West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social

2,300 crochet squares - each representing ten children killed in Gaza. Created by Craftivism for Palestine and hosted by the Bloody Sunday Trust, the Gaza Quilt will be displayed on the banking in the Bogside, Derry, 29 July, 1-3pm. Stand with us in remembrance, resistance, and hope for Palestine.

Today, we’re delivering hundreds of letters to councillors across West Yorkshire. We're asking them to support our call for a tram network that serves every part of the region, not just the Leeds-Bradford corridor. Help name the ten proposed tram lines here: forms.gle/TvBsGXUUUuAx...

Ah, what might have been! c.1988 & the doomed attempt to re-introduce mass transit to Leeds & West Yorkshire that will, hopefully, soon start to be redressed. The conurbation is, arguably, Europe's largest without such a public transport syste. #leeds #transport ↘️ flic.kr/p/2rgPJCZ

At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.

Ian Paul keeps saying this and I need to be really clear here: it is untrue. The judgement made about the altar frontal at St Nick's did NOT set a precedent. It was solely about our specific application and our specific altar frontal. It has absolutely no bearing on any other church.

Let’s go

Don't make us tap the sign... 👇👇👇

When will it be our turn?

The relative underperformance of West Yorkshire’s economy is a mystery…… We’ve spent £ 00’M s on not having a Tram and the opportunity cost is about a £Bn !!

🤔 Could this be what gets West Yorkshire a tram? Leeds is set to welcome the greatest number of ex-London civil servants of any city. Will the 2100 new workers miss the tube and decide to finally fund a massive transit system here? Via @robparsonsna.bsky.social

8/ These two paragraphs are conclusive proof that the Supreme Court is wrong. The gendered words in the Acts and the Bills clearly mean legal identities rather than “biological things”.

Wow, what a horrific typo. Right on the cover.

How’s that gotcha working out now? This is from the EHCR “guidance” published today

"Amnesty International UK has found 'severe human rights violations' at the heart of the system. In 2024, 86% of low-income families on universal credit went without essentials such as heating, food, clothing. That is millions of people in the UK going without some of their 'most basic rights."

They want to remove all trans people from public life. Stop it with this stupid gotcha

The road to climate justice in West Yorkshire is lined with trams.

BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove anyone from the United States under Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation who is a part of the potential class in the Northern District of Texas case until further order of the court. Only Thomas and Alito note their dissent.

6 years ago today, my dear friend Lyra McKee was taken from us, murdered in the streets of her new home city. Miss you, honey. The paramilitaries took her life, but she wrote for peace. "Here's to better times ahead, and saying goodbye to bombs and bullets once and for all."

fighting tears

@whatthetrans.com Leeds, Saturday. There’s one tomorrow at 5pm as well, same location, but that seems less well-organised (and an odd time for a bank holiday). This follows the regular Palestine protest on Saturdays

No LGB without the T

It's also the day for my favorite meme! If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.

You could more than TREBLE the number of tram routes planned for West Yorkshire with the money for the Lower Thames Crossing.

We’re saving River City @equityuk.bsky.social

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Portland's tram helps slash emissions. West Yorkshire had a HUGE network for over 50 years. THIS is how we make transport work for everyone: people and planet. Sign the petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/br...

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

We are calling on BBC Scotland to save Scotland’s only domestic TV soap and rethink plans to cut the hugely popular Glasgow-based show, River City.

Found this VHS in a clear out today and can we take a moment to appreciate this all star cast? Sam Neil, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Isabella Rossellini, Helena Bonham Carter, James Earl Jones. Banger after banger

Mumsnet “feminists” indeed believe that the victim in the Harrow case, who was not just stabbed but also filmed engaging in a sex act without her consent and the video published online, should also be prosecuted for sex by deception. That she now has PTSD is by the by www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_...

I think the average, moderate, middle of the road "Gender Critical" person genuinely views trans people with such disgust and hatred that they think any level of violence done against us isn't enough

Printing this off and pinning it to my back for all the angry cagers trying to run me and my child over

Tracking the Buses in England by @OpenInnovates open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01... We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.

I recruited my first union member today 🥲

Nighty night 😴 See you tomorrow in Paris ✌️

I’ve just uncovered 100+ copies of National Geographic in my parents house. Ranging from 1970s to 2000s. Any ideas if this might be a useful donation to somewhere?

New book just arrived in the post. Thanks to @goingmedieval.bsky.social for the recommendation. Very excited to read fictional oral history written as in the near future

As the prophecy foretold

The facts are in on this: The younger a child is when they are put into prison, the more likely it is they will continue to be in prison across their lifetimes. These policies harm children, families and communities and create crime.

Rest in p***

Liberals will still be saying “well actually you don’t run for prime minister of the UK” as the fascists top the exit poll on election night

I’ve just called Wes Streeting to demand he drop the puberty blocker ban for trans youth - using The Dyke Project’s super easy phone bank script. Make sure you do too and fill up his voicemail. No peace until he does the right thing ✌️ Link below

Despicable

Tucked into the Cass Report, deep in the appendices, you'll find that they reviewed thousands of patient records and found no one who'd been harmed by puberty blockers and fewer than 10 detransitions.

Getting in the mood for Advent (I am a Christmas truther: 25 Dec while 2 Feb)

Yet another "gender clinic whistleblower" account falls apart as soon as reporters talk to actual patients. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/m...

Today, if you are in Melbs and would like to show support for the radical concept of paying people for their work.

nobody has anything to say and nobody will shut up