Alexandra Lanes

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liberal, trans, law student, sf, trains, languages, geekery. European/Welsh she/her
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Websitehttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ajlanes/
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“Queers passed through here “
Seen in Ramallah, Palestine

Looks like the work we did with Stonewall was a bust. Reporting here that they now think it’s ok to stop us using toilets.

What an utter travesty.

news.sky.com/story/lower-the-t…

'Lower the temperature': Stonewall chair calls for end to 'megaphone diplomacy' around trans rights debate

Sky

Apparently there are ongoing repercussions from a comparison I made some time ago between TERFs and pubic lice.

My only regret is that TERFs’ metabolisms keep going if you drench them in dimethicone.

This kind of brilliantly stupid shit is what I miss from the early days of the internet

reminder that many many movements that have been effective at changing Really Bad Situations for the better had both a large, mostly nonviolent movement as well as a radical wing that made giving in to the demands of the nonviolent group seem like the Least Bad option

it is possible to force the hand of electoral politics but only by embracing actual tactics and not being a little bitch about other people choosing a tactic that you don’t like

the movement needs the radical wing and the radical wing needs the movement because they give credibility to the threat presented by the other group:

the radical wing’s “we’re going to burn shit down unless you do what we say, look at all these folks we’re halfway to radicalizing already” and the movement’s “we are prepared to mobilize for this issue and who can tell when our patience will run out” reinforce each other

if diversity is our strength then why aren’t we employing it, lol

Railway line from Ryde Pier Head to Ryde Esplanade reopened

The railway line between Ryde Pier Head and Ryde Esplanade on the Isle of Wight has reopened after vital upgrades to the line were completed.

RailAdvent
well this is a mood
#sleep
@goatsarah @ajlanes The word "Wightlink" wandered around Sarah's mind lin search of something to connect with. Fifteen seconds later she was out of the quarterberth and lying in the Solent in front of a small ferry.

From memory this is approximately the route the rail replacement bus took from Shelford to Cambridge North. It does not seem entirely sensible.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7719960

gmap-pedometer.com

gmap-pedometer.com is the free, no login required, route planner for runners cyclists and walkers. Measure your distance in miles or km, see elevation graphs, and track calorie burn all one one page.