Carmina Biryana
@carmenego.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️🍉🌻 Trade union rep, chair of Conway Hall Ethical Society, weirdly optimistic for someone with chronic TMJ. Pronouns are She/They but "Glorious Majesty" is also fine.
Booked my ticket for @qedcon.org this morning. Looking forward to seeing the old gang, setting the world to rights, and raising a toast to a genuinely wonderful team.
May 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Booked my ticket for @qedcon.org this morning. Looking forward to seeing the old gang, setting the world to rights, and raising a toast to a genuinely wonderful team.
One of the funniest dates I ever went on was with this guy who very nervously admitted he had two cats. When I enthusiastically responded that I love cats, his face fell and he dropped his gaze into his lap before whispering
"I have four cats"
"I have four cats"
May 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Well excited to be hosting the one on 14th! Will probably be up for a pint afterwards if anyone coming fancies it 🍻
This May, our talks explore truth, masculinity and morality in uncertain times.
May 11—@adamjkucharski.bsky.social: The Uncertain Science of Certainty
May 14—@jess-davies.bsky.social & @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social: Surviving the Manosphere
May 25—Travis Rieder: Catastrophe Ethics
🎟️👉 bit.ly/43dkXON
May 11—@adamjkucharski.bsky.social: The Uncertain Science of Certainty
May 14—@jess-davies.bsky.social & @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social: Surviving the Manosphere
May 25—Travis Rieder: Catastrophe Ethics
🎟️👉 bit.ly/43dkXON
May 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Well excited to be hosting the one on 14th! Will probably be up for a pint afterwards if anyone coming fancies it 🍻
@sliderulesyou.bsky.social wishing you a glorious Tuesday (slightly ahead of schedule), you beautiful sunbeam ✨🌻🔥
May 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@sliderulesyou.bsky.social wishing you a glorious Tuesday (slightly ahead of schedule), you beautiful sunbeam ✨🌻🔥
Was recently clocked as non-binary by a heckler in Lowestoft, which I was actually quite touched by (I present very pretty and girly. The prettiest, really). I hope you're well, you strange, angry, drunk, young person.
Wish homophobes in the wild were more creative, because I can't even be angry at "gay boooooys" being shouted at us down the street when we are indeed gay, and we are indeed boys.
99% of homophobic abuse from strangers in the street is some alteration of this.
99% of homophobic abuse from strangers in the street is some alteration of this.
May 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Was recently clocked as non-binary by a heckler in Lowestoft, which I was actually quite touched by (I present very pretty and girly. The prettiest, really). I hope you're well, you strange, angry, drunk, young person.
It's not too late for chaos with Ed Miliband. He still exists, somewhere... out there.
May 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It's not too late for chaos with Ed Miliband. He still exists, somewhere... out there.
To think they could have spent that cool half a mil on a comms strategy highlighting positive things they've done instead of giving Farage's face yet more airtime. In a cost of living crisis, waste like this is heartbreaking.
Thanks to a steep increase in the final few days of the campaign, UK Labour spent just over £500,000 on digital ads for last week's local elections. The Conservatives spent £350k, Reform just over £200k.
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
To think they could have spent that cool half a mil on a comms strategy highlighting positive things they've done instead of giving Farage's face yet more airtime. In a cost of living crisis, waste like this is heartbreaking.
So much for the free market!
May 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So much for the free market!
This is a brilliant thread 🏆
1/🧵 Yet another thread of archive finds. Here’s government advice on the Bill’s implication on the operation of EU/EEA equality laws, freedom of movement, and—surprise—the definition of “same-sex” relationships.
The Supreme Court is wrong. And we have the receipts, indeed, too many receipts.
The Supreme Court is wrong. And we have the receipts, indeed, too many receipts.
May 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is a brilliant thread 🏆
Meanwhile, in Runcorn "All stick and no carrot makes Union Jack a dull boy"
"Voters are unhappy with how On Fire the country is."
"I hear you. More Fire it is."
"I hear you. More Fire it is."
May 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Meanwhile, in Runcorn "All stick and no carrot makes Union Jack a dull boy"
Really enjoyed @unlearnecon.bsky.social latest video, particularly the end credits for his thirstier fans. If you like academic erotic fiction, this one's for you: youtu.be/11eTG4_iwqw
The Death of Freakonomics
YouTube video by Unlearning Economics
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Really enjoyed @unlearnecon.bsky.social latest video, particularly the end credits for his thirstier fans. If you like academic erotic fiction, this one's for you: youtu.be/11eTG4_iwqw
It was my new year's resolution to do more creative writing in 2025 so I've picked up my joke writing book and think it may have quoted @tiernandouieb.bsky.social ???
April 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It was my new year's resolution to do more creative writing in 2025 so I've picked up my joke writing book and think it may have quoted @tiernandouieb.bsky.social ???
Very helpful summary for anyone needing to discuss this at work tomorrow:
FAQ: EHRC Interim Update: What Does it Mean? 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/faq-ehrc-interim-update-what-does-it-mean/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/faq-ehrc-interim-update-what-does-it-mean/
What does the EHRC interim update mean for workplaces and service providers?
An interim EHRC update instructs UK orgs to segregate Trans+ people in public single-sex spaces - how much weight does it carry and what does it mean for workplaces and service providers?
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Very helpful summary for anyone needing to discuss this at work tomorrow:
Reposted by Carmina Biryana
Watching Kuenssberg listening to a series of cis politicians being questioned about the Supreme Court ruling and EHRC guidance.
This is about the human rights of trans 🏳️⚧️ people but not a single trans voice yet.
Do better BBC.
This is about the human rights of trans 🏳️⚧️ people but not a single trans voice yet.
Do better BBC.
April 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Watching Kuenssberg listening to a series of cis politicians being questioned about the Supreme Court ruling and EHRC guidance.
This is about the human rights of trans 🏳️⚧️ people but not a single trans voice yet.
Do better BBC.
This is about the human rights of trans 🏳️⚧️ people but not a single trans voice yet.
Do better BBC.
Reposted by Carmina Biryana
The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
bylinetimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
Reposted by Carmina Biryana
#OtD 25 Apr 1945 Milan and Turin were liberated from fascism following workers' uprisings and a general strike. The date has since been celebrated as Italy's annual 'Day of Liberation'. Learn more in our podcast series on the Italian resistance: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9705...
April 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#OtD 25 Apr 1945 Milan and Turin were liberated from fascism following workers' uprisings and a general strike. The date has since been celebrated as Italy's annual 'Day of Liberation'. Learn more in our podcast series on the Italian resistance: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9705...
Reposted by Carmina Biryana
“Toilets are for peeing, not politics”
Even after the Supreme Court ruling there is nothing stopping anyone using whatever toilet they wish to use.
Very clearly set out 👇
Even after the Supreme Court ruling there is nothing stopping anyone using whatever toilet they wish to use.
Very clearly set out 👇
Trans people in the UK can still use the toilets that match their gender. Yes, even after the Supreme Court ruling. Here's why:
tacc.org.uk/2025/04/23/t...
tacc.org.uk/2025/04/23/t...
Toilet Hysteria Isn’t Law: Why Trans People in the UK Can Still Pee in Peace - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
(Yes, Even After the Supreme Court Ruling) Let’s clear something up before another MP starts frothing at the mouth on GB News: in the UK, there is still no law that stops transgender people from…
tacc.org.uk
April 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“Toilets are for peeing, not politics”
Even after the Supreme Court ruling there is nothing stopping anyone using whatever toilet they wish to use.
Very clearly set out 👇
Even after the Supreme Court ruling there is nothing stopping anyone using whatever toilet they wish to use.
Very clearly set out 👇