The Guardian tells us women just don’t matter at all.

A parliamentary debate last week had a series of backbenchers questioning how the ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, and the subsequent advice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) that in the light of this, transgender people should not be allowed to use toilets of the gender they live as, squares with the rights of trans constituents.

What rights? There is no such thing as a “right” to use the toilets of the sex you are not. Toilets are divided by sex for reasons of safety. Who is more in need of safety in toilets, men or women? Obviously women; … Read the rest

King Choss is dropping in on Canada by way of telling Trump to keep his nasty little hands off.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will arrive in Canada later, for a two-day visit seen as bringing a message of support for the country in the face of threats and taunts from US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recently won a general election on a wave of anti-Trump sentiment, invited the royal couple and will hold a meeting with them during their stay in Ottawa.

The King will read the “Speech from the Throne” to Canada’s Parliament on Tuesday, the first time a monarch has delivered this for almost 50 years. It is expected to include

Uh oh

The Phlegraean Fields supervolcano near Naples, Italy, has recently sparked serious concern among scientists due to alarming increases in gas emissions. Experts from Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology have documented a significant surge in carbon dioxide release from the Solfatara crater, with daily emissions reaching between 4,000 and 5,000 tons. This troubling development has raised questions about whether magma is rising toward the surface, potentially signaling a catastrophic awakening of this geological giant that could have global consequences.

The Phlegraean Fields’ increasing activity has scientists on high alert as they monitor the dramatic rise in gas emissions. Research led by Gianmarco Buono reveals that up to 80% of the carbon dioxide currently escaping from Solfatara crater

They just won’t give an inch.

Nearly 50 MSPs and their staff have signed a letter to the governing body of the Scottish parliament expressing “deep concern” about its decision to ban trans people from using the toilets of their lived gender in the building.

Allow me to express my “deep concern” about the nearly 50 MSPs and their staff who are ignoring the obvious implications of allowing trans people to use the toilets of their “lived” (i.e. fake) gender.

Which should we be more “deeply concerned” about – men who want to invade women’s toilets, or women who want men to stay out of women’s toilets?

Nearly 50 MSPs think the answer is that we should ignore the … Read the rest

It looks as if Jolyon Maugham actually wants to be sued for libel. Strange thing to want.

This is a lie, and an easily provable lie. I’ve spent the best part of three decades funding initiatives and donating to charities serving vulnerable women, including domestic violence shelters. The charitable trust I set up in 2000 focuses on alleviating social deprivation, with… pic.twitter.com/g70rmZaqiP

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2025

You see what I mean? What he says there is obviously not true – so obviously that he must have done it on purpose. He pays creepily close attention to Rowling, so he’s well aware that she does exactly the things he says she doesn’t do.

So he wants to get … Read the rest

And there’s also all the influence of financial interests and mergers and terrorist lawsuits to make everything even worse. Trump punishes journalism for reporting the truth about him, and much of journalism says “Yes sir yes sir” because it doesn’t want to lose that sweet deal it has with _____.

CBS News and Stations CEO Wendy McMahon is leaving the network, the latest casualty as its parent company tries to broker a truce with Donald Trump.

McMahon alluded to the network’s battles with the president in a memo to staff on Monday, less than 24 hours after 60 Minutes aired its season finale, and admitted “the past few months have been challenging.”

Her exit comes as CBS’ parent company Paramount

Trump is still noisily raging at Harvard, clueless as to how obvious he’s making his jealousy and resentment.

In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the home countries of some of Harvard’s international students are “not at all friendly to the United States” and “pay NOTHING toward their student’s education.”

He added that the administration wants to “to know who those foreign students are” and that “Harvard isn’t exactly forthcoming.”

That’s not how any of this works.

Trump’s latest attack against Harvard comes two days after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from being able to revoke the university’s ability to enroll international students.

The university had argued that the Trump

I mentioned a few days ago in a comment that a bonehead error a lot of people make is confusing “minority” with “oppressed” when the two are not the same at all. Here’s Hamza Yousaf making that exact mistake.

“The way we handled that, it clearly was a mistake.”

Humza Yousaf concedes that the way the SNP handled self-ID was a “mistake” but making life easier for trans people was “the right thing to do.” @AdamBoultonTABB | @HumzaYousaf | #TimesRadio pic.twitter.com/PZBzjEXKPo

— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) May 25, 2025

…advancing people’s rights, I think that’s really important, I never demured [he means demurred] from that view, I’m a passionate advocate for minority rights, being a minority myself, but – I mean

Even federal disaster relief is not safe from Trump.

Public officials have started pleading with the Trump administration for help in recovering from deadly disasters as President Donald Trump triggers frustration in states struck by tornadoes, floods and storms by taking no action on requests for aid.

Trump has left states, counties and tribes in limbo as he delays making decisions on formal requests for millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding. Some areas that are still reeling from extreme weather are unable to start cleanup.

“We’re at a standstill and waiting on a declaration from FEMA,” said Royce McKee, emergency management director in Walthall County, Mississippi, which was hit by tornadoes in mid-March.

You’d think tornadoes … Read the rest

Originally a comment by Your Name’s not Bruce? on What makes them experts?

It points to a problem in the ruling, however. Maybe it could be exploited. I don’t know.

Activists are claiming the ruling is unclear/flawed/wrong anyway, so the heel-dragging and nose-thumbing is happening without reference to the ruling in any case. They need no reason or excuse. They’re still following Stonewall Law and its unlawful guidance, which was made up to suit what activists claimed and wanted despite the original intent of the Acts it was supposedly embodying. They’ve never argued their case; why would they feel the need to start now?

If a woman is fool enough to make herself look convincingly male, that’s not anyone else’s

Originally a comment by Your Name’s not Bruce? on Jam tomorrow.

Women are just an annoying little faction, and can safely be ignored.

Strange how Labour (or much too large a chunk of it) is deathly afraid of that 0.1% of “women with penises” and their friends, as opposed to brushing off half the population. This minority has that power over them because Labour gave it to them. Labour might feel it’s gone too far to step away from this parasitical “alliance”, but doing so would probably win them more support than it would cost. It’s too bad they can’t see this. If they don’t, their statements in support of genderism over the last few years are going to … Read the rest

Found it. Found these women-hating fuckers. Home page:

Formerly known as the Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards, the newly reimagined Leadership, Influence & Inclusivity in Law Awards reflect the evolving legal landscape—where values-led leadership, collective impact, and cultural transformation are more important than ever.

And where women are not. It was an award for women, and now it’s not, because it reflects the evolving legal landscape where women just aren’t worth mentioning, let alone giving awards.

These awards honour individuals and teams across the legal profession who are driving meaningful change—whether through visionary leadership, inclusive culture-building, groundbreaking client work, or community-focused initiatives.

We continue to celebrate the legacy of women who have shaped the profession,

I see. Paying attention to women is not incloosive; ignoring and disappearing women is incloosive. If you want to be a good incloosive justicey person you will immediately stop talking about women. If you are a woman you will of course shut up entirely.

Dear Sarah,

We are proud to announce the launch of the Leadership, Influence & Inclusivity in Law Awards a dynamic evolution of what was formerly the Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards.

This year, the awards take on a broader and more inclusive scope, recognising the outstanding contributions of individuals who are shaping the future of the legal profession—whether through innovative leadership, impactful influence, or meaningful advancement of inclusion within the field.

Why

Hmm. So can Trump murder someone as long as it’s on his own “personal time”?

President Trump is refusing to release the guest list of his pay-to-pay crypto dinner, as his press secretary Karoline Leavitt argues that the dinner is in his “personal time.”

“On the president’s dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making the list of the attendees public so people can see who’s paying for that kind of access to the president?” a reporter asked Leavitt at the White House press briefing on Thursday.

“Well as you know, Garret, this question has been raised with the president. I have also addressed the dinner tonight; the president is attending it in his personal time, it

Trump hates Harvard.

Gee I wonder why.

If he were a more Harvard kind of guy he would realize what he looks like, picking fights with the top of the heap university that did not beg him to become one of its graduates. Jealous much, Queens boy?

Attacks by President Trump and his lackeys against the country’s oldest university have been relentless, and come from all corners of the administration.

They include multiple bogus investigations, including one from the Justice Department into whether Harvard has been lying to the government about its admissions policy; billions in federal research funding cuts and freezes at the school and its partners for various reasons, from the school’s purported failure to stem antisemitism on

Jill Foster at the Telegraph on Labour v women:

Last month, when the Supreme Court ruling clarified that sex in law meant “biological sex”, some naively assumed that it might finally put to rest this thorniest of issues in Labour’s side. But it seems that if anything, tensions have been ramped up rather than tempered.

This week, the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) voted that women officer roles and all-women shortlists would be limited to biological women. It was a remarkable volte face from its 2018 decision that “self-identifying” trans women (biological men who could simply declare themselves women without any surgery or medical treatment) were eligible for Labour’s all-women shortlists and other roles.

In a further

Steven Pinker on Trump v Harvard:

In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me. My 2014 essay “The Trouble With Harvard” called for a transparent, meritocratic admissions policy to replace the current “eye-of-newt-wing-of-bat mysticism” which “conceals unknown mischief.” My 2023 “five-point plan to save Harvard from itself” urged the university to commit itself to free speech, institutional neutrality, nonviolence, viewpoint diversity and disempowering D.E.I. Last fall, on the anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, I explained “how I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel,” calling on the university to teach our students to grapple with moral and historical complexity. Two

Half a century ago Harvard failed to invite the young Donald Trump to partake of its services, therefore Harvard has to go.

Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday, less than 24 hours after the Department of Homeland Security said it would block international students from attending the nation’s oldest university and one of its most prestigious.

Later Friday morning, at the university’s request, a federal judge in Boston moved swiftly to block implementation of the federal government’s order.

The judge, Allison D. Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order against the federal edict, agreeing that Harvard had shown that its implementation would cause “immediate and irreparable injury” to the university.

Well duh. That’s why Trump is doing it.… Read the rest

Originally a comment by maddog on What makes them experts?

“The judgment does not remove the legal protections trans people currently enjoy under the Equality Act,” the experts said. “But it may be used to justify exclusionary policies that further stigmatise and marginalise an already vulnerable population, as well as human rights defenders working to protect and promote transgender rights.

So much to unpack here!

The judgment “may be used to justify exclusionary policies . . . .”

What do you mean by ”exclusionary”? Who gets to say what policies are ”exclusionary”? You imply a universal pejorative to the word ”exclusionary,” as if ”exclusion” is always bad. Is that really true? I mean, if you classify or categorize anything, you … Read the rest

Sure. It’s just like mixing chocolates with nuts and chocolates without nuts. It’s like wearing a red shirt and black jeans. It’s like reading Pride and Prejudice one day and Middlemarch the next.

#HormonesAreAmazing#TransRightsAreHumanRights#transformation

… Read the rest