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Three night safety volunteers, who help vulnerable women on the streets of Westminster and have official high vis with local council and Met police logos, were apparently arrested at 2am for doing their job and then held for up to 14 hours, including 3 hours in handcuffs for at least one of them.

'But journalist Mic Wright, who reported the arrests on Twitter, said those arrested were members of Westminster City Council’s nighttime safety volunteers group Night Stars. The volunteers, who wear vibrant pink high-vis vests, support at-risk women and help vulnerable members of the public to ensure they get home safely. Soho is one of the areas they operate in, according to the Westminster City Council website. They often provide people in need with water, directions, slippers or someone to talk to and work in partnership with the Met, whose logo appears on their uniforms. Westminster City Council did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Mr Wright said one member of the trio arrested left the police station in tears after the incident. "They were arrested for being in possession of… rape alarms. They hand them out to women," Mr Wright tweeted.
News of the arrests has been met with widespread outrage and concern. Jamie Klingler, co-founder of Reclaim These Streets, said: "Even for the @metpoliceuk this is a preposterous excuse. They were volunteers in high vis".'

https://inews.co.uk/news/metropolitan-police-arrest-three-people-handing-out-rape-alarms-over-concerns-they-would-disrupt-coronation-2324264

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#NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #feminism

This is big. No #embargoes. No #APCs.

"The #EU is ready to agree that immediate #OpenAccess to papers reporting publicly funded research should become the norm, w/o authors having to pay fees & that the bloc should support #nonprofit scholarly publishing models.

In a move that could send shockwaves through commercial scholarly #publishing, the positions are due to be adopted by the Council of the EU member state governments later this month."
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-infrastructure-2023-5-eu-ready-to-back-immediate-open-access-without-author-fees/

#Europe #RightsRetention

#OtD 6 May 1933 Nazis raided the Institute of Sex Research in Berlin. It was a pioneering organisation which supported gay and trans rights, and equality for women. It employed numerous trans workers and pioneered gender affirmation surgery. Its library was then burned

Bei meiner Nachbarin hat es letztens gebrannt. Auf den ersten Blick gar kein großer Schaden, aber es wurden wohl krebserregende Stoffe freigesetzt, also wird kernsaniert. Die Mitarbeiter*innen der Firma, die die Möbel entsorgt, die Rigips-Wände rausreißt und das Bad entkernt, tragen Schutzanzüge, aber... keine Masken...

Lichtverschmutzung ist nicht nur für Astronom*​innen ein Problem, sondern auch für nachtaktive Tiere. Die Biologin und Bestsellerautorin Sophia Kimmig liest am 23. Mai um 19 Uhr im HdA aus ihrem Buch "Lebendige Nacht" und diskutiert mit @astrophysikerin Lösungsansätze. Tickets erhaltet ihr online über https://www.haus-der-astronomie.de/veranstaltungen/lesung/lebendige-nacht und an der Abendkasse

Today I am disappointed and disgusted to say that #WesternDigital have sent me an email that has very important content in it, but it's inaccessible.
They've suffered a data breach, but the information about said breach has been put into the email as an image.
A #ScreenReader user without some level of tech knowledge would be unable to read that, and may actually think it's spam. To us, it goes straight to the line that says 'Copyright 2023 Western Digital' and skips all the salient points.
Utterly disgusting behaviour from such a large company about such an important topic.
If you're of a mind to do so, please boost to raise awareness.
This email is seemingly *not* a drill.

Don't forget: Giving a musician $10 is worth as much as streaming their song 1,000 times on Apple Music and 2,500 times on Spotify.

#Transit should run at the same frequency on weekends as it does on weekdays. I understand that ridership is less, but it’s not like highways and major roads get smaller during times of less traffic.

Public transit should be dependable on all days.

#urbanism

I appear to have solved my "cat refusing to eat perfectly good food" and "chickens constantly begging" problems* at once.

*neither of these animals belongs to me or is my responsibility but both know I'm a soft touch.

What is your favorite positive privacy-related moment? 🔒💚

It can be something that happened to you, a positive interaction with someone, something rewarding at work or with your family, something that you learned and enjoyed.

What is something that is privacy-related and brought you joy?

#Privacy #SaturdayStories

Here’s one of mine:

I always hide my home address with black electrical tape on my ID cards. Because most of the time when I show my ID there is no need to reveal my home address.

Once at the liquor store the cashier noticed it and questioned me about it. After I explained, she said she thought that was smart and that she was going to start doing the same.

Completely unexpectedly, I felt I had indirectly helped someone improve their safety and privacy with something so simple to do. It warmed my heart and made my day 🥰

A̶n̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ d̶r̶a̶g̶ q̶u̶e̶e̶n̶ WHOOPS! #Christian missionary sentenced for raping a minor and giving her gonorrhea. https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2023/04/former-missionary-found-guilty-of-sexual-abuse/

Some of the coolest lichen I've ever seen! I love these shapes. Found on a magnolia tree at the SF Botanical Gardens.
#lichensubscribe

@barelife

How did world naked gardening day go today ?