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*Trans Rights are Human Rights* Me: Parent, geek, activist, married, ND, very gay, public sector worker. Scouser living in Yorkshire for many years Likes: retro gaming/retro telly, music (esp electronic), languages, lots of other stuff @redclaire on 🐦

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07.09.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if you want a recap of today’s trial events, with a bit of humour thrown in, cab was on it.

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04.09.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

[Starmvoice] it is time for my beautiful baby boy

05.09.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Sophy Ridge @SophyRidgeSky

My conversation with new Green Leader Zack Polanski about the St George's Cross:

Zack Polanski: What does it mean to me? Wel, I think it depends on the context. So during an England football game, 1'Il paint my face in a Saint George's Cross quite happily. At another time though, where we don't nave a football tournament, I think it's quite imported from America this idea that we wave flags outside our house. If people want to do that then think that's up to them. 

But I think at times of heightened tensions, I would say patriotism is actually about loving your neighbour, whether they're from this country or not. Patriotism is about building cohesive communities. I'm really proud today to be an elected Jewish leader of the Green Party. My deputy leader is a Muslim man. I think that's patriotism. When we recognize that antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin, and actually communities are so much better when we're more creative and work together in solidarity.

SR: It's interesting to listen tO what you're saying there -s so do you think that flying a St George's Cross outside your house at a time, as you put it, of heightened tension could be intimidating for some communities?

Zack Polanski: I think people can experience as intimidation. And I think if those communities are intimidated, again the patriotic thing to do would be to have those conversations with your neighbours, have those conversations with the communities.

Sophy Ridge @SophyRidgeSky My conversation with new Green Leader Zack Polanski about the St George's Cross: Zack Polanski: What does it mean to me? Wel, I think it depends on the context. So during an England football game, 1'Il paint my face in a Saint George's Cross quite happily. At another time though, where we don't nave a football tournament, I think it's quite imported from America this idea that we wave flags outside our house. If people want to do that then think that's up to them. But I think at times of heightened tensions, I would say patriotism is actually about loving your neighbour, whether they're from this country or not. Patriotism is about building cohesive communities. I'm really proud today to be an elected Jewish leader of the Green Party. My deputy leader is a Muslim man. I think that's patriotism. When we recognize that antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin, and actually communities are so much better when we're more creative and work together in solidarity. SR: It's interesting to listen tO what you're saying there -s so do you think that flying a St George's Cross outside your house at a time, as you put it, of heightened tension could be intimidating for some communities? Zack Polanski: I think people can experience as intimidation. And I think if those communities are intimidated, again the patriotic thing to do would be to have those conversations with your neighbours, have those conversations with the communities.

Look at this response from Polanski to Sophie Ridge's attempted gotcha on flags

To *finally* have a mainstream political voice standing up for racialised & minoritised communities being intimidated by the violent fash on our streets

It's really not that hard, is it?

03.09.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1506    πŸ” 417    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 34

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.

24.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15605    πŸ” 5152    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 266

Keep in mind that fish are much cuter than you think.

20.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 433    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6

Everybody stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and watch this

28.07.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

They really do think the sc ruling means any support for trans people is illegal now innit lmao

07.07.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 396    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

Disgusting, horrible people. To do something like this to a grieving man.

07.07.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

can i just like. share my experiences with refusing to accept im a lesbian

because 'etiquette' is sort of the root cause of me being able to continue dodging this aspect about me. people knew. they subconsciously knew- my family has always known, they just hoped i'd marry a man anyway

28.06.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

This is the thing no one is willing to fucking say out loud: We live in a world where people accept you're supposed to be miserable. You don't like men? Too bad. Most of us don't like our husbands, honey, but you have to grow up and pop out kids. That's just life.

Except it SHOULDN'T BE.

28.06.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 554    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
Google search for β€œall you can eat buffet near me”
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To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

Google search for β€œall you can eat buffet near me” Al Overview To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

The singularity is awesome

28.06.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21042    πŸ” 4408    πŸ’¬ 280    πŸ“Œ 303
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Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x

24.06.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2833    πŸ” 762    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 76

It's pretty irritating how many pundits would hear the ideas "I want to shove 100 live scorpions in your mouth" and "I want to shove 0 live scorpions in your mouth" and sagely declare: "The wisest course of action is to let someone shove 50 live scorpions in your mouth."

16.06.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3869    πŸ” 719    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 38

Angela Lansbury: "Thank you for inviting me to this Ahhctic Research Station."
The Thing: "J. B. Fletcher? The mystery writer?!"

18.06.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 715    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4
18.06.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 38249    πŸ” 8969    πŸ’¬ 523    πŸ“Œ 255

it’s a moral panic whipped up by the right jus as i’ve been saying.

18.06.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're cis, I strongly recommend reading this. It was part of what cracked my egg, but the reason I think you should read it is because you have no idea what this is like and too many of you think it's just about liking pink and skirts

18.06.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 457    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
Illustration of someone being pelted with lemons coming out of a chute while in the process of pressing them into lemonade, it's a big mood

Illustration of someone being pelted with lemons coming out of a chute while in the process of pressing them into lemonade, it's a big mood

Constant mood

17.06.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5804    πŸ” 1366    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 53

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

17.06.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 23380    πŸ” 7272    πŸ’¬ 526    πŸ“Œ 233
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EHRC backs down on single-sex toilets | Good Law Project The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision. But now the commission says it was only β€˜some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets...

The EHRC's lawyers have conceded its position on single sex toilets is wrong. goodlaw.social/z87e

17.06.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 782    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 41

"You have to run to the center or you'll lose"

(Loses election)

"You have to run to the center or you'll lose"

(Country is overthrown)

"You have to run to the center or you'll lose"

(Is drifting through space alongside Earth's remains)

"You have to run to the center or you'll lose"

16.06.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Hi everyone

I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests

I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

14.06.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11796    πŸ” 5009    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 494

Note to anyone who argues with transphobes. ALWAYS look up the obscure thing they are talking about as they are always, always wrong. Most of the time the example they give is a direct counter argument to their own point

15.06.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 541    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1

Haha yes! And I’m allergic but not to him, mysteriously

08.06.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this certainly says a lot about which socioeconomic class the NYT's core readership belongs to.

08.06.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
An orange cat on a mat. Very cuddly.

An orange cat on a mat. Very cuddly.

Aw, your cat looks very like my cat from that angle. I realise that doesn’t help with the contemplation of fascism aspect.

08.06.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New mayor of Rotherham can speak English, contrary to online claims – Full Fact Social media posts are sharing screenshots of an article claiming Rotherham’s new mayor can’t speak English, but she was born in Sheffield and speaks English fluently.

Facebook posts are sharing screenshots of an article claiming Rotherham’s new mayor can’t speak English, but this is false.

Mayor Ismail speaks English fluently.

31.05.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Kate Nash - GERM (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Kate Nash Kate Nash - GERM (Official Lyric Video)

The new Kate Nash song is one of the strongest protest songs in recent history. An important message for all transphobes, but mostly aimed at certain person in the UK. She's also dropping facts.

The video contains potential NSFW imagery.

youtu.be/q2MoQJP-PhA

29.05.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...

News flash, journalists, if you're at all interested in providing fair coverage of the attacks on trans people's human rights, there's actually a really helpful style guide put together by people who are better informed than you.
styleguide.transjournalists.org

27.05.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

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