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Jane McLaughlin

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Creative strategist and communicator, writer, entrepreneur, music lover. Working with cities on climate neutrality and innovation. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Jane McLaughlin @jmclaug.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: More than 70 businesses, organisations and community groups across Mull and Iona have issued a rare joint statement condemning hate and affirming their support for the LGBT+ community after this year’s Pride celebrations were targeted online 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/07/2026
Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”
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ECIU @eciu.net · 17/07/2026
𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: climate change “unequivocally to blame” for extreme heat 𝗨𝗞 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: no reference to climate change in almost 3/4 of articles referring to the 'heatwave' or 'extreme heat' during last month’s record high temps 🧵 👇
Bar graph shows UK media articles linking "heatwave" or "extreme heat" with climate change and net zero strategies across various publications.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is extremely good advice in under two minutes. I could have used this when my freelancing fell through the floor during Covid
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is bad even for Rupert Lowe. Because of our gun laws we don’t have active shooter drills in schools and children don’t have to go to their friend’s funerals. MAGA ideology is utter poison Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'
Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".
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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 23/06/2026
Since the TSA mass lobby is cancelled due to extreme heat, I ask everyone to get friends and family to sign this. No, I’m not asking you to sign. I’m asking you to ask others to sign. Individually. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
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Petition: Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026
I want the House of Commons to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026 laid on 21 May 2026.
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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
#RainbowMap 2026 is live! Spain breaks Malta's decade-long hold on top spot. As the rules-based international order fractures and democracy is under pressure, Spain's No’1 ranking stands as proof that political courage remains the most powerful answer. Find out more at rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org!
Rainbow Map 2026
Laws and policies for LGBTI people in Europe
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Map of Europe with different shades of green, yellow and red for each country based on their scores:
1.	Spain 89%
2.	Malta 88%
3.	Iceland 86%
4.	Belgium 85%
5.	Denmark 85%
6.	Finland 70%
7.	Germany 70%
8.	Norway 69%
9.	Sweden 68%
10.	Luxembourg 68%
11.	Greece 68%
12.	Portugal 67%
13.	Netherlands 64%
14.	Ireland 61%
15.	France 60%
16.	Austria	55%
17.	Slovenia 54%
18.	Montenegro 53%
19.	Croatia 51%
20.	Switzerland 50%
21.	Estonia 46%
22.	United Kingdom 44%
23.	Andorra 43%
24.	Albania 41%
25.	Moldova 38%
26.	Czechia	37%
27.	Bosnia & Herzegovina 37%
28.	Kosovo 35%
29.	Serbia 34%
30.	Cyprus 34%
31.	Liechtenstein 31%
32.	Latvia 30%
33.	North Macedonia 29%
34.	San Marino 29%
35.	Slovakia 25%
36.	Italy 24%
37.	Lithuania 24%
38.	Hungary 23%
39.	Poland 22%
40.	Bulgaria 20%
41.	Ukraine	19%
42.	Romania 19%
43.	Monaco 14%
44.	Georgia 12%
45.	Armenia 9%
46.	Belarus 7%
47.	Turkey 5%
48.	Azerbaijan 2%
49.	Russia 2%
 
https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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The Next Coup Attempt
And How to Stop It
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 23/03/2026
Some good news 🏳️‍⚧️ www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2594657...
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Schools in East Lothian issued with new gender statement
Schools in East Lothian have been issued with a gender statement to help support transgender pupils in their care.
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
RIP Len Deighton Before he became a famous novelist, he was a successful graphic artist & designed the cover for the first UK edition of On The Road by Jack Kerouac.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 09/03/2026
If hormones, or puberty blockers, were so dangerous, nobody would be allowed them. That some people are and that trans kids can even, notionally at least, stay on them if already prescribed, tells you all you need to know.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 07/03/2026
We’re hiring a press and media manager 📢 Play a key part in our fight against authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, and the targeting of marginalised communities.⬇️ goodlawproject.org/vacancy/press-me…
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Press & Media Manager | Good Law Project
Join the team
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📌 ICYMI — Ukraine Launches Landmark Legal Action to Hold Russia Accountable for ‘Ecocide’ With environmental damages now estimated at £108 billion, Ukraine is hoping to pioneer the global prosecution of ecocide as a weapon of war
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Ukraine Launches Landmark Legal Action to Hold Russia Accountable for ‘Ecocide’
With environmental damages now estimated at £108 billion, Ukraine is hoping to pioneer the global prosecution of ecocide as a weapon of war
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
1/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 27/02/2026
Fielded a terf, received the "worst result for the conservatives in by-election history"
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."
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404 Media @404media.co · 25/02/2026
NEW: Amazon is telling people who use its wishlists feature to switch to post office boxes or non-residential delivery addresses if they want to ensure their home addresses remain private, as part of a change in how it processes gifts bought from third-party sellers.
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Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address
Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🔴Reform’s Matt Goodwin Advises Conservative Peer Linked to Relaunched Nazi Race Science Platform Reform’s Gorton and Denton by-election candidate advises Toby Young, who has advocated for “progressive eugenics” and has ties to the front publication for a reconstituted Nazi eugenics foundation
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Reform's Matt Goodwin Advises Conservative Peer Linked to Relaunched Nazi Race Science Platform
Reform's Gorton and Denton by-election candidate advises Toby Young, who has advocated for "progressive eugenics" and has ties to the front publication for a reconstituted Nazi eugenics foundation
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 19/02/2026
The list of 14 🇪🇺countries participating in today's #TrumpBoardOfPeace inaugural meeting has been confirmed. Only 2 as members, the rest as observers. But the fact that the White House listing them together without a distinction shows just what a PR victory European countries have handed Trump today
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
📌 ICYMI — Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now"… bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-e…
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
if Musk is doing this for London crime, what do you think he is doing for content about American politics, an issue that affects him much more directly?
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Sarah Savage @ohsarahsavage.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My complaint to the Biological Broadcasting Corporation
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Micah @rincewind.run · 30/01/2026
the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 29/01/2026
Consultation results published on Hampstead Heath bathing ponds
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Consultation results published on Hampstead Heath bathing ponds
More than 38,000 people responded to the consultation86% felt the ponds should remain trans inclusive spacesResults will help inform an updated access policy for the pondsThe results of a consultation on future access arrangements at Hampstead Heath bathing ponds have been published, with 86% of respondents favouring keeping the current trans-in...
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 27/01/2026
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Revealed: Palantir deals with UK government amount to at least £670m – including £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
Exclusive: Nerve investigation finds Trump ally Peter Thiel's surveillance firm has won at least 34 contracts, including management services for Britain's nuclear deterrent, with MPs warning of 'gapin...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/01/2026
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 18/07/2025
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🚨 Exclusive: Tony Blair isn’t just a big fan of AI — he's now trying to build and sell AI tools to governments Tony Blair Institute staff have described the plan as 'insane' and compared it to Palantir New by D4S and @lighthousereports.com 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
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Blair bids to build own AI tools to rival Palantir
TBI insiders warn of “'insane” plan to transform think tank into a tech company
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Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
What did we think would happen? Trump tripled ICE’s budget to $27.7 billion a year It now has a bigger budget than the militaries of most countries Then he turbo‑charged recruitment with six‑figure salaries and up to $50,000 sign‑on bonuses Anyone paying attention could see what he was growing
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 08/01/2026
Why Greenland? "Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
FT Column by Ed Luce: 	Second, adding Greenland to his column would be lucrative. Trump’s libertarian friends have been eyeing it for some time. Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered “network states” on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal. Silicon Valley is awash with billionaires invested in one kind of networked venture or another. Greenland is high on most lists. Unlike Mars, occupying Greenland is doable.
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A reminder that Kemi Badenoch wants to create a UK “Removals Force” explicitly modelled on ICE
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Christian Christensen @chrchristensen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Journalists need to stop writing that “Grok is spreading child pornography” or “Grok is spreading antisemitic messages.” Grok is a human creation with algorithms created by humans working for X. The technology is not responsible. The people running the company are.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
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Jane McLaughlin @jmclaug.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I imagine someone at @theguardian.com thinks this is funny as a campaign- it’s not. The lack of irony and self-reflection is quite something too, given how intolerant and appalling they have often been with regards to trans people - actively contributing to the ramping up of hate and misinformation.
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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Sisyphus pushing a rock up a hill. Sisyphus is labelled "Me trying to work", and the rock is labelled "Microsoft Authenticator popups". God I hate microsoft authenticator.
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ᚔᚅᚄᚓᚏᚈ ᚄᚉᚐᚏᚍ ᚅᚐᚋᚓ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 07/12/2025
"Britain’s persecution of trans people is not a reflection of an informed public demanding action. It is a reflection of a political and media establishment desperate to avoid scrutiny, eager to misdirect public anger, and entirely comfortable punching down when it suits them" 👏👏👏
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
On behalf of trans men everywhere: This blows. It is much worse to be included as women than excluded from women-only things. None of us want this.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
GLP; Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued goodlawproject.org/excluding-tr...
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Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued | Good Law Project
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
It’s frightening that it only takes one sinister, undertaxed billionaire and a tiny minority can be so easily demonised and dehumanised. Maybe people will learn when it’s their turn to be on the receiving end of this. Of course it will be too late by them.
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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 03/12/2025
Joanne will never run out of money because people keep buying her stuff, and so this will keep happening. SLAPP after SLAPP until trans people are completely drummed out of public existence and nobody will do a thing about it
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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Jane McLaughlin @jmclaug.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Still impossibly gorgeous … youtu.be/LSOwqL9_aZg
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