Jo Stafferton
@jostafferton.bsky.social
Hi, I’m Jo from London, I work in the charity sector (any views I express are my own and not my employers), and I like running, crafts, books and good food. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Mad that there will be fewer arrests after this than when a bunch of pensioners and nuns stand quietly with a sign.
They are attacking the Police again, at the 'peaceful march'.
Imagine if Pro Palestine supporters did this (they never do), they would all be instantly in jail.
Imagine if Pro Palestine supporters did this (they never do), they would all be instantly in jail.
September 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Mad that there will be fewer arrests after this than when a bunch of pensioners and nuns stand quietly with a sign.
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So today, the USA government is going full ‘cancel culture’ & London is being turned into a ‘no-go zone’ for millions of its residents. And it’s all being done by people who profess to loathe both phenomena…
September 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
So today, the USA government is going full ‘cancel culture’ & London is being turned into a ‘no-go zone’ for millions of its residents. And it’s all being done by people who profess to loathe both phenomena…
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absolutely fuck this but it's crucial to think seriously about the fact that things like 'displaying a pride flag' and 'using customers' preferred pronouns' are being seen as unacceptable.
this country is far, far further along the slide into fascism than i think many people realise
this country is far, far further along the slide into fascism than i think many people realise
July 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
absolutely fuck this but it's crucial to think seriously about the fact that things like 'displaying a pride flag' and 'using customers' preferred pronouns' are being seen as unacceptable.
this country is far, far further along the slide into fascism than i think many people realise
this country is far, far further along the slide into fascism than i think many people realise
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What an extraordinary, beautiful thing. Sometimes the only sensible response to scientific discovery is wonderment and awe.
June 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
What an extraordinary, beautiful thing. Sometimes the only sensible response to scientific discovery is wonderment and awe.
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Russell T Davies really did come out and say "hold up I'm gonna fix Thasmin" and I respect that so much
May 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Russell T Davies really did come out and say "hold up I'm gonna fix Thasmin" and I respect that so much
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Painting over the progress flag with white paint is… a choice
May 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Painting over the progress flag with white paint is… a choice
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kind of obsessed with 2025 pride merch...I'm calling it cowardcore.
May 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
kind of obsessed with 2025 pride merch...I'm calling it cowardcore.
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Andrew Tate has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm.
Nigel Farage described him as "an important voice for young men". That tells you all you need to know about Farage's moral compass.
Nigel Farage described him as "an important voice for young men". That tells you all you need to know about Farage's moral compass.
May 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Andrew Tate has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm.
Nigel Farage described him as "an important voice for young men". That tells you all you need to know about Farage's moral compass.
Nigel Farage described him as "an important voice for young men". That tells you all you need to know about Farage's moral compass.
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Bank robbers say asking banks for permission would kill the heist industry.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Bank robbers say asking banks for permission would kill the heist industry.
The sleazy commander in the Jezebel’s scene in the latest episode of Handmaid’s Tale, has a certain resemblance to an American politician who likes couches.
May 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The sleazy commander in the Jezebel’s scene in the latest episode of Handmaid’s Tale, has a certain resemblance to an American politician who likes couches.
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Sacha Coward has it right @sachacoward.bsky.social
I'm old enough to remember all the arguments against gay rights and marriage equality
I'm old enough to remember all the arguments against gay rights and marriage equality
May 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sacha Coward has it right @sachacoward.bsky.social
I'm old enough to remember all the arguments against gay rights and marriage equality
I'm old enough to remember all the arguments against gay rights and marriage equality
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I spoke to disabled rights campaingers about their thoughts on the current row over gende and toilets - they know better than anyone what it means to be excluded from bathroom facilities
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disabled campaigners watching ‘in horror’ as trans people face toilet segregation
Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spaces
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I spoke to disabled rights campaingers about their thoughts on the current row over gende and toilets - they know better than anyone what it means to be excluded from bathroom facilities
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I get this question a lot. I don't have strong views on how transmasc people should dress, but since I often get the question, I've thought about it a bit. Will share some thoughts in this thread. 🧵
May 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I get this question a lot. I don't have strong views on how transmasc people should dress, but since I often get the question, I've thought about it a bit. Will share some thoughts in this thread. 🧵
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I think this is a good capsule explanation of what's going on with the Labour leadership
I think there’s a deep intuition that the Labour Party’s actual voting base is the ‘wrong one’ and it should be the one it had in the 1970s/80s. What’s funny is this is the opposite of what the Conservatives did, when they abandoned their old yuppies/managerial base.
May 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I think this is a good capsule explanation of what's going on with the Labour leadership
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There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"
as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
May 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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It doesn't end with trans people; it never did. www.attitude.co.uk/news/reform-...
Reform UK moving 'at speed' to ban rainbow flags in council buildings
However, Union Jack and St George's flags will be allowed to fly atop council buildings, as per the new rules
www.attitude.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It doesn't end with trans people; it never did. www.attitude.co.uk/news/reform-...
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Like there are no benefits to Brexit there are none to Nigel Farage.
Like Donald Trump, Farage will loot the UK in a way that makes the Conservatives look nice and sensible.
Like Donald Trump, Farage will loot the UK in a way that makes the Conservatives look nice and sensible.
May 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Like there are no benefits to Brexit there are none to Nigel Farage.
Like Donald Trump, Farage will loot the UK in a way that makes the Conservatives look nice and sensible.
Like Donald Trump, Farage will loot the UK in a way that makes the Conservatives look nice and sensible.
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I think it’s an insult to the memory of Brianna that the focus on her mental health has now led her entire legacy to be “aren’t phones bad”, rather than the utter destruction of the institutionalised transphobia in our media and political institutions that it should’ve been. Quite sickening, really.
May 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I think it’s an insult to the memory of Brianna that the focus on her mental health has now led her entire legacy to be “aren’t phones bad”, rather than the utter destruction of the institutionalised transphobia in our media and political institutions that it should’ve been. Quite sickening, really.
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The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
Another record year for the Green Party 👏
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales
Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales
Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
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Always one of the most ludicrous anti-trans arguments
Right, because trans people are so much more accepted in society than gay people...
May 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Always one of the most ludicrous anti-trans arguments
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Imagine the biggest problem in your life being about which bathroom a total stranger uses.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
April 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Imagine the biggest problem in your life being about which bathroom a total stranger uses.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
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My friend, the NHS can't even test all the autistic children for autism.
April 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My friend, the NHS can't even test all the autistic children for autism.