Interesting Links for 22-05-2026
May. 22nd, 2026 12:00 pm- 1. Amnesty International on the growth of transphobia in the UK
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- 2. Health and Safe-Tea at Work: Brewing Time (an advert that made me giggle on the bus)
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- 3. What does the new EHRC guide say about trans people
- (tags:transgender rights LGBT UK OhForFucksSake bigotry )
- 4. Edinburgh in 2026, by the numbers
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- 5. What is the Gen Alpha Melody, where does it come from, and why has nobody been sued yet?
- (tags:music video copyright viaSwampers )
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Date: 2026-05-22 11:18 am (UTC)I lived through another time when this was the case in the days before the GRA and no one then ever suggested I should have to hold it until I got home!
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Date: 2026-05-22 11:21 am (UTC)It is such horrible nonsense.
I wish there was some way of expediting the ECHR appeal.
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Date: 2026-05-22 03:41 pm (UTC)I only knew the Volbeat, Lady Gaga and Anastacia uses - never realised it was such a big thing in pop music.
I'll definitely try to actively avoid that in my own music.
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Date: 2026-05-22 07:26 pm (UTC)I don't know about Yoko, Julian and Sean, but I bet Paul has more interesting things to do than figure out whether he might have copied the melody from someone early, even for a nine figure sum.
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Date: 2026-05-25 03:37 am (UTC)5 was interesting, thanks -- didn't know it was that widespread!
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Date: 2026-05-25 06:04 am (UTC)I'm very much out of touch with modern music, except for anything my children listen to, so I only recognised 1 or 2 songs on the list!