From the future: Inquiry begins today into UK trans scandal from 2020s
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From the future: Inquiry begins today into UK trans scandal from 2020s
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I've heard about missing the forest for the trees, but I never saw such a literal interpretation
I don't believe in hell, but if it exists, Andrew Wakefield will have a very special experience waiting for him there.
Don't get too excited abouT Chris Whitty. He also said "βI 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."
Hearing that people are having to leave their gold when they flee Dubai is
UK is forefront in Venezuelaβs plunder after Maduro kidnapping
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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
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It's been days and this exchange is still living rent free in my head.
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.
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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 π
So proud of @meakoopa.bsky.social π₯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 recognizedβlove for our community & our stories that deserve to be told, & love for the rich world of Marvel.
I had to just go find this on TikTok as I didnβt believe it could be real.
Andβ¦ Itβs real. π΅
This is a trailer for war as if itβs a movie. An illegal war which in its first day killed 100+ school children.
Digital ID checkpoints could erupt across the Internet π
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 β any government β decides to restrict or curfew.
ORG's James Baker explains β¬οΈ
Penblwydd hapus dΕ΅d!
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.
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 donβt think thatβs where the public (and juries) are, at all.
This social-media campaign from UK Counter-Terrorism Police is misconceived, othering, and outright *harmful*
@terrorwatchdog.bsky.social
@zsk.bsky.social
@joetidy.bsky.social
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It definitely feels like the hay fever season has started this week
Ooh baby, do you know what thatβs worth?
That'll be the impact of Blue Labour who are all connected to the same people as those columnists...and the Trump people
it feels like Labour constantly takes the opinions of tabloid writers as expressive of the voter base at large
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.
"on trans"π
Trans people. Trans people.
PEOPLE.
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
The woman who wants to overhaul medical consent laws now wants to know how she can use force against children
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LIke reading that Jarndyce v Jarndyce has been settled out of court. Can it really be true?
Because they've already lived under a long term fascist governent, and don't want to help another...
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.
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.