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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in the UK for over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. The link is a quick way to email the Home Office: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate

Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

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Sarah has a suggestion @goatsarah.org · Aug 29

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · Aug 22

The BBC has covered our study on medical power and #LongCovid. It’s a shame they didn’t name me and got my university name wrong, but nonetheless, good to see some MSM attention

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Long Covid patients gaslit by GPs, Surrey study finds

The University of Surrey study says patients faced "gatekeeping" of medical treatment from doctors.

www.bbc.com

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · Aug 20

71% of disabled people want to use more sustainable modes of transport, but face needless barriers such as overcrowding, missing announcements and a lack of lifts. Public transport must be accessible, so we can all make choices about how to travel.

71% of disabled people want to use more sustainable modes of transport but face barriers to this. The numbers 71% are written in thick black tape on a bright orange banner, with orange arrows pointing to the figures.

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Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Aug 20

TW.
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Trans Actual's report entitled 'Trans Segregation in Practice. Experiences of trans segragation following the Supreme Court Ruling'.

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Cheryl Misak @cherylmisak.bsky.social · Aug 7

New arrival: Final installment of my trilogy on the ripple effects of American pragmatism.

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Sabine Winters (she/her) @sllwinters.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hi #philsky, I'm searching for philosophies of complicatedness,- so not philosophy of complexity, but specifically complicatedness. There might be an overlap, but it seems rather complicated. ; ) I would love to discover philosophies or philosophers who wrote about this matter.

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Matthew Low @mattlow.bsky.social · Jul 18

JUST OUT!

PhysioEthology: A posthuman perspective on physiotherapy

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This paper discusses the mounting challenges facing the physiotherapy profession and possibilities that may open up in response #planetarycrisis

Physioethology: a post-humanist perspective on physiotherapy

Physiotherapy faces mounting challenges in an era of planetary crisis. This paper proposes a reorientation of physiotherapy through the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, specifically...

www.tandfonline.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jul 18

Chronic illness runs our life, it almost always comes first.

It’s miserable. We can’t plan anything.

Most of us say no to social events, holidays and other commitments because the stress of knowing you MUST do something is awfully hard on a person with unpredictable illness

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Every single non-disabled person who is supporting the PIP cuts should be handed a £15k “disability costs” bill each year and asked how they plan on paying it. Because people don’t really need benefits? You’ll be able to find £15k on top of rent, food, utilities and your summer holiday? Right?

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · Jun 30

Most non-disabled people tend to imagine disability in terms of simple, obvious things - a single part of the body not working the way it does in others. In reality, most disabilities are complex, with multiple problems interacting to make basic tasks impossible. #disability

Dr Jay Watts (they/she) @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · Jun 29

NEW FROM ME -

Britain is abandoning international medical consensus on disability.

Every other developed nation recognizes cumulative impairment as genuine severity.

We're about to become an anomaly—and the logic of 4+ suggests it was deliberate.

tinyurl.com/mwwb5xv4

Who Will Count as Disabled Tomorrow?

The dangerous redefinition of welfare disguised as Labour's compassionate reform.

tinyurl.com

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Disability Rebellion @disrebellion.bsky.social · Jun 27

🟣 Write to your MPs. We need to keep the pressure on them.

TakingThePIP has a letter generator which will generate a letter for you to send to your MPs in just a few clicks:

takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-you...

Taking the PIP has a list of petitions you can sign:
takingthepip.co.uk/sign-the-pet...

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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · Jun 29

Wouldn’t it be nice if disabled people, for once, weren’t some political football, but taken as real people with real lives and expertise and views who warranted not just concern but consultation and dare I say, respect

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Being Trans in Philosophy: Issue #0 Out Now @being.transinphilosophy.org · Jun 17

Issue #0 of Being Trans in Philosophy zine is out now! “We Are Not Trans in a Theoretical Way”. Download & print ur own 🖨️. being.transinphilosophy.org

#beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy

Being Trans in Philosophy issue #0 release. Subtitle: download, make your own. Url: https://being.transinphilosophy.org. Image of 5 zines arranged in the trans pride colors, stacked on top of well-known trans books.

Title: ‘welcome to the WTF.” Image of a biohazard symbol overlayed on a world map with lines radiating from the center of the symbol, and the spires of the biohazard symbol are impinging on two scared trans symbols. A very long list of anti-trans events since 2021 portraying the looming threats to trans life from violence, media, and governmental disenfranchisement. Footer text: https://being.transinphilosophy.org.

Text header: issue #0, june 2025, https://being.transinphilosophy.org, our stories, “we are not trans in a theoretical way”. A list of contributors with each name on a black badge over a purple splatter. The names are: Imogen Sullivan, Erin Beeghly, Ray Briggs, Anonymous, autogyniphiles_anonymous, Emmie Malone, Kelly Potter, Elin McCready, Penny Haulotte, Amy Marvin, Alex Adamson, Perry Zurn, Emil Eva Rosina, and Maximiliana Rifkin.

Text header: issue #0, june 2025, https://being.transinphilosophy.org, our stories, “we are not trans in a theoretical way”. A block of white text on a stippled purple star background reads: “being trans i not a controversial idea. it’s a lived reality.” Under the text appears a black and white image of a feminine eye.

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Chris @multiplicityct.bsky.social · Jun 5

It's that time of year! If you are a new PhD student in philosophy starting this fall, please let me know to add you to the starter pack!

Alternatively, add the starter pack to get some fresh perspectives. :-)

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · Jun 8

Today the rights to The Philosopher Queens have reverted to me and Lisa. Soon you'll no longer be able to buy the book in the UK. We sold thousands of copies more than we ever expected, and we are so proud of this book.

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Theresa McManus @theresamcmanus.bsky.social · Jun 4

Grounded Community are having a summer BBQ on Sunday 15th June 12 - 3pm. Everyone's invited! If you can, please bring some food to add to the cold buffet to share. No worries if you can't, there is always enough food to go around!
www.tickettailor.com/events/groun...

No ticket required – Midsummer BBQ and The Big Lunch – The Secret Garden

Join to celebrate The Big Lunch with a BBQ, bring & share lunch, bake-off, cake & plant sale, and midsummer craft activ...

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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · May 31

Got to see a fox cub up close yesterday. vimeo.com/1089201797

Inquisitive Fox

This is "Inquisitive Fox" by James Holroyd on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · May 31

Got to see a fox cub up close yesterday. vimeo.com/1089201797

Inquisitive Fox

This is "Inquisitive Fox" by James Holroyd on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · May 15

and only a few days after a well attended protest in Bournemouth. www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2515540...

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James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · May 15

Good to see my local university hosting this event. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bournemouth University event aims to 'normalise trans lives'

The conference will feature topics including facial feminisation and masculinisation surgeries.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Theresa McManus @theresamcmanus.bsky.social · May 15

She's an amazing fox. Despite having lost an eye a few years ago, she continues to be a great mum. This is a bumper year for her - she has 5 cubs. No wonder she needs a snooze!

James Holroyd @jamesholroyd.bsky.social · May 14

One of the foxes we share our garden with.

An adult fox curled up and surrounded by green plants in a shady part of a garden.

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One of the foxes we share our garden with.

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Éle Quinn @elequinn.bsky.social · May 10

Proud to have been apart of this team. Research methodology matters. Policy should be based on methodologically sound research. Our results show the many methodological flaws of the Cass Review. Check it out ⬇️

Dr Chris Noone @chris-noone.bsky.social · May 10

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Academic Audio Transcription Ltd @aat-transcribes.bsky.social · May 7

Why it's essential we make more accessible work for disabled people. We're doing our small bit — but it shouldn't just be down to disabled people to create the work for ourselves

Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · May 5

Semi-regular update on how many jobs there actually are for disabled people in the UK, according to DWP Find a Job
All Jobs: 102,887
Fully Remote: 807
Of which are disability confident: 127
Of which are part time: 10
TEN JOBS IN THE WHOLE OF THE UK

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