Zoë 🇺🇦🏳️🌈
@zoesomelastname.bsky.social
Software developer / shambolic type ADHD / cat servant / trans woman / she / her
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The UK "equalities" watchdog proposes actually forming the Toilet Police.
If you can't see that this is a political class driven RAVING MAD by a clique of well-funded bigots, what can you see?
If you can't see that this is a political class driven RAVING MAD by a clique of well-funded bigots, what can you see?
"Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look. The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash" [Times]
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look
The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The UK "equalities" watchdog proposes actually forming the Toilet Police.
If you can't see that this is a political class driven RAVING MAD by a clique of well-funded bigots, what can you see?
If you can't see that this is a political class driven RAVING MAD by a clique of well-funded bigots, what can you see?
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The predictable knee jerk incompetence of this government. Instead of addressing the material problems in people lives they scapegoat immigration and make the material problems worse. 50k nurse could quit the UK!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests
Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The predictable knee jerk incompetence of this government. Instead of addressing the material problems in people lives they scapegoat immigration and make the material problems worse. 50k nurse could quit the UK!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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It's very laughable that the equality law quango in the UK has concluded that "look 'em in the eye and have a reckon as to whether you think they're a tranny" is an acceptable or viable way to implement equality law. The Supreme Court decision in Scottish Ministers vs. For Women Scotland is so bad.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
It's very laughable that the equality law quango in the UK has concluded that "look 'em in the eye and have a reckon as to whether you think they're a tranny" is an acceptable or viable way to implement equality law. The Supreme Court decision in Scottish Ministers vs. For Women Scotland is so bad.
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I have also to say, again, shame on the UK Supreme Court. Whatever led us here, it is absolutely not its apolitical application of the law.
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
At least it's honest, right? Intrusive questioning of women who don't conform to norms about how they should look, and women then being banned if they tell their inquisitor to mind his own sodding business, has always been the logical end point for the patriarchal project that is TERFdom.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I have also to say, again, shame on the UK Supreme Court. Whatever led us here, it is absolutely not its apolitical application of the law.
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
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Yeah "Streeting has killed trans kids" isn't a catch phrase, he literally has. We have evidence of multiple kids taking their own lives as a result of his puberty blocker ban
We mean it literally
No one has any right to praise Streeting around me
He's a child killer, literally
We mean it literally
No one has any right to praise Streeting around me
He's a child killer, literally
"Some parents shared deeply distressing accounts of what they have heard about the services, including stories of patients as young as 11 being continually asked about their genitals and sex life."
Parents say: “They are killing our children” share.google/zAlvx2QNLX1a...
Parents say: “They are killing our children” share.google/zAlvx2QNLX1a...
Parents say: “They are killing our children”
Parents cry out in despair for their children at the NHS Sussex investigation into WellBN's prescription of gender dysphoria medication
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yeah "Streeting has killed trans kids" isn't a catch phrase, he literally has. We have evidence of multiple kids taking their own lives as a result of his puberty blocker ban
We mean it literally
No one has any right to praise Streeting around me
He's a child killer, literally
We mean it literally
No one has any right to praise Streeting around me
He's a child killer, literally
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and we all have to pretend that this is what Gordon Brown's government had intended the law to be for the last 15 years
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
and we all have to pretend that this is what Gordon Brown's government had intended the law to be for the last 15 years
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Finding out about USian suburbs was wild, because in the UK a "suburb" is just a residential area inside a city or town. But in the US they're, like, islands cut off from the rest of the world except by car? J.G. Ballard could have come up with that shit.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Finding out about USian suburbs was wild, because in the UK a "suburb" is just a residential area inside a city or town. But in the US they're, like, islands cut off from the rest of the world except by car? J.G. Ballard could have come up with that shit.
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🧵🇪🇺 In a pivotal step, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the forthcoming EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, increasing pressure on the European Commission to strengthen protections for trans people within this framework.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🧵🇪🇺 In a pivotal step, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the forthcoming EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, increasing pressure on the European Commission to strengthen protections for trans people within this framework.
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Well, once again it was shown that Trump's "support" for Ukraine was a con. He has been working with Putin in secret to craft a "peace" deal which the US and Russia will now try to shove down Ukrainian and European throats. Just sent out this free piece. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Well, once again it was shown that Trump's "support" for Ukraine was a con. He has been working with Putin in secret to craft a "peace" deal which the US and Russia will now try to shove down Ukrainian and European throats. Just sent out this free piece. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
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LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
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Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Harming trans kids – Using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation
When puberty blockers were banned in June 2024, the legislation included a clause stating that those currently on blockers would not be medically detransitioned, and could continue care if adopted …
growinguptransgender.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
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The corruption scandal in Ukraine is obviously horrible, but I can't help but think that they are handling it objectively better than literally most Western countries would now.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The corruption scandal in Ukraine is obviously horrible, but I can't help but think that they are handling it objectively better than literally most Western countries would now.
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it's interesting how much of the proposed refugee changes are essentially lifted from the spouse visa route. minimum income requirement for family routes? spouse visas. 30 month renewals (where in practice you need to start getting everything ready 12 months in advance of application)? spouse visas
Shameful. At this section:
"Refugees will have their right to be joined by their spouse and children severely curtailed, with family reunification denied to anyone *not earning enough*"
I found the voice of Neil Kinnock echoing in my mind
A labour government.. a LABOUR government
#ukpol
"Refugees will have their right to be joined by their spouse and children severely curtailed, with family reunification denied to anyone *not earning enough*"
I found the voice of Neil Kinnock echoing in my mind
A labour government.. a LABOUR government
#ukpol
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
it's interesting how much of the proposed refugee changes are essentially lifted from the spouse visa route. minimum income requirement for family routes? spouse visas. 30 month renewals (where in practice you need to start getting everything ready 12 months in advance of application)? spouse visas
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Shameful. At this section:
"Refugees will have their right to be joined by their spouse and children severely curtailed, with family reunification denied to anyone *not earning enough*"
I found the voice of Neil Kinnock echoing in my mind
A labour government.. a LABOUR government
#ukpol
"Refugees will have their right to be joined by their spouse and children severely curtailed, with family reunification denied to anyone *not earning enough*"
I found the voice of Neil Kinnock echoing in my mind
A labour government.. a LABOUR government
#ukpol
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Shameful. At this section:
"Refugees will have their right to be joined by their spouse and children severely curtailed, with family reunification denied to anyone *not earning enough*"
I found the voice of Neil Kinnock echoing in my mind
A labour government.. a LABOUR government
#ukpol
"Refugees will have their right to be joined by their spouse and children severely curtailed, with family reunification denied to anyone *not earning enough*"
I found the voice of Neil Kinnock echoing in my mind
A labour government.. a LABOUR government
#ukpol
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saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
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A cat is just a weighted blanket that bites you.
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A cat is just a weighted blanket that bites you.
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When social democratic parties don't like their voters, those voters get the hint...
👏 Congratulations to @sissemariewe.bsky.social who was just elected as the new mayor of Copenhagen.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
When social democratic parties don't like their voters, those voters get the hint...
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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The i Paper is reporting that once the changes are brought in, the 20 year route will be applied to refugees who are already here.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The i Paper is reporting that once the changes are brought in, the 20 year route will be applied to refugees who are already here.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
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People have spent so long reciting the mantra ‘we’re not racist, these are legitimate concerns’ that they’ve forgotten that they are, in fact, quite racist. They know it’s unacceptable, even to themselves, so it’s layer upon layer of fake justification, which fully preoccupies politics.
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
People have spent so long reciting the mantra ‘we’re not racist, these are legitimate concerns’ that they’ve forgotten that they are, in fact, quite racist. They know it’s unacceptable, even to themselves, so it’s layer upon layer of fake justification, which fully preoccupies politics.
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I'm a socialist but I'm in a centre left liberal nationalist party that has won election after election while standing up for migrants. Everyone knows about Denmark but Scotland is little-studied or treated as some kind of curiosity.
It's really simple, people respect clarity, honesty, and strength
It's really simple, people respect clarity, honesty, and strength
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm a socialist but I'm in a centre left liberal nationalist party that has won election after election while standing up for migrants. Everyone knows about Denmark but Scotland is little-studied or treated as some kind of curiosity.
It's really simple, people respect clarity, honesty, and strength
It's really simple, people respect clarity, honesty, and strength
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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In a PLP of over 400 "more than a dozen have expressed criticism". Gosh.
👮 More than a dozen Labour MPs have expressed criticism of the government’s radical reforms to Britain’s asylum system.
labourlist.org/2025/11/asyl...
labourlist.org/2025/11/asyl...
Asylum reform: Full list of MPs opposing government’s immigration proposals – LabourList
More than a dozen Labour MPs have expressed criticism of the government's radical reforms to Britain's asylum system. Shabana Mahmood has proposed sweeping new reforms…
labourlist.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In a PLP of over 400 "more than a dozen have expressed criticism". Gosh.