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Karen (they/them)
@karenpollock.bsky.social
white, queer, non binary, autistic, working class psychotherapist, supervisor, writer and geek.
"But in the end it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass"

counsellinginnorthumberland.com

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Things cis people around me have gendered recently
Salad
Coffee and a diet coke
Christmas crafting
Preparing a meal
a bacon roll
Chips
How to roast a chicken
Walking for pleasure
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Fifteen Years

xkcd.com/3172/
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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This is quite beautiful
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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He knew now, and the knowledge was hard, that his task had never been to undo what he had done, but to finish what he had begun.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.

We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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BREAKING: Same-sex marriages performed in EU member states that allow them must be recognised across the entire EU.

www.dw.com/en/eu-same-s...
Same-sex marriage must be recognized across EU, court rules – DW – 11/25/2025
European Union countries must recognize the lawful same-sex marriages of EU citizens conducted in other member states, the bloc's top court has ruled.
www.dw.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Tolkien bluesky! 🧝🏼‍♀️✨ With the holiday shopping season coming up, let’s get a thread of community/fan merch suggestions going! Could you share some of your favorites?

And if you’re an artist in the fandom, please feel free to share your store or commissions info!
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Your reminder, for those who need it, that behaviour does not confer identity
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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"Some parents shared deeply distressing accounts of what they have heard about the services, including stories of patients as young as 11 being continually asked about their genitals and sex life."

Parents say: “They are killing our children” share.google/zAlvx2QNLX1a...
Parents say: “They are killing our children”
Parents cry out in despair for their children at the NHS Sussex investigation into WellBN's prescription of gender dysphoria medication
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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When we labelled Wes Streeting a "CHILD KILLER" we weren't exaggerating.

Parents agree: since Streeting's blockers ban, NHS Sussex has been abusing and killing children.

Thank you to @sophiemolly.co.uk for this harrowing report.

xoxo BASH BACK
"Some parents shared deeply distressing accounts of what they have heard about the services, including stories of patients as young as 11 being continually asked about their genitals and sex life."

Parents say: “They are killing our children” share.google/zAlvx2QNLX1a...
Parents say: “They are killing our children”
Parents cry out in despair for their children at the NHS Sussex investigation into WellBN's prescription of gender dysphoria medication
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
first snow of the year, just a dusting but so pretty
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
in the run up to #tdor this year, as every year, remember that the overwhelming majority of those killed are sex working women of colour
Every death is a tragedy but changing the number of names is about tackling intersections around race and sex work which impact the most vulnerable trans women
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Another push for donations of you can

So many small, local, independent shops and businesses have been devastated in the run up to Christmas.
You can help recovery by donating to the crowdfunded set up by the mayor and council

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The lady at the charity shop said it would be good if people donated their old toys before Christmas for families who were struggling
I said charity is a cold and loveless thing* and a revolution so no family was giving other people's cast offs on Christmas day would be a good thing
*clement atlee
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
every single employer and sports organisation who jumped at being anti lgbtq now also needs to be taken to court looking at you @britishcycling.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.

F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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What have you done for your own wellbeing today? Moments of self-care don't have to be big things, they can be little things like taking a 5 minute break for a cup of tea and a sit down.

Take a look at TransActual's Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub: transactual.org.uk/wellbeing/

#Wellbeing
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Tom beat me to it! I'm thrilled this is out in the world 🎉 It's my first publication in a book, so I'm feeling very sentimental about it all. This is Sauron as biblical femme fatale paper. The VOD is still live, I think, but if you want to read the more polished version in print... you now can! 👁
Another new publication! Thrilled to receive my contributor copy of Númenor, the Frail and Mighty reach print, also featuring @clarelmoore.bsky.social, @mercuryreads.bsky.social, @aranelparmadil.bsky.social, @putriprihatini.bsky.social, and more. Mazel Tov to editor @willsherwood.bsky.social too!
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
latest podcast episode The importance of hope in lotr and therapy open.spotify.com/episode/6rzr... #lotr #lordoftherings #tolkien
Hope
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM