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Ken Baker #FBPE
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Bioinformatician, EU rejoiner, bearded lefty.
"Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?"
"I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
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tylerfromtheinternet.com
Lmao
How the web became unreadable, an article obscured by medium's pop up asking you to sign up to read the words that have already loaded.
May 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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goodlawproject.org
I see the EHRC, Bridget Phillipson and the Supreme Court are #MakingWomenSafe

"I said: “Would you like to see my tits?”
"I started unzipping my hoodie. He panicked: 'No no no, don’t do that!'"
Facebook post from Caz Coronel. TRANS AGGRESSION POST This photo of me was taken a few days ago. This is what I look like, not that it matters, but to set the scene… I was at the Festival Hall. Toilets on either side of two lifts - men’s on one side, women’s on the other. I was in the queue for the women’s. Men were queueing across from me. I was facing into the bathroom, so from behind, you couldn’t see my face. I was just standing there, minding my business, when I heard someone shout, “The men’s toilets are over here!” I ignored it at first thinking someone was letting their mate know. But he kept shouting it "The men's toilet are this side!". Then I felt a tap on my shoulder. He walked up, poked me and said: “Do you realise this is the women’s toilet?!” Up to that point, he hadn’t seen my face. So what was he judging me on? My haircut? My hoodie? Also, I was surrounded by women. It was pretty obvious I knew which toilet it was. His energy was aggressive. I was shocked. I looked him straight in the face and asked: “What sex do you think I am?” Affronted he said: “I don’t know!” Here’s where I wish I’d said, “If you don’t know, then shut the f**k up!” But instead, I said: “Would you like to see my tits?” I started unzipping my hoodie. He panicked: “No no no, don’t do that!” His wife came out of the loo and saw what was going down and said with urgency, “Let’s go now!.” She rushed him away before all the ladies around me properly kicked off. They were horrified by what they saw. One lovely lady said to me “You are welcome here” and another was like I am so so sorry you had to experience that. I can’t believe what I just saw. Another lady said you must report him and get him kicked out! I stood there shocked and unfortunately didn’t react quickly enough. What’s interesting is that he wasn’t a staff member. He was just a random member of the public. Also, my attire was masculine. So if he thought I was a trans woman, why would I be dressing like a man? If he thought I was a trans man, then under the new rules, I was in the right toilet! His policing was based on my hair? My clothes? Maybe I had cancer? Or maybe I just like my hair that way. What makes him think any of that gives him the right to behave like that?! For the record, I’m not offended by being thought to be a man. I have a strong male energy, (female too sometimes!). However I often feel if I could press a button and turn into a man, I probably would. I don’t feel like I’ve earned the right to call myself trans, given the immense things people go through to be right in their body… but in spirit perhaps I am. What was offensive was his assumption that this kind of behaviour is OK. This is what these new laws and rules are doing — they’re not making it safer for everyone. They’re fuelling public entitlement and policing of gender expression. Afterwards, I tried to find them. I thought maybe it would help to have a conversation. To understand. Did he think he was protecting his wife? What made him do that? I’ve been meaning to speak out on this issue (and others that are super important) for a while. But I’ve had a lot going on, it’s been a difficult time and I haven’t felt I had the head space. In a strange way, I’m grateful for this moment. It gave me the push I needed to finally say something. I genuinely believe there’s a lot of misunderstanding from a few of the older cis community about what it means to be trans. I wish I’d got to talk to that guy… open conversations are needed to understand what fear is fuelling their prejudice. More on that in another post. Photo of Caz Coronel.
May 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Trump has announced an enquiry into how a journo got added to the secret signal group. Since Trumpy boy regards Baron as a tech genius because he switched on a laptop, I'm guessing that the results of the enquiry would be something like "Touch the 3 dots in the top corner, then when it says 'add'.."
March 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Gee, I dunno, maybe we could ask.
paulleach53.bsky.social Paul @paulleach53.bsky.social · Jan 31
You can't make a case to rejoin the eu without knowing the terms, just as it was stupid to vote on leaving without having a plan
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
It's just the one swan, actually.
January 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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akhier.bsky.social
www.upworthy.com/bartender-ex...
Bartender explains why he swiftly kicks out Nazis even if they're 'not bothering anyone'
Would you want to drink with a Nazi?
www.upworthy.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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helmerroids.bsky.social
YOU FOOLS. YOU LET MOOSE.
A road sign that says DO NOT LET MOOSE
December 1, 2024 at 7:40 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
It's going to be chaos in the American airline industry, when just after 20 Jan, all airports are renamed Donald Trump International by decree.
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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glogurl.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 2:15 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
The clothes-rending coverage of Lineker leaving MoTD (and the beeb), whilst rightly praising his genius as both footballer and presenter, is failing to acknowledge his achievements as the nations premier crisp salesman.
November 12, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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echrhawk.bsky.social
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
This is interesting, we all know academic publishing is a racket but is it legally a breach of competition law?
Academic Publishers Hit with Antitrust Suit over Peer Review
The suit accuses six major publishers of establishing a cartel through its international trade association, STM, and using the peer review process to
www.publishersweekly.com
September 20, 2024 at 5:21 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Strewth, LinkedIn is turning into a bin fire. My latest connection request started:

Hey Ken, I see you are a fan of __[influencer] here on LinkedIn.
August 27, 2024 at 3:01 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/may/02/i-am-moving-tycoon-bassim-haidar-non-dom-tax-status-super-rich-exodus?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Don't let the door handle hit you on the arse on the way out.
‘I am moving – that is it’: tycoon speaks out about the end of non-dom tax status
Entrepreneur Bassim Haidar says ending the break is self-defeating as total UK tax take will fall amid an exodus of the super-rich
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2024 at 12:34 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Slava Ukraini!
Heroiam slava!

#fuckthepope
March 10, 2024 at 11:12 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
23&Me hackers offer genetic data for sale, including profiles with markers indicating Jewish ancestry.
BBC Today prog reports this as "outing" Jewish people. "Outing"? Seriously? You are deservedly going to get so much sh*t for this.
February 12, 2024 at 8:18 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social

Joe Biden successfully trolls right wing MAGA types on bird site. Posts Dark Brandon meme causing much pearl-clutching. Delicious.

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1756888470599967000
Dark Brandon meme. Picture of Joe Biden with glowing eyes.
February 12, 2024 at 8:08 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Gosh, is sausage fingers wearing a Greek-themed tie for a chat with the PM? Days after the unforced error over the Parthenon Marbles? Whatever could be going on?

greekcitytimes.com/2023/12/01/k...
King Charles wore a tie with the Greek flag in his meeting with Sunak – A subtle message?
"A picture is worth a thousand words," says an old Chinese proverb, and as much as it is now considered a cliché in journalism, only this can describe the snapshot captured in Dubai during the Cop28 ...
greekcitytimes.com
December 1, 2023 at 4:00 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Susan Hall, Tory candidate for London Mayor, tells of her nightmare pickpocket experience in Sadiq Khan's crime infested London. Her wallet was taken, and later returned complete with all the cash.

Could there be another explanation?

www.lbc.co.uk/news/susan-h...
November 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM
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mattgreencomedy.com
Thank you for all of the Doctor Who comments! It was so fun to play a (small) part in such a great show and I’ve been looking forward to seeing it (and keeping quiet about it) for nearly 18 months!
November 25, 2023 at 11:00 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Actors and musicians frequently adopt a new name, if their own doesn't fit. Even Suella Braverman didn't want the same name as the dipso sad-sack from Dallas.

Given that, entering politics with the name 'Cleverley' is just painting a huge satire target on your back.
November 16, 2023 at 12:29 PM
kenbaker.bsky.social
I s'pose the one good thing about Cameron being appointed Baron is that Johnson is going to be furious.
November 13, 2023 at 10:34 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Hey Rishi! Looks like it was a bit of a foot-shooter having Braverman as Home Sec! Bet you won't do anything that dumb again!

Sunak: Hold my beer....
November 13, 2023 at 10:20 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
What's the best way to securely pass on invite codes, without doing people? I've got three up for grabs.
October 25, 2023 at 10:10 AM
kenbaker.bsky.social
Women in Iceland strike against gender pay gap. Strikers include the Prime Minister.

Dunno, but maybe she could do something a little more effective?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/23/icelands-first-full-day-womens-strike-in-48-years-aims-to-close-pay-gap?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
October 24, 2023 at 8:49 AM
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noha.bsky.social
300 Holocaust survivors and their descendants have bought a NYT ad to condemn the genocide in Gaza.
Text-Anzeige in NYT
October 22, 2023 at 8:55 PM