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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 59m

I was a regular blood donor. Post transition, they don't want my blood. I asked for this in writing as it contravened their published guidance and...

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2h

It was never just about trans people. We were an easy target.
The wedge is driven home and now they advance their strategy...

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 8h

Trans people have been warning about these people for *years*

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 1d

This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.

A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2h

Gorgeous pic 😍

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 4h

Oh wow! Congratulations to your son ❤️ And well done you! 👏

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 6h

Oh no, mind yourself. I hope you feel better soon x

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 6h

Yep, same. I loved the Saturn V and the shuttle.
I don't have any Star Wars sets and the Falcon is on my wishlist. Storage and display is a challenge - may need to move house 😂

I'm also saving myself for the new Star Trek sets due next year for Trek's 60th anniversary

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 7h

Referring to people by their preferred pronouns is respectful and provides dignity. International Pronouns Day started in 2018 and has occurred on the 3rd Wednesday of October ever since. This year it falls on the 15th of October.
My pronouns are she/her/hers
#Speirgorm

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 8h

Even a grouch needs a holiday, and America's cantankerous, garbage-loving grouch, no, not the one in the White House! I'm talking about the monsters on Sesame Street who have chosen October 15th as National Grouch Day. This is a day to celebrate grouches and our favourite Grouch of all, Oscar ❤️

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Insomnia on a school night sucks

bugs bunny from looney tunes is laying in bed with his eyes wide open .

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder 👇
Q'apla!!

A picture of Martok, a Klingon warrior with the words "If you're still alive, you're not struggling with depression. Depression is struggling with you"

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Composer, pianist, and conductor Leonard Bernstein died on this day in 1990.
He composed music for the 1957 musical West Side Story and the score for the film On the Waterfront, and famously conducted the New York Philharmonic at the age of 25.
He died of pneumonia at age 72.

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Singer and actor Bing Crosby, known for roles in Going My Way, died of a heart attack on this day, October 14, 1977, at age 74. He collapsed after a round of golf near Madrid, Spain, where he had been playing with other golfers.

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Australian-American actor Errol Flynn, famous for his role as Captain Blood, died of a heart attack at the age of 50 on this day, October 14, 1959.
The coroner noted that Flynn had the body of an 85-year-old man and had serious conditions including coronary thrombosis and cirrhosis of the liver.

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

Brendan Behan's English-language play, "The Hostage," had its London premiere on this day, October 14, 1958, at the Theatre Royal Stratford.
This was an adaptation of his earlier Irish-language play, "An Giall," which premiered in Dublin earlier that year

Picture of the cover of the play The Hostage

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

The Everly Brothers' song, "Wake Up Little Susie," was released in this day in 1957 and reached No. 1 on the US singles chart, despite being banned in some places for its lyrics. The song also became a No. 2 hit in the UK

Picture of the cover of the single Wake Up Little Suzi by The Beverly Brothers

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

On this day in 1926, Alan Alexander Milne's book "Winnie-the-Pooh" was released

Picture of a first edition copy of the book Winnie the Pooh

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 1d

The Battle of Hastings started on this day, 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. It saw the beginning of the Norman Conquest of England.

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William's army during the Battle of Hastings in 1066

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

FBI agent Fox Mulder was born on this day in 1961. While the shadow conspiracy that he worked so hard to expose and put a stop to probably rues this day, for the rest of us, it's a good reminder to honour all those truth seekers out there that keep us from being controlled by aliens.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

Yep. It touched a nerve alright. We've all been there.

It's such a juxtaposition with "Mar-a-lago By The Sea" which had me laughing.

Brilliant album.

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

Next up this evening is the new album from Neil Hannon AKA The Divine Comedy. The new album "Rainy Sunday Afternoon" is bleedin' rapid as we might have said. It's a solid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, a very personal album.
So many highlights for me:
The Man Who Turned Into A Chair,
The Last Time I Saw The Old Man.

Picture of the cover of the album "Rainy Sunday Afternoon" by The Divine Comedy

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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

Great list. I've bookmarked it and will give it a listen. Thanks 😊

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

Sunday evening, new vinyl listening, first up "Better Broken" the new album from Sarah McLachlan.
Solid offering from the Canadian. I've been a fan since Fumbling Towards Ecstacy.
"Gravity" is a sublime track.
Overall rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Picture of the cover of the new album from Sarah McLachlan "Better Broken"

Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

Here's hoping Season 4 is better than the patchy Season 3 🖖
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Denise Breen @denisebreen.bsky.social · 2d

I really hope this is good 🖖
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Official Trailer | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | NYCC 2025

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