Just had a wonderful train journey from Tokyo to Osaka. 2 hours and 20 mins; 313 miles. Closest equivalent journey in the UK, London to Edinburgh 332 miles; between 4 hours 12 mins and 4 hours 40 mins. The UK really needs to update its railways and join the new EU fast rail initiatives. 1/2

Right, professional obligations for 2025 done. Unprofessional obligations begin now.

One thing I wish I could explain to people is the visceral anger that trans people feel for the BBC, and the media in general, right now. Many of us still have memories of the Daily Mail monstering Lucy Meadows, who took her own life shortly afterwards. The BBC is now doing the same with Dr Upton.

Many of you will have started your christmas breaks, but trust me, this 30mins is worth it. @sachajudd.com's closing from #FFConf is now live. It's not your usual nostalgia/look at what it was, but real meaty inspiration as to what we can do now. Treat yourself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=29-s...

end the BBC

I'm not a fan of Chris Rea, but my parents were. So I'm going to share one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfru...

These cameras are truly horrific. No admin password. Hours of footage - or live feeds - available. Faces can be easily resolved and used to identify people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...

Friends, I have £1,000 that I want to donate to a UK trans support charity. I've donated in the past, but I was hoping someone (with experience) could recommend a charity that they think would benefit from the donation (and helped you in some way). It's a single donation to make a greater impact.

The Green Party have hit 19% in the polls; A huge milestone - one of the highest figures ever recorded for the Greens, according to party leader Zack Polanski.

One month of owning a heat pump update: In short: I love it. At length: read on 🧵

Hi, this was all from tkdb. We just spotted it on their Instagram and reposted it on here.

What. A. Scoop. Bravo, @whatthetrans.com and TKDB 👏👏👏👏

Edge gave Metroid Prime 4 an extremely low review score, and heaped criticism on it for late game padding. I’m really quite shocked - but not entirely surprised. It really does seem like Nintendo rushed it out.

One month of owning a heat pump update: In short: I love it. At length: read on 🧵

The British press publishes ten transphobic articles a day because it is deeply concerned about violence against women and girls, apparently.

Getting solar panels and a heat pump has been one of the most uplifting “hobbies” I’ve been spending my time and energy on since 2020. The idea of being energy independent for the second half of my life, both at home and nationally, is the most profound life change I could not have foreseen.

When people say the BBC is biased, this is what we mean. When a report attacks trans people, its the highlighted post, when a report accepts trans people are being failed, its hidden.

In light of the Levy Review potentially giving transphobes oversight of medical research on trans healthcare, Trans Safety Network recommend English trans people OPT OUT of their healthcare data being used in research. Information on how to do this can be found in the quoted post and thread.

:eyes: 2026.stateofthebrowser.com/speakers/ Only 1 more speaker to announce. **Online** as well as **In-person** **Diversity tickets** available too, for under-represented groups, those affected by cost of living and those new to our industry or learning. Please share far and wide.

Come see me rant about accessibility compliance plus a whole raft of great speakers!

Full responsibility for this calamitous decision rests with Bridget Phillipson who was told by two committees of MPs that Mary-Ann Stephenson was out of her depth - and it was clear she was transphobic - but chose to appoint her anyway.

Funny that. When the Cass report came out and there was an opportunity to destroy an entire area of trans healthcare it was wall-to-wall headlines and opinion pieces. Now the Levy review says "current system just needs improved and lower waiting lists"... silence. Crickets. Open editorial bias.

Looks like Levy may be dropping at 2pm. 1) Dont panic 2) Itll take some careful analysis so beware people jumping the gun 3) put your own mental health first. If youre posting stuff, be responsible and mind other mental health. Use warnings etc as appropriate. Looks like a busy weekend for me.

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Imagine how many women‘s services and charities could have been helped with this money

You’ll sooner have angels fly out of yer arse than Leeds gets a tram

For those of you just waking up - Leeds mass transit has been cancelled.

Leeds going to be waiting even longer for its tram system. Labour Austerity to go on and on. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...

Leeds going to be waiting even longer for its tram system. Labour Austerity to go on and on. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...

Cycling UK have recently stated that their annual 100 Women in Cycling award won’t include any trans women or non-binary Over 50 current nominees and previous winners have rejected or returned their awards. I know many of them personally I’m proud of my cycling sisters. All of them

show me how your 2025 went

Incredibly sad to hear Nitama (“Tama II”) has passed away. She was the second honorary station master of Kishi Station in Wakayama, Japan, succeeding her famous predecessor, Tama. I’m so glad we got to see her.

Plus tickets are now back on sale. 2026.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/

Our heat pump is great but Octopus tariff for it has been a massive pain in the arse. There are so many different time periods with different prices meaning things are changed around like eating time. I’m hoping I get used to it over time but it’s making my autistic “I need routine“ brain unhappy

Hi @zackpolanski.bsky.social 👋 You declared your solidarity with @togetheralliance.bsky.social. Could you ask them whether they act in solidarity with the trans community?

Hi @zackpolanski.bsky.social 👋 You declared your solidarity with @togetheralliance.bsky.social. Could you ask them whether they act in solidarity with the trans community?

Remember when you censored Judith Butler for calling the gender-critical movement fascist? Or when you ran an editorial both sides-ing gender identity reform? Or when you quoted a transphobic hate group as a neutral source? Or when you basically republished one of their press releases verbatim?

When this guidance is published (given legal standing), as it almost certainly will be, as a trans man I will not be allowed to use non-unisex public toilets. Which is almost every public toilet. Just want that to sink in, there. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

To the person that sent me a DM - my custom adblocker rules have stopped working and I'm waiting for a fix.

This is where Labour (and other small C conservative parties) are going wrong. Trans people, on our own, aren’t a big enough voting bloc to make much of a difference on our own. But there’s a significant group who care about human & civil rights, and not having rights snatched away.

I was concerned that Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson might try and be smarter about transphobia than her predecessors and leave trans people in a shit place than was harder to rectify because it wasn’t so obvious. Today dispelled those worries. Labour have appointed a second raving bigot to run the EHRC.

I’d love to see Mary Stephenson and her toilet cops try to tell the gay saunas and cruise bars I frequent that they have to turf me out. They’d treat her the same as anyone who would theoretically complain about me - tell her to ignore anything that’s not for her or get out

Those opposed to the ECHR will never be satisfied by tinkering, just as Brexiters were never satisfied by the many opt-outs and rebates the UK received, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social.

Two parliamentary committees recommended against appointing the now chair of the EHRC, not because of her obvious transphobia but because of her lack of experience on race and disability. She also doesn’t seem that up on LGB+ issues either. There are 9 protected characteristics, she’s shit at 4.

Bridget Phillipson knew her history, was told by MPs not to appoint her, insisted on appointing her, and in her first interview the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has ignored super clear and explicit human rights law that trans people are not a third sex. What a disgrace.

This is absolutely disgusting. Stephenson still believes proselytising to remove human rights should be tolerated at work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So I got a puncture on the way back from a long bike ride, turning a 45 minute journey into a two hour hike. Now nursing the most wonderful bottle of Pocari Sweat I’ve ever drunk. Truly tastes like the nectar of the gods.

yes. more of these tbh. The guardian has absolutely no right at all preaching about tolerance or anything else while it refuses to reconcile with its own objectively intolerant output. hijack this shit campaign. remind people of the scumbag things they've said and done.

In the spirit of The Guardian’s appeal, I’ve added a quote from former columnist Suzanne Moore, who said this on social media defending transphobic remarks she made in the Guardian. The paper would continue to pay for her services for years to come.

What are the chances Brian Cox, married to one of the prime initiators of the British anti-trans movement, has very little to say on his co-presenter being forced out of his job for his pro-trans rights views?