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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
This entire 'debate' is so maddening. We have been promised that a groundswell of rushed, dissatisfied detransitioners was about to emerge for nearly a decade.

Not only have they never materialized, but academic research continues to show small numbers, long assessments and miniscule regret rates.
Numerous accusations from critical media outlets claimed the clinic was a “transing factory” that ignored “holistic” approaches to care and was recklessly prescribing puberty suppressant hormones, known as puberty blockers, to children. One article from The Times, published in 2022, claimed that at least 1,000 families were planning mass legal action against the Tavistock gender clinic for rushing youngsters into taking puberty blockers. However, a freedom of information (FOI) request to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, shared by Yorkshire Bylines, revealed that, between 2012 and 2022, only eight complaints over healthcare provisions had been lodged.
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
magickitten.bsky.social
Well, goodness me
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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mariannedoherty.bsky.social
Earlier this week, @alomshaha.bsky.social was chatting about how the message of loving each other should inform more public discourse (beyond religion).

So, for #KidsBooksFriday this week what kids books help kids to understand the importance of love in all its forms?

#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Book cover for Aalbert and Aalfred: A Love Story by Morag Hood Book cover for What’s That in Dog Years by Ben Davis Book cover for Another Kind by Cait May and Trevor Bream Book cover for The Boy I Love by William Hussey
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
Australian scholars Dr Bridgette-Desjardins and Taryn Hepburn explore international impacts of Cass in "The Gender Agenda's Agenda". They say Cass draws on "transphobic pop-cultural discourses", showing "a direct line between public discourse and restrictions on trans rights" doi.org/10.1111/soin...
The Cass Review and its impact is significant for two reasons. First, it demonstrates that transphobic pop-cultural discourses have real material effects. Transphobic discourses became increasingly publicly popular, which led to increased criticism of current care models for trans youth. Heightened public scrutiny led to the Review's commissioning and the subsequent banning of puberty blockers. There is a direct line between public discourse and restrictions on trans rights. Second, the Review's impacts are not limited to the United Kingdom. Medical practitioners in the United States are debating how the Review's findings should or should not be implemented (Knopf 2024). In Australia, 17 psychiatrists sent an open letter to The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists advocating that the College “acknowledge the recommendations of the Cass Review as relevant to Australian paediatric gender services” and “call for health ministers to establish an independent body to investigate Australian paediatric gender services and implement relevant recommendations from the Cass Review” (Spencer et al. 2024). Though the College rejected their members' call, it is clear that the sentiments leading to the formation of the Cass Review and the increased skepticism regarding gender-affirming healthcare for youth that has resulted from the Review's reports are not isolated.
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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goodlawproject.org
This is our news read out:

"Service providers may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities without being forced to open them to cis men" and "the EHRC’s exclusionary draft Code of Practice does not accurately reflect the law and the Minister will have to send it back to be rewritten."
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
magickitten.bsky.social
Look, William Morris, it can be useful *and* beautiful!
drnwillburger.bsky.social Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 5h
Have you ever seen a Roman plumbing device that is both genius and gorgeous? Just look at this bronze drain strainer, found in the Roman baths at Weißenburg, Germany, dating2nd/3rd century AD!

📷 me

🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
Bronze drain strainer, circular disc, displayed on a museum stand against a light beige background with subtle shadows. The strainer features intricate radial patterns of small perforations forming concentric circles and mesh-like sections around a central open hole.
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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brendanjharkin.bsky.social
Shabana pictured here:
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
Ok this is WILD 🏺 paging my repatriation community peeps
www.Bloomberg.com/news/article...
Epstein Files Contain a Big Clue About Cambodia’s Missing Masterpieces
The documents indicate that billionaire Leon Black had a significant collection of Khmer Empire artwork.
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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chronicleflask.katday.com
Once again for the people at the back. Especially anyone looking at Times, Mail or Telegraph headlines today.
chronicleflask.katday.com Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d
From Dame Nia Griffith:
hansard.parliament.uk Before I finish, I would like to make specific mention of the way in which Russian interference weaponises LGBT+ issues. That is not by accident; it is a way of dividing societies and weakening our democracy. Research by the Kaleidoscope Trust and its international partners, alongside the UK Government, has shown that Russia systematically promotes anti-gender and anti-LGBT+ narratives, which are used to polarise electorates and mobilise nationalist and populist movements. Furthermore, it may discredit liberally aligned politicians or undermine trust in institutions such as NATO, the EU and the UN. Protecting LGBT+ rights is not just a human rights issue; it is now becoming a national security priority. Attacks on LGBT+ communities and other minorities can often signal the beginning of the growth of authoritarianism and further erosion of democratic rights. We must remember that Russia does not just interfere directly in the UK, but can indirectly affect UK interests by interfering in countries currently friendly to us
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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brainmage.bsky.social
[Tune of With a Little Help from My Friends]

Would you still love me if I was a worm?
Would you stand up and leave me alone?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
I'm a guy and I live in the loam

Oh, I'm a guy with a little nub at both ends
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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jencalleja.bsky.social
Does anyone know if there are official recommended writing mentoring rates anywhere for UK-based writers? The Society of Authors say they do, but when you scroll down the page they don't.
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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weirdmedieval.bsky.social
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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scarygorgon.bsky.social
What i did today
A drawing of a canada goose standing on the shore of a body of water. Next to it the words: WOKE UP. CHOSE VIOLENCE.
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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abeewords.bsky.social
Pictured: going for a walk in the UK right now
Kevin Costner in absolute certified banger Waterworld. He is manning a harpoon or rope… mechanism of some kind, on the back of a boat on open water. There are two jet skis pursuing.
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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smoothdunk2.bsky.social
The Struggles Of Elon Musk 😔
A cartoon made in response to an Elon Musk tweet that reads “Whoever said “money can’t buy happiness” really knew what they were talking about 😔” The black and white cartoon shows Musk standing against the wind. There is a distant expression on his face and a single tear being blown from his left eye. He wraps his arms around himself, trying to keep warm. The world is so cruel to him. Punishing him for the meagre crime of hoarding massive amounts of wealth and showing no empathy for the vulnerable. Also, he uses his platform to boost racism, misogyny, and white supremacy but seriously guys who would hold that against a fella? Next to him a caption reads “Being a shit person is ruining my life”
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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alyssaharad.bsky.social
Anyway, free stencils for harder to remove memorials here: bsky.app/profile/hone...
honeygirlgrows.bsky.social Honey Girl Grows @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social · Nov 24
This is why you spray sidewalks! Link to FREE art for stencils pinned on my page!
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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orbette.bsky.social
Spurs have the chance to do the funniest thing
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 AM
magickitten.bsky.social
Just got to use my The Terror/Franklin Expedition fan knowledge at work, @lmorgan.bsky.social I hope you're proud
February 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
magickitten.bsky.social
Big Ange Postecoglou, in his Tottenham rain coat, roaring at something on the pitch
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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lukesteuber.com
You can’t offload emotional labor. Believe me, I’ve tried
My friend recently attended a funeral, and midway through the eulogy, he became convinced that it had been written by AI. There was the telltale proliferation of abstract nouns, a surfeit of assertions that the deceased was "not just X—he was Y" coupled with a lack of concrete anecdotes, and more appearances of the word collaborate than you would expect from a rec-league hockey teammate. It was both too good, in terms of being grammatically correct, and not good enough, in terms of being particular. My friend had no definitive proof that he was listening to AI, but his position—and I agree with him—is that when you know, you know. His sense was that he had just heard a computer save a man from thinking about his dead friend.
February 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
magickitten.bsky.social
He literally wants the Handmaid’s Tale
melissagiragrant.com Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
magickitten.bsky.social
Imagine thinking it was how you said it, not what you said
abradacabla.bsky.social Danielle Blake @abradacabla.bsky.social · 1d
Oh for God’s sake, this is NOT an apology!
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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roddenberryfdn.bsky.social
In her @newscientist.com column, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein did not mince words: Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek.

The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical.

@chanda.blacksky.app
"We aren’t taking very good care of [Earth], but that could change. For me, that’s what Star Trek is all about. Not the promise of a high-tech future where we escape our world, but rather one where we learn to respect the incredible spaceship that is our home planet." -Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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thebookseller.com
Little Blue Dot: How the Global Positioning System Shaped the Modern World by business reporter and editor Katherine Dunn has been acquired by HarperNonFiction 👇 #BookSky
HarperNonFiction signs Katherine Dunn’s story of the GPS satellite system
ebx.sh
February 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
magickitten.bsky.social
That’s some heavy foreshadowing
emilyoram.bsky.social Emily ✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 1d
“I know writers who use subtext” etc etc
A still from the United Spurs ref cam where Romero chooses red in the coin toss (?) and the ref says “it is a red”
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM