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@melody-fair.bsky.social
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From North Manchester. Ex-Facebook, Mainly on Mastodon. She/Her - Name changed for privacy reasons.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If the Greens has lost Holborn & St Pancras by one vote, the media would have called it a “crushing defeat”. The media is not neutral in its reporting, it is consistently and deliberately trying to destroy the Green Party because we are a threat to their power.
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Analysis: How close was the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?
Labour’s victory was not the ‘crushing defeat’ for the Greens that the media is making it out to be
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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There we have it. Reform officially ditches its pledge - or rather, its 2024 "contract" with voters - to back proportional representation. A clear breach of contract... Via Politico:
In other Reform news: Second-in-command Richard Tice finally admitted that now the voting system Farage has long railed against could help him win a general election, the party no longer wants to scrap it. Farage used to want first-past-the-post replaced with a form of proportional representation.

Here’s the line: “In order to rescue the country from the gravity of the chaos that we face, actually a proper majority is needed from a right of center, conviction-led Reform government,” Tice told Times Radio this morning. Asked whether that meant Reform no longer wants electoral reform, he said: “Yes, because the crisis is so great.”
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"What on earth is Sagal Abdi-Wali doing inviting this man to campaign with her? Why is she walking around with a politician whose friends & allies tried to destroy the lives of local residents and journalists in her constituency - to protect Reed & Morgan McSweeney & Keir Starmer" via Daily Politik
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Kevin (Des) @jambodes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Burnham had a chance to change this. He fucked it. "bUt bArM!!!"
Andy Burnham

Prime Minister of Apartheid 

🏳️‍⚧️Trans Rights are human rights🏳️‍⚧️
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New from me on Political Sandbox: The Insurance Policy Under first past the post, Reform on 20% gets 49 seats. On 30% it gets a majority. Under PR it never gets near one. That's the insurance policy. politicalsandbox.substack.com/p/the…
A noir illustration of a tightrope stretched across a deep dark chasm under a single spotlight, with a wide rope safety net slung beneath it, catching the light.
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Billy Elliott the Musical was shown again on Sky Arts last night, so in case you missed it, here is the opening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut5p...
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Billy Elliot's Stunning Opening Number | Billy Elliot The Musical Live
YouTube video by The Shows Must Go On!
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Please drop her some money or Repost to boost 💖🏳️‍⚧️
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
bbc.co.uk
The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14/09/2026
Some good news today with this becoming TUC policy
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Meme for the day…
YOU BOY!
WHICH BENT BILLIONAIRE IS FUNDING FARAGE TODAY?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Fun fact"
Since Roe v Wade was overturned, more women have been prosecuted for miscarriages than men for being in the Epstein files.
Over 22 to O.
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A forever hero!
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"This current campaign against the RNLI is truly sick. It shows how hateful and stupid those on the right are........." via Corbyn's Legacy True Socialist Values
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 27/08/2026
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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Help the Greens protect trans members | Good Law Project
The Greens took action to protect trans people. Now the party is facing legal action – so we’re defending them in court
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 24/08/2026
www.crowdjustice.com/case/defend-... Legal defence fund for anti-fascist facing charges for resisting Britain First in Manchester. Please give generously if you can.
crowdjustice.com
Antifascist facing charge for resisting Britain First in Manchester
I know the defendant and am on the executive committee of Manchester TUC which supported the protest and is appealing for funds in this case.
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 25/08/2026
the way labour ppl don’t realise how bigoted they are really pisses me off. labour are the most anti-lgbt+ party in history, they’re more racist than the national front, and they’re constantly trying to murder disabled ppl by stripping them of financial support.
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alyson “october” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
much as the murder of Brianna Ghey mysteriously stopped being about the climate of transphobia in the UK and became about teen access to social media, the death of Jason Arday is, equally mysteriously, no longer about racism and is becoming about free speech in academia
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𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖗𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙 🇨🇦🦇🥀🕸 @horrorculturist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
... Saying what I want to say would get me banned from Bluesky.
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A great breakdown of how our understanding of biology and gender evolves the further we actually study it.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The @thecanaryuk.bsky.social on @transactualuk.bsky.social’s updated trans guidance. Read carefully and know your rights.
thecanary.co
TransActual says 'Know Your Rights' following the EHRC transphobic code of practice
TransActual has armed trans people with a rights guide as organisations lurch towards trans-hostile policies under the EHRC code
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I am happy to announce that I have become a patron of @transactualuk.bsky.social
ROBIN INCE
is the first-ever patron
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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The British media killed Professor Jason Arday.
the british media 
killed jason arday.

professor Jason Arday was hounded to his death by the British press for being black. 

we wish to send all our love to Jason and his family.

the brutal campaign of abuse against jason arday was led by 
a white supremacist crank. yet instead of ignoring him, the uk media put his claims on every front page. They killed jason.

there is a long history of marginalised people dying at the hands of britain’s press, including trans teacher lucy meadows, who was murdered by the daily mail for being trans.

the media must face consequences.
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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This man wants London to host World Pride in 2032 btw
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Screamliner Ontario @mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 15/08/2026
Rod Liddle dies. UK media: <clutches pearls> how GHASTLY that Bluesky users are being beastly to a man who once invited me to a Xmas party. Jason Arday dies. UK media: <circles wagons> it wasn’t us you can’t prove anything free speech probably the fault of trans people.
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Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
CW/TW suicide If Jason Arday has, as most of us suspect, taken his own life, there needs to be a reckoning for the uk media They cant be allowed to get away with this terrorism anymore Ive been saying media needs real regulation but it actually really needs completely dismantled
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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The fascist bookshop that prominent GC activist Jane Clare Jones is referring to had a full stock of "gender critical" books, and yet she cannot make the connection between that and "peddling hatred of entire groups of people." Hilariously, she thinks she's different to the bookshop owner.
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Remember if in Clacton today, watch this superb video and vote Binface. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2vg...
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Count Binface – Make Your Vote Count | UK Political Satire Song
YouTube video by Binface Superfan
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"Wind turbines kill birds." Fossil fuels kill 20x more.
"Solar can't be recycled." Yes they can.
"Offshore wind hurts whales." False, but seismic blasting for gas and oil does.
You're not on their payroll. Stop repeating fossil fuel propaganda for free.
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Shellraiser B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Actual history thread
Image of Nazis burning books from the Institute of Sexual Studies with text:
"First they came for the queers and you didn't know it because we're not in the poem"
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
More nostalgic "reels" with THE FOOTAGE DETECTIVES at 7pm including a treasure trove of vintage cinema ads preserved by the projectionist at Manchester's old Odeon! #TPTVsubtitles
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sadly, there will be no ‘more’. We are heartbroken at TPTV to hear that we have lost another dear friend of the channel, Jimmy Cricket. A very lovely and funny man who kept audiences in stiches when he appeared on stage at our festivals. A true comedy legend. Thanks for all the laughs Jimmy.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.
Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently.

"Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
Sofia Ferreira Santos and Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe
correspondent
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Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.
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Claudia: alt text or else @lesbianspacemerc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Two-panel meme of Fred from Scooby Doo. The Mystery, Inc. team has captured the villain in disguise, and Fred is removing their mask.

Panel 1: Fred is about to grab the ghost hood to pull it off. Around the villain are several phrases: "Protecting women's safety", "Fairness in sports", and "Gender critical".

Panel 2: Fred has removed the disguise to reveal who's really behind the entire charade. The villain is labeled "Nazi ideology".
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 01/08/2026
The Gender Critical are trying to normalise the idea that trans + people are their birth sex. This is a cynical attempt to erase trans + people from existing. We must not let this happen. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary (enby) people are valid and exist too.
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Up bright and early for my first visit to Manchester Trans Pride today. Washing on the lin and my shower awaits in a few minutes. See you there.
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Copies of Deleted Amnesty report in case any get taken down. sciop.net/datasets/amn... upload.nolog.cz/download/c1a...
sciop.net
2026 Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports - Dataset - SciOp
Preserving Public Information
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Another loss for the GCs. 🎉 This time DC Rachel Fletcher, who was accused of gross misconduct.👇 She was represented by Naomi Cunningham (surprise, surprise), but has been found guilty. The panel’s recommendation is dismissal.
DC Rachel Fletcher is due to appear before a gross misconduct hearing in relation to allegations concerning comments she is alleged to have made whilst on duty between 2023 and 2024.
The alleged conduct (in summary) and as written on the hearing notice:
"1/ Between February and December 2023 and whilst on duty, the officer made comments about or in relation to men in general that were sexist, inappropriate and offensive.
2/ In or around January 2024, whilst on duty, the officer made a comment about transgender women in general which was transphobic, inappropriate and/or offensive.
It is alleged that the officer's conduct at (1) and (2) above breaches the Standards of Professional
Behaviour relating to Discreditable Conduct, Authority, Respect and Courtesy and Equality and Diversity and amounts to Gross Misconduct."The following are the comments DC Fletcher is accused of making in the police station where she was based:
1) all men should be on a curfew
2) see, that wouldn't have happened if men were on a curfew
(in response to a reported rape)
3) all men are rapists
4) I hate men
5) trans women are all cocks in frocks.
Another allegation was dropped but still referred to in the hearing: "I'm getting done by the fucking rainbow unit"Case Status
The hearing will take place from 29th-31st July 2026 at
Houghton Magistrates' Court.
UPDATE 31st July 2026: The panel found that DC
Fletcher had breached the standards of Professional Behaviour and that her conduct amounted to gross misconduct.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Prefer this one. He doesn’t get to play martyr.
We're only making plans for Nigel

Jail cell door.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The courts have become the latest battleground in the fight against trans healthcare, with Bayswater Support Group taking aim at puberty blockers.
thecanary.co
Anti-trans Bayswater Support Group challenge puberty blockers trial
The courts have become the latest battleground in the fight against trans healthcare, with Bayswater taking aim at puberty blockers
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I wish it worked
4 frame comic. an adult in a brown sweater tells Stephie : you're calling people transphobic to silence them! She replies, over three frames : It's funny you say that because in my experience, literally no transphobe in existence has-- EVER -- shut up.
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
MANCHESTER TRANS PRIDE No Trams running from South or West to the city centre due to engineering works. North and East Trams ARE running to Piccadilly and Piccadilly Gardens (Nearest stops for the village).
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I went to the Ladies loo in Manchester's Central library twice yesterday. So what are TERFFs going to do about it?
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is why TERF "studies" are never peer reviewed.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
With ministers in place like Bridget Phillipson, who have lost the trust of those they are supposed to protect, a new direction that would restore equalities to a sound footing can only come from the very top of government. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07...
A photo of Bridget Phillipson above text that reads: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Andy Burnham had a chance to choose a different path from his predecessor...
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Burnham keeps Phillipson as women's and equalities minister. That's a big "Fuck you" to trans people then.
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melody-fair.bsky.social @melody-fair.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Forstater won her tribunal on the grounds of her freedom of belief even if offensive. They can't have it both ways. Either TERFFs get freedom of belief and so do trans people, or nobody does.
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