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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Anaka Women's Collective is collecting donations for people affected by the racist attacks in Belfast: chuffed.org/project/1854...
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Support people and groups impacted by racist attacks
We are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast.
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Closing this account. I am safe but I have concerns about someone (it's not my abusive ex). Anyone who knows me has other means of contacting me, so use those.
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Paul Oldham @tallpaul.org · 04/06/2026
As of lunchtime today this EDM has now been signed by 89 MPs, including my own @grahamleadbitter.bsky.social so thank you for him for doing that. But we've still got another five hundred plus to get on board so contact your MP today.
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The idea we must exclude trans women from women's spaces Because A Survivor's Trauma Could Be Triggered is a massive fucking strawman, not just because trauma responses are a bad basis for legislation, but because it relies on the ignoring of survivors' actual collective voice and priorities. 1/-
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The Newromancer @tehsamantha.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“Some women might not be comfortable sharing spaces with trans women!” We settled the question of whether a majority’s personal feelings or beliefs should inhibit a minority’s rights when equality laws were introduced. And the answer is: no, that doesn’t get to happen. They have to deal with it
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 01/06/2026
happy pride
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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
On Saturday evening as 10,000 music fans moved around the city - PSNI and Home Office Border Enforcement were witnessed waiting to snatch unsuspecting people based on racial profiling, in Grand Central Station, Belfast. This is what a hard border on our supposedly 'shared island' looks like.
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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 16/05/2026
Ahead of the @greenpartyni.org's annual conference today, Mal O'Hara has spoken about growing up gay in Belfast, how a trip to an IRA bombing site ‘altered’ his politics, and the type of union he could ‘buy into’ in the event of a border poll www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
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Mal O’Hara on how trip to IRA bombing site ‘altered’ his politics... and type of union he could ‘buy into’ in border poll
The party’s NI leader talks about growing up gay, finding freedom in England, the rise of Zack Polanski, and where he stands on a border poll
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Women Help Women is a global telehealth service that supports self-managed abortion by providing abortion pills, mailed in discreet packaging to avoid theft by government operatives, and information about how to use them: womenhelp.org/en/ Please retweet profusely.
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WHW: abortion and contraceptives — Women Help Women
Women Help Women: connecting the personal experience of swallowing a pill to global reproductive rights activism
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I read that only a third of cancer patients in NI start treatment within 62 days of a GP red flag (target: 95%). In the rest of the UK it's two thirds. And that new cancer jab's not here yet. NI really is a second-class part of the UK and that should never happen with fucking cancer of all things.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
What we see here is something very common: that people treated by the media - inc the BBC - as neutral, dispassionate and reliable are actually deeply embedded in capitalism and all its myths. They are as partisan as anyone else. They sound neutral because what they say aligns with "common sense".
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jeninbelfast.bsky.social @jeninbelfast.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A few weeks ago Sinclair stood with self proclaimed neo Nazis in Bristol who waved the Union flag while chanting HH and throwing Nazi salutes. A few days later he went on to meet with Ayran Front in secret and used his platform to promote their group. Is that the "culture" people don't like?
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jeninbelfast.bsky.social @jeninbelfast.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Today, Sinclair posted a video of himself harassing a BBC videographer capturing footage of the graffiti which appeared in east Belfast after Union flags were taken down. According to him the flags were taken down because migrants who are being "brought" here don't like "our culture".
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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026
Excellent history of trans healthcare, while I didn't go through the UK system, there are echoes of what I experienced at the time. Warning for jumpscare appearance of John Randell,a name that will send shivers down the spine of any trans person of a certain age
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
So this👇 A narrative has been made that trans people, particularly trans women, are ‘dangerous’ and need to be restricted from taking part in society. But this ‘crusade’ to remove trans people will not change the risks women face. If anything, it gives an excuse to control women even more.
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
the state of israel, like apartheid south africa, like the jim crow south, like nazi germany, has determined that crimes against a certain type of person, no matter how heinous, aren't crimes because the victims are not people. there is no "but them first" defense of israel that can stand up to it
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I'm always saying that people in Great Britain need to pay more attention to NI for exactly this reason: sooner or later our problems always become your problems, either in the imitative sense (the Ulsterisation of Britain), or e.g. that you literally have Arlene "cash for ash" Foster in the Lords.
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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is framed as a normal thing to say, and her credibility on financial matters simply assumed (even though her time in government saddled us with RHI debt), but saying "we need to tax the rich more" is explicitly framed as extremist, absurd, not serious.
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
For people who've added me on Dreamwidth: I posted an update.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives. If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I wanted to set up new accounts, but then life took multiple very bad turns (as in, three fifths of my family have either been in hospital recently or, in my case, are waiting for a bed) so at this point having inadvertently doxxed myself is the least of my worries.
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Gonna have to stop using this account and scrap this and all related usernames elsewhere because I am a fucking idiot and have left myself unsafe. If you're a mutual and want to keep in touch please add me @turnedtofire on Instagram and I'll share any new username I make there. 1/
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Hearing aids are also much more effective if you start using them sooner rather than later, and deafness, if you’re not part of the Deaf community, is isolating. (Which may help explain the dementia business, but the isolation is miserable even if it doesn’t affect you that way).
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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Being autistic and asexual can mean constantly being told you're “missing out” on something essential to being human. But what if we flipped that narrative? What if it’s not about “lacking”
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Naturalisation will give you Irish citizenship, a condition of which is you must >continue< to live in Ireland for a certain length of time. However an Irish passport gives you EU citizenship & the right to travel in the EU. www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-becom...
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Become an Irish citizen by naturalisation - Immigration Service Delivery
Please click the following link to read a version of this page As Gaeilge. In This Section What is citizenship by naturalisation? Who is eligible for citizenship by naturalisation? Adult who h...
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Right now British citizens have the right to live & work in Ireland & apply for naturalisation. Domicile is based on the Common Travel Agreement. Given volumes of UK LGBTQ ppl reconnoitring & moving here, it’s important to sort out your plans: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/governmen...
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Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK
This page discusses the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, an area which is not specifically provided for in legislation.
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
If you are LGBTQ or an Ally, UK Labour hates you. Find a centre, or left wing, party instead. This is a very clear message to Queer ppl from Labour’s front bench. Nasty.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 30/09/2025
You shouldn’t need an insider at Meta to get your Instagram account reinstated. Free speech and access to essential health information shouldn't hinge on who you know. It’s time for Meta to prove their commitment to fairness and transparency. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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When Knowing Someone at Meta Is the Only Way to Break Out of “Content
BY RINDALA ALAJAJI | September 17, 2025This is the second installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. During
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Heading out to get my COVID shot but I'll be back in an hour & happy to answer more #ChoicesAnthology questions, so make sure to leave them in the replies of the original post!
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 30/09/2025
Now more than ever a diverse, critical, media is vital for UK democracy & accountability. Over 3,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to approve our media pass they refused earlier this month. Help defend press freedom, sign today ✒️ secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
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Defend Press Freedom
I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Found: an actually consistent politician. He's consistent about being a conniving, fascist bigot. People really need to start looking at the behaviour and the policies behind the affable "we could have a drink together and I defo wouldn't leave you with the bill" manner people inexplicably fall for.
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Leviathan Wilde @leviathanwilde.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Got a Labour MP? A great time to write in and say “I welcome the news reports that the two child benefit cap will be removed in November, and yet very disappointed to hear rumours it may just change to three or four child cap. Don’t punish kids for their parents’ circumstances, remove it totally” 😊
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
At this point I just want to see Labour sink. This plan of theirs to gatekeep ILR behind a checklist including working, paying taxes, volunteering, and having no history of being on benefits demands of new residents (you know, the saviours of our NHS) a standard many of us cannot meet.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
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British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 30/09/2025
Good news everyone, it won’t get forced on you (at least for now)!
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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
“Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to love a man, and what about that? Isn’t that what freedom implies?” June Jordan
“Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to love a man, and what about that?
Isn’t that what freedom implies?”

June Jordan
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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
It’s wonderful to see Kieran’s book on multicultural Britain getting the plaudits it deserves… you will not find a more humane and beautifully written book on this complex topic. Unfortunately, it is also both timely and essential reading for the moment in which we find ourselves.
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Alliance for Choice @all4choice.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Late Night Art Screening Thursday 2 October 5-9pm Drop in to the Abortion Info Pop Up at PS2 to see some short films on bodily autonomy, abortion access and activism. Featuring work by Array Collective x AfC x Open Uni, Isobel Anderson, Emma Campbell and Nichola Irvine .
Late Night Art Screening
Thursday 2 October 5-9pm


Drop in to the Abortion Info Pop Up at PS2 to see some short films on bodily autonomy, abortion access and activism. Featuring work by Array Collective x AfC x Open Uni, Isobel Anderson, Emma Campbell and Nichola Irvine .
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
When I was very ill, a medical device I relied on heavily was supplied by a company there too. These things weren't uncommon. Felt powerless cos I knew these contracts were agreed for years rather than them just buying devices individually, but I wonder what difference we could make going forward.
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
And also "72% of disabled workers [bullied/harassed in last 12 months] and 63% of global majority workers said the same." It feels unusual to see this spelled out with figures attached, though anecdotally we've known it happens. Bectu, who did the survey: bectu.org.uk/news/majorit...
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Majority of creative industry workers say sector tolerates bad behaviour: Bectu’s Big Survey
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Disabled People Against Cuts - DPAC @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
#DisabilityRights @rachelcdailey.bsky.social will be in conversation with Stephen Unwin are holding an event called Disability Rights & Dignities on 15th October 2025 Further details about the event and to book tickets can be found here www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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Disability Rights and Dignities - Conway Hall
For much of history, people with learning disabilities have been regarded as unworthy of interest - often seen as a threat to the social order and sometimes dismissed as barely human. While recent yea...
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Anyone in NI who could see which way the wind was blowing has been warning of this for years. For that matter, despite decriminalisation here, there's still a lack of funding, training and access, and Christians still picket, albeit outside Safe Access Zones. www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
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What can we learn from Northern Ireland? Abortion in a place meant to be leading the way in liberal legislation
What do anti-choice campaigners do when they can't protest outside clinics? Can safe access zones really protect women having an abortion from abuse, or will they find other ways? Cosmopolitan went to...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 24/09/2025
🚨 The govt has handed over £6 million to Deloitte & Addleshaw Goddard to design private finance models for #NHS clinics. PFI left us with £40bn debt + crumbling hospitals. Now they want to do it again. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Fears of new PFI-style ‘disaster’ as firms handed £6m to advise on using private funds for NHS clinics
Exclusive: Consultants and lawyers hired to advise on using public-private partnerships to build ‘neighbourhood health centres’ in England
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 18/09/2025
Trump’s lavish UK visit hides a threat to our NHS. He & Big Pharma want to scrap rules that keep medicines affordable - draining more #NHS funds into pharma profits. 📅 Join our webinar on Wed 1 Oct (8pm) to learn more. Sign up ⬇️ actionnetwork.org/events/trump...
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Trump & big pharma’s war on the NHS
At 8pm on Wednesday 1st October, join Just Treatment for an online webinar: Trump & Big Pharma’s war on the NHS. Donald Trump and the pharmaceutical industry are teaming up to bully governments into ...
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No longer using this account. @turnedtofire.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – censorship is not protection. a.allout.org/s/W7EXN/
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Stop Indonesia’s bill to censor LGBT+ lives online
Indonesia is moving to ban LGBT+ content across digital platforms. Activists warn this will fuel harassment and arrests. Urge lawmakers to reject the Broadcasting Bill and defend free expression – cen...
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
You should read the whole piece from @edzitron.com but if you only read one paragraph, make it this one: OpenAI has burned so much money that there is no more money. Read that again: it's not just OpenAI that's broke. All of VC is broke. www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
Venture Capital Will Run Out At The Current Rate of Investment In Six Quarters, And OpenAI Needs More Investment Than Ever: The Information recently published some worrying data from venture capitalist Jon Sakoda — that “at today’s clip, the industry would run out of money in six quarters,” adding that the money wouldn’t run out until the end of 2028 if it wasn’t for Anthropic and OpenAI. In a very real sense, OpenAI threatens the future of available capital for the tech industry.
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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 29/09/2025
Don’t automatically assume that your elected officials will do the right thing because we know that half of them won’t and may try to capitulate under pressure. Call your elected officials and be a constant, unceasing pain in their ass. You elected them to work for you not the other way around.
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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Queer and autistic? Looking for a safe digital space to connect with others? Join us on december 2 as we dig into autistic masking & unmasking www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-discu...
queer autistics dec 2
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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Some Latinx authors to buy instead: Anna-Marie McLemore Gabe Cole Novoa Tehlor Kay Mejia Aidan Thomas A. E. Bross Isabel Canas Silvia Moreno-Garcia Natalia Hernandez There are many more, but those are the ones within immediate reach on my Kindle and TBR pile
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