DC
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Glasgow, Scotland based SFFH fan and sometimes conrunner. Less so these days since disabilities have worsened. Happy to eat tofu, not ashamed to be “woke”. Trans rights matter, queer rights matter, if you think otherwise, awa’ an bileyerheid.
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Do, pray tell, why they did nothing about it for this long then?
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Do, pray tell, why they did nothing about it for this long then?
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Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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About to give the cats a little kiss
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
About to give the cats a little kiss
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If this is true - this should have happened a long time ago.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If this is true - this should have happened a long time ago.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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It was utterly, completely, straightforward. And literally *nobody* thought it was clever and deep when Paul McCartney did the "dream within a dream within a dream" thing in Give My Regards To Broad Street -- they just thought it fatuous. Consistency, people!
does anyone else remember the way inception was sold as this super confusing movie? and that newspapers were printing visual guides on what the plot was? and then you saw the movie and it was actually really straight forward?
what was that about
what was that about
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It was utterly, completely, straightforward. And literally *nobody* thought it was clever and deep when Paul McCartney did the "dream within a dream within a dream" thing in Give My Regards To Broad Street -- they just thought it fatuous. Consistency, people!
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Trans people don’t trust judges – and they’re right
“Look at our judges. Our judiciary is predominantly composed of society’s elite – the rich, white, male, and privately-educated. Judges are mostly straight and cis… They’re non-disabled, and Christian”
“Look at our judges. Our judiciary is predominantly composed of society’s elite – the rich, white, male, and privately-educated. Judges are mostly straight and cis… They’re non-disabled, and Christian”
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
goodlawproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Trans people don’t trust judges – and they’re right
“Look at our judges. Our judiciary is predominantly composed of society’s elite – the rich, white, male, and privately-educated. Judges are mostly straight and cis… They’re non-disabled, and Christian”
“Look at our judges. Our judiciary is predominantly composed of society’s elite – the rich, white, male, and privately-educated. Judges are mostly straight and cis… They’re non-disabled, and Christian”
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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
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For years, I’ve known that Maitlis was a key player in the institutional and orchestrated attacks on Trans+ youth
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For years, I’ve known that Maitlis was a key player in the institutional and orchestrated attacks on Trans+ youth
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity
The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable
She talks about care not being “data led” but she has absolutely no expertise in this area. And she’s pleased that a source of health care for trans kids has been closed down.
😡😡
😡😡
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
She talks about care not being “data led” but she has absolutely no expertise in this area. And she’s pleased that a source of health care for trans kids has been closed down.
😡😡
😡😡
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
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Its so condescending of you to presume that you or Esther Ghey - who deadnames her own daughter - know better than trans people what they need to be safe.
Had Brianna been one of the many, many trans young ppl who died by suicide, the phone thing *might* make some sense.
But she was murdered.
Had Brianna been one of the many, many trans young ppl who died by suicide, the phone thing *might* make some sense.
But she was murdered.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Its so condescending of you to presume that you or Esther Ghey - who deadnames her own daughter - know better than trans people what they need to be safe.
Had Brianna been one of the many, many trans young ppl who died by suicide, the phone thing *might* make some sense.
But she was murdered.
Had Brianna been one of the many, many trans young ppl who died by suicide, the phone thing *might* make some sense.
But she was murdered.
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I'm the parent of a trans teen a year younger than Brianna should be. She's been beaten, spat on, outed & bullied out of school. By children who have grown up surrounded by toxic transphobia. She didnt leave the house for over 2 yrs - her online trans friends were the ONLY ppl who understood 1/
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I'm the parent of a trans teen a year younger than Brianna should be. She's been beaten, spat on, outed & bullied out of school. By children who have grown up surrounded by toxic transphobia. She didnt leave the house for over 2 yrs - her online trans friends were the ONLY ppl who understood 1/
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Voted. I have to say, if you were not on Plus's recommended list, you didn't get my vote. We queers are holding a pro-trans line under fire in the party at the moment, and if we don't see you on the barricades with us, we assume you're hostile.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Voted. I have to say, if you were not on Plus's recommended list, you didn't get my vote. We queers are holding a pro-trans line under fire in the party at the moment, and if we don't see you on the barricades with us, we assume you're hostile.
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It’s hard not to see Charlotte’s behaviour here as a brazen attempt to rewrite the grim reality faced by Trans+ people in the UK
To gaslight an entire community while serving as an MP for a party that’s spent the past 16 months dismantling Trans+ people’s human rights is nothing short of outrageous
To gaslight an entire community while serving as an MP for a party that’s spent the past 16 months dismantling Trans+ people’s human rights is nothing short of outrageous
And how do those children typically access the media they've been radicalised by? 🤔
Measures like this are not intended *instead of* measures to keep trans kids and adults safer, but they're not at odds with those objectives either.
Measures like this are not intended *instead of* measures to keep trans kids and adults safer, but they're not at odds with those objectives either.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It’s hard not to see Charlotte’s behaviour here as a brazen attempt to rewrite the grim reality faced by Trans+ people in the UK
To gaslight an entire community while serving as an MP for a party that’s spent the past 16 months dismantling Trans+ people’s human rights is nothing short of outrageous
To gaslight an entire community while serving as an MP for a party that’s spent the past 16 months dismantling Trans+ people’s human rights is nothing short of outrageous
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Somehow it does not surprise me that people who self-identify themselves as "thought leadership writers" are the heaviest users of the flattery, sycophancy, and plagiarism software?
“The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).”
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Somehow it does not surprise me that people who self-identify themselves as "thought leadership writers" are the heaviest users of the flattery, sycophancy, and plagiarism software?
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smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
Smallpox was so bad that two nations who were threatening to nuke everyone and everything agreed on eradication.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
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Grieving parents shouldn’t make policy decisions, just saying it again
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Grieving parents shouldn’t make policy decisions, just saying it again
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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These threats are grim, disgusting and unacceptable.
They’re really common among anti-trans obsessives.
Which is why they were banned so often from social networks. It wasn’t censorship, it was standards.
Removing those rules has only emboldened hate:
metro.co.uk/2025/11/08/d...
They’re really common among anti-trans obsessives.
Which is why they were banned so often from social networks. It wasn’t censorship, it was standards.
Removing those rules has only emboldened hate:
metro.co.uk/2025/11/08/d...
David Tennant’s wife Georgia issues plea to police after receiving death threats
The actress has been targeted by trolls several times before.
metro.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
These threats are grim, disgusting and unacceptable.
They’re really common among anti-trans obsessives.
Which is why they were banned so often from social networks. It wasn’t censorship, it was standards.
Removing those rules has only emboldened hate:
metro.co.uk/2025/11/08/d...
They’re really common among anti-trans obsessives.
Which is why they were banned so often from social networks. It wasn’t censorship, it was standards.
Removing those rules has only emboldened hate:
metro.co.uk/2025/11/08/d...
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Like and share this if you've received online threats of violence for being trans, or supporting trans people.
I have.
I have.
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/?utm_content=1762785060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/?utm_content=1762785060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
Georgia Tennant, the wife of Doctor Who star David Tennant, has contacted the police after being targeted by trolls, who sent a string of abusive messages.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Like and share this if you've received online threats of violence for being trans, or supporting trans people.
I have.
I have.
Trans people and trans allies regularly get threats of violence, often women being targeted by people claiming to defend women’s rights.
Oh, ands let’s not forget a certain comedy has-been was advocating the physical assault of trans women recently.
More power to Georgia Tennant! 💜
Oh, ands let’s not forget a certain comedy has-been was advocating the physical assault of trans women recently.
More power to Georgia Tennant! 💜
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/?utm_content=1762785060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/?utm_content=1762785060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
Georgia Tennant, the wife of Doctor Who star David Tennant, has contacted the police after being targeted by trolls, who sent a string of abusive messages.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Trans people and trans allies regularly get threats of violence, often women being targeted by people claiming to defend women’s rights.
Oh, ands let’s not forget a certain comedy has-been was advocating the physical assault of trans women recently.
More power to Georgia Tennant! 💜
Oh, ands let’s not forget a certain comedy has-been was advocating the physical assault of trans women recently.
More power to Georgia Tennant! 💜