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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 6:11 PM
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I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
www.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
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PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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The BBC was founded to “provide impartial news”. If it's going to be the UK's biggest media organisation, it has to do its job right.
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The BBC was founded to “provide impartial news”. If it's going to be the UK's biggest media organisation, it has to do its job right.
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
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🚨🚨 " The BBC is far from perfect but it remains the most trusted news source in the world. To live up to its promises, it needs more independence, not less. More secure funding, not less. It needs to be set free, not shackled; defended, not attacked." Great stuff by @chrischirp.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚨🚨 " The BBC is far from perfect but it remains the most trusted news source in the world. To live up to its promises, it needs more independence, not less. More secure funding, not less. It needs to be set free, not shackled; defended, not attacked." Great stuff by @chrischirp.bsky.social
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Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
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Worth noting that the flu jab at Superdrug is only £9.95 if you sign up for their loyalty card.
October 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Worth noting that the flu jab at Superdrug is only £9.95 if you sign up for their loyalty card.
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This is an amazingly useful analysis of what is happening in US under Trump - and spilling into the rest of the world.
Thank you for your time and expertise, @chrischirp.bsky.social
The Trump Action Tracker has had an update! open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Thank you for your time and expertise, @chrischirp.bsky.social
The Trump Action Tracker has had an update! open.substack.com/pub/christin...
The Trump Action Tracker has had an update!
Finer-grained domains, easier filtering, better views on a phone, to help make sense of 1600+ actions
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is an amazingly useful analysis of what is happening in US under Trump - and spilling into the rest of the world.
Thank you for your time and expertise, @chrischirp.bsky.social
The Trump Action Tracker has had an update! open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Thank you for your time and expertise, @chrischirp.bsky.social
The Trump Action Tracker has had an update! open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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it's just so so mad and evil, as I pointed out yesterday!
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
it's just so so mad and evil, as I pointed out yesterday!
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.
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38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
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From 5–11 October, we’ll be celebrating the books that have been banned, challenged or censored, and celebrating the people who write, publish and share them.
We believe everyone deserves the right to read freely. View our curated list of #bannedbooks at: librarian.syndetics.com/syn.../lp/78...
We believe everyone deserves the right to read freely. View our curated list of #bannedbooks at: librarian.syndetics.com/syn.../lp/78...
October 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
From 5–11 October, we’ll be celebrating the books that have been banned, challenged or censored, and celebrating the people who write, publish and share them.
We believe everyone deserves the right to read freely. View our curated list of #bannedbooks at: librarian.syndetics.com/syn.../lp/78...
We believe everyone deserves the right to read freely. View our curated list of #bannedbooks at: librarian.syndetics.com/syn.../lp/78...
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OpenUK needs some additional Non-Executive Board members to join our strategic Board at a critical time in the future of open technology. Find out more openuk.uk/openukboard/...
#openuk #boardrecruitment
#openuk #boardrecruitment
September 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
OpenUK needs some additional Non-Executive Board members to join our strategic Board at a critical time in the future of open technology. Find out more openuk.uk/openukboard/...
#openuk #boardrecruitment
#openuk #boardrecruitment
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Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
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For those horrified by the increasing blatant anti-immigrant rhetoric, and who are able to, supporting Refugees at Home either financially or hosting refugees in your spare room while they find their feet (and accommodation) is one way to resist.
We are expecting our latest guest later today!
We are expecting our latest guest later today!
Want to know more about hosting?
We’re holding an online information session next month with our friends at the Diocese of Sheffield and two of our hosts from the area.
Sign up to hear about their experiences and ask any questions you have about opening your home 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’re holding an online information session next month with our friends at the Diocese of Sheffield and two of our hosts from the area.
Sign up to hear about their experiences and ask any questions you have about opening your home 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For those horrified by the increasing blatant anti-immigrant rhetoric, and who are able to, supporting Refugees at Home either financially or hosting refugees in your spare room while they find their feet (and accommodation) is one way to resist.
We are expecting our latest guest later today!
We are expecting our latest guest later today!
Thanks for listening to my list of OpenAPI changes for 3.2 #apidayslondon ! The slides are available here noti.st/lornajane/G3...
What’s new in OpenAPI 3.2 by Lorna Jane Mitchell
A presentation at APIDays London in September 2025 in London, UK by Lorna Jane Mitchell
noti.st
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thanks for listening to my list of OpenAPI changes for 3.2 #apidayslondon ! The slides are available here noti.st/lornajane/G3...
I don’t miss Twitter in my real life, but I still feel its absence at tech events. Did we just stop telling speakers we enjoyed their talks, stop connecting with the people we cross paths with, and stop carrying on the conversation in digital space? I do miss that.
September 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I don’t miss Twitter in my real life, but I still feel its absence at tech events. Did we just stop telling speakers we enjoyed their talks, stop connecting with the people we cross paths with, and stop carrying on the conversation in digital space? I do miss that.
Today I’m a very proud and happy open standards maintainer: OpenAPI 3.2 is now available! The release notes are a good place to find out what’s new (it’s a lot!) github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-...
Huge thanks to our contributor community, you are amazing!!
Huge thanks to our contributor community, you are amazing!!
Releases · OAI/OpenAPI-Specification
The OpenAPI Specification Repository. Contribute to OAI/OpenAPI-Specification development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today I’m a very proud and happy open standards maintainer: OpenAPI 3.2 is now available! The release notes are a good place to find out what’s new (it’s a lot!) github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-...
Huge thanks to our contributor community, you are amazing!!
Huge thanks to our contributor community, you are amazing!!
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Politicians are using fear about trans+ people to distract from the systemic issues that actually harm women — underfunded services, economic and health inequalities, and male violence (predominantly perpetrated by men that women already know).
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Politicians are using fear about trans+ people to distract from the systemic issues that actually harm women — underfunded services, economic and health inequalities, and male violence (predominantly perpetrated by men that women already know).
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
Don't approve? Sign our letter 👉 change.org/nion_women
API Design Reviews Don't Have to be Hard apisyouwonthate.com/blog/api-des... chose this article for #linkTuesday as it has been an API reviews kind of a week! Checklists are where it starts, automation is where it goes next.
API Design Reviews Don't Have to be Hard
A quick look at how you can handle API design reviews in pull requests using Bump.sh instead of forcing everyone to stare into a chasm of YAML diffs.
apisyouwonthate.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
API Design Reviews Don't Have to be Hard apisyouwonthate.com/blog/api-des... chose this article for #linkTuesday as it has been an API reviews kind of a week! Checklists are where it starts, automation is where it goes next.
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This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes
Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease
www.science.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
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⚠️ Women in the UK don’t need to be told what danger looks like — we live it every day.
⛔ One woman is killed by a man every three days in this country (Femicide Census, 2023)
⛔ In 2023, 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse (ONS, 2023).
It is not trans people who perpetrate these crimes.
⛔ One woman is killed by a man every three days in this country (Femicide Census, 2023)
⛔ In 2023, 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse (ONS, 2023).
It is not trans people who perpetrate these crimes.
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
⚠️ Women in the UK don’t need to be told what danger looks like — we live it every day.
⛔ One woman is killed by a man every three days in this country (Femicide Census, 2023)
⛔ In 2023, 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse (ONS, 2023).
It is not trans people who perpetrate these crimes.
⛔ One woman is killed by a man every three days in this country (Femicide Census, 2023)
⛔ In 2023, 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse (ONS, 2023).
It is not trans people who perpetrate these crimes.
I've returned a few times to this article and find something fresh each time!
"these generalists can dissect unfamiliar challenges, spot first-principles patterns, and make confident design decisions".
Expert Generalists martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
#linkTuesday
"these generalists can dissect unfamiliar challenges, spot first-principles patterns, and make confident design decisions".
Expert Generalists martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
#linkTuesday
Expert Generalists
Being an Expert Generalist should be treated as a first-class skill, one that can be assessed and taught.
martinfowler.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I've returned a few times to this article and find something fresh each time!
"these generalists can dissect unfamiliar challenges, spot first-principles patterns, and make confident design decisions".
Expert Generalists martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
#linkTuesday
"these generalists can dissect unfamiliar challenges, spot first-principles patterns, and make confident design decisions".
Expert Generalists martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
#linkTuesday
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Calling a trans woman a man/male is transphobic.
Calling a trans man a woman/female is transphobic.
Calling a non-binary individual by their birth sex is transphobic.
Calling a trans man a woman/female is transphobic.
Calling a non-binary individual by their birth sex is transphobic.
August 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Calling a trans woman a man/male is transphobic.
Calling a trans man a woman/female is transphobic.
Calling a non-binary individual by their birth sex is transphobic.
Calling a trans man a woman/female is transphobic.
Calling a non-binary individual by their birth sex is transphobic.
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🔴Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Their Data to ‘Unregulated’ Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records
Age verification firms used by social media platforms include company tied to a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence ...
Age verification firms used by social media platforms include company tied to a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence ...
The Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Personal Data to 'Unregulated' Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records
The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence officers
bylinetimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🔴Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Their Data to ‘Unregulated’ Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records
Age verification firms used by social media platforms include company tied to a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence ...
Age verification firms used by social media platforms include company tied to a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence ...