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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 7m

i'm usually on the side of "sometimes good art is made by bad people, what you gonna do" with the harry potter remake, it's not just that rowling has bad values, its that she's using her wealth to fund the oppression of a minority & silence anyone who speaks out

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 35m

A supposedly intelligent and educated supreme Court justice said this? Democracy and law are both fundamentally broken

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 1h

It never stops, does it?

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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve been tracking Rowling’s posts for 5 months. She does not ever post about women’s rights or the threats women face in real life. Women are just a prop for her transphobic obsession. Her indifference to women was illustrated recently when she likened herself to Mike Tyson, a convicted rapist

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 6h

Chasing money rather than having Christian values. Capitalism seems to rule over other value systems.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 6h

If you consider "changing" your party's policies to increase your chance of winning, you are in the business of horse trading rather than having conviction on your policies. How can voters trust you?

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h

More than 9,600 have already taken action and called on Ofcom to investigate Nigel Farage's GB News show. A party leader and sitting MP should not be allowed to host their own news show. Help us reach 10,000 signatures. ⬇️

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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 7h

Part of the issue, I think, is that there is not much agreement about where the centre is. Additionally, there is some tendency (esp in USA) to weaponise "liberal" as an extreme position. There are language differences between UK and US on politics

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 8h

Is GDP per capita still the best metric to use? Does it actually represent wealth from the perspective of the "average" citizen? Looking at the growth of the insanely super rich, I'm not convinced.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 8h

I'm not losing sight of it being clean in a carbon context, but I'm not sure it is clean in other respects, nor of it being a dependable source of energy. I suspect there is no single right answer. To many variables.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 9h

No no no... there will be negotiations! <Takes tongue out of cheek)

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 9h

They have had very little input from trans people and of course they are making a mess of it. We can't go away, so the best thing you can do is understand both sides, while remembering that one side got you into this mess and you didn't listen to to trans.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 9h

Arghh. I committed a cardinal sin of confusing white and red roses!! I apologise sincerely 😞

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 10h

Wind, solar, tides Do we still need fission reactors?

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 10h

There are many things that are woven into this issue and I wonder just how good is most people's understanding. The frequent conflationof zionisim with Jews. If zionism, then why not maoris, first nations etc. Netanyahu is almost a Trump character. Etc.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 10h

Xmas comes but once a year. And lasts four months.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 10h

It's all about the optics, not the actual deeds

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Mary-Ann Stephenson, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said criticism of its updated code of practice had made the "real alarm" felt by trans people worse by wrongly suggesting they had lost protections or would face sex checks.” Has she read her Equality Impact Assessment?

Summary of EHRC EIA
EHRC acknowledges that there are potentially negative impacts for those with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment from the updates to the Code as a result of how service providers implement
FWS.
They state that whilst this may have a negative impact on trans people with a GRC (current or future certificate holders), their view is that it is important the guidance accurately reflects the correct legal position.
EHRC note that these updates reflect the law and will facilitate a better understanding of legal obligations and entitlements. These changes aim
to mitigate the risk of unlawful discrimination or harassment by helping service providers balance the benefits, needs and impacts across potential user groups. Subsequently, this will assist providers in determining whether separate or single-sex provision meets the proportionality test. They state they sought to limit any negative effect in accessing services for those with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment by advising service providers to consider alternatives and mitigations to separate and single-sex services.
OEO additional impact assessment
As set out in EHRC's ElA, the updates to the Code are expected to have a significant impact on people with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment. In addition to the concerns detailed in that EIA, there are further impacts to note as follows.
Exclusion: The updated Chapter 13 provides guidance on when it is lawful to exclude trans people from services aligned with their acquired gender (e.g. domestic violence refuges, hospital wards, and changing rooms) based on their biological sex. It also covers competitive sport which may leave trans people with access to sport. Chapter 12 also provides guidance on restricting membership to an association based on those sharing one or more protected characteristics. Some organisations such as the Women's Institute and Girl Guiding have already made the decision to restrict…

'Double exclusion': It is possible that trans people could be barred from both the space aligned with their gender (because of their sex) and the space aligned with their birth sex because of possessing the protected characteristic of gender reassignment), effectively leaving them with no service at all.
Alternative provision: While the Code states it is "unlikely to be proportionate" to leave a trans person with no service (especially for essentials like toilets), providers may lack the funding or space to offer
'third-space' or gender-neutral alternatives.
Involuntary disclosure: New guidance explains how service providers can request information about an individual's sex at birth. This may force trans people to "out" themselves in public or professional settings.
Similarly trans people have expressed concern - as in the Good Law Project litigation against EHRC - that having to use disabled toilets will
'out' them.
Policing of gender: Potential 'policing' of gender presentation, which could lead to increased harassment for trans people and cisgender people who do not conform to traditional gender stereotypes.
Safeguarding risks: Concern that excluding trans women from female services could mean they have to use male services, where they could face a disproportionate risk of violence and sexual assault (although this will depend on the nature of the service in question).
Relations between groups: The debate on single sex services and the treatment of trans people is particularly divisive at this time. The Code of Practice may exacerbate these tensions. This may be somewhat mitigated through careful communications surrounding the Code's publication.
Our assessment is therefore that the likely impacts on gender reassignment as a characteristic are negative, in relation to each of the 3 limbs of the PSED. Mitigating factors are the ability of service providers to create 'third-space' provision for trans people, and the guidance in the Code on when it is, and is not, p…

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 12h

I remain dumbfounded that anyone would be attentive to anything Trump says.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Healthcare experts have signed an open letter to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper escalating concerns over the rationale behind NHS England’s evidence reviews of gender-affirming care for under-18s. Read the full statement here: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/10...

Text reads: Experts escalate concerns over NHS England’s evidence reviews of gender-affirming care. Healthcare experts have signed an open letter to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper escalating concerns over the rationale behind NHS England’s evidence reviews of gender-affirming care for under-18s.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23h

Holy shit.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 23h

I feel that we should be testing his theory.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 23h

And another kid develops a hatred of both police and White men.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.

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'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams

Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026

Q: Your approval rating with Latino voters has dropped down to 27% TRUMP: You're fake news. You're CNN. My poll numbers are great. All you have to do is look at the crowds we're drawing.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026

Cis guy walks into a women's locker room and immediately proceeds to sexually assault women. JK Rowling: this is trans people's fault.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 23h

Betteridge's Law applies

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Nikola @greasyboiler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Britain, from now until eternity.

The circular I Just Need To meme with austerity

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you just substitute the words 'working age' for 'fighting age', suddenly the arrival of youngish men and women doesn't sound threatening. Rather, it sounds like exactly what we need for an ageing population.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/10/2026

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 05/10/2026

For my newsletter, I explained why you're all seeing Texas anti-trans ads during every football game this fall and what it all means for the midterms generally. www.burnsnotice.com/everyone-is-...

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Everyone is Sick of Texas Political Ads

Why you are seeing all these Ken Paxton ads and why this is a sign of the GOP's Texas demise

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Well... yes. Quite a large one, as it happens

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 05/10/2026

Please don't forget about us trans people. Facing the worst attack on our rights in this country due to Labour's current transphobia. Don't forget my community. That's all I ask. Please.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Trans rights!!!! Edit function please

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So... the Times must have set a reminder to itself to publish something transphobic. Because afaik there is nothing new happening right now. And of course it erodes trans music.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No shreks, please, we're British

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried" (attrib Churchill)

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

OK it's only happened to me once...30 years pre transition. Post transition I've been harassed several times, even in my late 60s.

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