Painfully clear case of #SexNotGender

'Athletes deemed to be male at birth, as evidenced by the presence of Y chromosome genetic material (the SRY gene) or with a difference of sexual development (DSD) where male androgenization occurs, will be eligible to compete in the male category.' Good. Fair. Safe. worldboxing.org/world-boxing...

BADASS

I remember the Conservative party criticising Labour reducing the number of jury trials like it was last month.

However, 'it is understood that producers have assured Ms Edwards that, should any future fundraising occur, all proceeds will be given to her charity, The Maiden Factor Foundation, which funds girls’ educational programmes around the world.'

The irony of spending 90 minutes singing and dancing in celebration of women fighting for their rights in sport, only to trample all over those rights at the end, is off the scale.” What an insult to one of our best ever female sailors. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...

Arnhem Land, Australia, is home to one of the world’s largest collections of rock art. The images here depict floating human forms in a time known as the Dreaming, an era in Aboriginal beliefs associated with creation. archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2021/letters-from/australia-maliwawa-rock-art/

I'm am absolutely on board with the blunt but long-overdue honesty of this hot drinks machine.

It's a bit busy, though, isn't it. Could do with more magnolia.

Dolly Parton currently sends a new book to 2.2 million children every month. The number has steadily increased for years. It's in honor of her parents, who were illiterate. She works with hospitals. Many people have told us they had no idea the books would come. They are addressed to the child.

John Bolton said re Ukraine/Trump, “a land swap is also a people swap, you are condemning people to live under an authoritarian regime.” It’s so important people understand this. Land is where people live. Ukrainians living under occupation suffer violence & oppression & war crimes. They matter.

That time Rod and Emu turned up on Blue Peter and it ended up looking like a painting by Caravaggio

A large percentage of my job is spent promoting the benefits of reading with your children and encouraging them to read independently. Articles like this make me sad but also proud that our library is one of the busiest in the country. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Dad jokes from the vaults

500 shots. This could have been a massacre. The shooter wanted a massacre. It's time for RFK Jr. to resign. He has incited this violence for years with his anti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-public health rhetoric. abcnews.go.com/US/suspected...

Innit

The evidence for more 20mph zones ⤵️ ✔️ Cut deaths and serious injuries by 1/3 ✔️ Protect children ✔️ Reduce crashes ✔️ Lower noise ✔️ Boost walking & cycling

With a smaller¹ circle inside of those who think women's sexual choice is both disgusting & dangerous, & for whom the whole concept of "rape" is a perversion of men's natural entitlement to sexual service. ¹ But not small enough to not matter

"Kyiv is a deeply underappreciated security provider for Europe, if not the ultimate guarantor. The uncomfortable truth is this: if Ukraine falls, Europe won’t be debating whether to confront Russia, but when."

WE DO NOT NEED YOUR PROTECTION!!! This is a party that does not GAF about women's rights - see what they have to say about abortion. See how the far right responds to Andrew Tate. Men abuse women. Men control women. Your narrative of "protection" is a narrative of control.

A what?

oh weird i'm just drawing a venn diagram of people who think we need men patrolling the streets to keep women safe and men who think metoo went too far and you'll never guess how it's turned out

Biological—Sex matters—women are likelier to get autoimmune diseases, men more prone to infections—sex hormones shape immunity. Studying this could guide tailored cancer immunotherapies www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/n...

Is it really too much to ask? Also laughing at Boy George’s reply. Twat.

“Theodore Roosevelt famously said that US presidents should speak softly and carry a big stick. Trump has been talking loudly and wielding a noodle. Putin has good reasons to be hopeful on Friday.” My column - From Alaska with Love. www.ft.com/content/3e49...

This dismissal of women's right to single sex prisons is abhorrent.

Women's health being downplayed you say? Well I never.

Women & girls also want to "live their lives with dignity and in a safe and accepted way". But Patrick is disassembling. He's not really interested in 'trans rights' but in the asymmetric rights of males with trans identities to self-identify into female services, provisions & sports.

This attitude will get you nowhere. Women have legitimate concerns about trans rights affect on their own. Keep painting women as anti-trans and you will never reach a compromise. Acknowledge and work with women to come up with an acceptable solution.

Dame Stephanie Shirley has died aged 91. She adopted the name "Steve" in correspondence as letters signed Stephanie went unanswered. Despite such thoroughly ingrained sexism in computing, she built an astonishing tech career and did all huge amount to support other women in tech #histsci #histtech

RECREATE that freeform jazz experience by throwing a squeaky toy into a tumble dryer, then stroking your chin and nodding.

The Government is in trouble on Palestine Action because action only happened when the situation in Gaza reached an acute point. It was clear long ago that PA was a criminal organisation while mainstream pro-Pal orgs like the PSC were and are not. Another example of the mess the previous lot left.

Incredible. Roland Reisley is 101 years old, the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright. He still lives in the 3,200 square foot home that Wright built for him in 1952. The price? $40,000. Or a little less than half a million in today's money.

Among other things: Christian, who has been in government for 14 out of the last 15 years, and how many of the major decisions they made did you support?

“Earned”? Did Nazi Germany “earn” Poland and France back in the day Mr. Whitaker?

Haven't got Dick up a mountain yet.

UN warns civilians in Sudan facing ‘unspeakable atrocities’ www.channel4.com/news/un-warn...

Listen, I’m sorry the law isn’t what you want it to be, it’s not what I want it to be in many areas but you have to campaign to change it, rather than just pretending it’s something it’s not. Also, no, randos on Bluesky do not understand the law better than the Supreme Court.

Just spitballing here, but cryptobros throwing sex toys at WNBA players on the court and other cryptobros and male sports commentators calling it funny and telling the women and their coaches to 'lighten up' both explains the 'male loneliness epidemic' and why I don't care about it.

The writers of Blackadder missed a trick with this one

NEW: Unrest in Tel Aviv tonight. Israeli police use water cannons on large crowds protesting against the war in Gaza. Similar protests reported in Jerusalem, where hostages’ families chained themselves together outside the building where Netanyahu’s cabinet was meeting. (🎥 Al Jazeera)

Yep. Guidance has to reflect the law. Good news for women.

The landlady has more rules than Rugby League.

After #RoevWade was struck down, as predicted, it has impacted negatively on Women, with sharp rises in sepsis, infant death & maternal mortality. It is Black & minoritised Women, poor Women & Young Women who are most affected #TrumpsAmerica #ReproRights #abortion #USA www.prb.org/articles/abo...

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

Sassetti Chapel in church of Santa Trinita, Florence. Beautifully decorated w/ frescoes and altarpiece by Domenico Ghirlandaio, whose day is today.

Since 2015, #abortion in #Turkmenistan is only legal up to the fifth week, the lowest limit in the world, leaving Women more vulnerable to #MVAWG and unwanted pregnancies among many issues #ReproRights eurasianet.org/the-silent-c...

A new @theguardian.com report into the assault on the Zamzam #refugee camp in #Sudan reveals the number killed is far higher than thought, with reports of sexual violence, abductions of Women and appalling living conditions for those left behind. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Under no circumstances suggest massive embassy is spy hub for that might give offence, instead bamboozle spies with the elaborate planning permission system. It is the British way. on.ft.com/4lmrkoX