Lockdown Update Day 119

[elisi]

So a friend blew my mind the other day: we’ve only just reached the end of David Cameron’s 5-year-term from the 2015 election 🥴🤯

— Joe Isard-McNulty (@J_IsardMcNulty) July 12, 2020

To counter balance that, here is a nice thread about people doing the right thing:

Men of twitter, it’s been awhile since I last asked you to tell me about non-violent action you took in response to seeing or hearing misogyny. Anything recent you want to share? Is there an approach that has been especially effective or productive for you?

— feminist next door (@emrazz) July 12, 2020

A couple of articles that look interesting:

The 'cancel culture' war is really about old elites losing power in the social media age
Those decried as ‘online mobs’ are mostly people who’ve never been able to influence conversations about their own fates

“Usually, trans women are side characters”
The quiet power of Eve Lindley playing a romantic lead on AMC’s Dispatches From Elsewhere.

And finally today's art, which is by contemporary UK printmaker Vanessa Lubach (x):

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

we’ve only just reached the end of David Cameron’s 5-year-term from the 2015 election 🥴🤯

I'm sad.

[elisi]

Sorry... :(

(Late reply is late!)

[sea_thoughts]

Time is meaningless so it's not late. (Saw a Tweet today asking why people aren't 'more angry' about the Russia report. WE'RE ALL FUMING, DUDE, BUT WE CAN'T EXACTLY GET OUT ON THE STREET AT THE MOMENT.)

[elisi]

Time is meaningless so it's not late.
... True.

(Saw a Tweet today asking why people aren't 'more angry' about the Russia report. WE'RE ALL FUMING, DUDE, BUT WE CAN'T EXACTLY GET OUT ON THE STREET AT THE MOMENT.)
I'm currently at the point of 'How do you try to make a point when the other side just lies?'

[sea_thoughts]

A Handy Guide to Dealing With Manipulative People

Maybe I should send this to Starmer?

[elisi]

Not a bad idea...