David Allsopp
@doublehelix.bsky.social
Scientist turned software engineer. He/him
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David Allsopp
@doublehelix.bsky.social
· Nov 17
“Sex-based rights” are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense.
medium.com
A short thread of my essays on Medium - mostly debunking anti-trans disinformation and other bigotry
1) "Sex-based rights" are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense
medium.com/@davidallsop...
1) "Sex-based rights" are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense
medium.com/@davidallsop...
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Last year a whistleblower said DOGE had illegally accessed a Social Security database. SSA now acknowledges it's true—& that DOGE employees had secret agreement w/ unidentified political advocacy group to use SocSec data to help overturn election results. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Last year a whistleblower said DOGE had illegally accessed a Social Security database. SSA now acknowledges it's true—& that DOGE employees had secret agreement w/ unidentified political advocacy group to use SocSec data to help overturn election results. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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There was a shared sense of reality in watching George Floyd's last moments, even between the classes—the ruling, overseer, and working classes.
There was no such shared reality in watching Gaza. On one side, there were the people of Earth. On the other, govts, universities & journalists.
There was no such shared reality in watching Gaza. On one side, there were the people of Earth. On the other, govts, universities & journalists.
January 21, 2026 at 10:42 AM
There was a shared sense of reality in watching George Floyd's last moments, even between the classes—the ruling, overseer, and working classes.
There was no such shared reality in watching Gaza. On one side, there were the people of Earth. On the other, govts, universities & journalists.
There was no such shared reality in watching Gaza. On one side, there were the people of Earth. On the other, govts, universities & journalists.
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brb changing my bluesky name
![Daily Mail op-ed advert:
Boris Johnson - Intergalactic Lefty [sic] bedwetters like Rory Stewart are so deranged by hatred of Trump that they're blind to the fact that, from Venezuela to Iran, he's on the side of the good guys - and making the world a safer place](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4ugkdwwiy4nni4v7svyaisy/bafkreicybllyprxkamqh4u7oevxe7rxlrl3kx3gui3vdwm2dp6hpj65zlu@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 12:28 PM
brb changing my bluesky name
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the more I see this image the more I'm glad he doesn't wear his wedding ring
Things are especially normal at the New Statesman this week, where nobody is suffering some kind of dissociative crisis
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM
the more I see this image the more I'm glad he doesn't wear his wedding ring
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Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
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Iran’s central bank is using vast quantities of a cryptocurrency championed by Farage according to a report. One of the major shareholders is also Reform's biggest donor - but he seems somewhat tetchy about it even being mentioned.
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Iran’s central bank is using vast quantities of a cryptocurrency championed by Farage according to a report. One of the major shareholders is also Reform's biggest donor - but he seems somewhat tetchy about it even being mentioned.
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I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — and details how he has used similar fascistic tactics to intimidate other judges around the world who rule against his alt-right friends.
January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — and details how he has used similar fascistic tactics to intimidate other judges around the world who rule against his alt-right friends.
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ICE shooting victim claims he was shot through door after letting cousin inside. "We were successful in helping my cousin get inside. ....I closed the door. And as I was locking it, I heard the shot, and that’s when I realized I had been shot in the leg.’” edition.cnn.com/2026/01/18/u...
Aftermath video of latest ICE shooting in Minneapolis involving an undocumented Venezuelan national | CNN
Newly obtained videos of the moments right after the Wednesday incident in which an Immigration and Custom Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan man in the leg for allegedly assaulting an officer in Min...
edition.cnn.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:31 AM
ICE shooting victim claims he was shot through door after letting cousin inside. "We were successful in helping my cousin get inside. ....I closed the door. And as I was locking it, I heard the shot, and that’s when I realized I had been shot in the leg.’” edition.cnn.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
www.mcall.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
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Being trans in the year of our genocide 2026 is having to keep track of numerous extremely well-funded, multinational hate groups with anodyne names like "Women defending Women Freedom Liberty Women!" or "CitizenGO" whose sole existence is to facilitate your eradication.
January 20, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Being trans in the year of our genocide 2026 is having to keep track of numerous extremely well-funded, multinational hate groups with anodyne names like "Women defending Women Freedom Liberty Women!" or "CitizenGO" whose sole existence is to facilitate your eradication.
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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10 years of this shit
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 PM
10 years of this shit
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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Actually that part of the deal was tested in Afghanistan. It was the only time article 5 was called into action. Out of 3621 deaths in Afghanistan 1062 were soldiers from NATO countries other than the US.
Trump: "The big fear I have with NATO is we spend tremendous amounts of money with NATO and I know we'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours. Just saying."
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Actually that part of the deal was tested in Afghanistan. It was the only time article 5 was called into action. Out of 3621 deaths in Afghanistan 1062 were soldiers from NATO countries other than the US.
"Enigmatic and expansive"
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"Enigmatic and expansive"
"the connections not immediately obvious"
When did they eventually become obvious, Gary?
Did the entropic heat-death of the Universe arrive whilst I was distracted? Is Hell frozen over?
When did they eventually become obvious, Gary?
Did the entropic heat-death of the Universe arrive whilst I was distracted? Is Hell frozen over?
going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
January 20, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"the connections not immediately obvious"
When did they eventually become obvious, Gary?
Did the entropic heat-death of the Universe arrive whilst I was distracted? Is Hell frozen over?
When did they eventually become obvious, Gary?
Did the entropic heat-death of the Universe arrive whilst I was distracted? Is Hell frozen over?
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going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
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You do not have enough contempt for political reporters
going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 PM
You do not have enough contempt for political reporters
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The Heritage Foundation is urging the Trump administration to fund church-run “marriage bootcamps,” with cash bonuses for heterosexual marriage and penalties for nontraditional families, extending Project 2025 beyond government and into Americans’ private lives.
Read more:
Read more:
Project 2025 January 14th Update
This week, Heritage published its blueprint for federally subsidized "marriage bootcamps" run by churches. The White House rewrote January 6 as a peaceful stroll. And U.S. forces dragged Nicolás Madur...
globalextremism.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The Heritage Foundation is urging the Trump administration to fund church-run “marriage bootcamps,” with cash bonuses for heterosexual marriage and penalties for nontraditional families, extending Project 2025 beyond government and into Americans’ private lives.
Read more:
Read more:
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In a remarkable court filing, DOJ also revealed that DOGE employees traded Social Security data on an unapproved third party server — Cloudflare — and may have sent private SSA info to a top DOGE adviser. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In a remarkable court filing, DOJ also revealed that DOGE employees traded Social Security data on an unapproved third party server — Cloudflare — and may have sent private SSA info to a top DOGE adviser. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Handing SSA data to election deniers seems like more than a Hatch Act violation
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Handing SSA data to election deniers seems like more than a Hatch Act violation
