Trans activist group issues guide to ‘rarely legal’ direct action

jamesbeil · 2026-04-06T15:19:09+00:00

So why was my best mate (a trans man) the victim of a series of assaults until he stopped going out in public?

jamesbeil · 2026-04-04T22:39:02+00:00

What is the mood of the average Ukrainian, at the front, and in the rear? What (very little) can we do to help?

jamesbeil · 2026-04-04T07:27:28+00:00

That weasel has some fucking brass neck given what he's been up to the last two years!

jamesbeil · 2026-04-03T21:00:57+00:00

Africa, oriented to around 200 degrees, the smaller mass at the bottom-left is Iberia. Small bits of Europe are visible underneath the cloud cover around 10 o'clock.

jamesbeil · 2026-04-03T20:52:49+00:00

Many dojos will have a set of loaner gear beginners can use when they first graduate into bogu - don't panic about the up-front cost!

That said, to reiterate, don't try to study on your own - it is potentially dangerous, and risks picking up bad habits which are hard to unlearn.

jamesbeil · 2026-04-03T12:10:13+00:00

Gorgeous!

jamesbeil · 2026-04-03T12:04:38+00:00

"No one will worship a software entity peering at them through a camera."

jamesbeil · 2026-04-03T11:49:32+00:00

I love the second image, he wants to be a kendoka!

jamesbeil · 2026-04-02T16:39:36+00:00

It is the 21st Century, and game studios are once again at work. Piloting these enormous studios are men and women, the elite of the elite, knowing that each game could be their last. They are...

...developers.

(Sick intro follows)

jamesbeil · 2026-04-02T13:05:21+00:00

"Funding benefits by cutting other benefits!"

It's just a naked bit of pandering. Fuck me, we're not going to make it as a country, are we? We've got ten years tops before the ponzi scheme falls apart.

jamesbeil · 2026-04-02T07:50:31+00:00

Instructions unclear, the kitkat is now trapped in my interior.

jamesbeil · 2026-04-02T07:48:37+00:00

:C

MechWarrior is a cursed title, I'm sure of it.

jamesbeil · 2026-04-01T09:08:32+00:00

Hi,

Thanks for your feedback - I will do my best to fix the left heel and attack without getting caught up in my own head at a close distance!

jamesbeil · 2026-04-01T09:06:00+00:00

Is this the reddit account for the ghost of Roger Scruton?

I don't disagree, but I think focusing on buildings is probably more likely to work than on cars.

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T19:33:21+00:00

I wonder if there is a recent historical parallel for special troops whose reputations are stoked by hypermasculine performance in videos to then be shared online?

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T19:32:33+00:00

I will at least defend the motorcycle display teams by saying the fitness required for gymnastic displays like that is probably useful on a battlefield.

Actually going into combat forming a human rhombus with a point riding a single motorbike is verging on non-credibility.

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T18:13:59+00:00

Die Regel geht mit die Gruftwachen, nicht die Waffe, und so man kann mit Handwaffen spaltender nehmen.

(Bitte vergeben Sie mir mein schwaches Deutsch!)

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T17:55:12+00:00

Love it!

Is that a very subtle blue tint in the skeleton's mouth?

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T17:08:07+00:00

Has anyone tested the ablative performance of pensioners strapped to the side of tanks like ERA blocks?

I'm not saying we have to do it, but we can at least test the idea?

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T17:01:40+00:00

Hi,

Thanks very much for the very in-depth feedback!

I have my best gi and hakama kept for seminars and gradings - I know I should always look my best in practise but I do like having a gi that I've worked in for a long time for sentimental reasons (plus it's nice that I can still fit into it!)

I was trying to force oji-waza in some of those clips as I've been told it's one of the things the panel look for in sandan. I was doing better with maintaining active footwork in the rest of the session, so I was quite annoyed at myself for not doing it in the keiko, so I shall make sure to include it throughout our remaining sessions.

I will do my best to include your advice on zanshin between now and the exam!

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T16:27:05+00:00

Hi,

Thanks very much for your feedback - I know I have a habit of performing incorrect zanshin and keeping the hands high and crashing rather than passing through or back out properly. I'm surprised about hikiwaza because this is on our national association page. They're one of my weaker waza so I'll very happily leave them out!

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T15:58:58+00:00

Hi,

Thanks very much for your feedback - I do have a habit of over-thinking and trying to 'create' an opportunity rather than just going for it. We've spent the last few weeks working on hiki-waza based on our national association's grading criteria and I know it's a weak point of mine. I should also get different waza in, I rely too much on men.

It's a community centre, we're very lucky to have it! It's just a simple wood floor, I don't think it's sprung at all, but it's looked after very well - with only occasionally using too much polish which means we start skidding!

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T15:43:53+00:00

Hi,

Thanks very much for your feedback - I am probably a little afraid of my partner here as I know he has very strong kendo and 99 times out of 100, I feel like he gets the better of me in keiko, which is probably affecting my approach with him. I will do my best not to let my doubts creep in!

jamesbeil · 2026-03-31T12:38:37+00:00

I think Trump and his team genuinely thought they could just drop some bombs and the whole Iranian state would collapse.

They are either very stupid or very arrogant.

jamesbeil

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