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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 6m

I have asked the same questions Gary asked and even is it my fault or the trans communities fault? The answer is no.

Yes we need a govt which is receptive. If we don't get that we need a country to provide a model where self-id and informed consent etc work. The problem is we had all that...

Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 27m

The arguments Gary uses on gatekeeping are exactly the same issues trans people face when dealing with govt, media, and the NHS etc etc.

Church of England attitude on women? Be less angry... NHS on trans women? Do something about your anger... Economics? Class anger...

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 44m

Structurally the arguments on economics and equality are exactly the same as trans healthcare and rights.

Both economics and trans healthcare are dominated by fossils who have been institutionalised.

Have a mind of your own and you are rejected by the system.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ul...

Can Labour be saved?

YouTube video by Garys Economics

www.youtube.com

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Isobel Gray 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️ @isobelsgray.bsky.social · 2h

As a transgender woman trying to just live a simple quiet life in the UK, I'm pretty well placed to say this paragraph is complete bullshit and this government are shameless liars as well as hateful bigots who are actively shutting me out of participation in society.

Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 2h

… contains the following:

‘The UK is unwavering in its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights for all, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other LGBT+ individuals.’

… and …

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 9h

'Tron: Ares' mode for Teslas has to be the most tone deaf movie and product tie-in ever. Wendy Carlos is a transgender woman who wrote the original Tron theme tune and Tesla is owned by a giga transphobe.

www.thewrap.com/tron-ares-mo...

'Tron: Ares' Mode Turns Teslas Into Glowing Light Cycles

The "Tron"-themed navigation update hit the EV grid with the rollout of the Disney legacy sequel

www.thewrap.com

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 14h

Sit tibi terra levis - May the earth rest lightly on you

Diane Keaton 1946-2025

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 14h

Cause, winter's passed, spring and fall,
You never wrote me, you never called,
Nathan Gill you've been gone too long.

Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 16h

Richard Tice - "Please welcome to the stage... Nathan Gill"

So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 14h

I just discovered there's loads of hotels named after Bristol. There's hotels in Paris and Odessa both of which were named Hotel Bristol as Bristol like London was associated with luxury.

Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 14h

My new ELF pencil sharpener is good. It comes with a removable lid top and bottom to catch shavings and a tiny pick to clear the blades.

New blades help a lot! I bought a ten pack off Ebay for when I need them.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 15h

Looks like a disruption poster. Targeting trans people and Zack in their first set of replies.

bsky.app/profile/pufc...

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 15h

Privileged transphobic abuser of children Wes Streeting wants his victims to be quiet and shut up? That's a bit CoE of you Wes.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 19h

Gordon Brown and Neil Kinnock are trying to recycle themselves back into relevance to prop up Starmer and save the Labour party. Most comments I'm seeing are along the lines of "Nah. Too late. Fuck off".

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 19h

They are what they are and not worth the effort. I normally blank/avoid people like that so never get their attention. Life's too short etc.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 20h

Jenrick is the kind of chancer who'd be a manager in a sweatshop call centre if it wasn't for daddy's money.

He's another transphobe. As always follow the money back to the Heritage Foundation or Kremlin.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 20h

Jim Ratcliffe is saying he'll be cool with a Reform govt if they reduce energy costs. What he's really saying is he wants a tax cut. That's why he backed Brexit but even so not being critical of Reform makes him dodgy. He's your bog standard I'm Alright Jack "fuck you" billionaire.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 21h

Myself and others were bugging the Greens saying we needed better positioning and a more professional marketing operation. Zack along with some talented backroom people has delivered that. Members have also firmed up and brought in new policies too which has all helped.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 21h

Like Zack Polanski Zohran Mamdani speaks up for trans people and our rights. He proves how easy it is to do it. He proves how easy it is to push back against egotistical chancers whether in politics and the media and people love it!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 21h

A general observation: I think there's too much of a dash to please at times. I think it's fair to question the utility of a questionnaire and it's intent and whether it will achieve a concrete objective.

Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 21h

I'm scratching my head over people saying Zarah has apologised for her part in the Your Party fuck up. I don't hear Corbyn or his socially conservative bigoted landlords apologising.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 21h

Reviewing comments Zarah gets a lot of positive traction. Corbyn gets slagged into the ground. I'm not surprised. He's full of shit. Just fuck off and retire.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Vk...

"We Are Unashamedly Socialist" | Jeremy Corbyn

YouTube video by Turn Left

www.youtube.com

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 22h

You can't run a party or government on soapbox emotive slogans no matter how much they get a crowd cheering.

Corbyn never had any interest in a written constitution or governance, is a unilateral disarmament merchant, and lacks a clear real world foreign policy.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 22h

The first part of Zarah's pitch is a carbon copy of the Green party almost to the letter.

The second half of her pitch is marketing and tbh a batshit 1970's Corbyn retread and one of a number of reasons why he never won an election.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OhE...

"This Will Be A Member Led Party" | Zarah Sultana

YouTube video by Turn Left

www.youtube.com

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 22h

Some Labour supporter (or paid headbanger) in Youtube comments defending Starmer as a human rights lawyer, a lawful and moral man, and who takes accusations of his being bent very personally. Oh my sides. 😂

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 22h

Well, well, well. 13 cases? Of course discussion lacks informed legal commentary in the round but even so...

Note also that the right wing run screaming to the ECtHR when it serves their purposes. Bankers after the financial crash beginning to feel their necks itch, the Daily Mail, etc etc.

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Sara Hummingbird @sarahumm.bsky.social · 23h

Unfortunately it's not about data.

45 years 13 people.

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