Saski Stevens
@saskistevens.bsky.social
Mainly imagining a better world. Apparently quixotic (she/her)
“Hidden” if you’ve ignored every other scandal, act of violence, whistle blown. Horrific but sadly not “shocking” as Starmer says - it’s exactly what you’d expect based on recent evidence. Let’s see how long it takes govt and police to forget and move on this time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police
Panorama undercover investigation captures evidence that
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October 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“Hidden” if you’ve ignored every other scandal, act of violence, whistle blown. Horrific but sadly not “shocking” as Starmer says - it’s exactly what you’d expect based on recent evidence. Let’s see how long it takes govt and police to forget and move on this time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I feel like this hasn’t been said loudly enough: if you want to protest and do so at the place of residence of people with no power or influence, that isn’t a protest. It’s intimidation and harassment, and inherently violent
August 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I feel like this hasn’t been said loudly enough: if you want to protest and do so at the place of residence of people with no power or influence, that isn’t a protest. It’s intimidation and harassment, and inherently violent
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Reckon we’re around two days from JK Rowling insisting she can’t be anti-asexual because of the existence of the asexual character, David Virgincunt, a third year Hufflepuff student.
April 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reckon we’re around two days from JK Rowling insisting she can’t be anti-asexual because of the existence of the asexual character, David Virgincunt, a third year Hufflepuff student.
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“In 2023 in the UK, there were 6,522 stories relating to trans+ people in mainstream titles. That's almost 18 stories a day with a majority having negative framing.”
Why are brands still advertising on these platforms???
www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/time...
Why are brands still advertising on these platforms???
www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/time...
Time for Sky to get its head out of the clouds
Pressure mounts on Ofcom and Sky to take action to end GB News’ campaign of hate.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“In 2023 in the UK, there were 6,522 stories relating to trans+ people in mainstream titles. That's almost 18 stories a day with a majority having negative framing.”
Why are brands still advertising on these platforms???
www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/time...
Why are brands still advertising on these platforms???
www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/time...
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Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇
January 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇
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The project, which asked autistic subjects for their saliva for reasons that definitely have nothing to do with eugenics, honest, announced yesterday that it was closing the doors to its creepy basement lab (probably) after autistics responded with a resounding “ew, stop it.”
Spectrum 10k: “And we would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for you meddling autistics”
The minds behind the now-cancelled Spectrum 10k project are really quite ticked off that their totally non-creepy plan to collect autistic DNA has been scuppered by a gang of scrappy autistics, it has...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The project, which asked autistic subjects for their saliva for reasons that definitely have nothing to do with eugenics, honest, announced yesterday that it was closing the doors to its creepy basement lab (probably) after autistics responded with a resounding “ew, stop it.”
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They are just trying to get us used to the idea that the military can just enter states and do what they are ordered to - normalizing it!
January 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
They are just trying to get us used to the idea that the military can just enter states and do what they are ordered to - normalizing it!
In-work benefits are employer subsidies. Make employers pay workers enough to live on. Be honest about employer subsidies and apply your sanctions and regulations to them
January 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
In-work benefits are employer subsidies. Make employers pay workers enough to live on. Be honest about employer subsidies and apply your sanctions and regulations to them
The more people say this the more I hear: “It’s fine for rich people to buy our democracy - as long as they’re not foreign.”
This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
December 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
The more people say this the more I hear: “It’s fine for rich people to buy our democracy - as long as they’re not foreign.”
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Hillary Cass scolding MPs who oppose the puberty blocker ban when her own (debunked and misleading) review didn’t even recommend a ban anyway sums up how disingenuous transphobes are.
December 14, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Hillary Cass scolding MPs who oppose the puberty blocker ban when her own (debunked and misleading) review didn’t even recommend a ban anyway sums up how disingenuous transphobes are.
Libs: Trans people and allies are biased towards supporting trans kids
Trans folk: Yes, so we look objectively at the research as we want trans kids to get safe, effective treatment
Libs: Can’t listen to you then. We’ll listen to people who want trans folk not to exist - they say they’re not biased
Trans folk: Yes, so we look objectively at the research as we want trans kids to get safe, effective treatment
Libs: Can’t listen to you then. We’ll listen to people who want trans folk not to exist - they say they’re not biased
December 12, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Libs: Trans people and allies are biased towards supporting trans kids
Trans folk: Yes, so we look objectively at the research as we want trans kids to get safe, effective treatment
Libs: Can’t listen to you then. We’ll listen to people who want trans folk not to exist - they say they’re not biased
Trans folk: Yes, so we look objectively at the research as we want trans kids to get safe, effective treatment
Libs: Can’t listen to you then. We’ll listen to people who want trans folk not to exist - they say they’re not biased
Their concern is only for suicides that could directly be linked to the ban - so those that immediately follow prohibitive change. They don’t give a shit about those pushed to suicide 20 years later as a direct result of permanent physical changes caused now. Harder to prove a causal link you see
"James Palmer, NHS medical director for specialised services, said an offer of “targeted support to anyone affected by the banning order from their local mental health services” would be extended."
December 12, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Their concern is only for suicides that could directly be linked to the ban - so those that immediately follow prohibitive change. They don’t give a shit about those pushed to suicide 20 years later as a direct result of permanent physical changes caused now. Harder to prove a causal link you see
A double-blind study isn’t just unethical it’s impossible. Puberty blockers are extremely effective for their primary function (suspending puberty). They want trials to study secondary (psychological) impacts but due to the effectiveness of primary function everyone would know who was on a placebo
A Joint Statement from LGBT+ Lib Dems, Out for Independence, LGBTIQA+ Greens and Rainbow Greens on the UK Puberty Blockers ban.
December 11, 2024 at 10:37 PM
A double-blind study isn’t just unethical it’s impossible. Puberty blockers are extremely effective for their primary function (suspending puberty). They want trials to study secondary (psychological) impacts but due to the effectiveness of primary function everyone would know who was on a placebo
I love these kids 🩷✊
Apparently trans kids deserve better are doing an emergency occupation at Wes Streeting's office in Ilford.
Anyone in the London area who can should get down there.
Anyone in the London area who can should get down there.
December 11, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I love these kids 🩷✊
Glad IUD insertion is mentioned. I know it pales in comparison to many experiences but that agony is so avoidable. Instead, you’re told pain varies from zero to mild. When it’s excruciating you’re treated as ‘abnormal’, so it’s your body’s stupid fault (a common thread) tinyurl.com/MedMisogyny
‘Medical misogyny’ is leaving women in unnecessary pain and undiagnosed for years - Committees - UK Parliament
Women experiencing painful reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis and heavy menstrual bleeding are frequently finding their symptoms ‘normalised’ and their &lsqu...
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December 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Glad IUD insertion is mentioned. I know it pales in comparison to many experiences but that agony is so avoidable. Instead, you’re told pain varies from zero to mild. When it’s excruciating you’re treated as ‘abnormal’, so it’s your body’s stupid fault (a common thread) tinyurl.com/MedMisogyny
The report names misogyny as one of the problems but the systemic and cultural issues are much broader, not just in the doc’s office (where a ‘these things are supposed to hurt’ attitude towards pregnancy, periods and related fertility issues prevails) but also in medical research and training
December 11, 2024 at 10:03 AM
The report names misogyny as one of the problems but the systemic and cultural issues are much broader, not just in the doc’s office (where a ‘these things are supposed to hurt’ attitude towards pregnancy, periods and related fertility issues prevails) but also in medical research and training
Because sometimes you just need to see a bat eating a banana youtube.com/shorts/QC1bw...
Cute Bat Enjoys Banana #Shorts
YouTube video by WatchnRelax
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December 10, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Because sometimes you just need to see a bat eating a banana youtube.com/shorts/QC1bw...
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i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will.
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
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December 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will.
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Dear lib/left, arguing with people who are being violently attacked by a political party because of they way they were born that they should vote for that political party because it’s better than another is the height of privilege. Stop doing it
December 10, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Dear lib/left, arguing with people who are being violently attacked by a political party because of they way they were born that they should vote for that political party because it’s better than another is the height of privilege. Stop doing it
Everyone understands sports psychology until it comes to gender, where constantly telling us we’re massively inferior to men apparently has no impact. It’s all the ‘biology’
December 8, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Everyone understands sports psychology until it comes to gender, where constantly telling us we’re massively inferior to men apparently has no impact. It’s all the ‘biology’
A decade ago I used to worry that the Guardian/Observer would fold and we’d be left without a liberal/left-ish national paper. But I realised years ago that although it’s still there, it’s not been liberal for years. Like the Labour Party, it’s already left us
Guardian & Obs strike day 2: Griff, a hot-headed Welsh radical, makes his picket line debut, the placards get creative & morale remains high as stories break about other (higher) bids & the Scott Trust convenes an emergency huddle.
Nope, we have no idea what’s going on with the management either 🤷♀️
Nope, we have no idea what’s going on with the management either 🤷♀️
December 6, 2024 at 11:19 AM
A decade ago I used to worry that the Guardian/Observer would fold and we’d be left without a liberal/left-ish national paper. But I realised years ago that although it’s still there, it’s not been liberal for years. Like the Labour Party, it’s already left us
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December 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...