Dr Luna Clara Muñoz
@lunamunoz.bsky.social
she/ella; Escaped Academic Misfit 🇵🇷🏳️🌈
Enabling VCSEs to grow community impact✊
Activist for equality & early intervention w/ tidal forces to rival the moon's🌙
Design life>work✨
Education 📚, Health🧠, Culture🎭, Data/Eval🧮📈 Capoeira/samba 💃
Lunaleadership.com
Enabling VCSEs to grow community impact✊
Activist for equality & early intervention w/ tidal forces to rival the moon's🌙
Design life>work✨
Education 📚, Health🧠, Culture🎭, Data/Eval🧮📈 Capoeira/samba 💃
Lunaleadership.com
Did you grow up with Dirty Dancing? This is an interesting interview with Eleanor Bergstein (Baby), the writer, regarding dirty dancing, music, social commentary and the making of the movie where most studios said "no" over 40x. A story of passion & resilience www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Outlook - Dirty Dancing: The real-life 'Baby' Hollywood pushed aside - BBC Sounds
Eleanor 'Baby' Bergstein's film was inspired by her teen years, but studios rejected it
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Did you grow up with Dirty Dancing? This is an interesting interview with Eleanor Bergstein (Baby), the writer, regarding dirty dancing, music, social commentary and the making of the movie where most studios said "no" over 40x. A story of passion & resilience www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Absolutely beautiful video created using still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter and while at Saturn. Shown is Io and Europa over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and then Titan as it passes over Saturn and it's edge-on rings. NASA/JPL/Kevin M. Gill
November 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Absolutely beautiful video created using still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter and while at Saturn. Shown is Io and Europa over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and then Titan as it passes over Saturn and it's edge-on rings. NASA/JPL/Kevin M. Gill
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New York knows how to do Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
New York knows how to do Halloween!
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GLP-1 medicines were only approved for weight in children in 2022. Puberty-blockers have been successful used for trans kids since the 1980s.
Withholding puberty-blockers causes immense & long-term harm to trans kids as my own research has shown.
Wes Streeting’s puberty-blocker ban is transphobic.
Withholding puberty-blockers causes immense & long-term harm to trans kids as my own research has shown.
Wes Streeting’s puberty-blocker ban is transphobic.
Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban
This paper presents an analysis of data from trans children and young people and their parents following the imposition of a UK-wide ban on puberty blockers for this group. The consequences of this...
www.tandfonline.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
GLP-1 medicines were only approved for weight in children in 2022. Puberty-blockers have been successful used for trans kids since the 1980s.
Withholding puberty-blockers causes immense & long-term harm to trans kids as my own research has shown.
Wes Streeting’s puberty-blocker ban is transphobic.
Withholding puberty-blockers causes immense & long-term harm to trans kids as my own research has shown.
Wes Streeting’s puberty-blocker ban is transphobic.
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John Oliver mentioned this animal on his recent show, so i thought I'd tell you a little about the critically endangered #MountainChicken
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#frogs🐸 #amphibians #caribbean #EndangeredSpecies #conservation🌎 grrlscientist.substack.com/p/giant-cari...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#frogs🐸 #amphibians #caribbean #EndangeredSpecies #conservation🌎 grrlscientist.substack.com/p/giant-cari...
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
John Oliver mentioned this animal on his recent show, so i thought I'd tell you a little about the critically endangered #MountainChicken
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#frogs🐸 #amphibians #caribbean #EndangeredSpecies #conservation🌎 grrlscientist.substack.com/p/giant-cari...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#frogs🐸 #amphibians #caribbean #EndangeredSpecies #conservation🌎 grrlscientist.substack.com/p/giant-cari...
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Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
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It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It's embarassing to see someone with a PhD and years if experience use AI to make a presentation on something they are an expert on, and then tell you to ignore some parts of diagrams because the AI made them up and those bits are wrong.
That's embarrassing for us both.
That's embarrassing for us both.
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It's embarassing to see someone with a PhD and years if experience use AI to make a presentation on something they are an expert on, and then tell you to ignore some parts of diagrams because the AI made them up and those bits are wrong.
That's embarrassing for us both.
That's embarrassing for us both.
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Politicians don't see immigration as a two-way street, they just see it for their own political perspective. It's always portrayed as if we're doing skilled immigrants a favour by 'letting them in' when in reality the reverse true. Why would you migrate to a country that doesn't value you?
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Politicians don't see immigration as a two-way street, they just see it for their own political perspective. It's always portrayed as if we're doing skilled immigrants a favour by 'letting them in' when in reality the reverse true. Why would you migrate to a country that doesn't value you?
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Another big factor for the UK is its slide down the income rankings.
Would-be migrants want to join a dynamic economy with the promise of high and rising wages.
The UK used to fit that bill, but Britain’s top salaries are now well down the list.
Would-be migrants want to join a dynamic economy with the promise of high and rising wages.
The UK used to fit that bill, but Britain’s top salaries are now well down the list.
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Another big factor for the UK is its slide down the income rankings.
Would-be migrants want to join a dynamic economy with the promise of high and rising wages.
The UK used to fit that bill, but Britain’s top salaries are now well down the list.
Would-be migrants want to join a dynamic economy with the promise of high and rising wages.
The UK used to fit that bill, but Britain’s top salaries are now well down the list.
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The US remains the most popular destination among educated young adults worldwide, but its lead over #2 has narrowed from 20pts to 9pts, while the UK has plummeted from a consistent #2 ranking to #7, again with a steep fall after 2016.
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The US remains the most popular destination among educated young adults worldwide, but its lead over #2 has narrowed from 20pts to 9pts, while the UK has plummeted from a consistent #2 ranking to #7, again with a steep fall after 2016.
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Card prototyping - how organisations need to be both powerful (asking to help) and vulnerable (asking for help) to be respectful of communities.
How communities are built in cycles of reciprocation of institutional capabilities and individual capacities.
How communities are built in cycles of reciprocation of institutional capabilities and individual capacities.
November 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Card prototyping - how organisations need to be both powerful (asking to help) and vulnerable (asking for help) to be respectful of communities.
How communities are built in cycles of reciprocation of institutional capabilities and individual capacities.
How communities are built in cycles of reciprocation of institutional capabilities and individual capacities.
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Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
Told my friend I really wrecked my knee dancing on stage for a charity performance and she hit me with "no good deed goes unpunished" and I'm now wondering where that phrase originates... seems to discourage philanthropy or at least shows those who like a little pain for being a good girl 🤣🤣
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Told my friend I really wrecked my knee dancing on stage for a charity performance and she hit me with "no good deed goes unpunished" and I'm now wondering where that phrase originates... seems to discourage philanthropy or at least shows those who like a little pain for being a good girl 🤣🤣
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We in the UK will work out far too late that this is a bad thing.
NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
November 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
We in the UK will work out far too late that this is a bad thing.
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q.e.d Science
Critical Thinking AI for constructive criticism and science evaluation
qedscience.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Interesting article indeed, and the report it reference is even better—in my opinion, definitely worth the time (30-45 min) to read for everyone who's committed to the practice of building bases and organizations capable of wielding governing power. Report available here: wechoose.us/p/civic-power
October 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Interesting article indeed, and the report it reference is even better—in my opinion, definitely worth the time (30-45 min) to read for everyone who's committed to the practice of building bases and organizations capable of wielding governing power. Report available here: wechoose.us/p/civic-power
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When i worked for the state of California briefly, in the agencies even, the one thing everyone said was especially useful was the state's power to CONVENE many stakeholders. And to speak with a lot of authority on topics the public care about. Where is that happening now?
October 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
When i worked for the state of California briefly, in the agencies even, the one thing everyone said was especially useful was the state's power to CONVENE many stakeholders. And to speak with a lot of authority on topics the public care about. Where is that happening now?
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Like anyone whose L I T E R A L office is in Congress in DC has way more power to pass resolutions, bills even, and call up every outlet in their district to begin making a constant media spectacle. Go on a hunger strike. Call out the opposing party that has effectively ended every welfare program.
October 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Like anyone whose L I T E R A L office is in Congress in DC has way more power to pass resolutions, bills even, and call up every outlet in their district to begin making a constant media spectacle. Go on a hunger strike. Call out the opposing party that has effectively ended every welfare program.
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THIS is key!
I'm no lawyer, so won't explain it 100%, but the UK had to implement LGR in 2004. In 2011 the CoE were satisfied this happened after assurances from the UK. However, it seems the EA2010 states that apparently we never had it according to the SC ruling 2025.
So the UK lied to the CoE.
I'm no lawyer, so won't explain it 100%, but the UK had to implement LGR in 2004. In 2011 the CoE were satisfied this happened after assurances from the UK. However, it seems the EA2010 states that apparently we never had it according to the SC ruling 2025.
So the UK lied to the CoE.
Contrary to the impression given to the Council of Europe in 2011 the UK therefore does not presently and did not at that time have a legal process for a change of sex as is required by the ECHR judgments of Goodwin v UK and Grant v UK.
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
THIS is key!
I'm no lawyer, so won't explain it 100%, but the UK had to implement LGR in 2004. In 2011 the CoE were satisfied this happened after assurances from the UK. However, it seems the EA2010 states that apparently we never had it according to the SC ruling 2025.
So the UK lied to the CoE.
I'm no lawyer, so won't explain it 100%, but the UK had to implement LGR in 2004. In 2011 the CoE were satisfied this happened after assurances from the UK. However, it seems the EA2010 states that apparently we never had it according to the SC ruling 2025.
So the UK lied to the CoE.
Reposted by Dr Luna Clara Muñoz
Contrary to the impression given to the Council of Europe in 2011 the UK therefore does not presently and did not at that time have a legal process for a change of sex as is required by the ECHR judgments of Goodwin v UK and Grant v UK.
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Contrary to the impression given to the Council of Europe in 2011 the UK therefore does not presently and did not at that time have a legal process for a change of sex as is required by the ECHR judgments of Goodwin v UK and Grant v UK.
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**** Trans Exile Network press releaset 24 October 2025 ****
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
**** Trans Exile Network press releaset 24 October 2025 ****
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
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Who is the activist going out of their way to silence trans people, and anyone who stands up for them? Would you not agree it shows clear intent to freeze those voices out from being able to publicly criticise you on the only mainstream "lefty" social media platform? What would that logically mean?
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Who is the activist going out of their way to silence trans people, and anyone who stands up for them? Would you not agree it shows clear intent to freeze those voices out from being able to publicly criticise you on the only mainstream "lefty" social media platform? What would that logically mean?
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