AGC
@agc1985.bsky.social
Green, queer, socialist, widow, translator, geek (he/him). Based in Southampton, UK.
A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
What we have won
It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who re…
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Zack Polanski, "If we decarbonise by 2050, that would cost less than a single (fossil-fuel) energy shock" "We've now had two energy shocks in just a few years" "We cannot keep waiting, we cannot keep hoping for magic technologies - it already exists, what is lacking is the political will"
The EHRC code of practice comes in today, bringing in to the UK the most draconian regime for single sex spaces targeting trans people for a liberal democracy in the industrialised, under what is our nominally left of centre governing party.
I guess he's just lucky there's no record of him supporting Net Zero
I grew up among Conservative politics. This is beyond that now. Defending a neo-nazi candidate shows how far Badenoch has shifted them to the far right. There is now no difference between her party and that of Restore and Reform. That should not be normalised. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Kemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – as it happened
Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset
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For GOD'S SAKE. Massive landowners call for ban on disposable BBQs, but at the same time call for "a lifting of the ban on controlled burning" 'You oiks shouldn't burn moorland - that's OUR job' Entitled double standards. Ban both. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk
Lib Dems and many Labour MPs join farmers, landowners and firefighters in urging temporary prohibition
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This is actually one of my favourite arguments/analogies to bring up in discussions around immigration and open borders
open all borders. stop having them be closed 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴@dov.bsky.social · 3d agoThere is no argument for limiting migration between countries that could not be contrived to be an argument for limiting migration between cities.
Very disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM. These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently.
It's cool how Farage is plummeting in the national polls (relax, he's still definitely winning Clacton again) since the press collectively decided a couple of months back that they'd finally had enough of him but it would have been way cooler if they'd done that in, like, 2011.
One of the really wild things about this issue is that Scottish Labour’s membership unambiguously supported trans rights by defeating a leadership-backed motion at conference last year. This is just elite capture!
RDCK98@comradekenobi.bsky.social · 4d agoReading this, and thinking about the 2026 election where activists boycotted campaigning for Scottish Labour and LGBT+ voters held with SNP on the constituency and Greens on the list, wondering what on earth the theory of victory is from left-wing transphobes www.heraldscotland.com/news/2642848...
Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
Labour failing trans people: the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher. An update for the Burnham era. Part 1/2.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: we're sorry. we listened. we made an error when we listed the westboro baptist church as a hate group. we'd like to especially apologise to fred phelps for suggesting he was homophobic. we're sorry. and maybe god really does hate fags. we're sorry. we listened. we're sorry
Man, must be gutting for all global dictators to discover that they could’ve simply silenced any criticism of their practices from Amnesty International by simply threatening them with a SLAPP suit via Twitter.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoAmnesty International has now issued a public groveling apology to JK Rowling's organization and has pulled her another report documenting the anti rights platform of gender critical organizations. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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"Some parts of Devon have not experienced any rain for 50 consecutive days." 😫 #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half of England officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought
Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of water
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Every embedded agricultural system around the world established on the basis of centuries of consistent, predictable climate and weather patterns can just switch up the programme in a few years with minimal disruption to the global food supply. Whatever. Get over it.
The list keeps getting longer and longer and longer
AGC@agc1985.bsky.social · last wk.Labour failing trans people: the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher. An update for the Burnham era. Part 1/2.
Labour failing trans people: the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher. An update for the Burnham era. Part 1/2.
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
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I updated my running list of Labour’s LGBT+ record, but realised the image quality made it very hard to read, so I have taken it down and will repost tomorrow.
Not once in this entire political biography of Phillipson does the Guardian note that she signed off on a society-wide toilet police regime to spite trans people www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham appoints Bridget Phillipson as Labour party chair
Former education secretary will take up influential role that puts her at vanguard of Labour’s battle to win next general election
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It's noticeable, too, that there wasn't a single question on the climate, at a time when Europe is experiencing catastrophic wild-fires & record-breaking heat. It's astonishing how low down the political agenda this remains in Britain, when all the environmental indicators are signalling disaster.
It’s astonishing how liberalism in Britain just laid down and died, probably around the time the spooks went to the Guardian office and smashed those hard drives. If this had happened in the 2000s, half of the press and parliament would’ve been up in arms. Now, hoping it all just goes away, at best
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
