DakRalter
@DakRalter@thelemmy.club
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- Comment on Home secretary to make some migrants wait 10 years or more for right to settle in UK 18 hours ago:
It’s very simple. The wealth hoarders are pointing in the other direction. “Look over there! It’s brown people’s fault!” And the media parrot it and too many people fall for it.
- Comment on How cocaine conquered the UK: in pubs, festivals and workplaces the drug has become an everyday habit 1 week ago:
They forgot to mention Westminster.
- Comment on People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine 2 weeks ago:
Exactly. It’s a way to announce to everyone that you’re a selfish wanker. Some of us are tired or stressed and some of us have sensory issues. I’ve had to get off buses/tubes before because of people triggering my misophonia or being too loud when either chatting on their phone or playing audio out loud. It’s bad enough having to move to a different deck because of creeps making me feel unsafe, I don’t need this extra obstacle to using public transport too. Using headphones is just the considerate thing to do.
They don’t stand for this crap in Japan. You chat loudly on a phone, you get death stares from everyone.
- Comment on People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine 2 weeks ago:
They used to do this 10y+ ago on the buses in London, but they must have been trained to just ignore it now for safety reasons. The freeloaders just waltz on shamelessly and nothing happens. Last time I was on a bus and the driver stopped, the freeloader got up to the driver’s cab and threatened to stab him.
- Comment on Liberal Democrat party boycotts Greens for calling Zionism racism. 2 weeks ago:
An ideology that relies on ethnic cleansing isn’t racist, got it.
- Comment on People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine 2 weeks ago:
Good news if it was actually enforced. I vote that bus drivers use the tannoys to say, “Hey, who’s that plonker on the upper deck playing AI slop? Turn it off, you muppet!” I don’t know what they should do when they get inevitably ignored.
(It’s nearly always AI slop revenge stories or bhangra (might not be bhangra exactly, I’m Indian but I don’t actually know the different genres. Desi stuff anyway.))
- Comment on [Video] Green party: "If you believe Jewish safety can only be achieved by the slaughter and genocide of Palestinians then you are racist." 2 weeks ago:
This is going to blow jimmy90’s mind, but there are Christians in Palestine too! 😱😱
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Christians - Comment on Councils warned of risks of high street pedestrianisation 2 weeks ago:
Weird headline, given most of the article is about tho benefits of pedestrianisation. The only “warning” seems to be this bit:
He told the BBC that while opposition usually focuses on short-term disruption to local businesses, evidence does suggest that pedestrianisation increases the economic viability of high streets in the long run.
But he said pedestrianisation had to be paired with improvements in public transport to realise those economic benefits.
“If you want to defeat the argument that a reduction in the amount of traffic will reduce the amount of trade, then you need to also be able to make an argument that an investment in public transport infrastructure is actually going to be the vehicle that still keeps providing accessibility to the centre,” Professor Ivett said.
So just make sure you have enough buses to make up for people who would otherwise drive.
Who would drive to Oxford Street for a day out anyway?
- Comment on Greek prime minister vows to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles 3 weeks ago:
Underline a few words so they know you really mean business.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
It’s factory farming, if anyone is wondering.
- Comment on BT strikes deal to rescue troubled TalkTalk from administration 4 weeks ago:
We were on talktalk for over a decade, at least they allowed me to access the mullvad website and dns. We moved to virgin media and I can only access the mull ad site via tor now. Can’t access the dns at all. I was always trash talking talktalk when we were using them, but man, virgin is way worse.
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 4 weeks ago:
Thank you. Well I just got a message saying the doctor can’t make it. Typical. I should have seen this coming 😪 Sometimes it feels like the universe is telling me something.
- Comment on Half of Reform voters think Britain should have closer ties to the EU, poll shows 4 weeks ago:
just needs a clown wig.
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 4 weeks ago:
Thank you! The one I picked had good reviews. But I’m still freaking out. I had to book it in the morning as I need to use the autism centre so I can have some privacy and all they could offer was 9am, so I’m sure I’m going to have no sleep tonight. I am not a morning person.
- Comment on Russian foreign minister questions 'what will become of UK' and future of 'the Celts' 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Henry superfan from Melksham shows off 35-strong vacuum collection 5 weeks ago:
My nephew was obsessed with vacuums when he was little. There was a kid on YouTube called NumaticRules (he must be in his rote teens or early 20s now though) who had a massive collection of Numatics and now I want these two to battle it out. Or just nerd out, either will do.
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 5 weeks ago:
Oh I think you misunderstood. I meant the bit about the crappy diagnoses, I have enough imposter syndrome as it is.
For sure. I would have preferred an NHS face to face one, but they were making me jump through so many hoops (in the end I had to submit a 5 page report on why I think I’m autistic) that my GP said just go for right to choose.
So I’m glad I have the option, but I would also prefer more investment in NHS AND better training, because my own experiences with NHS mental health are pretty bad (see my above reply).
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 5 weeks ago:
I first asked for a referral in 2016. Was told I got my autism referral, but I was just referred to the local mental health services. First psychologist said I sound like I have Aspergers (as it was then) but she can’t diagnose. I got called for another appointment and was told by the second doctor that I can’t have Aspergers because I know what “what’s up” means. She also put a load of lies in my write up and diagnosed me anxiety disorder NOS and tried to push SSRIs on me. The moment I said Aspergers (neither of the doctors even knew I was seeking an assessment), she got antagonistic. “Why now? Why now? Yes but why now?” My mum was with me and she said it was obvious from the start that doctor didn’t want to send me for testing.
So that’s why it took me another 8 years to try again and mostly because I had a really good phobia therapist at the time who pushed me to try again. Ironically, my phobia therapist knew more about neurodivergence than my anxiety therapist, who outright said, “I don’t know anything about autism and I’m not here for that.” And she meant it.
So yeah mental health services in England suck. My uncle died while sectioned.
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 5 weeks ago:
I first asked for a referral in 2016. Was told I got my autism referral, but I was just referred to the local mental health services. First psychologist said I sound like I have Aspergers (as it was then) but she can’t diagnose. I got called for another appointment and was told by the second doctor that I can’t have Aspergers because I know what “what’s up” means. She also put a load of lies in my write up and diagnosed me anxiety disorder NOS and tried to push SSRIs on me. The moment I said Aspergers (neither of the doctors even knew I was seeking an assessment), she got antagonistic. “Why now? Why now? Yes but why now?” My mum was with me and she said it was obvious from the start that doctor didn’t want to send me for testing.
So that’s why it took me another 8 years to try again and mostly because I had a really good phobia therapist at the time who pushed me to try again. Ironically, my phobia therapist knew more about neurodivergence than my anxiety therapist, who outright said, “I don’t know anything about autism and I’m not here for that.” And she meant it.
So yeah mental health services in England suck. My uncle died while sectioned.
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 5 weeks ago:
Oh no don’t say that! I have my assessment under right to choose on Thursday and I’m already worried!
I had to wait 18 months just for my GP to refer me. I spent 3x as long waiting for a referral as I did on the actual waiting list. If I did it via the NHS, it would have been another 18 months on top of that 18 months.
- Comment on Slightly unfortunate choice here 1 month ago:
Is that what the IDF calls their magazine?
Sheeran is STILL both siding. He really can’t bear to say genocide bad.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm780ll1de18o
He could easily have defended Macklemore on the basis of them being friends and said he’ll throw his toys out the pram if Macklemore isn’t reinstated. But no, he’d rather make this mealy mouthed apology. We know whose side you’re on, Ed.
The British singer became emotional as he told the crowd his concert was “still a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone here can stand beside people that have opposing views”.
People against genocide can sing alongside people who approve of genocide! How wholesome! Yeah, I hope anyone anti-genocide refused to go.
He said that he had not known “whether this tour would be carrying on” and “whether I even wanted to be an artist at all”, but that he had returned to the stage because he was committed to his fans.
Aww, diddums. At least you get to decide if you want to continue your career. The kids under the rubble didn’t live long enough for that.
- Comment on [Video] Woman assaulted after heckling Nigel Farage at his conference 1 month ago:
This isn’t a civil matter, this is assault, it’s for the criminal justice system, not civil litigation.
- Comment on [Video] Woman assaulted after heckling Nigel Farage at his conference 1 month ago:
And people are stupid and hateful enough to believe this bunch of woman-beaters are the party of “protecting our women and girls”.
Why are they not being arrested for assault? It’s right there on video.
- Comment on Trump shares misleading video of King Charles and fainting worker 1 month ago:
They probably used voice to text, and the software misheard “paedo’s president” as people’s president.
- Comment on non issue 1 month ago:
And then change the url to duckduckgo.com.
- Comment on ‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting 1 month ago:
Oh I know. My abusive ex was a fan of Froggie. People like Frogface are attractive to people with a lot of hate in their hearts. Sadly this includes people with trauma who end up listening to hatemongers like him instead of working on the trauma that makes them so angry.
- Comment on ‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting 1 month ago:
And jenrick dismissed a woman being beaten over the head with an " oh, boo hoo".
The party of protecting “our wimmin and gurlz”, everyone! 👏🏽👏🏽
- Comment on ‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting 1 month ago:
“I don’t listen during important meetings” isn’t the defence you think it is, Five Mil Froggie.
He’s flailing like crazy now, it’s almost embarrassing how pathetic his excuses are getting.
- Comment on About 700 prisoners to be freed on 1 October under revised early release plans 1 month ago:
How many of them are anti-genocide protesters? I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest zero.
- Comment on Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations 1 month ago:
The man of the people who takes £5 million bungs from his aristocrat mates. I mean, we all do it.
