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Manu Durkin

@manulovesradio.bsky.social
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Presenter of the Super Sixties Show Tuesday evenings from 8 on @BoltonFM. Autistic and dyspraxic. He/him

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Manu Durkin @manulovesradio.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
On 13 Feb the High Court ruled that a blanket exclusion of trans people would be unlawful. Despite this, the Gov still haven’t sent back the exclusionary EHRC Code of Practice. Will you join @genderedintelligence.co.uk & email your MP to ask them to reject the EHRC guidance?  gi.eaction.org.uk/EHRC2
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EHRC - Email your MP
Will you email your MP and ask them to reject the EHRC guidance?
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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Sorry but Netanyahu has no right to talk about terrorism when he's been overseeing it himself for several years over the last few decades.
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Dan Emerson @danemers.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4. Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193. Hope that helps.
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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Being “high masking” ≠ low support needs. Stop promoting this false idea. You can mask every second of your life - and still need massive support. The mask hides need. It doesn’t erase it.
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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Non-autistic humans love to say “everyone deals with that.” Of course there’s overlap. We’re all human. But what we experience internally as autistic humans is different. To flatten that into “same” isn’t solidarity. It’s erasure. It’s violence.
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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Fuck RFK Jr forever
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Reform councillors in Nottinghamshire won't engage with local journalists because they can’t stand being held to account. This is what a Reform government would be like. They're a far-right, authoritarian party that seeks to undermine our democracy. www.nottinghampost.com/news/news-op...
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Reform leader bans engagement with Notts Live in unprecedented step
All of Reform UK's Nottinghamshire county councillors will now refuse to speak to any of our journalists
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
People seeking sanctuary are having to brace for another weekend of violent mobs outside their accommodation. Many have already faced horrific trauma before they arrived. Now they are fearing for their safety again. This is where the demonisation of migrants and refugees leads.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Britain is now a state where you are stopped by the police and face possible arrest if you wear a T-shirt emblazoned with PLASTICINE ACTION
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
How does MAGA still support this sick asshole?
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Lady Vean the UNBURNINATED @ladyvean.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Labour won’t defend migration. Too scared of Reform, too terrified to lead. While they play dog whistle politics, inequality is the real problem. Not small boats. But private jets.
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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
I don't feel unsafe from refugees and asylum seekers. I feel unsafe from far-right fascists who are influencing and infiltrating governments, and taking the right of me, my loved ones, and those I care about, away.
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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
“We don’t have to agree on everything to be friends” No this is true, but that statement is for things like what foods you like or fashion choices… Not on basic and fundamental rights of marginalised and vulnerable people
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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Truly horrific. Transphobia is Fascism.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The basic principles of the Online Safety Act - to protect minors from potentially harmful material - were fine. But it seems that this 'Labour' government is taking the p1ss. Using those principles as a reason to harvest private information is, frankly, scary 😨 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a gendered space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act we need to hear from you. Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT
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Have you been questioned, stopped or challenged using a gendered space? – TransActual
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Whaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Ooooh like this 😂 #PlutocratPurge @bladeofthes.bsky.social this is right up your street 🫡😂
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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
PSA… Stimming and a preference for routine are NOT problematic behaviours They’re natural, valid ways that many neurodivergent people regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, and navigate a world that often feels overwhelming #AutismAwareness
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard! We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims. 1/2
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Whaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Utter nonsense describing these as a ‘proscribed organisation.’ 14 years for objecting to daily murders of innocent women and children and genocidal starvation. Laughable if it wasn’t so serious
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Fascism is expensive.
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Manu Durkin @manulovesradio.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Something I've been feeling for a long time but couldn't put into words. Too many people I know have revealed a lot of ignorance when it comes to social/political issues that it's hard to see past it. I feel bad for thinking like this, but it should be a perfectly normal emotion to express.
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
As the world bears witness to Israel's deliberate starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, the Knesset yesterday voted overwhelmingly to annex the West Bank. It is a moral imperative for our government to immediately recognise the State of Palestine. History will not forgive us.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Labour HQ can mock “Your Party” but it is objectively an enormous failure that the Left has felt it necessary to set up an alternative. Even Tony Blair managed to keep Labour a broad church. “Your Party” isn’t just a new party - it’s an indictment of Starmer’s immoral policies and dire leadership.
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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
When a meltdown is internal - quiet, hidden, invisible - people don’t see distress. So they deny it ever happened. They say you’re overreacting. Too sensitive. Too much. But internalized meltdowns are real. And the gaslighting that follows is its own trauma.
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Chez Andre @avezina.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Everyone in America should agreed that this has to be dealt with, This is not a red or blue issue. These girls deserved our full support to get this done. with no mercy! They are brave they are standing up to the president of the united States. they are the truth patriots. #Epstein
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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Autistic needs are not preferences. They’re not quirks. They’re not “nice to have.” They are needs. Sensory needs. Emotional needs. Communication needs. Movement needs. Food needs. Rest needs. You weren’t “too much.” You were just never given the language to name what you needed.
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I haven't seen a lot of posts about Disability Pride Month, and I think there are a few reasons for that One is that disabled folks don't receive much support from outside of our own community; I've often said "the only people who care about disabled people are other disabled people" 1/?
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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The heartbreaking reality of high masking autism... is being UNseen for our struggles... AND for our strengths. It's being averaged out... flattened... until we are completely invisible.
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Sixes All The Way @sixesalltheway.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 24/07/2025
“People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.” The UN has over 6000 aid trucks ready & waiting to enter #Gaza - while Israel engineers mass starvation. It is sickening, genocidal, inhuman. Photo: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters
Children waiting for aid, screaming
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
What? The millionaire 'man of the people' lying through his teeth? You'll be telling us next that he incites violence with slurs and innuendo... I don't know how people can be so cynical about him... 🤣
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Boiled Like Frogs @leedsjohnlufc.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Has an ex 45 year labour voter, I want to see Lammy & Starmer at the Hague, for their in action on the Gaza Genocide! The UK is still allowing 90% of previous arms sales! There have been no trade embargoes, relating to the state of Israel. There have been no sanctions, on the stste of Israel!
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This. By Dagsson, on Instagram.
Cartoon - two people out walking dogs. One says "So what's up?" The other replies "Nothing much. Just ignoring genocide."
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loriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
UK IS SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN FARAGE, GB NEWS AND TORIES.BUT ITS RAMMED DOWN OUR THROATS EVERY DAY. TIME FARAGE WAS PUT IN HIS BOX AND ALLOW LIB DEMS, AND OTHER PARTIES A VOICE!!! IM SICK OF HEARING THE GRIFTERS NAME
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Non disabled people can’t fathom what it’s like to wake up every day sick & in pain To know that things aren’t getting “better” You can’t “try harder” you’re way out of it We live with things that would send most running for the hospital & we do it while facing intense ableism. It’s exhausting
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Yep, and some are still defending him. 🤮
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