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David Allsopp
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Scientist turned software engineer. He/him 🏹 Field archery 🐀 Rats 😷 COVID cautious 🏃 Parkrun https://medium.com/@davidallsopp @[email protected] @doublehelix on the birdsite
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · Nov 17
A short thread of my essays on Medium - mostly debunking anti-trans disinformation and other bigotry

1) "Sex-based rights" are contradictory nonsense

The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense
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“Sex-based rights” are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense.
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 6h
Harry Enfield as Tory Boy - a spotty young man with large round glasses, wearing a suit, red striped tie and blue rosette, gawping in front of a Union flag, with a bit "Tory Boy" log overlaid, featuring the conservative party logo of a burning torch.
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 6h
This is just one of those fake voxpop slideshows from The Onion, right?

Right?
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Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 21h
The photography in this article really feels like The Times are deliberately setting these people up for ridicule. (You can read it without visiting The Times here archive.ph/KZZC1)
An article from The Times: "Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future". Featuring bizarre portraits of Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin and Daniel Campbell.
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petra @kutheks.bsky.social · 10h
a bright incestuous future

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mirror.co.uk Hollyoaks bosses make huge announcement just days before 30th anniversary Hollyoaks bosses make huge announcement just days before 30th anniversary Celebrity Traitors breaks TV records with premiere in major BBC ratings win Celebrity Traitors breaks TV records with premiere in major BBC ratings win TV doctor Hilary Jones recommends unusual remedy for Covid 'razor blade' sore throats TV doctor Hilary Jones recommends unusual remedy for Covid 'razor blade' sore throats mirror.co.uk Penny Lancaster admits 'it's painful' as she reveals personal struggle Penny Lancaster admits 'it's painful' as she reveals personal struggle TV TV News GB News GB News sparks backlash as Charles Amos defends 'incestuous relationships' on air GB News viewers were left fuming as guest Charles Amos defended "incestuous relationships" as he said '"individuals should be free to marry and have children with whoever they want" Comments12 TV Dan Laurie 18:20, 19 Dec 2024Updated 13:44, 23 Dec 2024 GB News viewers were left shocked when writer Charles Amos defended incestuous relationships live on air, stating "'individuals should be free to marry and have children with whoever they want." Presenters Andrew Pierce and Miriam Cates were back on the show on Thursday (December 19) afternoon, inviting the guest to discuss MP Richard Holden's recent call for a ban on first-cousin marriages in the UK. Holden has argued that children of first cousins face a higher risk of birth defects, and such marriages should be outlawed to safeguard public health. He introduced his proposals using the 10-minute rule process, which allows a backbench MP to argue for a new bill in a speech lasting up to 10 minutes in the Commons.
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404 Media @404media.co · 13h
BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h
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SteelFox144 • 1d ago Profile Badge for the Achievement Top 1% Commenter Top 1% Commenter I haven't read The Onion for a long time, but I wouldn't be surprised. The Left tries to take over everything. Upvote Vote Downvote Reply Share CookieMobster64 • 22h ago Did the left take over your failing marriage? Upvote Vote Downvote Reply Share u/SteelFox144 avatar SteelFox144 • 22h ago • Edited 20h ago Profile Badge for the Achievement Top 1% Commenter Top 1% Commenter Did the left take over your failing marriage? Failing? My marriage failed a long time ago. It only lasted 3 years and that was too long. My ex wife was a hardcore feminist who blamed literally everything that didn't go her way on sexism. She went from having sex with me everyday to once a month, if I was lucky, the day we got married. She literally screamed at me anytime I didn't do whatever she wanted and wouldn't stop screaming at me for hours on end until I did it. She also more than doubled her weight in the first year of our marriage and informed
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 8h
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Cris @crisvector.com · 1d
Chat GPT
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 7h
Uncanny
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20h
The National Union of Journalists condemns the Conservative Party's decision to ban myself and David Hencke from their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"
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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference
The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d
Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.
CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report
Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...
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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 14h
Oh well, nice try
BBC Breaking News 2m ago Only man to appeal against conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot has sentence increased to 10 years
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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 9h
If the baby is in her placenta, she's going to need something stronger than paracetamol.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11h
Like a lot of things with RFK Jr if someone just said this to you and wasn’t in charge of medicine in America you’d go: ooooooookay and keep pressing the elevator button
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12h
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 22h
Don't threaten us with a good time, Daily Express.
Image featuring a graphic from the Bradford District Green Party. The background is green with the Daily Express logo in the upper left and a photo of Zack Polanski speaking into a microphone on the right, holding a cartoon-style bundle of cash with a pound sign. Below, a mocked-up newspaper headline reads: “Zack Polanski wants to redistribute our money and turn Britain into a Left-wing haven.” At the bottom, the Green Party logo and web address Join.greenparty.org.uk are displayed.
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 10h
*make up the "proof"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
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TransHealthNow @dadtrans.bsky.social · 1d
My heart grieves for Leia Dorothy Pandora Sampson-Grimbly.

"Leia was 17 years old at the time she died a beautiful person inside and out, complex, kind, fair, intelligent, determined, dedicated and talented with a great future ahead of her and greatly loved by all who knew her".

Remember her.
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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 11h
Saying someone is a "member of antifa" is like saying someone is a "member of socialism" or something. it makes zero sense. But they can't use the ideological form of the word because it makes it too clear what the ideology actually is and it would include our grandpas
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 10h
@OrphanCrusher is this true?
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11h
Why does the naked mole rat have the longest lifespan of any rodent, nearly 40 years?
A 30-year long mystery unraveled @ScienceMagazine today!
Its cGAS enzyme in cells has 4 missense mutations that upends its function, promoting DNA repair and suppressing inflammation
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h
Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1
DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione
The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11h
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 10h
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 11h
Our 6-Year-Old Wanted To Use 'They/Them' Pronouns. We Had No Idea What We Were In For.

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Our 6-Year-Old Wanted To Use 'They/Them' Pronouns. We Had No Idea What We Were In For.
"My husband is not on board. 'Who put this idea into her head?' he asked."
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d
We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social, a collective of women refusing to let their identity be weaponised to justify discrimination against trans people.

They’re calling on women everywhere to join them:
https://goodlaw.social/xmgc
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 11h
The problem, as ever, is whether the government of the day values defending the country's institutions in the long term over its own power to manipulate those institutions in the short term. The signs aren't good.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13h
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
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