Profile avatar
debsnoise.bsky.social
Lefty liberal old nerd. #RenewableEnergy #EV Coffee. Pro-EU. Pro-science. Secular Humanist. Feminist. #ActuallyAutistic #StopBurningStuff #LGBTQIA+ Intersectional-ally
316 posts 484 followers 530 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter

This Wednesday (16th April 2025), the Supreme Court will be issuing its judgement in a case taken by For Women Scotland against the Scottish Govt. Ahead of this, we've written a blog post to help you understand what the Supreme Court decision is all about. www.scottishtrans.org/what-is-wedn...

Anglicans in the US are making a strong case against publicly funded for religious state schools. A powerful reminder that secularism isn't anti-religion, it's pro-freedom of religion or belief for all. humanists.uk/2025/04/11/a...

I've had a few people asking to buy the original of this painting but I painted it on iPad and I don't want to sell the iPad. So I've made a very limited run of 25 prints of it. wefail.art

The main reason UK electricity prices are so high isn’t net zero but the fact that gas sets the price 98% of the time.

#DoctorWho #TheRobotRevolution

"Two couples are taking the government to court over its failure to legalise humanist marriages in England and Wales, five years after a ruling that the lack of recognition was discriminatory." [Guardian]

New guidance tells GPs not to support trans people by providing blood tests. This is under Wes Streeting's political control of the NHS. This isn't healthcare, this is putting people at risk.

Good Law Project holds a copy of new NHS Guidance published yesterday and it is clear that Wes Streeting is continuing his war on trans people. Remarkably the national health service is now directing GPs to cause harm to the community. 🧵

It's not a matter of if, but when.

Makes about as much sense

Their Hand in Our Pockets Drax produces electricity by burning wood and trees. It made record profits of almost £1.1bn last year, received £869m subsidy, £602m in 2023. Shareholders, execs richer whilst millions can't pay bills. Corporate welfare is out of control. archive.ph/3bX9x

SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing ‘gender identity and expression’ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."

Third thread on the Sullivan Review, finally turning to the recommendations of the report.

A.P [Mar 30] -- Ever-reliable Associated Press publishes the kind of straightforward, fact-based overview on trans kids -- AMA & AAP support for care, very rare regret, Christian nationalism-based backlash -- that one used to see but no longer gets from the NYTimes. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

The Trans Agenda: The papers declare JK Rowling's 'triumph' over trans people hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...

The Telegraph recently ran a headline: "More than one million foreigners claiming benefits." Sounds shocking, right? But what does it actually mean? Let’s have a look! 🧵1/13 (1/1)

Worth sharing with alt text. Brian Eno's response to the Quaker arrests.

Perfect 🤣🎯