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LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS electric shock therapy More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

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How is lifting children out of poverty not worthy and funding a genocide in Gaza is 💀

Forgotten photos expose UK army abuses in Iraq Images never-before published by British media show hooded detainees in stress positions weeks before death of Baha Mousa in 2003

👉NEW -- Forgotten photos expose UK army abuses in Iraq

by Irfan Chowdhury

Images never-before published by British media show hooded detainees in stress positions weeks before death of Baha Mousa in 2003.
www.declassifieduk.org/forgotten-ph...

Hopefully people are remembering that sexual assault victims can read what they’re saying

THIS IS ENGLAND A COMMUNITY SEWING PROJECT LED BY ARTIST EMILY PEASGOOD HELP CREATE A GIANT INCLUSIVE FLAG! Help create a giant England flag made from reclaimed England and Union Jack flags, stitched together with fabrics that represent the many cultures and family histories of people who live in Thanet. We are transforming reclaimed flags into a shared symbol of belonging, welcome and community. You don't need any sewing experience. Everyone welcome. Support and materials provided. Belonging is something we make together! BOOK A PLACE HERE https://tinyurl.com/yabe7jn5 WORKSHOPS (FREE) Friday 21 November • Ramsgate • 6.30-9pm Saturday 22 November • Broadstairs • 10.30am-1pm Saturday 22 November • Margate • 2.30-5pm Each participant will sew a small piece of fabric that reflects their life, memories, or family heritage. Come for a cup of tea, conversation, and making together. THE BIG STITCH Saturday 29 November • Margate • 1-4pm We will stitch the full flag together as a community. To attend, scan the link below or email: emilypeasgoodstudio@gmail.com Venue details with be shared upon booking. Please let us know if you any any access needs. All ages welcome: individuals, families, schools, and community groups emitypeasgoodstudio@gmail.com

Sick of toxic flag shaggery? Come join a community sewing project in Thanet that says everyone is welcome.
No experience necessary, free to take part. We'll show you how to do basic embroidery, and there will be tea and biscuits, chums.
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The psychology of transition and inequality | BPS Bruno De Oliveira, University of Chichester and Chair of the British Psychological Society's Senate, with a Participatory Psychology perspective.

The psychology of transition and inequality…

Bruno De Oliveira, University of Chichester and Chair of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Senate, with a Participatory Psychology perspective.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Supporting People in Distress: Critical Perspectives on Safe Places & Spaces, 17th Annual Critical Perspectives in Mental Health Conference

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📆 14th & 15th November 2026

'world's first trillionaire' and 'hellish economic crisis' will pair nicely for historians at least. so we've got that to look forward to

The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs

👉NEW -- The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam

by Richard Norton-Taylor

The UK is set to buy a fleet of US fighter jets that can drop nuclear bombs. The purchase is purely political, say watchdogs
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uks-1-bi...

My blood is 99% lemon, ginger and honey at this stage. 🤧

‘The fear arrives late, because in the moment you’re busy surviving’ | BPS Dr Zainab Noor – a senior clinical psychologist specialising in the psychological impact of cancer, surgery, and chronic illness – questions why delayed distress after treatment is so often overlooked...

‘The fear arrives late, because in the moment you’re busy surviving’
Dr Zainab Noor – a senior clinical psychologist specialising in the psychological impact of cancer, surgery, and chronic illness – questions why delayed distress after treatment is so often overlooked
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

In respect of these people I’d like to ask: who the fuck did they think the 17-year-old at the table was? What did they think she was doing there? Only Melinda Gates, who met Epstein once and cited him as a factor in the breakdown of her marriage to Bill Gates, sensed what apparently none of these people could put their finger on

good bit from the Guardian review of Giuffre's memoir; I have heard several people from the NGO world express the confusion and embarrassment they felt at billionaires showing up with very young women at events.

bittersweet seeing parts of the lethargic british press sluggishly get around to wondering if US far-right religious think tanks are working to influence british politics. they are, yes! it is not secret! do your jobs better!

🚨BREAKING -- Huda Ammori has been granted the right to appeal the proscription of Palestine Action via judicial review.

The Home Office tried to challenge the decision to grant Ammori a judicial review, and was struck down today by the Court of Appeal.

Advice for early-stage #PhD students:
Document everything.
You’ll thank yourself later.

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People who think Psychology shouldn't be anti-colonial or anti-oppressive, frankly, shouldn't work with the general public. If you are not against it, you are upholding it, and that is a dangerous position to be in if you are supposed to be treating people.

Activism for practitioners is one way of ensuring a better world, outside of just being a therapist. Activism for clients/patients is a fantastic way to reduce feelings of helplessness and empower clients.

You can't just therapise pain away when that pain comes from real and changeable circumstances. To believe in empowering people just through self-care is ignorant and comes from a deeply privileged place.

Psychology is inherently political. To be neutral isn't just complicit, it's nuts, especially in this day and age. Activism is some of the most important work we can do as practitioners.

The ignorance in some of these responses is why Psychology as a field is such a turn-off for those who aren't privileged. To call what Israel did not a genocide (newsflash: it literally is, according to the UN) supports, even condones and enables genocide and supporters of it.

Huge congratulations to Maria Corina Machado who has won the Nobel Imperialism Prize for steadfastly supporting Israel's genocide and calling on the US to invade her own country so she can be installed as puppet leader while Trump takes Venezuela's oil ♥️

The population of Venezuela needs international protection against the widespread and systematic attack to which the Venezuelan regime subjects it. This is demonstrated by the report dated May 29, 2018, submitted by the Organisation of American States to the International Criminal Court. This has served as the basis for nine states, including Argentina, to file complaints against the regime before that international body. We deeply appreciate this effort, which is decisive for the outcome of the Venezuelan tragedy. I am convinced that the international community, in accordance with the responsibility to protect doctrine, is called upon to provide Venezuelans with the necessary support to bring about the regime change that is urgently needed to restore national and international security. Therefore, I have recently sent letters to several of the world’s leading figures to promote before the United Nations Security Council the adoption of effective protection measures for Venezuela by fostering regime change, a step that necessarily entails strengthening international security. Today I want to ask Israel and Argentina to contribute their expertise and influence to advance a sound and urgent decision-making process in the Security Council. Such measures are imperative in the face of a hemispheric security hotspot like the one currently posed by the regime oppressing Venezuela. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration have certified that the current refugee crisis of people fleeing Venezuela is the largest in the history of the Americas. Argentina is an example of this crisis, having welcomed hundreds of thousands of our compatriots—a gesture for which Venezuelans will always be grateful. However, we must be aware that without a change of regime in our country, hemispheric and global security will be at risk.

Apparently our newest Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote to fucking Netanyahu for help in overthrowing the government of her own country dawg

This story is now big news all over the world... except in the UK.

I just need someone to explain pensions to me in the simplest way possible.

Memorizing this

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A tweet from JK Rowling which says: I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.

JK Rowling’s favorite word since the 90’s has been poverty despite the fact she was raised upper middle class and was broke for a short while following her divorce like most people. This farce is especially disgusting considering she could spotlight UK poverty issues and DOESN’T

J.K. Rowling is wrong about Emma Watson Anti-trans activism covers up the reality of gender-based violence.

J.K. Rowling's anti-trans bigotry and the alt-right pipeline she's personified require her to undermine and perpetuate real misogyny, so she's browbeating a woman almost half her age who has already been subjected to plenty of sexual violence for playing Hermione
spitfirenews.com/p/jk-rowling...

This is my issue with politics lately. Basically, every announcement assumes the reader has an utter lack of curiosity or knowledge to the point that it's just meaningless chaff.

The government's immigration policy is now the exact policy they dismissed when Kemi suggested it in spring.

Tell Keir Starmer to scrap his ID card scheme With his government in turmoil and Nigel Farage breathing down his neck, Keir Starmer has reached for the panic button, announcing a scheme for ID cards that would be compulsory to prove your right to...

I've just used Good Law Project's tool to tell Keir Starmer that his ID scheme is a recipe for repression. Will you do the same? goodlaw.social/364f2b