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Aunty Cis

@auntycis.bsky.social
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She/her, Sheffield based goth, eccentric, bellydancer, one-time re-enactor, foodie, piss artist, person with MS & a dodgy knee, refugee from Twitter. Cis by name and gender = it's not a slur!

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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 16h
If anyone would like to see a short video of a Guinea Pig doing the one thing our national rail providers seem incapable of doing by providing a fast, cost-effective and reliable train service, this is your lucky day.
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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
For the @b3ta.com kids TV horror challenge…
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Murray went on to found Endell Street Military Hospital in London, staffed entirely by women. One of the most successful military hospitals of the war. Its motto was: "Deeds, not Words." When the war ended, she ordered the suffragette flag raised, to the sound of cheers from the male patients.
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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Okay so we're reaching a time of year where I think you could broadly set British discourse on fire with this:
A remembrance poppy in trans flag colours
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edy1.bsky.social @edy1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Donate to our Research Appeal
Help fund vital research to unlock better thyroid treatments. Donate today to our £20,000 appeal.
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rather than protesting the US presence, perhaps CND just need to round up a few groups of lads with vans and organise a few dogging meets/fuel heists in appropriate locations?
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is all of the awful but I do rather like the 'tiny, wailing, Robert Jenrick' bit
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/10/2026
We have the best-named machinery ever.
The back of a wheeled trailer with a red sign saying "Trailer Swift"The back of a wheeled trailer with overhanging leaves and a green sign saying "Elizabeth Trailer"The back of a low trailer with a plastic water container on top and a plastic tap. The sticker across the bumper reads "Splash Gordon"A bright orange wheelie trolley with the name "Jack Sparrow the Sack Barrow" printed in white on the side
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Cyber Spice (Wapentake of Upper Skyrack) @cyberspice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Labour did this. Yes the Tories started it but Labour could have ended it. They didn’t. LABOUR DID THIS! cc @alexsobel.co.uk
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 01/10/2026
Poem: The Raven In Elseworld a scholar pored Over tomes of ancient lore; Seeking wisdom in their store, Seeking ways to call and beck, To call and beck a friend. 1/4
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Steph Wright @elmosmoe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolutely love this from @jessharwoodart.bsky.social that appeared in the @australia.theguardian.com
Comic showing incredible data centres we should support locally across 6 panel - The Local Library, Community Groups, Seed Banks, Local Nurseries, The Pub and Your Brain
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Want!
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justar.bsky.social @justar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Screenshot taken from @britishthyroid.bsky.social FB page, we are so happy for the spotlight on PDTC patients. Desperately in need research & trials plus new options to treat PDTC. Thank you! Sept awareness month. @thyroiduk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @yorkshirecancer.bsky.social
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy thread!
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Fi Bowler @fibowler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reg’s six monthly vet checkup yesterday. He is considering legal action.
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👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Personally I would not pick this fight with the youtube guy who demonstrates all the ways he can nail you with an arrow at 200 yards using his feet while wearing 12-inch Pleasers, whose wife can also kill you with her bare hands, and has 9 billionteen followers who are all trans women with swords.
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
we need more bats on here
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You can only find them in one place on Earth...
A Venn diagram consisting of two black circles on a white background, with a very small overlap between them. One is labelled "Goths" in a font with little bat-like serifs, and the other is labelled "Beachgoers" in a kind of bubbly, vaguely retro 1950s font. A label reading "In Whitby" in a fairly neutral font has an arrow pointing to the small overlap.
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I've laughed at this for three minutes straight
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Kness @kness.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hiiii ! This is your Canadian ceramic artist writing! Soooo after this week-end debacle, I just wanted to write a little update about the Canada - USA trade war and how art is actually political. 80% of my work sells to the U.S. and it looks like I just lost my main source of income.
Canadian otters on a Canadian made mug that's handmade and cute and how could you put tariffs on that ???
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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Colleague didn't join a call but I had Gemini Notes switched on and it the transcript caught me talking to the cat.
Summary

Meeting logistics review addressed attendance verification and confirmed denial of additional catering requests.

Addressing Catering Request
Denial of secondary meal requests was finalized for shouting individuals. It was confirmed that participants had already consumed dinner.

Meeting Attendance Verification
Clarification regarding confirmed attendees occurred. Questions were raised about pending arrivals for the session.

Connection Status Check
Technical connection status was assessed. The presence of additional participants on the call remained under review.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26
Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts
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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Great piece by Gill Plimmer - who has been on water companies for years giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The fight to save England’s rivers
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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 14/08/2026
I know you all hate the emergency alert about disposable barbeques. But yesterday I watched a man at our hotel breakfast set fire to a toaster by trying to toast a croissant - despite multiple signs telling him not to. Today he tried again. So, you know, calibrate for the average person.
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My Mum had a set of Asterix comics in French, used to read them to us (translating to English) when we were little. As we got older they were a good incentive to learn French! We did also have a couple of the (excellent) translations.
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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
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Ann (she/her) @agvbergin.net · 09/08/2026
We need more frequent and more visible guidance on not starting fires of any kind. We are all used to Great Britain being damp and wet and the fire severity index is not being communicated.
Fire severity index with most of England and Wales orange for very high.
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Per Ahlberg @perahlberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
My daughter has just sent me this lovely photo where you get an even better view of the puffin.
A man (me) in a blue coat and grey woolen hat, seen from behind. A puffin is sitting on his head, looking straight at the camera. In the background a grassy slope, then grey sea and sky.
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Per Ahlberg @perahlberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The strangest thing happened today. We went to the uninhabited island of Lunga, west of Mull, to look at the puffins nesting there. I was just taking photos when I felt a thump as something landed quite heavily in my head. It was a puffin! It stayed for about a minute before flying off.
A man with his back to the camera, wearing a blue jacket and a grey woolen hat. A puffin is sitting on top of his head. On the left, an arm holding a mobile phone can be seen. In the background, a green slope and the sea beyond.In this photo the puffin is taking off.
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Skionar @skionar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Orchids revived, the corpse ambulant and a poetic ruined abbey. These are the news stories I want to read.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Nailed it!
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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · 17/07/2026
You reminded me of a comic I made a while back
Two panel comic. Text reads old Macdonald had a theremin. Second panel is him playing the theremin with the text eeeioiieeeiiiooooo behind him
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/07/2026
Please enjoy this magical sight 🦦 The gardeners at Bodnant have known for years there are otters onsite, but they have remained hidden... until now. This critter was spotted enjoying the river Hiraethlyn near the Old Mill. 🎥: An otter flowing gracefully down a stream surrounded by lush greenery
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Jeff Spencer @revjss.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Graphic offering advice on “How to survive the global heatwave.” It says:
Stay hydrated.
Treat yourself to an ice cream.
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class.
Loose fitting clothing.
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Awesome!
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 01/07/2026
Can’t help thinking this one has bindun
M C Escher’s Four Candles
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This whole thread 🤣🥰
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This! My HRT is in the fridge...
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Vince McMahon reaction meme, with the judge showing increasingly dramatic impressed faces. 

First panel: Peatland rewettung improves drainage (he looks interested)

Second panel: It also sequesters carbon (he looks excited)

Third panel: It can also be a solar farm (he looks ecstatic)

Fourth panel: The solar panels increase wildlife! (He’s glowing red and gaping with glowing eyes)
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Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.
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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.eurosky.social · 13/06/2026
Here is what pubs and other such places should do in response to the EHRC code: Absolutely nothing. Just let everybody continue using the toilet they feel most comfortable in.
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
How about absolutely the fuck not!!?
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨 NEW: 27 Members of Parliament have signed a motion to reject the EHRC Code of Practice edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... Ask yours to join them: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode
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Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice "We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights." Full statement👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
Disability Rights UK’s Statement on the EHRC’s New Code of Practice
As the makers of the original RADAR key and custodian of the National Key Scheme, Disability Rights UK issues our unequivocal solidarity with trans people, who should not be forced to choose between risking harassment in public facilities – or not using them at all. 
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We are appalled at implications from the Code that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. It is a vain attempt to get two marginalised groups to blame one another for our lack of facilities, when the blame lies firmly at the feet of policymakers. We will not fall for it. We will not be used as a ‘loophole’ in the wider erosion of trans rights.  
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Our RADAR key scheme began in 1981, rooted in the understanding that accessible facilities can be the difference between living the lives we deserve – socialising, travelling and working – and complete social exclusion.  

Our community knows how it feels to be scapegoated simply for trying to access the necessities we need to live. Trans rights do not come at the expense of Disabled, nor anyone else’s.
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As is clear from this Code of Practice, it sets a dangerous precedent for the erosion of other protected characteristics. If the Equality Act can be up for debate in this arena, who is to say this will not be the case when it comes to disability in the near future? 

As a result, the Disabled-led movement must make a clear stand against this ruling, not to mention because 52% of trans people are Disabled themselves.  
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
while I am just me, I want to be clear that as a Cis-woman, I fully support trans people using toilets of their affirmed gender. I think it is unsafe to ask trans women to use male loos, and I'd much rather trans men used male loos. Switching off replies, cos I don't want to hear the trans-hate.
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Kage🎃🐺🦇 @scotkage.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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UCU Hallam @ucuhallam.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
SHU's £26m cuts are devastating staff wellbeing: job losses, pension & contract changes & up to 33% of Senior Lecturers facing redundancy. Followed by 1000 losses in 2024-25, morale is collapsing. Read anonymised member feedback on the human cost. ucuhallam.org/7ues
SHU UCU report into the human impact of the University's death spiral
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 03/04/2026
BREAKING: Iran says regime change operation in US is well underway as a string of senior officials and military chiefs resign from their roles 👀
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