Reposted by SamDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 6hMy wife accidentally started opening one of my packages and made a joke about catching me ordering dirty books online but I think she found the reality more disturbing 1727813
Reposted by SamAnand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 15h‘We don’t have the money for that’ says the former Chancellor who cut NI twice when we couldn’t afford it for purely political reasons. 10541109
Reposted by SamJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It seems very likely that the US has decided to facilitate Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians to try to force Ukraine to surrender. Betrayal. And if they can do that to Ukraine, they can do it to any ally. We should take note. 924386
Sam @sjrock.bsky.social · 15hTrump turned off Starlink, and refused to give Ukraine intelligence on incoming drones/missiles. Both things that previously have been relied on to save civilians lives in Ukraine. 010
Sam @sjrock.bsky.social · 15hEurope must race to build full military independence. Any single asset we rely on the US for should be regarded as not existing, because when it matters they won't help. This should have started in 2016, but it's a massive disaster that it has been so slow. We've had at least four years of this! 000
Reposted by SamFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 18h‘The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We’re done,’ the Ukrainian president said in an interview with the FT in which he expressed anger at the ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and weakening of Starlink satellite internet service. ft.trib.al/E4gAQX0 18533135
Reposted by SamZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I said in my speech to conference, the RNLI are the best of us. For those lucky enough to have parents volunteering with RNLI, I hope they feel nothing but pride in their parents. 751728458
Reposted by SamFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 14/10/2026young men (18-29) who spend >5 hours a day on social media are more likely to agree that advancing women’s and girls’ rights has gone too far than those who don’t use social media as much. no difference detected among young women. @eurcorrespond.bsky.social 17316130
Reposted by SamAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Don't hide behind your followers Matt. Tell us what YOU think about it 2221428195
Reposted by SamRob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Turns out these guys are real 67152894189
Reposted by SamTim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Zelenskyy also hit back at Elon Musk during his ABC appearance. The Tech giant accused Zelenskyy of "going too far" but Ukraine's President said they blame him because they can't find a key to stop Putin, and try to hide the fact the real fuel problems are caused by Trump's war in Iran. 512842
Reposted by SamDread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you think "but how am I supposed to do this without a car?" you should ask yourself "how do people in similar circumstances but without access to a car do this & what does it mean for them if the answer is that they can't?" Because for someone else that's not a hypothetical question. 15816
Reposted by SamCarla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I am pleased with this evolution of our energy policy. Renewables remain our top priority. This isn’t about fast-tracking new nuclear, but about recognising that in a climate emergency we should be using all the existing infrastructure we have to move off fossil fuels. 1927952
Reposted by SamShaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Whatever the reasoning, striking Kyiv’s Northern Bridge with a drone in broad daylight, while civilians are using it, is deeply disturbing. A drone strike is hardly going to bring down the bridge. It does, however, put people’s lives at risk and begs the question, what Russia is trying to achieve? 2822755
Reposted by SamYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In my view, it is far more useful and urgent to get people to recognise the profound injustice caused by Zionism, than to argue whether the original ideology had any redeeming or liberatory aspects. Does arguing about 19th century Jewish politics helps us to stop genocide? I don't think so. 4/ 217524
Reposted by SamAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like 25593251
Reposted by SamIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Incidentally, Burnham referring to the two previous conference votes on proportional representation is a tribute to the diligent work of campaigners in the party. They worked extremely hard to build a base of support in Labour, against the odds. 943647
Reposted by SamNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Greens lead, others follow. It just takes the others far too long: yes, looking at you @uklabour.bsky.social #GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen www.theguardian.com/politics/201...theguardian.comGreen party leader pledges free social care for over-65sNatalie Bennett revives her standing in party after disastrous LBC interview with well-received speech 211133
Reposted by SamRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Electoral reform: “I hear you, I agree with you, and today I am announcing a new national commission on electoral reform.” Biggest opportunity to reform FPP in perhaps a century has now arrived. But long way to go… 612921
Reposted by SamRobin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There are two ways to sort this - perhaps BOTH need to be implemented. By far the best is to introduce short primary legislation to restore the position of trans people in the Equality Act. The second is to recognise that the promotion of womens’ (or anyone’s) rights is a matter for all. 241625
Reposted by SamDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Based on current building patterns 115,000 new homes will be built in England’s flood zones in the next 10 years Many could become uninsurable in the future due to the risk of flooding, says Insurance company Aviva Which would make those houses essentially useless www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood riskAviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future. 32018
Reposted by SamAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Love the legalese bunkum. Apparently, attaching something to someone else's property, without permission, means they can't take it off or it's theft/criminal damage. It would be terrible if someone, who knows where this prick parks, filled his windscreen with RNLI stickers, to test the principle. 2731058
Reposted by SamCowleyforniadreaming @holybollards.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don’t you love it when there’s a public awareness campaign about how we can individually save water by taking shorter showers when our water companies lose 25% of freshwater to leaks and the government says data centres are Critical National Infrastructure? 0146
Reposted by SamWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These groups need to be proscribed immediately. They are a threat to public order and the rule of law. 561007262
Reposted by SamWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The First Minister called her "a bold politician" adding: "Anybody who says she came into politics because she was impressed by the principles of Nigel Farage certainly has to be seen as bold". 3/3 1788
Reposted by SamDermot Casey @dermotcasey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The €1bn spent on fossil fuel sinces April would have put 8kw battery & solar on 100,000 homes buying them energy freedom for 20+ years. The €1bn+ that will be spent over the next few months would bring that to 250,000 homes. What we lack is will and vision 13255108
Reposted by SamNewyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 17/09/2026🗣️ 'I did ask the question in English.' 🗣️ 'Mae gennon ni ddwy iaith fan hyn.' Mae penderfyniad gweinidog i ateb cwestiwn Saesneg yn Gymraeg yn y Senedd wedi sbarduno trafodaeth. 042
Reposted by Samelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150283940
Reposted by SamAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Because, a judge quashed Ofcom's attempt to regulate this area, deciding that when the symbol on the top of the screen goes from "GB News" to "GBN" - I kid you not - it ceases to be a news channel and becomes a more loosely regulated current affairs channel. 🤡 www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...ofcom.org.ukOfcom statement in response to High Court Judgment: GB News v OfcomResponse to today's High Court Judgement 32282117
Reposted by SamPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We often speak about the value of green belt, but did you know the overwhelming majority of that land is out of bounds? So what’s the point in green belt if we can’t enjoy it? That’s why I support the change in the law being campaigned for by @righttoroam.bsky.social 27620
Reposted by SamBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/09/2026GOOD NEWS 👏 Hungary will amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards 131029200
Reposted by SamNewyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 15/09/2026‘Nid oes gan Reform ddiddordeb yn y gwaith rwyf wedi dod yma i'w wneud,’ meddai Sarah Cooper-Lesadd: newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/sara... 152
Sam @sjrock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Reform aren't in government in Wales, so on that note he would be correct. 100
Reposted by SamGolwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 15/09/2026Cyn-AS Reform yn croesi’r llawr i Blaid Cymru Mae Sarah Cooper-Lesadd wedi gadael Reform UK ac ymuno â Phlaid Cymru, gan ddod yn 44ain Aelod o’r Senedd i’r blaid. #gwleidyddiaeth ✍️ Llinos Dafyddgolwg.360.cymruCyn-AS Reform yn croesi’r llawr i Blaid CymruMae Sarah Cooper-Lesadd wedi gadael Reform UK ac ymuno â Phlaid Cymru, gan ddod yn 44ain Aelod o’r Senedd i’r blaid. 033
Reposted by Sammattevansc3.bsky.social @mattevansc3.bsky.social · 14/09/2026@waterslee.bsky.social very much in line with your blog posts. NPTC voted for it but can’t have it because the work needs to be done in Swansea. TFW budgeted for it but can’t pay for it because it’s technically rail and therefore not devolved and DfT won’t approve it. 012
Reposted by SamAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom. 13750921541
Sam @sjrock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So far-right thugs actually paying people to protest is "christian" now? But it was a "jewish plot" when the far-right lied about Soros paying people to protest? 000
Sam @sjrock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is a failure of the Labour Party to crack down on ultra-rich elites buying political parties. No individual should be able to have that much power over any elected representative. 000
Reposted by SamSteve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 11/09/2026And while we are on apologies. We also have this one from @telegraph.co.uk to @adrianramsay.bsky.social and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social 810148
Reposted by SamAlex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Were it not for calcite, it might have been centuries before scientists discovered the polarization of light. Huygens found that, by rotating a second piece over the first, he could make one of the images disappear! Calcite was the key to discovering that light has orientation! 626347
Reposted by SamWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And if the police really 'found no offences had been committed', how should we all feel about that given it signals that if we are staying in a hotel we aren't protected from large mobs trespassing and intimidating us? 420533
Reposted by SamYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is not a reliable poll. But it does indicate that there is an organic, significant constituency in Israel who opposes the settlement project, who see this as tailwind. So far, they've had very little to work with, beyond moral outrage. 2935
Reposted by SamChris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary' 9159891593
Reposted by SamJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/09/2026If every statement about Extinction Rebellion had opened with "Climate change is the single biggest issue facing humanity, and we understand why people have legitimate concerns the world isn't doing enough to tackle it…" this approach might be *faintly* defensible. But they didn't, and it isn't. 12730279
Reposted by SamLuca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out. 11340701384
![A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England."
The post text reads:
"Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet.
His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets.
In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet.
He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets.
I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now."
The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sefgphqp2xqwh2hawaixykwz/bafkreigy6jrfjxyegrf7h4wzz3yptwmzobhjrd3k5zjoxwd75r6ulxzsyq)
