a bug or something

Nigel Farage is the leader of Reform UK, a far right party who are currently in the process of a serious bid to become the UK government. they are just straight up evil.

Count Binface is an intergalactic space warrior with a bin on his head. he likes to run as a novelty candidate in general and mayoral elections. a big thing he likes to do is run as a candidate against the incumbent prime minister:

(Also pictured: Boris Johnson, Elmo)

Anyway, in brief:

Nigel Farage is currently in the midst of a big scandal about his finances

He has decided to deal with this by 1) making a show of nobly resigning from parliament and then 2) immediately running in the resulting by-election

He has stated that he is letting 'the people' judge his actions and implied that if he wins that will prove that he has been exonerated in the court of public opinion

His goal was presumably to get a big resounding win over the other parties, proving that The People still love him.

the other parties have thus far decided that this is a 'vanity election' and, well, there is one very easy way to ensure that he will not beat any of them, and that is simply not to play.

and as a result the only person who has so far confirmed they are running against him is Count Binface. no matter the outcome this makes Nigel Farage look like, u know, a fucking clown.

I became extremely confused... How does he play the guitar with paws that big?

Is he LARPing the guitar??? 😭

I am incredibly proud of those who came together and raised their voices... not only in Delhi, but in every corner of the country.

I am also proud of those who continue to speak up online, spread awareness, and refuse to stay silent under the excuse that they "don't want to get involved in politics."

And to those saying, "If this were a dictatorship, you wouldn't be able to post about it online," I am tired of hearing that argument. If people are being beaten for demanding their rights, what would you call that?

Is the spread of false narratives through paid media not a concern? Is the deployment of RAF personnel without visible name tags while on duty not something worth questioning? This is not the democracy I was taught about in school.

I know many of you here may not be Indian, but I felt it was important to share this so more people understand what is happening in my country.

Asking for a better education system is not a crime. Demanding accountability for paper leaks in national-level competitive examinations is not a crime. Yet students and their supporters were treated as though they were terrorists.

They deserved to be heard, not silenced.

No I may not directly relate to tortured blorbo of the week, but I do find relief in the familiarity of their frustration with the lack of control in their own life, and I do find solace in how I can recognize their primal yearning for affection and attention when recieving only torment i stead.

this and also the only difference between fanfic writers and writers who sell their own original works as careers is that fanfics aren’t monetized. that’s all.

being a “professional” writer doesn’t mean your works are inherently better than fanfics. I’ve read so many fics that are more professionally written than some published books.

The one about the ship no one else cares about, or the deeply unpopular character, or the extremely unusual AU?

The fic that got no comments or kudos when you posted it?

Months or years from now, that fic might be exactly what someone is looking for in the sea of fics about all the popular characters, ships, and AUs.

Your fic might be the only fic out there that has what someone is looking for. The only fic that scratches the itch that it turns out you and that reader share.