I've heard that the GC event in Belfast encouraged people to join trans supportive groups in order to change 'hearts and minds' from within. Organisations need to take note that this is most certainly a problem and it needs nipped in the bud.

Infiltrate, poison.

@transmetalmum.bsky.social · 7h ago

I've heard that the GC event in Belfast encouraged people to join trans supportive groups in order to change 'hearts and minds' from within. Organisations need to take note that this is most certainly a problem and it needs nipped in the bud.

They really are speed running the Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary playbook here. Put up flegs on lampposts to intimidate others, and threaten any who dare oppose or remove them.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

But they will be

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

Is it really AI slop, or is that just what Florida Woman wants you to think so she stops appearing in the press? How long before Florida Man gets in on that action too?

Timothy Burke@bubbaprog.xyz · 3d ago

I'm not sure why I have to keep telling people this but if you see a mug shot of an attractive woman and some bizarre story attached to it, it's AI generated and a fake story from a Facebook content mill. Stop sharing it!

Folks, Roz is right. I don't know what the fuck we're doing here, but Roz is right. Maybe it's because I'm Northern Irish, but I can safely say that militant action does not work. It alienates potential allies, and gives endless propaganda fodder transphobes in power.

Roz Kaveney@rozkaveney.bsky.social · 4d ago

Who won the battle for civil rights? Martin or Malcolm? Who won Indian freedom? Gandhi or Bose. I'm not advocating silence. I'm advocating strategic daring allied to tactical prudence. Individual adventurism will fail . Collective action will keep allies on side.

Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister: "We have detected intensive Russian propaganda campaign across Europe using pictures from Ceuta to sow destabilisation." Far-right from EU (& US!) falls with open eyes for hybrid threats from the weaponisation of migration, even fan the flames. #unity #solidarity

Between this, all the cases of AI psychosis, the measurable negative effects on cognition and skill retention, and all the environmental damage, I'm really coming around to the idea that all LLMs should come with a mandatory health warning, at minimum.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d ago

YouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green

Looks like austerity is back on the menu. Because it totally worked all those other times it was tried... /s

John Healey tells cabinet ministers to prepare for budget cuts

In a joint letter with Andy Burnham, the chancellor said there was no new money available to ensure the prime minister’s pledges could be funded

thetimes.com

BREAKING 🚨 Anti-trans campaigners have been denied permission by the High Court in their challenge to the Puberty Blockers trial. Read more here 👇

High Court rejects challenge to puberty blockers trial | Good Law Project

Anti-trans activists’ bid to limit healthcare for young trans people stumbles in court

goodlaw.social

As always when it comes to this case, I find it absolutely wild how hard police in England are cracking down on Palestine Action supporters, while police in Northern Ireland do absolutely nothing against local paramilitary organisations proscribed under the same law.

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 6d ago

I can’t believe these arrests are still happening - the new PM could end this utterly absurd proscription if he chose. As Jonathon Porritt says - trying to save lives is not terrorism. Exposing this government’s complicity in genocide is not terrorism

we're now at the 'commercial tv economy guy posting about how fucked this industry is' stage of market collapse

*10 years later* ADHD people are segregated from society. We've seen this movie and the role Channel 4 plays in it.

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

Channel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”

Big yikes. This is going to cause harm to all trans people in England. Not just by outing them, but also by ignoring the reality that transition changes your body and its medical risk factors. There is a serious risk that the wrong reference ranges will now be used in tests for trans patients.

GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️[✊🏳️‍⚧️ I WILL NOT COMPLY]@geekonaleash.co.uk · last wk.

"Sex at birth (observed)" is now a mandatory data item in the NHS core information standard (v2.0.1). It also appears (if I am reading this correctly) that gender identity and pronouns have been removed. The NHS are transphobic as fuck!!! standards.nhs.uk/published-st...

Over on Twitter, Allison is kicking ass in her replies but they are targeting the hell out of her

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · last wk.

"What Féile an Phobail row has shown is that women’s rights are at risk — just not from a tiny trans minority" great piece from Allison Morris in the Belfast Telegraph. Please support Allison as she will no doubt be targeted now. Archive link below. archive.ph/oQ2Cs

Far right circles have picked this up and are pushing the Syria claim hard

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves@tonygroves.bsky.social · last wk.

So Irish Examiner journalist Alison O’Reilly hears a solicitor, Gavin Booth say that the suspect in the car bomb case ‘spent time in Saoradh.’ She, being kind, misheard him and reports it as time in Syria. The misreporting (still up, btw) goes around the world and media shrugs. Bizarre

Every single person this happened to needs to sue if they can.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · last wk.

“Teens sue Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them *** Two of the teenagers behind the lawsuit are under the age of 18…” 3/16/26 … 1/ www.bbc.com/news/article...

Do I have an teachers working in Northern Ireland schools who'd be willing to chat to me about some trans stuff, totally anon and off the record if needs be. I just have some questions. Ideally from a protestant school, a catholic school and an integrated?

Any NI trans artists have recent experience of applying for Arts Council grants?

I regret to inform you that we have reached the “Broadmoor is a holiday camp” stage of right-wing discourse.

While reading this I had to double check I wasn't reading the summary of a surprise sequel to Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, that sees his hero once again saving the Vatican from some Illuminati level plot.

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 2w ago

ELEVEN ANGRY EX-MONKS ROLLING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO THROW THEIR ABBOT IN THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR AND TAKE OVER THE MONASTERY, WHAT THE FUCK AM I READING

Why am I not surprised that WRN went into the meeting in bad faith, having already filed their papers with the courts?

Elaine Crory@elainecrory.bsky.social · 2w ago

Féile's statement

Féile met with the NI Women's Rights Network. Guess how it went? Withdrawal stands.

Féile's statement

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This was a fascinating exercise: find out what went wrong with creativity in the games industry. The conclusion: there are too many cowards controlling too many critical levers, and until we figure out how to put people -taste, creativity, and craft- back at the top, we're going to be stuck.

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 2w ago

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear, concludes a workgroup hosted by Rami Ismail. https://bit.ly/4vPbIzv

Looks like Féile didn't cave to the WRN's demands, and WRN are now starting legal proceedings. xcancel.com/i/status/208...

We implore Feile to stand by their decision Trans people are not a bargaining chip, nor are the the rest of the LGBTQIA+ Community