Just Another Gooner

@n5-1bu.bsky.social

Father, carer, advocate.

Anyone got experience of publishing apps? Basically Jr. is making one and wants to know if there is a register of studio names or will it just automatically tell him if the name he chooses is in use when he tries to publish. Thanks.

If only the UK had massively subsidised the green economy with retraining for wind & solar and 100% home insulation instead of massively subsidising polluting but profitable oil and gas and warmongering ... meme via Neil McEvoy

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Disability is a political hot topic and there's fake information being spread. So we've produced this handy infographic showing how many disabled people there really are in England & Wales. This is free to share to combat false narratives around disabled people. A thread 🧵

A BuDS infographic headed "How Many Disabled People Are There? (England & Wales)". There are three overlapping coloured circles with labels of the same colour. In the centre of the circles is a picture of a wheelchair-user with his arms spread wide as if in welcome or show. The biggest yellow circle is labelled “People self-identifying as disabled to some extent in the 2021 Census: 10.5 million”. The middle-sized teal green circle is labelled “Disabled people meeting Equality Act definition: 6.6 million (approx.)”. The smallest dull orange circle is labelled “Disabled people receiving PIP: 4 million”.

The email from Amnesty International UK is even more gaslighting than their public statement… 😖 Including ‘gender critical’ transphobic tropes such as “rolling back women’s hard won rights” and treating trans people with “dignity”! F*ck them!!! 😖😣 Donation cancelled.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Dear Lead Activist
As you may well have seen, Amnesty International UK recently made a public apology for the publication of the briefing "A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK". This document should never have been published, and full responsibility for this error rests with Amnesty International UK.The briefing was taken down shortly after publication, was not actively promoted, and will not be republished. We have an ongoing internal investigation into how this briefing came to be published. As part of this process, we have also withdrawn an earlier more discursive briefing, "Like a Snowball," which similarly referenced a wide range of organisations.
AIUK holds itself to the highest standards of research, evidence and editorial oversight in all its publications. We have concluded that this briefing does not meet those standards. We will commission an independent external review to learn from this moment to ensure our work meets the high standards expected of us and of the wider Amnesty movement.Amnesty International UK is deeply committed to our work on gender justice. We are committed to the rights of all women and all girls the world over who face multiple and increasing attempts to roll back their hard won rights. We are committed to the rights of all trans people, in the UK and globally, as their fundamental human rights, dignity and very existence comes under sustained attack.
Our commitment to the idea that all people should be safe from gender-based violence, oppression, discrimination and hatred remains emphatic and absolute.
It is my mission as CEO to defend the idea that rights belong equally to everyone, to build bridges and synergies in a world where divisions are becoming both deeper and more entrenched.We know that this will be disappointing, frustrating and upsetting for our supporters, members and activists and for this, too, we apologise without reservation. We know that you champion and represent the organisation, put your trust in its outputs, and rightly have high expectations of our research and our actions. We commit to listening, learning from our mistakes, and ensuring AIUK remains a fearless champion for human rights and universal equality.
Yours sincerely
Kerry
Kerry Moscogiuri
Chief Executive
Amnesty International 🇬🇧

FIFA - forever out of touch. Currently running a “rain ruining your day” campaign to get families in the FIFA museum in Zurich. Switzerland is in unprecedented drought conditions like much of Europe. Climate change is real and not helped by FIFA running a 48!team WC across three continents..