Ginny [they/she]

making cheese grate again

I’d bet bigly yuge that Trump is incapable of that gouda pun.

I’m not American, but I feel like I would rather go out in a blaze of glory, as it were, than be sent off to the queer prison biblical re-education camps that don’t seem to be very far away.

Fairly unsurprising conclusion, really.

Funnily enough the rights themselves are broadly similar, but the European Convention on Human Rights established the European Court of Human Rights, so being a party to the treaty means we are still within ECtHR’s jurisdiction.

Edit: for anyone who may be confused, the Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU] - sometimes called the European Court of Justice [ECJ] is the court that enforces the law of the European Union [EU]. This includes the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union [CFR]. On the other hand, the European Convention on Human Rights [ECHR] is a treaty drafted by the Council of Europe [CoE] that provides for the European Court of Human Rights [ECtHR].

So when the United Kingdom [UK] was a member of the EU, then the UK was still subject to the CFR, enforced by the ECJ (except not really because the UK opted out of the CFR (except yes really because the opt out was worded in a way such that it was essentially only symbolic)), and also subject to the ECHR, enforced by the ECtHR. After the UK left the EU, the UK was no longer bound by the CFR or the ECJ (except insofar as it still is, because of Northern Ireland [NI]), but it still is a member of the CoE and bound by the ECHR and the ECtHR.

Theoretically, the Equality and Human Rights Commission [EHRC] in the UK is responsible for promoting the rights of the ECHR, in addition to rights of the Equality Acts of 2006 and 2010.

I hope that clears everything up for people.

The UK is still a party to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Any floury potato will do. In England we would probably use Maris Piper potatoes.

It depends on your definition of “legitimate”, I suppose.

My point is that the targeting of civilians is still and always has been common in war. It may now be de jure illegal but it is de facto not policed.

According to the British (during the Malayan Emergency) and Americans (during Operation Ranch Hand), indiscriminately starving enemy civilians by spraying Agent Orange everywhere was legal.

In more recent history, we of course have Captain Drone Strike’s reign of terror against wedding parties and aid workers in Afghanistan.

The only thing that’s changed since the Geneva conventions of 1949 is that when civilians are targeted, the rest of the world says “tut tut, that’s a war crime” before it proceeds not to do anything about it.*

* Unless you’re from Africa or the Balkans, apparently.

Since when?

Baked potatoes fancy? I love a baked potato with beans and cheese, but it’s hardly fancy.

Fondant potatoes are what you want for fancy (and delicious).

Why does anyone get to have nuclear weapons?

Because once you have them, who’s going to try to take them away?

A fellow Plan 9 enjoyer?

“Regards.” Neutral.

“Best regards.” Gushing.

“Best.” I want you to die.

“The iniquities of the fathers are visited upon the sons and daughters—unto the third and fourth generation.”

Exodus 20:5

You mean y’all don’t re-read your email 20 times before you hit send?

something with real nutritional value that we would all want our kids eating

As long as you don’t go all Jamie Oliver about it.

I imagine so, but I also imagine that whether or not they are highlights or lowlights depends on your frame of reference.

Non-UK people should read up about Laurence Fox if they want a good laugh.

Some career highlights:

• Destroyed his acting career and his marriage by being an upper class right wing shit.
• Destroyed his subsequent gig as a right wing pundit on GB News by being too misogynist on air.
• Called some drag queens paedophiles after they called him racist. He was sued for defamation and he countersued. He lost on both counts.
• Stood for election as an MP and lost his deposit.
• Stood for election as London Mayor and lost his deposit.
• Tried to stand for election as London Mayor a second time and didn’t get on the ballot because he didn’t fill in the paperwork correctly
• Stood for election to the London Assembly and lost his deposit.

I, for one, would like to congratulate whoever conceived this psy-op to get conservatives to move from Texas to Russia. Inspired stuff.

I’m British so I can’t really say, but I think if not more well-liked, they’re at least more low key. Britain made its royal family part of its brand, and with that comes a lot more coverage, better or worse.