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Charlie
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I was born in a water moon…

Since then I've paid an inordinate amount of attention to politics, and made lots of things with yarn. Queer, disabled, democratic communist, one half of Mary James

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Mary James FAcSS retired in January 2014 as Professor and Associate Director of Research at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. In the same year she completed her four-year term as Vice President and President of the British Education and Research Association. .. more

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Sophie @sophiefrommars.bsky.social · 7d
So earlier today when Starmer said the UK wasn't involved he was expressing FOMO and was sad that he wasn't in the group chat with Donny and Pete

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 7d
Huge day for sensibles to declare that actually international law does not apply if they think a guy has bad vibes on here for some reason.

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 12d
Omg how do they just keep getting worse 🫣

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 12d
🤞🏻 I really hope so

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 12d
The thing that really gives me chills is thinking about how this might interact with the criminalisation of solidarity protests for Palestinians. If a British Jew who protests for Palestine is found to be a 'terrorist', might they be rendered stateless because they could theoretically be Israeli?

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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 13d
In the UK, I face a possible punishment that other single-nationality Britons do not; the law has said yeah, I could have my citizenship revoked, and it does so on the grounds that my Grandparents were insufficiently British.

A literal second class citizen in law! It's not great! Millions of us!

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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 13d
Like this is I believe the case with Shamima Begum. She COULD claim Bangladeshi citizenship, and so had her British citizenship stripped from her; never mind that Bangladesh has bluntly stated that she has not got Bangladeshi citizenship and they would not grant it.

Decitizened.

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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 13d
All this citizenship stuff really worries me on a societal level, but also on a practical personal level because my Mum's parents were both Irish.

I can claim Irish citizenship if I want; and that keeps being spoken about as though it IS citizenship. It renders me vulnerable to being de-citizened.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 13d
Ludicrous IMO but what the hell: does Starmer *not* deserve to get an avalanche of bad faith screeching, for failing to check what a guy he’s never met was saying on Twitter dot com in 2014? Of course he does, it was him that very stridently made this stuff the cornerstone of his public persona.
Piers Morgan • @piersmorgan • 1h X Nothing symbolises our Govt's incompetence than this post by the Prime Minister 2 days ago about a vile, racist, anti-Semite who wanted to kill Jews, police & white people and called the British 'dogs and monkeys. All he had to do was check El-Fattah's social media history. G Keir Starmer • @Keir Starmer. 2d I'm delighted that Alaa Abd El-Fattah is back in the UK and has been reunited with his loved ones, who must be feeling profound relief.

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AK Faulkner @poopraven.bsky.social · 13d
Good morning! If you are in England and recieve an average of over one prescription item a month, GET A PREPAYMENT CERTIFICATE and save yourself money!

www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-pre...
NHS Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) | NHSBSA
A PPC could save you money if you pay for your NHS prescriptions. The certificate covers all your NHS prescriptions for a set price. You will save money if you need more than 3 items in 3 months, or 1...
www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 24d
How do we solve these mega waiting lists for the gender clinics???

Just dont do the gender clinics and just have GPs prescribe hormones and refer for surgeries

Gender clinics exist to soothe scared cis people not to help trans people transition

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 25d
#OtD 17 Dec 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi, a young street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, set himself on fire in protest against the seizure of his goods by police. The next day, protests began which toppled the governmentt. The Arab Spring had begun stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8871...

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 25d
A Statue of Liberty replica in Brazil fell due to a bad storm. Did you know a metaphor can walk up and punch you in the face.
The broken toppled body of lady liberty with a broken neck in Brazil.

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 25d
Welcome welcome! So glad to have you on the team! 💚

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 25d
BREAKING: Quesser Zuhrah is taken to hospital after crowds gathered at HMP Bronzefield following her rapid health deterioration after 46days of hunger strike.

There are seven more hunger strikers currently facing critical health deterioration. Support them by visiting PrisonersForPalestine.org

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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 25d
If a political party or a candidate can't say "Yeah trans people exist, transition is great for them. Let's talk about your fuckin rent" then if you get mad at trans people for not voting at them I truly don't see what it achieves.

I am not so beaten down I will thank someone for kicking softly.

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 25d
Palestine protesters supporting the hunger strikers have also turned up to protest at the DHSC

SOLIDARITY 🇵🇸

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Dale @dalewjm1987.bsky.social · 25d
My therapist and I had a nice conversation about me living a life of a creative and the only thing I really took from it was the need for Universal Basic Income.

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 26d
Yeah as a white Protestant English person, I gotta tell you, that puritan work ethic has been fucking us up for centuries, and it's not done yet 😂

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 26d
Yeah, I really need to get around to recording the book as a series of short vertical videos. We wrote it in sections short enough that they should fit inside a 3min runtime. Most of them, anyway.
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i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26d
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 27d
Bondi Beach is not in Britain. FFS

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 27d
UBI isn't meant to replace the income from all jobs, and we aren't going to lose all jobs, especially if we have UBI to maintain spending. What UBI excels at is functioning as a floor and a dividend to make sure everyone gets a rightful share and a cushion to prevent the worst + enable new pursuits.

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'i will strangle a horse' on itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social · 27d
I have just found out that some reprehensible fucking dork has made an AI chatbot based on the character I played on The Magnus Archives and *it has my voice*. I genuinely don't think I have ever felt so fucking violated. My actual voice. Saying things I have never said. I feel sick.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 27d
Brown U kids who survived USA 389th mass shooting of 2025 will now pay out of pocket for their healthcare, because USA guarantees guns but not health.

Australians who survived the 1st mass shooting in 29 years will pay nothing for healthcare because Australia guarantees health & regulates guns.

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 28d
Oh wow! 😂😂😂

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Charlie @fearlessknits.bsky.social · 28d
You do! They suit you 😊

(I'm cis, but have somehow ended up with all three of my partners being trans, and it's gotten my eye in for that 'finally!' relief I can see all over your face, compared to a year ago. It's beautiful. 💖)

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Nate Bethea @inthesedeserts.bsky.social · 28d
I think about this tweet every day
how the fuck r u talking about pronouns in a romance language. you think shoes are girls dip shit

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Neilly from the Leftist Cooks (She/Her) @neillyleftistcook.bsky.social · Dec 10
youtu.be/tEFOUP866ls?...

Borders! They're evil. And the question of whether or not you should flee.

A video essay by the Leftist Cooks. Watch now.
Borders
YouTube video by The Leftist Cooks
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 29
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
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