Is the Guardian worse than it used to be?

it only works if your mates have a spare flat to keep your eggs in

i, for one, lolled

Very brave of Marina to go after her entire audience like this. pic.twitter.com/oJOiRGeZXw

— Shrieking Tinman (@phased_bemused) February 6, 2021

Context aside, idk how well the Guardian approach of hiring people prominent on Twitter and trying to control what they post there will work.

One of the most serious threats to free speech is the silencing of criticism of the government of Israel.

I have now found this out the hard way, having just been fired as a Guardian columnist for sending a tweet about US military aid to Israel https://t.co/EEfLqjY1IM

— Nathan J Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) February 10, 2021

are we sure it's not because they finally read his work

truly appreciate the many supportive tweets beginning "I can't stand Nathan Robinson, BUT" or "Nathan Robinson is an insufferable preening grifter ponce, BUT"

— Nathan J Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) February 10, 2021

haha

i was going to say maybe they saw his clobber

that tweet is honestly the most human-sounding verbal expression i've ever seen from nathan j robinson

Haha I listened to him read the audiobook about being a socialist and he reminded me of every socialist I met at the Oxford union

This is something..

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/11/naim-attallah-obituary?

The obituarist died before the subject of the obituary.

Yes, always like it when that happens.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/14/race-gender-oppressed-can-be-oppressors-too-kemi-badenoch

Extraordinary stuff from Sonia Sodha in The Observer.

I guess having denounced the left as racist, ‘trans allies are no better than racists’ was inevitably next.

Oh yeah, “race traitor”, that concept and insult so common on the left.

it's like a vicar who can tell any anecdote from their life or the news and spin it to be about the sermon on the mount

the kind of people Ed had advising him as labour leader eh?

I’m pretty sure Bindel’s transphobia got her booted from The Guardian on more than one occasion before the editorial team lost the collective plot.

Still, good to see the BBC’s guidelines kicking in.

When it comes to race and gender, oppressed people can be oppressors too | Race | The Guardian https://t.co/DJmDtiq2NC

— emily m (@maitlis) February 14, 2021

Delayed action post: loved that obit, up thread.

Ah yes, today is Sunday again.

w/o naim attalah the wire would absolutely not have made out it of the 80s, or hired (or indeed fired) me lol

my new ethical consumption thing is im no longer clicking on guardian etc hate reads and from now on will only post cached via archive.org as i refuse to give them their hate clicks. actual journalism stuff is fine, but not their 'why transphobia is not only the best strategy for labour, but morally correct' think pieces. i invite you all to join me in this high-minded and self-satisfied activity.

I've been doing that for a while now, which, along with the fact that I'm not British and don't live in the UK, explains why I hate The Guardian less than some of you. Ignorance is bliss.

Isn’t this what dumptheguardian is for?

Of course this counts as BREAKING NEWS:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/14/harry-meghan-duke-duchess-sussex-second-child

as lex once posted: guillotine it!

: )

one one hand yes of course, on the other hand still reeling from this breaking news from yesterday

William and Kate Are Reportedly Trying for Baby #4 and Queen Elizabeth Has Been Informed https://t.co/YqTKsTNSrR

— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) February 12, 2021

Is the spunk blue too?

red white and green.

I only want it if it's green

green not in a good way.

Thanks to everyone itt who’s now forced me to picture spunk and the Queen in the same thoughtframe, cos now I’m picturing Prince Phillip’s demon seed and need to repay the favour.
https://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/11826304-3x2-large.jpg
“It’s crunchy”

Ah, there is the black magic card.

You brought it on yourself

Tbf liches are cool. I approve of necromancy.

I mean you wouldn’t volunteer to suck one off, would you

Well…

https://66.media.tumblr.com/c7cee5825468c56feba7d3f01f5a4e7d/tumblr_p04cgtdgv21ww7r0zo1_250.gif

christ imagine Phillip shooting his dusty fossilised pellets of amber in your general direction, poor Lilibet has to wear a bullet proof basque these days!

Excellent Valentine’s Day content from everyone

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it was 30 years ago today I took my partner on our first date in what proved to be the biggest mistake in her life and I'm just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

they've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/15/everyone-in-my-household-is-permanently-tired-and-i-cant-stand-the-moaning

This ZW article is advertised at the top of the front page today.

cheer up zoe not many people could get paid for this shite

I only want it if it's green

― Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 14 February 2021 20:14 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

'sell me a paper' indeed