Posts by carolen@spinster.xyz
(DIR) Post #B1JCTSJovK5kyEvKPA by carolen@spinster.xyz
2025-12-16T14:24:26.141898Z
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@Blackgendermoderate took me a minute 😂
(DIR) Post #B1VVGMlGlsxfSrVbFo by carolen@spinster.xyz
2025-12-22T12:51:29.360065Z
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University threatened with legal action after protest at academic's talkShe alleged that her freedom of speech was restricted in a number of ways, including:The number of attendees being restricted to 60 staff, postgraduate students and members of the publicUndergraduate students being prohibited from attendingLimited advertising being provided for the eventA venue for the event being chosen which was vulnerable to protestsReasonable steps not being taken to prevent the talk being disruptedProf Sullivan told the BBC it was like a "zombie apocalypse" as some protesters pressed up against the window with placards and loudhailers.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx3y84ln9o
(DIR) Post #B1lh021SPygcUQPu2C by carolen@spinster.xyz
2025-12-30T08:18:21.784665Z
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@BaronessLoveandLight that reminds me, have to renew my passport 😂@ned
(DIR) Post #B1x4jxuUTVo2jzaaem by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-04T20:06:14.457537Z
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@Fullycaffeinated @HebrideanHecate yes that sort of thing might (might!) work in the US but over here it's 🙄👎
(DIR) Post #B2CUrzRcqP4h35I1vE by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-12T06:39:36.737724Z
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@Sherri_Ingrey @Jont_K
(DIR) Post #B2CUzV5lZuTjEEe9Y0 by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-12T06:40:59.252669Z
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@Sherri_Ingrey 'Randon Sprinkle'🙄If only there were signs
(DIR) Post #B2IhKuZ4QnoOi65ZRo by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-15T06:27:37.270924Z
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@AnungIkwe leave, and find an apprenticeship somewhere
(DIR) Post #B2KsEc7tYjPTbDUtsG by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T07:39:08.534430Z
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@AnungIkwe come at me, bro
(DIR) Post #B2LV4CDkutigZUGIsa by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T14:54:17.825053Z
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@Flick @HebrideanHecate 'horrific bruises' - not selling it 😅
(DIR) Post #B2LVOKS61SjLtMZNUu by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T14:57:56.268381Z
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@Flick @95c7f867802a9c7cfb1d2b243be152234864e2cf9f60f467ae32bf1cf05f89fb @ForBritain Oh, that is just amazing 😆
(DIR) Post #B2LVVAVdO9Uh57UBsW by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T14:59:10.160028Z
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@BILLSan345 @Flick @HebrideanHecate I have nothing against doing something you love - but some people enjoy doing things that make me think 'what?' 😆
(DIR) Post #B2LdrJ0tFa0xSdAkWe by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T16:32:44.402071Z
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@HebrideanHecate @Flick @BILLSan345 most of the women at the gym look normal, just there for the exercise and fitness but there is one woman who seems to be in to getting ripped, all pressing 40kg weights and full body pull ups 😒
(DIR) Post #B2LhC5j88yp2CIT6LQ by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T17:10:10.526456Z
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@EatKnitSleep2 that's quite some goal! Well done on starting weight training, I'm only a novice too (since late September) but have found benefits. Stairs no longer quite the challenge they were and lifting shopping is easier, too 😂Most of my work is on machines, the only free weights I use are 4kg side raises and 6kg press ups which is more than enough for me, right nowDon't over extend yourself but keep at it, it's surprisingly addictive 🙂@HebrideanHecate @BILLSan345 @Flick
(DIR) Post #B2Ln2EOZewYhuYXE3s by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T18:15:38.137388Z
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Oh FFS, here we go again"NHS trans case ruling will be closely analysed - but impact not straightforward"Yes it is, keep the bastards out of women's spaces 🤬 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0ny0r5q1mo
(DIR) Post #B2Ls7A9pLIlnzDo9xo by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T19:12:32.495508Z
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@EatKnitSleep2 @virvallis @BILLSan345 @Flick @HebrideanHecate It's sad that you don't seem to have been catered for in terms of induction. When you feel up to it, maybe have a word with The Management and explain what (didn't) happen? They might make more of an effort to induct you in a way that works better for you - perhaps even one-to-one if you were comfortable with that. Rarely hurts to ask although I get that you may not be in a place to do that, at the moment...
(DIR) Post #B2LyjI1t7fIB87erse by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-16T20:26:40.213358Z
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@LadyMont I had that epiphany more years ago, than I care to remember... 😢😅
(DIR) Post #B2Qwc4tg2oIjzXbJwW by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-19T05:56:30.873508Z
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@AnungIkwe also: the UK 😉
(DIR) Post #B2Rkz9GKyVz7tpOVqS by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-19T15:20:53.384452Z
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Lucky Dutch people 🙄‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s AmericaFear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?Ter Apel, a small, unassuming Dutch town near the German border, is a place tourists rarely have on their itinerary. There are no lovely old windmills, no cannabis-filled coffee shops and on a recent visit it was far too early for tulip seasonWhen foreigners end up there, it is for one reason: to claim asylum at the Netherlands’ biggest refugee camp, home to 2,000 desperate people from all around the world.Some, like the Eritreans and Somalis, are fleeing war; the Syrians insist it remains unsafe for them to return home after the fall of Assad. But in the last year they have been joined by a curious new cohort: a bunch of Americans, who say they have feared for their lives ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House.Many of the American refugees, like Jane-Michelle Arc, a 47-year-old software engineer from San Francisco, are transgender. In April last year she flew into Schiphol airport in Amsterdam and, sobbing, asked a customs officer how to claim asylum. “And they laughed because: what’s this big dumb American doing here asking about asylum? And then they realised I was serious.”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/i-was-afraid-for-my-life-the-transgender-refugees-fleeing-trumps-america
(DIR) Post #B2VGvVQeOo8DUpPAzg by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-21T08:02:57.850087Z
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Pathways EVIL Endinghttps://youtu.be/V78yYlWqrp0
(DIR) Post #B2oGMGQrZYMOAcU5Vw by carolen@spinster.xyz
2026-01-30T11:56:05.840977Z
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@TriptychTwinsRidesAgain good 👍