Diane Purkiss
@janetanderson.bsky.social
I love books, reading, eating, cooking, and my French bulldog Bunty. I write history and I teach English at Oxford University.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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I feel so blessed to have so many brilliant and committed and lovely people working with me at @goodlawproject.bsky.social - and, my goodness, @jessothomson.co.uk is one of them. Thanks - and Happy Birthday!
Celebrating my 27th birthday the best way I can think - in Court for trans rights 🎂🎉
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I feel so blessed to have so many brilliant and committed and lovely people working with me at @goodlawproject.bsky.social - and, my goodness, @jessothomson.co.uk is one of them. Thanks - and Happy Birthday!
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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If you say things on TV like "Raping an 8yo is worse than raping a 15yo" you should be launched into a volcano
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you say things on TV like "Raping an 8yo is worse than raping a 15yo" you should be launched into a volcano
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Another very normal day here on Normal Island.
Moment man suffered burns after trying to launch firework from bottom in Birmingham
Rebecca Guy, senior policy manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, says: "Fireworks are powerful explosives, not toys.”
www.expressandstar.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Another very normal day here on Normal Island.
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In the words of our lord Jeff Goldblum: “Oh yeah, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and screaming”
Noise limits set on dinosaur park after complaints about 'screeching'
The dinosaurs will face restrictions
www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In the words of our lord Jeff Goldblum: “Oh yeah, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and screaming”
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Trump also claims he fell out with Epstein because Epstein was being a "creep" around young girls at Mar-a-Lago. That is another lie. Being a creep around young girls was why Trump was friends with Epstein in the first place. They fell out over a bidding war on Florida real estate.
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump also claims he fell out with Epstein because Epstein was being a "creep" around young girls at Mar-a-Lago. That is another lie. Being a creep around young girls was why Trump was friends with Epstein in the first place. They fell out over a bidding war on Florida real estate.
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Be the change you want to see in the world.
116 years ago today, the fearless Theresa Garnett took a whip to Winston Churchill as he was boarding a train, striking his face and body, while shouting "Take that in the name of the insulted women of England!"
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Be the change you want to see in the world.
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More evidence that the "gender-critical" transphobes are working with fascists including Russia, Iran & Saudi Arabia. All countries where women are treated very badly.
"Gender-criticals" are not feminists & they do not "protect women"
They are trying to hold the COP 30 to ransom to be transphobic
"Gender-criticals" are not feminists & they do not "protect women"
They are trying to hold the COP 30 to ransom to be transphobic
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
More evidence that the "gender-critical" transphobes are working with fascists including Russia, Iran & Saudi Arabia. All countries where women are treated very badly.
"Gender-criticals" are not feminists & they do not "protect women"
They are trying to hold the COP 30 to ransom to be transphobic
"Gender-criticals" are not feminists & they do not "protect women"
They are trying to hold the COP 30 to ransom to be transphobic
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One of the 17 year old girls Matt Gaetz allegedly trafficked and had sex with needed the money to pay for braces. She ended up homeless and working at McDonald's. Just incredibly bleak stuff.
archive.ph/CV16n
archive.ph/CV16n
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One of the 17 year old girls Matt Gaetz allegedly trafficked and had sex with needed the money to pay for braces. She ended up homeless and working at McDonald's. Just incredibly bleak stuff.
archive.ph/CV16n
archive.ph/CV16n
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Remember: Trump tried to make this guy Attorney General
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Remember: Trump tried to make this guy Attorney General
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'Metamorphoses' reframes classical antiquity for a modern audience
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'Metamorphoses' reframes classical antiquity for a modern audience
The Art Gallery of Hamilton is presenting their latest exhibit, Metamorphoses: Visions of Antiquity in the Modern Era. Bringing together ancient, modern and contemporary works in dialogue, it traces h...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
'Metamorphoses' reframes classical antiquity for a modern audience
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thesil.ca/metamorphose...
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So yeah okay I've got some time.
Most people dismiss Orwell because he was a snitch and a traitor who collaborated with the British government to kill communists and queers.
Did you also know he was a rapist? Probably not because it tends to get talked about like this (from The Orwell Society):
Most people dismiss Orwell because he was a snitch and a traitor who collaborated with the British government to kill communists and queers.
Did you also know he was a rapist? Probably not because it tends to get talked about like this (from The Orwell Society):
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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We've been in court all day at the hearing for our case against the EHRC's interim guidance.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We've been in court all day at the hearing for our case against the EHRC's interim guidance.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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The Charity Commission has just opened an investigation into the hideous transphobic lobbyists at Policy Exchange. 👇
“We think it’s long past time that the Charity Commission created real disincentives to breaches of this nature. In effect they amount to a misuse of public money, and if the Commission fails to do so we will not hesitate to challenge it in court.” goodlaw.social/9azv
After Good Law Project lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has launched a formal compliance case.
After Good Law Project lodged a complaint against the rightwing lobby group Policy Exchange, the Charity Commission has launched a formal compliance case.
goodlaw.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Charity Commission has just opened an investigation into the hideous transphobic lobbyists at Policy Exchange. 👇
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
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As a semi-dyslexic child, I never imagined that I'd need to learn how to spell "eugenics."
But here we are.
But here we are.
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a semi-dyslexic child, I never imagined that I'd need to learn how to spell "eugenics."
But here we are.
But here we are.
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Wartenburg ist früh in die Verschwörung des 20. Juli eingeweiht, Stauffenberg ist sein Cousin. Er befürwortet die Tötung Hitlers. In einer neuen Regierung soll er Staatssekretär werden. Als das Attentat scheitert, wird Wartenburg verhaftet und am 8. August 1944 ermordet. 2/2
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Wartenburg ist früh in die Verschwörung des 20. Juli eingeweiht, Stauffenberg ist sein Cousin. Er befürwortet die Tötung Hitlers. In einer neuen Regierung soll er Staatssekretär werden. Als das Attentat scheitert, wird Wartenburg verhaftet und am 8. August 1944 ermordet. 2/2
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Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
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I feel sick to my stomach. Could this possibly be true? It’s too inhuman to contemplate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I feel sick to my stomach. Could this possibly be true? It’s too inhuman to contemplate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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On Autumn days , dark
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On Autumn days , dark
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13 November 1919 | A German, Fritz Rose, was born in Poznan. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1941.
No. 17849
He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1941.
No. 17849
He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
13 November 1919 | A German, Fritz Rose, was born in Poznan. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1941.
No. 17849
He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1941.
No. 17849
He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc