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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 4h

Plausible deniability ...

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 4h

Cherry & Gilbert, a tag team.

Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 6h

What's a shadow docket, please!

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 6h

@caranotkara.bsky.social it seems that your local MP is cut from the same stone as Joanna. Is this an isolated experience, or part of a pattern?

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 7h

How many day's after his meal was the photo taken? It looks like a type IV

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

The irony, heh.

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

@caranotkara.bsky.social ... you were saying ...

Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 1d

Analysis in @thetimes.com by @leaskyd.bsky.social & Anna Dowell of the sharp decline in British identity uncovered by the Scottish Social Attitudes survey.

With comment from Sir John Curtice on the polarising of Scottish politics and from myself on the decoupling of Scottish and British identities:

Why Scots are losing their British identity

With only a quarter of respondents to the Scottish Social Attitudes survey identifying with Britishness, Scotland faces a generational political split

www.thetimes.com

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

The National Broadcaster is essentially English, like the London Parliament. Scotland has a devolved Parliament (debate). Maybe a devolved Scottish Broadcaster would work, run by Scots, for the Scots. It's hard to reconcile current output with the consistently expressed political views of electorate

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

Ad hominem attacks don't persuade the target to change their view. They have a different purpose, and this is Glinner's weapon of choice.

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Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 1d

New short blog: Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

growinguptransgender.com/2025/10/12/t...

Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

I’m just back from an awesome trans healthcare conference in Norway (blog on that to follow). Here I wanted to share information from a presentation by the founder of the transit trans health…

growinguptransgender.com

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

For most of my life, I've experienced & observed common decency across the political spectrum and through my daily interactions. Now, it's dog-eat-dog ad hominem attacks on people - always minorities. Language matters, it's how people come to be indifferent to their neighbours, & worse - much worse

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

I've no idea what this means, other than it's unrelated to my post regarding the meaning and impact of words. Warren Mitchell's explanation is clear.

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

There's never a consequence to unconstrained speech. Do you remember the 1970s and how certain people loved Alf Garnett's 'free speech' while Warren Mitchell pointed out ...

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

Make it make sense ...

I bet family gatherings are interesting 🤔

Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

Rousseau redefines freedom as resisting unwanted actions. True liberty lies in aligning choices with personal values, fostering autonomy through deliberate restraint and authentic living.

I have never believed that man’s freedom consisted in doing what he wants, but rather in never doing what he does not want to do.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Disturbing scenes out of Portland, 2025 — authorities warn the situation could escalate.

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

Former Labour MP has an interesting take!

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly refreshing to see a uk politician just say yes a woman can have a penis and can you be normal about trans people if you dont want them to have a dick fund their transition awesome love this guy

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Karen Sugrue 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🇵🇸 @karsugrue.bsky.social · 2d

Homophobia 🤝 transphobia

Growing up in the 70s, 80s, & 90s we heard the exact same stuff - word for word - being said about gays and lesbians.

#transrightsarehumanrights

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 6d

The Guardian: Lawyers trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn conversion therapy bans deceived the court about the research they cited, according to the researchers themselves.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺 Testzugang7 @testzugang7.bsky.social · Aug 3

▶️ George Rekers

Der Psychologe George Rekers wird von Kenneth Zucker in seinem Buch "Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents" (1995), verfasst mit Susan Bradley ausgiebig zitiert, im Kapitel "Treatment". Zucker galt als Experte für Geschlechtsdysphorie.

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Nobody. That's me. @karabergkara.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Singer, President and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation. Manhattan Institute. He's none too fond of trans people.

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