Guess what #LetWomenSpeak

Some preliminary testing indicates that Twitter is deboosting tweets containing certain words, including preventing them being shown as previews in DMs. Current suspected words include (without letters not punctuation): - Tr@ns - G@y - Lesbi@n - Qu££r - Bisexu@l Try yourself.

Here is a gov petition to not remove trans people's rights from the Equality Act 2010 The gov responded saying they weren't going to change the EA2010 when it reached 10,000 signatures, but things have changed since. Let's get this to 100k petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6279…

This is so lovely! Also - it's ok to mess up sometimes and not get it right, it's just nice and respectful to give it a shot, and not that hard once you start.

I never had a cartoon checkmark, but on the other hand my rocket never blew up either

When I was 8 years old, I read Harry Potter for the first time. I loved it. Who didn’t? But It’s time for Harry Potter to die, and it has to die with us. Keep your memories. Kill your nostalgia. gizmodo.com/harry-potter-r…

Nothing says celebrating the monarchy more perfectly than giving out scones only to those travelling first class, and then limiting the number so they are even more exclusive.

You've got more chance of being attacked on the street by a Gender Critical man who wrongly thinks you're trans than by a trans person

Congrats to the artist who managed to get the NYPD to put ACAB on their own vehicles! It's reminiscent of some other possible examples of graphic design worker sabotage: libcom.org/article/goatse…

Fancy doing a PhD? This project, collaborating with Network Rail, will explore opportunities for onboard sensors and advanced AI-based analysis to identify risks to rail operations such as flooding and track quality issues. Hop aboard! lnkd.in/gPqP5VPE

Heartbroken 17 year-old Alan Turing wrote to his mother after the death of his friend, and first love, Chris Morcom: ‘I feel sure that I shall meet Morcom again somewhere & that there will be some work for us to do together, as I believed there was for us to do here.’ 1/

New ways to take part! 16-24? UK based? trans+? I am now also accepting participants for 1-1 interviews! email [email protected] for more info

we all got a little Barbie in us (the microplastics)

Today, I thought I'd highlight the work of trans computer scientist Sophie Wilson. In the 1980s, she developed the simple and effective ARM chip technology that sits inside all mobile phones. ARM was one of the most significant UK technological breakthroughs of the last 50 years.

tennant’s near-constant ally pin was already pleasant but wearing a LEAVE TRANS KIDS ALONE YOU ABSOLUTE FREAKS shirt to gomens promo is the level i want and i love it. also i need this shirt.

How can trams and electric vehicles team up to save energy? Find out in a blog written by Grantham Scholar fiona ⬇️ grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/trams-and-elec… Fiona researches the potential to power electric vehicles using the energy generated by trams and metro trains.

I'm on my way to Korea for the 25th world scout jamboree. 3 weeks with limited service and charging is a good excuse for a break, so I'm uninstalling twitter while I go. Maybe I'll re download it when I'm home, or maybe not.