Dylan* was taken away from his mother by the family courts, without warning, when he was nine years old A court-appointed expert decided his mum had turned her children against their father – dismissing her allegations of abuse in the process *Name changed 📸 Damien McFadden/Daily Mail

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

🔴 Palestine Action activists have alleged medical mistreatment and violations of their human and religious rights during their time on remand. My colleague @weronikas.bsky.social reports from their press conference for @hyphenonline.com: hyphenonline.com/2026/03/25/f...

You know how it care homes they play Vera Lynn or whatever older people liked in their youth? This site kinda feels like that but for older millennials

where does one learn about bellfounding in 18th c Central Europe?

In 2021 a near-total abortion ban was introduced in Poland. Five years on, the number of abortions carried out in Polish hospitals is reaching pre-ban levels

After 17 months in prison, 6 Palestine Action members have been cleared of all charges over an alleged raid on Elbit Systems. What an embarassment for the government and their expansion of 'counter-terror' measures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello! I am launching a substack to cover reproductive rights and gender related news coming from Eastern Europe. Subscribe for a bimonthly digest of news from the region and a monthly deep-dive on the intertwined history of the Polish and American anti-abortion movement koltun.substack.com/about

we had this one on DVD in my house bc it came free with a magazine and i don't think i ever met another soul who has seen it

I have been going full hermit mode for months now and suddenly an urge to post has awoken in me

Never will I forget how the world treated this genocide and how the so-called "human rights" Ethiopians and Eritreans opining on everything and anything were cheering on this genocide. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

ACTUALLY, the first american pope was David Bawden (Pope Michael I)

Worth reading in full to see how bad things have become. Looks like it might become a standard tactic for stuff that the far right notices. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

how i feel picking up my SSRI prescription on Monday after I ran out on Friday

Fatima converted to Islam in the 1880s after joining Liverpool's temperance movement. She was a working class woman who saw Islam as a hope for social reform and female emancipation. She was a cofounder of UKs first mosque where she also taught. Unlike her male contemporaries, she was forgotten

Fatima Cates, an important Victorian figure, is inspiring new generations. ‘It’s our duty as Muslims, especially in Britain, to share her life,’ says Hamid Mahmood, founder of Fatima Elizabeth Phrontistery. @weronikas.bsky.social reports. 📸 Jane MacNeil hyphenonline.com/2024/11/18/f...

this site had big Cath Kidston energy that im not sure how to navigate

'Queer people of colour are forced to augment who they are to move through the world,' says Amrou Al-Kadhi. We spoke to the British-Iraqi drag performer and filmmaker about their debut feature Layla (out 22 Nov) and finding joy in storytelling. 📸 Nick Delisi hyphenonline.com/2024/11/15/i...

A Kentucky woman who's 7 weeks pregnant is challenging the state's abortion ban for the very valid reason that she simply doesn't want to be pregnant (from Monday) apnews.com/article/abor...

BREAKING: Trump appoints Cato the Elder as ambassador to Carthage

This is long overdue, & a good reference point for tackling one of the darkest aspects of Norway's history. That the most populist right-wing party opposed the measure is an important sign that this motion is very, very necessary.

Abortion isn't legal in the UK, but is legally permitted in certain circumstances. This places it in a precarious position. Actually making abortion legal would give it a firmer foundation should the right want to go all project 2025 in the UK as well.

The woman was transferred to a psychiatric hospital by the authorities. Amnesty International said it had found evidence [of] electric shocks, torture, beatings and chemical substances [used] on prisoners taken to state-run psychiatric institutions www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Everyone always reaches for Cable Street in these moments, but London kept fighting fascists for decades: this is a picture of Mosley trying to hold a rally in Hackney and being punched to the ground by antifascists literally as soon as the meeting opened 💪

I love these little fragments of a life you find in stories like this:

Ok, powiem tak. Pomysł z seansem wywoływania duchów i przeprowadzanie wywiadu ze zjawą brzmi bardziej normalnie niż wywiad z kimś generowanym przez ai.

The only appropriate way of approaching Trump's story would be a Death of Stalin style Czech production of an Ivana biopic where Donald is played by a Czech actor with a funny accent

Just watched the Apprentice and oh my god can we stop doing this cartoonish Russian thing for every eastern euro accent.

I thought it said "Kielce"

they should bring back the 2012 feature where you could change the display colour and background image. I have not known endorphins since