ClaireAnn

Help Save the Youth of America

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Peace

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Manchester says no to hate 🤍

A Britain First demonstration in Manchester was met by a larger counter-protest of local residents and over 30 grassroots organisations opposing racism and division.

So beautiful, thank you for sharing this ❤️

Sheila Smith singing 'Dear Father, Build Me A Boat' YouTube video by Declan McGuinness

A field recording (recorded in Sussex) from 1952 of six year old Romany gypsy girl Sheila Smith singing 'Come Father build me a boat' . There's something wonderfully pure about it, listening to it is like taking a short breather from the hustle of the modern world.

Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...

If you’re affected by the High Court’s decision this week, you're not alone and we stand with you 💜

Here are some resources for our trans friends and allies 👇
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

“A victory for freedom for all”

Some good news from the High Court today:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule

The High Court today confirms that the EHRC's draft code of practice got the law wrong and must be changed.

Women's and men's toilets can be provided on a trans- inclusive basis for customers and service users.

Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.

Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.

This is not relevant to this discussion, but, musings ☺️

Once went to a corporate day at Legoland Windsor with my husband and kids. You could ask the ‘imagineers’ or whatever they were called to build something you thought of from a pile of bricks and they did, really quickly. Also they were all female. Fantastic stuff.

Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune

People in 2050 would give trillions of dollars just to have the climate that we enjoy today.

New data shows only four complaints about trans women in single‑sex spaces A major Freedom of Information investigation by advocacy group TransLucent has revealed that concerns about trans women in single‑sex spaces are vastly overstated. Over a three‑year period, across 382...

“Over a three‑year period, across 382 public authorities in England - including local councils, NHS trusts and domestic abuse refuges - only four formal complaints were recorded regarding trans women using facilities such as toilets, hospital wards or shelters.”

Transphobic panics are manufactured.

Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.

An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery.
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Artists unveil street art around the world as historic Global Ocean Treaty comes into force  - Greenpeace International As the Global Ocean Treaty officially comes into force, artists worldwide unveil large-scale street art, celebrating the hard-won victory after two decades of campaigning.

The Global Ocean Treaty, the most significant piece of environmental legislation since the Paris Agreement, officially comes into force today. Artists worldwide are unveiling open-air art installations to celebrate the hard-won victory achieved by millions of people around the world. act.gp/4aYh5pe

I remember these days, when people went…outside .

Great photo, thanks! Happy New Year to you too 🎉

I don’t care what anyone’s says I loved all of Stranger Things since the beginning and I cried like an absolute baby three times during the finale. What an absolutely amazing piece of work.

I have this, but I thought I got it free with a magazine. I was 11/12 at the time but now you say this I do recall sending off for it….?

Eine gelbe, transparente 7‑Zoll-Flexidisc der Band Madness liegt auf einer weißen Oberfläche. Das Label zeigt handschriftliche Zeichnungen, Signaturen und den Schriftzug „Madness“. Daneben befindet sich ein runder Fanclub-Badge mit der Aufschrift „Madness Christmas ’80“ und einem stilisierten M mit Weihnachtsmütze. A yellow, transparent 7‑inch flexidisc by the band Madness lies on a white surface. The label features handwritten drawings, signatures, and the word “Madness.” Next to it is a round fan‑club badge with the text “Madness Christmas ’80” and a stylized M wearing a Santa hat. Titel: Carols on 45 Künstler: Madness Format: 7" Flexidisc, einseitig, rund Farbe: Transparent gelb (Fanclub‑Variante) Geschwindigkeit: 33⅓ RPM Hersteller: Lyntone Recordings Ltd. Matrix / Runout: LYN 10719 Veröffentlichung: Dezember 1981 Vertrieb: Exklusiv für Mitglieder des Madness Information Service (M.I.S.), beigelegt im Nutty Boys Comic Nr. 4

Weihnachtsgrüße von Madness, 1981. „Carols on 45“ exklusiv für Mitglieder des "Madness Information Service (M.I.S.)" auf Folienschallplatte.

Christmas greetings from Madness, 1981. “Carols on 45” exclusively for members of the Madness Information Service (M.I.S.), released on flexidisc.

#madness

Ahh thank you ☺️ Fantastic knowledge. Sometimes I can’t believe I’ve been a fan that long and doubt myself as it seems like yesterday and I was so young. Still enjoying them, a light lit in my musical soul from hearing The Prince and never went out 😄

I have this, but I thought I got it free with a magazine. I was 11/12 at the time but now you say this I do recall sending off for it….?

Margo and Jerry's Record collection

Following on from our exploration of Tom and Barbara's record collection, let's have a quick flick through the racks in the Leadbetter house. The swinging sound of next door to rural Surbiton.

10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.

10 years since the Paris Agreement: here's the good, the bad and the ugly of what's changed

A highlight being 'coal is in a weird place'

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Two women sit across from each other talking in a library.

Loneliness reduction activities generate £913k in health, productivity and wellbeing value each year across six South East #Library services, according to our new report.

Explore more findings from The Power of Prevention:

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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
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Access to green and blue spaces shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for the few. It should be something everyone can enjoy, explore, and connect with.

Why do you support a Right to Roam, and what does it mean to you?
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Pauline Collins on UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS in 1972

Farewell to Pauline Collins (1940-2025), whose performance as Sarah on UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS mesmerized me as a child, and still does today. #FilmSky #PaulineCollins