Natalya D
@natalyad.bsky.social
Deaf and disabled cis queer woman. Interests in law, disability justice, cats, technology. Drinks a lot of tea.
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Make it easier for yourself by using an external microphone that will boost even the most softly spoken participants. Lapel or 'lavalier' mics are widely available, cost as little as £10, and can transmit wirelessly to your phone recorder via a plug and play transmitter.
January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Make it easier for yourself by using an external microphone that will boost even the most softly spoken participants. Lapel or 'lavalier' mics are widely available, cost as little as £10, and can transmit wirelessly to your phone recorder via a plug and play transmitter.
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OMG @sophisteria.bsky.social doing amazing work!
“These cuts are hitting the most vulnerable staff hardest.”
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
OMG @sophisteria.bsky.social doing amazing work!
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Government mobility devices consultation update:
BSL and audio versions now available as well as Easy Read and large print - link below.
Consultation deadline moved from 31st March to 22nd April.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
BSL and audio versions now available as well as Easy Read and large print - link below.
Consultation deadline moved from 31st March to 22nd April.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Government mobility devices consultation update:
BSL and audio versions now available as well as Easy Read and large print - link below.
Consultation deadline moved from 31st March to 22nd April.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
BSL and audio versions now available as well as Easy Read and large print - link below.
Consultation deadline moved from 31st March to 22nd April.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Spoke to TBIJ for this piece 👇
A social media ban for under-16s would be popular
But would it actually help?
But would it actually help?
A social media ban for under-16s would be popular. But would it…
A proposed ban is looking increasingly likely – yet it would come with tricky implications
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Spoke to TBIJ for this piece 👇
Is it a pre-requisite for going to work in HR that you are hopeless at notetaking employment critical meetings?
Thankfully I had my own excellent notetaking companion whose notes I've pass-agg shared back.
In future: Teams Transcript/Recording for everyone's accountability.
Thankfully I had my own excellent notetaking companion whose notes I've pass-agg shared back.
In future: Teams Transcript/Recording for everyone's accountability.
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Is it a pre-requisite for going to work in HR that you are hopeless at notetaking employment critical meetings?
Thankfully I had my own excellent notetaking companion whose notes I've pass-agg shared back.
In future: Teams Transcript/Recording for everyone's accountability.
Thankfully I had my own excellent notetaking companion whose notes I've pass-agg shared back.
In future: Teams Transcript/Recording for everyone's accountability.
Trying to avoid the news about so much which I can't change by reading more books.
This evening I reread @penpep.bsky.social's memoir 'First in the World Somewhere' which made me laugh as well as think about Disability Rights, Disabled joy and many late and living Disabled Comrades.
This evening I reread @penpep.bsky.social's memoir 'First in the World Somewhere' which made me laugh as well as think about Disability Rights, Disabled joy and many late and living Disabled Comrades.
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Trying to avoid the news about so much which I can't change by reading more books.
This evening I reread @penpep.bsky.social's memoir 'First in the World Somewhere' which made me laugh as well as think about Disability Rights, Disabled joy and many late and living Disabled Comrades.
This evening I reread @penpep.bsky.social's memoir 'First in the World Somewhere' which made me laugh as well as think about Disability Rights, Disabled joy and many late and living Disabled Comrades.
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Interesting.
The federal government certainly has not had a slam-dunk defence on this. The judge has not nodded along with dismissal.
Unless by when judgment is handed down the "surge" has gone rendering any decision academic, it looks as if government could lose this.
bsky.app/profile/klas...
The federal government certainly has not had a slam-dunk defence on this. The judge has not nodded along with dismissal.
Unless by when judgment is handed down the "surge" has gone rendering any decision academic, it looks as if government could lose this.
bsky.app/profile/klas...
NEWS
Judge Menendez orders the government to respond to Minnesota's arguments that "the purpose of Operation Metro Surge is to punish" the state and Twin Cities for failing to repeal sanctuary laws and bend to federal priorities.
Doc buff.ly/EUhvuFd
Background buff.ly/i8oWAOB
Judge Menendez orders the government to respond to Minnesota's arguments that "the purpose of Operation Metro Surge is to punish" the state and Twin Cities for failing to repeal sanctuary laws and bend to federal priorities.
Doc buff.ly/EUhvuFd
Background buff.ly/i8oWAOB
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Interesting.
The federal government certainly has not had a slam-dunk defence on this. The judge has not nodded along with dismissal.
Unless by when judgment is handed down the "surge" has gone rendering any decision academic, it looks as if government could lose this.
bsky.app/profile/klas...
The federal government certainly has not had a slam-dunk defence on this. The judge has not nodded along with dismissal.
Unless by when judgment is handed down the "surge" has gone rendering any decision academic, it looks as if government could lose this.
bsky.app/profile/klas...
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“Every sexist command, every abusive interaction, feeds back into systems that shape future outputs. Without intervention, we risk hardcoding human misogyny into the digital infrastructure of everyday life.”
Artificial intelligence tools require greater regulation and institutional accountability.
Artificial intelligence tools require greater regulation and institutional accountability.
Most AI assistants are feminine – and it’s fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse
Without intervention, we risk hardcoding human misogyny into the digital infrastructure of everyday life.
theconversation.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
“Every sexist command, every abusive interaction, feeds back into systems that shape future outputs. Without intervention, we risk hardcoding human misogyny into the digital infrastructure of everyday life.”
Artificial intelligence tools require greater regulation and institutional accountability.
Artificial intelligence tools require greater regulation and institutional accountability.
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“just a reminder; disabled people have to work much harder to gain any kind of traction on the internet… but a non-disabled person talking about disabled people will get tons of likes.”
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 PM
“just a reminder; disabled people have to work much harder to gain any kind of traction on the internet… but a non-disabled person talking about disabled people will get tons of likes.”
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Some free topical books.
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Some free topical books.
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My three @prospectmagazine.co.uk posts on the Minnesota killings and government thuggery
A death in Minnesota (Good)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The new ICE Age
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota (Pretti)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
A death in Minnesota (Good)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The new ICE Age
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota (Pretti)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Death in Minnesota
The significance of the reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
My three @prospectmagazine.co.uk posts on the Minnesota killings and government thuggery
A death in Minnesota (Good)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The new ICE Age
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota (Pretti)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
A death in Minnesota (Good)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The new ICE Age
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota (Pretti)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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There's some very dodgy defence logic in here.
'“The unemployment insurance proposals risk watering down vital benefits for disabled people – benefits they’ve built up by working and paying national insurance,” said Anne Pardoe, head of policy at Citizens Advice.'
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
'“The unemployment insurance proposals risk watering down vital benefits for disabled people – benefits they’ve built up by working and paying national insurance,” said Anne Pardoe, head of policy at Citizens Advice.'
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work
Long-term claimants of employment and support allowance could be moved over to a new, time-limited disability benefit – equating to cuts.
www.bigissue.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:33 PM
There's some very dodgy defence logic in here.
'“The unemployment insurance proposals risk watering down vital benefits for disabled people – benefits they’ve built up by working and paying national insurance,” said Anne Pardoe, head of policy at Citizens Advice.'
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
'“The unemployment insurance proposals risk watering down vital benefits for disabled people – benefits they’ve built up by working and paying national insurance,” said Anne Pardoe, head of policy at Citizens Advice.'
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Three key things that need to happen for trans children, in Scotland and beyond:
1) Meaningfully consult with young trans people. Take them seriously.
2) Draw on knowledge that already exists about trans children's experiences and needs.
3) Acknowledge the negative influence of eliminationists.
1) Meaningfully consult with young trans people. Take them seriously.
2) Draw on knowledge that already exists about trans children's experiences and needs.
3) Acknowledge the negative influence of eliminationists.
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Three key things that need to happen for trans children, in Scotland and beyond:
1) Meaningfully consult with young trans people. Take them seriously.
2) Draw on knowledge that already exists about trans children's experiences and needs.
3) Acknowledge the negative influence of eliminationists.
1) Meaningfully consult with young trans people. Take them seriously.
2) Draw on knowledge that already exists about trans children's experiences and needs.
3) Acknowledge the negative influence of eliminationists.
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Don't ignore what is happening by any means, but don't feel bad for watching sports or movies, talking about joyful things, attending concerts, going to museums - ALL this stuff is *also* resistance.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Don't ignore what is happening by any means, but don't feel bad for watching sports or movies, talking about joyful things, attending concerts, going to museums - ALL this stuff is *also* resistance.
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They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
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When we pointed out the many flaws in the bill, supporters told us the Lords would sort them out
Now they're outraged to discover that's exactly what peers are doing
They want an assisted suicide bill at any cost
Now they're outraged to discover that's exactly what peers are doing
They want an assisted suicide bill at any cost
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
When we pointed out the many flaws in the bill, supporters told us the Lords would sort them out
Now they're outraged to discover that's exactly what peers are doing
They want an assisted suicide bill at any cost
Now they're outraged to discover that's exactly what peers are doing
They want an assisted suicide bill at any cost
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
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Current rules about mobility aids are complicated, confusing & don't make much sense.
These two resources look at existing rules, the consequences they have for Disabled people, & options for possible changes.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/consideratio...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wp-content/u...
These two resources look at existing rules, the consequences they have for Disabled people, & options for possible changes.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/consideratio...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wp-content/u...
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Current rules about mobility aids are complicated, confusing & don't make much sense.
These two resources look at existing rules, the consequences they have for Disabled people, & options for possible changes.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/consideratio...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wp-content/u...
These two resources look at existing rules, the consequences they have for Disabled people, & options for possible changes.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/consideratio...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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I have an event with @tgirlsonfilm.bsky.social this coming Saturday afternoon at the ICA.
www.shortfilms.org.uk/programme/tr...
www.shortfilms.org.uk/programme/tr...
Trans Sister Seventies! (+ panel discussion)
Trans-sisters cut and spliced the body politic, experimented with emerging medicines, and strutted the streets, dragging the sixties’ sexual liberation…
www.shortfilms.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I have an event with @tgirlsonfilm.bsky.social this coming Saturday afternoon at the ICA.
www.shortfilms.org.uk/programme/tr...
www.shortfilms.org.uk/programme/tr...
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Journalists shouldn't ask psychologists or therapists to 'analyse' hearsay, images, film, text or other sources and make 'diagnoses'. Anyone offering this service should be viewed with suspicion.
Ideally, focus on compassionately supporting people that relate to public stories and their needs.
Ideally, focus on compassionately supporting people that relate to public stories and their needs.
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Journalists shouldn't ask psychologists or therapists to 'analyse' hearsay, images, film, text or other sources and make 'diagnoses'. Anyone offering this service should be viewed with suspicion.
Ideally, focus on compassionately supporting people that relate to public stories and their needs.
Ideally, focus on compassionately supporting people that relate to public stories and their needs.
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I guess this is the day when I point out that POC/trans folks traveling on US passports don’t have the same experiences as white people do because I’m being reminded that this has not occurred to some white people
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I guess this is the day when I point out that POC/trans folks traveling on US passports don’t have the same experiences as white people do because I’m being reminded that this has not occurred to some white people
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Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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We are NOT helpless in the face of this. (And importantly neither were the Jews and queers and Romani of 1930s Germany.) We can and should organize. We should also understand exactly what we are organizing against. They are posting ethnic cleansing memes on their official accounts. BELIEVE. THEM.
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
We are NOT helpless in the face of this. (And importantly neither were the Jews and queers and Romani of 1930s Germany.) We can and should organize. We should also understand exactly what we are organizing against. They are posting ethnic cleansing memes on their official accounts. BELIEVE. THEM.
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“Racial history helps explain not only the fury many Afro‑Venezuelans felt after the recent U.S. strike, but also the starkly racialized split in how Venezuelans abroad reacted,”
capitalbnews.org/us-attack-ve...
capitalbnews.org/us-attack-ve...
Why Afro-Venezuelans Oppose U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
More than half of Venezuelans identify as having African ancestry, the highest rate of the world’s Spanish-speaking nations.
capitalbnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
“Racial history helps explain not only the fury many Afro‑Venezuelans felt after the recent U.S. strike, but also the starkly racialized split in how Venezuelans abroad reacted,”
capitalbnews.org/us-attack-ve...
capitalbnews.org/us-attack-ve...
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Because systemic anti-Palestinian racism is embedded in discourses organized around normalizing Zionism, we should consciously center Palestinian voices and concerns
And I believe it is possible to do that without pretending antisemitism is a total fiction (even as the label is often misused)
And I believe it is possible to do that without pretending antisemitism is a total fiction (even as the label is often misused)
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Because systemic anti-Palestinian racism is embedded in discourses organized around normalizing Zionism, we should consciously center Palestinian voices and concerns
And I believe it is possible to do that without pretending antisemitism is a total fiction (even as the label is often misused)
And I believe it is possible to do that without pretending antisemitism is a total fiction (even as the label is often misused)