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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 05/07/2026

So now that we've hit the fucking limit of refusing to challenge patriarchal society's most dearly-held assertion of sex as natural, prediscursive and unassailable, what shall we do next? Keep pissing ourselves lest the notion of transition's material reality leads to too many clutched pearls?

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 05/07/2026

We've seen activists, academics, lawyers, and scholars of feminism and gender and transness and queerness all refuse to acknowledge, for various reasons, that TRANS PEOPLE CHANGE SEX, that we are able to navigate society as the sex we transition to, and are punished for daring to change our sex.

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 01/07/2026

The fact that we have EFF across the pond talking about this but not domestic rights groups makes me go hmmmmm....

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

It is also cited as a big reason for defecting from Labour to the SNP in the Scottish elections by 9% of respondents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and by 8% of all Labour > Left defectors in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lab > left defectors, collapsing both those going Green & Lib Dem - it's cited as a top reason by 12% of these voters.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📊 NEW: Among 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Green voters overall and Labour > Green defectors, more people cite support for trans and other minority rights as a major reason than Palestine, housing or the cost of living. Trans rights issues don't decide elections, but they remain a high saliency issue for progressive voters.

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Stated reasons for voting Green [Green 2026 voters only]
"You said you plan to vote Green at the local elections. Below are some reasons people have given us for voting Green. Please pick up to three
reasons closest to your own."
All Green LE2026 Lab 24→ Green 2026
Their policies and values are closest to my own 40% 37%
Their commitment to tackling climate change
and protecting the environment 32% 22%
They want to tax the rich and redistribute wealth 32% 33%
They are the only genuinely left-wing/
progressive party on offer 28% 21%
They would take water, rail and other utilities
back into public ownership 26% 30%
To send a message against Reform UK and the
rise of the far right 24% 26%
Local Green councillors or candidates do good
work for the area 18% 18%
Their support for trans rights and other minorities 15% 15%
Zack Polanski is the best leader on offer 14% 14%
Their stance on Gaza and Palestine 12% 12%
They care about the cost of living 11% 13%
They are the best of a bad bunch 11% 14%
To send a message to Labour / Keir Starmer that
they've taken left-leaning voters for granted 10% 17%
They care about housing and rent 4% 3%
Other
Don't know

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I share the worry of trans people at the prospect of PM Wes Streeting. At Health he ignored the voices of young trans people and restricted gender-affirming care, causing harm to a generation. It is up to Labour to choose its leader, but members must also choose a better direction on trans rights

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 24/04/2026

It’s the beginning of the 2nd stage (grass pollen) of the hay fever season! An annual reminder from Ash that you can take Fexofenadine daily to prevent symptoms from developing. 🌸🌾🌿🤧🌱🌺🪻 (Talk to your GP first if you have other conditions.)

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 10/04/2026

"NHS hails ‘outstanding’ impact of Palantir deal" [Times] "The NHS data chief has pledged to maximise Palantir’s “penetration” at the health service despite concerns about the firm’s ties to the US military."

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Netpol @netpol.org · 08/04/2026

1/ What is jury equity? Jury equity is the principle that juries have the power to acquit a defendant even where they think that the defendant has broken the law, and the defendant has no legal defence to the charge.

What is the story with jury equity?

Defend Our Juries protesters stand outside Cambridge Crown Court.

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Nicolete Burbach @nicoleteburbach.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

When your bar chart is too bad even for the lib dems

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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The latest poll has the Scottish Greens as the 2nd largest party - overtaking Labour & the Tories and ahead of Reform. Let's demand better. On May 7th vote Scottish Greens.

New poll. Scottish Greens to beat Labour and Reform. Greens 17 MSPs, Labour 14, Reform 15. Let's Demand better. On May 7th vote Scottish Greens.

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Netpol @netpol.org · 01/04/2026

Some people spent five years reaching a conclusion that anti-racists have been saying for decades: "an external framework is incapable of overcoming a culture that does not want to change.” Policing is institutionally racist and impossible to reform www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Police chiefs failed to tackle racism due to lack of leadership, watchdog finds

Review finds no ‘meaningful impact’ five years after race action plan launched, amid calls for government to step in

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 01/04/2026

Also wow it's really all ROGD isn't it

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 01/04/2026

There's a lot of conservative politics rooted in the fundamental idea that accommodations of difference are "special treatment" at constant risk of being poached by the "undeserving", and that suffering is both an inevitable fact of life and virtuous. It's a contemptible social rot.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 01/04/2026

People can see this for the bullshit it is because of how many people they know who have adhd or autism. Please, please, please trust trans people when we tell you this is the same bullshit they've been spreading about trans kids.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 01/04/2026

GP also told me they are ending shared care with private clinics (all healthcare, not just trans stuff) from 1 May and that they are one of the last in Northern Ireland to do that. So that's a thing the NHS are doing now.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 29/03/2026

Going to start calling these people 'cunts who identify as journalists'

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 29/03/2026

"A 10-year old who identifies as a transgender girl" This is supposed to be a 'left' publication. This is not an outlet that usually targets trans people. This is just how UK journalists talk about trans people now.

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Digital ID, restriction of jury trials, expansion of live facial recognition, extreme crackdowns on asylum seekers. Labour is building a toolkit for tyrants and gifting future governments the means to run an authoritarian state. Greens will continue to stand up against these sinister proposals.

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Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

That one of the primary battlegrounds of trans exclusion is access to domestic violence services is not a mistake. Trans women aren’t dilettante-ishly demanding access in order to affirm our identity, we are constantly in need of such services because of the pervasive violence many of us face.

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Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Like cis women, trans women’s aggressors are most often our intimate partners.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Energy insecurity. Higher bills. Exposure to catastrophic economic consequences of Trump's wars. That's what happens when you fail to shift fast enough to renewables, and cut back on support for clean energy. Let's cut bills & create jobs through a clean power revolution.

x.com

The Spectator Index on X: "BREAKING: UK natural gas prices are up 72% over the past week" / X

BREAKING: UK natural gas prices are up 72% over the past week

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paddydeadman @paddypadman.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Honestly fair fucks to Vittorio Angelone for calling out Penny Mordaunt on Last Leg

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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

i ❣️ bodily autonomy

a black and white typography edit that reads "i am making permanent choices because i want permanent changes." the text is in all caps and is printed over a opened case of tools. the image is textured with very small halftone dots

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The majority of people in this country do not want us to be involved in this war. Keir Starmer of a few years ago wouldn't have supported this war. The only reason he does now is he will do anything Donald Trump wants - and it makes us all less safe.

No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.

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Barkley @barkleybluesky.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We should not be financially rewarding mediocrity and neglect.

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Kite 🏳️‍⚧️ @kiteincolours.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The fact that every news outlet and politician who isn't Green seems to be actively offended people didnt vote for the person they told us to says everything about how little the media actually cares about us

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social, I have enjoyed our exchange of letters about which of our parties is best placed to stop Reform. Hannah Spencer MP and I trust that you agree that this question has now been resolved once and for all. Thanks, Zack Polanski

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

‼️ BREAKING: Greens WIN Gorton and Denton by-election in a landslide victory 🟢 Grn: 41% (+27) ➡️ Ref: 29% (+15) 🔴 Lab: 25% (-25) 🔵 Con: 2% (-6) 🟠 Lib: 2% (-2) Green GAIN from Labour (+/- vs GE2024) ‼️First-ever Green win in an MP by-election

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

☀️Sunshine really is the best disinfectant. For too long royal FOI exemptions have allowed royal power to act in the shadows, and conceal important truths from MPs, the press, and the public. They must be removed to tackle this systemic corruption.

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

✍️New column! Billions in public spending is being hoarded by US tech giants, instead of being invested in our own creative tech businesses. 'Silicon Brighton' could be the success story of our economy, if only we took a different road... www.theargus.co.uk/news/2587088...

theargus.co.uk

'It is time to rip the plaster off and free ourselves from tech giants'

Ending our reliance on US tech giants could be a huge opportunity for Brighton’s booming technology sector.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 24/02/2026

“The government has engineered a situation where materially accommodating a Trans+ child now presents a major headache for even the most well-intentioned school administrator,” @sasha98.bsky.social We spoke to 19 Trans+ pupils about the latest education guidance ⬇️

wearequeeraf.com

What Trans+ kids say about draft education guidance that could force schools to segregate them

We find out what 19 Trans+ young people's school lives are like, to understand the potential impact of new draft school guidance

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 24/02/2026

Frankly, I think all the banning of social media for children is predominantly done for adult politics. And this is precisely what we mean by disproportionate in human rights law. Just fight the far right mate.

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 24/02/2026

The European commissioner for human rights urges countries planning to exercise authoritarian restrictions on children's access to online connection to instead focus on creating safer online platforms that protect children's rights.

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Barkley @barkleybluesky.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Green Party the only party who believe the people of Gorton and Denton deserve a Women’s Institute (that includes trans women!) 😛

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Netpol @netpol.org · 23/02/2026

It was not just one officer, but many. People were threatened with arrest for pointing this out. The police going out of their way, and breaking their rules, to stay unaccountable.

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Netpol @netpol.org · 23/02/2026

The Tactical Aid Unit (riot cops) in Manchester this weekend often wore no identifying epaulettes The GMP's own Uniform Policy and Dress Standards states that: "All officers and staff in uniform are required to wear epaulettes clearly showing their collar number on both shoulders at all times."

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 23/02/2026

“Age verification for VPNs could undermine their privacy benefits and pose challenges for legitimate users, including young individuals seeking online privacy and security. We risk trading one risk posed to young people for another." 🗣️ James Baker for ORG. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666392...

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Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use | Computer Weekly

Businesses that use virtual private networks to secure their computer systems are concerned that they could be inadvertently caught by government plans to restrict their use to people under 16. The…

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Netpol @netpol.org · 24/02/2026

British policing, an institution that for decades has been infamously guilty of unreformable institutionalised racism, will somehow magically ensure the inbuilt racial bias in AI is "minimised". Sure. Not one critical voice was included in this news report either www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Police AI chief admits crime-fighting tech will have bias but vows to tackle it

Exclusive: NCA’s Alex Murray says he hopes new £115m police AI centre can limit unfairness found in tools

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Why should communication involving the royals be exempt from Freedom of Information requests? It really is one rule for the rich and powerful, and one rule for the rest of us. I intend to work with other MPs to close this outrageous royal transparency loophole.

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 23/02/2026

Surveyors across the country looking at women's institutes: "You don't want to remove that that's a load bearing transsexual. If you take that out the whole thing will come tumbling down"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Dear Lucy Powell, A response to your letter:

Dear Lucy

Three weeks ago you wrote me a bizarre letter in an attempt to hold on to voters who Labour have for too long taken for granted in Gorton and Denton.

First, I’d like to give my apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I've been busy on the ground with Hannah Spencer talking to voters about the issues that matter to them – lowering bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding our public services.

You'll appreciate most of your letter is out of date now, but I'm sure you'll have seen the poll that came out today, that puts us in first place and Reform in second. Labour are a distant third and it’s now clearer than ever that your party cannot win in Gorton and Denton.

If you are as concerned about stopping Reform as you proposed in your letter, the course is now clear: in the spirit in which you wrote to me, you should now urge your members and former voters to back Hannah Spencer on the 26th February to stop Reform and make hope normal again.

Kind regards,

Zack Polanski
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

P.S – Hannah looks forward to saying hi in Parliament!

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 18/02/2026

The main reason for it is if someone's an activist (i.e involved in political action of some kind that might affect other people's lives) they cease, at least in the eyes of editors, to be a private figure who might not need their lives invading for chatting online with other people.

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 17/02/2026

People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.

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