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Dr Tacey "dumb blonde" O'Neil
@densitypoint.bsky.social
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A non-binary trans femme (she/they) who's a ukulele-playing, analysis-crazed mathematician. ADHD.
Engaged 💍 21/7/24

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Dr Tacey "dumb blonde" O'Neil @densitypoint.bsky.social · Feb 27
Voice update a couple of months later. I’m reading a poem that my partner wrote following my confirmation surgery.
densitypoint.bsky.social
At The Croft in Bristol to see iDestroy.

Last time I was here was August 2019 to see @penfriendrocks.bsky.social in her She Makes War phase.

Since then the bar, Laura, and I have all changed transitioned into new identities!
A selfie of me. I'm wearing a lot of red. I love my dress -- it's black with a very thick red rose embroidery. A selfie of me with my partner. A shot of iDestroy setting up in the stage.
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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vaginamuseum.bsky.social
Your cunt-ry needs you! Every £5 donated today will be doubled by an anonymous charitable foundation. These funds keep the Vagina Museum open to the world, providing free education and a *hole* lot of joy to the world www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
Bluesky flagged the image thumbnail from a charity fundraising page as “adult content” (it was not). This is a placeholder so you'll see this post in a world of digital censorship. We're honestly really annoyed we have to do this. Help us educate through this hostile climate.
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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erikasgarden.bsky.social
This is incredible 💜
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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sophiemolly.co.uk
"Minutes leaked to North West Bylines confirm that NHSE has “no provision” to continue prescribing puberty blocking medicaction to U16 trans patients currenty at WellBN."

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Is NHSE forcing young people to detransition?
The minutes of a meeting, leaked to NWBylines, strongly indicate NHSE does not want the prescribing of puberty blockers at WellBN to continue
northwestbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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goodlawproject.org
An extraordinary thing, this.

A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.

Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley
www.transmissionlive.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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hypereutectoid.bsky.social
Forbidden flogger
A wire rope made of twisted wire cables each made of twisted wire. The ends are splayed out like a train boiler explosion, giving the effect of a cat of many ouchy metal tails.
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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xkcd.com
Fifteen Years

xkcd.com/3172/
Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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scgriffith.bsky.social
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
The Ten Most Ridiculous-Sounding Math Classes Currently Offered at Liberal-Arts Colleges By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010 Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year. 10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence 9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard] 8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona] 7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard 6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon] 5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire] 4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar] 3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury] 1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen] This is why Asia is winning, by the way.
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
densitypoint.bsky.social
My partner spent the day sorting out our bedroom and has done an amazing job.

I got home from work, saw it, and promptly had a panic attack: not the response they expected.

My nd brain couldn't handle it -- everything's moved and all my systems are wrecked.

Currently having some quiet time.
A photo of our bedroom showing it looking much tidier and without many stray objects.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
densitypoint.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

The Menstrual Cramps
Nirvana
The Dresden Dolls
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
Grace Petrie
shelleybwoke.bsky.social FreeLinkophant Shelley B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 1d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

The Mountain Goats
James McMurtry
Chris Pureka
Ani DiFranco and Melissa Ferrick
Gallagher
jgninja.bsky.social JG av ninja 🐸 @jgninja.bsky.social · 1d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
REM
The Bangles
Genesis
Pixies
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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ciara2001.bsky.social
That now seems to be the official position of the party that commissioned Cass, trans kids don't exist, I guess if they don't exist they can't die so it's not their problem (reader, it very much is their problem)
ciara2001.bsky.social ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 3d
Kemi has reached the "denying trans kids exist" level of transphobia
Badenoch accused of breaking cross-party support for Cass report after she says 'no child born in wrong body' Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has accused Kemi Badenoch of abandoning a cross-party consensus on the health needs of trans children. He spoke out after the Tory leader declared that “no child is born in the wrong body” and condemned plans for a pilot of puberty blockers for young people to go ahead. Referring to the pilot, Badenoch posted a message on social media saying: No child is born in the wrong body. I cannot believe we are back to square one, with NHS England backing an experimental trial of puberty blockers on healthy, vulnerable children, ignoring the damage already done. The No1 rule of medicine is “do no harm”. This is activist ideology masquerading as research. I’m urging MPs of all parties to sign this letter from me and Shadow Health Secretary @stuartandrew, calling for Wes Streeting to step in and stop this trial before more damage is done to children who are too young to understand what they are doing to themselves In April last year a landmark report by Hilary Cass, a leading paediatrician, said that children who wanted to change gender were being let down because they were being exposed to interventions for which the medical evidence was weak. It called for restrictions in the use of puberty blockers, and it said cross-sex hormones should only be used with “extreme caution” with under-18s. The report was welcomed in the Commons by Streeting, the then shadow health secretary, and by the Conservative party. MPs, like Badenoch, who were alarmed about the increasing number of children getting medical help to transition, were particularly supportive, and in October last year Badenoch praised Cass for producing “a seminal report that has provided clarity and saved many children from making irreversible decisions that would harm their long-term health”. Although Cass expressed caution about children getting medical help to transition, her report included evidence from children who found puberty blockers helpful and she recommended a trial of puberty blockers to establish evidence as to what the long-term effects are. Cass also accepted that gender incongruence is a condition and she said: There is broad agreement that gender incongruence, like many other human characteristics, arises from a combination of biological, psychological, social and cultural factors. Responding to the Badenoch letter, Streeting said: I’ll reply formally and fully, but I’m surprised by this letter. The Conservatives commissioned the Cass Review and accepted its recommendations in full. I did, too, and am implementing it. I’m keen to maintain a cross-party approach on such a sensitive issue Tory aides claim Badenoch never agreed with all the recommendations in the Cass report.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
densitypoint.bsky.social
(Stressed) trans on a tube -- off to Dean Street for blood tests. Not a single one of my connections has been straightforward -- delays all the way.
A selfie of me on the London Underground. I'm wearing some makeup. My earrings say "the church would have killed me 400 years ago".
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
densitypoint.bsky.social
10 years apart.

The only picture of me from November 2015 (and not taken by me). There are 34 separate sets of pics of me this month.
A photo of me taken by my then 6 year old in November 2016. I'm wearing a cream sweater and holding a child's electric toothbrush. I'm masc presenting. A selfie of me standing in front of a wall that my partner has decorated. (It's black with yellow and red firework effects.(
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
densitypoint.bsky.social
Tired queer resting at choir.

(First public performance of the term this Sunday.)
A selfie of me crouched on the ground at my choir rehearsal tonight.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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lexlophii.queersplaystuff.org
"trans activist" and it was a literal child that he assaulted
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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natacha.bsky.social
A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.

Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
densitypoint.bsky.social
Some progress was made.
A small dark chesf of drawer with a planet, a star and an eye as ornaments on top. The wall behinds is black but has some abstract bright paint suggesting stars or space.
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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natacha.bsky.social
I’ve been working on creating a term for all the governmental groups like the Cass Review, the EHRC, the Supreme Court, the Levy Review etc.

I’m describing them as examples of “contrived authority”.
Contrived Authority A group given the appearance of authority by those in power for the purpose of providing decision-makers with a pretext to impose policies they want to impose but for which there is no justification, and for which they want to avoid being held accountable. Contrived Authority action usually involves careful selection of personnel with a view to obtaining politicians’ desired result. In particular it invariably means hermetically excluding from spaces where decisions are made, those with relevant lived experience or knowledge and those directly affected by the outcome. It often deploys a highly selective approach to information/data aimed at arriving at a foregone conclusion that it dishonestly presents as authoritative.
June 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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natacha.bsky.social
Streeting is admitting that the Pathways “trial” already has a predetermined outcome. Stuffing it with SEGM placeholders is evidence of this.

The only way we are going to end state-mandated torture of trans kids is to get Labour out of government completely.
Wes Streeting @wesstreet... • Nov 22 Dr Cass recommended a ban on prescribing them and a clinical trial to build that evidence. Kings College London has now launched that trial. 210 1737 © 114 1hl 315K
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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uberwensch.bsky.social
aight guys lock in its #MathCoffeeSelfie Sunday
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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okwonga.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Dispensing false information in a confident tone, rather than offering no answer when none is readily available, is a major flaw of generative AI, experts say. An audit of the top 10 generative AI models including ChatGPT, Gemini and Meta’s AI by the media literacy non-profit NewsGuard revealed that the non-response rates of chatbots went down from 31% in August 2024 to 0% in August 2025. At the same time, the chatbots’ likelihood of repeating false information almost doubled from 18% to 35%, NewsGuard found. None of the companies responded to NewsGuard’s request for a comment at the time.
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
densitypoint.bsky.social
About to see Wicked: For Good.
A selfie of me in the cinema foyer. I have green lipstick and green eyeliner
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
densitypoint.bsky.social
Success!

Going to need to bling it up a bit.
A successfully constructed flat pack chest of drawers. It's a rather dull charcoal grey.
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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reactiveashley.bsky.social
Apparently, they are comparing two groups, with one group experiencing an arbitrary one-year delay in prescription. But where is the group that skips the blockers entirely and goes straight to GAHT? You need to include that group as a variable for the study to be scientifically valid, right?
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 6d
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 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM