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YouTube video by The New York Times We’re Experts in Fascism. We’re Leaving the U.S. | NYT Opinion

Worth watching.

Wow

This is the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has the huge responsibility of keeping the USA safe. DHS is the third largest cabinet dept

She is also a former governor of a state

How is it possible to fail so well upwards?

How Putin has made a mockery of Trump's efforts to end Ukraine war At the end of this week, Vladimir Putin appears scornful of Western efforts to end the Ukraine war through a ceasefire and negotiations - and Donald Trump seems happy to let him get away with it.

Yup.

So many of the New Gilead team seem to have very little knowledge and even less understanding of the systems and institutions they are vandalising.

Germany: Intelligence agency says entire AfD 'extremist' – DW – 05/02/2025 One of Germany's most popular parties, the AfD, has been designated by the country's domestic intelligence agency as an extremist organization that threatens democracy.

Surprise! Not...

As those who have studied history understand, an autism registry is a five alarm fire…

Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!

Trump's "final offer" for peace requires Ukraine to accept Russian occupation The U.S. proposal is expected to be discussed tomorrow in London. Ukrainian officials aren't thrilled.

A good summary of what Ukraine us being asked to accept - and it's the Ukrainian parliament, not "Zelensky" that would decide. US much more interested in normalising trade etc. with Russia. NATO June summit likely to be bad for Europe.

Who else AGREES with Pedro?! 🤚

Trans women should use toilets based on biological sex, Phillipson says Bridget Phillipson was responding to questions following the Supreme Court's gender ruling.

"Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said." That's going to be fun, then. "Biological sex" as per the UK Supreme Court, that is. Applies to trans* men too...of course. What could possibly go wrong? #transphobia #lgbtqia+

YouTube video by EthelCainVEVO Ethel Cain - American Teenager (Official Video)

Ethel Cain is the first openly-trans artist to have a US Top Ten album

What Do You Do When a Medical Treatment You’ve Been Getting for Decades Is Suddenly Banned? These Patients Are Finding Out. It doesn’t really matter if health care is “legal” if no one is willing to provide it.

Happening more and more, it seems; it's cruel and unjust. "Kristen Browde, a 74-year-old trans woman, says that her insurance provider abruptly denied coverage for her estrogen after questioning why she would need it. Browde has been taking her medication, she notes, for a decade" #lgbtqia+

“The fact that I was not prepared to resist, in 1935, meant that…hundreds of thousands, like me in Germany were also unprepared, and each one of these hundreds of thousands was, like me, a man…of great potential influence.
Thus the world was lost.”
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45

Nicola Coughlan raises over £90,000 for trans charity after Supreme Court ruling Nicola Coughlan raises over £90k for trans charity after Supreme Court ruling: Now is the time to speak up and make your voice heard

Nicola Coughlan has raised over £90k for a trans charity post-Supreme Court ruling. How can we further support equality? #TransRights

https://www.nme.com/news/tv/nicola-coughlan-raises-over-90000-for-trans-charity-after-supreme-court-ruling-3856183

A wave of GPs are withdrawing care from trans patients, leaving many 'terrified' A growing wave of UK GPs are turning their backs on trans patients in the wake of the controversial Cass Review, leaving them in limbo.

Healthcare for trans* people in the UK seems ever more precarious as family doctors step back from prescribing hormones. Some trans* people say they're suddenly without hormones after as long as 9 years of continuous treatment. This is cruel and wrong. #lgbtqia #transgender

YouTube video by Carsie Blanton Woke up today with a song in my heart 💖 #elonmusk

And now, a song from the rather wonderful Carsie Blanton...

Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.

Every dictator in history has lied.

Donald Trump is no different.

The Supreme Court ignored trans voices. I’m ashamed of what our law has become | Good Law Project The Supreme Court’s decision to exclude trans voices has harmed trans people – and harmed the fairness of their ruling.

I've put on my hob nailed boots and given the Supreme Court decision the kicking it deserves. goodlaw.social/vd3a

Seems like it's everyone's patriotic duty to report men getting hair plugs and erectile dysfunction meds, as those are both gender-affirming care

So presumably Vance wants to see British people able to write allegedly 'transphobic' tweets on X and be protected by free speech laws?

Well we have that already. The case was Miller vs College of Policing where Mr Miller successfully relied on Article 10 of the ECHR which applies here.

Happy now?

I don’t care what Supreme Court judges say - I’ll always be a woman It’s all so horrible and utterly degrading, and I really cannot believe that this is happening in the UK in 2025.

metro.co.uk/2025/04/16/d...

This is evil and awful and trans people everywhere deserve better than what's happening right now.

And I think it's impossible to overtstate the pivotal role that JK Rowling played in mainstreaming hateful and false ideas about trans people. Every dollar you give her goes toward efforts like this.

Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male

My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?

Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

@girlonabrompton.bsky.social eloquently sums up how dangerous, problematic and damaging the UK ruling on "biological women" is going to be, not just for trans* people

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

@lewisgoodall.com is absolutely right. A bad day for trans* people, feminism and queer politics. Just what the Far Right want.

Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challenge

This reactionary ruling will fundamentally split feminism, isolate it from queer politics, and further split the left. It's a dangerous moment for intersectional alliances. And what of intersex people, and the impact on trans* people, legally & socially stigmatised? #transmen #transwomenarewomen

State Terror A brief guide for Americans

"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

Trump 2017 : “You had a group on one side that was bad. You had a group on the other side that was also very violent... But you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides.”