@chriss144.bsky.social
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NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST says:
April 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST says:
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Here's what public service looks like. Here's what compassionate and empathetic management sounds like.
I'm proud to call Julie Fong a dear friend. Her stand-up in front of the San Francisco Federal Building on the morning she was RIF'd by DOGE is amazing.
I'm proud to call Julie Fong a dear friend. Her stand-up in front of the San Francisco Federal Building on the morning she was RIF'd by DOGE is amazing.
Laid-off SF HHS worker speaks out after abrupt closure of regional office
YouTube video by KRON 4
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Here's what public service looks like. Here's what compassionate and empathetic management sounds like.
I'm proud to call Julie Fong a dear friend. Her stand-up in front of the San Francisco Federal Building on the morning she was RIF'd by DOGE is amazing.
I'm proud to call Julie Fong a dear friend. Her stand-up in front of the San Francisco Federal Building on the morning she was RIF'd by DOGE is amazing.
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: The only way to stop this is by applying sufficient pressure on Moscow, on the Russian system, forcing them to abandon war and terror. And this depends on our partners—on the United States, on Europe, on other countries of the world.
April 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: The only way to stop this is by applying sufficient pressure on Moscow, on the Russian system, forcing them to abandon war and terror. And this depends on our partners—on the United States, on Europe, on other countries of the world.
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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In reality:
'transgender women ... with suppressed testosterone retain muscle mass, strength, and other physical advantages compared to females; male performance advantage cannot be eliminated with testosterone suppression'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
'transgender women ... with suppressed testosterone retain muscle mass, strength, and other physical advantages compared to females; male performance advantage cannot be eliminated with testosterone suppression'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently published a framework on fairness, inclusion, and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations. Although we appreciate the I...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In reality:
'transgender women ... with suppressed testosterone retain muscle mass, strength, and other physical advantages compared to females; male performance advantage cannot be eliminated with testosterone suppression'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
'transgender women ... with suppressed testosterone retain muscle mass, strength, and other physical advantages compared to females; male performance advantage cannot be eliminated with testosterone suppression'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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'Current evidence does not suggest there is a categorical athletic advantage for transgender female athletes when compared with ... female athletes'.
Completely false @law.ucla.edu
The cited paper compared recreational overweight TW to elite females.
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...
Completely false @law.ucla.edu
The cited paper compared recreational overweight TW to elite females.
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...
The Impact of Transgender Sports Participation Bans on Transgender People in the US
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu
April 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'Current evidence does not suggest there is a categorical athletic advantage for transgender female athletes when compared with ... female athletes'.
Completely false @law.ucla.edu
The cited paper compared recreational overweight TW to elite females.
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...
Completely false @law.ucla.edu
The cited paper compared recreational overweight TW to elite females.
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...
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Translation:
Neoliberal university employer takes legal action to be permitted to continue to support a hostile environment for employees who are lesbian feminist academics & know that binary sex is an empirical reality, immutable & sometimes matters.
Idiots.
Neoliberal university employer takes legal action to be permitted to continue to support a hostile environment for employees who are lesbian feminist academics & know that binary sex is an empirical reality, immutable & sometimes matters.
Idiots.
March 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Translation:
Neoliberal university employer takes legal action to be permitted to continue to support a hostile environment for employees who are lesbian feminist academics & know that binary sex is an empirical reality, immutable & sometimes matters.
Idiots.
Neoliberal university employer takes legal action to be permitted to continue to support a hostile environment for employees who are lesbian feminist academics & know that binary sex is an empirical reality, immutable & sometimes matters.
Idiots.
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My latest publication 'Sex, Gender Identity and Sport'.
I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Sex, Gender Identity and Sport | 14 | Sex and Gender | Cathy Devine |
Most sports are sex-affected which means the sex-linked advantage enjoyed by males as a result of androgenisation, primarily at puberty, necessitates dedicated
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 14, 2024 at 10:36 AM
My latest publication 'Sex, Gender Identity and Sport'.
I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’
World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’
* Coe seeks to ensure ‘integrity of female women’s sport’
* Aim is to be ready for September world championships
World Athletics has approved the introduction of cheek swabbing to determine if an athlete is biologically female. The global body’s president, Sebastian Coe, said the decision taken by the World Athletics council was further evidence his organisation would “doggedly” protect the female category.
No timeline for the introduction of pre-clearance testing has been officially set out, but the PA news agency understands World Athletics’ intention is to have the testing in place for athletes wanting to compete in the female category at the outdoor world championships in Tokyo in September. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’
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These words from the PM (from a BBC article) are an important indicator of what Labour are doing right now.
It's not about cuts for cuts sake.
Nor disguising cuts as 'efficiencies'.
It's about doing things better - that saves time/money (and may mean fewer staff are needed).
Some examples:
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It's not about cuts for cuts sake.
Nor disguising cuts as 'efficiencies'.
It's about doing things better - that saves time/money (and may mean fewer staff are needed).
Some examples:
1/6
March 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
These words from the PM (from a BBC article) are an important indicator of what Labour are doing right now.
It's not about cuts for cuts sake.
Nor disguising cuts as 'efficiencies'.
It's about doing things better - that saves time/money (and may mean fewer staff are needed).
Some examples:
1/6
It's not about cuts for cuts sake.
Nor disguising cuts as 'efficiencies'.
It's about doing things better - that saves time/money (and may mean fewer staff are needed).
Some examples:
1/6
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Films I watched in 2025, what will hopefully be a very long thread: last year’s here as I know it’s useful to be able to benchmark for my (lack of) taste accordingly.
Films I watched in 2024, what will hopefully be a very long thread. 1) One Night in Miami. God this is a terrific film. A flawless example of how to adapt a stageplay, in that it doesn’t feel remotely stagey. [Criterion Collection BluRay]
January 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Films I watched in 2025, what will hopefully be a very long thread: last year’s here as I know it’s useful to be able to benchmark for my (lack of) taste accordingly.
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Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
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Lots of people on here asking what can possibly be Labour’s strategy at the moment. So here is what key strategists are telling MPs who are saying the same…
(don’t shout at me if you disagree, take it up with them!)
(don’t shout at me if you disagree, take it up with them!)
March 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Lots of people on here asking what can possibly be Labour’s strategy at the moment. So here is what key strategists are telling MPs who are saying the same…
(don’t shout at me if you disagree, take it up with them!)
(don’t shout at me if you disagree, take it up with them!)
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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Deplorable but not surprising.
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Deplorable but not surprising.
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The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
https://www.ft.com/content/d1f10dd6-501b-46fc-9c54-8b9697f0fc0f
https://www.ft.com/content/d1f10dd6-501b-46fc-9c54-8b9697f0fc0f
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
The 300-year-old doctrine is being tested by the excesses of digital oligarchs, says historian Fara Dabhoiwala
www.ft.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
https://www.ft.com/content/d1f10dd6-501b-46fc-9c54-8b9697f0fc0f
https://www.ft.com/content/d1f10dd6-501b-46fc-9c54-8b9697f0fc0f
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Meanwhile in France, schools feed kids almost 100% organic foods and there is no cost to families. No plastics are used and balanced meals are prepared for every meal. The US is awful.
March 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Meanwhile in France, schools feed kids almost 100% organic foods and there is no cost to families. No plastics are used and balanced meals are prepared for every meal. The US is awful.
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
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Many people think Americans are stupid.
I have long tried to argue against this.
Americans (specifically the GOP) make this REALLY hard.
I have long tried to argue against this.
Americans (specifically the GOP) make this REALLY hard.
March 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Many people think Americans are stupid.
I have long tried to argue against this.
Americans (specifically the GOP) make this REALLY hard.
I have long tried to argue against this.
Americans (specifically the GOP) make this REALLY hard.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded to recent Russian attacks on Ukraine:
"This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine."
"This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine."
March 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded to recent Russian attacks on Ukraine:
"This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine."
"This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine."
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One thing you learn from a career in heritage: sometimes you have to make your own memorials. Today I went with my sister to the site that was HMP Holloway. Where a thousand suffragettes were imprisoned & some tortured. You’d never know from the hoardings #InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One thing you learn from a career in heritage: sometimes you have to make your own memorials. Today I went with my sister to the site that was HMP Holloway. Where a thousand suffragettes were imprisoned & some tortured. You’d never know from the hoardings #InternationalWomensDay
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Over the last 14 years, the government created a welfare system that is a) less generous but b) more expensive. So there's obviously a strong argument for reform there. But unlikely to get a better outcome than the past if you use the same approach: my column in this weekend's @financialtimes.com:
How to stop the fruitless search for welfare savings
Governments chase illusory short-term cuts when what’s needed are routes back into lasting employment
www.ft.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Over the last 14 years, the government created a welfare system that is a) less generous but b) more expensive. So there's obviously a strong argument for reform there. But unlikely to get a better outcome than the past if you use the same approach: my column in this weekend's @financialtimes.com:
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A lovely article about my friend and brave, generous, brilliant equality lawyer @naomicunningham.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Naomi Cunningham: I’m fuelled by rage, and I’ve been lucky
As the issue of sex and gender plays out in UK courts and judges wrestle with the vexed question of ‘what is a woman’, b...
www.holyrood.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A lovely article about my friend and brave, generous, brilliant equality lawyer @naomicunningham.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...