Just imagine, today, if children got referred to "clinical support" if they expressed any interest in "gay feelings" with the Government saying that approval for them to be allowed to express being homosexual at school would only be likely in very limited circumstances. That's what this guidance is

A difficult things in covering trans science week after week is that the situation most resembles climate change propaganda from oil companies or obfuscation by tobacco companies in whether smoking causes cancer, but major science desks are invested in pretending it's a real scientific debate.

if they’re gonna remake Threads (why?) can i insist on one change to the initial premise - they use the accurate figures of projected megatonnes detonated on the UK. don’t even need to update them to now, the accurate figures from 1984 will do fine.

One aspect of FWS that has not been widely remarked on is the bald assertion by UKSC (para 178) that trans women can’t breastfeed. This is, of course, false. But this falsehood was part of the reasoning behind the claim that the Equality Act obviously has a trans-exclusionary understanding of sex.

Radcliffe should remember we immigrants and children of immigrants are here because of British colonisation and make a huge contribution. He moved to Monaco to avoid £4bn tax. His club Man U owes everything to migrant players and migrant supporters. He’s an embarrassment to the club and game.

So did the Specials! youtu.be/gqH_0LPVoho?...

A rare inversion of Betteridge's law

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

You know who is REALLY draining resources? Tax dodging billionaires who love brown people when they are exploiting them in their factories abroad but hate seeing them in the UK.

Can Mandelson be prosecuted? We’ve discussed the law and the evidence with leading lawyers. The bottom line: "misconduct in public office" is the only viable route. The law is messy and proving intent is hard - but we believe there is a realistic prospect of conviction. 🧵:

Really great piece of writing by @judedoyle.bsky.social that puts a finger on some of my discomfort with the way a lot of guys have been discussing the epstein stuff jude-doyle.ghost.io/y/

Nerds assemble! I need recommendations for a speaker who can talk not only about the growth in awareness of ADHD/autism in the UK, and the importance of accommodations etc., but also the sociological aspects of underdiagnosis/stigma in women/minority communities etc. Pls repost for wider reach, ta.

The more someone goes on about 'protecting women and girls' the closer they are to sexual abusers. It's as reliable as gravity.

OCD therapists before today: if I say ‘don't think of a elephant’, the first thing you will think of is an elephant OCD therapists after today: if I say ’ignore the smears’ the first thing you will think of is how Wes Streeting is friends with Mandelson

The justice system fails rape victims every single day. The police fail rape victims every single day. In this case the system worked. It doesn't need headlines guaranteed to see other women, children and men put at further risk because people will weaponise them to attack whole groups. 3/5

You never see "white British man" in the headline when they are the attackers. It should not make a difference here. We can absolutely call out and condemn this heinous crime without further adding to the hostility so many other people seeking safety face because of racists stirring hate. 2/5

For my part, I think that being friendly with a convicted pedophile shows the kind of bad judgement that should disqualify people from any large leadership position. But to many people occupying those leadership positions, Epstein's pedophilia conviction seems to have felt like an asset.

Wow, someone really did not think this through. "I can 'exonerate' you for a price"—made as a public offer—is essentially an acknowledgment that the person being offered the bribe is in fact... ...a criminal who did exactly what they have been accused of.

The alt text says it all, really. Going through motions without any real values beyond wanting to keep the job

“I can confirm the Prince and Princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson said on behalf of the royal couple. Also, they’re on a trip to Saudi Arabia, where they totally love women.

Allowing refugee children to reunite with family members settled in the UK is morally the right thing to do and also removes the need for them to take dangerous journeys in search of safety. Lord Dubs gets this. The government must listen to him. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I downloaded scans of every Rolling Stone issue published between its inception in 1967 and the end of 2007 Which means I can FINALLY share the greatest celebrity profile I've ever read: Jod Kaftan's "The Oddfather," a look at late-stage Marlon Brando that isn't available online Join me! 🧵

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I was invited to a con in Puerto Rico soon after the hurricane. They were rebuilding everywhere, parts of the island were still without power. Trump was of course screwing them over. I didn't feel it was right to go, but I was told repeatedly to please come, they needed tourism back. 1/

#SaveSpeech if you've seen a video going around of Epstein survivors talking about their abuse, you need to be aware that video is promoting World-Without-Exploitation, an organization whose website supports legislation like KOSA, and advocates for the "Nordic model" they are not your allies.

Can’t wait to see the Super Bowl half time entertainment.

"We saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe."

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

It’s incredibly frustrating to see people spread conspiracies that Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre “didn’t really kill herself.” It ignores her allegations of domestic abuse against her husband before she did, actually, die by suicide. It’s a way to minimize how pervasive abuse really is

Why is a contributing editor to Harper's and a lecturer at Columbia Law cribbing independent journalist Marisa Kabas's posts word for word without attribution

As someone else said on my previous post, we may want to question the culture that encourages athletes, male or female, to compete at all costs. That's fair. But to hold Vonn to some higher standard and expect her to sacrifice her earned spot for the "greater good" strikes me as sexist.

This type of X comms from the Home Office seems a political gift to Reform, and fuel for overt racists, while repelling progressives at the same time

There is simply no moral argument for allowing war criminals to compete at the Olympics.

Programs that publicly ID disabled people to the police falsely assume that police won't do police brutality because they know a person is disabled. Police kill people who are clearly in mental health crisis. There's a reason why I don't write short articles celebrating these state laws.

Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?

For many years, @400footghost.bsky.social has been drawing my observations, simply because he wanted to respond. And for many years, folks have been asking me to share all of them in one place. So here they are - his beautiful pieces inspired by my words. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! 🧵…

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

Keep sharing these…

Well, I would criticise Lord Mandelson, but two and a half years ago, a UK government official emailed me to tell me that I can't criticize government officials on social media, for a period going back five years. So. I have to wait a bit. (You think I'm kidding. The UK government told me that)

Oh my god I remember this story last year, but only that a number of children had been taken ill at a summer camp He gave the children sweets laced with drugs so he could sexually assault them and also drugged his wife so she wouldn't wake up while he did it 🤮 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.

Let’s do a fun thought experiment: imagine that e.g. Seumas Milne had just been caught sending sensitive emails to a notorious international noncemaster and giving foreign bankers tips on how to strong-arm the Chancellor during a global crisis. Do you think the Times coverage would look like this?

The man who murdered Renee Good didn't need a bodycam because HE FILMED THAT SHIT LIKE IT WAS HIS IG REEL

tomorrow’s Financial Times vs tomorrow’s Times

The test for whether sufficient Epstein documents have been disclosed is simple. Do the documents so far disclosed explain the prosecutorial decisions and defense decisions, and any court decisions? If not, there is a gap between what has been disclosed and what was before court and the parties.

Just in case people forgot here's a link to the article covering the allegations against him. Huge TWs for rape and SA, this is a difficult read www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...