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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έβ™Ώβ§– he/him, cis. Queer political geek; proud social justice warrior+trans ally. Queering Wikipedia (and chair of @wmlgbt.org), Open Rights Group, ex-mySociety. Dysgwr. My opinions, not my employer’s. t.me/owenblacker owen.blacker.me.uk

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From the future: Inquiry begins today into UK trans scandal from 2020s | The Trans Agenda Get more from The Trans Agenda on Patreon

From the future: Inquiry begins today into UK trans scandal from 2020s

www.patreon.com/posts/152395...

06.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Multi-component app improves viral suppression in men who use crystal meth At the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver, US, the use of an app for men with HIV who also use illicit stimulants led to 58% lower odds of having a detectable viral load after six months, when compared to a control group who did not use the app in a fully remote randomised controlled trial.

News from CROI 2026: Multi-component app improves viral suppression in men who use crystal meth #CROI2026

06.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've heard about missing the forest for the trees, but I never saw such a literal interpretation

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't believe in hell, but if it exists, Andrew Wakefield will have a very special experience waiting for him there.

06.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't get too excited abouT Chris Whitty. He also said "β€œI think that the Cass Review was actually a very sensible review myself, and what it said was a lot of the heat from this comes from the fact that there is relatively little, or no, really strong evidence in parts of this debate."

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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snoop dogg is sitting in a chair with his hands in his pockets and the word perfection written on the screen behind him . Alt: snoop dogg giving a two handed chef's kiss and the word perfection is overlayed on the gif.

Hearing that people are having to leave their gold when they flee Dubai is

06.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK is forefront in Venezuela's plunder after Maduro kidnapping Maduro’s capture, eight weeks before Trump declared war on Iran, cleared the way for Shell β€” and whoever said β€˜it’s not about the oil’ …

UK is forefront in Venezuela’s plunder after Maduro kidnapping

www.thecanary.co/global/world...

06.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Axel Springer ousts DMGT with deal to buy Telegraph for Β£575m German newspaper group Axel Springer has agreed a deal to buy The Telegraph for Β£575m in cash, usurping Daily Mail owner DMGT.

Axel Springer has beaten the Mail Group to buy The Telegraph

"Axel Springer promises investment in The Telegraph to become leading centre-right publication globally."

'Centre' lol

pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-sp...

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been days and this exchange is still living rent free in my head.

06.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Americans aren't alone in refusing vaccines. Many countries have had massive measles outbreaks in recent years. Go look at how many countries have fallen off the measle-free list this year alone. And there's a direct line from current US anti-vaxxers to Andrew Wakefield who was in the UK.

06.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1

Apparently so 🀯

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Avengers Academy: Marvel’S Voices Infinity Comic Meet your favorite super-powered students - Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur – Red Goblin – Bloodline, Daughter of Blade – Captain America of the Railways – Kid Juggernaut – Escapade of the X-Men!

It's one of my favourite comics series of all time, and well worth a read. It's all on Marvel Unlimited, along with so many other great stories. If you're curious, check it out! I think anyone who follows me will enjoy it πŸ™‚

06.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So proud of @meakoopa.bsky.social πŸ₯³

It was amazing to watch Anthony & his collaborators work so hard to bring Avengers Academy to life; I'm so glad to see that work and all the love in it recognizedβ€”love for our community & our stories that deserve to be told, & love for the rich world of Marvel.

06.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had to just go find this on TikTok as I didn’t believe it could be real.

And… It’s real. 😡

This is a trailer for war as if it’s a movie. An illegal war which in its first day killed 100+ school children.

06.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital ID checkpoints could erupt across the Internet πŸ†”

The government is seeking a power grab. And it's not just social media.

Every adult will have to do ID checks to access whatever online services the government – any government – decides to restrict or curfew.

ORG's James Baker explains ⬇️

06.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Penblwydd hapus dΕ΅d!

06.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can they get some broad legal immunity now using their standard techniques? Maybe, for now.

But given their broad detachment from public sentiment (AI industry mostly stayed on X, dismisses regular media), they may well have a bigger bubble problem than the one about the capex/stock valuation.

06.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you read the bill, it attaches liability to the chatbot answer ONLY IF the same answer would attach liability to the person making the same statement.

Complicated new issue but seems AI companies want Section 230 type immunity. I don’t think that’s where the public (and juries) are, at all.

06.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

This social-media campaign from UK Counter-Terrorism Police is misconceived, othering, and outright *harmful*

@terrorwatchdog.bsky.social
@zsk.bsky.social
@joetidy.bsky.social
@jamesrball.com

06.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

It definitely feels like the hay fever season has started this week

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh baby, do you know what that’s worth?

06.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That'll be the impact of Blue Labour who are all connected to the same people as those columnists...and the Trump people

06.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

it feels like Labour constantly takes the opinions of tabloid writers as expressive of the voter base at large

06.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Thornberry is still lying here BTW. She said they 'tread self consciously' as if that's all they did. They have deliberately and viciously targeted and removed the rights of trans people.

Trans children have died because of what Labour have done and they tried to cover that up.

06.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 174 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

"on trans"πŸ™„

Trans people. Trans people.

PEOPLE.

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lammy is asked if UK forces are attacking sites in Iran. He confirms that yes, if we anticipate being attacked by Iran, we can attack sites there

See how it works. We 'defensively' stop Iran retaliating after being attacked by the US/Israel, they respond so we start bombing them

06.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 22

The woman who wants to overhaul medical consent laws now wants to know how she can use force against children

bsky.app/profile/thir...

06.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Axel Springer buys Telegraph in Β£575mn deal [FREE TO READ] German media group has gatecrashed a proposed acquisition by the owner of the Daily Mail

LIke reading that Jarndyce v Jarndyce has been settled out of court. Can it really be true?

06.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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A lone battle: Why is Pedro SΓ‘nchez the only European leader to take on Trump? As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president

Because they've already lived under a long term fascist governent, and don't want to help another...

06.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding a copy of The Hedge Knight by George RR Martin

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding a copy of The Hedge Knight by George RR Martin

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding his school bag and smiling.

Photo of Dexter Sol Ansell, a young actor of maybe 10 years, dressed as his character, Egg. Costume consists of a set of grey robes and a shaved head. He is holding his school bag and smiling.

If you need a timeline cleanse you should know that Dexter Sol Ansell who plays Egg on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms went to school as Egg for World Book Day.

06.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5