Jules Barker
@refueljewels.bsky.social
Armchair philosopher. Lover of travel and red lipstick. Trans Ally.
Thank you to all of the gays - grateful for how you fill out days with friendship, and wonder. Thank you to my mother who - when being gay was illegal - blithely ignored it. She accepted anyone who had a carefree flamboyance or disregard for the establishment. I now understand her gift.
July 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thank you to all of the gays - grateful for how you fill out days with friendship, and wonder. Thank you to my mother who - when being gay was illegal - blithely ignored it. She accepted anyone who had a carefree flamboyance or disregard for the establishment. I now understand her gift.
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The proposals from Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz to contain all 2.1m Gazans in a new compound are illegal and utterly abhorrent. I have written today to David Lammy asking him again to sanction Minister Katz, and to set out the Government's legal view of Israel's occupation of Palestine.
July 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The proposals from Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz to contain all 2.1m Gazans in a new compound are illegal and utterly abhorrent. I have written today to David Lammy asking him again to sanction Minister Katz, and to set out the Government's legal view of Israel's occupation of Palestine.
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We cannot compete with the vast sums JK Rowling has to spend on her war on a tiny minority and civil society organisations that want to promote inclusivity.
But @goodlawproject.bsky.social is the UK's biggest defender of trans rights. If you'd like to support our work there's a link in my bio.
But @goodlawproject.bsky.social is the UK's biggest defender of trans rights. If you'd like to support our work there's a link in my bio.
May 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We cannot compete with the vast sums JK Rowling has to spend on her war on a tiny minority and civil society organisations that want to promote inclusivity.
But @goodlawproject.bsky.social is the UK's biggest defender of trans rights. If you'd like to support our work there's a link in my bio.
But @goodlawproject.bsky.social is the UK's biggest defender of trans rights. If you'd like to support our work there's a link in my bio.
14 000 babies will die in the next 48 hours if they do not receive the aid that is waiting in trucks at the border. This aid consists of baby food as their mothers are too weak and malnourished to feed them. The stark and horrifying reality of Gaza. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
UN says no aid distributed so far in Gaza today, as UK suspends Israel trade talks
It comes as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy warns that Israel's war in Gaza is entering a
www.bbc.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
14 000 babies will die in the next 48 hours if they do not receive the aid that is waiting in trucks at the border. This aid consists of baby food as their mothers are too weak and malnourished to feed them. The stark and horrifying reality of Gaza. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
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Photography doesn’t just reflect the world, it shapes how we see it. Who gets to hold the camera, who’s framed, and who gets left in the margins are all political questions, whether we acknowledge them or not.
- Shaun Connell
Let this permeate deep.
www.theblkgze.com/allyship/if-...
- Shaun Connell
Let this permeate deep.
www.theblkgze.com/allyship/if-...
If I were a racist (Photographer’s Cut)
Photography, Power and the Frame We Don't See
In his powerful poem If I Were a Racist, musician and educator Dr. Nathan Holder exposes how racism is often embedded not in overt acts, but in the every...
www.theblkgze.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Photography doesn’t just reflect the world, it shapes how we see it. Who gets to hold the camera, who’s framed, and who gets left in the margins are all political questions, whether we acknowledge them or not.
- Shaun Connell
Let this permeate deep.
www.theblkgze.com/allyship/if-...
- Shaun Connell
Let this permeate deep.
www.theblkgze.com/allyship/if-...
A great post
I have a piece in North East Bylines today about the history of how people in Britain have defined women (and men), and how, at every stage, apparently simple solutions turned out to be more complicated. northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/hist...
“Isn’t it obvious?” The history of defining the sexes
As arguments continue over how to define a woman, we look at the history of identifying and distinguishing genders in the British Isles
northeastbylines.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A great post
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Today and every day
April 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today and every day
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Drops today on the Iplayer, a new wee documentary about @mhairiblack.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Made by my wife, for our wee company, do give it a watch and a share. We're very proud of it.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Made by my wife, for our wee company, do give it a watch and a share. We're very proud of it.
Mhairi Black: Being Me Again
Ex-MP Mhairi Black talks politics, neurodiversity and stand-up comedy in this very personal film.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Drops today on the Iplayer, a new wee documentary about @mhairiblack.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Made by my wife, for our wee company, do give it a watch and a share. We're very proud of it.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Made by my wife, for our wee company, do give it a watch and a share. We're very proud of it.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this from @lewisgoodall.com and Ash Sarkar. A genuine, curious and insightful conversation.
(Also loving that the comments on the post are perfect illustrations of the points being made.)
(Also loving that the comments on the post are perfect illustrations of the points being made.)
NEW: Weekend News Agents
In the latest of our Friday book club series, we talk to Ash Sarkar about her brilliant polemic “Minority Rule”
It’s an anatomy of the culture war. It’s a story of how the left went wrong by choosing to fight it. Listen now.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
In the latest of our Friday book club series, we talk to Ash Sarkar about her brilliant polemic “Minority Rule”
It’s an anatomy of the culture war. It’s a story of how the left went wrong by choosing to fight it. Listen now.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Ash Sarkar: Is identity politics rotting the left?
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 21/02/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed this from @lewisgoodall.com and Ash Sarkar. A genuine, curious and insightful conversation.
(Also loving that the comments on the post are perfect illustrations of the points being made.)
(Also loving that the comments on the post are perfect illustrations of the points being made.)
My dubious moniker = white South African. Musks claim: white people being discriminated against is dangerously inaccurate. There are people who walk 5 miles to collect water to bath their children. Musk grew up immeasurably wealthy on their backs. He has no idea of what discrimination means.
February 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My dubious moniker = white South African. Musks claim: white people being discriminated against is dangerously inaccurate. There are people who walk 5 miles to collect water to bath their children. Musk grew up immeasurably wealthy on their backs. He has no idea of what discrimination means.
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To all trans people: Your lives matter. Every step you take toward living as your true self is a testament to the strength & resilience within you. You are deserving of love, respect, & kindness. Never forget that you are valid, worthy, & more than enough, just as you are. Keep shining! ♥️🙏🏻♥️
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
To all trans people: Your lives matter. Every step you take toward living as your true self is a testament to the strength & resilience within you. You are deserving of love, respect, & kindness. Never forget that you are valid, worthy, & more than enough, just as you are. Keep shining! ♥️🙏🏻♥️
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My son says he wants to be a writer. To prepare him, I’ve made him redo his homework 9 times, then told him ‘I’m sorry but I can’t work out how to market this’ and thrown it out the window.
October 29, 2024 at 7:37 AM
My son says he wants to be a writer. To prepare him, I’ve made him redo his homework 9 times, then told him ‘I’m sorry but I can’t work out how to market this’ and thrown it out the window.
I love this podcast and look forward to this episode:
From our American series:
Olive Oatman
The Mormon teenager who was welcomed by Mohave Native Americans and given a distinctive face tattoo to show their acceptance of her into the community 🌀
Olive Oatman
The Mormon teenager who was welcomed by Mohave Native Americans and given a distinctive face tattoo to show their acceptance of her into the community 🌀
November 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM
I love this podcast and look forward to this episode: