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Rich Thrift

@richthrift.bsky.social

He/him. Londoner. Rants about racism/sexism/the environment/how fucked everything is. Bants about music/football/general life shenanigans. Trans rights = human rights

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Trans mamma bear@transmammabear.bsky.social · 4w ago

@richthrift.bsky.social please share for awareness if you cant spare £5 nhs in brighton well bn trans kids are being forced to medically detransition on the 31st july whatthetrans have a podcast for us were 55 mins into there latest podcast gofund.me/91da2f27d

Donate to Emergency Support for WellBN Families, organized by Wellbn Families Fund

Families of trans children urgently need help before a 31 July 2026 NHS med… Wellbn Families Fund needs your support for Emergency Support for WellBN Families

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo ago

Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core

Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core

Exclusive: Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 10% of the true number of cases The number of women who are driven to suicide by domestic abusers is being under-reported, and their cases overlooked by police, in what has been described by experts as a “national scandal”. Domestic violence suicides are already growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than be killed by a partner. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

Rich Thrift@richthrift.bsky.social · 6mo ago

While there are almost 30,000 people on Lambeth Council's social housing waiting list, it 'is taking an average of 572 days to bring unoccupied homes [...] back into use [..] far exceed[ing] the [...] 150 days [target] for standard repairs. One property has even remained empty for 33 years.'

Empty homes: Families 'living in limbo' on Lambeth estate

Vanessa lives in temporary accommodation but there are dozens of empty homes on her Lambeth estate.

bbc.co.uk

Rich Thrift@richthrift.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Took me a little while, but I managed to track down a classic of our times ...I'd completely forgotten about her wink at the end! Exemplary stuff

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · last yr.

In May 2019, a reporter from the far-right Canadian sewer Rebel News / The Rebel tried to interview people on the streets of Manchester about Stephen Yaxley-Lennon / Tommy Robinson who was standing as an MEP, and encountered the (NSFW but very honest) Queen of the North.

THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 6mo ago

NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert 🔗⏬

Infographic: Peter Thiel and detail of Palantir’s contracts with UK government departments, agencies and authorities. Where the amount is unknown, the contract has not been included in the overall £672m+ spend. The bulk of the contracts are post 2018, the Olympics contract dates back to 2012 and some work with unreleased dates could be earlier. Design: Lynsey Irvine
Rich Thrift@richthrift.bsky.social · 7mo ago

'Imagine if we stopped focusing on giving women “stay safe” tips, and we started giving everyone the tools to build a safer world. If instead of people looking away when women are harassed, we had the steps to intervene safely without escalation.' hassl.uk/products/sup...

Back HASSL's free online resource launch to tackle harassment at the r

Help fund HASSL’s five stage plan, and launch free online education resources – built to tackle harassment at the root, challenge victim-blaming, and make safer public spaces a shared responsibility. ...

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