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#Queer #AuDHD #Coach #Presenter #Educator #PostGradAutism #LGBTQAI2SπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Board member of @aim-rainbow #hEDS website autismadvocate.co.uk/ blog- autismadvocacylondon.co.uk

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'I stabbed a teenager in the neck - here's my message for people who carry knives'

By Amrit Singh Mann

Journalist @amritsingh_mann

Inside London's new anti-knife crime installation

'I stabbed a teenager in the neck - here's my message for people who carry knives' By Amrit Singh Mann Journalist @amritsingh_mann Inside London's new anti-knife crime installation

This installation forms a part of a new #AntiKnifeCrime project

called RE-CLAIM created by multimedia artist

#EugeneAnkomah

and designed to shine a light on β€œteenagers lost to the streets” …

#London
#UK

Link πŸ”— here
news.sky.com/story/i-stab...

07.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo from the movie 
DUST BUNNY

Photo from the movie DUST BUNNY

I am loving this film
#DustBunny
#MovieSky
#FilmSky

07.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like Republicans are really not very good at identifying bad guys.

23.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 757 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 8
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I am very excited to announce that our Community Researcher Report for Trans Aware Cancer Care is now published! We ask that you read this report with an open mind and an open heart.

"Simplifying people into data is useful, but we are all still people."
πŸŒˆπŸŽ“

involvingpeople.org/wp-content/u...

02.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird Pride Day (the 4th of March) is a day for celebrating the things that people find weird about you, because the pursuit of 'normal' isn't good for any of us.

You're invited to mark it in any way that feels right to you - you could write, sing, talk or dance about it.

More ideas on our site.

02.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, says Starmer The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will

Great #Starmer thanks for taking the knee to the orange 🍊clown 🀑 and dragging the #UK into this β€œ #MiddleEast conflict”

As an American living permanently in the UK πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ I am utterly appalled & disgusted.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird Pride In A Hostile World, happy to have co-authored this with @neurohubcommunity.org !
More about liminal spaces, neuroqueering and spaces of be-coming!

26.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lighthouse | Weird Pride in a Hostile World

Weird Pride Day is coming up next week (the 4th of March)!

@fergus.oolong.co.uk wrote a post for Edinburgh's radical bookshop, @lighthousebks.bsky.social about how it came to be, and why this year's theme is Weird Pride in a Hostile World. With many book recs!
lighthousebookshop.com/posts/weird-...

26.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Weird Pride in a HostileΒ World An exploration of weird pride as a liminal space of becoming from between an established hostile world, and the better world that is possible.

Weird Pride in a HostileΒ World

An exploration of weird pride as a liminal space of becoming from between an established hostile world, and the better world that is possible.

25.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, i...

#TrumpsAmerica
#UKVisitorDetained

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

24.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a woman with light curly longish hair in a pale blue sweater 

With the text :

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

'Don't go to the US - not with Trump in charge': the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Photo of a woman with light curly longish hair in a pale blue sweater With the text : ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) 'Don't go to the US - not with Trump in charge': the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

I just can’t β€¦πŸ˜žπŸ˜€πŸ˜‘πŸ€¬

Please please DO NOT travel to the #USA
#ICEOut
#TrumpsAmerica

Link πŸ”— below
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24.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDon’t go to the #US – not with #Trump in charge’: the #UKTourist with a valid #visa detained by #ICE for six weeks..”

#KarenNewton was in #America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end.
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24.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What makes flying work for me is taking away any of the guesswork.

I planned it meticulously and had with me everything I needed .

The most important were my own headphones and books downloaded to listen and read.

24.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Considering I’m American living permanently outside of my home country, I travelled a lot until recently.

I loved flying . But I also have #EhlersDanlos with accompanying #PoTS ( postural tachycardia syndrome) and as I got older travelling by plane became much much harder

24.02.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS MANDATE

EXPOSING THE DANGEROUS PLAN TO CHRISTIANIZE AMERICA AND DESTROY DEMOCRACY

MATTHEW BOEDY

THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS MANDATE EXPOSING THE DANGEROUS PLAN TO CHRISTIANIZE AMERICA AND DESTROY DEMOCRACY MATTHEW BOEDY

Highly
Highly
Recommend this book

β€œTHE SEVEN MOUNTAINS MANDATE”

Exposing the Dangerous PLAN To #Christianise #America and #Destroy #Democracy

#MatthewBoedy
#BookSky

24.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The relationship between age of autism diagnosis and life satisfaction in adulthood

journals.sagepub.com...

23.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes humans can be really amazing πŸ₯ΉπŸ«ΆπŸ»

β€œMan helps a distressed #swan find the river”

#Reddit
#AnimalSky

22.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.

ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.

19.01.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 13349 πŸ” 6404 πŸ’¬ 644 πŸ“Œ 487

Often πŸ˜‰πŸ’œ

20.02.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly that’s true .. Difference is seen as a threat by those uncomfortable in their own skin

20.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character from south park is holding a book and says together we are strong ALT: a cartoon character from south park is holding a book and says together we are strong
20.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

7:55 am*

20.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

eighth*

20.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
FUCK

From FascinatingAsFuck community on Reddit

WORLD LIBERTY

4 MONTHS AFTER TRUMP PARDONED BINANCE FOUNDER CHANGPENG ZHAO, FORBES REPORTS THAT BINANCE NOW HOLDS $4.7 BILLION OF THE $5.4 BILLION SUPPLY OF TRUMP'S WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL STABLECOIN. THAT IS 87%.

IT IS THE LARGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE US PRESIDENCY.

FUCK From FascinatingAsFuck community on Reddit WORLD LIBERTY 4 MONTHS AFTER TRUMP PARDONED BINANCE FOUNDER CHANGPENG ZHAO, FORBES REPORTS THAT BINANCE NOW HOLDS $4.7 BILLION OF THE $5.4 BILLION SUPPLY OF TRUMP'S WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL STABLECOIN. THAT IS 87%. IT IS THE LARGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE US PRESIDENCY.

I’ll just leave this here

#TrumpsAmerica

20.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Third American death linked to ice uncovered by Newsweek While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.

β€œA federal agent fired shots through the driver’s side window”.

Sound familiar?

That’s exactly how Renee Nicole Good was killed.

This 23 year old lost his life and ICE’s involvement was covered up for a year.

They’re killing people and hiding the evidence.

20.02.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 2340 πŸ” 1363 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 44
Graphic titled β€œResearch Reshare” from Thriving Autistic (logo with gold infinity symbol). The featured study is β€œEverything and Nothing: Measuring Perceived Salience of Gendered Cues at the Intersection of Autism and Gender Diversity” (Pascoe et al., 2026). A highlighted quote reads: β€œSelf-identified autistic adults, regardless of gender identity, were more likely than non-autistic adults to have higher gender-related introspection, gender expectation awareness, and gender-related rumination.” Citation at the bottom notes publication in Autism in Adulthood with DOI 10.1177/25739581261423790.

Graphic titled β€œResearch Reshare” from Thriving Autistic (logo with gold infinity symbol). The featured study is β€œEverything and Nothing: Measuring Perceived Salience of Gendered Cues at the Intersection of Autism and Gender Diversity” (Pascoe et al., 2026). A highlighted quote reads: β€œSelf-identified autistic adults, regardless of gender identity, were more likely than non-autistic adults to have higher gender-related introspection, gender expectation awareness, and gender-related rumination.” Citation at the bottom notes publication in Autism in Adulthood with DOI 10.1177/25739581261423790.

Research Reshare:
β€œEverything and Nothing”: Measuring Perceived Salience of Gendered Cues at the Intersection of Autism and Gender Diversity
Pascoe et al. (2026)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

20.02.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a goth
This hit hard and I remember it well sadly

#WeirdPride

20.02.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe they're targeted with hate and revulsion not because of any protected characteristics, but because their lifestyle, worldview and/or self-presentation are at odds with dominant norms.

Belonging to a subculture might be a choice, but it's often a way for people to feel a sense of belonging.

20.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was this a hate crime? Not legally. Was it a crime of hate? Obviously.

So much of the time, bigots are not much bothered about the details of why or how someone is different; they're 'weird', and that's enough.

Maybe they're gay or trans, or neurodivergent. Maybe they don't even know themselves! πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

20.02.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The Sophie Lancaster Foundation The Sophie Lancaster Foundation combats prejudice and Hate Crime through education. Learn about Sophie's story, our work, and how you can help create a safer, more inclusive society.

Listening to @robinince.bsky.social's Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal I'm reminded (repeatedly) of why Weird Pride is so needed.

Robin wears a badge saying Weirdo, partly in tribute to Sophie Lancaster, who was killed by a gang for being a goth, 'looking weird'.
www.sophielancasterfoundation.com

20.02.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1