Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

Book Review: An Unflinching Critique of the Eugenics Movement. In “Control,” geneticist Adam Rutherford grapples with the millennia-long history of engineered attempts to perfect humanity — and how that checkered past ought to shape current science. “Eugenics is a busted flush, a pseudoscience that cannot deliver on its promise,” https://undark.org/2022/12/02/book-review-an-unflinching-critique-of-the-eugenics-movement/

Trans rights, women’s rights, human rights: beyond the vitriol

How did the small and vulnerable transgender community become so vilified in the UK?

Via @YorkshireBylines

#Bylines
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/trans-rights-womens-rights-human-rights-beyond-the-vitriol/

A 1937 poster demonizing jaywalking. In the early 20th century, it became clear that the proliferation of cars was dangerous for pedestrians. In order to make city streets easier for drivers to navigate, auto companies invented the crime of "jaywalking" ("jay was slang for "fool") in order to get pedestrians out of the streets. It was successful. Soon, after streets went from being places of commerce and communication to the domain of automobiles.

#history #histodon #histodons @histodons

💡 Idea: we need a privilege similar to attorney-client privilege, but between techies and people they support.

Journalists, refugees, people at-risk and from marginalized groups, and we all, really, need to *know* that tech people supporting them cannot be legally forced to disclose the (often very personal or sensitive) data they gain access to while providing tech support.

Data that is shared with them in confidence, and which is often necessary to render tech help at all.

#InfoSec #Legal

The trouble with allowing Sunak to bring the term ‘illegal protests’ into the jargon without challenge is that it will lead to a mindset where all protests are seen as illegal. A bit like ‘illegal immigrants’. Journalists have a duty not to let this happen.

have a fabulous Friday its been a frosty one here

@jrosen707
I had this beautiful Eyed Hawkmoth visit earlier this year.

Important tip: #counsellor and #psychotherapist are NOT protected titles in the #UK

If you're looking for a #therapist, you should ensure that they are on a PSA register.

Example registers:
NCS https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org/counselling-directory
BACP https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapists#0
UKCP
https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/

A full list of registers: https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/check-practitioners/practitioner/counselor

A qualified therapist will never mind you asking about their qualifications and/or their professional membership details!

You can’t spell fediverse without diverse.

A lot of Mastodon instance admins are either getting their first hosting bill or getting a very increased bill from extreme growth and usage. Some may be experiencing bill shock.

Please make sure your paying/supporting them!

Twitter was free because you were the product. Mastodon doesn't work this way.

Many instances list a patreon or donation links on their about page.

Oh the mind boggles about those cat-related lawsuits #cats