benjamin weil
@benvyle.bsky.social
writer-researcher-bodybuilder / head of research @thelovetankcic.bsky.social / they/he / insta: @benvyle / ✡️ 🍉
(london, where views are my own)
(london, where views are my own)
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Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party .
Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
May 6, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party .
Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
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this is an eye wateringly antisemitic depiction of zack polanski — a jewish man.
The Green Party has complained to the Times' editor about this cartoon which they say pushes antisemitic tropes against Zack Polanski by portraying him with a hooked nose.
"Zack faces daily anti-semitism, and in the past six weeks two people have been arrested for anti-semitic actions towards him."
"Zack faces daily anti-semitism, and in the past six weeks two people have been arrested for anti-semitic actions towards him."
May 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
this is an eye wateringly antisemitic depiction of zack polanski — a jewish man.
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Obviously, while my musings are topical - Carl Sagan had already said the crux much more eloquently and succinctly.
![A photo from Apollo 11 with Ladin standing next to the American flag. A text is overlaid. It reads "For me, the most ironic token of [the first human moon landing] is the plaque signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took to the moon.
It reads: "We came in peace for all Mankind."
As the United States was dropping 7.5 megatons of conventional explosives on small nations in Southeast Asia, we congratulated ourselves on our humanity.
We would harm no one on a lifeless rock."
- Carl Sagan,
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b7k74tqegokxcikpq76owt5u/bafkreiawjfdah4guobkmihz77domsyy6beimghuuqnpc7mcpguovpvrjzu)
April 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Obviously, while my musings are topical - Carl Sagan had already said the crux much more eloquently and succinctly.
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Has a single living former US President –– Clinton, Obama, Bush, Biden –– condemned Donald Trump's threat to commit mass-scale war crimes against the civilian population of Iran?
April 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Has a single living former US President –– Clinton, Obama, Bush, Biden –– condemned Donald Trump's threat to commit mass-scale war crimes against the civilian population of Iran?
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“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
April 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
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Disingenuous prick. He has embedded transphobia as policy. He has denied young trans people access to medication and support. His government has brought back a version of Section 28 against trans young people. He is actively denying trans and non-binary individuals safety and respect.
Wes Streeting writes for PinkNews. Not a belated april fool.
Wes Streeting: 'Every trans person deserves safety and respect'
Writing for PinkNews, Wes Streeting says he wants to reassure trans youngsters that they have not been forgotten.
www.thepinknews.com
April 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Disingenuous prick. He has embedded transphobia as policy. He has denied young trans people access to medication and support. His government has brought back a version of Section 28 against trans young people. He is actively denying trans and non-binary individuals safety and respect.
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New community-based research conducted in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets highlights on-going and pressing needs.
We call for the implementation of key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of trans communities by a range of stakeholders.
www.thelovetank.info/news/tna
We call for the implementation of key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of trans communities by a range of stakeholders.
www.thelovetank.info/news/tna
Tower Hamlets trans needs: new research calls for action — The Love Tank CIC
New community-based research, developed in collaboration with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and The Love Tank, highlights the on-going and pressing needs of trans communities within the eas...
www.thelovetank.info
March 24, 2026 at 10:39 AM
New community-based research conducted in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets highlights on-going and pressing needs.
We call for the implementation of key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of trans communities by a range of stakeholders.
www.thelovetank.info/news/tna
We call for the implementation of key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of trans communities by a range of stakeholders.
www.thelovetank.info/news/tna
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NIHR Clinical Lectureship in Primary Care @lshtm.bsky.social
Post is open to fully qualified GPs with a PhD and an academic track record.
4 Years of funding to develop your portfolio at one of the UKs leading Public Health and Primary Care research institutions.
Apply by 13th April 2026.
Post is open to fully qualified GPs with a PhD and an academic track record.
4 Years of funding to develop your portfolio at one of the UKs leading Public Health and Primary Care research institutions.
Apply by 13th April 2026.
Job Opportunity at LSHTM: NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care/ General Practitioner
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in...
jobs.lshtm.ac.uk
March 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM
NIHR Clinical Lectureship in Primary Care @lshtm.bsky.social
Post is open to fully qualified GPs with a PhD and an academic track record.
4 Years of funding to develop your portfolio at one of the UKs leading Public Health and Primary Care research institutions.
Apply by 13th April 2026.
Post is open to fully qualified GPs with a PhD and an academic track record.
4 Years of funding to develop your portfolio at one of the UKs leading Public Health and Primary Care research institutions.
Apply by 13th April 2026.
the internet was better when it was for losers and outcasts
March 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
the internet was better when it was for losers and outcasts
the therapists quoted in this piece offer very empathic descriptions of porn addiction (which I believe is as real as any other form of addiction) that don’t centre porn itself, but rather the culture within which it is being consumed, as problematic. i appreciate that enormously.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
the therapists quoted in this piece offer very empathic descriptions of porn addiction (which I believe is as real as any other form of addiction) that don’t centre porn itself, but rather the culture within which it is being consumed, as problematic. i appreciate that enormously.
have just seen someone criticise the new adaptation of mary shelley’s frankenstein for failing the bechdel test…. Media literacy is dead
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
have just seen someone criticise the new adaptation of mary shelley’s frankenstein for failing the bechdel test…. Media literacy is dead
excellent article by @tabbykibugiwriter.bsky.social on continued inequities faced by Black women in sexual health: national.thelead.uk/p/sti-crisis...
We’re in an STI crisis. Once again, Black women are being left behind
The gonorrhoea vaccine should be a major breakthrough, but young Black women are being left out of sexual health policy – with devastating effects.
national.thelead.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
excellent article by @tabbykibugiwriter.bsky.social on continued inequities faced by Black women in sexual health: national.thelead.uk/p/sti-crisis...
folks i think it is actually politically expedient to stress that "gender affirming" and "confidence building" are contiguous and similar but *not identical*.
October 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
folks i think it is actually politically expedient to stress that "gender affirming" and "confidence building" are contiguous and similar but *not identical*.
🧵: the availability of new injectable formulations of PrEP is going to be enormously difference-making in our collective mission to tackle HIV inequities. more people than ever before will be able to use medications that are essentially 100% effective at preventing HIV. /1
‘Gamechanging’ HIV prevention jab to be approved for England and Wales
‘Gamechanging’ HIV prevention jab to be approved for England and Wales
Long-acting injection offers an alternative to daily pills taken to protect against the virus
A “gamechanging” injection to prevent HIV is set to be approved for use in England and Wales.
The long-acting jab, administered every two months, will offer an alternative to the daily pills used to protect against the virus. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🧵: the availability of new injectable formulations of PrEP is going to be enormously difference-making in our collective mission to tackle HIV inequities. more people than ever before will be able to use medications that are essentially 100% effective at preventing HIV. /1
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Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.
October 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.
literally no correlation here except to massage the notion that the cause of palestinian liberation is antisemitic and to manufacture consent for genocide from jews (which, itself, places jews in harm’s way).
Home secretary says pro-Palestine protests in wake of Manchester attack are ‘un-British’
Home secretary says pro-Palestine protests in wake of Manchester attack are ‘un-British’
Shabana Mahmood calls for demonstrators to ‘take a step back’ and call off planned protests after Thursday’s deadly attack
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
literally no correlation here except to massage the notion that the cause of palestinian liberation is antisemitic and to manufacture consent for genocide from jews (which, itself, places jews in harm’s way).
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for a second i thought Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x was a new tv programme
Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x review: does the new multi-styler justify its hefty price tag? I put it to the test
Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x review: does the new multi-styler justify its hefty price tag? I put it to the test
Dyson’s upgraded Airwrap promises faster results and smarter tech. Here’s what it gets right – and where it falls short
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
for a second i thought Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x was a new tv programme
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An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt.
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not only a masterpiece - a truly exceptional investment in art, spirit and vision that has more or less been obliterated under the thumb of late stage capitalism
Antoni Gaudí’s vision for the Sagrada Família, a church that’s been under construction for nearly 150 years, was never universally liked. George Orwell called the church “one of the most hideous buildings in the world.”
Is the Sagrada Família a Masterpiece or Kitsch?
In the century since Antoni Gaudí died, his wild design has been obsessively realized, creating the world’s tallest church—and an endlessly debated icon.
www.newyorker.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
not only a masterpiece - a truly exceptional investment in art, spirit and vision that has more or less been obliterated under the thumb of late stage capitalism
