team changing rooms that get a scene or two in each book seem to be conveniently forgotten too.

If you are a jerk to everyone who comes over to your way of thinking, you won’t win many people over to your way of thinking.

Oh, fuck him. Took him 15 minutes in that to actually state a real opinion about something other than the demographics of the right, and he chose to say there are ‘significant differences’ between races. I’ve met this kind of charming racist who hides behind reasonable language, denouncing the supposedly worse people…

I think that deserves to be the final word. 

My kid loves them and I keep censoring some of the worst parts. If someone is evil they usually get some fat related adjective stuck on them. It’s insane.

Amazing. 

I heard Richard Herring (UK comedian and podcaster) make the point that comedians who perform in front of audiences do actually know in the abstract if they are funny because, well, if they are then they make audiences laugh. If they’re not, they don’t.

‘a few bad choices, things I don't agree with.'

One of the most painstakingly researched articles I’ve read in a long time. I couldn’t believe how it just kept going and going. Horrible and utterly credible.

The money grabbing is all the more egregious when they are anonymous sources in an article, and not suing him, of course. Because that’s the best way to really make bank, as someone whose identity has been protected.