Sascha
@saschalumi.bsky.social
Trans issues and motorsport are similar in at least one way: passing makes you feel good.
Newsletter-writer, host of @motionracing.bsky.social
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https://saschalumi.com
Newsletter-writer, host of @motionracing.bsky.social
She/her
https://saschalumi.com
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I stepped away from motorsport for a long time. This is why, and why Motion Racing is back.
New piece online.
open.substack.com/pub/motionra...
New piece online.
open.substack.com/pub/motionra...
Cold batteries: some personal news
Addressing the undriven pink Taycan in the room
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Some personal news, as all the top journos say.
Some personal news, as all the top journos say.
I stepped away from motorsport for a long time. This is why, and why Motion Racing is back.
New piece online.
open.substack.com/pub/motionra...
New piece online.
open.substack.com/pub/motionra...
Cold batteries: some personal news
Addressing the undriven pink Taycan in the room
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Some personal news, as all the top journos say.
Sad, the space one is taking his live gig to my town next year. Oh well, that saved me 45eur.
Both Brian Coxes are awful tbh
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sad, the space one is taking his live gig to my town next year. Oh well, that saved me 45eur.
You're welcome. Other than having to tell multiple family members I'm not insane and not dying, and having to do a dignity-sapping pharmacy scavenger hunt every few months, it's a piece of cake.
Thank you to everyone who has transitioned later in life for showing the world that the pursuit of happiness and self-respect is a worthy, lifelong endeavor.
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
You're welcome. Other than having to tell multiple family members I'm not insane and not dying, and having to do a dignity-sapping pharmacy scavenger hunt every few months, it's a piece of cake.
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Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference - The Labour Party
Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference - The Labour PartyLabour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland condemns, in the strongest terms, the shameful decision by the UK Labour Party NEC to ban trans women from attending the...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
A lovely podcast that I'm glad is back, hosted by two real authorities on motorsport.
In my friend Richard Williams’ & my new episode of our #F1 history podcast #AndColossallyThatsHistory we tell the amazing stories of 6 drivers who spent at least 20 hours (& in one case all 24) at the wheel during a single #LeMans24Hours race. Click below.
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
20+ hours at the wheel - 6 of the craziest Le Mans drives
Podcast Episode · And Colossally That's History! · 12/12/2025 · 59m
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December 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A lovely podcast that I'm glad is back, hosted by two real authorities on motorsport.
Either some day this selective purge of non-conservative opinion from mainstream media will be seen as a kind of second coming of McCarthyism, or it won't be remarked-on, because it'll be the start of a new Medieval period but with surveillance. I don't know which, yet. Strength to Robin. ✊🏻
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Either some day this selective purge of non-conservative opinion from mainstream media will be seen as a kind of second coming of McCarthyism, or it won't be remarked-on, because it'll be the start of a new Medieval period but with surveillance. I don't know which, yet. Strength to Robin. ✊🏻
You will have doubts. You'll probably spend several evenings crying, and you'll avoid conversations with old friends to avoid having That Talk, but it'll be worth it in the end. If you can afford it, get a therapist, and if you can't, join online/IRL support groups, and move forward with your life.
According to my Most Accurate Watch in the World, it is still Never Too Late O'clock
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You will have doubts. You'll probably spend several evenings crying, and you'll avoid conversations with old friends to avoid having That Talk, but it'll be worth it in the end. If you can afford it, get a therapist, and if you can't, join online/IRL support groups, and move forward with your life.
He did it. I don't think he's beyond criticism, but Damon Hill found fun ways not to win the title until the last round in 1996, and at the end of the day, in 29 years, nobody will remember that Lando was as convincing as the Mormons on my street.
NEW PODCAST: The record shows, he took the blows, and Lando Norris did it, his way. The Abu Dhabi Desert Decider, the key role all three men played in F1's first three-way since 2010, and discuss the dismissal of Helmut Marko from Red Bull. #F1
www.motorsport101.com/podcast/epis...
www.motorsport101.com/podcast/epis...
Episode #632: The Lando Way - F1 2025 Abu Dhabi GP Review | Motorsport101
The record shows, he took the blows, and Lando did it his way. Welcome back, to Motorsport101...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
He did it. I don't think he's beyond criticism, but Damon Hill found fun ways not to win the title until the last round in 1996, and at the end of the day, in 29 years, nobody will remember that Lando was as convincing as the Mormons on my street.
Congratulations, Wes, not only are you not protecting kids, thanks to your government they're now banned from Girl Guides (would they monopolise the medals?), and they can't play in f***ing club tennis tournaments. Is this why anyone voted Labour?
@lbc.co.uk posted this clip on X this morning, but for some reason decided not to post here (not enough Wes Streeting sycophants on Bluesky)???
It’s incredibly worrying that Wes seems to be running on ‘feelz’, because it definitely isn’t based on ‘evidence’ or ‘clinical advice’ as he claims! 😣
It’s incredibly worrying that Wes seems to be running on ‘feelz’, because it definitely isn’t based on ‘evidence’ or ‘clinical advice’ as he claims! 😣
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations, Wes, not only are you not protecting kids, thanks to your government they're now banned from Girl Guides (would they monopolise the medals?), and they can't play in f***ing club tennis tournaments. Is this why anyone voted Labour?
It's okay though, my guess is the Labour Obesity Tsar probably doesn't think trans women are women, so I'll see you at the buffet.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's okay though, my guess is the Labour Obesity Tsar probably doesn't think trans women are women, so I'll see you at the buffet.
We've bounced back.
The first Motion Racing Podcast in 2 years goes back to how the podcast began, with a good old barney about Formula E, that chaotic, frustrating form of motorsport that, like a wayward cousin, does weird things but still makes you smile. #FormulaE #motorsport #podcast
redcircle.com/shows/1d1b86....
redcircle.com/shows/1d1b86....
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We've bounced back.
This year I've cancelled Netflix due to their lack of trans-relatable content, Spotify due to drones, sound quality, and artist pay, and yet I continue to pay for the NYT in the face of its soft-soaping of genocide and trans exclusion, partly because I play the games against my mum every night.
How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. trib.al/lAWJFMp
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This year I've cancelled Netflix due to their lack of trans-relatable content, Spotify due to drones, sound quality, and artist pay, and yet I continue to pay for the NYT in the face of its soft-soaping of genocide and trans exclusion, partly because I play the games against my mum every night.
Why would anyone fake being trans to enter a women's esports contest? It's such a non-argument. Nobody decides, for attention or to win trophies, to enter a sometimes toxic environment as something that would potentially draw online hate. Also, THERE IS NO BIOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE IN ESPORTS.
The tournament issued a fake “apology” after the backlash where I guess they’re trying to claim it was because they can’t verify if trans women are trans or not? This is such a vague non apology it’s hard to tell what they are even saying lol
December 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Why would anyone fake being trans to enter a women's esports contest? It's such a non-argument. Nobody decides, for attention or to win trophies, to enter a sometimes toxic environment as something that would potentially draw online hate. Also, THERE IS NO BIOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE IN ESPORTS.
I told family back home today that I wanted to be called by my chosen name by them when I'm there for Christmas. It's a cocktail of relief, sadness, and grief that I feel. Transition isn't something I love and embrace in myself 100% of the time. Sometimes I wish I could be less drama for loved ones.
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I told family back home today that I wanted to be called by my chosen name by them when I'm there for Christmas. It's a cocktail of relief, sadness, and grief that I feel. Transition isn't something I love and embrace in myself 100% of the time. Sometimes I wish I could be less drama for loved ones.
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The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
Pluto Press is probably the best publisher currently in existence. I downloaded 12 of their ebooks for less than £30 in their sale last week, including a free book about Palestine. It's unusual for learning to be so accessible.
Even boring people can be dangerous.
In The Starmer Symptom, edited by @MarkPerryman, major political commentators examine how Britain has changed under a Labour government.
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In The Starmer Symptom, edited by @MarkPerryman, major political commentators examine how Britain has changed under a Labour government.
www.plutobooks.com/product/the-...
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Pluto Press is probably the best publisher currently in existence. I downloaded 12 of their ebooks for less than £30 in their sale last week, including a free book about Palestine. It's unusual for learning to be so accessible.
The aim of UK anti-gender movements is to make life so hostile for trans people that they all go back into the closet. The country is going mental, and now one of the last things that stood for openness and community is not open to the very people who need it.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The aim of UK anti-gender movements is to make life so hostile for trans people that they all go back into the closet. The country is going mental, and now one of the last things that stood for openness and community is not open to the very people who need it.
Tell all your friends. Or don't. Anyway, I'd love to get reconnected with as many old faces as I can, on this account or that account. I am once again dreaming of Mahindras. @hayleymulch.com @dreharrison.bsky.social @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social
I wanted to let you know that the Motion Racing Podcast will be coming back. Mostly the same, just with a few things (alright, one thing) that's different. Looking forward to enjoying the Sao Paulo E-Prix with you all. SG #abbformulae
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tell all your friends. Or don't. Anyway, I'd love to get reconnected with as many old faces as I can, on this account or that account. I am once again dreaming of Mahindras. @hayleymulch.com @dreharrison.bsky.social @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
He still has my old address.
Do you reckon The Ghost of Christmas Past deadnames you?
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
He still has my old address.
As I told @georgiesends.bsky.social the other week, if James Vowles told me my dog had been shot, I'd be grateful. Truly the best voice from which to hear bad news. #F1
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As I told @georgiesends.bsky.social the other week, if James Vowles told me my dog had been shot, I'd be grateful. Truly the best voice from which to hear bad news. #F1
I've written what feels like one of the best pieces I've ever written, for a big feminist website, but the trouble is that something dramatic keeps happening to change the course of my legal transition, and that means I keep having to rewrite the damn thing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I've written what feels like one of the best pieces I've ever written, for a big feminist website, but the trouble is that something dramatic keeps happening to change the course of my legal transition, and that means I keep having to rewrite the damn thing.
Conflict: if Liverpool beat West Ham, they begin the long path to recovery. If they lose to West Ham, West Ham are 16th and it'll probably mean one week less of having to put up with Slot looking like he's trying to fix his own boiler with only YouTube videos.
a woman wearing glasses is talking and saying let 's get this over with .
ALT: a woman wearing glasses is talking and saying let 's get this over with .
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November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Conflict: if Liverpool beat West Ham, they begin the long path to recovery. If they lose to West Ham, West Ham are 16th and it'll probably mean one week less of having to put up with Slot looking like he's trying to fix his own boiler with only YouTube videos.
I wrote this in response to the question on Reddit, "what are the European football equivalents of #F1 teams, and I thought it was worth a thread... (1/11)
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I wrote this in response to the question on Reddit, "what are the European football equivalents of #F1 teams, and I thought it was worth a thread... (1/11)