"Sexual choking" is a funny way to say "non-fatal strangulation", a separate criminal offence under the Domestic Abuse Act. Why teach girls they can consent to a crime that cuts off blood flow to their brains? Why teach boys they're allowed? thetimes.com/article/b41a4e…

'Girls shouldn't have to wear skirts to school' Two school girls from County Fermanagh are campaigning for legislation to force schools to offer girls a choice between skirts and trousers. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Laura Richards is excellent

Found some doodles my kid did, and this was for my birthday. 38 and a bit salty probably sums me up pretty well

Strangulation during sex is now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40. This practice is clearly spreading due to the proliferation of violent pornography, yet still women are gaslit and told that porn is "just a fantasy."

We've done an episode before called "if he chokes you, he hates you" and we need to reiterate that there is no safe way to choke someone. That man doesn't love you and is aroused by your suffering. PERIOD.

The curse of the Le fou fou

“Misogyny in healthcare” is rife - I said this on TV 📺 over 5years ago and was asked to retract my comment - putting your head above the parapet is not easy 😔 I cannot begin to express how much I echo this letter by my friend and colleague Elspeth Sewell in The Guardian

Since the DfE's new writing framework seriously downplays the importance of emergent writing, I'm giving away a free copy of my book on mark making because it 100% *does* matter! ☺️ Like and retweet to enter. Winner announced next Thursday. #EYFS #giveaway #freebie

If you enjoyed The Anxious Generation, here are 3 recent essays at AfterBabel.com that are like 3 short chapters for parents, on effects of: 1) Porn afterbabel.com/p/how-protect-… 2) Video games afterbabel.com/p/its-not-just… 3) Online gambling afterbabel.com/p/smartphone-g…

I have such admiration for the bravery of Ellie Wilson

Next time the United Nations holds talks with the Taliban or governments do business with them or the England cricket team plays the Afghan team...remember this. They wouldn't even pull women out from the rubble. They wouldn't let female doctors help. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

It's always "parents' responsibility" to keep children safe online...never Mark Zuckerberg's. Here he is using 13-year-old girls as bait for Meta. Scumbag. theguardian.com/technology/202…

Why is this not the biggest story in the UK right now? lancs.live/news/lancashir…

Every one should listen and share:- The Taliban's Minister of Education says that girls' schools are likely to remain closed permanently. After the initial ban, there was hope they might reopen, but that hope is now gone. They lied. The Taliban haven’t changed and remain the

No. Absolutely not. Abortions based on sex of babies could be legalised under plans considered by SNP telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

Dear ladies never forget that: The same world that shames me for being a single mother also shames you for not being a mother and shames another woman for having too many children..lt shames one woman for having a child at the age of 19 because she's too young but also shames

BBC News - Men covertly filming women at night and profiting from footage, BBC finds bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

No mention of pornography in this article. Not one. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

At age 10, she sabotaged her arranged marriage by chewing raw aubergine until her teeth turned jet black. At age 6, her family held her down for female genital mutilation. At age 50, Egypt’s government threw her in prison. From her cell—using a smuggled eyebrow pencil on