#shitholes

[eaglesnick]

“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.” ― Dom Helder Camara, Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings

Potty mouth James Cleverly has a fondness for the word “shit". He apparently described the government’s flagship Rwanda deportation scheme as “batshit”, but then denied he had used such language.

"James Cleverly repeatedly refuses to deny he called Rishi Sunak’s scheme ‘batshit’.” (Independent: 16/11/23)

Within a few days of that denial he was denying he had called the constituency of Stockton North a “shithole", following a child poverty question in the House of Commons.

During Prime Ministers Questions, Rishi Sunak was asked by the Labour MP  for Stockton North why 34% of children in his constituency were living in poverty.  Sunak, answered that 1.7 million FEWER people were living in poverty due to the policies of his government, and that 100,000 fewer children were living in poverty than when the Labour Party left office in 2012.

During that exchange Cleverly was allegedly heard to say “Because its a shithole". Under pressure, Cleverly admitted he used “unparliamentary” language, claiming he was insulting the MP and not his constituency.

“Allies of Home Secretary James Cleverly insist he DIDN'T call Stockton a 's**thole'... but did call Labour's Alex Cunningham a 's**t MP' in bizarre row over Commons hot mic moment."  MailOnline: 23/11/23)

Typical of the Tory right-wing press and the Tories themselves, the original question about child poverty has been totally sidestepped. I have no idea if the MP for Stockton North is a good constituency MP of a bad constituency MP. Either way, he is certainly NOT responsible for the high level of child poverty in his area. That shameful figure is the result of repeated Tory governments cutting of public services, welfare benefits and local authority funding.

Let us look at Sunak’s claims about poverty in general and child poverty in particular.

He assured us that  “1.7 million fewer people” were now living in poverty due to HIS policies. Sunak came to power on October 22nd, 2022, so poverty figures for 2022/23 are not yet complete or available, so how Sunak can make this claim is uncertain.

What we do know from government figures for the year 2021/22 is that relative poverty INCREASED while absolute poverty remained static.

What we also know is that in 2021, when Chancellor Sunak was asked about poverty levels in this country he lied. He stated on BBC Breakfast Programme:

"The number of people in poverty has fallen as a result of the actions the government has taken over the last several years” (06/07/21)

When this claim was fact checked, it was found that :

“Tory government statistics show the number of children in poverty in the UK rose by 600,000 between 2011 and 2019. The latest evidence (from a Tory think tank) says another 150,000 children are living in poverty since the pandemic – despite any aid from the Chancellor." (The National: 06/07/21)

And in 2022 we had this headline:

“More than one million to fall below the poverty line after Sunak's spring statement, think tank says."  (ITVX: 24/03/22)

Turning to child poverty, Sunak claimed 100,000 fewer children were in poverty due to his interventions. Again, the figures for 2022/23 have yet to be compiled so how does he know?

For the year 2021/22 child poverty figures went up from the year before, the governments own figures showing a rise from 3.9 million to 4.2 million for children in  relative poverty after housing costs were taken into account, while the number of children in absolute poverty remained the same at 3.3 million.

As tedious as it is to trawl through statistics, tables graphs and other data regarding poverty in this country it is essential that we realise that under successive Tory governments the number of those living in poverty is on the increase despite claims to the contrary.

Cleverly’s crass remarks regarding child poverty shows the true heart of the Conservative Party – blame the poor for their own plight.  A place is a “shithole" not because it’s public services are under funded, or its schools are crumbling, or the rents are too high and their are no jobs, but because of the type of people that live there: the poor.  Inflation, benefit cuts, housing shortages and the rising cost of living have nothing to do with turning a place into a shithole. It is the people who are to blame.

The sooner these arrogant, out of touch, rich, hypocritical, uncaring Tories are removed from office the better.

#uk politics #rishi sunak #james cleverly #uncaring #poverty #child poverty #shitholes #lies #statistics

[magnetostits]

the barbenheimer experience i had was so funny i saw oppenheimer first and in a quiet scene we could literally hear ken singing in the theater next to us and then during barbie it when was quiet we could hear a fucking explosion coming from the oppenheimer screening

#literally everyone in the theater started laughing both times #barbenheimer #oppenheimer #barbie #ken #greta gerwig #christopher nolan #cillian murphy #margot robbie #rhis was the only time i was glad my local theater is a shithole #normally it’s so annoying hearing the show next to you #but this time it was hilarious

[kaydub80]

When those in power constantly lied about the little things, it isn't hard to see why people have tuned out--and even questioned whether masks were even effective against the virus.

#coronavirus #long covid #covid 19 #pandemic #america is a failed state #dump the duopoly #america is a shithole country #fuck the system #fuck them all

[lazylittledragon]

i refuse to believe that boycotting is hard. my favourite thing in the world is ordering maccies after a late night at work/a concert/getting drunk. yes i do miss it sometimes. but the other night i ordered from a small place near my house instead and it was the most orgasmic burger i've ever had in my life. i very rarely say this but fucking suck it up people are DEAD

#ramble #also only 0.29 delivery instead of 3.99 #and chilli cheese bites #i swear to god the best food you'll ever eat while drunk is from the tiny shithole that's open until 4am #if you're refusing to do literally the smallest thing you can do to help then i have questions #it's FOOD. you'll survive #it's not even NECESSARY food #if it was like a chain grocery place and you don't have access to anything else then i would understand #but it's just NOT #make your own coffee for the love of god #when there is NOTHING you can do to stop this fucking tragedy. and let's be honest there isn't a lot normal people can do #and people say to you 'do this insignificant thing just to show that you even CARE' #and you DON'T do that???? what is actually wrong with you #also i've been worried about this since my last post about sbucks but this is Not an attack on the people who WORK at the boycotted places #because it is an absolute privilege to be able to leave your job and immediately find a new one

[sw1tchplate]

Black Water arc

#tgcf #tgcf spoilers #xie lian #hua cheng #he Xuan #wheezing reading these three show off their shithole homes to each other #xie Lian gives he Xuan food poisoning and he Xuan murders someone in front of Xie Lian. it’s called sharing #shitposting

[psychotrenny]

I don't know if such a word already exists or not, but there needs to be a term to describe how inhabitants of the imperial core will treat about those outside of it as sub-human. Like even those who consider themselves "progressive" will frequently talk about people in the third world in terms that disregard their agency, emotional complexity or the very value of their lives

#i.e. people who defend US soldiers as just trying to escape from poverty while showing no regard for the people they murder #or blaming poverty in “shithole nations” on the innate deficiencies of their citizens rather than imperialist exploitation #although Liberals are less likely to say that second example out loud even as they heavily imply it

[drmonkeysetroscans]

Fuck Florida.

#shitholes

[canisalbus]

Literally everyone right now

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#frequently bought together #as they should be #answered #seraphs-sacred-shithole #gift art

[socialjusticeinamerica]

😡🤬

#ken paxton #republican hypocrisy #traitor trump #reproductive rights #abortion restrictions #murdering women #war on women #Tex-ass is a 3rd world shithole

[dirhwangdaseul-archived]

from "it's a gay life" by gerard p. donelan. 1980s.

#original is deleted and censored by this shithole of a site #art #lgbt #librero #gerard p. donelan

[siyelius]

I just know it stink

#dbh #artists on tumblr #detroit become human #detroit: bh #dbh fanart #dbh simon #dbh markus #dbh jericho #Simon’s been marinating in that shithole for two years it’s deffo got bugs #pampered ass Markus and homeless Simon it’s like they were made for eachother #simkus #dbh simarkus #simarkus

[itsmeglycine]

#left 4 dead 2 #L4D2 #Rochelle L4D2 #Coach L4D2 #Nick L4D2 #i love spamming the shithole lines with a vocalizer #someday i will learn about lighting and background #but for now brain empty vocalize shithole #glycine is trying to draw

[connabeth]

rickald riordan stop writing fanfiction of your own books challenge

#pjo #percy jackson #pjo tv show #percy jackson and the olympians #‘make the situation feel even more dire’ SHUT UP THERE WERE LITERALLY NO STAKES BEFORE #this is not my screenshot btw i do not use threads 😵‍💫 #last thing i need is another shithole hellsite full of people with bad opinions

[teaboot]

Lmaoooo some lady just ran past the coffee shop screaming that she was "pissed the hell off" and in the dead silence that followed I said, rather mildly, "heck, me too, hon" and an old lady one table over yelled at me to "nut up or shut up" I love this fucking town

#I swear there's something in the water #I didn't say anything back #I'm still here #I'm gonna assume she's either done with the world's shit or mildly senile and I respect both #But damn #What a place #Visitors call it a shithole and I argue because it's MY shithole damnit

[not-gray-politics]

hey by the way I don't know who needs to hear this but harassment isn't criticism. I see people in youtube shorts comments sections (which is basically its own circle of hell tbh) just straight up cyberbullying people all the time and I saw one comment in a flood of fatphobic harassment targeting a girl who makes fashion videos that was like "I see she's blocking ppl who criticize her again, how confident" and it's like.... where's the criticism. point me to it. show me any constructive, balanced advice here. All I see is a bunch of 14 year olds and millenials who peaked in high school and can't cope going "EWWWWW SHES TOO FAT FOR THIS OUTFIT". On that note as well, being confident in who you are and your values as a person does not mean you have to listen to weirdos online who want to shit on you for it. It's not hypocritical to say that you're confident while also valuing your time enough to not allow complete strangers online to waste it.

#fatphobia #cyberbullying #youtube #youtube shorts #it's also a big problem on tiktok but that place is a shithole so I don't go there

[smokenbreak]

“Fuck off already, will you?” | + Stress

— art by @shokujin-art

[It seems Whitney doesn’t take too kindly to unsolicited pictures out of the blue despite their promiscuous behaviour. Ironic.]

— “You know the drill by now, slut.” ↓ (Read.)

What more is there to say? This is an ask/rp blog meant for Whitney, the bully from the hit game Degrees Of Lewdity. When I mean rp, I mean actual rp, there will be narration for the character and such lines. If not, do specify on what you’d like wether it’d be a role play with your PC, questions to be answered as though you were speaking to the bully themselves or narrations of Whitney’s thoughts. This blog was made for the masculine version but don’t hesitate to ask for the feminine version if you want, I can do both.

Rules are obvious → This is an 18+ blog so minors/ageless blogs DO NOT INTERACT. You’ll be blocked on sight regardless, I don’t give a shit. I answer whatever ask I want to answer, if I don’t get to yours, I’m either busy, uncomfortable with it or have forgotten. Don’t take any of this seriously, it’s a game. It’s fiction. I don’t condone any of the character’s actions here. Well, maybe except for a few. (Beating Kylar’s ass.)

Owner of this blog is doing it for shits and giggles since they promised @shokujin-art for it too. Like I’ve said, shits and giggles, nothing serious. Got it? Well, fucking never mind since shoku said it first, owner of this blog is @ashersanity. Y’know.. that obscenely weird horny guy who’s obsessed with Whitney, specifically F!Whitney.

Wow, you read the whole thing. Now what are you waiting for, slut?

!!ASKBOX IS OPEN!!

#intro post? #shit #who knows #still new to this stupid shithole #shits n giggles #whitney fuckery #whitney’s vulnerabilities #whitney.. album? #slutsanswered #dol #dol whitney #whitney dol #whitney the bully #dol rp #rp blog