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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah, he's a full time job at the moment. We're already on three poos and a million wees for the day but at least he already knows to go outside.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 7h

I'm trying not to spoil him but it's hard! It's a shame you're not a bit closer for puppy cuddles. He likes a snuggle once he's expended his biting energy.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 9h

Eventually. He's 8 weeks so just had his first jab yesterday so no walkies until probably end of November.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 19h

I don't know how he finds the time for so much stupid. Gotta hand it to him, truly impressive.

Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 21h

Don't look now but Trump just freaked out the market again by continuing to escalate the trade war.

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a few people I followed came over here but weren't prepared to wait for it to grow and left again. I think because I was on twitter early (back when RT was a manual user thing that involved copying and pasting a tweet!), I've already seen how good social media takes a while to get going.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 1d

It really was. I miss that level of engagement. I've not found it elsewhere.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, same. I ended up meeting a lot of people offline but there are many others where that's where the relationship lived.

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 1d

It's mushroom season in the Northern Hemisphere 🍄

Here's a look at the chemistry of arguably the most iconic mushroom, fly agaric, and what makes them so brightly coloured and hallucinogenic: www.compoundchem.com/2024/11/11/f...

#ChemSky 🧪

Infographic on fly agaric mushrooms, with an image of the mushrooms in the middle (red with white spots). The chemical structures of the mushroom's pigments are shown, including muscarufin, the primary pigment responsible for their red colour. The compounds behind the mushrooms' psychoactive properties, ibotenic acid and muscimol, are also shown. These compounds imitate neurotransmitters in the brain to exert their effects.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 1d

I'm really missing Twitter today for some reason. And I don't mean X; I see that as an entirely different thing.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 1d

Oh goody.
You're increasingly not in control of your own privacy.

The Register @theregister.com · 1d

Microsoft's OneDrive spots your mates, remembers their faces, and won't forget easily

Then shalt thee change the setting three times, no more! Microsoft's OneDrive is increasing the creepiness quotient by using AI to spot faces in photos and group images accordingly. Don't worry, it can be turned off – three times a year.…

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 2d

I do NOT recommend getting a whole puppy head trapped in your hair.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 2d

Does someone need to provide Trump with a chunky crayon wherever he goes? Is he unable to hold a normal pen?

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Snopes @snopes.com · 2d

🕸️ Fake spider webs can harm wildlife. Here's how to celebrate Halloween safely for all creatures. 👇 www.snopes.com/news/2025/10...

Outdoor decorative spider webs can be threat to wildlife?

Small critters, including birds, bats and toads, can get hopelessly tangled in the artificial webbing.

www.snopes.com

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, he's a lurcher and will grow so quick. I need to enjoy his smallness!

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 3d

I very much look forward to having a dog with a normal sized bladder.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 4d

Bob!

Eight week old black puppy laid in a fleecy dog bed with his face propped on the side, looking contemplative.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 5d

Are you on a meter? I am and I pay £15 per month.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5d

COMMENTARY: Between January and April of this year, an astounding quarter of all flights in the eastern Baltic Sea region experienced GPS disturbances.

And the fact that these incidents haven’t resulted in any aviation disasters so far is thanks to pilot skill.

Russia’s GPS interference is the new normal

Half a dozen countries are experiencing an extraordinary surge in GPS disturbances. But collectively, we can blunt the harm of these dangerous tactics.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 5d

Surely the only people who think being antifa is bad are fa.

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 5d

The 'online safety' bill makes everyone's data less safe.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 5d

The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.

Discord suffers data breach impacting at least 70,000 users | TechCrunch

The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.

techcrunch.com

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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 6d

I asked the Guardian’s research department to count up the number of stories in national newspapers about asylum seekers or small boats or refugees. They found 542 in just the past month. And how many on the cost of living or essentials or living standards? Just 45.

MSM destroying our society

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Victoria @beaniest.bsky.social · 7d

I had to dress for Christmas this evening but my spider shoes and bat earrings got all the compliments. October gonna October.

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