If I can't find my seal skin, I'll make it instead

Banksy has confirmed that a new statue erected in London is his work and I think it might be one of my favourite pieces by him.

Called "Blinded by the Flag" it... actually, you don't need me to explain it, it's art, you'll get it and interpret it yourself.

From: https://bsky.app/profile/nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social/post/3mnciqbjwi227

Check to see whether your MP has signed the above link. If they have, email them to say thank you. If they haven't, email them to ask why and tell them your concerns. You have to tell your MP your postcode and address if you don't email them very often, to make sure that they know you are actually their constituent.

Put your postcode in here:

Here's two example emails, you should rephrase them a little bit:

Hi MP,

I am NAME of ADDRESS and I am worried and scared about the effects of the EHRC guidance and what it will do to me and my friends. It's a very discriminatory guidance and feels like a big stepping stone towards destroying trans and non-binary rights in this country.

I am worried about:

being confined to the house in a "urinary leash" situation because there's nowhere to go to the toilet without threats of violence or harassment when outside./Trans people being unable to escape abusive relationships, because trans women will be forced into sheltered where they are at risk of abuse from cis men, and trans men will not have a shelter to go to./Legalised discrimination encouraging people to be violent towards me if they think I'm going to the wrong toilet because of how I look./More places such as the WI shutting down because members would rather stop it existing, than discriminate against their friends, who have happily been members of the same club for decades with no problems. (add or delete as needed)

Please sign the EDM 240: tabled on 01 June 2026 https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/65938#tab-supporters even if you just consider it just symbolic, this symbol would mean a lot to me.

Thank you very much,

NAME

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Hi MP,

I am NAME of ADDRESS and I am very worried and scared about the effects of the EHRC guidance and would like to thank you for signing the EDM 240. In these times we all need to stand together against bigotry and for inclusion.

-maybe add a little personal story-

Yours sincerely,

NAME

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chemists: don't think they know enough to be an authority in other fields

biologists: aren't even sure they know enough to be an authority in their own firld

This sick bleach shirt I made. Something to showcase my undying love for prehistoric cave art.

So ok look. The point is not the flared leg by itself. These cannot be yoga pants. These are, and you have to understand this if you are too young to have worn them, BLUE JEANS. And this was the last years before all jeans were 70% spandex.

They were denim, and they weren't bell bottoms. They hung loose from the knee in a way that would make a wizard envious. We all walked around like we were wearing hakama. And they dragged on the ground. That was important. Ragged cuffs. If your jeans weren't so long that they had ratty cuffs, they were embarrassingly short.

And the thing about denim is that it's a twill weave and it's cotton. So not only does it hold a lot of water, it wicks. Walking around in these suckers on a wet day could get you wet to the knees even if you never stepped in a puddle.

Then you'd go inside and take off your shoes and try to avoid letting your freezing, wet, filthy pant legs touch your skin.

Grace: ....What?

Rocky: Grace not know own earth greatest mafia movie ever made question?

Grace: .......

Desalination is the process of generating freshwater from brackish or saltwater, usually through the process of reverse osmosis. While this can be a very useful tool in water shortages, it also has some pretty huge drawbacks--reverse osmosis requires a lot of energy, requires chemical treatment of the water, and produces concentrated brine as a waste product which can be harmful to aquatic ecosystems.