If you’re anxious about existing in violent situations, SUTR (and similar local organisations) will likely host more friendly community solidarity events near you, in addition to the counter protests.

If you’re still anxious about those, reaching out to your community’s vulnerable organisations / mosques and offering support. On a smaller scale, reach out to local shops and friends.

Edit to say also: Talk to the people running and attending the anti-racist protests! Get to know them - there’s safety in numbers but there’s even more safety in community

It’s only really fine if someone calls me an appearance-based compliment if they’re my partner or a woman that I’m close to.

I suppose up until now, I wrongfully assumed we were all banned from shitting in public

this is a fab idea :)! thank you for workin on it

Whilst I do believe in deplatforming, I wouldn’t call fediverse comment sections a platform.

Checking in on concerning individuals and helping them realise that they’re being unkind, is an important but exhausting role in society - and it’s good if mods aren’t the only ones doing it!

Parts of the fediverse are small enough of a community that you can give a helping hand to these people and break them out of their reactionary/propaganda bubbles.

You’re helping to keep the community kind - thank you for doing it

not to be confused with Potoooooooos !

when I stayed in a small oil town in rural Texas, the hotel had paintings of oil rigs everywhere. they worshipped oil as a way of life

I’m not saying we start convincing nimbys to start worshipping pylons, but when the pylons are finally put up, maybe it won’t actually be a life ruining disaster

all you need to know is that dogs are fluffye! no need to look at the other comments :)!

My first thought was that 40% was low… but I suppose I’ve never been a first time buyer, so they probably have higher salaries than I do

It’s frustrating how slow the scientific review process can be, especially when you know that evidence can often be twisted or “misinterpreted” by policymakers, and even more frustratingly so when people’s lives are at stake.

Here’s hoping this review is kind, competent, quick, clear, and ethical.

When I saw Stonehenge as a kid, we just drove past it really slowly, with my dad saying “don’t worry, everyone else wants to slow down to look too!”

Now I make that drive every few weeks 🫠

I’ve heard people say both “young people are more politically conscious than ever” and also “young people are more disengaged/disillusioned from democracy than ever”

Whilst those things can both be true, I think it’s v important now to try and get young people actively engaged with politics.

But also - we should keep trying to get older generations to be kinder, too.

I’ve been told “your generation will make the world right again!” by the generations above mine, since I was in primary school. 20 years later, we’re still waiting for conservatives to die off. If climate change has proven anything, it’s that we should all be doing more than just waiting it out

96% of people aged 55 and over regularly using BBC services

69% of Britons aged under 16 said they consumed any BBC content in an average week

Since under 16 year olds don’t typically pay for TV licenses, I wish they’d given us a percentage for between 16 and 55 !

can’t believe I have to say this, but even if kids have no genetic or medical reason for being fat, bullying children relentlessly is still unkind and unhelpful

That one might have been a mistranslation, but you’d hope most sanrio fans would be cool about gender !

it’s pretty well known that Hello Kitty is a little girl who dresses as a cat!

What’s more up-for-debate is whether her boyfriend, Dear Daniel, is also a little girl (presumably, butch lesbian) or not

For reference, 1 litre of ice cream has about 180g of sugar in it. This milkshake is approx 0.95L and 263g, so 1.54x more sugar than straight ice cream.

(I wouldn’t recommend eating a litre of ice cream all in one go either)

TLDR For non-US context: she’s been nominated for a bunch of Grammies for country music, so she’s presumably talented and people in the US know who she is.

Her performance is being called the new worst of all time (something people have ridiculed Fergie for since her performance in 2018, because they care about national anthems over there) but now she’s in rehab for alcoholism, so that explains it.

yes but the cheese is v different! (curds vs grated mature cheddar)

just change the 4 to a 2 and it’ll be fine ;)

everyone ignores that England won the Euros in 2022 because it wasn’t the men’s team