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Ian McNee

@ianmcnee.bsky.social
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Socialist - Anti-Imperialist - Materialist #FreePalestine #NoColdWar #SexMatters

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Ian McNee @ianmcnee.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Of course this is true, but part of the problem is that Manivannan & the Scottish Greens are responsible for socialising men & boys that it is acceptable to breach women's & girls' boundaries & spaces by identifying as women. Hence "Isla" Bryson & other male offenders ending up in women's prisons.
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K.Flynnx (St.) @kflynny369.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Current scene in Amnesty HQ
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Just Another Day of Chaos
ALT: Just Another Day of Chaos
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K.Flynnx (St.) @kflynny369.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Is Amnesty putting targets on the backs of people who run these organisations? If so, shouldn’t they be investigated by the Charity Commission? #Amnesty #AmnestyOpposingWomen
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Iran warns it will not be bound by deal with US if violations continue - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Iran warns it will not be bound by deal with US if violations continue
<article data-history-node-id="444005" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-warns-it-will-not-be-bound-deal-us-if-violations-continue" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-warns-it-will-not-be-bound-deal-us-if-violations-continue" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran warns it will not be bound by deal with US if violations continue</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iran&nbsp;has warned that it will no longer be bound by a deal with the US aimed at ending the war if Washington's violations of the agreement continue, Iranian state television reported.</p> <p>Referring to the deal struck with the help of Pakistani mediation, Tehran's UN ambassador said "that if the United States continues to violate its obligations under the Islamabad Understanding,&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;will no longer consider itself bound by its commitments under that understanding", according to a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Ian McNee @ianmcnee.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
You're losing badly so you double-down on the lies. @forwomen.scot in particular are three women volunteering their time for free and their action against #ScotGov was 70% paid for by small individual donations. You fucked around with women's rights and found out pal. You're welcome. 👍🏻
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Colin Lawson @colindlawson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Sterilising children with off-label drugs without informed consent. This is a major scandal.
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Colin Lawson @colindlawson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Concerns about Brighton's WellBN GP surgery were first raised with the NHS in 2020. Yesterday, in 2026, an independent investigation delivered its highly critical verdict. Gender-distressed children have been failed by the NHS again. Brighton GP prescribed sex hormones to children as young as 12.
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Morning Star @mstaronline.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Cuba is not a failed state – it is a besieged state - ROGER D HARRIS and SARA FLOUNDERS challenge propaganda against the blockaded socialist island morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cuba...
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Cuba is not a failed state – it is a besieged state
MAY Day is the most important public celebration in Cuba. This year, which marked the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, carried special significance in light of heightened US aggression. Over...
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Ian McNee @ianmcnee.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
In part true but this from the bloke who tried to pick apart #JKRowling without even speaking to her is a bit much. Never mind that Dunt was also part of the administration responsible for the demonisation of Muslims & migrants. Utter shyster.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/05/2026
Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
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Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to take aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers have alleged, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape. Israel’s prison service denied the allegations, and Reuters was not able to verify them independently. Continue reading...
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Tens of thousands rally in Havana in defense of Raúl Castro. Cubans are accusing the US of using the indictment as "pretext" for a military attack. They say they don't want a conflict, but they're willing to fight to defend the country. Also -
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Professor of moral philosophy Peter Hallward delivers a letter signed by 1700 people risking Terrorism charges inc. Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg, Judith Butler, & professors of law to the Court of Appeal. The letter: “We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action.” #Palestine #gaza #genocide
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Ian McNee @ianmcnee.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Jolly old Jolyon: a better (tax) lawyer than a writer of fiction - but that's a low bar!
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LS @vatskills.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Women are women. Men are men. This is even simpler.
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Colin Lawson @colindlawson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is an appalling article by Phoebe Davis in the Observer. Freelance writer and journalist Janet Murray explains why:
Dear Phoebe,

I read your Observer piece this morning on the reported “exodus” from Girlguiding - and I was genuinely shocked.

Not because you presented a different perspective to my recent Telegraph reporting on the problems within Girlguiding. That’s part of journalism.

But because you chose to include the case of a six-year-old little boy who reportedly tried to cut off his own penis - after being told he couldn't be part of Rainbows (the section of Girlguiding for 5–7 year olds). Presenting it as evidence of a problem with Girlguiding’s admissions policy.

It is not.

It is a deeply distressing account involving a very young child - and, on any view, a serious welfare concern. Framing it otherwise is a profound failure of editorial judgement.

You also refer to this male child throughout using female pronouns, including the phrase “her penis”.

I appreciate this may reflect current editorial conventions. But it sits uneasily with the basic duty of a journalist to report clearly and accurately on material facts.

I was already aware of this case through my own reporting for the Sunday Telegraph. I made a conscious decision not to include it at this stage - both because a minor is involved and because of the ethical considerations that arise when reporting on such sensitive situations.

Those considerations are not optional.

You will know, as I do, that journalism is not simply about presenting competing narratives. It is about establishing facts clearly, handling vulnerable subjects with care and exercising judgement about what should - and should not - be used to advance an argument.

I trained as a journalist in the early 2000s - a good 20 years earlier than you did - but to my knowledge nothing has changed.

Good journalism should bring clarity. It should not muddy the facts - in order to promote an ideological position. 

In this context, that means being clear about sex - a material fact that is both legally and practically relevant.

I appreciate you may be under pressure from colleagues or editors to frame stories in a particular way - or to use she/her pronouns, or the phrase “her penis”.

But that doesn’t make it right.

Earlier this week, the Manchester Evening News reported a violent murder as being committed by a woman - one of many examples of inaccurate reporting around sex and gender.

In this case, even the Crown Prosecution Service - the public body responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in England and Wales - also reported the crime inaccurately.

So that’s two professions we should be able to trust to tell the truth - providing inaccurate information.

Crime statistics matter. Without accurate data on who is committing serious violence, we cannot properly understand it - let alone prevent it.

I considered raising this privately, or writing to your editor. But this issue is too important to be brushed aside with a “thank you for your feedback”.

I’m happy to discuss it with you privately, or to support a conversation with your editor if that would be helpful.  But I hope this gives you - and your colleagues -  serious pause for thought.

Because it is very much needed. 

Janet
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Biggest march against the far-right in British history. 📍 Happening now: Park Lane to Whitehall, London You won't want to miss it. #uniteagainsttheright #antifa #nokings #resist #Revolt #reclaim
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K.Flynnx (St.) @kflynny369.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
According to BlueSky violent men are a protected group.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Historic demonstration against the far right happening in London right now. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life are marching against hate ( amnesty international)
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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Great to be on the @togetheralliance.bsky.social demo today - the range of groups was huge and diverse. Some political differences for sure but we stood together today in huge numbers against the Far-Right. #NoPasaran #Together
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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Semenya has a disorder of male sexual development & has probably fathered children via IVF & ICSI. Should not have been able to obliterate the careers of a generation of elite female athletes. youtu.be/4JeLO8RCtoQ?...
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Lynsey Sharp Interview After Race With Caster Semenya - 2016
YouTube video by Save Women's Sports
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Dr Rachel Broady @drrachelbroady.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I'm no fan of Greens or Polanski but this is bad journalism. Daily Mail hacks spoke to 'extended family' 'none of whom now talk to him' As if that proves something. Extended families often don't even know each other! Going after families is rotten anyway to do so because he's Jewish is really low.
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Ian McNee @ianmcnee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#Wolverhampton on our way to the #TogetherAlliance march against #racism & the far-right in London today. Coach overflowing, we're on the move!
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
As the police find no evidence whatsoever of illegal family voting or voter coercion in the Gorton and Denton by-election, the BBC should ask themselves why, on the morning of the result, they gave so much airtime to these absurd and obviously racist claims from Nigel Farage
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No evidence of 'family voting' in Gorton and Denton by-election
An investigation into alleged
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Chris Pook @drchrispook.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
At the 2016 Olympics, three men with DSDs took the top medals in the 800M Women's event. Lynsey Sharp, who placed sixth, explained in tears that it had been "difficult" to compete against Caster Semenya. The real winners: 🥇Melissa Bishop 🥈Joanna Jozwik 🥉Lynsey Sharp x.com/i/status/167...
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🧵The Covid Inquiry’s latest reports have made one thing brutally clear: the first year of the pandemic - and especially the second Covid wave in winter 2020/21 - was devastating. Much of that devastation was avoidable. This 🧵: impact on NHS, impact on bereaved, and avoidable harm. 1/19
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This devastating, emotional, 2-minute clip of the oral evidence from Professor Kevin Fong (@drkevinfong.bsky.social) discussing his hospital visits at the height of the second wave perhaps explains it best. 7/19
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Le Monde: 'Majority' of ICC bureau members support Karim Khan exoneration report - www.middleeasteye.net/news/le-monde…
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Le Monde: 'Majority' of ICC bureau members support Karim Khan exoneration report
French newspaper corroborates details of MEE's exclusive reporting, with one source warning of a will by some to 'put the prosecutor on the guillotine'
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Ian McNee @ianmcnee.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Nah, those of us who understand the significance of sex will be fine with it and so will the vast majority of the public. And in the Global South where a large majority of undiagnosed DSD cases exist it will be seen as justice. #SexMatters #IOC
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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
1/2 I welcome this announcement and thank the IOC for restoring dignity, fairness and safety to its policies regarding the female category - rooted in common sense, facts and science! 👏 www.olympics.com/ioc/news/int...
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International Olympic Committee announces new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport and Guiding Considerations for International Federations and Sp...
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Colin Lawson @colindlawson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females, determined on the basis of a one‑time SRY gene screening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw_e...
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IOC announces new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport
YouTube video by IOC Media
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Colin Lawson @colindlawson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Naomi Cunningham KC listened to the 11KBW Employment Podcast in which Katherine Taunton & Dan Stillitz KC discussed four recent cases on single-sex spaces. Her response: "This is men’s rights activism dressed up as legal analysis." Read more below. www.legalfeminist.org.uk/2026/03/25/p...
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Podcasting and partisanship -
I listened to the 11KBW Employment Podcast in which Katherine Taunton and Dan Stillitz KC discussed four recent cases on single-sex spaces: Peggie v NHS Fife and Beth Upton, Kelly v Leonardo UK Ltd, H...
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Phil @pan6467.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
DON'T FUCK WITH THE KINKS OR BROTHERS DAVIES. Moby in an October 2001 interview with British "Making Music" magazine, defended the right of Gary Glitter to own child pornography. Think about that. He's dogshit.
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Moby Runs His Mouth About “Lola”… Picks a Fight With The Kinks—Absolute Wanker Move
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Ain't that the truth...
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"Cuban people, oppose these punitive policies and demand the right of every nation to live, develop and determine it's own future free from intimidation." Jeremy Corbyn. ¡Cuba sí, bloqueo no! Cuba yes, blockade no! #Cuba 🇨🇺
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Roger McKenzie @rogermckenzie.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Get ready to march next Saturday www.nuj.org.uk/resource/tog...
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Together Alliance demonstration: 28 March
Roger McKenzie, NUJ Black Members’ Council co-chair, explains why NUJ members will march in solidarity and hope on 28 March.
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AudreySuffolk MBE @audreysuffolk.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
@harrietharman.bsky.social hasn’t the emotional intelligence to understand she wasn’t the right woman to comment about Jenni Murray on the BBC. It needed someone like Suzanne Moore who understands the great courage and integrity needed to sacrifice her job for women’s sex based rights
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Israeli forces fire white phosphorus shells in southern Lebanon: Report - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Israeli forces fire white phosphorus shells in southern Lebanon: Report
<article data-history-node-id="436441" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-fire-white-phosphorus-shells-southern-lebanon-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-fire-white-phosphorus-shells-southern-lebanon-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces fire white phosphorus shells in southern Lebanon: Report </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces are shelling the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura with artillery and phosphorus-filled rounds, Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting.</p> <p>Ground fighting reportedly broke out in the area with clashes reported between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters inside the town.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Putin: Russia remains ‘loyal friend’ of Iran - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Putin: Russia remains ‘loyal friend’ of Iran
<article data-history-node-id="436444" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/russia-remains-loyal-friend-iran-putin-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/russia-remains-loyal-friend-iran-putin-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Putin: Russia remains ‘loyal friend’ of Iran</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 11px;">“We remain a loyal friend and reliable partner for Tehran,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message reported by Iran’s Mehr news agency.</p> <p>Putin is the latest official to congratulate Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Nowruz, the Persian New Year.</p> <p>The Russian leader added he hoped Iranians would pass the current wartime difficulties with dignity.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Cuba Solidarity Campaign @cubasolidarity.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the First Declaration of Havana. Delivered by Fidel Castro in Revolution Square, the speech was a response to US aggression against Cuba and condemned US imperialism across Latin America. Read Fidel's speech in full. cuba-solidarity.org.uk/news/article...
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The First Declaration of Havana
In response to the US administration’s attempt to isolate Cuba, Fidel Castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalise Latin American society. The first was delivered to hundreds of thousa...
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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
'The court statement said a request to suspend World Boxing’s decision to bar Khelif until the case is heard was dismissed on Monday.' Good. Why does Khelif want exemption from World Boxing sex screen? Only one reason. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
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Imane Khelif appeals to Cas over World Boxing’s genetic sex test decision
Imane Khelif has appealed to the court of arbitration for sport over World Boxing’s policy for competitors to take a preliminary genetic sex test
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Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
"Retired women in the UK in effect go four months of the year without a pension when their income is compared with that of men, union leaders have warned." theguardian.com/world/2025/aug… @tuc.org.uk #unionsforwomen #pensionsforwomen #pensions
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
'Otters' in ink by Jackie Morris, artist, author who lives and works in a small cottage by the sea in Wales #WomensArt
Ink painting of two otters as if swimming with curling bodies, playflully, one above the other
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 20/08/2025
Breaking: An Israeli strike on a tent in Shati Camp, Gaza City, killed 5 people — three children (ages 9, 7, and 4) and their parents.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Turkish artist Selma Gurbuz, Sun Lonely Bride, 2013 #WomensArt
Painting of a stylised standing female figure in a long dress holding flowers under a red sun, all created with dots
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