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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Aug 27

I’m coming to #London #Manchester #Edinburgh and #Glasgow touring a book on the long history of #transgender people and the fight for #LGBTQ rights against Nazis in the #Weimar. I’m a journalist, an author, a TV host, a PhD, a podcaster. Interview me. Let’s annoy #TERFS @theguardian.com any takers?

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 2

I LOVE threads like this. Yes, give me all your special interest analyses.

Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · Jul 28

So they found a 125,000 yr old Neanderthal fat rendering plant & I have thoughts.

Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?

Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Large-scale processing of within-bone nutrients by Neanderthals, 125,000 years ago

Neanderthals intensively processed a minimum of 172 large mammals for grease and marrow fat, 125,000 years ago.

www.science.org

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

This badly written skeet wasn't QUITE how I wanted to launch it, but yes, the brilliant @bschillace.brandyschillace.com is coming to Manchester in October to chat with lil ol moi about how the queers fought the fascists LAST time.

It'll (we'll) be cute. You should come.

Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

I'm hosting a Brandy for a chat in October in Manchester - maybe that could be our first f2f meeting??

www.socialrefuge.com/event-detail...

The Intermediaries - In conversation with Brandy Schillace | Social Refuge

Join us in discussing the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first centre for homosexual and transgender rights - a bastion of rebellion in the fight against fascism.

www.socialrefuge.com

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

Turns out, turns OUT... there might be a sigNIFicant discount on the book for people who come along, so, ya know, sign UP

Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why are they attacking trans people? @bschillace.brandyschillace.com knows why.

Join us as we talk about her history of the the first target of fascist bookburning - the legendary Institute for Sexual Science, a haven of research and support for LGBTI+ folk

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-qu...

Talking queer resistance with Brandy Schillace

What lessons can we learn from the last time the queers faced the fascists?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

I mean, she was already coming for an event in the afternoon but I grabbed her for The Intermediaries ~after dark~

Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

This badly written skeet wasn't QUITE how I wanted to launch it, but yes, the brilliant @bschillace.brandyschillace.com is coming to Manchester in October to chat with lil ol moi about how the queers fought the fascists LAST time.

It'll (we'll) be cute. You should come.

Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

I'm hosting a Brandy for a chat in October in Manchester - maybe that could be our first f2f meeting??

www.socialrefuge.com/event-detail...

The Intermediaries - In conversation with Brandy Schillace | Social Refuge

Join us in discussing the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first centre for homosexual and transgender rights - a bastion of rebellion in the fight against fascism.

www.socialrefuge.com

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

Turns out, turns OUT... there might be a sigNIFicant discount on the book for people who come along, so, ya know, sign UP

Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why are they attacking trans people? @bschillace.brandyschillace.com knows why.

Join us as we talk about her history of the the first target of fascist bookburning - the legendary Institute for Sexual Science, a haven of research and support for LGBTI+ folk

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-qu...

Talking queer resistance with Brandy Schillace

What lessons can we learn from the last time the queers faced the fascists?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes

Wall Street Journal headline and deck: "New York Shooting Puts Mamdani on the Spot Over Policing Views: The killing of four people in a Midtown office building rattled a city where mass attacks are rare and violent crime has declined."

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our combined powers would make us UNSTOPPABLE

*crackly triangle eye gaze*

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · Jul 31

Dersh has been banging this drum since Trump1 & the really good news is: ostracism works, even on the shameless.

Tons of people miss this--the shameless are hyper-sensitive to stigma.

Civil society should use this free, non-violent tool to punish destructive people a lot more often. It works.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 31

Dershowitz says he’s suing the Martha’s Vineyard Farmer’s Market after the pierogi guy refused to sell to him yesterday because he defends Trump. He complains that he’s also banned from the MV book fair, library, synagogue, and can’t get invited to any parties.

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

I'm hosting a Brandy for a chat in October in Manchester - maybe that could be our first f2f meeting??

www.socialrefuge.com/event-detail...

The Intermediaries - In conversation with Brandy Schillace | Social Refuge

Join us in discussing the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first centre for homosexual and transgender rights - a bastion of rebellion in the fight against fascism.

www.socialrefuge.com

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Aug 1

It was spelled that way in a publicity draft recently, and yeah, I knew they had a Frenchish pronunciation in mind.

Also, I have stopped being surprised that I am one degree of separation from anyone interesting, via @jovanevery.bsky.social.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Jul 31

I’m so excited!

Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why are they attacking trans people? @bschillace.brandyschillace.com knows why.

Join us as we talk about her history of the the first target of fascist bookburning - the legendary Institute for Sexual Science, a haven of research and support for LGBTI+ folk

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-qu...

Talking queer resistance with Brandy Schillace

What lessons can we learn from the last time the queers faced the fascists?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why are they attacking trans people? @bschillace.brandyschillace.com knows why.

Join us as we talk about her history of the the first target of fascist bookburning - the legendary Institute for Sexual Science, a haven of research and support for LGBTI+ folk

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-qu...

Talking queer resistance with Brandy Schillace

What lessons can we learn from the last time the queers faced the fascists?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why are they attacking trans people? @bschillace.brandyschillace.com knows why.

Join us as we talk about her history of the the first target of fascist bookburning - the legendary Institute for Sexual Science, a haven of research and support for LGBTI+ folk

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-qu...

Talking queer resistance with Brandy Schillace

What lessons can we learn from the last time the queers faced the fascists?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · Jul 29

show this to every consultant who thinks chasing toxic masculinity is the way to getting going men's votes

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jul 29

85% of young men support Zohran Mamdani.
79% of young women support Zohran Mamdani.
67% of Jewish people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
65% of Black people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.

Would you have guessed *any* of that with how the media has covered all this?

Public Progress Solutions and Zenith Research polling breakdown between Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa, Eric Adams, Jim Walden, and Andrew Cuomo

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · Jul 29

@the-independent.com has now scrubbed two articles exposing the bigotry of a nurse spearheading an anti-Trans+ legal crusade

When media outlets censor their own factual reporting to placate extremists, they’re not just failing themselves and the public, they’re undermining democracy itself

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · Jul 29

The Independent pulled this one, as well

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · Jul 28

I don't know what is going on with that other Independent Sandie Peggie tribunal article, but they published this a couple of hours ago. Keep an eye in case it goes the same way

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · Jul 29

No major headlines to report for today [Jul 28].

If you're able, pls consider donating to orgs fighting the man-made famine currently gripping parts of Sudan.

For Darfur: DHRN
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

For South Kordofan: HRRDS
reframe.network/donate-now.p...

#KeepEyesOnSudan

BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · Jul 28

Today's quick update [Jul 27]:

- North Darfur Governor sounds alarm on the critical humanitarian situation in Elfashir, announcing there is now a shortage in the animal feed, which residents of the city have resorted to eating in absence of food.

#KeepEyesOnSudan #LiftTheSiege

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 28

One thing this world is showing me is that my peace, my joy, my comfort, my determination cannot depend on external events.
It has to come from 'inside', from connection to something greater.

These tears are from letting go of a world that can ever be carefree. But beauty, warmth, love persist.

🏳️‍🌈Gosh Darnit of the New Jersey Darnits😷 @goshdarn.bsky.social · Jul 28

If you don't so as you listen to this, are you even human.

Once Upon Another Time - Sara Bareilles

youtube.com/watch?v=7oZ9...

Sara Bareilles - "Once Upon Another Time" with Ben Folds & Caroline Shaw | DECLASSIFIED

YouTube video by The Kennedy Center

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 28

Blimey. Ooof

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wordkunst @wordkunst.bsky.social · Jul 27

Hope in this deep & powerful sense is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but...an ability to work for something because it is good, not because it stands a chance to succeed.

- V. Havel (tr. P. Wilson)

The kind of hope I often think about (especially in situations that are particularly hopeless, like prison) I understand above all as a state of mind, not a state of the world. Either we have hope within us or we don't; it's a dimension of the soul; it's not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the world or estimate of the situation. Hope is not prognostication. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons.

Vaclav Havel (tr. Paul Wilson), from Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Hvizdala, published by Vintage Books

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jul 28

extremely important to remember that you DO NOT TALK TO THE POLICE WITHOUT A LAWYER

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just once I'd like to see a quote from the police which says "Oh, well, we've made tits of ourselves here then, haven't we? Bloooody hell"

Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester

Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of offensive weapon

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Jul 28

I will never not understand how a minority of people have decided that wind farms - significantly prettier than pylons, coal power plants, nuclear power plants, and almost certainly fusion power plants - are ugly. In terms of energy generation, what else are you hoping for that is better?

Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · Jul 27

On holiday, I notice that there are wind turbines on the shore of Lake Garda, which very much makes me think that residents with a view of some incredibly mid Cotswold or other can put a sock in it.

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Meg Lightheart she/her @megalightheart.bsky.social · Jul 28

Oh my god this thread has so many people I didn't even KNOW I was confusing as the same person.

Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jul 28

Liz Truss and Lynne Truss are second only to Lionel Shriver and Lionel Barber in “pairs of people I just assume are one person”

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Jul 28

"obscure south asian channel" is fuckin hilarious he did an interview with News18 which hits about 180 million people a week they get more eyeballs in a night than the NYT gets in a year

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Jul 28

The strategy is striking. Zohran has been doing interviews w/ South Asian television, Pakistani news channel, Punjabi TV, Bangla newspaper, and more.

“We are going to heavily feature him in these places throughout the fall,” a Zohran adviser tells me. 6/

newrepublic.com/article/1984...

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