Sleepy Bean
@beanother.bsky.social
I think about: trans liberation, science fiction, my cats, feminism, weird dreams, the trees, safe routes for migrants, socialist futures, Freud, growing a garden, becoming a better writer, eating more plants, decolonising the university, a free Palestine,
MANCHESTER APARTHEID-FREE ZONE: Campaign Launch & Film Screening!! Currently being piloted in Levenshulme.
Date: 9 dec • 20:00
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Date: 9 dec • 20:00
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December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
MANCHESTER APARTHEID-FREE ZONE: Campaign Launch & Film Screening!! Currently being piloted in Levenshulme.
Date: 9 dec • 20:00
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Date: 9 dec • 20:00
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A few words on Anarchism,
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A few words on Anarchism,
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!'
davidgraeber.org/articles/are...
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Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
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David Graeber was a big critic of bureaucracy adding that Neoliberalism & privatization, instead of reducing it, actually led to more bureaucracy.
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
David Graeber was a big critic of bureaucracy adding that Neoliberalism & privatization, instead of reducing it, actually led to more bureaucracy.
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The enchantment of modern housing estates through street names. That's what I'm into at the moment. Here's some Arthurian examples from 3 different towns.
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The enchantment of modern housing estates through street names. That's what I'm into at the moment. Here's some Arthurian examples from 3 different towns.
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Great piece of reading advice in here
One thing I've noticed - too many people don't acknowledge the need to re-read sentences trying different cadences until it clicks - they believe that reading means you just barrel through one time and if the sentence didn't make sense the first time you just process it as a "word salad."
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Great piece of reading advice in here
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The more I think about this, the worse it feels. Richard Dunstan, that "good friend" of Sex Matters, is suggesting I enjoyed being raped as a child.
I thought I could not be shocked by what prominent transphobes feel able to say about me. Turns out I was wrong.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The more I think about this, the worse it feels. Richard Dunstan, that "good friend" of Sex Matters, is suggesting I enjoyed being raped as a child.
Who will determine what is an urgent need?
I've seen the way government bodies define people out of eligibility. We've seen what happens with the DWP. "We decided your case wasn't serious enough because you weren't screaming loud enough, after we repeatedly told you to stop screaming."
I've seen the way government bodies define people out of eligibility. We've seen what happens with the DWP. "We decided your case wasn't serious enough because you weren't screaming loud enough, after we repeatedly told you to stop screaming."
I’ve hated their general approach, but on this point they may not be wrong?
This isn't blocking care, it’s stopping £500 taxi trips for routine appointments. Those with urgent needs can still use taxis. It’s trying to cut obvious waste.
Obv that only works if public transport is fit for purpose.
This isn't blocking care, it’s stopping £500 taxi trips for routine appointments. Those with urgent needs can still use taxis. It’s trying to cut obvious waste.
Obv that only works if public transport is fit for purpose.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Who will determine what is an urgent need?
I've seen the way government bodies define people out of eligibility. We've seen what happens with the DWP. "We decided your case wasn't serious enough because you weren't screaming loud enough, after we repeatedly told you to stop screaming."
I've seen the way government bodies define people out of eligibility. We've seen what happens with the DWP. "We decided your case wasn't serious enough because you weren't screaming loud enough, after we repeatedly told you to stop screaming."
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It's also an example of the underlying problem being the same cruelty that they now think will solve it!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
This is just revolting cruelty, done to pander to racists who won't give it the time of day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It's also an example of the underlying problem being the same cruelty that they now think will solve it!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
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What the fuck? Every paragraph of this article is more depressing and aggravating than the last
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
What the fuck? Every paragraph of this article is more depressing and aggravating than the last
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Honestly, as much as the policy angers me, I do think it’s the way the BBC have reported it that has especially riled me up. Just no actual balance whatsoever, to the point where I yearn for the flawed version of balance that both sides everything
What the fuck? Every paragraph of this article is more depressing and aggravating than the last
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Honestly, as much as the policy angers me, I do think it’s the way the BBC have reported it that has especially riled me up. Just no actual balance whatsoever, to the point where I yearn for the flawed version of balance that both sides everything
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They can't use buses, they can't take taxis, they can't have jobs, they can't have houses, and in about six months there will be another uproar about how many refugees are in hospital due to preventable illness
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
They can't use buses, they can't take taxis, they can't have jobs, they can't have houses, and in about six months there will be another uproar about how many refugees are in hospital due to preventable illness
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1/🧵 An appalling judgement where the ET says Scottish Ministers also fucked up the law on non-binary folks’ gender reassignment protection.
www.gov.uk/employment-t...
www.gov.uk/employment-t...
H Lockwood v Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust and Others: 2401211/2024 and 2407178/2024
Employment Tribunal decision.
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
1/🧵 An appalling judgement where the ET says Scottish Ministers also fucked up the law on non-binary folks’ gender reassignment protection.
www.gov.uk/employment-t...
www.gov.uk/employment-t...
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it’s funny how when people who own big houses are alive they had nothing to do with its value, but when they die their kids shouldn’t have to pay any inheritance tax because they worked VERY hard all their lives for it
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
it’s funny how when people who own big houses are alive they had nothing to do with its value, but when they die their kids shouldn’t have to pay any inheritance tax because they worked VERY hard all their lives for it
Most people in the UK really have no idea how extremely difficult it is to navigate the bureaucratic maze that is our healthcare system when you're an asylum seeker. It's a form of slow institutional violence where we effectively withhold healthcare and blame it on asylum seekers' "incompetence".
For asylum seekers with limited English and/or limited prior access to medical care, the process of changing GP is extremely challenging.
Besides which, you might have highly complex healthcare needs, likely including trauma, and so recounting your health issues to new doctors may be triggering.
Besides which, you might have highly complex healthcare needs, likely including trauma, and so recounting your health issues to new doctors may be triggering.
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Most people in the UK really have no idea how extremely difficult it is to navigate the bureaucratic maze that is our healthcare system when you're an asylum seeker. It's a form of slow institutional violence where we effectively withhold healthcare and blame it on asylum seekers' "incompetence".
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So the BBC did a news story on the horrible conditions in the hotels were people seeking asylum are forced to live and instead of the media talking about humanity and compassion about improving conditions and letting them work, this was the outcome:
So how exactly are they meant to get to them? Many are placed in areas without accessible transport links. They can't afford to pay for journeys themselves because of how little support they get.
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
So the BBC did a news story on the horrible conditions in the hotels were people seeking asylum are forced to live and instead of the media talking about humanity and compassion about improving conditions and letting them work, this was the outcome:
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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1/🧵 I appreciate this message of condolence, and many of my friends in Hong Kong feel the same.
And hey, I study colonial history. It may be a small detail, but can I point out the nearest hospital to the Hong Kong fire was the Prince of Wales Hospital and named in honour of Charles himself.
And hey, I study colonial history. It may be a small detail, but can I point out the nearest hospital to the Hong Kong fire was the Prince of Wales Hospital and named in honour of Charles himself.
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
1/🧵 I appreciate this message of condolence, and many of my friends in Hong Kong feel the same.
And hey, I study colonial history. It may be a small detail, but can I point out the nearest hospital to the Hong Kong fire was the Prince of Wales Hospital and named in honour of Charles himself.
And hey, I study colonial history. It may be a small detail, but can I point out the nearest hospital to the Hong Kong fire was the Prince of Wales Hospital and named in honour of Charles himself.
MANCHESTER APARTHEID-FREE ZONE: Campaign Launch & Film Screening!!
Date: 9 dec • 20:00
www.eventbrite.com/e/manchester...
Date: 9 dec • 20:00
www.eventbrite.com/e/manchester...
MANCHESTER APARTHEID-FREE ZONE: Campaign Launch & Film Screening!!
Let's make Manchester apartheid-free!
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November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
MANCHESTER APARTHEID-FREE ZONE: Campaign Launch & Film Screening!!
Date: 9 dec • 20:00
www.eventbrite.com/e/manchester...
Date: 9 dec • 20:00
www.eventbrite.com/e/manchester...
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We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
![Image shows a row of toilet stalls with blue doors. Text reads: " I went to use the women's toilets as I was on my period and there were no gender neutral ones. A middle aged male security guard ran in after me…he started banging on the [cubicle] door, trying to open it as he shouted "sir, sir you can't be in here”... hearing the pitch of my voice was enough for him to drop it and leave. But I sat in the toilet feeling scared, vulnerable and dirty for a good few minutes." -a non-binary person tinyurl.com/ReportALoo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dxbxnaywyhxdhuiiafrmy34/bafkreidejcnvaog3bhbxzgwcjjezztytalgxswj5nglv66zovq63le7oba@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
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In 2012, a Conservative government awarded April Ashley, a trans woman, an MBE for "services to trans equality".
How far are we from a Labour government revoking that award, because trans people don't deserve equality?
How far are we from a Labour government revoking that award, because trans people don't deserve equality?
the bbc changed their article from saying 'trans woman' to saying 'biological male who identifies as a woman'.
even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.
they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.
they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
In 2012, a Conservative government awarded April Ashley, a trans woman, an MBE for "services to trans equality".
How far are we from a Labour government revoking that award, because trans people don't deserve equality?
How far are we from a Labour government revoking that award, because trans people don't deserve equality?
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The Hong Kong fire was far worse than the Grenfell Tower fire. Investigators discovered that the exterior windows of the lift lobby were being replaced at the time, and temporary styrofoam had been used to cover the openings.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Hong Kong fire was far worse than the Grenfell Tower fire. Investigators discovered that the exterior windows of the lift lobby were being replaced at the time, and temporary styrofoam had been used to cover the openings.