So, it looks like the new DfE guidance on trans students in schools incorporates recommendations from the Cass report. Suffice to say that is an *incredibly awful* decision. Here's a thread with my analysis of Cass on social transition from back in 2024.

Do you want to help fight the genocide in Occupied Palestine, but you're not sure where to start? Participating in BDS is an easy way to stand in solidarity with Palestine. Start with one brand on the list and expand from there!

“We would expect support for full social transition to be agreed very rarely” There you have it, the gov wants trans kids to rot in the closet

Hugo nominations are open so I am sharing this once more ❤️

Verstappen: the new F1 cars have "gone woke"

To be honest I thought back when they specced a Mechachrome engine that they weren't really serious Still not great news for the series

this's all you need to know about peston.

This is the photo that prompted me. I think VB bleached it lighter specifically to… highlight 🥁… the two tone.

Have we noted that that the two-tone Cadillac livery aligns with the drivers’ hair colors? #F1

#BREAKING EU Parliament votes to accept a report, that calls for "the full recognition of trans women as women" as part of the EU priorities for the UN CSW on "women’s rights and gender equality." #Eurovision #EU

It really is unfortunate that it’s not possible to have a reasonable discussion about stealing people’s work and putting them out of business with regurgitated substandard slop on here

If you want people to be 'reasonable' about a subject, I highly recommend not stealing from them, attempting to coerce them into using a mutilated mockery of their own stolen goods and then sniggering that this will ruin their livelihood.

What is in a name? When it comes to the North American A-36 dive-bomber, quite a lot! This week, we tackle the thorny subject of the A-36's moniker and get into the story of one of the lesser-known members of the Mustang family with @navalairhistory.com. 📺️: youtu.be/QJwpgWUuFFI 🎧️: pod.fo/e/38e474

A handful of moderately successful sportspeople even I’d never heard of

Gonna send a Valentine’s card? Here is a link to all of mine… g’wan. Get them from me. And remember - if you hate the day - and don’t have a significant otter? You can always TREAT YO SELF linktr.ee/Dippyfishcards Just today left to order cos biz trip tomorrow. #bsnm #mhhsbd #valentinescards

Sam Altman is one of the people I was talking about who is actively participating in devaluing labor. He is an active collaborator with the billionaires who want to use this tech to commodify all human activity to enrich themselves. No this is not hyperbole. I mean it quite literally.

I sold this cheeky chap while I was away… he was one I almost kept cos he reminded me of Dad. But I’m glad he’s going to make someone else happy, and it’s serendipitous he sold this week. Almost like a message from dad really - to keep going… #birdart 🪶 #bsnm More pebble art Artofnote.sumupstore.com

A child in need of support ❤️❤️‍🩹

I've seen this happen and it's wonderful when it does - when a publisher is truly excited about a book, and united in their enthusiasm, it really can move the dial. #ipgsc

NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months * Down in 2025 * Still below Mar 2024 * Clean energy wave a key factor If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far… www.carbonbrief.org/...

We rank every single Bond car in this episode btw

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

the media: keir starmer must resign! keir starmer must resign! keir starmer must resign! keir starmer must resign! keir starmer must resign! wes streeting: hello. the media: oh shit. um, embattled keir starmer has fought back against his critics and stabilised his position!

The Saxon baptistry at St. Peter, Barton-upon-Humber might be even older than the C10th tower. Both were built (in part) with Roman stone transported by river from Yorkshire. Many burials beneath are older than the church.

I'm so pleased to find that my piece "Skyfire Flight" will be included in the Infected By Art volume 14 annual! It's an honor to be included among so many amazing artists 💚 #IBA14 #InfectedByArt #watercolor #dragons www.infectedbyart.com/iba14artist....

I am starting a studio! We are small and scrappy and have no money. Why am I doing this? Because the only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it. Disney using AI? Yuck. Netflix buying WB? Also yuck. In 10 years what is even going to be left.

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

I identified 19 BBC reports & 185 national press articles mentioning Peter Mandelson in the month after his appointment was announced. Of these 204 reports, only 13 (that’s 6.4%) mentioned Epstein. New post on my website: Society From the Top Down: tamills1981.github.io/society-from...

This is fucking awful, and awful that Bluesky are getting away with this

Capitalist progress!

Just a last quick mention of this one!

NEW from me today: Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come. xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...

Yes, it's that season. For your consideration: * Novel: Future’s Edge (Titan) * Collection: Who Will You Save? (Titan) * Novella / Media Tie-in: Doctor Who: The Well (BBC Books) * Short Story: 'An Examination of the Trolley Problem Using a Sentient Warship and a Rotating Black Hole' (Worlds of IF)

Our readers' poll finalists were announced in the February issue. clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_02_26/ Check out some great stories and art and vote for your favorite by February 15th! (Directions and links to all the works are in that editorial.)

No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor

Local Photography #tenminutesfromhome #photography #timeandplace #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #eveninglight #goldenhour

Fascinating stuff from Tom McTague here in the New Statesman. I have questions: Has it been common knowledge that Tony Blair et al spent the late Brexit years scoping out creating a new Macronist party? Was anyone else aware this was happening? Who put up any money required for this stuff?

"Hey Kieth, what if you did a series of things that are totally, 100%, absolutely, in opposition to everything you've ever done so far in your campaign and time as PM? What if you were, in fact, another guy? Have you tried being another guy?" Impressive cope. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

if you describe "sex and the city" episodes by what happens in them, it's immediately clear the characters are all sociopaths

I happened to know an Irish nun, famous in Malaysia for founding a school and hospital and generally loved by ex-pupils (and who was made the equivalent of a Dame there) and when she passed it went unnoticed by the Catholic media and pundits here: www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/14...

Can any Irish folks recommend a custom sticker printing service? Meaning they can handle non-standard shapes, artwork, and such…? I had good experiences with Vistaprint in the States, and I see they have a presence here, but wanted to ask around first… TIA ☺️

From the Deeply Unwell F1 Group Chat

At one point a media hysteria accused Tavistock risking to be sued by thousands. Reality: …8 complaints ……in 10 years ………for a clinic handling 12,000 users at any time Yup.

GP2 engine!

✨ UK COVER REVEAL ✨ If you're interested in a story about a Palestinian haunted house, the three generations of women who are ancestrally tied to it, and discovering the price of the past, this comes out September 22, 2026! Preorder here: linktr.ee/deenahelm

Hi @hannahsbee.bsky.social, There will come a time when you will have to face up to what you've done because of this era of anti-trans hysteria. Per an FOI request, Pogust Goodhead have ZERO cases against Tavistock, when 1000 were claimed three years ago. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Men in America: daughter getting on your nerves about you being a piece of shit? Kill her, it's fine, women should just stfu

Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the exam.

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