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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · 22h

I thought it was a banana, but same question

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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 1d

Will California ban non-stick pans? Chefs are divided on whether protecting human health or frying an egg without butter is more important. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans

www.nytimes.com

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · 2d

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

goodlawproject.org

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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 5d

BREAKING: Heroic police officers save public from this terrifying terrorist who was holding a sign the government doesn’t like x

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 8d

Dear Ezra Klein, bodily autonomy is not a bargaining chip. What rights are you willing to give up? Let’s see you walk the talk. The burger is on me. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...

Dear Ezra Klein, Bodily Autonomy Isn’t a Bargaining Chip

Let's see if you're willing to walk the talk

open.substack.com

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · 14d

I’ve had many very frustrating conversations about this too Eg trying to explain why it’s problematic for mature students to be treated as a dating pool for staff 🤢

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 14d

Over 25 years ago I started lobbying, with colleagues, to get unis to take sexual violence seriously. Repeatedly institutions and research councils ignored, downplayed, or argued it 'wasn't a priority'. It always has been. The latest data shows action is STILL needed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thousands of students report sexual violence at university

Women and LGBT students were more likely to report incidents than their male and heterosexual counterparts.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · 15d

I saw this in the cinema recently and it’s brilliant. About Kenyan ghostwriters and the epidemic of cheating among students in rich countries. Nuanced, thoughtful and enraging. You can catch it on uk tv tonight 10pm, channel 4
#academicsky
www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/e...

“I don’t want passive viewing”: how The Shadow Scholars goes inside the academic cheating industry

Eloise King’s debut documentary explores the hidden world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ – ghostwriters powering a global academic industry. Ahead of screenings in cinemas and on Channel 4, she joined u...

www.bfi.org.uk

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 18d

Trans people are not a threat to women’s safety.

Over 52,000 women have signed the open letter to say not in our name.

Will you join them?
notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Photo of 2 men with white bold letters that say “men who abuse their power are the real threat to women, not trans people”

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 20d

I know when we talk of university safety and mental health most people sigh while imagining compulsory wellbeing webinars.

In reality there are very real risks posed to some staff we currently are failing to address. This is one of them.

Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 20d

Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing.

#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...

Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist

An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels "radical professors."

www.wbez.org

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks, I’d forgotten to delete mine but now have done

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 27d

UC Berkeley betrayed their own faculty, including Jewish academics like Judith Butler, to the Trump administration

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is genuinely what a Labour government thinks terrorism looks like in the UK right now and I'm losing my god damn mind

Three British healthcare workers lying on the floor in protest, holding signs that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · Sep 5

Extreme content warning here re IDF violence against children in Gaza.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Sep 5

NHS physiotherapist Rachael Moses, who has been working in Gaza, confirms she's seen what other volunteer medics have also reported, that Palestinians have patterns of injuries suggesting Israeli soldiers are playing a game where they shoot victims in different parts of the body each day #GMB

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Sep 5

The draft is cruel; there is no evidence it will better protect women, cis or trans; it breaches Labour's manifesto commitment to trans people; it is unenforceable; encourages vigilanteism; and it is clearly inconsistent with the UK's obligations under the ECHR. We will challenge it in court. 2/2

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Sep 5

We are aware of the EHRC's briefing to The Times about its draft statutory guidance. The draft is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's explicit assurance (from para 248) that its "interpretation would not be disadvantageous to or remove protection from trans people with or without a GRC." 1/2

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · Sep 3

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"

That's... usually not the case!

In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.

We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?

youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk

"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is the popular paper, btw bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/8/...

Anal heterosex among young people and implications for health promotion: a qualitative study in the UK

Objective To explore expectations, experiences and circumstances of anal sex among young people. Design Qualitative, longitudinal study using individual and group interviews. Participants 130 men an...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · Sep 3

I just found out one of my papers from 2014 has been downloaded 80k times this year! Why???! Hope everyone’s enjoying it!

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · Sep 3

The gov really are just saying calls for violence against certain demographics are okay actually, more than okay, reasonable and maybe even policy ideas

Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh my god

The independent for today

Streeting says
Government could look at legislation after Linehan arrest
The Government wants to keep people safe by
'policing streets, not just policing tweets', Health Secretary Wes Streeting said.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · Sep 3

More transphobes involved with the Corbyn/Sultana ‘Your Party’ 😣

Mark Serwotka is husband to Ruth Serwotka - a founder of, now defunct, anti-trans lobby group ‘Woman’s Place UK’ - and has previously stated support for his wife’s transphobic campaign group.

👉🏻 morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/dr...

"Your Party" Wales Update from Beth Winter and Mark Serwotka
It is clear that support for "Your Party" has been overwhelming, with 23,000 plus signed up in Wales alone, and over 800,000 across the UK. This is a different kind of politics - outward facing, community orientated and rooted in grassroots movements
- and we are pleased to say that this is exactly what is happening here in Wales.
We are keen to move things forward in Wales and have just completed the initial mapping exercise looking at engagement with "Your Party" at a local level. The results are very encouraging and show that people are getting together and meeting across Wales, from Ynys Môn to Cardiff; from Ceredigion to Clwyd, and from Rhondda Cynon Taff to Swansea - to name some of the 12 groups we have so far identified. We are now beginning to work to coordinate the existing groups and develop new ones.
We are conscious of the need to keep those who have expressed an interest in our new party as well informed as possible. In the coming weeks, we will do our utmost to attend as many local group meetings as we can to keep people informed - if not in person, then Zoom/video calls are always an option.
We remain committed to ensuring we have the kind of autonomy and self-determination that reflects our needs and demands here in Wales. We are also conscious of the upcoming Senedd elections next year which will require decisions by all of us.
To that end, please mark October 25 2025 in your diaries for the first all-Wales meeting to discuss the way forward for us here in Wales. Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have been invited to attend. The venue details will follow in the near future.
We thank you for your patience as we continue to pull together, gather and share information in order to find and agree the best ways forward for us here in Wales.
In the meantime, please continue with your local organising and activities, being active in our communities, working at a grassroots level alongside local peo…

Features / 20 February 2020
The drive to expel feminists from Labour is creating a hostile environment for women
Leaders, and prospective leaders, must take a firm stand in support of open and respectful discussion regarding sex and gender, writes MARK SERWOTKA

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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks for posting! Now added to my list

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Sep 1

Keir Starmer has appointed as his new Comms Director Tim Allan who was a board member of the hate group Sex Matters. It's no longer even pretending to adhere to its Manifesto promise to "remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance."

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Sarah has a suggestion @goatsarah.org · Aug 29

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · Aug 29

she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...

Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'

Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.

www.cnbc.com

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