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Dr Karl Rutlidge 🏳️‍⚧️😎💚

@krutlidge.bsky.social
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Recovering mathematician. Theology PhD student. Proud trans man. Husband. Stepdad. Methodist minister. Lover of books, science, cider and photography (he/him).

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Dr Karl Rutlidge 🏳️‍⚧️😎💚 @krutlidge.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I do like Josh's blue suit, shirt and tie combo! #StrictlyComeDancing
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out that under his leadership the Greens have had their two best by-election results in the history of the party, and he concludes: "if people are watching & think, I want to see the Greens do better, join.greenparty.org.uk "
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of Nobel peace prize doing what the Government of the United Kingdom will not do: calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.
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🎃🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Just Ni-Ghoul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @nothinghuman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He’s been described as “A Far-Right Frank Spencer” 🤣 #IYKYK
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Danny Tommo buys boat to police Channel, sinks it within weeks
Far-right activist Daniel 'Tommo' Thomas was involved in an embarrassing debacle earlier this year after buying a boat.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026
“We’re the only party looking seriously at how we can build a sustainable, thriving economy that doesn’t leave the planet broken for our children and grandchildren.” Rachel Millward on why electing Greens means choosing a future where people and planet can thrive.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The foiling of another attack on Manchester’s Jewish community reflects concerns heard at my local Synagogue. In Parliament I raised solidarity. There are ways to build community without creating further dividing lines and we must all play our part. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Dr Karl Rutlidge 🏳️‍⚧️😎💚 @krutlidge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
To Dolly, with love. There might be something in my eyes. Just beautiful. #LastNightOfTheProms
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ugh! Solidarity with the trans community in the UK right now.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Listen to how outraged all the MPs are when they are told they shouldn't be allowed to drink unlimited discount booze at work. It's time to get rid of this ridiculous benefit and all the MPs who support it.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 20/05/2026
It's not 'political' to be at Pride. The very fact they said that shows the sort of person who decided not to attend. www.scenemag.co.uk/west-midland...
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West Midlands Ambulance Service pulls out of Birmingham Pride citing
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has withdrawn from Birmingham Pride this weekend after receiving legal advice that taking part could breach rules on
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Change?
Controls on immigration. I'm voting Labour
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is because most of the decent people have left Labour. Labour is now just The Reform Lite Party. A meaningless group of grifters who have lost any sense of purpose. The Greens need to continue apace with the - hitherto very successful - policy of replacing Labour.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is what parliament would look like if the only people who could vote were most of the people who bear children, do most of the unpaid work and are most likely to experience male violence. And it is the party most supportive of trans people’s human rights.
HOUSE OF COMMONS IF ONLY WOMEN (18-50) COULD VOTE
Party
I Green
Labour
Conservative
Lib Dem
Plaid
SNP
Reform
• Other
2025
4
404
116
4
9
8
33
2026
482
Seat change
+ 478
÷ 320
÷ 106
÷ 20
1 9
1 6
$ 32
SOURCE: YOUGOV
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“…because Ms Tickle was excluded from the Giggle app because she did not look sufficiently female according to the respondents.” And this is what would happen to many cis women if the EHRC gets its way with its guidance; women barred from toilets simply because they do not look ‘female’ enough.
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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Donald Trump is trying to kill my friends. So I repeat — Trans rights are human rights.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As I said on Times Radio this morning, this is #KingsSpeech as farce. "Something that may or may not still be the government’s program by the end of the week" www.politico.eu/article/king...
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King’s Speech: Palace tells No. 10 to keep Charles out of Starmer’s crisis
The formal opening of parliament comes as the British prime minister is fending off threats to his leadership.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 12/05/2026
They won't even go after *actual terrorists* in Northern Ireland.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 12/05/2026
Sometimes it's not all bad news bsky.app/profile/adri...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/05/2026
📢 Polling stations are now open! 📢 Want to replace the failing Labour Party and defeat the hateful message of Reform? Get yourself down to your local polling station and vote Green today! Every vote counts. Make sure your voice is heard 💚 Don’t forget your Photo ID for voting in England!
Vote Green Poster by Artist Raissa Pardini - Vote Green - Join for a real change, real hope.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 06/05/2026
These pictures are a national disgrace and reflect so badly on my country. They break my heart 💔
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is horrendous! This is the anti-trans bullying encouraged during this Labour administration! "...it emerged Ollie had suffered homophobic abuse, had been dragged over grass, sprayed with deodorant and even told to harm or kill herself." www.itv.com/news/calenda...
https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2026-05-06/teenager-took-own-life-after-relentless-bullying-inquest-hears
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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
In the last week @zackpolanski.bsky.social has been 'scrutinised' by fair & impartial journalists including an ex-Labour minister married to a current Labour minister (ITV) and a guy whose Best Man was Peter Mandelson (Sky). It really is a cosy wee club & they loathe when that is pointed out.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
People do not risk their lives crossing the channel for fun. They do it through lack of options. As Labour continues to prevent more people using safer routes to seek asylum, including recently Sudanese individuals using work/study visas, loss of life risks increasing. news.sky.com/story/two-wo...
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Two women die while trying to cross Channel in small boat
The boat ran aground on a beach in northern France, according to a local official, and it had been carrying around 82 people.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Farage turning down Kuenssberg, where he would be guaranteed the soft cushions and softer questions, is pretty much a sign of panic.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 03/05/2026
Sex Matters' first set of accounts are out. £1.4m in income, £1.22m from donations. £0 from charitable activities. register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-s...
register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk
SEX MATTERS - Charity 1207701
Charity details for SEX MATTERS - Charity 1207701
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"In response to Sir Keir's interview with Today, Green Party leader Zack Polanski said the prime minister was "using the pain and fear of Jewish people to threaten further authoritarian restrictions on peaceful protest". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Protests may need to be stopped in some cases, Keir Starmer suggests
The PM tells the BBC he is concerned about the
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Caroline Litman’s letter in response to her meeting with Wes Streeting makes for damning reading. If I were Health Secretary, and I was presented with evidence that I had let a small, vulnerable minority down on their healthcare, I would hang my head in shame. www.carolinelitman.com/post/meeting...
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Meeting Streeting
I met with Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and James Palmer, Director of Specialist Services for NHS England on 17th March 2026.It was with some distress that the moment I left the room m...
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Nazi salutes at An election rally in Hastings where the country’s only Jewish leader is speaking. Nazi thugs
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Nazi salutes thrown by Reform supporters at Polanski's Hastings rally
Reform supporters gatecrashed a Green Party rally to taunt Polanski, subjected to antisemitic Nazi salutes—where’s the MSM media cavalry?
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Dr Karl Rutlidge 🏳️‍⚧️😎💚 @krutlidge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I think Mark Rowley should immediately apologise to Zack Polanski, and that the @metpolice.bsky.social clearly need new leadership if such disgusting violence is considered by them to be proportionate. Policing is supposed to be by consent, but all this does is convince me they cannot be trusted.
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Dr Karl Rutlidge 🏳️‍⚧️😎💚 @krutlidge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
As a Londoner, I don't want to be policed by officers who repeatedly kick a man in the head who has been tasered and is on the ground. It's ludicrous that Polanski has been forced to apologise. I wonder if the officers would've assumed the attacker had a bomb under his jacket if he had been white...
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Cartoon by Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)
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Jo Grady @drjogrady.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Today, Israeli forces fired teargas at Palestinian schoolchildren who staged a sit-in in the occupied West Bank after settlers blocked access to their school. It’s the first day of class since the start of the Iran war. This is life for Palestinian children. The world does nothing.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Not only will Labour's hostile and inhumane immigration policies not provide the savings they claim, but they are also likely to create such massive external costs, including losses to key sectors and drops in income for the treasury as to crash the economy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests
Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reduced
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“Last night we were excited for school today. The Israelis came and closed the road with barbed wire … we want to be back in school,” said 11-year-old Rashid al-Hathaleen. What is happening on the West Bank must not be forgotten www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Israeli forces fire teargas at schoolchildren holding West Bank sit-in
Incident took place on first day back at school in small village, as settlers blocked pupils’ access
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Powerful blow to the government's plans to cut jury trials. Justice unfunded is justice denied www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...
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Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials
Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Dear Wes Streeting, thank you for behaving as if you were Scotland’s colonial viceroy. Every condescending sneer from you, every imperious command, gets me what I want: one step closer to independence My column on Streeting’s refusal to ever grant another referendum In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Dear Wes Streeting: every sneer you utter is another vote for the SNP
Labour’s Health Secretary says there will be no independence referendum regardless of what the Scottish people say. Wes Streeting is doing the…
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
You have to almost admire the chutzpah of someone explaining the bible to the Pope
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Yes. That's the plan. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour faces a green apocalypse at the local elections
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Nigel Farage says something idiotic. BBC: “He’s got a point!” Average British voter: “BBC is a high quality news source” And so the world needs to keep blundering along while the UK helps to destroy our civilisation.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I don’t know how often it needs to be repeated by transphobia is fascism front and centre. If you are transphobic you are a fascist regardless.
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philo-07.bsky.social @philo-07.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We cannot risk the world nor the wellbeing of our nation any longer,” she wrote. “Whether by his Cabinet or Congress, the President must be removed from office. We are playing with the brink.”
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
So despite the High Court ruling that Palestine Action is not a terrorist group and arresting it's supporters for holding up banners was "unlawful"... Today British police ignored the ruling and have made mass arrests of PA supporters across our country! #StarmersBritain 🇬🇧🤐🇵🇸 #LiftTheBan #StarmerOut
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
This is the massive turnout for last night’s “anti regime” concert in Heroes Square, Budapest, ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Hungarian elections. Tens of thousands chanted “Russians go home”. #Orban
Aerial view of enormous crowd. Haven’t managed to source picture credit. Will post when I do
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Dr Karl Rutlidge 🏳️‍⚧️😎💚 @krutlidge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Quotation from Elie Wiesel: "Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented".
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Curious Bystander @curious-bystander.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So...um... I can't be the only person thinking "He's threatening genocide" WTF??? Remove him before he kills more people!!!
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David Kindon @dakindon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If the world knows that the President of the United States is about to commit war crimes by bombing the infrastructure of another country, isn’t it imperative that he be prevented from doing so rather than simply watch it happen
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Guillotines for Traitors 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @sburr741600.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Were it not for the optics, Israel would gladly round up Palestinians and put them in death camps. And the majority of Israelis (and Americans) would hold their nose and look the other way.
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