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@toadmeister And she’s spot on: I’d add ill informed - unbalanced - and irrelevant to that list.

Yet for many women, you went from being a distant, famous children's author, your works being part of our life and family; to being the embodiment of hope for vulnerable women, at a time when it felt like there was none. For women like me, who withdrew from society, you spoke of my innermost feelings, without having met/liked/interacted with me at all. You were impossible to ignore, unlike the millions of vulnerable women you spoke for. I don't know you, we won't meet/speak/interact, but I will be forever grateful for your voice and your integrity. Thank you.

Game Time! SPOT THE MAN!! 🧍‍♂️ I’ve included 4 photos - man who claims to be an actual trans woman - man who claims to be gender fluid and some days is a trans woman and other days a man - man who is a practicing cross dresser - man who doesn’t claim to be anything other than a man Which is which??? 🤔🤔🤔 Which ones should women instinctively respond to as men? And which ones should women feel safe with while naked??

ps. Autogynaephilia, paedophilia and autopaedophilia exist in men of all three sexual orientations - homo, hetero and bi. These paraphilias are neither sexual orientations in and of themselves, nor are they unique to one sexual orientation. Paraphilias are psychosexual disorders, while sexual orientation is a normal and healthy part of adult sexuality which simply describes which sex a person is sexually attracted to. Sexologists who attempted to categorise these particular paraphilias have shown to be rather blind to this, as they send these men into women-only spaces and continue to support paedophile-activist groups, and some of them even advocate for P(aedophiles) to be added to LGBT. Some of their work was intuitive and insightful. But their work was incomplete due to their own blind spots and agendas. So use your brain, eyes and instincts to refine your understanding of what we are dealing with.

TYPO in 1st tweet. It should read "Women have been gaslit by men for decades now, that women wearing trousers is the same as MEN wearing dresses, but of course, this is far from the truth."

@jonsopel @ItsJamesPowers I hope Olly gets his job back. He evidently followed the process, as it was — whilst trying to deal with this new clown show Government! I listened to his evidence in the committee this AM. He clearly has a strong moral compass & a highly professional man! #ReinstateOlly

@MaggiesTwitt @EJjohnsontweets @MoiraDeemingMP @vigee_elisabeth That is gas lighting

@EJjohnsontweets @MoiraDeemingMP @vigee_elisabeth He said in UK tribunal that if a woman asks for a female doctor he assumes it means him. But he would leave if the patient requested it. He is an emergency room doctor- that means a patient in a distressed state in a vulnerable space would need to find the courage to ask.

Let's talk about what professional conduct actually means. Honesty. Integrity. Accuracy. Transparency with patients. A doctor who publicly misrepresents their own biological sex fails every single one of those standards. Dr Upton is male.

Kemi delivering some fairly forensic cross-examination. This must be like an anxiety dream for Starmer.

@liketheroom @minori_noen Someone has kissed that pink patch onto her nosey

@minori_noen Tilly thanks all of you for your kind words and asks you to support farmers in your respective countries. Thanks!

なんか気付いたら 海外の方にすごいフォローされてる！ 私日本語しか話せないけど… 翻訳してくれるから海外の方からの 応援コメント全部読めてます 本当にありがとうございますっ！ 日本の秋田県男鹿市で米農家してます 良ければ米の収穫まで見守って下さい🌾 マイブームは小顔体操です！

Le concept d'identité de genre, selon moi, est une des pires fraudes intellectuelles. Une enseignante, Luisa Velázquez Herrera, démonte le mythe de l’autodésignation du sexe « Depuis environ 16 ans, j’anime des cours et des ateliers féministes, et je vous assure que personne ne parvient à répondre à cet exercice sur les présupposés, peu importe à quel point on défend les hommes ou à quel point on est queer. Je concède toujours le point avant de commencer l’exemple : « — Bon, disons que le genre est un choix, c’est ce que vous avez dit, n’est-ce pas ? Ça veut dire qu’on peut cesser d’être des femmes. « Iels répondent “oui” avec conviction. « —Eh bien, alors lançons des campagnes massives pour encourager toutes les femmes et toutes les filles à ne pas se “percevoir” ou s’“identifier” comme des femmes. Si cela met fin au viol, au féminicide, à l’exploitation des filles et des femmes dans les réseaux de traite, au sein des foyers, et à la violence obstétricale, nous avons la solution juste sous le nez… « — Ça ne met pas fin à la violence ? Quoi ?! Alors le genre n’est pas un choix volontaire ? On ne demande donc pas aux femmes quel est leur genre avant de les agresser ? « Je vous jure qu’aucune personne queer, là, juste devant moi, n’a alors dit un mot. « J’attends quelques secondes, on arrive à la dernière minute, rien, le silence persiste. « —Eh bien… je mets fin à la tension… le féminisme souligne ceci : l’oppression patriarcale ne repose pas sur des identités perçues individuellement, mais sur les corps sexués des femmes, et attention, non pas parce que mon corps contient une « essence » d’oppression, mais à cause d’une violence choisie — parce que la violence est un choix, les hommes ont décidé que c’est ce que nous, les femmes, serions dans le système qu’ils ont fondé. Supposons enfin — dis-je pour conclure l’exemple — que demain tout le monde se réveille « non binaire », s’habille de manière androgyne, fasse preuve de créativité dans son apparence ; soyez assurés que dans la cuisine, dans les salles de bain, en portant des bébés, et en subissant la violence obstétricale et la violence sexuelle, nous, les femmes, serons toujours là. C’est ça, le genre. » Luisa Velázquez Herrera — Menstruadora sur Tradfem Merci à @JoStAmour pour cette perle de publication sur Facebook.

@QcWynter Only if they are still waiting for wine

I put a 2kg brisket into the oven at 6.30 (I became distracted) & so here I am at 10.20 pm, still waiting & with several disgruntled people, who were promised a grand dinner but will now be fed nothing before 10.45, now resorting to baked beans on toast. A day of shame all round.

@AllisonPearson Some people like toads

“The process I followed was the process as I understood it.” Process, process, process … What a limited, pitiful lawyerly toad Starmer is.

This is ACTUALLY what your GP in doing. Making a decision every 17 seconds, some more consequential than others, but relentlessly for 10-12 hours per day. Anyone of those decisions, if wrong, has consequences though. #NHS

@WokeratiMarty I would have thought my political heroes would have been Irish or perhaps Sankara/Luxemburg etc. Diane, who has kept her dignity throughout ordeals, is my hero... I remember how many times she stood to be listened to and was ignored.. TODAY WAS SOME COMEBACK!!!

@WokeratiMarty Is there a cord in his back when pulled that wangs on about the process?

Diane Abbott just wiped the floor with Keir Starmer in the Commons. Revenge is a dish best served cold. 👍

URGENT QUESTION @CommonsSpeaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Are you aware of the briefing notes forced on Labour MPs to give the Prime Minister time to pretend he is angry and circumnavigate his own Guilt and Corruption? THIS IS NOT HOW THE COMMONS SHOULD OPERATE PROCEDURALLY. Do Something...

@DreyfusJames @jammaraay Pamplemousse of darkness

Account is restricted yet again. If you could drop a brief comment on my posts below, it apparently helps that algae-rhythm… Thanking you in advance.

@8WithaTiara If you like fancy: pink lady apple juice, ginger beer with peach slices and raspberries floating in it with a sprig of mint 😍

SUMMER DRINKING TIP: When someone says they’re not drinking/refusing the alcoholic beverage you’re offering, do not ask why. Just offer a non-alcoholic option and move on.. because whatever the reason is, it’s almost always none of your business.

@Bounce_BackLoan Love her

Love her or hate her, I care not, but Kemi Badenoch has compiled a lovely letter for Keir Starmer. We cannot have someone similar to one of the Kray twins running the country, and he must sling his hook today.

@JeanHatchet Kemi was awesome

Commons are packed for Starmer’s leaving party.