Ben Wicks

Happy New Year 🥂🎉

This actually relates to the previous government, and it also says Ofwat were culpable. Shockingly poor headline. - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The scandal of the Cass Report is that the only harm was the speculation that an affirmed trans child might develop into a healthy trans adult. These medications are safe in all other patients because we know there are no physical ill effects. Being trans at all is what they see as harm.

🔴‘Wes Streeting’s Regressive Ban on Puberty Blockers is a Betrayal of Trans People’ The Health Secretary claims to be led by the evidence but has merely furthered the fact-free anti-trans agenda pursued by the Conservatives, argues Helen Belcher bylinetimes.com/2024/12/13/w...

The key paradox here is that anti transgender groups believe that trans identity is a contagious fad. That trans identity is both insubstantial, and also that the danger of trans medicine such as PBs is that it can make that identity permanent. They don't believe PBs make cis kids trans because...

A statement from Labour for Trans Rights and other trans stakeholders in the Labour Party on today’s announcement by Wes Streeting.

BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers: Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users. That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...

I’m feeling Christmasy so I’ll give away one of my 2025 calendars here and another over on Twitter. To win just RT and follow and I’ll pick a winner 1pm, Sunday 8th Dec Do visit www.infinitebacon.com and support independent artists. Good luck!

Jeremy Clarkson, who owes his fame & fortune in large part to the BBC, sneers at the brilliant @vicderbyshire.bsky.social for being ‘classic BBC’ when she uses *his own words* to describe his position.

The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion. The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ. Exempt from all.

Unless something drastically happens in the next few days, we're going to have to stop shipping to the EU at the end of the month. That includes to other shops. This is massive. Its why we're imploring you that if you were thinking of getting anything from us, now is the time.

Deus vult’ began as a rallying cry for the Crusades. More recently, it’s been adopted by the far right. And we’re not even supposed to wonder/ask why it’s tattooed on the arm of the next defense secretary?

Did you know Bluesky lets you report accounts for "Frequently Posts Unwanted Content"? If you see harassment and insults in our mentions or yours, don't just disengage or block them, be a kind community member and report them too! Keep Bluesky Clean!

🚨 leaving twitter? Leave the Tory engagement farms too. This account is run by someone who literally works for Andrew Rosindell, Tory MP. (The Pinochet admirer and expenses abuser.) Oh, but don’t worry, he doesn’t “run” the account, he only runs the company 😅 Block.

I’m giving away one of my 2025 calendars and a runner-up prize of a pack of Star Wars themed Xmas cards. To win just share and follow. I’ll draw 6pm Sunday. There’s also 15% OFF in my store. Just use the codeword BACON at checkout. www.infinitebacon.com Good luck!

Not sure if this will work here This test print is a little too dark so rather than bin it, I’ll give it away. To win just RT and follow and I’ll pick a random winner on Wed 27th 1pm. If you already know you’re not going to win you can just buy one from infinitebacon.com/shop

RT only if you are NOT becoming more conservative as you grow older.

This is re: my suggest that we call posts here... tweets. Same as one tends to call snot-rags "Kleenex" and resealable plastic bags "Ziplock." Though I don't feel any particular need to stick it to Elon Musk. He's doing a fine job of mangling his 44B impulse buy without any help from anyone else.

Mortgage Interest Rates are now on average above 6% Buy To Lets will be even worse. Which means *rents* are about to skyrocket. Homelessness, families living in tents/cars will follow. And whats the Tory take-away from this mornings news rounds? “People CHOOSE to use food-banks”

Hey everyone @aidthompsin.bsky.social has arrived, go give him a follow! I invited him so sorry about that

About to spend the day being the first transgender a lot of people ever met at london craft week

You're Darth Vader, what do the 9 really important buttons on your chest do? TV volume? Order coffee? Take photo?

Hi everyone, I’m here and ready to try this out as an escape from the birdsite. Thanks to the marvellous @emmakennedy.bsky.social for the invite!