Adele Retter
@adeleretter.bsky.social
Artist/Designer/Maker focussing on mid 20th century graphic design. Enjoys an occasional game of petanque. Currently living in Plymouth, Devon.
#non-binary #trans #cpfc
#non-binary #trans #cpfc
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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It still bothers me that we have papers on Xmas Day.
Finally, some coverage of the YouGov survey of trans people's feeling of safety etc. I am guessing at some prompting from @transexilenetwork.co.uk
No rebuttal from Sex Matters, but the Gov't subbed for them. Dignity & Respect. Of course.
Finally, some coverage of the YouGov survey of trans people's feeling of safety etc. I am guessing at some prompting from @transexilenetwork.co.uk
No rebuttal from Sex Matters, but the Gov't subbed for them. Dignity & Respect. Of course.
‘I live in a country that hates me’: What’s next for trans people in the UK?
In April, the UK’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to five transgender Britons about how they feel the decision h...
www.independent.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It still bothers me that we have papers on Xmas Day.
Finally, some coverage of the YouGov survey of trans people's feeling of safety etc. I am guessing at some prompting from @transexilenetwork.co.uk
No rebuttal from Sex Matters, but the Gov't subbed for them. Dignity & Respect. Of course.
Finally, some coverage of the YouGov survey of trans people's feeling of safety etc. I am guessing at some prompting from @transexilenetwork.co.uk
No rebuttal from Sex Matters, but the Gov't subbed for them. Dignity & Respect. Of course.
Sherlock Holmes: Watson. That carriage was travelling at exactly 58 miles per hour.
Dr Watson: Good god Holmes! How on earth did you deduce that?
Sherlock Holmes: Telemetry my dear Watson.
#ShitXmasCrackerJoke
Dr Watson: Good god Holmes! How on earth did you deduce that?
Sherlock Holmes: Telemetry my dear Watson.
#ShitXmasCrackerJoke
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sherlock Holmes: Watson. That carriage was travelling at exactly 58 miles per hour.
Dr Watson: Good god Holmes! How on earth did you deduce that?
Sherlock Holmes: Telemetry my dear Watson.
#ShitXmasCrackerJoke
Dr Watson: Good god Holmes! How on earth did you deduce that?
Sherlock Holmes: Telemetry my dear Watson.
#ShitXmasCrackerJoke
As Labour are in the frame for a U-turn, any chance repealing the puberty blockers ban? Nah thought not.
UK govt U-turns on plan to raise inheritance tax for farmers, increases threshold for full relief from £1m to £2.5m.
What was the point of defending the policy for months? Same for winter fuel payment cut, two child benefit cap, disability benefit cuts.
Self-inflicted political damage.
What was the point of defending the policy for months? Same for winter fuel payment cut, two child benefit cap, disability benefit cuts.
Self-inflicted political damage.
Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farms after backlash
U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As Labour are in the frame for a U-turn, any chance repealing the puberty blockers ban? Nah thought not.
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2025 has been a funny year with various ups and downs, but one thing that delighted me was some of my flapdoodle becoming the basis of a wonderful album. Check it out, if you haven't already!
Huge thanks to all at @tcfsr.bsky.social
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
Huge thanks to all at @tcfsr.bsky.social
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
The Croydon Spaceport Tapes, by British Experimental Rocket Group (BERG)
14 track album
tcfsr.bandcamp.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
2025 has been a funny year with various ups and downs, but one thing that delighted me was some of my flapdoodle becoming the basis of a wonderful album. Check it out, if you haven't already!
Huge thanks to all at @tcfsr.bsky.social
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
Huge thanks to all at @tcfsr.bsky.social
tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
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When trans people express dismay that society and our families hate us on such a deep level, the usual gaslighting kneejerk is to tell us we must be exaggerating for dramatic effect.
Wretchedly, this (awful, unnecessary) poll disproves that line of argument very neatly. I WISH we were exaggerating.
Wretchedly, this (awful, unnecessary) poll disproves that line of argument very neatly. I WISH we were exaggerating.
Labour supporters are the most homophobic and almost the most transphobic.
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
When trans people express dismay that society and our families hate us on such a deep level, the usual gaslighting kneejerk is to tell us we must be exaggerating for dramatic effect.
Wretchedly, this (awful, unnecessary) poll disproves that line of argument very neatly. I WISH we were exaggerating.
Wretchedly, this (awful, unnecessary) poll disproves that line of argument very neatly. I WISH we were exaggerating.
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Syd Dale - Drums Unlimited [United Kingdom, Library Music] (1966)
https://redd.it/f3rsp7
https://youtu.be/_86BEwUkdl0
https://redd.it/f3rsp7
https://youtu.be/_86BEwUkdl0
Syd Dale - Drums Unlimited [United Kingdom, Library Music] (1966)
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Syd Dale - Drums Unlimited [United Kingdom, Library Music] (1966)
https://redd.it/f3rsp7
https://youtu.be/_86BEwUkdl0
https://redd.it/f3rsp7
https://youtu.be/_86BEwUkdl0
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
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Wonder if Semi GoodEnough still stands by her assertion that sex crimes caused by second-rate cultures that lack basic decency.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Former Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife
Philip Young appears at Swindon magistrates court charged with 56 offences relating to 13-year period
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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the biggest lie the british press tell about trans ppl isn't actually about trans ppl.
it's their claim that 'gender critical' is a grass roots movement.
it's a ruling class bigotry sparked and spurred on by the american religious right. it's a media and political class bigotry.
it's their claim that 'gender critical' is a grass roots movement.
it's a ruling class bigotry sparked and spurred on by the american religious right. it's a media and political class bigotry.
December 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
the biggest lie the british press tell about trans ppl isn't actually about trans ppl.
it's their claim that 'gender critical' is a grass roots movement.
it's a ruling class bigotry sparked and spurred on by the american religious right. it's a media and political class bigotry.
it's their claim that 'gender critical' is a grass roots movement.
it's a ruling class bigotry sparked and spurred on by the american religious right. it's a media and political class bigotry.
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Sales of “Any Old S**t” Jump This Christmas - Larry & Paul
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Men in masks — in a woman’s restroom. Isn’t that worse than what we were warned would happen if trans people were allowed to pee?
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Men in masks — in a woman’s restroom. Isn’t that worse than what we were warned would happen if trans people were allowed to pee?
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Once again but in pink.
The wise words of Sara Ahmed…
The wise words of Sara Ahmed…
December 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Once again but in pink.
The wise words of Sara Ahmed…
The wise words of Sara Ahmed…
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Alice Sullivan tells universities to suppress pro-trans research to protect GC staff. However, HER OWN DATA shows pro-trans research is already more suppressed.
When I told the BBC this, they edited out any reference to the data. They have now corrected the record.
www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb...
When I told the BBC this, they edited out any reference to the data. They have now corrected the record.
www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb...
Corrections and Clarifications
The BBC's responses to editorial, technical and corporate issues.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Alice Sullivan tells universities to suppress pro-trans research to protect GC staff. However, HER OWN DATA shows pro-trans research is already more suppressed.
When I told the BBC this, they edited out any reference to the data. They have now corrected the record.
www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb...
When I told the BBC this, they edited out any reference to the data. They have now corrected the record.
www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb...
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We've just made our first donation to Kids Saving the Rainforest from sales of Hit Escape by Michelle Kent.
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
December 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We've just made our first donation to Kids Saving the Rainforest from sales of Hit Escape by Michelle Kent.
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
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'Listen to me as I come to your neighbourhood and tell your trans siblings they are subhuman or I will use the wealth of billionaires to sue you into oblivion,' is a very late-capitalism form of free speech right.
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
'Listen to me as I come to your neighbourhood and tell your trans siblings they are subhuman or I will use the wealth of billionaires to sue you into oblivion,' is a very late-capitalism form of free speech right.
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“Many of the people who criticise gender-affirming care have never actually worked with transgender young people, but that doesn’t stop them from claiming to be experts in the area,”
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“Many of the people who criticise gender-affirming care have never actually worked with transgender young people, but that doesn’t stop them from claiming to be experts in the area,”
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🧵 1/? Going through the recording:
6:00 Cass: "there was a fair amount of noise [...] about the fact that I wasn't an expert in this field, but that was a deliberate selection that NHS England made because people who were working in the field were so polarised*"
* read: support trans rights
6:00 Cass: "there was a fair amount of noise [...] about the fact that I wasn't an expert in this field, but that was a deliberate selection that NHS England made because people who were working in the field were so polarised*"
* read: support trans rights
Leaked audio from Cass talking to NHS Sheffield.
drive.proton.me/urls/EPMR96E...
Leak is thanks to Trans Kids Deserve Better
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drive.proton.me/urls/EPMR96E...
Leak is thanks to Trans Kids Deserve Better
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December 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
🧵 1/? Going through the recording:
6:00 Cass: "there was a fair amount of noise [...] about the fact that I wasn't an expert in this field, but that was a deliberate selection that NHS England made because people who were working in the field were so polarised*"
* read: support trans rights
6:00 Cass: "there was a fair amount of noise [...] about the fact that I wasn't an expert in this field, but that was a deliberate selection that NHS England made because people who were working in the field were so polarised*"
* read: support trans rights
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For years, S*n 'journalists' covered up the sexual abuse by a famous cis man while telling everybody to hate trans women in order to protect women.
This isn't even the first time this has happened.
How so many cis people don't see what's happening is revealing.
This isn't even the first time this has happened.
How so many cis people don't see what's happening is revealing.
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For years, S*n 'journalists' covered up the sexual abuse by a famous cis man while telling everybody to hate trans women in order to protect women.
This isn't even the first time this has happened.
How so many cis people don't see what's happening is revealing.
This isn't even the first time this has happened.
How so many cis people don't see what's happening is revealing.
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Two recent events - the transphobic style guide, and Robin Ince's being reported as bringing it into disrepute - have done nothing to dispel my belief that the BBC should be closed down.
Yes, I know the fascists say they want that too. That's just a tactic to force it further right. I want it gone.
Yes, I know the fascists say they want that too. That's just a tactic to force it further right. I want it gone.
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Two recent events - the transphobic style guide, and Robin Ince's being reported as bringing it into disrepute - have done nothing to dispel my belief that the BBC should be closed down.
Yes, I know the fascists say they want that too. That's just a tactic to force it further right. I want it gone.
Yes, I know the fascists say they want that too. That's just a tactic to force it further right. I want it gone.
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Just to be clear, painting a minority group as the 'root of evil' is exterminationist language.
If this were said about any other minority group, I would expect at least one major media outlet to push back on it.
But that is clearly a level of concern not extended to trans people.
If this were said about any other minority group, I would expect at least one major media outlet to push back on it.
But that is clearly a level of concern not extended to trans people.
December 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Just to be clear, painting a minority group as the 'root of evil' is exterminationist language.
If this were said about any other minority group, I would expect at least one major media outlet to push back on it.
But that is clearly a level of concern not extended to trans people.
If this were said about any other minority group, I would expect at least one major media outlet to push back on it.
But that is clearly a level of concern not extended to trans people.
I hate people that take drugs. Particularly customs officers and coppers. They should buy their own drugs.
Police seize almost £14m in drugs across Scotland ahead of Christmas
Police seize almost £14m in drugs across Scotland ahead of Christmas
www.thenational.scot
December 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I hate people that take drugs. Particularly customs officers and coppers. They should buy their own drugs.
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There's a big problem in the US with politicians & clergy pointing their fingers at trans kids & trans adults for being sexual predators. And, it's usually those people pointing their fingers. Those are the ones committing those same crimes. Pointing fingers to distract the law away from themselves.
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There's a big problem in the US with politicians & clergy pointing their fingers at trans kids & trans adults for being sexual predators. And, it's usually those people pointing their fingers. Those are the ones committing those same crimes. Pointing fingers to distract the law away from themselves.
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Reminder: Farage and the Reform Party want to privatise the NHS.
December 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reminder: Farage and the Reform Party want to privatise the NHS.