This is heartbreaking. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

They gave me to someone who could not read or write … it would be better if you buried me alive

I was the top student in my university class but when the Taliban took Afghanistan again I was forced to marry and my dreams of being a pilot ended

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My eyes are damp but I am smiling with joy 😄

Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d ago

And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic

"You often hear that it’s just older women who care about this. The reason is because younger women are too terrified to speak out due to a fear of losing their careers or positions, because they know the onslaught they’re going to get.” www.thetimes.com/article/b69b...

‘Unions fought for the Equality Act. Now they want it abolished’

Meet the ordinary Scottish women defending their right to believe in biology

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🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

J.K. Rowling supported a Ukrainian marine who retold Harry Potter stories while in Russian captivity

An incredible moment captured by Chris Stein. 📸 These women made incredible music that tore down barriers and permanently opened doors for future female artists. If you ever needed a reminder of the foundational power of punk & new wave, this photograph is it. 🎤

NewWaveAndPunk@punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 4d ago

On this day in 1980, these legends met in London: Chrissie Hynde, Pauline Black, Debbie Harry, Poly Styrene, Viv Albertine and Siouxsie Sioux. 📸Chris Stein

A reminder that the ‘reports’ Amnesty published are not a one-off, but a long-held policy. “In October 2021, protestors demonstrating against our conference in Portsmouth carried sexually abusive and threatening placards, including material Amnesty International UK admitted it had supplied.”

Dr Rachel Broady@drrachelbroady.bsky.social · 4d ago

"We take this moment to remind Amnesty that women’s rights are also human rights." www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Brilliant article and revelation that an an ancient metalworker was - gasp! - a woman. As Mary Beard says in the article: “DNA analysis can help us correct assumptions and think harder about the roles of men and women in the deep past – and perhaps also about in our own world too.”

Margaret Hallah@margaretj.bsky.social · 5d ago

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

What people don’t seem to get is that huge numbers of people stopped monthly donations to Amnesty after 2015, when it started to insist on things like replacing all instances of the word ‘women’ with ‘womxn’. Including in International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Madness.

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 5d ago

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

Amnesty apologises to trans rights activists about the apology to gender critical groups. You couldn’t make it up. 🤦

Brap@brap.bsky.social · 5d ago

www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

In 1921 my 18 y.o. gran was a housemaid in a big London house near the Natural History Museum, working for a high ranking civil service family returned from India. By 1921 the man had died, and his sons had died in the Great War. The household was now entirely female: mistress, daughters, servants.

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 7d ago

Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?

63 grass fires in one day. That's the challenge London's firefighters faced yesterday. My thanks goes out to them for all their hard work. We all have a part to play in reducing that risk. Keep sparks, cigarettes and anything hot well away from dry grass. If you spot a fire, call 999.

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

"This study provides a rare moment of clarity in a highly politicised area. It shows that transgender homicide cases in Britain are extremely rare, that transgender perpetrators outnumber victims, and that trans women follow male patterns of offending rather than female patterns of victimisation."

@katie_pinns@katie-pinns.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oxford Study: Trans Women Offend Like Men, Not Women katiepinns.substack.com/p/oxford-stu...

Nigel Farage's approval ratings have now sunk even lower than Keir Starmer's before he resigned, yet we're still being encouraged to believe he has some kind of magic connection with the British public

Excellent news. Women's tennis should ofc be for female not male players. And now is at a professional level.

Gudule Martens@gudulemartens.bsky.social · 2w ago

Seems a no-brainer. www.benrothenberg.com/p/wta-requir...

Those who identify as trans should be protected from harassment & discrimination: the Equality Act UK does this. The issue is 'trans women are women' which is presented as a statement of solidarity but, in reality, undermines women's Equality Act UK protection from harassment and discrimination.

Damon Young@damonyoung.com.au · 2w ago

Every now and then, it’s worth saying what ought to be obvious: trans people have always existed, and will exist as long as humans do. They’ve not done anything wrong by wanting their existence recognised, supported, and celebrated. The transformation of their existence into “an issue” is evil.

A fine example of why the BBC should not publish vox-pops (“‘Bus fare cut is no good for those who drive’ says Durham man” is literally the headline here) without challenge or context. Buses, famously the preserve of the managerial classes.

Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹

You will kindly forgive my challenging yet another terrible legal take, but two points stick our. 1. You cannot sue an organisation “into oblivion”. You can only recover any losses as a result of their tort. 2. You cannot sue someone for expressing an opinion. There has to be a tort. /1

Techdirt@techdirt.com · 3w ago

JK Rowling Threatens To Sue Amnesty International Into Oblivion For Expressing An Opinion About A Charity She Funds JK Rowling has spoken about… https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/17/jk-rowling-threatens-to-sue-amnesty-international-into-oblivion-for-expressing-an-opinion-about-a-charity-she-funds/

Another example of science & truth being run over by activists. You would think everyone would be happy with the news that in fact kids weren't committing suicide in huge numbers, but this movement needs the suicide-myth. So politicians and parents can be emotionally blackmailed.

Takedown

A scholarly dissection of the trans suicide story has been vetoed by Australia's Nursing and Midwifery Federation

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Get the L Out response to @amnestyuk.bsky.social labelling them as 'anti rights'. I am so old I remember when Amnesty fought for the rights of women, including lesbians!

Beira's Place responds to Amnesty International calling them 'anti-rights'

"Since publication of the Report on 8 July Beira's Place has received threatening and abusive correspondence and a 600% spike in website visits from outside the remit of the service. It cannot be a coincidence that this spike has coincided with the publication of the Report." For Shame.

@katie_pinns@katie-pinns.bsky.social · 3w ago

Beira's Place responds to Amnesty International calling them 'anti-rights'

Amnesty International's week keeps getting worse. UK Parliament Early Day Motions edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Amnesty International UK report on the anti-rights movement in the UK - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That this House expresses extreme concern at Amnesty International UK's report entitled A Growing Threat: the Anti-Rights Movement in the UK, published on 8 July; condemns its depiction and listing of...

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One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️

Amnesty International have sent a generic message to every organisation that sent them a complaint

LGB Alliance have requested an apology from Amnesty International

Absolute legend, John Cleese, has spoken out about Amnesty International