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Christine M.

@christine-m.bsky.social
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science fiction, astroscience, photography, LGBT rights “Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” (Terry Pratchett; I Shall Wear Midnight) (she / her)

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Teresa will angeln @teresavincenzo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Aus diesem kurzen Clip gibt es so viel zu lernen. Chapeau @felixbanaszak.bsky.social für die ruhige Art, Menschen auf Augenhöhe zu begegnen, selbst nach einer verbalen 'Attacke'.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
When Democrats attempt to triangulate on trans rights, it's my sense that many liberals and people in politics don't understand why many trans people are so upset. I wrote about the differences between then and now, what trans people have lost, and what we still stand to lose
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This Is Not A Love Song
Explaining the “maximalism” of trans rights
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Max ✊🏽 @maxnum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Zahlen aus Berlin, Hamburg oder München zu den Protesten heute kennen wir. Aber: In Halle (Saale) waren 7000 Menschen beim CSD. Die größte Pride in der Geschichte der Stadt - und das eine Woche nach der Landtagswahl. 💜
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juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
They are hunting our own soldiers, and calling it readiness. The Pentagon is combing medical records for evidence of trans troops — treatment dates, counseling sessions, prescriptions. Hundreds identified. F-35 avionics technicians, surgeons, network operators, young cadets.
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Christine M. @christine-m.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#wahl #sachsen-anhalt Nach einer, zwei Nächten des "Abkühlens" warte ich jetzt mal auf eine Einordnung der Phänomene, die hier und jenseits der Grenzen von S-A zu erkennen waren und sind. Stichworte: Brexit und danach. USA 2020 und 2024. Frankreich. Ungarn vor und ab 2026. Italien. Da gibt's was.
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 05/09/2026
In just two days this petition has surpassed the 10,000 signatures required to be considered for a debate in the Senedd. It is currently the second largest petition on the Senedd Cymru Welsh Government site Keep signing and sharing petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
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Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.
We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who ha...
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Gillick competence should apply to trans youth. Trans adults should be able to give informed consent. In 99% of cases this will be the right decision, in the less than 1% of cases it isn’t they should be given support. Something much easier to give in an affirmative healthcare model incidentally
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Dr Helen Webberley @www.helenwebberley.com · 20/08/2026
He wasn't asking for a lecture on competing rights frameworks. He was asking if he was welcome. I've written about what a real answer would have sounded like.
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'How can I stay?': Trans rights clash at Scottish Labour hustings | Dr Helen Webberley
A Labour member asked 'How can I stay?' Trans people were in the room. Helen responds.
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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm really excited for this week's Sunday interview for @straightwhitejc.bsky.social - I talked to @claireefallon.bsky.social about religion, purity culture and performance on Reality TV, from the Bachelor to Love is Blind and various Mormonism-themed shows. Stay tuned- the episode drops on Sunday!
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juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Had a great conversation with @timmiller.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com podcast...life goal unlocked. NSFW for Tim's several well-justified F-bombs on my behalf :)
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Trump’s White House Needed Her. They Didn’t Want MAGA to Know. (w/ Julia Curlee) | Bulwark Daily
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yesterday I told you my story. Today, my interview with Adam Harris at The Atlantic — how it felt. Thank you to everyone who wrote yesterday, the officers still serving who can't say anything aloud, the parents of trans kids, who only want them to have a future. I read every note.
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The Trump Administration Wanted Her Expertise, Just Not Her
An interview with the transgender CIA analyst fired from Trump’s White House
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juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The White House fired me for being transgender. In 2013 I became the first CIA officer to successfully transition. I worked for Mike Pence for a year. Then I volunteered to serve the second Trump White House.
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The Wrong Kind of American
The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
My course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," is available for free online. Through 10 lectures, I examine Nazi and Soviet responses to the new globalized world they shared, and what we should have learned from the 20th century. Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/08/2026
The mastermind behind Trump’s definition of “woman” is at it again. May Mailman, who's responsible for one of the president’s most sweeping anti-trans orders, is one of the authors behind the HHS's latest report attacking trans people.
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Meet the mastermind behind Trump’s definition of "woman"
May Mailman’s anti-trans crusade could threaten gender equality for all.
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
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What we have won
It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who re…
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Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An excellent piece demonstrating why 'every one of those people is a problem for a sane society' demonstrates that Helen Joyce is a classic totalitarian. blog.beagmcd.net/why-helens-w...
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Why Helen's Wrong
... and why her position is definitively totalitarian in nature.
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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The "gender critical" movement are not appealing their loss in their fight to stop the puberty blocker trial. The "irreversible harm" James is talking about here is people being trans. That's it. Helen Joyce said it clearly, even if trans people say they are happy they consider them to be "harmed."
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Puberty Blockers Trial Update

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that we will not be appealing in our failed judicial review to stop the puberty blockers trial.

We looked at every possible angle for appeal but do not believe the merits are there, given how extremely high thresholds involved. 

Make no mistake, the High Court judgment does not negate the irreversible harm that will be caused to children who take part in this trial. 

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this campaign and I’m sorry to not bring better news.

I will continue to do whatever I can to stop this trial taking place and will be working with colleagues on alternative strategies over the coming weeks.
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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Ich finde, es ist Aufgabe des Staates, solche Angebote zu unterstützen. Wie wichtig sie sind, hat sich in den letzten Tagen gezeigt. Wenn diese BuReg Zivilgesellschaft zermürben will, muss man gegenhalten. Deshalb gingen hier heut Spenden raus www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/quee...
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Queerer Jugendverband Lambda verliert Förderung: „Jugendlichen mit Suizidgedanken können wir dann nicht länger helfen“
Familienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) streicht Fördergelder zusammen und erntet dafür viel Kritik aus der queeren Community. Die Geschäftsführerin von Lambda erzählt, was die Regierungspläne bedeuten w...
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
is it good that you can just put anything you want into Google Earth with AI now: www.404media.co/google-earth...
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 31/07/2026
"This is a non-exhaustive list, but, firstly: the line must be held on all further erosions of trans rights. No concessions on sports. No concessions on bathrooms. No concessions on gender-affirming care for minors." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
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The American Transgender Refugee Crisis
If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 28/07/2026
A short thread explaining trans exclusion in the law, and the Code of Practice, in response to a load of questions 🧵 Obviously this is necessarily simplified. I cannot write a legal textbook on Bluesky.
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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Horrible news out of Berlin.
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Berlin pride event canceled after vehicle drives into crowd
Police launched a manhunt after a vehicle struck several people in Berlin's Tiergarten near hours after the event near the Pride celebrations, known locally as Christopher Street Day (CSD).
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Christine M. @christine-m.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#Berlin #CSD Noch wissen wir nichts über den Täter. Aber wir wissen um die Opfer. Das sollte für uns der vordringliche Gedanke sein im Moment. Bin erschüttert. Traurig. Tut weh.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Most people are not policy experts. Therefore it's easy to produce a poll that finds that most people do not advocate for any particular sophisticated policy position. Centrists use this as a weapon against progress, which is bad. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-polls...
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What Polls Do and Don't Tell You
Does the public oppose its own interests? Really?
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today I'm sharing the 2nd lecture of my course "Hitler and Stalin Today," titled “A World of Empire.” Totalitarianism did not emerge from nowhere. It was a response particularly to the empires that Europeans had created. This course was hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca youtu.be/PDOGV5Gl6SE?...
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Timothy Snyder: Hitler and Stalin Today: Class 2: A world of empire
YouTube video by Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
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Christine M. @christine-m.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Das Problem ist gerade nicht, wie jemand ist, sondern ob eine bestimmte Art zu sein zum Maßstab erhoben wird." Und durch wen, auf welche Weise und mit welchen Konsequenzen? Die Gefahren einer "institutionalisierten Normalität" als Leitbild liegen auf der Hand, die Verfasser des GG sahen es.
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Astrid Deilmann @astriddeilmann.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Die Pläne der Bundesregierung zur Schwächung der Geheimdienst-Kontrolle sind fatal. Die Trennung von polizeilichen und geheimdienstlichen Befugnissen ist eine wichtige Lehre aus dem Faschismus. Sie gilt weiterhin - und besonders, wenn eine rechtsextreme Partei an der Schwelle zur Macht steht.
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Zeitenwende für Spione
Bundesnachrichtendienst und Verfassungsschutz sollen „echte“ Geheimdienste werden, sagt Innenminister Dobrindt. Jetzt zeigt der Entwurf für die Komplettreform, was das heißt: Zurückhacken, Abschnorche...
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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This was fun to do… m.youtube.com/watch?v=1kdo...
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Lavender and Steel - Episode 003 - Robin Moira White
YouTube video by Lavender and Steel
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 13/07/2026
A decent summary from LawNews about the proceedings so far, mostly focused on our summary of the issues lawnews.nz/health/bid-t...
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Bid to overturn ban on puberty blockers for goes to the High Court - Law News
PATHA tells the High Court New Zealand's puberty blocker ban is driven by politics, not medical evidence, as it challenges the Government's policy.
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TGEU | Trans Europe and Central Asia @tgeuorg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🧵 Today, TGEU launches Trans human rights, realities, and resilience in Europe — our new analysis of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (@fra.europa.eu) EU LGBTIQ Survey III. 📖 Read the full report on our website: tgeu.org/tgeu-publish... #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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🫜🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚🫜 @catespice.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New Zealanders have resoundingly said NO to the Gender Definitions bill! 💅🏳️‍⚧️💅🏳️‍⚧️💅🏳️‍⚧️💅🏳️‍⚧️
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“I processed all 12,030 published submissions that I was able to access, on the Definitions of Woman and Man Bill. 89.2% oppose it.

Sharing for visibility — so if the government pushes this through anyway, it's on record that they did it knowing the public didn't support it.

Here is the published result with more details and methods used to build the insights.

https://emaung.com/bill-submissions”
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Having reached the end of the sitting day, the EHRC Code of Practice has officially passed. It can now be brought into force at a date to be confirmed by govt. Read our joint response with @transactualuk.bsky.social and @scottishtrans.bsky.social: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/joint-s...
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Joint statement: EHRC Code of Practice passes Parliamentary stage
Joint statement from Scottish Trans, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and TransActual: Today marks the end of the 40-day Parliamentary stage of the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice, with the government refusin...
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Christine M. @christine-m.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Important article that sets out the situation of official / politically mandated trans health care in Norway also in light of the recent scandal of accessing and using patient data without consent, misinterpreting the data. Institutions fight about the power to grant, direct and execute treatment
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Stef Animal @stef-animal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Okay so my partner's submission said "my partner is trans" and got rejected by the select committee because "it considers that your submission shares personal, private, or medical information about a third party.” Turns out they're constrained by law in this, and she can amend the submission... 1/2
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This is amazing; 40 women’s organizations standing in support of trans people’s human rights against this government’s targeting of trans people against the EHRC transphobic code. Trans people and cis women’s rights are not in opposition.
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Women’s organisations speak up against the EHRC's Code - LIVE
I’m Women’s organisations speak up against the EHRC's updated Code of Practice   We are a collection of women's organisations, networks and community groups that work with and support women across th...
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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 03/07/2026
Die Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte hält die Pläne der Bundesregierung für „undemokratisch“, Journalisten warnen vor einem Vertrauensverlust. Sie verweisen zudem auf Machenschaften von Koalitionspolitikern, die nur dank des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes ans Licht kamen. netzpolitik.org/2026/staatli...
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Angriff auf Informationsfreiheit sorgt weiter für heftige Kritik
Die Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte hält die Pläne der Bundesregierung für „undemokratisch“, Journalisten warnen vor einem Vertrauensverlust. Sie verweisen zudem auf Machenschaften von Koalitionspolitike...
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TransLash Media @translash.org · 30/06/2026
@imarajones.bsky.social and @chrisgeidner.bsky.social are going live on TransLash’s YouTube today at 3 PM ET to unpack the Supreme Court’s decision upholding state bans on trans girls and women competing in school sports. 🔗: www.youtube.com/@TransLashMedia/str…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans people just want the right to exist safely as their true selves, like everyone else. But they’ve become easy scapegoats for the conservative moment, which vilifies them and threatens to criminalize their very existence. It's straight from the authoritarian playbook. Shameful.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Getting replies from folks who clearly didn't read, believing they already "know" what is in this short, easy-to-read article. I promise you don't! Yes, they hate LGBTQ people. But the article shows they also hate most straight people. Read to find out how! www.salon.com/2026/06/29/n...
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"Nuclear Family Month” shows that MAGA is still coming for same-sex marriage
Red state anti-Pride proclamations demonize most straight people along LGBTQ folks
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I've been doing trans activism for a long time and I have regularly tried to encourage younger trans people into it. One of the main reasons why so many don't, and seek to keep their heads down is because of *criticism from their own side*. This is why I rarely try & police other... 1/6
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Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🦗 @sarahviktoria.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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The Real History Behind Anti-Trans Laws
YouTube video by Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
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Felicia Day @felicia.day · 19/06/2026
JULY 20th! ITS HAPPENING! The Guild Reunion Movie Kickstarter goes LIVE! Please repost to help us reach all the Guildies who want to support! And sign up on the website! We're making a movie!!!!
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Lisa Severn @lisasevern.uk · 13/06/2026
Pinned skeet 🏳️‍⚧️ Guide for how to escape the UK and USA: transrescue.org/how-to-get-out Specific guide for moving to Ireland from the UK: transrescue.org/leaving-the-... How to support Trans Rescue: transrescue.org/donations/do...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/06/2026
As a fan of Star Trek & other science fiction, I don’t mind if science is fudged for dramatic effect. But when the scientific process & scientists themselves are misrepresented, inserting secrecy & efforts at social control, it contributes to distrust in science & misconceptions that can cause harm.
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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Mir scheint: Die Menschen unterschätzen ihren eigenen Gestaltungsspielraum. Schreibt Mails, wenn euch was abfuckt und sagt euren Freund:innen, dass sie es auch tun sollen. Zeigt Präsenz, zumindest so. Weg mit der Lähmung, rein ins machen.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It appears the government won't be satisfied until it has hounded trans people out of society altogether. The Government are choosing every moment and mechanism they can to demonstrate they don't care about their lives. We have to draw the line. Reject the framework.
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AnarchaEnby @anarchaenby.myatproto.social · 02/06/2026
The constant harassment of Jess O’Thomson is fucking disgusting and some of y’all are no better than GCs. They are a wonderful person, legal advocate, and activist. Go fuck yourselves.
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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In this month‘s Sunday interview for SWAJ, I talked to the wonderful @bildoperationen.bsky.social about the use of generative AI images by right-wing and fascist movements, similarities and differences of the visual language used in right-wing US and European discourse and gender performance.
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The Sunday Interview: Synthetic Hate: How AI Fuels the Far Right
Podcast-Folge · Straight White American Jesus · 31. Mai · 1 Std. 3 Min.
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