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Nicola 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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If someone tries to rain on your parade, poke them in the eye with your umbrella.

Trans Rights Are Human Rights
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Most Britons have never heard of the ridiculous Lowe or his party.

Who did they poll?
"Yesterday, Rupert Lowe MP launched a political party named Restore Britain. If there were a General Election tomorrow, how would you vote in that election?"

RFM: 25%
GRN: 20%
LAB: 15%
CON: 13%
RES: 10%
LDM: 10%

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 14 Feb.
February 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: “Imagine a NATO country acquiring, taking, or threatening an ally. Where would the world stand if that happened?

“…what would prevent the United States, Russia, and China from splitting up the world into three big blocks if that were allowed?

“It’s outrageous.”
February 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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Two immigrants top relevant Sunday Times list for most UK tax paid, as "patriot" multi-billionaire Ratcliffe lives as an immigrant in Monaco, to protect wealth so vast it is unspendable, while whining about immigrant UK care workers and NHS cleaners not pulling their weight.

FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah among Britain's biggest taxpayers on Sunday Times list
Erling Haaland was Britain's highest taxed footballer last year, paying nearly £17 million to the Treasury.
www.espn.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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I’ll be playing some Queerly Fabulous tunes on @glitterbeamuk.bsky.social this morning from 10am.
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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We always knew this would be a long and hard fight. We are going nowhere.

We will fight until the battle is won:
https://goodlaw.social/m3oe
Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Wanton, sadistic cruelty.

May every single person involved in this child torture poo hairbrushes from now until they draw their last breath.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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It's depressing that ministers ever thought this was proportionate, and disgusting that they haven't immediately accepted the judgement.

I expected such levels of knee-jerk stupidity from Braverman. But we voted Labour because we wanted better.

Be better.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers
Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Incredible news. The gender critical crowd has been trying to capture EU institutions and so far they've failed. The EU may yet be a safe haven for trans people.
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Question, on Reddit: if I (a trans woman) am using men's toilets and changing rooms can I still apply for a GRC or would it be denied because I'm not living as a woman?

And I don't know what to say: it's possible or even likely the Panel would treat it as a ground for denial. Which must be wrong.
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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“We are here because you were there” - Ambalavaner Sivanandan
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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“Palestine Action is the first civil disobedience organisation that does not advocate for violence to be proscribed by the British Government as a ‘terrorist’ group, in a Trumpian abuse of power which would have seen this Labour Government proscribe the Suffragettes": Ammori.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Support @wearequeeraf.com - They're the kind of journalism we need right now.

Hopefully, with sufficient support, we can have a focused Scottish edition 🤞
🏳️‍⚧️ In the past year, our investigations have set the news agenda - and have been used in debates about Trans+ rights in Parliament.

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February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.

Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful.

Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this.

Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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The Epstein scandal isn't just about the disgusting sex trafficking of underage girls.

It's also about the rich, powerful men who LIED to us to cover up their involvement.
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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I would go as far to argue that this is worse than Section 28. It is complete censorship of trans kids. It's harming the most vulnerable. It is not just denying a person's sexuality (which in itself is awful), but denying an individuals identity.

State conversion therapy.
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Zack Polanski calls for a discussion on the legalisation and regulation of drugs and the right in the UK lose their collective shit.

The US Health Secretary gives a bizarre interview in which he says he's not scared of germs because he used to snort coke off toilet seats and...
a cartoon of spongebob saying " nothing " with his hands in the air
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob saying " nothing " with his hands in the air
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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No one, 50y ago, would believe a drug-addled dunderhead could be a health secretary. Especially not in the most advanced high tech country in the world. We can laugh at the stupidity but the destruction of US science, the EPA, the FDA & CDC sets back not just the US, but world health by decades.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Whomp whomp two weeks later and you can add the full on introduction of trans section 28 to your trans history timeline
Yeah no i really think you kinda made a fool of yourself if you have a nice chat with Keir Starmer about a bloody awareness week
Just think if we’re giving labour mps credit for gestures like signing support for trans history week it just reduces pressure on them to Actually do anything. They ought to be confronted by their hypocrisy and to defy it will take a fuck of a lot more than wishing for our “dignity and respect“
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Just going to leave this here
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Trump is systematically dismantling everything. It’s going to be hard for any future government to put all this right. Months and years to build up, seconds to be smashed to pieces.
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans — Los Angeles Times
The 2009 endangerment finding affirms that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare. Its repeal marks one of the most significant deregulatory actions in U.S...
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Hilary Cass, who is setting trans policies in the UK. Even she knows she's not an expert in trans people -
The first thing she said in our meeting whilst introducing herself was " I have no experience in this field..........."
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM