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Herring gull in a trenchcoat | Game designer, artist and writer | They/Them

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Alcoa slugged $55m over illegal jarrah forest clearing The US miner illegally destroyed the habitat of endangered black cockatoos for six years.

OMFG Alcoa will pay $55 million through enforceable undertakings cos for 6 YEARS between 2019-2025 they ILLEGALLY CLEARED jarrah forest, including habitat for endangered black cockatoos, for bauxite mining without approvals

18.02.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10

This is why we're still raising funds for our neighbors to shelter in place. Even if ICE left TODAY it's too late for so many people to make their rent if they haven't been able to work.

$3311 / $5900 for 3 neighbors in my small condo building to stay housed for March

Venmo Caz-A
paypal.me/ccabb

17.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

It is even more import to submit public comment by midnight TONIGHT to support trans healthcare!! If you have a medical degree or any other expertise, please list that background in your comment!
bsky.app/profile/auts...

17.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Craft Supplies for Park Slope Women's Shelter The Park Slope Women's Shelter serves unhoused women with mental health and/or substance-use disorder diagnoses in NYC. Due to an incident this past year, the shelter is attempting to rebuild and re...

HELLO, FRIENDS!

The women's shelter where I volunteer lost almost all of their art and craft supplies last year. I can't fix everything, but I have a big network here, and so do a lot of you, and I'm pretty sure that together, we can fix this.

www.thingstogetme.com/2169641a9c163

17.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 330    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8

I feel like cats must be able to recognise us as a different species, cause otherwise why did they develop a different way of communicating to us? Cats meows are mostly for the benefits of humans. They rarely meow at other cats, even kittens. By comparison, they're practically shouting at us.

18.02.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Craft Supplies for Park Slope Women's Shelter The Park Slope Women's Shelter serves unhoused women with mental health and/or substance-use disorder diagnoses in NYC. Due to an incident this past year, the shelter is attempting to rebuild and re...

I'm going to add some more specific items next week with input from residents, but the stuff on there right now is the baseline I'd like to make sure they have. Most of what's left is under $20; lots under $10.

www.thingstogetme.com/2169641a9c163

17.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

it really was a supreme act of cowardice and political stupidity that democrats didnt turn trans rights into a policy pillar like gay marriage after the massive nationwide backlash against north carolinas bathroom ban in 2016

17.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 497    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

DHS is holding a sick 2-month old baby in Dilley Detention Center along with hundreds of other children.

☎️Call Dilley Detention Center
☎️Call your politicians

We must get this baby out before he deteriorates. Numbers and scripts below.

17.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9

More like "Climate Change: They Lied"

17.02.2026 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, but why should homes be built out of bricks in the first place.

17.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

They're coming for adult care and they're explicit about it.

17.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1537    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 12
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We know that β€˜gender critical’ transphobes have used their access to power to β€˜parachute in’ anti-trans ideologues into positions of influence specifically to attack trans rights in the UK.

Watch out for them trying to do the same in Europe!

17.02.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Gender critical’ transphobes see legal cases in the UK working their way towards judgement in Europe, and are desperate to poison political opinion before the cases reach the ECtHR.

If the ECtHR rules in favour of trans rights, the right-wing will use it as reason for the UK to leave the ECHR! πŸ˜–

17.02.2026 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Equality and Human Rights Commission
Dear
Your Freedom of Information Request
FOI Reference: 15238932
Date: 16 February 2026
Thank you for your request, detailed below, which we received on 19 January 2026.
"1) Does the EHRC hold minutes for meetings with any trans-led or trans- focused groups (excluding general LGBTQI+ groups) in the last 5 years.
For clarity, these could include but are not limited to:
- TransActual
- Translucent/Steph's Place
- Scottish Trans
- Trans legal project
- Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
- Trans Safety Network
- Trans Solidarity Alliance
- Trans Resistance Network
- Trans Exile Network
If so, could you
a) break down how many sets of minutes were recorded per year. (Here 1 "set of minutes" means "minutes for 1 meeting") And
b) name which trans-led or trans-focused organisation these are with." This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Response
Following a search of our records, we have determined that the information you have requested is not held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
While the Commission regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including trans-led and trans-focussed civil society organisations where relevant to our work, we do not hold any formal minutes of meetings with the organisations listed in your request within the timeframe specified.
T: 0161 829 8100
E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com
Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ
equalityhumanrights.com
T: 0161 829 8100
E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com
Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ
equalityhumanrights.com

Equality and Human Rights Commission Dear Your Freedom of Information Request FOI Reference: 15238932 Date: 16 February 2026 Thank you for your request, detailed below, which we received on 19 January 2026. "1) Does the EHRC hold minutes for meetings with any trans-led or trans- focused groups (excluding general LGBTQI+ groups) in the last 5 years. For clarity, these could include but are not limited to: - TransActual - Translucent/Steph's Place - Scottish Trans - Trans legal project - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective - Trans Safety Network - Trans Solidarity Alliance - Trans Resistance Network - Trans Exile Network If so, could you a) break down how many sets of minutes were recorded per year. (Here 1 "set of minutes" means "minutes for 1 meeting") And b) name which trans-led or trans-focused organisation these are with." This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Response Following a search of our records, we have determined that the information you have requested is not held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. While the Commission regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including trans-led and trans-focussed civil society organisations where relevant to our work, we do not hold any formal minutes of meetings with the organisations listed in your request within the timeframe specified. T: 0161 829 8100 E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ equalityhumanrights.com T: 0161 829 8100 E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ equalityhumanrights.com

FOI reveals the EHRC holds zero minutes of meetings with trans-led organisations in the past 5 years.

This is the UK’s 'equality' regulator.

Trans voices are not important enough for the EHRC to keep a record of what was said. This should be a headline in all the papers.

17.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 534    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 10
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Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...

The main reason the tech bros & billionaires back Trump. Huge tax breaks, in this case contracts too, basically funded the taxpayer

$1.5 billion of U.S. income - paid exactly zero federal income tax due to of tax breaks largely due to Trump’s β€œOne Big Beautiful Bill” passed last year

17.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Russia to the far right: the shadowy forces challenging the NHS puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Good Law Project’s undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK.

🚨 You may have seen the news that N Ireland has pulled out of the puberty blocker trial due to a judicial review attempting to halt it.

You may not have seen is that the lawsuit is funded by a global anti-abortion Christian Right group. My investigation: goodlawproject.org/from-russia-...

17.02.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6
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BREAKING: I read the new version of the β€œSave America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty β€œSAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/

17.02.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3354    πŸ” 2348    πŸ’¬ 208    πŸ“Œ 232

The things Sama'a wants are neither elaborate nor unreasonable. Good memories for her daughters, food on the table for her family, a warm place to sleep. Please give what you can.

chuffed.org/project/157569

17.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 15
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Idaho House Votes, Passes Trans Bathroom Ban In Private Businesses As Bill Rockets Through Legislature The bathroom ban bill will now go to the senate.

1. Terrible news for trans people in Idaho.

The state's House just passed one of the first private business bathroom bans in the United States.

It allows you to sue any private business that lets trans people pee if you think they're in the wrong bathroom.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

17.02.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 876    πŸ” 353    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 55
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UNISON calls out EHRC over trans guidance UNISON, the UK's largest trade union, has called out the EHRC over its interim guidance on single-sex spaces.

@unison.org.uk Thank you so so much πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

"UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, has passed a motion condemning the nation’s top equality watchdog’s worrying trans rhetoric."

www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/17/u...

17.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Reform plans to scrap up Equality Act – what it would mean for Britain

Trans people were the canary in the coal mine.

Labour gave tacit approval to ripping up the Equality Act by failing to uphold it or legislate for it when it was under attack from often dark money funded fascist lawfare.

www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

17.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 34338    πŸ” 15939    πŸ’¬ 1216    πŸ“Œ 2353

this is my entire reply to the guy who was like "the left isn't happy with AI"

17.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tumbler Ridge Is Just the Latest Opportunity for Anti-Trans Hate | The Tyee Within hours, online warriors launched false attacks.

This rhetoric has become so widespread that GLAAD put out a fact sheet, pointing out that of 5,748 mass shootings in the United States between 2013 and 2025, just five, or 0.1 per cent, were carried out by transgender people. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

17.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us The outcome of a court case could decide whether the Trump administration can criminalize simply possessing political literature.

"Trump administration is exporting prison-style censorship to the general population."

"While this form of censorship might seem brazenly anti-constitutional to most Americans, it has been the reality faced by incarcerated individuals for decades."
#USA #Censorship #Media #Incarceration #Solitary

17.02.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Right wing media has dominated the info space about trans issues. Fox News alone writes more stories about trans people than even LGBTQ news outlets. That doesn't even take into account the influencer space where algo engagement favors this kind of narrative.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/fox-...

17.02.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 668    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5
(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
NO KINGS.
MARCH 28
NOKINGS.ORG

(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. MARCH 28 NOKINGS.ORG

The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).

Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

17.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1180    πŸ” 639    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 40

Boycotts work.

It's why we're told they don't work and that people with a platform "shouldn't be political" yet if enough people are the world can change

17.02.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i’ve noticed how nothing’s been said about the shooter’s tattoos or extremely far right views espoused on social media (e.g. nick fuentes fandom)

17.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 419    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 14

Content warning for conversion therapy, suicide.

One thing I'd like to add to this is that not only does conversion therapy not work, the academic work that launched an industry of abuse was based on fraud; Rekers and Lovaas' "Sissy Boy" experiment, the child subjected to it later took his own life

17.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1259    πŸ” 390    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 8

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