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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally.

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Salopian. Welsh Marches. Cat lover. Trans ally. She/her. CSA survivor. 'We do not forgive to change the other person. Forgiving means not even seeking to know what the other person will do with that forgiveness.'

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · Dec 13

I will repeat my ongoing statement as a survivor of childhood sex*al ab*se.

Never, in the many years I have been involved with online support of other survivors, has ONE single survivor said their ab*ser was a male predator pretending to be a trans female. It's not just a fantasy stirred up

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · Dec 13

One of the things about the "GC" movement is that at the start it was all trying to be reasonable and "of course I support real trans people, but what if a predatory man takes advantage?" and along the way it morphed into "all trans people are predators and must be identifiable and kept separate"

Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · Dec 13

The cornerstone of modern transmisogyny is a complete denial of the harm trans women are subject to at the hands of society.

Politicians and gender-conservative activists revel in fictions of us as predatory men while erasing our elevated rates of assault, impoverishment, and hyperscrutiny.

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Shropshire (Salop) @shropshireuk.bsky.social · 10h

Council awarded £226,000 museums grant

#Shropshire

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

Shropshire Council awarded £226,000 museums grant

Shropshire Council says the money will allow it to maintain staffing levels and services.

www.bbc.com

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Shropshire (Salop) @shropshireuk.bsky.social · 10h

Hopes a hoard of medieval coins will go on display

#Shropshire

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

Hopes a medieval coin hoard found near Oswestry will go on show

Chris Langston says he hopes the 43 coins found near Oswestry will go on display in Shropshire.

www.bbc.com

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 1d

That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

www.businessgreen.com

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Ashleeee 🎃🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 10h

So pretty street art in Hammersmith

A photo of a sidewalk where several paving stones are decorated with colourful street art. The paintings include a large purple and yellow floral design with a black pole at its center, white tiles with purple and green flowers, and sections painted with Japanese and Chinese proverbs.

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 10h

I had a moment of similar panic the other day. Thankfully I found mine. I hope you have success finding yours. 🫂❤️

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Feral 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @feralpolecat.bsky.social · 11h

You must look at the whole thread

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14h

I don't like to brag but I do think our cat Jim is probably better at stretching than virtually any other cat in Britain.

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 10h

Brexshit. The gift that keeps on giving. 🤬

Max Wilkinson MP @maxwilkinson.bsky.social · 11h

It was lovely meeting local business owner Jean Grogan at the School House Café. Jean handmakes vintage-style miniature mohair teddy bears that sell all over the world. She shared with me how Brexit & changes to tariffs & trade deals have greatly impacted her business, Little Scruffs.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 10h

Rather than investing in our recycling industry – which could create 5,000 jobs, as well as having an environmental benefit – the UK is dumping more and more plastic waste on other countries.

It’s shortsighted, it’s irresponsible, and it’s immoral.
https://bit.ly/437k75H

Britain missing out on potential £2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste

Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 15h

Good morning to everyone who watched Question Time last night and realised Shrewsbury and Shropshire are home to thoughtful, intelligent, caring people who take no shit

And they’re beautiful (places and people)

In this spirit, I give you Hello You the Shropshire podcast

jimallthetime.substack.com

Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins | Substack

Intelligent, progressive, quirky conversation about Shropshire and her people. Become a member of the Hello You family! Click to read Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins, a Substack pu...

jimallthetime.substack.com

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.bsky.social · 1d

Shrewsbury, out here showing that not everyone believes that immigration is bad, or the cause of many people's problems.
I truly hope Green party membership here surges after #BBCQT
We need a viable alternative to vote for next election.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all the really amazing support from Question Time tonight!

You heard it several times (including even from Reform!):

@greenparty.org.uk are surging.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

#BBCQT

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.bsky.social · 14h

You know it was a great showing yesterday by @zackpolanski.bsky.social on #BBCQT when he probably destroyed any hope of being asked back, as he got the biggest applause from the audience against Reform, & tied RF in knots.
Watching Fiona Bruce trying to derail him & failing was a thing of beauty.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 11h

October.

In the neighbours' garden, the roses are in bloom.

#garden #gardening

Through a bush, between its branches, an apricot coloured group of rose blossoms.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 16h

Every morn is the world made new.
You who are weary of sorrow and sinning,
Here is a beautiful hope for you,
A hope for me and a hope for you.

Susan Coolidge (Sarah Chauncey Woolsey)

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

Thoughts and prayers for Donald J Trump

Reuters @reuters.com · 13h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Celestial M Weasel @celestialweasel.bsky.social · 11h

"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand"

Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 11h

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah. Just knowing a cause, even if there's nowt they can do, would take away the wondering about what might (or might not) be done to help. Currently, there's a constant uncertainty I'm having to deal with, which is exhausting.

The respiratory team is brilliant as usual, though. ❤️😁

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 1d

Just to say that teachers do an incredibly difficult job, with all the right intentions, and can be the defining influence on a young person's life. They are the exact opposite of poisoners because good teaching provides the antidote to so many dangers

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education Nigel Farage has predicted teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK government, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors. The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 1d

So, no smoking gun still on the cause for my messed-up lungs.

I'm not going to lie, I was hoping this test might throw up some answers. It's emotionally draining when you don't know the cause. 🥺

I'm incredibly thankful for such a great respiratory team behind me, though. ❤️

A photo of part of a letter from the respiratory team local to me. It reads.

Known patient allergies.
Information not available.

I now have the results of your echocardiogram. It does look very similar to your previous echocardigram. No further action is required at this time and I will reassess things when I next see you in clinic.

Yours sincerely.

Electronically checked and signed by Dr (name crossed out) 06/10/2025 at 06:35.

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 1d

Yknow not to be dramatic but officially seeing ill health and disability as a problem to be seen in terms of labor is a sign of core principles of your society falling apart it seems to me

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Specialist employment advisers will be based in GP surgeries and mental health services as part of government plans to get people back to work.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden speaks to #BBCBreakfast about the government’s plan to tackle long-term sickness

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North Wales Wildlife Trust / Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru @northwaleswt.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️ A friendly reminder ⚠️ please share!
Fake spider webs can pose a real danger to autumn wildlife that can become trapped and unable to break free.
Help wildlife this Halloween by making sure your celebrations don't become frightful for nature.

📷NWWT Lin Cummins, Vaughn Matthews, Jon Hawkins

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who was recently prevented from boarding a flight from Chicago to the UK - a situation that took 3.5 weeks to sort, during which I nearly ran out of vital cancer medication - this frightens me. I have family in the US, but I'm increasingly hesitant to return...

Be careful out there.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Any comment Wes Streeting? Or will you call the coroner a liar as well?

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/09/n...

17-year-old trans girl's suicide over NHS wait times was preventable says coroner

A 17-year-old trans girl's death by suicide over NHS wait times could have been prevented with swift intervention, a coroner has ruled.

www.thepinknews.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Bank of England warns of growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets - financial crash.

AI boom will burst.
Share prices inflated
Real economy weak.
Trump creating uncertainties.
Shadow banking unregulated.
Govt deregulating banking.

Bankers get bonuses, people will pick up the tab.

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee

www.theguardian.com

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ShropsFidgetPie 🇭🇰🇪🇺♿️Trans ally. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social · 1d

Once that's finished, then I'm straight onto the new
C. K. McDonnell book that also came out today, 'Ring the Bells: The Stranger Times, Book 5.' Narrated by the equally God Tier Brendan McDonald.

Our cup runneth over this year with a lot of great books having come out, or still to be published.📖❤️