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If anyone's out there schoolin' life isn't it the Leverage crew?
It just felt right.
Transphobia is about to be signed into law in the UK. We can fight this.
I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.
Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand be
The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.
Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.
A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:
Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.
Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.
Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns
Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.
I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.
It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:
It's also important for us cis allies to show up and support our trans community members, so think about joining this if you're able no matter your gender identity.
I'm not going to be able to go, but I do have some experience with lobbying my various MPs over the years, so here's some quick advice off the top of my head:
If you're resident in the UK but not a citizen you still have the right to go to Parliament and be seen by your MP.
If you don't know who your MP is you can look it up by putting your postcode into the Find My MP page on Parliament's website (pro tip if you are a uni student, check your MP for both your family home and your uni, one may be a better option for lobbying than the other, you may even be able to Green Card both of them, but I don't know if that's possible, ask on the desk when you ask for the card).
And everyone needs to remember that while officially you're not required to show photo ID to get into Parliament the official guidance from the House of Commons is "you don't need photo ID to get in but we suggest you bring it anyway" (which is just unhelpful)
You will also be required to pass through airport style security which obviously may be a stressful experience for some of the people taking part in the mass lobby. That can take anywhere up to half an hour, the staff are usually pretty nice, but the entry into the security check is a sloped metal ramp with zero shade and nowhere to lean or sit so plan accordingly.
If your MP is not in the building to come and meet you they are required to respond to your Green Card as soon as possible via the contact details you put on your Green Card. While meeting them in person is the ideal you will get a response so it will be worth it even if your MP is unavailable.
Have a safe, productive lobby! Proud of all of you who can go and support the cause.
Tips
People in general, are more likely to take you seriously and want to help you if you are nice and polite to them.
They may not be in parliament. They may be their London offices which are located a 5-minute walk away in the Portcullis House.
They also should have offices in their districts. So if London is too far of a trek you can absolutely go to their local office.
Yes! This is also a good point! MPs are traditionally expected to spend their Fridays in their constituency and to hold regular opportunities for you to meet with them to discuss issues. This is called a constituency surgery. If you are unable to make it to London you can look up when your MP is holding their next surgery and make an appointment to see them in your home town to discuss it there. Maybe even reach out to local pride groups in your area and do a local mass lobby of your MP in order to show them this is an issue that matters in your area too.
If you live in the UK you need to see this
Protect Internet Freedom from now until forever. It's important existentially! Americans stand with UK citizens in our struggle against government censorship
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential ag
Got the link via @finalducc
If you live in the UK, please be sure to take part in this!
I don’t do politics on my tumblr. I try and keep it a stress free zone (believe me I worry about it plenty, that’s the point of needing a place to switch off). But I just spent two and a half hours filling out that questionnaire and now I’m leaving a comment not in the tags, but where people will actually see it (and I hate drawing attention to myself) because this is important.
The governments agenda is clearly spelled out in this consultation, through the phrasing of the questions.
Excuse me while I link a video. It’s a clip from a comedy so it’s a bit exaggerated but it demonstrates the point very well.
Almost all the questions in that survey were “leading questions”. They had an inherent presumption that the person answering agreed with age restrictions, wanted more severe ones and wanted more websites and services restricted. (Believe me I take no pleasure in being correct that VPN’s are next on their target list).
This is a consultation where they try and make you look a monster for saying no. They push the “but it’s for the children” hard. Like there was one question where in order to say no, you had to not object to children sending/receiving nudes which felt wrong. I mean that’s bad, obviously that’s bad. But the answer isn’t total lockdown of the internet to verified ID.
So yeah if you are from the UK then fill this out, and fill it out carefully. Don’t let them manipulate or trick you into agreeing that mandated age restrictions are necessary, as that is what we have with this “you must prove your identity” and it looks like they want to make it worse, not roll it back.
Also section 4 I think it was, is skewed in the opposite direction as it wants to know the benefits of AI chatbot usage for kids… so slam that part too. Say no to AI and no to age verification.
Adding the deadline so folks don’t miss it!
think of the movie you have watched the most times, either in parts or all the way through. what genre is it?
horror
thriller
romance
comedy
period / historical
fantasy
sci-fi
documentary
musical
drama
action
i am bald and have never seen a movie
I am limited by 12 thus no "western" or "samurai" or "martial arts". "Animated" isn't on here because that describes a medium, not a genre.
Please tag your movies in your reblog if you wish 🥰
curating the movies people mention in replies/tags/comments in this letterboxd list
Seattle Central College is trying to close the only public wood tech college in the state of Washington, which is one of if not the only avenue into woodworking trades for people who usually aren't hired to be trained on-site: queer, trans, neurodivergent and disabled students, and women. Which is exactly what most of the students in the program are.
The reason according to the college is that they want to sell the building to fix the school's budget; they also claim the wood tech college has a severe budget deficit, but they've failed to follow through on any promises to try to fix that (including hiring a permanent dean, so the school has someone to advocate for them... which they haven't had in at least a decade).
The reason according to some students & staff is that Seattle College's VP has a grudge against the lead carpentry instructor & has been trying to get her program shut down for years to get rid of her.
Students are trying to make some noise about it, in hopes that the college backs down and they can work towards the long-term fixes Seattle College keeps failing to follow through on.
The future is unclear for one of the Puget Sound region’s only comprehensive training programs for carpentry and boatbuilding.
If you can sign this little petition & share this around, it'd help the school out a ton!
It shows the school they're going to get pushback, which has changed their mind about this in the past.
Save Wood Technology Center's 90 year Legacy
It would be really cool if we could help get this to 1k!
There are less than 200 students at the wood tech college, so makes a really big impact when anyone else signs and shows that people outside of just students really care about this.
There were like 230 signatures when I first posted this- I'm really grateful to everyone who's already helped out. It means a lot!
Signal boost!
everyone watch head 1968 it counts by blog definition as an old movie
it genuinely does. if we ever have a hot men tournament again we will be forced to include the monkee boys
wait fuck i run the poll blog. time to include the monkee boys
who is the hottest monkee in head (1968)?
mickey dolenz
davy jones
peter tork
michael nesmith
one of the weird cameos actually
i think the looming specter of fame and the endless prison of showbiz is hot tbh
#actually sick to my stomach that michael nesmith is winning#i was going between peter and mickey bc mickey is hotter but peter tork had a goofy je ne sais quoi#and i was like i should vote peter bc obviously EVERYONE is voting for mickey#but then i looked into my heart and remembered that mickey is hotter AND has the goofy je ne sais quoi#so to abandon my boy peter and vote for mickey only to find out that michael nesmith is winning?#michael nesmith my acquaintance#beating all three of my monkees husbands#I'm actually reeling#the monkees (via @gigglesnortbangdead)
discord's new terms of service DO have a mandatory arbitration clause for the United States and Canada, you have 30 days to opt out by emailing an opt out notice to [email protected]. this has been your standard "for the love of god do not waive your right to a jury trial under any circumstances" notice
A decent script I've found and edited, I made the subject "arbitration opt out", use as you like
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to formally opt out of the arbitration clause in my agreement with Discord.
By sending this email, I am exercising my right to reject the provision that would require me to resolve any disputes through binding arbitration. I prefer to preserve my right to pursue legal action in a court of law, which may include participation in a class-action lawsuit.
My relevant account information is as follows:
User ID: [username here]
Please provide confirmation that my request to opt out has been received and processed. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
To make sure this works: Your User ID isn't your Username, or your Display Name, and in a few places Discord's excellent UI incorrectly refers to your Display Name as your Username.
Your Username is the one you need a password to change. Your User ID is a long string of numbers unique to your account, only accessible via Developer Mode. To get your User ID, follow this guide.
CHAT CONTROL TO BE VOTED ON THIS THURSDAY
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I know americans are busy with fighting KOSA but I urge you to please help us by spreading the word about this, I can't say this enough, if chat control passes, citizen's private messages will be scanned via artifical intelligence,and they must comply,otherwise theyre not allwoed to send pictures,videos,or links anymore. We have a discord server made to organize against it,with emails scripts you can use when contacting your meps : https://discord.com/invite/e7FYdYnMkS
Find your meps and tell them to vote no on this :
Search for a Member per geographical map of the European Union
hii, sorry if im being a bit spammy but this has been brought back again.
if you want to fight this, then go to this site:
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
look for your country and contact your MEPs, especially contact those who are undecided
Holy what the fuck EU
Chat Control is back on the lawmakers' table
Unfortunately, this is legit. Via Tech Radar, August 1, 2025. More details:
Denmark has reintroduced the disputed child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill on the first day of its EU Presidency
The so-called Chat Control proposal could be adopted as early as October 14, 2025
The proposal has been failing to attract the needed majority since May 2022
Denmark kicked off its EU Presidency on July 1, 2025, and, among its first actions, lawmakers swiftly reintroduced the controversial child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill to the top of the agenda.
Having been deemed by critics as Chat Control, the bill aims to introduce new obligations for all messaging services operating in Europe to scan users' chats, even if they're encrypted.
The proposal, however, has been failing to attract the needed majority since May 2022, with Poland's Presidency being the last to give up on such a plan.
Denmark is a strong supporter of Chat Control. Now, the new rules could be adopted as early as October 14, 2025, if the Danish Presidency manages to find a middle ground among the countries' members.
Crucially, according to the latest data leaked by the former MEP for the German Pirate Party, Patrick Breyer, many countries that said no to Chat Control in 2024 are now undecided, "even though the 2025 plan is even more extreme," he added.
Original tweet
For fellow germans: CHAT CONTROL? WIE WÄRS MIT NEIN. Eine Anleitung auf deutsch
I also want to mention that the server op linked is still very much active (and yes the invite link in op's post still works)
The EU (still) wants to scan your private messages and photos
🚨 You WILL Be Impacted 🚨
Every photo, every message, every file you send will be automatically scanned—without your consent or suspicion.
If you live in the EU*, contact your MEPs NOW and tell them to vote NO! Go here to learn more & FIGHT BACK!
https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
*especially if you live in Germany - they have not yet decided, and their opposition is crucial!
Please reblog! If the EU passes this, it weakens online privacy worldwide.
For my fellow Europeans
Just sent off my email, the site creates an email template for you and pulls up emails for all reps in your country so its really easy to do.
Only takes a few minutes of your time
TUMBLR I'M REALLY TIRED CAN YOU DO THIS ONE WITHOUT THE HAND-HOLDING?
THE INFORMATION IS IN THE LINK.
IT'S A COPY + PASTE, DL + ATTACH EMAIL DEAL.
UK PEOPLE
PLEASE MAKE A MOVE, THE EHRC IS PLANNING ON PUSHING THROUGH THE BATHROOM BAN WITHOUT A VOTE.
Everyone else: Share this fucking thing. Thank you.
My addition to the "add your concerns" section, in case anyone needs inspiration:
forcing many people to choose between outing themselves and placing themselves at risk of violence, or breaking the law. It risks creating endless confusion and unnecessary expense for businesses and potential loss of custom, which is hardly beneficial at a time when the economy is already struggling. It will continue and heighten the impression that trans people and our families already have that the Labour Party is fundamentally hostile to us as a group. It also sets an unsettling precedent to push something this far-reaching from behind closed doors, without Committee or Parliamentary oversight.
My boyfriend brought up the likelihood of legal consequences for staff members or members of the public feeling that they have to play Gender Police, and the potential for problems for non-gender-conforming cis people, because he figured our spineless pancake of an MP would be more sympathetic to that.
If you have a non-Labour MP an easy addition is: Do you find it acceptable that Labour is allowed to make law behind closed doors without the oversight or input of the rest of Commons? Does this set a good precedent? Are you confident that this power will be used positively? Don't you have a right vote on legislation in a Parliamentary democracy?
Heads up, UK friends.
Discord has implemented the age verification requirement system per the upcoming law going into affect later this week early, so prepare yourself for other sites, which may include Tumblr given the intent is to target adult content which may affect here because of how it still does get posted here, even if the intended targets are the actual site for it.
As of writing, the official petition to have the Online Safety Act repealed is close to 30,000 signatures, but it's barely enough to garner much attention to where it may be dismissed by Parliament, or may get discussed but not getting to where it'll be repealed to actually figure a system that doesn't carry the risk of private information getting leaked.
So again, please help spread and sign the official petition here.
THIS LAW WOULD REQUIRE YOU TO UPLOAD YOUR GOVERNMENT ID TO USE THESE SITES/APPS, especially targeting social media. If you stood up to KOSA in the US, help us stand up to this!
this is a poll for a movie that doesn't exist.
it is vintage times. the old hollywood studios, captivated by the electorate's previous casting of cinema classic dracula, have decided to celebrate jane austen's 250th by releasing an all-new vintage motion picture extravaganza based on her celebrated romance pride and prejudice. whoever is cast will impact the picture's tone and genre, so they are counting on you, the electorate, to deliver cinema magic.
you are the casting director for this star-studded epic. choose your players wisely.
Who is Wickham?
Clint Eastwood
Robert Redford
James Mason
Errol Flynn
Gene Kelly
Sammy Davis Jr.
Tony Curtis
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Ricardo Montalbon
Paul Newman
Joe Shishido
Fredric March
This is one of many polls that will gradually drop over the next few weeks. You can find all the P&P polls under #pride and prejudice casting. If you need a reminder on who's who, here's the Wikipedia page listing the cast of characters. Thank you to everyone who suggested actresses for this poll!
previously cast:
Georgiana Darcy—Mary Pickford
Colonel Fitzwilliam—Albert Finney
Caroline Bingley—Joan Crawford
Charlotte Lucas—Mary Wickes
Aunt Gardiner—Beah Richards
Uncle Gardiner—Juano Hernandez
Mary Bennet—vote here
Kitty Bennet—vote here
Lydia Bennet—vote here
Mr. Collins—vote here
Lady Catherine de Bourgh—vote here
this is a poll for a movie that doesn't exist.
it is vintage times. the old hollywood studios, captivated by the electorate's previous casting of cinema classic dracula, have decided to celebrate jane austen's 250th by releasing an all-new vintage motion picture extravaganza based on her celebrated romance pride and prejudice. whoever is cast will impact the picture's tone and genre, so they are counting on you, the electorate, to deliver cinema magic.
you are the casting director for this star-studded epic. choose your players wisely.
Who is Lady Catherine de Bourgh?
Jackie "Moms" Mabley
Edith Evans
Andrea Palma
Margaret Rutherford
Manorama
Marjorie Main
Lupe Carilles
Martita Hunt
Rosalind Russell
Judith Anderson
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Gladys Cooper
This is one of many polls that will gradually drop over the next few weeks. You can find all the P&P polls under #pride and prejudice casting. If you need a reminder on who's who, here's the Wikipedia page listing the cast of characters. Thank you to everyone who suggested actresses for this poll!
previously cast:
Georgiana Darcy—Mary Pickford
Colonel Fitzwilliam—Albert Finney
Caroline Bingley—Joan Crawford
Aunt Gardiner—vote here
Uncle Gardiner—vote here
Charlotte Lucas—vote here
Mary Bennet—vote here
Kitty Bennet—vote here
Lydia Bennet—vote here
Mr. Collins—vote here
Some excellent choices here again, but for me, it's Lupe. I had honestly never come across her before, but these are peak Lady Catherine vibes:
Stop companies from killing games!!! (EU and UK edition)
Tired of buying a $60 game that stops being functional a year later when big corp decides to pull the plug on its support? Tired of companies being able to brick things you own because they feel like it? Tired of beloved games becoming lost to time?
There is currently an initiative being pushed in both the EU and UK for game companies to be held accountable for keeping at LEAST some version of a game functionable.
The movement is currently in dire straits but has been gaining a ton of traction lately that could bring it back. If you are a resident of either, there's things you can sign to get things moving!!
ROUGHLY ONLY A MONTH LEFT TO SIGN!!! ONLY EU OR UK CITIZENS CAN SIGN!!!
LINK TO EU INITIATIVE
LINK TO UK PETITION
And for more info, you can visit the Stop Killing Games site!!
While this movement only applies to Europe at the moment, it has the momentum to ripple outwards to other countries if we keep it alive and continue pushing back against companies that want to pulp games they don't deem lucrative enough.
If you are unable to sign, consider passing the post around! I doubt anyone WANTS their favorite game to die forever, so if there's enough eyes on the movement we're bound to make progress. Thanks for reading
The last days of the petition against conversion therapy are FASCINATING to watch. I have been following it pretty closely for almost a year now, and the progress was, above all, steady. There was this jump when some algorithm in Finland picked it up, but even that was local.
And now, everyone is panicking.
Which really shows.
These past three or four days, multiple countries have reached the threshold. Even more notably, the number of signatures in total, the ones that we need to get one million of, are growing rapidly. There are only 400'000 signatures missing. Two days ago, it was closer to 600'000.
You can see the progress here:
Give your support !
Consider joining the fun by making everyone around you sign it!
Introduce a law to legally protect the right of those aged 18 and over to transition using NHS services. This should specifically cover phys
Uk peeps!! Let’s get this going! 🏳️⚧️🇬🇧
...Non-UK peeps, please reblog for reach ❤️
IF YOU ARE IN NC AND YOU VOTED, CHECK IF YOUR NAME IS ON THIS LIST.
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – who
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted. The ruling comes after Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who lost the race, challenged the eligibility of tens of thousands of 2024 voters. Those voters will now have 15 days to verify their eligibility, potentially changing the outcome of the election. Check your name here: https://thegriffinlist.com
Ruling made April 4th, 2025. This is current.
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