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Gonna have to stop using this account and scrap this and all related usernames elsewhere because I am a fucking idiot and have left myself unsafe. If you're a mutual and want to keep in touch please add me @turnedtofire on Instagram and I'll share any new username I make there.
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Gonna have to stop using this account and scrap this and all related usernames elsewhere because I am a fucking idiot and have left myself unsafe. If you're a mutual and want to keep in touch please add me @turnedtofire on Instagram and I'll share any new username I make there.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Gonna have to stop using this account and scrap this and all related usernames elsewhere because I am a fucking idiot and have left myself unsafe. If you're a mutual and want to keep in touch please add me @turnedtofire on Instagram and I'll share any new username I make there.
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Hearing aids are also much more effective if you start using them sooner rather than later, and deafness, if you’re not part of the Deaf community, is isolating. (Which may help explain the dementia business, but the isolation is miserable even if it doesn’t affect you that way).
What if there is a tech device that will substantially decrease your risk of dementia?
My new blog post. And yes, I have started using this device.
(Hearing aids. Hearing loss is strongly associated with dementia risk. Hearing aids solve things.)
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...
My new blog post. And yes, I have started using this device.
(Hearing aids. Hearing loss is strongly associated with dementia risk. Hearing aids solve things.)
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...
A Tech Device to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Imagine if there were a tech device that could substantially decrease your chances of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Would you be interested in using it?
www.psychologytoday.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hearing aids are also much more effective if you start using them sooner rather than later, and deafness, if you’re not part of the Deaf community, is isolating. (Which may help explain the dementia business, but the isolation is miserable even if it doesn’t affect you that way).
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Being autistic and asexual can mean constantly being told you're “missing out” on something essential to being human.
But what if we flipped that narrative?
What if it’s not about “lacking”
But what if we flipped that narrative?
What if it’s not about “lacking”
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Being autistic and asexual can mean constantly being told you're “missing out” on something essential to being human.
But what if we flipped that narrative?
What if it’s not about “lacking”
But what if we flipped that narrative?
What if it’s not about “lacking”
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Naturalisation will give you Irish citizenship, a condition of which is you must >continue< to live in Ireland for a certain length of time. However an Irish passport gives you EU citizenship & the right to travel in the EU. www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-becom...
Become an Irish citizen by naturalisation - Immigration Service Delivery
Please click the following link to read a version of this page As Gaeilge. In This Section
What is citizenship by naturalisation?
Who is eligible for citizenship by naturalisation?
Adult who h...
www.irishimmigration.ie
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Naturalisation will give you Irish citizenship, a condition of which is you must >continue< to live in Ireland for a certain length of time. However an Irish passport gives you EU citizenship & the right to travel in the EU. www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-becom...
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Right now British citizens have the right to live & work in Ireland & apply for naturalisation. Domicile is based on the Common Travel Agreement. Given volumes of UK LGBTQ ppl reconnoitring & moving here, it’s important to sort out your plans: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/governmen...
Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK
This page discusses the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, an area which is not specifically provided for in legislation.
www.citizensinformation.ie
September 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Right now British citizens have the right to live & work in Ireland & apply for naturalisation. Domicile is based on the Common Travel Agreement. Given volumes of UK LGBTQ ppl reconnoitring & moving here, it’s important to sort out your plans: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/governmen...
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If you are LGBTQ or an Ally, UK Labour hates you. Find a centre, or left wing, party instead. This is a very clear message to Queer ppl from Labour’s front bench. Nasty.
Owen Jones has been banned from 'Labour' Party conference - but Maya Forstater is welcome.
And they wonder why progressive voters are deserting them in droves.
And they wonder why progressive voters are deserting them in droves.
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you are LGBTQ or an Ally, UK Labour hates you. Find a centre, or left wing, party instead. This is a very clear message to Queer ppl from Labour’s front bench. Nasty.
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You shouldn’t need an insider at Meta to get your Instagram account reinstated. Free speech and access to essential health information shouldn't hinge on who you know. It’s time for Meta to prove their commitment to fairness and transparency. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
When Knowing Someone at Meta Is the Only Way to Break Out of “Content
BY RINDALA ALAJAJI | September 17, 2025This is the second installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. During
www.eff.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You shouldn’t need an insider at Meta to get your Instagram account reinstated. Free speech and access to essential health information shouldn't hinge on who you know. It’s time for Meta to prove their commitment to fairness and transparency. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Heading out to get my COVID shot but I'll be back in an hour & happy to answer more #ChoicesAnthology questions, so make sure to leave them in the replies of the original post!
IT'S #CHOICESANTHOLOGY RELEASE DAY!!! To celebrate, I'm hosting an AMA here ALL DAY
Ask your questions about the anthology itself, reproductive rights, and writing/editing generally & I'll pop in every 30 minutes to share answers
And be sure to grab the book! books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q
Ask your questions about the anthology itself, reproductive rights, and writing/editing generally & I'll pop in every 30 minutes to share answers
And be sure to grab the book! books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q
September 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Heading out to get my COVID shot but I'll be back in an hour & happy to answer more #ChoicesAnthology questions, so make sure to leave them in the replies of the original post!
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Now more than ever a diverse, critical, media is vital for UK democracy & accountability.
Over 3,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to approve our media pass they refused earlier this month.
Help defend press freedom, sign today ✒️
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
Over 3,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to approve our media pass they refused earlier this month.
Help defend press freedom, sign today ✒️
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
Defend Press Freedom
I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
secure.declassifieduk.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Now more than ever a diverse, critical, media is vital for UK democracy & accountability.
Over 3,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to approve our media pass they refused earlier this month.
Help defend press freedom, sign today ✒️
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
Over 3,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to approve our media pass they refused earlier this month.
Help defend press freedom, sign today ✒️
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
Found: an actually consistent politician. He's consistent about being a conniving, fascist bigot. People really need to start looking at the behaviour and the policies behind the affable "we could have a drink together and I defo wouldn't leave you with the bill" manner people inexplicably fall for.
“Farage and others had marched through a quiet Sussex village very late at night shouting Hitler-youth songs"
www.channel4.com/news/nigel-f...
www.channel4.com/news/nigel-f...
Nigel Farage schooldays letter reveals concerns over fascism
Channel 4 News obtains a letter about Ukip leader Nigel Farage, from his days as a schoolboy, in which teachers are quoted as accusing him of being "racist" and "fascist".
www.channel4.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Found: an actually consistent politician. He's consistent about being a conniving, fascist bigot. People really need to start looking at the behaviour and the policies behind the affable "we could have a drink together and I defo wouldn't leave you with the bill" manner people inexplicably fall for.
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Got a Labour MP? A great time to write in and say “I welcome the news reports that the two child benefit cap will be removed in November, and yet very disappointed to hear rumours it may just change to three or four child cap. Don’t punish kids for their parents’ circumstances, remove it totally” 😊
EXCL: Rachel Reeves is set to lift the two-child benefit limit in the budget with officials exploring options of a new tapered system.
The Treasury is exploring if it might instead be limited to three or four children – or whether there could be a tapered rate.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The Treasury is exploring if it might instead be limited to three or four children – or whether there could be a tapered rate.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November’s budget
Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year UK politics live – latest updates
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Got a Labour MP? A great time to write in and say “I welcome the news reports that the two child benefit cap will be removed in November, and yet very disappointed to hear rumours it may just change to three or four child cap. Don’t punish kids for their parents’ circumstances, remove it totally” 😊
At this point I just want to see Labour sink. This plan of theirs to gatekeep ILR behind a checklist including working, paying taxes, volunteering, and having no history of being on benefits demands of new residents (you know, the saviours of our NHS) a standard many of us cannot meet.
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
At this point I just want to see Labour sink. This plan of theirs to gatekeep ILR behind a checklist including working, paying taxes, volunteering, and having no history of being on benefits demands of new residents (you know, the saviours of our NHS) a standard many of us cannot meet.
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On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
benansell.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
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Good news everyone, it won’t get forced on you (at least for now)!
Opera launches its AI browser, but you’ll have to pay to try it
Opera launches its AI browser, but you’ll have to pay to try it
Opera’s AI browser, Neon, will cost the few users who get access to it $19.90 per month.
buff.ly
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Good news everyone, it won’t get forced on you (at least for now)!
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“Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to love a man, and what about that?
Isn’t that what freedom implies?”
June Jordan
Isn’t that what freedom implies?”
June Jordan
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
“Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to love a man, and what about that?
Isn’t that what freedom implies?”
June Jordan
Isn’t that what freedom implies?”
June Jordan
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It’s wonderful to see Kieran’s book on multicultural Britain getting the plaudits it deserves… you will not find a more humane and beautifully written book on this complex topic. Unfortunately, it is also both timely and essential reading for the moment in which we find ourselves.
I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced
The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It’s wonderful to see Kieran’s book on multicultural Britain getting the plaudits it deserves… you will not find a more humane and beautifully written book on this complex topic. Unfortunately, it is also both timely and essential reading for the moment in which we find ourselves.
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Late Night Art Screening
Thursday 2 October 5-9pm
Drop in to the Abortion Info Pop Up at PS2 to see some short films on bodily autonomy, abortion access and activism. Featuring work by Array Collective x AfC x Open Uni, Isobel Anderson, Emma Campbell and Nichola Irvine .
Thursday 2 October 5-9pm
Drop in to the Abortion Info Pop Up at PS2 to see some short films on bodily autonomy, abortion access and activism. Featuring work by Array Collective x AfC x Open Uni, Isobel Anderson, Emma Campbell and Nichola Irvine .
September 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Late Night Art Screening
Thursday 2 October 5-9pm
Drop in to the Abortion Info Pop Up at PS2 to see some short films on bodily autonomy, abortion access and activism. Featuring work by Array Collective x AfC x Open Uni, Isobel Anderson, Emma Campbell and Nichola Irvine .
Thursday 2 October 5-9pm
Drop in to the Abortion Info Pop Up at PS2 to see some short films on bodily autonomy, abortion access and activism. Featuring work by Array Collective x AfC x Open Uni, Isobel Anderson, Emma Campbell and Nichola Irvine .
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Folks, reach out to posters when they go quiet, especially those who suffered totally unjustified levels of deeply personal targeted abuse. It’s a shame to see valued posters like @katymontgomerie.com being (we think) bullied off social media.
Get angry.
Get angry.
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Folks, reach out to posters when they go quiet, especially those who suffered totally unjustified levels of deeply personal targeted abuse. It’s a shame to see valued posters like @katymontgomerie.com being (we think) bullied off social media.
Get angry.
Get angry.
When I was very ill, a medical device I relied on heavily was supplied by a company there too. These things weren't uncommon. Felt powerless cos I knew these contracts were agreed for years rather than them just buying devices individually, but I wonder what difference we could make going forward.
.@keepournhspublic.bsky.social:
“Teva is heavily involved in providing pharmaceuticals to the NHS. The British government should urgently seek alternative providers of pharmaceuticals and actively disengage with this company at the earliest opportunity.”
www.declassifieduk.org/the-israeli-...
“Teva is heavily involved in providing pharmaceuticals to the NHS. The British government should urgently seek alternative providers of pharmaceuticals and actively disengage with this company at the earliest opportunity.”
www.declassifieduk.org/the-israeli-...
The Israeli firm aiding the NHS and IDF
Drugs corporation Teva makes one in seven of the medicines prescribed in the UK. It’s also backing the Israeli military during the genocide.
www.declassifieduk.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
When I was very ill, a medical device I relied on heavily was supplied by a company there too. These things weren't uncommon. Felt powerless cos I knew these contracts were agreed for years rather than them just buying devices individually, but I wonder what difference we could make going forward.
And also "72% of disabled workers [bullied/harassed in last 12 months] and 63% of global majority workers said the same." It feels unusual to see this spelled out with figures attached, though anecdotally we've known it happens. Bectu, who did the survey: bectu.org.uk/news/majorit...
September 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
And also "72% of disabled workers [bullied/harassed in last 12 months] and 63% of global majority workers said the same." It feels unusual to see this spelled out with figures attached, though anecdotally we've known it happens. Bectu, who did the survey: bectu.org.uk/news/majorit...
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#DisabilityRights
@rachelcdailey.bsky.social will be in conversation with Stephen Unwin are holding an event called Disability Rights & Dignities on 15th October 2025
Further details about the event and to book tickets can be found here www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
@rachelcdailey.bsky.social will be in conversation with Stephen Unwin are holding an event called Disability Rights & Dignities on 15th October 2025
Further details about the event and to book tickets can be found here www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
September 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#DisabilityRights
@rachelcdailey.bsky.social will be in conversation with Stephen Unwin are holding an event called Disability Rights & Dignities on 15th October 2025
Further details about the event and to book tickets can be found here www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
@rachelcdailey.bsky.social will be in conversation with Stephen Unwin are holding an event called Disability Rights & Dignities on 15th October 2025
Further details about the event and to book tickets can be found here www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
Anyone in NI who could see which way the wind was blowing has been warning of this for years. For that matter, despite decriminalisation here, there's still a lack of funding, training and access, and Christians still picket, albeit outside Safe Access Zones. www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
September 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Anyone in NI who could see which way the wind was blowing has been warning of this for years. For that matter, despite decriminalisation here, there's still a lack of funding, training and access, and Christians still picket, albeit outside Safe Access Zones. www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
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🚨 The govt has handed over £6 million to Deloitte & Addleshaw Goddard to design private finance models for #NHS clinics.
PFI left us with £40bn debt + crumbling hospitals. Now they want to do it again.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
PFI left us with £40bn debt + crumbling hospitals. Now they want to do it again.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Fears of new PFI-style ‘disaster’ as firms handed £6m to advise on using private funds for NHS clinics
Exclusive: Consultants and lawyers hired to advise on using public-private partnerships to build ‘neighbourhood health centres’ in England
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨 The govt has handed over £6 million to Deloitte & Addleshaw Goddard to design private finance models for #NHS clinics.
PFI left us with £40bn debt + crumbling hospitals. Now they want to do it again.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
PFI left us with £40bn debt + crumbling hospitals. Now they want to do it again.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Trump’s lavish UK visit hides a threat to our NHS.
He & Big Pharma want to scrap rules that keep medicines affordable - draining more #NHS funds into pharma profits.
📅 Join our webinar on Wed 1 Oct (8pm) to learn more.
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He & Big Pharma want to scrap rules that keep medicines affordable - draining more #NHS funds into pharma profits.
📅 Join our webinar on Wed 1 Oct (8pm) to learn more.
Sign up ⬇️
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Trump & big pharma’s war on the NHS
At 8pm on Wednesday 1st October, join Just Treatment for an online webinar: Trump & Big Pharma’s war on the NHS.
Donald Trump and the pharmaceutical industry are teaming up to bully governments into ...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Trump’s lavish UK visit hides a threat to our NHS.
He & Big Pharma want to scrap rules that keep medicines affordable - draining more #NHS funds into pharma profits.
📅 Join our webinar on Wed 1 Oct (8pm) to learn more.
Sign up ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/events/trump...
He & Big Pharma want to scrap rules that keep medicines affordable - draining more #NHS funds into pharma profits.
📅 Join our webinar on Wed 1 Oct (8pm) to learn more.
Sign up ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/events/trump...
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/
Stop Indonesia’s bill to censor LGBT+ lives online
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – cen...
a.allout.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/