Natural philosopher (STEM background), retired IT Architect.
Supporting public policy based on kindness, respect and evidence.
#systemsThinking #socialSystems
(mostly on website)
#solidarity
Cis, het
Settler on the traditional territories the Mississauga branch of the Ojibwa Nation.
| Website | https://ericlawton.org/ |
| Location | Mississauga Anishinaabe land, Ontario |
| Pronouns | he, il. They is fine. |
| Languages | English, français |
the right wing's incandescent-level transmisogyny has a flip side: the invisibility of trans men.
for example: the recent U.K. Supreme Court's ruling—which is rooted in transmisogyny—means that transmasculine people can be denied access to *both* men's and women's sex-segregated spaces like toilets and change rooms:
https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-uk-supreme-courts-gender-ruling-mean-for-trans-men-254868
New, by me: Blue Shield of California said it's notifying at least 4.7 million people that it shared their personal and protected health information with Google over several years.
Blue Shield blamed a misconfiguration of its use of Google Ads, and said the collected data may have been used "to conduct focused ad campaigns" on affected members.
Billionaires and oligarchs are using their obscene fortunes to undermine and subvert democratic processes, limit our rights and freedoms, and weaken regulations meant to protect people and the planet.
But they underestimate our power to resist and defend ourselves, and our shared home.
We’ve fought and won before, and we will fight and win again.
Join the fight against the attempted billionaire takeover.👇
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If you think billionaires should not be deciding our rights and freedoms? Sign now. Using their vast fortunes, they weaken regulations meant to protect people and the planet, fund candidates who serve their interests, and gain control of the media to shape the stories we hear. It’s time to resist!
Tree Swallows are moving back in.
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@Daojoan Rob Ford basically did exactly this when he was mayor of Toronto.
First he tried claiming it was poor people sponging off "taxpayers". Then when "taxpayers" protested, he tried to claim it was the "Liberal elites" who were doing the sponging. Fortunately, enough Torontonians use the public library that his proposals fell through.
Toronto Star: I spent a week fact checking Liberal Leader Mark Carney
After listening to the Liberal leader it is clear that he — mostly — flies close to the facts.
What does the UK Supreme Court’s gender ruling mean for trans men?
https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-uk-supreme-courts-gender-ruling-mean-for-trans-men-254868
> The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces.
It's the court's decision that is "incoherent and unworkable".
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