Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

me: it doesn’t have a tail so i’m pretty sure it’s a hamster

tech support: okay fine right-click the hamster

"Family is where love is. I support LGBT+ families". This drawing by Russian artist and activist Yulia Tsvetkova is a statement of solidarity. In 2020 she was charged with spreading "gay propaganda" among minors and fined 75,000 roubles (about £900) for the making and sharing this drawing.

This is repeated so often:

"Blue light coming from LED screens of smartphones tricks your brain into thinking it’s still daytime, and won’t let you sleep"

I doubt it. It's just an excuse for a new feature to boost sales.

I don't use phones at bedtime because if I surf the web just before lights out there's a high probability of finding something interesting - or worse - annoying enough to make me think about it for a while. This effect is *far* more severe than any nonsense about blue light.

“True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.”
— Beyond Vietnam, 1967
#MLKday

On my way to Berlin's criminal court to support - as an expert on the climate crisis - the defense of an activist who disrupted traffic. Whether the judge will allow it remains to be seen. I'd testify why, on a factual basis, the climate problem is now a climate emergency.

The government confirms the #OnlineSatefyBill will class video showing people crossing the Channel in small boats in a 'positive light' as illegal content. Upload filters could restrict or remove lawful posts with serious implications for public discourse.

How will the algorithm know what is encouraging immigration and what is a video clip of a documentary about the issue? #freedomofexpression

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/17/donelan-confirms-stiffer-online-safety-measures-after-backbench-pressure

I can’t get over how utterly relaxed Greta Thunberg looks here. She’s just like “Yeah this is part of the plan. Now I get carried somewhere by cops.” My new life goal is to have that level of confidence and chill about direct action. #GretaThunberg #Luetzerath #climatechange

Big thanks to #ElonMusk honestly. Although he misleadingly frames it as "your" fault, what he is explaining here is that #Twitter's algorithm is designed to pour oil on every fire it sees.

Some of us have been pointing out how dangerous that is for years now.

@afewbugs this. In case we can't find contact details for Mr Darwall himself, it might be worth contacting his company Devon Equity Management each time we feel like camping on his land. Which could reasonably be everyday, I guess.

Right, the easiest way to solve this: NO GENDER FOR ANYONE UNTIL THEY’RE 18

Growing up surrounded by that environment, people internalise the idea that fast, untrammelled, near-consequence-free motoring is normal and, moreover, people conclude that *this must surely be the proper way of things*. In our paper we call this mindset "Motonormativity" 11/14

Is this self-interest? Cognitive dissonance? Most people drive, so it might make sense they'd make excuses.

But no. We separated out the subset of people who didn't themselves drive and they basically responded the same as the drivers, also making special pleading for cars 8/

Here's the full set of answers. As you can see, responses could change dramatically when driving was mentioned. All except Question 2 were hugely statistically different.

This doesn't make sense! The principle is the same in both forms of each question; only context changes 6/14

For example, half were asked if they agreed:

"People shouldn't drive in highly populated areas where other people have to breathe the car fumes"

and half got:

"People shouldn't smoke in highly populated areas where other people have to breathe the cigarette fumes"

4/14

Randomly, people either got questions about driving or they got the same set of questions with a couple of words changed so that they asked exactly the same things, but not about driving 3/14

We have a new study out!

The short version is this: "Car Brain" - the cultural blind spot that makes people apply double standards when they think about driving - is real, measurable and pervasive.

Read on for more details... 1/14 @SwanseaUni@twitter.com @UWEBristol@twitter.com @EdNapierTRI@twitter.com

And even to this day, in some locations, and at certain times when other toilet facilities are closed, there is the urinary leash for anyone who cannot use a urinal. For example, in many cities, late at night there will be public urinals available, but no sit-down toilets.

Many trans people face a urinary leash effect in public following moral panics surrounding trans people using the toilet affecting safety. This has had a knock-on effect for cisgender, but gender non-conforming people too.

Access to toilet facilities for disabled people is uneven at best. Many public spaces offer few, if any, toilet facilities which are wheelchair accessible and have adequate mobility aids such as grab rails, flat access, and space to turn.