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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · Apr 21

“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 31m

“Many children coming out as trans now face waiting until they are in their forties to receive any form of transition-related healthcare on the NHS.”
As someone in their 40s who started this journey late because of section 28, trans care has stymied for decades

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Majority of adults waiting for Trans+ healthcare are under 25

Two-thirds of Trans+ people would lose care if all Cass Review recommendations implemented

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 44m

Great series on the Suez Crisis

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284. Suez Crisis: The British Imperialist vs The Arab Nationalist (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · Empire · 25/08/2025 · 39m

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 13h

"The administration is doing dumb things, this proves they will fail."

1. They are not as dumb as you think in the areas that matter to them: grabbing power.

2. Being dumb is a feature, not a bug, of authoritarianism. Hiring based on loyalty does that.

3. This thinking is what leads to inaction.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 13h

Seems like a good soundtrack at the moment

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48-JULIAN COPE - World Shut Your Mouth (1986)

YouTube video by REMEMBER THE CLIPS

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 20h

Portland is so dangerous right now

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 22h

A woman who has survived politically motivated death threats while pushing for democracy in Venezuela is the right person to get a Nobel Peace Prize. Not a man who is doing everything to strip democracy in the US who bullies the rest of the world

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Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

“As a result of the changes there will no longer be a Downing Street adviser on equalities policy”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up

Exclusive: PM is reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

Misogyny leads to extremism. It’s almost like movements obsessed with minimising and weakening the roles of gender are helping white supremacist movements.

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The men who hate women – How sexism powers the far right

Podcast Episode · The Bunker – News without the nonsense · 10/10/2025 · 33m

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a letter to MPs about this is a good idea. It’s time to demand answers. How many more are going to die because of this?

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 1d

My first foray onto YouTube for @wired.com, doing a deep dive into the state of immigration enforcement and deportation under the Trump administration.

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Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

Goes to show the LDs saying they don’t get the media coverage is a poor excuse. Polanski isn’t getting the same media coverage as the others but he’s got a media strategy and it’s paying off by the looks of it

Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

Making America great again by doing absolutely nothing for the public and creating endless politically motivated attacks.

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

Well, at least worm brain is admitting that they have to make proof because there is none. Dangerous dufus strikes again

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

One for @bbkhistorical.bsky.social students who are interested in trans history…

Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 2d

London: Come listen to me prattle on about trans history (and watch Framing Agnes!) at this free event at Birkbeck next week! www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

I’d love to see the manager explain to an employee who has always used the right facility that suddenly they’re on a disciplinary for harassment simply for going to the toilet. What are they going to do? Have toilet monitor as part of management job descriptions? For the hardly any trans staff?

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

It is quite bizarre when we’re living in a world where the President of the USA thinks opposing fascism is a bad thing.

I mean, you might as well just come out and say you’re pro-fascism Donny, it would be much easier for all of us.

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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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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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

Where will the employment adviser advise them to work? In the many accessible employment opportunities that currently exist? The job market is also terrible just now so I’m not even sure what that adviser would be recommending!

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 1d

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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

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Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, at least they’re putting themselves all over the global news with their anti-American assault on truth so it should be easy enough to prosecute those responsible… if the courts last that is seeing as the US under Trump sanctioned the judges of the ICJ

Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 2d

But this then negates human history and its obsession with symbolism to make meaning

Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 2d

So my point is, flags as a whole can be racist, they can be political, they can be symbols of hate but they can also be reclaimed. If it’s left in the hands of racists, it remains a racist tool but it doesn’t have to be. Or we can just accept that all flags are bad and get rid of them..

Finn @finl3y.bsky.social · 2d

So my point is, people ascribe meanings to flags for all sorts of reasons and if people are prepared to denounce a flag because some people have used it as a racist symbol, we can also argue about how flags are symbols of nationalism which are historically racist across the board.