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thelegalseagull.bsky.social
Noisy and annoying and will probably steal your chips. Enthusiastic amateur, member of the Great War Group, Great War Aviation Society and Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship, CWGC volunteer. Views my own.
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I'm really not sure why so many people find "universities actually bring a lot of money in to the economy" so difficult to understand. Aside from the fact they don't think education and academia are "real" work, and therefore of no value.

If your "industry" relies on theft of other people's work to turn a profit, then maybe it ought to get in the bin. Just a thought.

for "trans people", read "anyone who doesn't conform to some weird genital-obsessed toilet ghoul's idea of what is and isn't Correct Gender Presentation™️"

I suggest that an industry that depends upon taking intellectual property without consent or payment deserves to perish.

you ground your container ship this close to my house i'm putting it on airbnb. you're hosting glampers now, i don't care

1. Sliced my little finger down to the tendons WITH A BUTTER KNIFE when closing up a bale of haylage. 2. Damaged my rotator cuff (still giving me trouble 3+ years later) climbing out of a stable after accidentally locking myself inside.

Actually ... not feeling ashamed of Parliament for once? @richardquigley.bsky.social nails this: "If a person’s defence of women’s rights surfaces only in opposition to trans rights, I question whether it is truly about supporting women or simply a way to target trans people under that guise."

You will need to pry semicolons from my cold, dead hands.

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Thiepval, 7 May 2025

A member at my WFA Branch bought a copy of Before Endeavors Fade. Within it was this photograph. He'd like to return it. Does anyone recognse it? Please re-post.

UK plummets down European rankings for LGBTQ+ rights – after topping list just a decade ago

This is the real news story: Disillusioned Labour votes far more likely to vote Green or Lib Dem (43% and 40%) compared to only 9% shifting to Reform. Share widely to counteract all the misinformation that justifies a further shift to the Right by the gov.

People make Glasgow ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

There’s no point correcting this. There’s no reason to expect this travesty of a human to be any less ignorant on history than he is on every other fathomable topic. So as a 20th Century military historian I’ll just say that those Americans who serve in both wars would be ashamed of this.

What a snowflake...

Absolutely love this image of Ian Gleed. Look at that steely face of determination!

There isn't a story on the BBC News site about today's trans rights rally at Parliament Square where it's estimated 20k attended. But they did have a story last week about the Let Women Speak transphobe rally in Bristol where 100 people attended.

Solidarity with my trans and nonbinary community and family. Now and always.

Every. Single. Time.

Ah, cool. Trans kids can't get puberty blockers but this dork can have a gender-affirming recession.

That sound you hear is everyone in possession of a penis all crossing their legs simultaneously.

... don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out 👋

As a former child junior olympic-level runner, I have a few thoughts on the attacks on trans girls in sports. I ran for one of the most competitive teams in Southern California, and people who ran for my have gone on to become professional athletes. And these bans: they're fucking NONSENSE. 🧵

Inspired by Adolescence being one continuous take per episode, we are going to do an episode of Grand Designs in one continuous take which lasts 5 years.

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. We see you, we love you, we respect you, and we will stand up with you to ensure that trans rights are protected.

Surprising to hear that a government formed exclusively of a country’s most stupid people isn’t really working out.

we are the last of our kind... 🦣

Walter Tull footballer with Tottenham Hotspur was killed in action 25 March 1918. Walter had been commissioned as an officer. Walter led an attack on German trenches. He crossed 'No Man's Land', and was hit and killed. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

JD Vance just the latest in a long line of settler colonialists being taken in by Erik the Red's marketing campaign.

We’ve announced our keynote speeches for conference, but in addition, you also get to build your day with a choice of TWELVE small group seminars… Here come details of the first two. Tickets on sale now via the link 🧵 greatwargroup.com/product-cate...