Mx Shae C (Xe/xir) 🍉 🏳️⚧️
@mxshaec.bsky.social
Nuerodivergent queer nonbinary entity in a human flesh suit 👽
(Xe/xir) Charity sector campaigner.
All views my own/that of the mothership 🛸not the org I work for here on 🌏
(Xe/xir) Charity sector campaigner.
All views my own/that of the mothership 🛸not the org I work for here on 🌏
Feels ironic posting this on BlueSky as it's about the online safety act... but we need to fight against proposed changes that means direct action can be scrubbed from the internet more easily - because if activists "damage property" they could be proscribed as terrorist orgs. Share your views here:
Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content
The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk h...
action.openrightsgroup.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Feels ironic posting this on BlueSky as it's about the online safety act... but we need to fight against proposed changes that means direct action can be scrubbed from the internet more easily - because if activists "damage property" they could be proscribed as terrorist orgs. Share your views here:
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📅Tomorrow is the final vote of the Government's disastrous Universal Credit Bill
Crips Against Cuts have created this MP email template - let's flood their inboxes and do everything in our power to make this vote fail tomorrow! #BinUCBill
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Crips Against Cuts have created this MP email template - let's flood their inboxes and do everything in our power to make this vote fail tomorrow! #BinUCBill
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#BinUCBill Template Letter to MP's
DO NOT EDIT THIS DOCUMENT DIRECTLY! How to use this document: Copy and paste the text below into a new document. Then input your info into the below fields. You can send the entire email, or you can ...
docs.google.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📅Tomorrow is the final vote of the Government's disastrous Universal Credit Bill
Crips Against Cuts have created this MP email template - let's flood their inboxes and do everything in our power to make this vote fail tomorrow! #BinUCBill
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Crips Against Cuts have created this MP email template - let's flood their inboxes and do everything in our power to make this vote fail tomorrow! #BinUCBill
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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"Cis and cisgender are therefore not neutral, impartial words. Journalists should not use them of people who do not use them of themselves."
It's funny, because I no of no trans people who refer to themselves as "trans identified males/females"
Left, Trans Journalist Style Guide, right: Sex Matters
It's funny, because I no of no trans people who refer to themselves as "trans identified males/females"
Left, Trans Journalist Style Guide, right: Sex Matters
June 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Cis and cisgender are therefore not neutral, impartial words. Journalists should not use them of people who do not use them of themselves."
It's funny, because I no of no trans people who refer to themselves as "trans identified males/females"
Left, Trans Journalist Style Guide, right: Sex Matters
It's funny, because I no of no trans people who refer to themselves as "trans identified males/females"
Left, Trans Journalist Style Guide, right: Sex Matters
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Here’s @sasha98.bsky.social’s excellent reporting on what happened. www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/anti...
Trans-inclusive academics say they face abuse and censorship
Students and academics say they are bullied and threatened with legal action for opposing ‘gender critical’ views
www.opendemocracy.net
July 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Here’s @sasha98.bsky.social’s excellent reporting on what happened. www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/anti...
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One of the first book burnings the Nazis ever did was in 1933 when 25,000 books, many of which contained unique insights into transgender history and medicine, were burned in Opernplatz Square.
July 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
One of the first book burnings the Nazis ever did was in 1933 when 25,000 books, many of which contained unique insights into transgender history and medicine, were burned in Opernplatz Square.
Great post on how using AI at work is essentially doing yourself out of a job:
Why using #ChatGPT at work will decrease your salary. A thread.
(And no, it’s not about robots stealing your job. It’s worse than that. 🥳)
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(And no, it’s not about robots stealing your job. It’s worse than that. 🥳)
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June 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Great post on how using AI at work is essentially doing yourself out of a job:
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If you want to flood the Committees with requests to scrutinise Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson on trans rights, do it now!
She is due to be appointed the new chair of the EHRC
The pre-appointment scrutiny session is tomorrow (see thread below).
Another template letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
She is due to be appointed the new chair of the EHRC
The pre-appointment scrutiny session is tomorrow (see thread below).
Another template letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
June 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you want to flood the Committees with requests to scrutinise Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson on trans rights, do it now!
She is due to be appointed the new chair of the EHRC
The pre-appointment scrutiny session is tomorrow (see thread below).
Another template letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
She is due to be appointed the new chair of the EHRC
The pre-appointment scrutiny session is tomorrow (see thread below).
Another template letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I’m always pro-disabled people leading what affects them but the reality is, many disabled and chronically ill people are paying a huge physical price for fighting tomorrow’s welfare bill. Many are suffering more pain and exhaustion from campaigning, all whilst in a brutal heatwave. 1/2
June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I’m always pro-disabled people leading what affects them but the reality is, many disabled and chronically ill people are paying a huge physical price for fighting tomorrow’s welfare bill. Many are suffering more pain and exhaustion from campaigning, all whilst in a brutal heatwave. 1/2
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Palestine Action is not a danger to democracy. But Yvette Cooper is.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Judge grants Palestine Action urgent hearing to try to stop ban taking effect
Co-founder of protest group to be given opportunity to apply for ‘interim relief’ to prevent proscription order
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Palestine Action is not a danger to democracy. But Yvette Cooper is.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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This is from Haaretz, an Israeli news site. It proves that Israeli concentration camp soldiers have been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid.
No Western media will run this story or even refer to it, because real Western journalism is mostly dead.
No Western media will run this story or even refer to it, because real Western journalism is mostly dead.
June 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is from Haaretz, an Israeli news site. It proves that Israeli concentration camp soldiers have been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid.
No Western media will run this story or even refer to it, because real Western journalism is mostly dead.
No Western media will run this story or even refer to it, because real Western journalism is mostly dead.
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"We also broke into an airbase to stop war crimes. Thankfully, we were two nice white boys" - impassioned argument against proscribing Palestine Action by Dan Woodhouse and Netpol's Sam Walton novaramedia.com/2025/06/27/w...
We Also Broke Into an Airbase to Stop War Crimes. Thankfully, We Were Two Nice White Boys | Novara Media
In 2017, we broke into a BAE Systems airfield to stop jets from going to bomb Yemen, write Sam Walton and Daniel Woodhouse. Our lenient treatment exposes the Palestine Action ban for what it is: racis...
novaramedia.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"We also broke into an airbase to stop war crimes. Thankfully, we were two nice white boys" - impassioned argument against proscribing Palestine Action by Dan Woodhouse and Netpol's Sam Walton novaramedia.com/2025/06/27/w...
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Counter terrorism police aren't bothered with waiting for a ban - four people have been arrested for the protest at RAF Brize Norton, on suspicion of "the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000" www.bbc.com/news/article...
RAF Brize Norton: Four arrested by counter-terror police after break-in
Counter-terrorism police arrest four people after pro-Palestine activists claim they sprayed paint on planes.
www.bbc.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Counter terrorism police aren't bothered with waiting for a ban - four people have been arrested for the protest at RAF Brize Norton, on suspicion of "the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000" www.bbc.com/news/article...
The assisted dying bill being pushed through at the same time the Government is about to make sweeping cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for disabled people feels so dystopian.
I support assisted dying in a fair society, but when we (disabled folks) are made to feel like a burden >
I support assisted dying in a fair society, but when we (disabled folks) are made to feel like a burden >
June 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The assisted dying bill being pushed through at the same time the Government is about to make sweeping cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for disabled people feels so dystopian.
I support assisted dying in a fair society, but when we (disabled folks) are made to feel like a burden >
I support assisted dying in a fair society, but when we (disabled folks) are made to feel like a burden >
Ben Maguire MP has had to come off socials after being dogpiled by terfs unsurprisingly - really like the idea below about writing thank you letters...
We need to write thank you letters to Ben Maguire and all the MPs who spoke supportively in this debate.
Seriously, it really helps.
You can check who via Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
Seriously, it really helps.
You can check who via Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
Pride Month - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : ' Pride Month' on Monday 23 June 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
June 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Ben Maguire MP has had to come off socials after being dogpiled by terfs unsurprisingly - really like the idea below about writing thank you letters...
Amazing to see from this Lib Dem MP...
Oof! Well done Ben! 💕
I don't envy the avalanche of extreme slurs, libellous accusations and defamatory newspaper articles (plus a TL:DR post from herself) he's about to receive from her mates but someone had to say it 🤷♂️
I don't envy the avalanche of extreme slurs, libellous accusations and defamatory newspaper articles (plus a TL:DR post from herself) he's about to receive from her mates but someone had to say it 🤷♂️
MPs publicly call out and criticise JK Rowling in Parliament.
I think this might be a first?
That is now in the Hansard record for all time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBm...
I think this might be a first?
That is now in the Hansard record for all time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBm...
June 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Amazing to see from this Lib Dem MP...
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Breaking: Labour MPs have launched a rebellion against the government’s disability benefits cuts.
Up to 100 MPs, including senior figures, have signed an amendment designed to kill the bill. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Up to 100 MPs, including senior figures, have signed an amendment designed to kill the bill. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare bill
Amendment intended to kill off legislation that would cut benefits could be backed by up to 100 Labour MPs including senior figures
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Breaking: Labour MPs have launched a rebellion against the government’s disability benefits cuts.
Up to 100 MPs, including senior figures, have signed an amendment designed to kill the bill. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Up to 100 MPs, including senior figures, have signed an amendment designed to kill the bill. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘The right change at the right time’: MPs vote to decriminalise abortion
‘The right change at the right time’: MPs vote to decriminalise abortion
Women will no longer face prison for ending a pregnancy. There are two reasons why this reform was urgently needed
bit.ly
June 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
‘The right change at the right time’: MPs vote to decriminalise abortion
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I don't know what ones they're using in America, but these are some of the plastic bullets the British used on their own citizens in Northern Ireland.
June 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I don't know what ones they're using in America, but these are some of the plastic bullets the British used on their own citizens in Northern Ireland.
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As anti-ICE protests continue in LA, I want to remind folks of the risk the Gestapo poses to disabled individuals.
Alma Bowman and Rodney Taylor are suffering medical neglect in ICE custody.
Ableism & anti-immigrant sentiment have caused folks to turn away from atrocities.
We must speak up.
Alma Bowman and Rodney Taylor are suffering medical neglect in ICE custody.
Ableism & anti-immigrant sentiment have caused folks to turn away from atrocities.
We must speak up.
Disabled People are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention Facilities
Why is no one talking about it? Where's the media? Where's the public outcry? Another example of the pervasive nature of ableism and how society views disabled people as expendable.
www.disabledginger.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As anti-ICE protests continue in LA, I want to remind folks of the risk the Gestapo poses to disabled individuals.
Alma Bowman and Rodney Taylor are suffering medical neglect in ICE custody.
Ableism & anti-immigrant sentiment have caused folks to turn away from atrocities.
We must speak up.
Alma Bowman and Rodney Taylor are suffering medical neglect in ICE custody.
Ableism & anti-immigrant sentiment have caused folks to turn away from atrocities.
We must speak up.
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This is residents in San Diego telling Ice-Gestapo agents to get TF out of their neighborhood. More of this please. 💙👊
June 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is residents in San Diego telling Ice-Gestapo agents to get TF out of their neighborhood. More of this please. 💙👊
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I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have functioning hospitals.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have well funded schools.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have an effective and compassionate welfare system.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have well funded schools.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have an effective and compassionate welfare system.
June 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have functioning hospitals.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have well funded schools.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have an effective and compassionate welfare system.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have well funded schools.
I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have an effective and compassionate welfare system.
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I fear we will see many more tragic stories like this when Labour deliberately withdraws benefits - from millions of people with disabilities. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disabled woman killed herself after DWP mistakenly withdrew benefits
Rare second inquest hears that Jodey Whiting, 42, left notes saying she had no food and could not pay bills
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I fear we will see many more tragic stories like this when Labour deliberately withdraws benefits - from millions of people with disabilities. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Union members at Oxfam GB are set to protest against the charity’s plans to cut up to 265 jobs and its alleged intention to outsource some of the roles
Union members to protest against Oxfam GB amid ‘outsourcing’ row
Unite says Oxfam GB plans to outsource roles in its publishing and training teams but the charity says the claims are misleading
www.thirdsector.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Union members at Oxfam GB are set to protest against the charity’s plans to cut up to 265 jobs and its alleged intention to outsource some of the roles