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And to be so very clear, JKR has openly stated that the money she makes from Harry Potter (in all its forms, right now) goes directly to conservative and specifically anti-trans causes. Do not financially engage with Harry Potter. Don't even engage with it for free. It's a Faustian IP, do not.

submitted 5 days ago • 44 comments

CALL YOUR FUCKING CONGRESS PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. IT'S A SATURDAY. YOU GET TO JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE. SCRIPT I'M USING IS BELOW:

submitted 4 days ago • 41 comments

What if Auld Lang Syne was in comic/manga form? The combination of a recent trip to Edinburgh, a rewatch of @oldlongsign.bsky.social 's Auld Lang Syne series, a 7 hour train ride and a hangover created this...thing!

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

👋🏾 New mutual aid initiative to expand a workspace for students & workers in غaza connect to studies/work remotely! 💡 The short goal for Ramadan is £550 by Saturday to support electricity costs. 💡 Anything helps! Support this work to rebuild: https://chuffed.org/project/spark-space-gaza

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

The word is steal. 'The creative industries are fighting back against UK government proposals to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.'

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

UK Artists/art fans upset about the government's AI copyright legislation plans that throw creatives under the bus, please see this document and fill out the linked government survey by the 25th!!! That's Tuesday!!!! Go go go! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments

whispers in your ear The library is free and the librarians at the reference desk are there to help you ask all your research questions. For free.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Listen I know shit sucks but PLEASE find the things that make you happy and keep doing them. It is not frivolous. It is how you survive.

submitted 17 days ago • 99 comments

If you are a cis person please take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

It's worth reiterating - Microsoft's own research indicates that use of generative AI degrades critical thinking skills and erodes confidence in unassisted decision making.

submitted 24 days ago • 16 comments

i was let go from my job with no notice. i'd be very grateful for anything in the mean time. if you cannot afford to donate, please share. love you all.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

There is no LGB without the T. And we will not let them erase our history. Pride is about to get real rioty up in here this year.

submitted 19 days ago • 11 comments

So, I've been playing around with 009, and by playing I mean going to town on this Meridian Models Talyllyn kit. It's running on a modified N-drive chassis and was certainly a fun project from start to finish. A nice little diversion that totally won't lead to more 009 antics...

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

This is fascinating - and a timely reminder that the biology of sex is amazing, and messy, and much more complicated than bigots would like you to believe. Nature is queer and refuses to be neatly categorised

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

Covid was the first time many privileged people felt vulnerable They believed sickness was something that happened to “other people”. Disability was a “moral failing” When they felt included in the vulnerable category, it angered them. The push back to “normal” is just an excuse for them to forget

submitted 20 days ago • 9 comments

UK Based Creatives! Listen up! AI Companies are trying to persuade the Government to allow them to have copyright for anything that Midjourney, FireFly and Playground etc generates. Especially OUR COPYRIGHTED WORKS! We only have until next week to have our say! open.substack.com/pub/againstt...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Fuck all the way off with this shit. TRANS PEOPLE EXIST EVEN IF YOU PRETEND WE DON'T.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

literally none of this is necessary or required. the EO that decreed this is constitutionally unenforceable and at this point anyone complying is just doing so because they agree with it, preemptively. It's all bullshit

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submitted 22 days ago • 6 comments

“A consultation on changes to UK copyright law is “fixed” in favour of AI companies and will lead to a “wholesale” transfer of wealth from the creative industries to the tech sector.”

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Linda’s leap or Twiggy’s tumble? 🤭 @b661sutton.bsky.social

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

A well timed crossing at Abergynolwyn

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Braving the cold for a January steam up With photos from the ever fabulous @b661sutton.bsky.social

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

“We are reaping what has been sown by many, many years of inattention to the eroding foundations of our democracy and we must face it.” Excellent piece with tons of resources. 👇🏾

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue. TWENTY. As in, they call that getting slammed. So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind. TWENTY is a lot.

submitted 28 days ago • 175 comments

The BBC is covering up UK support for Israel. 👉https://declassifieduk.org/national-scandal-the-bbcs-gaza-cover-up/

submitted 27 days ago • 9 comments

i recently did the same, they wrote an incredible story detailing the staff elon musk unleashed plundering the government, it’s important to support actual journalism when the mainstream media fails us. their subscription is only $5 right now for a year, too!

submitted 30 days ago • 27 comments

📣 MAJOR MAJOR PSA 📣 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS. YOU JUST SHOW UP.

submitted 31 days ago • 17 comments

We should be even angrier than we are right now

submitted 30 days ago • 6 comments

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

submitted 30 days ago • 1327 comments

all eyes on Jenin, all eyes on the West Bank

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

an unelected billionaire storming into US agencies, installing his unqualified and unapproved lackeys, purging civil servants, seizing access to sensitive data and payments, unilaterally eliminating federal agencies: fine identifying the lackeys: illegal

submitted 30 days ago • 242 comments

This. Look at this. You are not alone. None of us are. They depend on us being isolated, beaten down, and to accept their shitty order. There's a lot more of us than there are of them. Fight. YOU ARE NOT ALONE

submitted 31 days ago • 18 comments

same methods, different era

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submitted 32 days ago • 224 comments

The genocide in Gaza hasn’t stopped—it’s just slowed. Internet access remains life-saving, but funding for eSIMs has taken a hit. With costs rising and donations dropping, Crips for eSIMs for Gaza needs to raise at least $42K CAD to keep folks connected. Help if you can!

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

🧧🐍🎊🏮 Happy #YearOfTheSnake! eSIMS are in more than ever. Help us raise money so people can stay connected. Update from @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @thellpsx.bsky.social and me disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/29/c... #LunarNewYear

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

I don't care what the now-president of the US says Happy black history month Reply to this post to spread some love to black creators here in the states or worldwide, whatever works best for yall

submitted 32 days ago • 4 comments

less protests and permits, more sit ins and shut downs. use the power of the dollar and the power of the strike line. old tactics aren't working. they give him fuel for martial law, which he is stupidly trying to provoke. be unexpected. keep thinking outside the box. it'll trip them. hard.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

submitted 33 days ago • 3621 comments

I am begging you now more than ever that while you’re advocating for trans rights (as you should) please don’t forget about intersex people. We’re impacted the exact same by the same legislation, we are losing our rights and healthcare, the only difference is no one will even acknowledge we exist

submitted 33 days ago • 11 comments

"DOGE does not have power over established government agencies, and Musk has no role in government. It does not matter that he is an ally of the President. Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."

submitted 33 days ago • 135 comments

After using years of my time and effort to start up the unstoppable misogyny machine, so that it would devour trans women, I'm concerned that it might be looking at me

submitted 33 days ago • 29 comments

There is a lesson in this, and I’m going to ask you all to now turn your attention to the EO Trump just signed banning care for trans kids. Call your reps. Tell them to stop persecuting trans kids and their families. Tell them to leave us the fuck alone. 202-224-3121.

submitted 36 days ago • 7 comments

it’s wild how quickly all of society breaks down when the people in charge ruin everything intentionally

submitted 34 days ago • 43 comments

I understand it's scary for us all; but it's vital to remember that 'don't comply in advance' isn't just a slogan, it's a practice. These orders are manifestly illegal and unconstitutional. Acting as if they are not is what will give them power. Trump has issued his writ--now let him enforce it.

submitted 35 days ago • 7 comments