Pretty sure Pride starting next week has been trumped by the fact that payday was a while ago and nobody has money for pins. If you fancy sharing this or 'favouriting' my Etsy shop, that would probably help me stand out amongst bigger shops in the Pride month algorithms though https://canopyrobin.etsy.com

TLDR: "Since taking office this year, the Trump administration has initiated or completed nearly half of Project 2025’s agenda, according to a tracking project"

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-23/trump-environmental-policy-project-2025

40,000 people have already added their voice.

Join them and let the government know they need to #SaveLochLomond https://greens.scot/lochlomond

It's happening.
The Good Law Project is challenging the UK Supreme Court ruling on the classification of woman.
Its efforts are funded by us. If you can donate, here is the link to help and to read their full statement.
"We believe the UK is now in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights and we plan to ask the High Court for a declaration of incompatibility. "

https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/supreme-court-human-rights-for-trans-people/

Holy sh*t. This is a real xkcd, not funny, disturbing, and also one that must be shared

https://xkcd.com/3081/

➡️Businesses should pay taxes, right?

🚨Currently, Airbnb and short-term let owners enjoy a 100% discount on a property tax paid by most businesses!

💚We're putting an end to this. Scottish Greens are pushing to end these disastrous tax breaks.

Link Post: The UK is going to have to start making choices about Europe and the USA https://iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle-for-europe?r=59qqtl&triedRedirect=true

How to support trans people in the UK right now
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/46089/1/how-to-be-an-ally-london-trans-pride-brianna-ghey-jk-rowling-supreme-court-2025?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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What’s so puzzling (as cis guy) watching the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling is how many of the campaigners seem to deny the existence of trans men.

‘Marion Calder, a director of For Women Scotland, said: “If there is a female sign on the door, that is now a single-sex space. That is crystal clear as a result of today’s ruling.’

Does she not realise her logic would mean trans men must use women’s’ toilets now? How will she know if the bearded person in ‘her’ loo is a trans man or threat?

In case you missed it, Bluesky is apparently caving to an authoritarian government:

➡️ https://mas.to/@osma/114346166890552471

This is why the Fediverse is so important: each Fedi server is totally independent, servers communicate directly with each other, anyone can set up a server anywhere.

Bluesky posts all flow through Bluesky's own corporate relay which is impossible to bypass, making censorship easy.

:Fediverse: No one controls the Fediverse

🦋 Bluesky is controlled by a US-based for-profit corporation

1. I've been banging on about the existential crisis facing our food system for years. But don't take it from me. Take it from the food professionals now risking their careers in an urgent and devastating warning to their own industry. Key quotes from their memo in 🧵 drive.google.com/file/d/1tATF...

Investor Memo - Inside Track.p...

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

I've finished an audiobook version of my #statistics textbook for biological and environmental sciences with #jamovi -- all free and available on my website and Spotify (https://bradduthie.github.io/audiobook.html). I initially underestimated how much my own students would want this, so my hope is that others my benefit from it. Please feel free to contact me if you're teaching an introductory statistics class and are looking for resources! #rstats #stats https://bradduthie.github.io/blog/statistics-audiobook-with-jamovi/

1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵

The long term trajectory of the U.S. and the world has been changed in a way that can’t be reset even if Democrats win future elections.

Europe will never forget the U.S. abandoning Ukraine in the midst of a war and the shift away from America as the world’s police will have far reaching ramifications beyond the defense industry.

Macron's Nationwide Address

"The future of Europe is not going to be decided by Russia or by Washington"
- President Macron

He emphasized that Europe needs to be able to defend itself and increase military spending, re-industrialize Europe and transform according to the new global context.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #France #Macron

For the US to stop -without warning- Ukraine arms overnight, including arms already in Poland on route to the front line, giving no time for Ukraine to find new supplies, is so damaging it looks like an act of war.

USA for over 80 years has demanded to be the centre and foundation of Western security –it’s ok if it no longer wants to take that role– but to halt arms overnight is like switching sides; this helps Russia beyond their wildest dreams. How can any country (incl UK) trust USA again?

‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa | Trump administration | The Guardian (Musk wants NOAA for StarLink profits?)

Source: ‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa | Trump administration | The Guardian

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/02/27/cruel-and-thoughtless-trump-fires-hundreds-at-us-climate-agency-noaa-trump-administration-the-guardian-musk-wants-noaa-for-starlink-profits/

This week's column asks a question that should be in everyone's minds, as Trump reshapes the world's alliances: How, given that our defence and security capacities are completely infiltrated by the US state, do we defend ourselves if the US becomes our opponent? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The question no one dares ask:...

At what point do we conclude that by sharing intelligence with the US, the UK might as well be sharing it with Russia?