Alice McCool
@McCoolingtons
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Investigative Journalist @GoodLawProject. Feminist. Bylines inc The Guardian, CNN, New Internationalist, Reuters, TIME, Al Jazeera etc. They/them. Views my own.
Joined March 2009
My latest: Keira Bell and co’s legal threat targeting gender affirming care in the UK is being backed by a major global anti-abortion group with links to pro-Putin oligarchs and the far right. And worse, that group is ramping up its work in the UK. Read my full story here ⬇️
🔎 NEW 🔍 CitizenGO is backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. Our undercover investigation shows that it’s ramping up its work in the UK. https://t.co/zVR2tSgsNy
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one of the MPs associated with your party now fully mask off, referring to trans women as men (going far beyond the original transphobia he was trying to defend). absolutely shameful and clearly no socialists should be associating themselves with this sort of explicit bigotry.
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This deep dive by @LumbeeLaura @WIRED into #PeterThiel is WILD. Get ready for a terrifying window into how this billionaire Tech Bro's obsession with the Antichrist and apocalyptic theology is impacting the way our global tech and politics is run... https://t.co/VwlSPNmLgP
wired.com
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
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Another 500 arrests, another lurch to the right... https://t.co/neH3qZiK1c
theguardian.com
Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of rallies as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’
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Thanks to everyone who spoke to me for this piece 💔 Pls know this is not a drill. 10yrs after topping @ILGAEurope LGBTQ+ rights ranking, UK has dropped to 22 place out 49. @LemkinInstitute has issued a red flag alert on UK #trans and #intersex rights.
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REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’… …but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵 1/ (Link in next tweet)
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A practice treating young #trans ppl is being investigated after a lawyer with links to Christian right + #gender criticals sent a threat. These cases can look organic, but there are often other forces behind them. Here, the victims are vulnerable kids. My latest:
An ultra-conservative anti-abortion lawyer has threatened a GP practice in Brighton with legal action, risking further restrictions on healthcare for young trans people: https://t.co/JQFXfVrnzF
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When you try to remove a piece of art and accidentally make it better.
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A key player in the overturn of #abortion rights in the US is fuelling 'March for Life UK' in LDN tomorrow. This raises concerns about the import of anti-#gender fundamentalism to the UK, threatening the bodily autonomy/rights of women + LGBTQ+ ppl. Read my investigation here:
🔎 INVESTIGATION 🔍 Over half of speakers on London’s March for Life’s programme this weekend have links with US Christian right group Alliance Defending Freedom. https://t.co/d7zkpyLLpK
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NEW: Over half of social media users across France, Germany and Spain would prefer to use European-based platforms. Only 4-5% in those countries would prefer to use US based platforms. Our YouGov polling shows Europeans want alternatives to the dominant US social media giants.
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We need free speech + gender-criticals have the right to express their views. But when does this expression become harassment, bullying or discrimination? Thanks to everyone who spoke to me for this piece, particularly the trans journalist + campaigner, who’s been through a lot.
⚖️🏳️⚧️ When a journalist who writes and campaigns on trans rights caught the attention of a gender-critical barrister, her life was turned upside down. With her support, we’ve filed a complaint with the Bar Standards Board. https://t.co/0Wd6Yceedg
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"Good Law Project’s legal battle isn’t just about one trans man...It’s about histories of eugenics and forced sterilization, as well as a wider feminist question of who deserves bodily autonomy."
xtramagazine.com
The decision falls in line with horrific sterilization histories entwined with rising fascism
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“The migrant is the engine of this country,” Daniel said, “but the current law treats migrants as criminals. Those who simply want to work and contribute to the country are forced to live illegally.” Great reporting by @pollysmythe.
novaramedia.com
Food delivery couriers are facing increased attacks from the rightwing press, far-right thugs and now, the Labour government. Polly Smythe reports.
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Some schools/councils (inc. Edinburgh) are imposing bathroom bans based on Supreme Court ruling, which is not law. For this story, parents told me trans kids are limiting their liquid intake + holding in going to the loo for fear of getting told off. TERFs, are you happy now?
Councils rushing to put policies on school bathrooms in place leave trans children facing confusion, distress and the risk of being outed. 🏳️⚧️ https://t.co/cvbZ9F64zu
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Video taken by my friend at #PalestineAction protest in LDN today. This person wasn’t holding a Palestine Action sign etc, just talking about how there are murderers + rapists yet this is the police’s focus. He also made a joke about Epstein. Why was he arrested @metpoliceuk?
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⚖️ UPDATE ⚖️ We’ve now published our grounds in our challenge against the EHRC’s transphobic interim guidance. The EHRC must serve the summary grounds of its defence by Friday. https://t.co/Gtc1SBCedT
goodlawproject.org
We challenged the EHRC on their transphobic guidance. The High Court has now given us directions to proceed with the case.
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I’d like 2 speak to UK ppl of all genders who have experienced policing in bath/changing rooms recently: aka you’ve had your gender questioned, been asked 2 leave or faced other harassment/violence? Msg alice.mccool@goodlawproject.org if this is u or someone u know #journorequest
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The @ProstitutesColl claims the clauses could criminalise sex workers' “workmates, drivers, web-makers, receptionists, friends, clients” and criminalise the advertising sites “which sex workers depend on to work independently and in greater safety.”
novaramedia.com
Labour MPs are plotting a crackdown that could unjustly criminalise sex workers’ friends and family and put prostitutes’ safety at risk. Maya Oppenheim reports.
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Promising news: employers in the UK do NOT need to provide single-sex toilets following the Supreme Court ruling.
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