During WWII, the Dutch national library was forced by the Nazis to change its name from Royal Library to National Library, but there was a paper shortage, so instead of printing new paperwork, they just crossed it out and scribbled it in

Imagine being a 12 year-old girl, forced to allow a male sports doctor to "examine" your genitals to determine whether you can play softball. Horrifying.

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

ABC is calling the FCC's early license review an "unprecedented" intimidation campaign qz.com/abc-fcc-lice...

ABC accuses FCC of retaliating over its news coverage

The Walt Disney-owned network filed formal opposition Thursday, calling the agency's early license review a warning to all media companies

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After been hounded by EON to swap our gas and electricity meters we finally booked it for today. The engineer looks at the gas meter and says the pipe work is too old to swap it and if he can’t do both he can’t do either.

@sophyridge.bsky.social why don’t you ask Labour Party politicians about how the majority of what Andy Burnham is doing is what Keir was doing but he’s doing better PR? Is is that something we aren’t meant to have noticed?

New headline, old ideas. Andy Burnham and the PM are promising to adapt schools to local business needs—a claim made by almost every government since 2006. A look back at 20 years of recycled skills policies and why the cycle keeps repeating: james.fendek.com/groundhog-da...

Another day, another barbecue! 🌭 The weather might have cooled down today, but a bit of a chill won't stop us firing up the grill. No relaxing under the canopy this afternoon, but the food tasted just as good! 😋 #BBQLife #SummerVibes

Currently sat in what apple weather calls light rain barbecuing

Summer nights don’t get much better than this. ✨ Warm lights, fresh air, and no reason to head inside anytime soon. 🌙 #BackyardOasis #SummerNights #OutdoorLiving #GardenDesign #CozyVibes

Coffee in the garden this morning #PatioLife #OutdoorCoffee #GardenVibes

This comment under our rather sad story about more people losing mental capacity, and the family rows over money that causes, did make me laugh www.ft.com/content/1e41...

Thousands of Brits would prefer to have a tolerant migrant than a Reform supporting, hate spewing bigot as a neighbour "Some of the reasoning behind people tending not to feel comfortable around b|gots!" via Expose Racism

just so we’re clear, America banned transgender people from sports before they banned guns from schools

OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'

OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

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My garden project has been completed. Really pleased with the outcome

Having my garden redone—replacing a patio, rotten decking, and an old swing and extending the lawn. But here’s what I don't get: how did it look so awful in the photos the landscapers put on Facebook? I swear it didn’t look that bad before it went online! 😂

Andy Burnham just delivered his entire speech completely without a lectern or notes. Say what you want, but that level of memory and confidence is seriously impressive.

It's fascinating to watch commentators who sat completely silently for a decade as the Conservative Government changed its leader four times in a row mid-term, now suddenly discover such a keen interest in the concepts of 'mandates' and 'legitimacy'

Sky News keeps asking what caused the UK to have 7 Prime Ministers in a decade. Look in the mirror. Decades of 24/7 hyper-sensationalised media and billionaire press barons like Murdoch have manufactured non-stop political instability. They create the chaos they report on. #UKPolitics

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Really is grim how fast human rights can be taken away when cis het white christofascists find a route in. Shame on every MP who didn't speak up for trans ppl, every TERF, every idiot who fell for TERF schtick, our Tufton-Street-simping government and UK mainstream media. You all did this.

Trans+ Solidarity Alliance@transsolidarity.bsky.social · 4w ago

Having reached the end of the sitting day, the EHRC Code of Practice has officially passed. It can now be brought into force at a date to be confirmed by govt. Read our joint response with @transactualuk.bsky.social and @scottishtrans.bsky.social: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/joint-s...

Mr Jenrick's wife, as I understand it, does not have British citizenship

Alexander Brown@alexofbrown.bsky.social · 4w ago

Robert Jenrick, asked on LBC if he thinks a man's Spanish wife should leave the country, says "my view is that you should unashamedly put British citizens first. And I know that's a hard message for some people, but it seems perverse to me that it's a controversial thing to say"

Unbelievable, just when you think they can't sink any lower Sky news have doorstepped Count Binfaces family😆

Wrexham’s historic ground to change name and will no longer be known as STōK Cae Ras 🔴⚪ #WxmAFC #WrexhamAFC 👇

Wrexham's Historic Ground To Change Name And Will No Longer Be Known As STōK Cae Ras

Not every big Wrexham story makes the headline. This one was tucked away in the details. 👇

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Submitted a chaotic comment on a local planning portal suggesting a giant pyramid dedicated to a Reform councillor. The council was so confused they gave it its own special section on the live site. I think I’ve peaked in local politics. #LocalGov #PlanningPortal #Community

Bryan Johnson threw his fiancée out of their home when he found out she needed chemotherapy. After insisting she quit her career to be with him, she was left without a job, property or way to pay her medical bills. Maybe my son could donate me some of his tears, 'cos my supply seems depleted.

Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · last mo.

A man who publicly was doing something which, when done wrong, can cause graft-vs-host disease, an autoimmune disease which can attack, among other things, your GI tract, now has an autoimmune disease which is attacking his GI tract. What a coincidence.

By his own admission, he had no idea what a red card was, but he knew -- better than the ref, better than FIFA -- that what Balogun did did not meet the standards for getting a red card, which, again, he had never heard of before. This is like watching JD lecture the pope, but more corrupt.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Trump on Balogun: "That wasn't even an infraction...this referee, who is a little bit suspect if you check his past. He made a call nobody could believe...he's our best player, or one of our best players. And he gave him a red card. I didn't know what that meant...yes, I asked for a review by FIFA."

fully do not understand why people are getting mad at this, kids love staying up for naughty reasons, most adults will end up having to work through a hangover or a silly late night at some point, genuinely what is the problem here

Peter Walker@peterwalker99.bsky.social · last mo.

Fair play to education minister Olivia Blake, on the morning broadcast round, whose advice to knackered school kids was basically: there will be plenty of days when you have a job and are really not up to it but have to struggle in, so consider today training for that.