Jack Lewis

Jack Lewis

@jacklewis.bsky.social

He/Him/They/Them/🦔

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lastpositivist.bsky.social
@lastpositivist.bsky.social

Brazil going the way of South Korea. Basically around the world women are desperately trying to keep power out of the hands of incredibly stupid fascistic grifters while men keep trying to hand it over. Men are an embarrassing cringe gender.

Jo Wolff@jowolff.bsky.social

Incredible gender difference in voting intention in Brazil.

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Samantha Brennan
@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

helenwebberley.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? | Dr Helen WebberleyThe data says no. Those most hostile to women are most in favour of banning trans athletes.
Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

"...we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming..."

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Ian Boudreau
@ianboudreau.com

I think people intuitively understand that democratic candidates tossing trans kids to the wolves is not only morally repugnant but also politically ineffective, otherwise they wouldn't freak out every time someone said they weren't voting for a democrat who did this

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Fucking bleak

Erin 🦇🎃💀👻EEK👻💀🎃🦇 Kane@dianamonkey.bsky.social

"Alexander says he didn’t come back to Ingram to help deport his neighbors... he just ended up making it part of his job. Alexander and Ingram’s other patrol officer had delivered at least 70 people to immigration agents. Within a year, they would hand over the equivalent of 10% of Ingram to ICE."

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...
Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

In 1913, the Suffragettes bombed the home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer In 2026, we pretend they got the vote by asking politely

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Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Another idea for some crazy discourse: "Labelling video games that were made with AI is like labelling food that is halal."

Jack Lewis@jacklewis.bsky.social

I reckon we could have a full day of excellent Bluesky arguments about whether it is body shaming when they're a MAGA who has self-inflicted plastic surgery and botox until they look like E.T. Maybe someone could argue that it is a form of gender affirming care, and the whole thing smacks of gender?

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

One post for a pair of soldiers. Now do 10,000 posts for each pair of the 20,000 Palestinian children killed since October 2023.

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Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

I'm sorry

HulloThere@jethroreading32.bsky.social

Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

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Team Talarico
@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

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Billie Jean Sweeney
@billiejsweeney.bsky.social

Rowling Watch: 0: number of times since 4/15 that Rowling has tweeted on X in support of women’s rights, to protest discrimination against women in the workplace, or to denounce the real-world threats to women’s safety 279: number of times she’s tweeted transphobic hate.

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

it's understandable to think of constructive debate as an ideal and then to figure that *any* debate is therefore a step towards political values and virtues. but I think most debates, particularly in the social media age, make conversations and outlooks worse than where they started

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

You'd think they'd learn from all the other times that pandering to the right gained them zero right wing votes but lost them left wing votes...

Jessie Gender@jessiegender.bsky.social

Yes, but you know, how dare I, as a trans woman, question the Democrats? open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

erininthemorning.comDCCC Releases Its First Anti-Trans Ad, Supporting SC Democrat Nancy LacoreThe ad is the first known ad from the high-level Democratic congressional campaigning arm targeting trans people this election.

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☆「ＹＡＳＥ」IdolismJ ☆
@idolismj.yase.world

I had to go on Twitter to confirm this was real because Ship Awesome Games In A Weekend having a hand with six fingers was so on the nose I was about to pass out

Cale Michael@xjustified.bsky.social

This shit just writes itself at this point. Just the name "Epic AI MegaJam" is a joke that best describes what is going on with these companies.

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Apparently, right wing men are sharing pictures of a sexualised, gender swapped, 11 year old child from the Harry Potter books. Apparently, they are proud of themselves for doing it.

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Judd Legum
@juddlegum.bsky.social

Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Acton’s mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband. Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

India, Poland, South Africa... all places that famously had no bloodshed

Sandy Hendry@sandyhendry.bsky.social

Martin Luther King was much more successful than Malcolm X for example. Before that, there was no need for a bloody civil war in most countries that abolished slavery. Just votes. Independence can also be bloodless. Gandhi in India, Walesa in Poland, Mandela in South Africa. The list is long.

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Alex Zalben
@azalben.bsky.social

At long last, we have created a way for you to take away Nikki's free will, from the classic horror movie "don't take away Nikki's free will"

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com

Nikki from OBSESSION joins FORTNITE tomorrow. You wished for this...

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Jowling Kowling Rowling uses her money to actually kill trans people, by funding hate groups to restrict access to healthcare, but the real crime is being mean to her about it

Shane Carrow@shanecarrow.bsky.social

Rowling is an awful person who sucks, but this actual article is about two (2) authors who implicitly wished violence against her by quoting Gretchen Felker-Martin, who had explicitly wished violence against her. Don’t do this!

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Normal

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸@patriottakes.bsky.social

Republican candidate Brandon Herrera: “I fucking hate cyclists. Jesus fucking Christ! ….I had fucking fantasies of running them all over and, you know, maybe one of these days I will. …I have thought about ways that I could get away with it.”

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Trump rants like a lunatic at a women's health event: "That stone is so beautiful ... see the cushions? Those beautiful yellow cushions? Don't they feel nice? I have them specially made ... you have the new heliport and ballroom."

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Whyzayker
@whyzayker.bsky.social

So Maralago Fats totally misses the Beast and instead goes for a dementia stroll while the secret service scurries around him to redirect him back to the car. He’s basically little more than a barely walking , talking Trump steak.

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Micah
@rincewind.run

called it baby

Micah@rincewind.run

I believe someone can manage a fractional Scaramucci this term, it's gonna happen

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Kat Abughazaleh
@katmabu.bsky.social

Saw ANOTHER person say my indictment was the best thing to happen to my campaign. Let me be clear: It severely limited what I could say, where I could go, and what I could do. I had to worry about prison AND legal fees for myself AND my (amazing) field director. Political prosecutions aren’t fun.

Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Biden: *has a mild stutter* Trump: If you poor water on magnets, they stop working! The Independent: These are the same

The Independent@the-independent.com

Trump admits ‘I have some very severe problems’ in Biden-like ramble at White House

trib.alTrump admits ‘I have some very severe problems’ in Biden-like rambleTrump’s latest lengthy soliloquy in the Rose Garden evoked memories of the last octogenarian to occupy the Oval Office. Andrew Feinberg explains why
Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

Nobody told me I could pull a gun if I was stressed... this is a game changer

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

The ICE officer who faces charges for road raging in Minneapolis (pulling a gun on a random motorist who blocked him from driving his unmarked SUV on the shoulder) broke into tears on the stand and said he was under a lot of stress, ok?

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Raimo Kangasniemi
@rk70534.bsky.social

Occupier #Israel takes "...Palestinian writer & journalist Rasem Obeidat, 67... for a hearing on his administrative detention. Obeidat struggled to walk and visibly trembled... Administrative detention allows Israel to hold Palestinians without charge or trial..." www.threads.com/@thenewarab/...

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Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com

This is somehow the funniest and most appropriate typo of my name I've ever seen

Hyphen@hyphenonline.com

Rami Islami is one of the video game industry’s most prominent Muslims. He tells Hyphen why money, language and geography still limit who gets to make games — and why he’s working to change that. hyphenonline.com/2026/09/28/r...

hyphenonline.comRami Ismail is trying to change who gets to make video games - HyphenThe Dutch-Egyptian developer is one of the gaming industry's most prominent Muslims — and he's giving others like him a helping hand
Jack Lewis
@jacklewis.bsky.social

I reckon we could have a full day of excellent Bluesky arguments about whether it is body shaming when they're a MAGA who has self-inflicted plastic surgery and botox until they look like E.T. Maybe someone could argue that it is a form of gender affirming care, and the whole thing smacks of gender?

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Kenny Campbell
@mrkennycampbell.bsky.social

I have never seen coverage of a live trial, one involving allegations of multiple sex attacks on multiple women, framed in a more distasteful way. It's not 'Fame under fire' it's a rape trial. And it involves actual women. And this from the *checks notes* BBC

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

"When Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity & appointed her as his new press sec, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia describes herself. But Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that she was admitted to practice law anywhere — & found none."

popular.infoTrump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any