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Anyone who belongs to any minority group needs to be aware that what is being done to trans people can and will be done to them. In a decade we have been stripped of our rights to exist in public spaces by a press campaign and a well funded lobby.

Kitty the tank engine… 😂🤣
So cute…. 🥰 🥹

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King Charles schedules Trump state visit for when UK parliament is in recess Buckingham Palace to host US president during party conferences removing chance of Commons address King Charles has invited Donald Trump for an unprecedented second state visit in September, scheduling the trip for three days when parliament is not sitting and removing the possibility of the US president addressing parliament. Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that Trump would come to the UK from 17-19 September, soon after the House of Commons rises for its traditional break for the annual party conferences. Continue reading...

King Charles schedules Trump state visit for when UK parliament is in recess

This is so true! Also, there was such a real feeling of anti-Americanism here and there is that sense again. I remember U.S tourists then would just say they were Canadian but I hope this time people are less dumb against other humans 😂. Don't blame a person for a country / govt.

Happy Summer Solstice 🌞🌅🌻❤️

I loved Faithless for years and their headlining set at the Isle of Wight festival was just perfect ✌️, watching it on TV. It is so difficult to get the tone right and they honoured Maxi Jazz cleverly and also showed they can keep going. It was strangely emotional ❤️🎶

By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.

UK and EU agree 'Brexit reset' trade deal The UK and the EU have agreed a new post-Brexit "reset" trade deal after months of negotiations.

🚨🚨Breaking: New #EU-UK deal is now done. Things are slightly confusing so I will try to clear key things up here with support of this @skynewsrss.bsky.social report. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/uk-and...

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker expected to leave the BBC It comes after he faced criticism for sharing a social media post about Zionism.

Someone has finally been held accountable for the war in Gaza, and it's Gary Lineker www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I think it's been removed. Hope you are okay, miss you around the place 🤗 xx

The FPA is dismayed by Sir Keir Starmer's press accreditation policy for the EU-UK Summit of Monday 19th May. The vast majority of EU news outlets have been denied access. We have written to @10DowningStreet to urge him to reconsider.
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter

[8] It has been widely noted in the UK LGBTQ media & amongst the community that the UK govt meets regularly with anti-LGBTQ groups who claim to represent LGBTQ people but are in fact lobbyists for the far right dark money funded Tufton St cabal.

European Citizens' Initiative Give your support !

There is an EU petition to ban conversion therapy 👇

It ends tomorrow and you need to be from an EU country to sign it.

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

Happy Birthday @gazgravy.bsky.social 🎂 🥳 🍾 🎉 ❤️

What Is a Black Dandy? The style of dress being displayed at the Met Gala reveals a complex history of race, class, and identity politics.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the theme for the 2025 Costume Institute Gala as “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," which will honor the African American dandy. The style of dress being celebrated reveals a complex history of race, class, and identity politics.

Happy birthday! 🥳🎈🎁🎂🎉😘
@danieljuk.bsky.social

Thankyou sweetie ❤️🍹

Some observations about the Marine Le Pen verdict:

1) WOW. They really went for it: prison term (w/electronic tag) and 5 years of ineligibility. That's almost exactly what the prosecutors asked for, so she's seriously guilty.

2) Will this halt the progress of the far-right in France? No. But... 1/

Things are not so healthy in the UK either 😬

Yes - but say no to the album version without Left-Eye kids!

Kirsty Coventry named new IOC president as Coe denied in election vote – live Follow all the latest news as the next president of the International Olympic Committee is decided

So pleased Seb Coe didn't get this 🙏🏆

www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...

The poorest people in the UK are now worse off than the poorest people in countries such as Slovenia and Malta 💷 🇬🇧 📉

Living standards have plummeted due to welfare cuts and stagnating wages, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research have warned ⤵️

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The whole story about Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa is so sad. Keep thinking about why was no one checking in on them more often, this is a wider societal point really but this is an isolating world when we need more community 😭

Can't believe Mahmood is now going to review it 🤦‍♂️

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean, 1964.

I think we don't really know the full intention of the current U.S govt, this will only be revealed in time and perhaps we need to focus on our regional security and leave them to their chaos. It feels like such historic links being severed, things will never be the same globally again

Careful diplomacy is the name of the game.

I ponder if is it all a waste of time, America goes off with Russia (who could have ever foretold that after the Cold War!!) and isolates herself and a new bloc forms here. However I admire all these last attempts to keep trying, more patience than me!

In these times I find it hard to be my normal moderate and diplomatic self. Like you want to react but just so much insane stuff is coming out of America right now.

I really admire some of the Euro (and non Euro) leaders desperately trying to keep a bridge to America and to keep them involved....

Having a little extra Maple Syrup on my pancakes today 😋❤️🇨🇦