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EllisCrawford

@EllisCrawford@mastodon.scot

Scientific publishing, computational chemistry and teaching. Pedagogy, education issues and equality.

They/them. 🏳️‍⚧️

Personal account - I play a bit of #PokémonGo, MMOs, enjoy #blackgaze and similar music, read #scifi and quite like watching #StarTrek.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5511-8370

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EllisCrawford, to random
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Regarding some fishing by the UK media for people to share experiences about (DIY) HRT that has been making the rounds, I'm repeating something I posted on Bluesky.

Do not engage with Susanna Rustin on any topic, especially those related to being trans or trans healthcare.

The material she's written in The Guardian, the paper most at the vanguard of stirring anti-trans sentiment in the centre left, is not friendly, fair or objective regarding us.

EllisCrawford,
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To put it nicely, she approaches the matter in a slick coating of sugar, playing the both sides card, while working tirelessly to try and roll back trans rights, make us seem awful and limit our access to healthcare that is agreed on by the vast medical consensus.

Do not trust her, do not trust the media to speak about trans and non-binary matters in an equitable, balanced and kind manner.

EllisCrawford,
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And if you are still reading The Guardian but otherwise consider yourself to be left leaning politically, stop reading The Guardian.

It has done a huge amount of damage to LGBT, especially T, people in the UK and has poisoned discourse, the fight for equality and liberation and progress towards fairer healthcare and laws in many other countries too.

EllisCrawford, to random
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The call is coming from inside the house

The two previous opinion pieces in the Guardian. One from Sonia Sodha, well known for anti-trans views and bigotry regarding these minoritised people claims that "Vindictive, cowardly leaders bowed to the gender bullied and failed Jo Phoenix" A piece from Susanna Rustin, who supports trans exclusionary organisations, states "the law is now clear: you can't be punished for having gender-critical views. So why does it keep happening?"
Articles from The Observer, showing support for the Conservative government's plans to introduce what amounts to a new section 28 specifically for trans people in schools. One article notes that the debate is toxic, wholly without recognising the negative effect that the Guardian and the Observer have had on this by promoting the legitimacy of gender critical and conservative view points.

EllisCrawford,
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@Rhodium103 inews is okayish.

I wouldn't give money to the Guardian, and I avoid their content as much as possible, on principle since they have directly contributed to making the life of trans and non-binary people in the UK worse.

EllisCrawford, to random
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So UK laws (rightfully) blocked the appalling plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda and the response of the UK government is to simply change those laws?

The UK government is an abject far-right authoritarian mess and entirely unfit for purpose.

EllisCrawford, to glasgow
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For anyone in the area of there is a very poorly considered planning application in for a new car park.

The Shawlands and Strathbungo Community Council are keen to hear views on this.

https://shawlandsstrathbungocc.uk/2023/11/07/use-of-land-to-rear-of-24-26-tassie-street-as-car-park/

EllisCrawford, to FreeSpeech
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This is really quite authoritarian and fascist behaviour by the UK government.

Compiling dossiers on academics because they support basic rights for trans people, are against war and conflict and support minoritised groups including recognising issues faced by BIPOC.

https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/2023/11/03/government-prepared-secret-dossier-on-academics-blm-militant-leftism-and-israel-war-posts/content.html

EllisCrawford, to animals
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Some pictures of my cat.

A white longhaired Siberian cat loafing and looking forlornly at her food bowl.
A fluffy white longhaired Siberian cat in attack mode while getting belly tickles.
A fluffy white longhaired Siberian cat in attack mode getting revenge on the evil hand for belly tickles

EllisCrawford, to linux
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I installed Pop!_OS and I have been enjoying playing around with it. It seems that Linux hates my integrated and dedicated GPU combo and refuses to output correctly to an external monitor. Irksome, but not a major issue as I don't think I will use it to game. Windows will remain for that.

What is more annoying is that two finger swipe was working as "backwards" for all of my browsers and then just seemed to stop a couple of days after install. Any tips for this?

EllisCrawford, to random
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If, like myself, you were appalled and saddened by the comments given by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology at the Conservative party conference where claims were made to "[kick] woke ideology out of science" and that the Conservatives are "safeguarding scientific research from the denial of biology" then I urge you to consider signing the open letter here:

https://hull.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/edi_in_science

The views of the Conservative party are not those of science.

revoluciana, to random
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In 2023, I immediately unfriend anyone who shares pictures of their kids dressed in HP themed costume for Halloween or any other occasion.

If you're still celebrating HP with your kids, then you're clearly not listening to trans people shouting for their lives, and you're clearly not interested in creating a trans-friendly home for your children or their friends.

EllisCrawford,
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@revoluciana @robertnorlyn my partner and I sometimes have extra merchandising volunteer work when we visit some shops. Weirdly it always seems to be putting other products in front of HP items.

Strange that.

EllisCrawford, to glasgow
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Hello mastodon.scot people!

I'm looking to have a transom window installed over a main door within a Glasgow tenement flat. The main door is private access to our flat.

We believe there might have been a previous transom window that has been boarded over.

Does anyone have experience with getting such installed or have recommendations of companies to speak to?

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    EllisCrawford,
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    @preinheimer @cpoliticditto @evan wonderful! 😁

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