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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This 100%.
Shattering the Shell: My Journey to Authenticity by GeekOnALeash
Shattering the Shell: My Journey to Authenticity by GeekOnALeash
Shattering the Shell: My Journey to Authenticity
I grew up in a big city in the 80s and 90s, when bigotry was just part of the air. It wasn’t hidden or whispered. It was normal. Homophobic…
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February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This 100%.
Shattering the Shell: My Journey to Authenticity by GeekOnALeash
Shattering the Shell: My Journey to Authenticity by GeekOnALeash
Yet JKR and friends are claiming trans people are the risks...
While sucking up to Jeffrey Epstein *AFTER* Epstein was convicted of one round of child abuse offences...
This needs sharing like all heck, to show transphobia was not and has NEVER been about protecting (cis) women (or children).
While sucking up to Jeffrey Epstein *AFTER* Epstein was convicted of one round of child abuse offences...
This needs sharing like all heck, to show transphobia was not and has NEVER been about protecting (cis) women (or children).
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Yet JKR and friends are claiming trans people are the risks...
While sucking up to Jeffrey Epstein *AFTER* Epstein was convicted of one round of child abuse offences...
This needs sharing like all heck, to show transphobia was not and has NEVER been about protecting (cis) women (or children).
While sucking up to Jeffrey Epstein *AFTER* Epstein was convicted of one round of child abuse offences...
This needs sharing like all heck, to show transphobia was not and has NEVER been about protecting (cis) women (or children).
I am another who appreciates Robin Ince for his integrity.
Brian Cox and other transphobes or indeed silent-apologists can get in a great big bin.
Brian Cox and other transphobes or indeed silent-apologists can get in a great big bin.
I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
skepchick.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I am another who appreciates Robin Ince for his integrity.
Brian Cox and other transphobes or indeed silent-apologists can get in a great big bin.
Brian Cox and other transphobes or indeed silent-apologists can get in a great big bin.
US post about considering trans people as disabled for legal purposes 19thnews.org/2026/01/disa... and how the current US fascist administration is trying to reverse that and how it's not the end of the fight.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn't always been the case.
Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for tr...
19thnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
US post about considering trans people as disabled for legal purposes 19thnews.org/2026/01/disa... and how the current US fascist administration is trying to reverse that and how it's not the end of the fight.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
One of the best books I've read about the reality, messiness and intensity of making/sustaining community is Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice thebookishtype.co.uk/products/car...
It is v US centric, but was so validating about the messiness and it being OK to be messy, cos people are messy.
It is v US centric, but was so validating about the messiness and it being OK to be messy, cos people are messy.
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
One of the best books I've read about the reality, messiness and intensity of making/sustaining community is Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice thebookishtype.co.uk/products/car...
It is v US centric, but was so validating about the messiness and it being OK to be messy, cos people are messy.
It is v US centric, but was so validating about the messiness and it being OK to be messy, cos people are messy.
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This week on Wonkhe: With universities forming working groups and delaying decisions in the wake of the For Women Scotland ruling, Tom Lewis sets out principles for maintaining trans-inclusive environments within legal constraints.
Universities should be positive disruptors on trans inclusion
With universities forming working groups and delaying decisions in the wake of the For Women Scotland ruling, Tom Lewis sets out principles for maintaining trans-inclusive environments within legal constraints.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This week on Wonkhe: With universities forming working groups and delaying decisions in the wake of the For Women Scotland ruling, Tom Lewis sets out principles for maintaining trans-inclusive environments within legal constraints.
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Taps the sign: monstrification never stops with dehumanizing one group.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Why 'monstrify'? Look at who benefits when few are considered fully human
The category of 'human' is shrinking as politicians, tech bros and right-wing pundits divide the world into two groups: You're a cis-het white man, or you're a monster.
www.latimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I recommend watching this video either ALL the way through, or from 1hr:02mins onward. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...
It starts off as a back-of-envelope calculation about renewable energy vs burning fossil fuels and 1hr02min in starts talking about the state of the USA today.
It starts off as a back-of-envelope calculation about renewable energy vs burning fossil fuels and 1hr02min in starts talking about the state of the USA today.
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I recommend watching this video either ALL the way through, or from 1hr:02mins onward. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...
It starts off as a back-of-envelope calculation about renewable energy vs burning fossil fuels and 1hr02min in starts talking about the state of the USA today.
It starts off as a back-of-envelope calculation about renewable energy vs burning fossil fuels and 1hr02min in starts talking about the state of the USA today.
ICE abduct a parent from his car leaving his baby behind uncared for and covered in broken glass.
This is NOT normal.
How is this even slightly OK from a state agency?
#DisbandICE
This is NOT normal.
How is this even slightly OK from a state agency?
#DisbandICE
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
ICE abduct a parent from his car leaving his baby behind uncared for and covered in broken glass.
This is NOT normal.
How is this even slightly OK from a state agency?
#DisbandICE
This is NOT normal.
How is this even slightly OK from a state agency?
#DisbandICE
Anyone know who best to complain to about:
1) Out of Hours GP service losing a urine sample and it never getting to the usual GP.
2) GP's urine sample service taking 8+ days to return result.
2nd sample showed antibiotics were wrong, but came too late to save a relapse and more illness. I'm LIVID.
1) Out of Hours GP service losing a urine sample and it never getting to the usual GP.
2) GP's urine sample service taking 8+ days to return result.
2nd sample showed antibiotics were wrong, but came too late to save a relapse and more illness. I'm LIVID.
January 29, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Anyone know who best to complain to about:
1) Out of Hours GP service losing a urine sample and it never getting to the usual GP.
2) GP's urine sample service taking 8+ days to return result.
2nd sample showed antibiotics were wrong, but came too late to save a relapse and more illness. I'm LIVID.
1) Out of Hours GP service losing a urine sample and it never getting to the usual GP.
2) GP's urine sample service taking 8+ days to return result.
2nd sample showed antibiotics were wrong, but came too late to save a relapse and more illness. I'm LIVID.
Horrific. ICE incarcerates the carer father of a disabled man, who then deteriorates and dies without his dad's care.
ICE refuse to allow the father to visit his son or get to his funeral.
All of these fights are and have to remain intersectional. There are no single-issue fights. #ICE #ICEKills
ICE refuse to allow the father to visit his son or get to his funeral.
All of these fights are and have to remain intersectional. There are no single-issue fights. #ICE #ICEKills
January 29, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Important historical context. Glad everyone's in this together.
Last month, Secretary Kennedy had a press conference where he claimed that the original intent of the ADA was to exclude trans people. So I asked a bunch of experts and someone who was actually there.
Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn't always been the case.
Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for tr...
19thnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Important historical context. Glad everyone's in this together.
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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.