Interesting Links for 06-09-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Ulez has cut children's school car rides

(tags:transport pollution london children school GoodNews )

2. Edinburgh Council's plan for Princes Street (and Princes Street gardens)

(tags:edinburgh city planning )

3. 60% of Israelis believe you shouldn't be allowed to post sympathy for Gazan civilians. 50% believe you shouldn't be allowed to criticise the government

(tags:censorship Israel Gaza war Palestine OhForFucksSake )

4. Stonehenge Altar Stone was not sourced from Mainland Orkney

(tags:stonehenge viaDanielDWilliam )

5. GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes

(tags:politics USA republicans )

6. Five things to know before forming an opinion on Paralympics transgender row

(tags:gender disability Olympics transgender LGBT )

Comments

[cmcmck]

6. I wish we could get away from thus 'unfair' nonsense. She's post op and there's no 'advantage' left hormonally or physically (she's clearly not big). I played badminton as an undergrad and represented the uni- so at a good level when I was still pre-op but was already on high dose oestrogen and all the antis for T and such.

Even without the surgery and given my intersex condition I was only (still am) 5'6" and slight playing in doubles against men and women both much taller and physically stronger. Only my skill and a good partner (and perhaps my lefthandedness) made me competetive in any way.

[mountainkiss]

Every time I see the word ULEZ I just end up singing ULEZ-OO to the tune of Abba's Voulez-vous, even though I think you're actually supposed to pronounce the Z.

[andrewducker]

I think this is a very understandable response. The only drawback being that I will now also find myself doing it!

[mountainkiss]

You're welcome.