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Kieran🏳️‍🌈

@diptripping.bsky.social

1.8K followers 1.4K following 3.5K posts

He/him. 25. PhD student. Very gayyyyy. Rina Sawayama, Carly Rae Jepsen, Slayyyter, Chappell Roan, Dua Lipa, Griff. ADHD, Autistic. 🏳️‍🌈🔞 Member of GPEW. Trans Rights are Human Rights. Follow my music blog: https://specialinterestpop.blogspot.com/

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · Jul 27

I am very much a dog person (it was someone else's dog that escaped a bit haha)

A photo of me and a black dog on a train. The dog has its tongue out and I am looking at it affectionately.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 47m

Not only are we at record numbers of members and growing every day - this is our highest ever poll rating.

We're just getting started.

This is the politics of the 99% Vs the 1% for a country we can all afford to live in - plenty of room to grow.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18h

We just hit 93,000 members.

We're polling on average higher than we have ever before.

Over 1000 people joining a day!

Join our movement.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I see Caroline has been a massive shitty transphobe intentionally fuck off #BBUK

Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 1d

I strongly disagree but you do you, I’ve really been enjoying it

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so behind on Big Brother I really need to catch up 😭😭😭

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 1d

Gender Identity Clinic's Waiting Lists from Shortest To Longest

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 1d

have we considered that Charli XCX and Taylor Swift both suck in different ways and both have cosied up to shitty racist people, including the very same one!

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 1d

this isn’t a joke. this is real.

Environment
Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid 'good relationship' with developer
Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to 'some snails that are a protected species or something'
Helena Horton Environment reporter
Tue 7 Oct 2025 17.15 BST

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.

Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast.

Extraordinary.

Hope is returning. 💚🚀

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Trans Greens 🏳️‍⚧️💚 @transgreens.bsky.social · 1d

Green Party Conference recently passed some amazing healthcare policy for the trans community. It commits us to an informed consent model of trans healthcare, a trans-led public inquiry into NHS care, a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy, and so much more.

The Green Party just voted to reform trans healthcare.

What does this bold new policy look like?

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

What we're calling for:
- The end of segregation in trans healthcare.
- Ending the torture of conversion therapy.
- Moving the NHS to an informed consent model.
- Expanding the range of funded transition care.
- Access to affirming healthcare for trans youth.
- NHS support for people who seld-medicate or use private care.
- Real support for detransitioning people.

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

How we get there:
- Closing the existing Gender Identity Clinics and supporting GPs with training and funding to care for trans people.
- Lifting the politically motivated ban on 'puberty blockers'.
- Starting a government funded, trans-led, inquiry into past NHS treatment of trans people.
- Including & prioritising trans expertise in independent care reviews.
- Passing a trans-inclusive ban on 'conversion therapy'.

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1d

The Green Party wants to Abolish Landlords.

The question on everyone’s lips:
What does that actually mean?

Here’s motion proposer @sallonsax.bsky.social talking to @turnleftmedia.co.uk about just that!

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – it's time to fight back.

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive - add your name 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive

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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social · 2d

The @transgreens.bsky.social and ourselves have revamped our Teemill website where the #ElectTheDolls t-shirts that we had at conference are now on sale.

Do check it out: lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com

Home

lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 2d

Basically, my Taylor Swift album review (yes I surprisingly did give it the same score as Pitchfork):

specialinterestpop.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...

A screenshot of a (fake) Instagram post from the “officialpeppa” account. It contains an image of Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl Album and Peppa Pig’s Peppa’s Adventures: The Album. It has their Pitchfork scores next to the albums, with Taylor getting 5.9 and Peppa getting 6.5. The post text has “LMAOOOOOOO” with laughing emojis.

Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 2d

New Music Friday blog post (weirdly done before last week's but shh I'm working on it)

Featuring Taylor Swift, Kali Uchis, Ashnikko, Caroline Polachek, Empress Of, Louis Tomlinson and more:

specialinterestpop.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...

New Music Friday - 03/10/2025

New Music Friday - 03/10/2025 Albums/EPs: Kali Uchis - Sincerely: P.S. Kyra Machida - Blonde Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl Singles:...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

The Green Party for the last few days have gained 1000 new members every single day.

We've just reached 87,000 members!!!!

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2d

Zack Polanski is the Mamdani of the UK - and he's Green!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

www.youtube.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

inews.co.uk/opinion/zack...

Zack Polanski: I'm a Jewish Mancunian. Our grief cannot be used to silence protest

The answer to bigotry cannot be to shut down protest

inews.co.uk

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Tory Fibs @toryfibs.bsky.social · 3d

The BBC

• Refused to interview Zack Polanski after he was elected leader in September.

• Cancelled a Zack Polanski interview after his Conference Speech.

Every other elected party leader of other parties got both a post election interview and a conference interview.

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 3d

reminded that bloomf is incredibly hot

Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 3d

My stomach hurtssssssss ouch

Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a problem that’s only going to get worse sadly, and many incel men abuse their AI “companions” because of course they do, and there’s very little done to stop them

Plus it’s totally realistic to have a person who never disagrees with you ever, that’s healthy

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.bsky.social · 3d

Yes but why isn’t he making out with me right NOW

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