When you think GenAI is Socrates rather than a fancier and fawning version of autocorrect.

Hormaxxing.

For our Non UK pals, psychotherapist and counsellor are NOT protected titles here. You can do qualifications in counselling with megachurches and online. I say this as someone who is a therapist and member of the BACP, there are some utterly awful practitioners out there.

Rudolf Hess was interred in Spandau Prison, Berlin, after the war, dying there at 93 in 1987 as the sole remaining prisoner. By the end he had personal chefs and unfettered access to the prison gardens. ALSO HE DIDN'T EVEN DIE OF OLD AGE, HE HANGED HIMSELF, THIS MAKES ME CRAZY

Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.

Patients should be urged not to make their own decisions.

MERRY CHRISTMAS THE FIGHT DOESNT END

i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry merry christmas xx

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and please complete your mandatory e-learning by 31 December.

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Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

I mean, I'm on edge because I'm also trans and in academia. However, the cis instructor who gave the same grade was not removed. I think that's a fairly critical discussion point in this. This was less about "because I think it's on the Bible" and much more about targeting a trans person.

Stings a bit. 38% would be “disappointed or angry” But 61% either said they “wouldn’t mind either way” or “would be pleased or happy” And that’s almost two thirds. And given the political and media environment they’re all swimming in, that remains remarkable.

(Australia) You don’t have a right to know if a person is trans. It is always their choice to disclose. I really don’t think enough is said about this. I’ve said the longer version before. Anyone forcing a situation where disclosure is required should be considered as breaching the law. 1/12

Hoverboards are the future, segways are the future, betamax, laser disc, Google glass is the future, 3d tvs are the future, curved screens are the future. Like do we have to traipse through the whole graveyard of tech to get these people to understand just becauae you say it doesn't make it true.

i had to drop what i was doing to make this

We’ve today formally written to multiple public bodies about BBC reporting on transgender people. Here’s who we’ve contacted and why. 1/6

Greta Thunberg arrested in London for holding a sign. Under a Labour government. Well done chums.

MEN are the problem. (No, not ALL men. Please don’t go there!) There is no race, religion or ethnicity that should be focussed on or excluded. White Men British Men Black Men Foreign Men Christian Men Asian Men Muslim Men None are exempt. None are solely responsible. 8/

The 4-day trial has been a success almost every single time it's been tried, anywhere in the World. Worker happiness goes up, illness and loss of time due to sick leave (particularly mental health issues) decreases, and productivity usually stays the same or increases.

CW: rape, SA. Kemi Badenoch said people from "cultures that do not respect women" need to get "out of our country". MEANWHILE, a white British former Tory councillor:

It's genuinely insane that Ann Widdecombe (a socially conservative religious zealot) sensibly opposed this idea because she opposes trans women being raped. Labour MP Jonathon Pinder called her 'woke'. For opposing rape.

ireland has had self-id for a decade and there has been no increase in violence against women and there has been no erosion of women's rights or safety it's a success story @theguardian.com: ireland has had self-id for a decade. here's why that's a danger to women, children, and your grandma

literally fuck anyone who doesn’t see at this point that it’s an organized nationwide effort to make trans people unemployable. every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.

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Darwinian Christmas

Medievalists: has anyone ever written on the impact that C19 vicars had on the editing and discussion of medieval sources? I’ve no idea where to start with this, but recently wanted to explore it as a side project… 🧐

So, just to confirm, the BBC can’t keep Robin Ince on the air because his trans allyship brings the organisation into disrepute, but they can keep David Walliams, who performed Nazi salutes at the recording of this very show, on the air despite him being predatory towards women. Cool. Very normal.

Leaked audio from Cass talking to NHS Sheffield. drive.proton.me/urls/EPMR96E... Leak is thanks to Trans Kids Deserve Better www.instagram.com/reel/DSf3rqb...

Closing the year with one of our highest ever polls. Thank you everyone so much for your support and determination this year. We're all just getting started. Join.greenparty.org.uk

They're wrong. And we have the receipts. library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

What 2025 was like for Queer People, and what we'll carry into 2026 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/what-2025-wa...

EXCLUSIVE The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”. Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights

The fact that Barcelona GIC in Spain has a waiting list of THREE WEEKS puts all these into perspective.

Our explainer on the Bailey decision 👇

Check out the Gender Clinic Files get mentioned in parliament. "doing nothing is not a neutral act; doing nothing allows suffering to grow" youtu.be/soNwlemRBv4

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Don't talk to journalists about DIY HRT.

Here's an archaeological investigation of their abused bodies, in just one graveyard: the-past.com/feature/tire...

In 1811-12, the Luddites attempted to resist some of the first waves of machine-industrialisation. They were crushed. 20 years later "pauper apprentices" (= orphan children) were being SOLD to factory-owners as cheap labour. Think on, dear hearts, think on.

I do wonder, if the British state lets hunger strikers die again, in order to preserve its right to supply weapons and military support to an ongoing genocide, who will even notice? To paraphrase Kwame Ture, Britain has no conscience.

Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence

This is a thing that, like her claims about “death recorded,” did not happen

The papers are slowly waking up to quite how significant is @goodlawproject.bsky.social's challenge to the transphobic EHRC's interim guidance. If we succeed it's hard to see how its draft statutory guidance can be lawful.