Post #2978263
2026-05-30 06:20 UTC
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@altbot@fuzzies.wtf 2026-05-30 06:21
Provided by @altbot@fuzzies.wtf, generated privately and locally using Gemma4:26b @TheSwiv@hear-me.social A screenshot of a social media post from the Trades Union Congress. The account profile includes a purple circular icon with the white letters "TUC", the name "Trades Union Congress" with a blue verification checkmark, checkmark, the handle "[@]The_TUC", and a three-dot menu icon. The post's text reads: "Reform-led Durham council cut off funding to the annual Pride celebrations. So trade unions launched a fundraiser to save it, eventually raising more money than was cut. Which means this year's Pride will be bigger than ever. In the 1980s, the LGBT+ community raised thousands of pounds to help striking miners and their families. When we stick up for each other, we can achieve anything." 🌱 Energy used: 0.448 Wh
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@spytfyre@mastodon.scot 2026-05-30 08:00
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social The movie Pride tells the miners story. I won't spoil the ending for anyone because recalling it gives me something in my eye
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@Layan2002@mastodon.social 2026-05-30 08:48
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social 🇵🇸✌️
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@mattesilver@101010.pl 2026-05-30 09:21
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social happy days, those who don't care or don't want to support it, don't have to, unlike when a politician or a bureaucrat decides it
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@dzwiedziu@mastodon.social 2026-05-30 15:36
@RyszardD@mastodon.social https://mastodon.social/@dzwiedziu/116664257047513521 @TheSwiv@hear-me.social
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@dzwiedziu@mastodon.social 2026-05-30 16:09
@RyszardD@mastodon.social My dude, if you go for putting words in my mouth, strawmen and ad hominems form the start then you're not worth talking to. Especially accusing of “woke cultism” is a confession. 24h mute.
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@ogeer@social.coop 2026-05-30 21:01
@RyszardD@mastodon.social @TheSwiv@hear-me.social Though I don't agree with it, I understand your point. However, Reform councils have not shied away from "politically divisive" actions that have little direct, practical utility. For example, from your point of view I assume Union Jack flag raising is just like Pride: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz68d284dvyo . Therefore, I don't think Reform dislikes such actions generally so be careful not to attribute that (false) stance to them. In my opinion, Pride can also be a cultural event and a celebration, making it understandable as arts funding... though I know that may be controversial. And of course it also improves the livelihoods, visibility and inclusion of people who are still often bullied in all manner of ways, or struggle to fit in to mainstream society. It has a lot of direct utility, just not in the most visible way.
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@Taco_lad@aus.social 2026-05-30 14:49
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social
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@dzwiedziu@mastodon.social 2026-05-30 15:21
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social More sauce: https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/27/durham-pride-saved-trade-unions-reform-uk-council-cut-funding-28538364/
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@matt@social.chinwag.org 2026-05-30 17:59
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social :solidarity:
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@vgoller@nrw.social 2026-05-30 19:37
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social heart breaking sweet move!
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@funkymusicdj@mastodon.social 2026-06-01 18:19
@TheSwiv@hear-me.social https://www.mixcloud.com/djbrooklynjohnny/pride-lgbt-music-artists-dj-set-no-1/