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Penncat

@pennicat.bsky.social

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Shy, disabled, queer, autistic. Requires alt text to follow you. Writer of contemporary m/m/m and lesbian historical novels. Book related stuff found mostly at @penthewriter.bsky.social Cornwall dweller. May actually be the cat in the picture

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · Nov 17

Chronic conditions
- #hEDS
- #ME/CFS
- #IBD
- #migraine
- #osteoporosis
- #fibromyalgia
- #rectallintussussection
- #depression
- #POTS

Chronic interests
- intersectional feminism
- writing
- football & sport
- Doctor Who
- environment issues
- cats & animals
- politics

#trans & #ActullyAutistic

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 6h

We asked a doctor whether we should have our son circumcised because his father had problems from childhood with a non retracting foreskin. The doctor said definitely NOT to do it unless & until it proved to be medically necessary. So even with a family risk, it’s not advised by UK doctors, in fact.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Patriots don't peddle for Putin.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

www.mirror.co.uk

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 11h

I love this.

‘When Polanski countered that defining gender is "not the Supreme Court’s job," Morgan interrupted: "To lay down the law of the land. So you know more than the Supreme Court?"
Standing his ground, Polanski claimed: "Yes actually, in this case yes I do.”’

Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 12h

This is an amazing defence of trans people against one of the country’s worst transphobic bigots by @zackpolanski.bsky.social

archive.ph

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 13h

Yikes, this seems horribly unfair. (And, to be honest, probably not what she signed up expecting when she volunteered to stand for election. You don’t expect to be dragged through the mud by a resentful loser.)

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13h

Next week, the Green Party will defend Worcestershire Councillor Hannah Robson in the High Court.

The Reform UK candidate is hoping to overturn our election win!

Can you help us defend Hannah and democracy from this attack? Please donate if you can 🙏

donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/make-sure-we...

Make sure we defend democracy in Worcestershire - Green Party

In the event that there is any money left over after the legal matters have been settled, including if we are able to recover some or all of our legal costs from other parties, then these remaining fu...

donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 13h

Nope, they weren’t. I forgot to even mention that bit. it was sodding oral sex. I am not impressed with the transphobic judge either, who made some terrible comments. May he not smell roses without smelling fertiliser ever again.

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

the portland chicken guy 🥰

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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👻✨Jenn✨👻 @rainbowkitties.posts.love · 16h

🩷you are more than enough🩷

🩵storms do not last forever🩵

💛you are more than the bad days💛

💜your feelings are always valid💜

🧡the world is better with you here🧡

🤍you are important to someone🤍

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John Petrie @johnpetrie.bsky.social · 16h

If anyone doubted that the BBC is deliberately not covering the Russian/Reform bribery scandal, those doubts should have been removed by Fiona Bruce interrupting to prevent it being discussed on BBC Question time last night. #BBCQT

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 15h

Failure to disclose anything else is fine. You could even ask “what if she had uncontrolled HIV and didn’t want to disclose in case it put him off?” As long as he didn’t actually get HIV, that’s fine too. You can even lie, if you’re a bloke, about having had a vasectomy. This law is just anti-trans.

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 15h

(Legal guidance on STIs: www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidan...
“In R v B [2006] EWCA Crim 2945 the Court of Appeal held that the defendant's failure to disclose his HIV+ status was not capable of vitiating consent and consequently his conduct did not amount to rape”)

Intentional or Reckless Sexual Transmission of Infection | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 15h

Fucks sake. If you have unprotected sex with someone with a serious transmissible STI that they know about and don’t tell you about, that’s not illegal on their part unless you catch it. But sex with a trans person (trans isn’t catching btw)…much worse than risking serious illness, clearly.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 17h

She's been jailed - to be raped every night.

She's in a male jail. Despite living as female since she was 13.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Trans woman jailed after hiding male genitalia during sex with man

Ciara Watkin, 21, concealed she had male genitalia and performed sex acts on a man she had been on a date with - before later texting him 'I'm trans, I'm sorry I didn't tell you'

www.mirror.co.uk

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 15h

Tbh that’s better than him genuinely studying small boys’ genitalia being operated on for no apparent reason since it has nothing to do with anything he should be doing…

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 15h

Otoh, I was also probably about the only 20y.o. Who made their dad a cannabis cake for Christmas because my parents had managed to get through the 60s without doing drugs and it seemed a bit scandalous. (They knew all their daughters had taken weed at some point.) So I’m maybe a weird data point.

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 15h

I didn’t smoke in front of my kid, but he didnt get the normal “drugs are bad” speech. He got “weed is pretty chill, otoh mixing it with alcohol might make you feel sicker than usual if you drink too much so be warned…”
He’s about the only 20 y.o. he knows who hasn’t done it.

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Ryan Crosswell @ryancroswell.bsky.social · 15d

I resigned from Trump's DOJ in Feb when I was pressured to drop NYC Mayor Adams' case.

NOTUS reports that since Trump took office, my section, Public Integrity, went from 36 people investigating public corruption to TWO.

Who benefits? Corrupt politicians.

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, I could help people through various things over the phone after I’d been there a while. They’d phone up with a printer issue and my heart would sink. I’d have a whole rotation of things to try and I *knew* they wouldn’t work because - well, see above.

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 1d

Hail Satan? He and his minions are definitely responsible for printers, in the same way you have patron saints of other things. You have a patron devil of printers… :)

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, apart from the time I more or less called the VC of my university an idiot because the reason his computer now wasn’t printing was “because you tried to rip a page out of it while it was still printing, Vice-Chancellor”.
(“That wasn’t a very clever idea,” I think I said with autistic tact.)

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 1d

I used to work on a computing helpdesk, and I’d regularly get the, “why isn’t my printer working?” question. my answer tended to be, “because printers are the epitome of evil.”
(“Is that a technical term?” “Very much yes.”)

neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 4d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 2d

Half of Scotland's land is owned by less than 1% of the people. We have some of the most unequal land distribution in Europe!

It's time to curb the power of super rich land hoarders and start giving ordinary Scots and communities new opportunities.

Scottish Government urged to prevent super rich from 'hoarding' Scotland's land

THE Scottish Government has been urged to prevent the super wealthy from hoarding Scotland’s land ...

www.thenational.scot

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 2d

Turns out that blacksky is open to anyone, but they have one soecific server which is set up specifically for black users.
I’m not going to mess people around jumping over again rn though. I’ll keep hoping Northsky sets up soon.

Cheyenne @pistachio-pesto.bsky.social · 3d

i'm not an expert on the topic, but, based on this, it appears open to anyone.
bsky.app/profile/shar...

dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · 7d

the ceo of blacksky, @rude1.blacksky.team , has been very clear that the application and the PDS are open for anyone trying to leave bluesky

the blacksky feed and blacksky.app will always remain exclusively for black users, however

thanks for asking!

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, thanks both. Bother, I could have had that account. Damn it. Oh well, I’d better not mess people around further by reopening it. I’ll wait for Northsky now, and hope it’s soon. I will however correct what I claimed on my TL though! Thanks again!

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 2d

The men’s game is so far behind the women’s game it’s ridiculous. The women’s game has a pointless transphobia problem (aimed at a tiny number) and the men’s a shocking homophobia one (allegedly aimed only at one pro footballer, but yeaaaah…)
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Josh Cavallo: 'Football still has an issue with homophobia'

Australian Josh Cavallo, who moved to England in July to join non-league Peterborough Sports, says football has got

www.bbc.co.uk

Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 3d

As I understand it, you’re not really supposed to if you’re not black, it’s made for the black community to have their own space? There was certainly a recent comment to that effect, which is why I deleted my account there.

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