Kirsten Bayes
@bayes.org.uk
Science nerd. Enjoys tabletop roleplaying games, photography.
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How to "Talk Turkey"
Email from VINE Sanctuary Turkey Talk, Part 3 VINE Sanctuary News TURKEY TALK, Part Three TALKING TURKEY Welcome to our special three-part series about turkeys. On Friday, we learned about turkeys the
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November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Bingo.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Bingo.
"Siri, what does pointless and intrusive gatekeeping look like?"
The “Pathways” trial is, IMO on more than one level, a thoroughly unethical piece of “research” to be carrying out on children, especially children who are part of a marginalised minority.
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"Siri, what does pointless and intrusive gatekeeping look like?"
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
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Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Round here we need folks who will do this thing called "work". In return, local employers give them cash, seems like a good deal. People who move to my home town get a particular status: "neighbours". And we don't let the Gestapo take our neighbours. Fairly sure that's clear.
Immigration policy was never motivated by "excessive generosity" on behalf of the UK.
Immigration policy is determined by the state's self-interest, pulled way one or another by the struggles of migrants and pressure from capital.
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Immigration policy is determined by the state's self-interest, pulled way one or another by the struggles of migrants and pressure from capital.
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Home secretary to tackle UK's 'excessive generosity' with sweeping immigration reforms
In a statement to MPs on Monday, Shabana Mahmood is expected to tighten up the rules to allow for more deportations, and reduce the "pull factors" that attract migrants to the UK.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Round here we need folks who will do this thing called "work". In return, local employers give them cash, seems like a good deal. People who move to my home town get a particular status: "neighbours". And we don't let the Gestapo take our neighbours. Fairly sure that's clear.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
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Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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when you understand that patriarchy views children as sexual property it all makes sense. there's no hypocrisy. exposure to queerness & transness threatens to "corrupt" the father's property, to "lead them astray" into self-determination, to taint their future sexual value. CSA is permissible as >
Thatcher's government did this with Section 28, banned the "promotion of homosexuality" as a danger to children, while actively protecting Jimmy Savile and who knows how many other pedophiles. It's the same damn playbook.
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
when you understand that patriarchy views children as sexual property it all makes sense. there's no hypocrisy. exposure to queerness & transness threatens to "corrupt" the father's property, to "lead them astray" into self-determination, to taint their future sexual value. CSA is permissible as >
"Bet your bottom dollar, there'll be sun!"
I can’t wait for that feeling!
It will be the most beautiful day ever!
It will be the most beautiful day ever!
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"Bet your bottom dollar, there'll be sun!"
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The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
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VOTE in every election. 💪 If our votes didn't matter, The Man wouldn't constantly be trying to take away voting rights. 🌊 #PowerToThePeople
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
VOTE in every election. 💪 If our votes didn't matter, The Man wouldn't constantly be trying to take away voting rights. 🌊 #PowerToThePeople
Still slightly shocked that folks didn't have to launch a judicial review or report anyone to the International Criminal Court for this to happen. The US really must have shat the bed.
The Brits have stopped sharing drug trafficking intel w/us in the Caribbean, Latin American region. They believe our extra judicial killings are illegal. If you’ve worked on this stuff or w/ the Brits, you know this is really a big deal. DOD folks—your professional liability insurance won’t work.
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Still slightly shocked that folks didn't have to launch a judicial review or report anyone to the International Criminal Court for this to happen. The US really must have shat the bed.
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Emily Maitlis not a doctor not trans not an expert in this field worked for ideological reasons to get healthcare for kids shut down, paid for by the licence fee - and she complains about ideological capture. Absolutely farcical
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Emily Maitlis not a doctor not trans not an expert in this field worked for ideological reasons to get healthcare for kids shut down, paid for by the licence fee - and she complains about ideological capture. Absolutely farcical
All sounds a bit goose-steppy, sieg-heil-y to me. Little bit arbeit-macht-frei-y.
Remember in the UK it's not:
Transphobia, it's gender critical
Islamaphobia, it's Muslim critical
Racism, it's race critical
Homophobia, it's same sex critical
All dogwhistles used to undermine and gaslight minorities.
Transphobia, it's gender critical
Islamaphobia, it's Muslim critical
Racism, it's race critical
Homophobia, it's same sex critical
All dogwhistles used to undermine and gaslight minorities.
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
All sounds a bit goose-steppy, sieg-heil-y to me. Little bit arbeit-macht-frei-y.
I am expecting the self-styled protectors of women's rights to get on this. That Harry Potter money will come rolling in. Accompanied by the champions in the right wing press. Any time now. Or is it likely that because it involves challenging the wealthy & powerful, that has no chance of happening?
"It is estimated that more than 400 women and girls were abused and exploited within Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods enterprise. I am one of them."
This is a survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power. A must read ⤵️
This is a survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power. A must read ⤵️
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I am expecting the self-styled protectors of women's rights to get on this. That Harry Potter money will come rolling in. Accompanied by the champions in the right wing press. Any time now. Or is it likely that because it involves challenging the wealthy & powerful, that has no chance of happening?
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Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
Foxes Ate My Pants - new indie ban name just dropped, frens.
Jesus fucken Christ. I ordered some undercrackers, lads. Nothing came. No despatch email, no delivery confirmation, nothing.
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Foxes Ate My Pants - new indie ban name just dropped, frens.
A sobering story for Remembrance weekend.
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual, not known to me, and tell their story. This is the first of those stories.
#WW1 #RemembranceSunday #Military #Genealogy
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#WW1 #RemembranceSunday #Military #Genealogy
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The Story of Second Lieutenant Clement John Byron, Honourable Artillery Company
One of the unknown soldiers I promised to honour……. During the summer of 2025, I had the privilege of visiting the battlefields of the Western Front to honour and remember three members…
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November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A sobering story for Remembrance weekend.
Absolute banger essay confirmed. No notes.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Absolute banger essay confirmed. No notes.
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Both parties actively endorsed Andrew Cuomo and he STILL couldn't beat a vocally pro-Palestine, pro-trans, socialist, Muslim immigrant. The vindication I feel IS a part of that obvs coz I'm a petty little cunt. But I mostly feel intense joy and relief that another way has been shown to be possible.
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Both parties actively endorsed Andrew Cuomo and he STILL couldn't beat a vocally pro-Palestine, pro-trans, socialist, Muslim immigrant. The vindication I feel IS a part of that obvs coz I'm a petty little cunt. But I mostly feel intense joy and relief that another way has been shown to be possible.
Horrendous.
Please read this statement by Anne Health.
Trans children are being subjected by Sussex NHS to the physical torture of being forcibly detransitioned.
This is unnecessary cruelty and in my view constitutes torture, violence and child abuse on the part of NHS Sussex.
Trans children are being subjected by Sussex NHS to the physical torture of being forcibly detransitioned.
This is unnecessary cruelty and in my view constitutes torture, violence and child abuse on the part of NHS Sussex.
Anne Health response: NHS Sussex Investigation into WellBN GP Practice - Anne Healthcare
We are deeply concerned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated Code of Practice which has been sent to Secretary of State, Bridget Philipson, this week.While presented as clarification,...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Horrendous.
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The narrative of supposedly despicable outsiders seizing women as justification for war goes back to Paris and Helen in the Iliad. Heck, it was understood to be massively destructive even then.
This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The narrative of supposedly despicable outsiders seizing women as justification for war goes back to Paris and Helen in the Iliad. Heck, it was understood to be massively destructive even then.
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While the NYT's asks if feminism ruined the workplace, the Washington Post gives us a look into a workplace without feminism
Reporting this story, I heard near universal concern from Heritage staff of discrimination against unmarried women.
Then I obtained a letter to the Heritage board from anonymous staffers that alleged the same thing — and more.
Heritage is aware that alleged behavior could create legal trouble.
Then I obtained a letter to the Heritage board from anonymous staffers that alleged the same thing — and more.
Heritage is aware that alleged behavior could create legal trouble.
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
While the NYT's asks if feminism ruined the workplace, the Washington Post gives us a look into a workplace without feminism