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Eben (Trans ally 🏳️‍⚧️) He/Him
@ebenhh.bsky.social
19 | Physicist and bicycle mechanic in training | Socialist and Green Party member

📍Uni of Bath physics
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Reminder that my account is LGBTQIA+ inclusive. If you don't like that or if you feel that my acceptance of people regardless of race, gender or sexuality offends you, I suggest that you go home and rethink your life and consider why you choose to hate others.
New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill"

www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
www.404media.co
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Is my bike sufficiently muddy?
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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First round of the CX World Cup will be streamed FREE on the UCI youtube tomorrow, all 5 races.!

MJ: www.youtube.com/live/AzSLa-t...
WJ: www.youtube.com/live/lXCCNZo...
Mu23: www.youtube.com/live/EWYUgaW...
WE: www.youtube.com/live/xqJ1r-l...
ME: www.youtube.com/live/tP0PcJl...
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme.

We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.

Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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people told me that "protests don't work, keep politics out of sport" and now couple months later IPT is dead, rebranded as a new team with a complete new identity and ALL the israeli influence is gone including ultra zionist and warcrime enjoyer adams

lol, lmao even
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.

The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The Guardian are reporting a significant increase in Jewish people voting for the Green Party.

It's almost like many of us grew up learning a history of persecution & violence.

We don't oppose the Genocide in spite of being Jewish but because of it.

Never again for everyone.
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! 📲 💚

We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳

This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."

What's the point of being in Labour?

Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The Greens don’t believe providing safe refuge for endangered asylum seekers is an “out-of-control” policy.

Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.

Refugees are welcome.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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IPT website is down, let’s hope the team follows suit
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Music that I've been enjoying listening to recently:
XMAS_EVET10 [120] [thanaton3 mix] - Aphex Twin
On - Aphex Twin
Precursor - Floating Points
Clouds, View From My Window - Hiroshi Yoshimura
Out Of Silence - Daniel Avery
Rough Sleeper - Burial
76:14 - Global Communication
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I was just reading an article about gravel suspension forks where the columnist said that 50mm is the narrowest tyre that they'd use for gravel. Imo, if you need suspension and/or tyres bigger than 50mm on your gravel bike, you either have a skill issue or need an XC MTB.
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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- Ashleigh Moolman Pasio on board as mentor/ambassador
- Team to be Ethiopian registered, with riders from Rwanda and Ethiopia
- Will begin racing in Europe from spring 2026
- Major sponsors involved
- Official launch at Rouleur Live

This is big for African cycling.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Axing the cycle-to-work scheme might seem like low-hanging fruit for a cash-strapped Treasury, but it would be a big mistake. Particularly with expensive kid-carrying cargo e-bikes, it's one of the most effective modal shift levers out there.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rachel Reeves to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes
Chancellor expected to introduce new limit on how much can be spent on a bicycle through cycle to work scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Why is the code to produce matrices in Latex so clunky 😭
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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New sleeper services will run from Paris to Berlin next year
New sleeper services will run from Paris to Berlin next year
European Sleeper will operate the new service from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet train that is being axed next month The resurgence of sleeper trains on the continent hit a kink in the tracks in September, when the Austrian state operator ÖBB announced that it would be axing its two Nightjet services – Paris to Vienna and Paris to Berlin – from 14 December. ÖBB cited the French government’s ending of subsidies, dealing a blow to the night-train renaissance. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. European Sleeper has told the Guardian that it will be taking over the route from Paris to Berlin, with the first train to run on 26 March 2026. The train will operate three times a week with departures likely to be from Paris Gare du Nord on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and the return service from Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Ostbahnhof on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The current Nightjet service departs Paris Gare de l’Est just after 7pm and winds east via Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Erfurt and Halle before arriving in Berlin around 8.30am. European Sleeper intends to make the journey via Brussels, with precise route details and timings currently being confirmed with infrastructure managers in France, Belgium and Germany. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Something I get endlessly annoyed about is the lack of error ranges in the results of cycling aero tests. Obviously, the reason is because the difference between the fastest and slowest equipment on test is within the margin of error and they want to say something definitive to get clicks and sell
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Raise taxes on the wealthy, properly fund public services, stop pandering to fascists. That's what will stop a Labour wipeout, not not raising taxes.
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
There are 7. The original trilogy, the prequels and Rogue One.
There are only three Star Wars films
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Am I doing it right?
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.

Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission.

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'm in need some help with tyre choice so hopefully someone here can help me out. I need a set of winter tyres for my MTB as my current setup isn't cutting it for UK winter. Ideally, I'd like something that isn't too slow and has quite a thin, XC casing. My bike can take up to a 29x2.4" tyre but
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM