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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 1d

Adrian Tchaikovsky's (@aptshadow.bsky.social) real talents lie in being the Face Man for a talented and hard-working team of spiders who utilise their advanced literary and keyboard skills to produce all the books published in his name.

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 1d

If it weren't a kids' cartoon, it would be more widely lauded in the canon of surrealist British comedy

electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know about Oxford, but here in Liverpool, there are a couple of dedicated cycle lanes where the number of pedestrians wandering around and/or crossing without looking often makes it safer to brave the vehicles on the main road. At least bus & taxi drivers (usually) know what they're doing.

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 2d

I can remember the phone number of the house I grew up in, circa half a century ago, without a moment's hesitation. My current phone number, the number of my workplace or that of my partner, both of which I use virtually every day - I have to think about.

electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 3d

That mainstream media are now running articles that characterise AI as a bubble poised to burst probably means that the bursting of the bubble is imminent.
I agree that this has been known & expected in the industry for a long time, but grifters gotta grift.

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 3d

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 4d

On pedocon theory: why movement conservativism is inextricably entwined with paedophilia (and why the POTUS is probably a paedophile too):
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-talk-about-pedocon-theory/

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 4d

Indiana Jones and the weeks digging near Hadrian's Wall when it pissed down every single day

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · Jul 16

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 5d

I was watching Alien Earth last night when an enormous spider shot across the floor. Later, I spotted it halfway up the curtain, where it seemed to be watching the show. Considered barricading the bedroom door after that but realised it's probably too late now.............

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 5d

Doing the hard work, preparing the pitch for ICE to start using live ammunition on protestors

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Isabel Picornell @picornell.bsky.social · 6d

These are only those confirmed dead. Unpardonable & inexcusable #ChildGenocide #IsraelWarCrimes #Gaza

Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 7d

18,457 children. Murdered by Israel.

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 5d

Great movie, I haven't watched it in years, but the last time I did, I found myself fast-forwarding the reconciliation stuff; it just made me want to vomit.
Roger Moore actually asked for fewer lines as he felt totally outclassed by Burton and Harris.

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 8d

I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 6d

I grew up on a farm in Co Durham. Dad's Italian friend gave my brother & me a pair of goats to try cheese making, but the goats refused to produce enough milk, so we eventually gave up. On the plus side, they loved eating thistles, which no other animal would touch & which were a real nuisance.

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 7d

India
Turmeric, Rice, Spinach - 3 key ingredients of one of my favourite Indian dishes

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 8d

Recent legal reverses have caused Baroness Mone to chuck her toys out of her (superyacht) pram.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 9d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 12d

Are you exhausted by the world? Come take refuge in my weird and wonderful corner of #Bluesky - where I post medical history content that will make you happy to live in 2025!

Medieval urine wheels! Opium toothpaste! Cemetery guns! I got it all. I love sharing my passion for this niche subject.

A photo of Lindsey dressed in a blue jacket with a medieval urine wheel, holding a sign that reads: "taste the urine!"

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 10d

The "immorality" that they find so objectionable in Soho may be that many gay people and (horrors) women go there to enjoy themselves.

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 16d

I'm really proud of my new 2026 London Underground Calendar and can't wait to share it with you all.

Thanks everyone for your support and love as always 🙏

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 10d

A Labour (in name only) govt of authoritarian technocrats burning through police resources to stamp out peaceful protest, all in defence of genocide.
Plus, a Home Secretary determined to stamp out civil liberties, "only approved protests will be permitted".
"Orwellian" doesn't begin to cover it.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 10d

Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard.

…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.

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electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 10d

In WW2, RAF Bomber Command flew 501,536 operational sorties, dropping 1.02 million tonnes of bombs and losing 8,325 aircraft in action. 55,573 aircrew were killed out of a total of 125,000, a 44.4% death rate. 8,403 men were wounded in action, and 9,838 became POWs.

electricpolecat.bsky.social @electricpolecat.bsky.social · 11d

I don't find antique ivory as objectionable, and I can understand it having great sentimental value to an old lady.
My Mum had a Victorian hairbrush with inlaid ivory. When she passed away, we gave it to the Beamish Museum.
But, I'd happily get medieval on people with modern ivory.

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 11d

Please sign and share if you can. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

Save NHS dentistry now!

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

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