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Joanna Whitehead

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Freelance journalistπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Words: The i Paper, The Independent, Positive News, DIVA magazine, Stylist, etc. πŸ“Yorkshire/London

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Joe Rogan calls trans people "f**king perverts" & blames them for school shootings - LGBTQ Nation He's the world's most popular podcaster.

Remember how Joe Rogan was "just asking questions" about trans women and sports and didn't have a problem with trans people otherwise?

He's now a full on anti-trans genocidal fascist.

There is a reason you hold the line at sports.

06.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1377    πŸ” 367    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 52

I lack the words to capture it, but ... it's just endlessly remarkable to me that so many people in our society have chosen trans kis -- TRANS KIDS, the smallest, least significant, most vulnerable demographic slice you could possibly pick -- as a repository for all their fears & insecurities.

06.03.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2587    πŸ” 628    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 43
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Rogan Calls Trans People β€œPerverts,” Spreads School Shooting Lies On Show This week, on The Joe Rogan Experience: Steve-O and more anti-trans hate.

Important reading www.erininthemorning.com/p/rogan-call...

06.03.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies

β€˜In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI

05.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 579    πŸ” 333    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 65
Low banks of clouds obscure the hill tops. A stream glints in the valley below.

Low banks of clouds obscure the hill tops. A stream glints in the valley below.

Meldon Reservoir, north west Dartmoor.

#photography #landscape #Dartmoor

04.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 929    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 5

We gotta come up with a better system than β€œeverything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”

04.02.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 26882    πŸ” 6378    πŸ’¬ 385    πŸ“Œ 224
Newspaper cutting: The owls are not what they seem
ARLINGTON, North Military Road, 3000 block, 5:20 p.m.
Nov. 10. Responding to a call about an injured owl on the side of the road, an officer found a large mushroom.

Newspaper cutting: The owls are not what they seem ARLINGTON, North Military Road, 3000 block, 5:20 p.m. Nov. 10. Responding to a call about an injured owl on the side of the road, an officer found a large mushroom.

Morning Bluesky.

05.02.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 971    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 30

The only thing that is going to hurt Jeff Bezos is a massive cancellation of Amazon Prime memberships. Is free shipping really worth contributing to the destruction and havoc one petty, selfish little man has wreaked upon our country?

05.02.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN TO YOU FOR IT TO MATTER TO YOU

28.01.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Barbara Aronstein Black, a First as a Law School Dean, Dies at 92

β€œDon’t be discouraged when you find that the process of self-discovery takes a long, long time,” she said. β€œDon’t even be surprised if at 50 you are still wondering what you are going to be when you grow up.” πŸ—ƒοΈ

RIP Barbara Aronstein Black

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...

24.01.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6079    πŸ” 929    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

24.01.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 23733    πŸ” 7824    πŸ’¬ 632    πŸ“Œ 607
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Who funds the Free Speech Union? Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.

πŸ”΄ Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors

So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit

Wanna see? 🫣

New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...

15.01.2026 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1276    πŸ” 674    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 66
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Abortions at record high in England and Wales β€˜driven by cost of living’ Providers and doctors say lack of access to contraception another reason for the 11% rise in procedures in 2023 The rising cost of living and a lack of access to contraception have driven another rise in abortion rates in England and Wales, providers and doctors said. Government statistics released on Thursday showed that abortions increased by 11% in 2023 compared with the previous year. Continue reading...

Abortions at record high in England and Wales β€˜driven by cost of living’

15.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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β€œI’ve had people on the Christmas Day hike saying that it was going to be their last Christmas alive because they’d lost hope.''

➑️Read More: trib.al/BfI54yc

19.12.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Allison Bailey loses her case against Stonewall – again Court of Appeal finds that Stonewall did not cause discrimination against β€˜gender critical’ barrister Allison Bailey.

When those who hate trans people win - or pretend to win, cf Sandie Peggie - it's all over the media, even if it's just a tribunal decision. But when they lose, even in the Court of Appeal, it's absolute bloody tumbleweed. So here's our blog about Allison Bailey latest loss. goodlaw.social/3uyd

19.12.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 572    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10
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I organise Christmas Day walks for people who are alone - it's pure joy Damon Alexander-Cole knows what it means to be lonely. Now his heartwarming festive endeavour is helping to change that for other people

'I organise Christmas Day walks for people who are alone - it's pure joy' - LOVED speaking to actual legend Damon Alexander-Cole for this heartwarming piece for @theipaper.com ✨https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/people/christmas-day-walks-people-alone-joy-4118876

19.12.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought I could not be shocked by what prominent transphobes feel able to say about me. Turns out I was wrong.

Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.

01.12.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1171    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 54

We have to talk more how transphobia has taken strong root among well-to-do journalists & politicians when in both the UK & US, the evidence is that voters do not share it.

The demographics of transphobia are people least likely to suffer prejudice in their lives. Richer, maler, whiter, straighter.

06.11.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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06.11.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6299    πŸ” 2866    πŸ’¬ 236    πŸ“Œ 618
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At least 133 people died whilst trying to seek safety in the UK last year - the deadliest year on record.

Yet the Government doesn’t officially count these deaths.

Each death is a tragedy. These fatalities must not be ignored.

The law must change so we can #KnowTheirNames.

07.11.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Say it louder

26.10.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Prince Andrew to be completely dismantled by 2026 so he's just a glass jar of spare buttons. Buckingham Palace have confirmed the jar will be kept in a cupboard at Sandringham and will only be taken out for special occasions such as Remembrance Day and fixing Camilla's favourite cardigan.

18.10.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

it is not possible to have fewer than 30 you’re all full of horse shit I am being lied to and gaslit

08.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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didn't her lot just misspell "Britain" all over their merch?

(They did) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A Pink-footed Goose walking across short green grass, caught mid-step with its head turned slightly to the side. Its pale belly contrasts with darker brown head and barred grey back, while its bright pink legs and feet stand out vividly

A Pink-footed Goose walking across short green grass, caught mid-step with its head turned slightly to the side. Its pale belly contrasts with darker brown head and barred grey back, while its bright pink legs and feet stand out vividly

Oh! A Pink-footed Goose is waddling through your feed. How very silly. πŸ’—

01.10.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
The museum’s floor has a gradual slope. Our displays reference life and death. There are mannequins.

The museum’s floor has a gradual slope. Our displays reference life and death. There are mannequins.

A simple, haunting poetry in this information from a medical musuem website.

01.10.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 215    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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The PPE scandal is far from over | Good Law Project The Tory VIP lane was a high road to cronyism, says Henry Marsh.

Nearly five years on, PPE Medpro, the company linked to Michelle Mone, will have to pay back Β£122m for the defective gowns it sold the government.

Now it’s time to go after the ministers who handed out contracts worth billions to their political chums.
https://bit.ly/46RjgY4

01.10.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 706    πŸ” 288    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 15

Owen Jones has been banned from 'Labour' Party conference - but Maya Forstater is welcome.

And they wonder why progressive voters are deserting them in droves.

30.09.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1209    πŸ” 349    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 15
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Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

BBC News - Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet
www.bbc.com/news/article...

30.09.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0