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I mean this is just transparently racist, right? White refugees shouldn't be treated preferentially to non-white refugees.

By Peter Kellner: kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-to-def...

If you’re interested in leaving a safer, fairer world to the next generation, you might want to consider signing this and calling out casual homophobia.

To be honest, I feel frequently overwhelmed by the sheer hell of ‘everything’ right now. If you’re feeling the same way, here’s some snowdrops to remind you that every winter ends eventually. Take good care of yourself. ❤️

Now more than ever.

This is state-sanctioned cruelty. Forcing NCMEC to erase LGBTQ+ kids and deadname trans youth is inhumane. LGBTQ+ kids face higher risks of abuse, this isn’t “protection,” it’s sacrifice to a hateful agenda. There’s nothing Christian about abandoning vulnerable children. It’s pure depravity.

First priority of fascists: destroy science and independent thought. They are not wasting time.

Jamelle Bouie hits it out of the park. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

A quiet morning in the Netherlands

Someone had a rough night

Good morning Have a beautiful weekend !

#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

Uno-X Mobility's Søren Wærenskjold objects to taking part in the race due to Saudi Arabia's human rights record

Did you know… Purple isn’t real. It’s a pigment of the imagination! www.snexplores.org/article/colo...

On #R4Today the UK Chancellor is making the case that Sustainable Aviation Fuel is a gamechanger for the environmental impacts of aviation at Heathrow and elsewhere It's just not true. There's no basis for this claim www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/three-m...

The problem with sustainable aviation fuel made from biomass is the same problem with BECCS. You'd need too much land to grow that much biomass. People hate hearing it, but a livable future requires alternative means of travel and taking fewer flights.

Last week I updated my mega-post "What's wrong with the Cass Review?" with new links to analysis and evidence. I have no illusions about the current political landscape. It will likely take years to undo Cass' act of sabotage. But I am in this fight for the long haul and hope you are too.

PEPFAR, started by George W. Bush, has saved more than 25 million lives worldwide. 600,000 people would die over the next decade in South Africa alone, which relies on PEPFAR for only 20% of its H.I.V. budget. Some countries are almost entirely dependent on the program.

What possible benefit is this for trump? How can we stand 4 years of this? It’s STILL only January

Somewhere between 5,000 - 15,000 homosexual men were sent to the concentration camps. The death rate for these men may have been as high as 60%. The liberation of the concentration camps did not grant liberty to these men, many of them were reimprisoned under buggery laws. #HolocaustRemembranceDay

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Eighty years ago today, over 7,000 prisoners of the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz, including some 700 children, were liberated by the soldiers of the Soviet Army. 1,689 days of murder, pain, suffering, and humiliation were over. Today, we all remember. We must keep remembering.

Good morning

An incredible photo from Berlin this evening. An estimated 100,000 have been on the streets in the German capital today to protest against the Far Right and fascism in Europe. #Resist (📸 Ricarda Lang)

Been shooting a lot lately, this one is from last week. I know the famous Dark Hedges from Game of Thrones. Well, we have our own in The Netherlands :)

Every year, my cycling goal is not to be hit by a driver operating a motor vehicle.

Every single mistake is something you'd now see in AI generated art.

Colorful sunset in the woods #nature #woodland #landscapephotography

So despite all the fuss and noise, new data shows that the ULEZ expansion hasn’t hurt high street spending - it’s just helped clean up London’s air 💚 www.centreforcities.org/blog/ulez-ex...

Four years since It's a Sin! The show didn't just tell the devastating story of those we lost in the 1980s, it helped us shared the story of how much HIV has changed, driving up testing and awareness. We're still grateful.

How much will this cost the treasury? Shame on this govt for taking away pensioners' winter fuel payments while giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires - totally skewed priorities www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

May your day be smooth sailing. An Irish Atlantic sunset. #photography #seacape #sunset

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

WHOA! 🐝yond floored to be nominated for two(!) @glaad.bsky.social Media Awards! They're like the Oscars of queer journalism. Honored to be recognized for "Outstanding Independent Journalism" AND "Outstanding Online Journalism Article" for this piece: thebuckeyeflame.com/2024/03/13/h...

A misty forest in Northern Spain. #bluesky #photography #nature #landscape #forest #longexposure

The Mapping London Blog: A collection of London mapping websites, curated by UCL https://mappinglondon.co.uk/

Autumn beech forest

Updated my post on HMS Belfast SE1 with some other tales so it now includes riotous Spandau Ballet gig, Depeche Mode as well as a 1981 housing protest with Peter Tatchell and some nice pictures of seagulls transpont.blogspot.com/2025/01/herr...

#OnThisDay in London's squatting history, 2013: the 491 Gallery closes. Leytonstone. wp.me/p74yfw-r5