Notices by That Deaf Guy (itsthatdeafguy@beige.party)

I do wish some certain folks would stop calling things 'radical'.

Free health services at point of entry isn't radical.
Free education isn't radical.
Taxing extreme wealth isn't radical.
Opening new public libraries are not radical.
Publicly owned utilities are not radical.
Care in the community is not radical.
Social housing is not radical.
Supporting the disabled and elderly is not radical.
Equality is not radical.
Universal basic income is not radical.
Eliminating poverty is not radical.

.....to name just a few examples.

Boomer person 1 goes straight to stroking Juno whilst I'm in a cafe queue. She clicks briefly, looks at me then asks: "Oh, is this a working dog?", me, not-quite-bluntly: "Yes", her: "Am I supposed to ask for permission before approaching it?" Me, rather bluntly: "Yes!", Her, ignoring everything I've said: "She's very beautiful".. and she goes back to stroking Juno. Juno's getting excited pulling on her lead and I have to turn to Juno, pull her away gently and give her the sign for 'calm down'. Before I've even finished that Boomer person 2 from behind me starts stroking her without asking for permission at the same time Boomer person 3 from in front of me comes over to fuss Juno too.

So basically I'm ambushed from all sides, Juno is by now hyper excited and jumping up at Boomer number 3, which she's not supposed to do. I can't calm her down and my anxiety is going through the roof.

Boomer number 2 is trying to get my attention from behind, Boomer number 3 won't stop talking from in front and Boomer number 1 is still talking from the side.

They're all late 60s/70-plus and really should know better.

All I'm trying to do is order two coffees from the cafe.

If you see an official assistance dog in their charity's emblazoned livery and lead sleeve, they are WORKING. My assistance dog is not there for your or anyone else's entertainment, back.the.fuck.off!

#Deaf #WorkingDog #AssistanceDog #HearingDog

Dear China, care to call in the US' debts?

Over-50s no longer getting free #NHS flu jabs, now moved to over-65s..... *Sighs*

Recommendations for waterproof yet breathable men's trousers please? Oh, ones that don't fit skintight, thank you.

#Hiking #Rambling #Walking #RedSockBrigade #HikingUK #RamblingUK #WalkingUK

Two....... fucking........ hours........

#WindowsUpdate

Beautiful, Rowallane Yellow crocosmia.

#Gardening #GardeningUK #Crocosmia #RowallaneYellow #GreenFingers

Dog owners, I really recommend the cooling jackets that you soak in cold water and put on your dogs in hot weather.

#DogsOfMastodon #Dogs #Dog #DogOwners

Not sure what to do today, I'm caught up with work, maybe stare vacantly at the ceiling and contemplate the meaningless of life? Cannae do any hardcopy portfolio work as no cash until the 18th, ho-hum. *drums fingers*. Need to renew my local library card, may do that... or may not......

Only ever weigh yourself after you've had a really good poo.

#TopTips

Jesusfuckingchrist this humidity, enough already!

There is no fraud with disability PIP, it's completely negligible, this is from the government's own data. It is INCREDIBLY difficult to get and here we are yet again with disabled folk being made scapegoats.

If this pushes through Labour are going to have a lot of blood on their hands. It's pure cruelty and disabled folk will be taking their own lives.

Disability PIP is not means tested, it is not connected in anyway to the applicant's employment and/or income/savings. So the government's current slogan of "Getting them back into work" is complete bullshit. There are many, many, many disabled folk in work and claiming disability PIP, which is their right.

#DisabilityUK #Disability #UKPol

Meta
Apple
Google
Amazon

@WiteWulf @gumnos @dalias speaking for myself here; by all means, if you produce a quality (and non-invasive, non-AI, non-bullshit), platform that ticks most of the boxes for what I'm after then, yes, I'll bite and pay for a subscription. For me Pixelfed is not there yet, it needs to also appeal to the more serious photography folk, somehow.

@WiteWulf been waiting for that, he's too prolific and feeling the crunch, you cannae do a photo platform, or any social platform, without constant cash injection. 'Free' social media is a thing of the past.

Did not win the Euro lottery..... *shuffles feet away miserably*

Dear Transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, racist bigoted folk in the UK..... you are all the lowest of fucking low!

#PotteryThrowDown

@EubieDrew they don't have enough military to spare military though 🤷🏻♂️

I wonder when, and where, the many internment/processing camps are going to be built for the American mass deportations. They're going to eclipse the size of any of America's huge prisons for a start off. Indeed where are all the staff going to come from, their security, their training, the builders, the technicians/plumbers/electricians/cleaners, the extra court buildings, etc, etc. The US government needs to find an incredible amount of money for this, an amount that will far, far, far exceed their military budget.

@TheBreadmonkey if you fancy it, put together a newbie step by step guide to help others and shove it on the Web somewhere?