@annmactob.bsky.social
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [lawsuit cont]:
But FOIA audit by Yorksire Bylines from 2012-2022 finds total complaints against GIDS bec. of GAC being wrongly-inappropriately provided was...8.
The lawsuit was a myth as were the mass of plaintiffs.
The Times has yet to retract/correct its piece. 2/2
But FOIA audit by Yorksire Bylines from 2012-2022 finds total complaints against GIDS bec. of GAC being wrongly-inappropriately provided was...8.
The lawsuit was a myth as were the mass of plaintiffs.
The Times has yet to retract/correct its piece. 2/2
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised
A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [lawsuit cont]:
But FOIA audit by Yorksire Bylines from 2012-2022 finds total complaints against GIDS bec. of GAC being wrongly-inappropriately provided was...8.
The lawsuit was a myth as were the mass of plaintiffs.
The Times has yet to retract/correct its piece. 2/2
But FOIA audit by Yorksire Bylines from 2012-2022 finds total complaints against GIDS bec. of GAC being wrongly-inappropriately provided was...8.
The lawsuit was a myth as were the mass of plaintiffs.
The Times has yet to retract/correct its piece. 2/2
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'The number of these where it was felt that gender affirming care was provided wrongly or inappropriately? All of eight. Over a 10-year period, for a clinic that could have up to 12,000 service users (p.9) at any given time.'
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised
A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
'The number of these where it was felt that gender affirming care was provided wrongly or inappropriately? All of eight. Over a 10-year period, for a clinic that could have up to 12,000 service users (p.9) at any given time.'
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
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Be careful, repeatedly sharing this picture could damage Wes Streeting’s chances of becoming PM. And we wouldn’t want that to happen would we…?
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Be careful, repeatedly sharing this picture could damage Wes Streeting’s chances of becoming PM. And we wouldn’t want that to happen would we…?
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👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
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BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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🧵🧵🧵 It's now unlikely Streeting will stand to be Labour leader when Starmer is booted, but these are just in case.
If he does & somehow wins, these will be useful receipts to use against what used to be the Labour Party.
The UK has so many problems RN, we don't need to add Streeting to them.
If he does & somehow wins, these will be useful receipts to use against what used to be the Labour Party.
The UK has so many problems RN, we don't need to add Streeting to them.
February 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
🧵🧵🧵 It's now unlikely Streeting will stand to be Labour leader when Starmer is booted, but these are just in case.
If he does & somehow wins, these will be useful receipts to use against what used to be the Labour Party.
The UK has so many problems RN, we don't need to add Streeting to them.
If he does & somehow wins, these will be useful receipts to use against what used to be the Labour Party.
The UK has so many problems RN, we don't need to add Streeting to them.
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LGBTQ+ children make up 16.6 per cent of the children recorded as dying by suicide in England, QueerAF can reveal 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
One in six children who died by suicide were LGBTQ+, new data shows
Amid heated public debate about whether trans children are dying by suicide, campaigners say we need to "take the politics out of policymaking"
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:27 AM
LGBTQ+ children make up 16.6 per cent of the children recorded as dying by suicide in England, QueerAF can reveal 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
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Don’t ever let people forget this.
And one of the first survivors to step forward to try to stop Epstein? A trans woman, who was promptly mocked and villified by the New York Post, New York Magazine, the courts and law enforcement.
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Don’t ever let people forget this.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Military ban con't] Deputy Assoc. Atty Genl Abhishek Kambli told the 3-judge panel that no trans service members had yet been discharged yet, but lawyers for plaintiffs submitted a list with many of those already separated.
Trump DOJ lied to D.C. federal appeals court about trans military ban, lawyers say in stunning filing
“We hope the court recognizes that they were hearing a number of misrepresentations and that they will carefully read the record in this case,” attorney Shannon Minter told The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:27 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Military ban con't] Deputy Assoc. Atty Genl Abhishek Kambli told the 3-judge panel that no trans service members had yet been discharged yet, but lawyers for plaintiffs submitted a list with many of those already separated.
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One year into Trump’s second term, some journalists have been “surprised” by the administration’s organized agenda. But Project 2025 was publicly available. Advocacy groups read it and warned us. The press read it and… 🤷♀️ www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
One year into Trump’s second term, some journalists have been “surprised” by the administration’s organized agenda. But Project 2025 was publicly available. Advocacy groups read it and warned us. The press read it and… 🤷♀️ www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 25 CalMatters:
After the DOJ sent subpoenas to 20+ medical providers offering GAC for minors, calling it “healthcare fraud” families at Children’s Hospital LA sued. The DOJ has now agreed to drop its efforts to obtain patient files on 3,000+ trans kids.
After the DOJ sent subpoenas to 20+ medical providers offering GAC for minors, calling it “healthcare fraud” families at Children’s Hospital LA sued. The DOJ has now agreed to drop its efforts to obtain patient files on 3,000+ trans kids.
Feds back down from seeking medical records of 3,000+ trans youth
After families sued, the Justice Department agreed to withdraw its subpoena for personal and medical information of transgender patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Advocates called it a "fish...
calmatters.org
January 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 25 CalMatters:
After the DOJ sent subpoenas to 20+ medical providers offering GAC for minors, calling it “healthcare fraud” families at Children’s Hospital LA sued. The DOJ has now agreed to drop its efforts to obtain patient files on 3,000+ trans kids.
After the DOJ sent subpoenas to 20+ medical providers offering GAC for minors, calling it “healthcare fraud” families at Children’s Hospital LA sued. The DOJ has now agreed to drop its efforts to obtain patient files on 3,000+ trans kids.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury: “Just to be clear, Republicans in the Oversight Committee just voted NO on a motion to hold Pam Bondi & the DOJ in contempt of Congress for violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act”
January 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Rep. Melanie Stansbury: “Just to be clear, Republicans in the Oversight Committee just voted NO on a motion to hold Pam Bondi & the DOJ in contempt of Congress for violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act”
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
NYT Chronicles a Death Their Moral Panic Caused — Assigned
The New York Times published a story covering the death of trans athlete, Lia Smith, but takes no responsibility for the ways their coverage of trans issues has fed the moral panic that caused it.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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1. The DOJ has not released 99% of the Epstein Files, in direct violation of the law
They claim the delay is necessary to review the files
But here is the thing: The DOJ previously claimed THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETE IN JULY
They claim the delay is necessary to review the files
But here is the thing: The DOJ previously claimed THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETE IN JULY
DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law
The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July
popular.info
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
1. The DOJ has not released 99% of the Epstein Files, in direct violation of the law
They claim the delay is necessary to review the files
But here is the thing: The DOJ previously claimed THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETE IN JULY
They claim the delay is necessary to review the files
But here is the thing: The DOJ previously claimed THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETE IN JULY
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Yet ANOTHER transphobe doesn’t know what he’s talking about shock horror.
It’s impressive how one commentator can be this confidently wrong.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Yet ANOTHER transphobe doesn’t know what he’s talking about shock horror.
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I suspect transgender rights and higher education are two issues where NYT leadership is as opposed to the progressive left's positions as the right's. So they lean into right-wing framing of those subjects to rebut broader liberal bias charges. transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I suspect transgender rights and higher education are two issues where NYT leadership is as opposed to the progressive left's positions as the right's. So they lean into right-wing framing of those subjects to rebut broader liberal bias charges. transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
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They're gonna be real upset when they read about literally any of Trump's appointees for anything.
December 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They're gonna be real upset when they read about literally any of Trump's appointees for anything.
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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.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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.
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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.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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.
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One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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A decade ago trans people warned this would happen.
The “gender-critical” transphobes have opened the door to a much wider attack on women’s rights, including on safe and legal abortion, birth control…
I even managed to get this published in @opendemocracy.net in 2022
The “gender-critical” transphobes have opened the door to a much wider attack on women’s rights, including on safe and legal abortion, birth control…
I even managed to get this published in @opendemocracy.net in 2022
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
A decade ago trans people warned this would happen.
The “gender-critical” transphobes have opened the door to a much wider attack on women’s rights, including on safe and legal abortion, birth control…
I even managed to get this published in @opendemocracy.net in 2022
The “gender-critical” transphobes have opened the door to a much wider attack on women’s rights, including on safe and legal abortion, birth control…
I even managed to get this published in @opendemocracy.net in 2022
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The Editor of The Times and Sunday Times in Scotland has been arrested and charged in connection with “indecent online communications”. www.thenational.scot/news/2569064...
Scottish newspaper editor arrested and charged over 'indecent communications'
A LEADING Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended after he was charged in connection with ...
www.thenational.scot
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Editor of The Times and Sunday Times in Scotland has been arrested and charged in connection with “indecent online communications”. www.thenational.scot/news/2569064...