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WulfHelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 3h

One of the reasons for leaving X and moving to Bluesky/Mastodon was to escape being bombarded with videos of that dysfunctional, sociopathic, neo-Nazi billionaire spouting his nonsense. I’m at a loss to understand why so many people choose to soil the timelines here by cross-posting content from X.

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The 'Skeets' @continuitytweets.bsky.social · 1h

Which is the point. I know people will say 'don't be ridiculous' but there are reasons why the DWP won't release stats/reports on social security-based suicides.

KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 2h

Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜

If someone is unable to work…
They’re unable to work.

No amount of “support” or “punishment” will change that.

Taking away or reducing disability benefits won’t change that.
All it’ll do is kill them.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 4h

Pretty extraordinary story here
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News

Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 13h

What’s it like in your head?

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Sandeep Bakshi @sandeepbak.bsky.social · 13h

Despicable orientalist tropes of Muslims to the front as folks attempt to discredit Mamdani. He's 'gay' in a lavender marriage, will impose Sharia, speaks Arabic... Even plastering his wife's pic next to a woman in hijab reeks of Islamophobia.
Brown folks' burden to civilise white folks is taxing.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14h

Fwiw, the trend towards disclosing the ethnicity/nationality of suspects in high-profile cases has not solved any problem (disinformation is still thriving) and only fuels polarisation and creates opportunities for grifters.

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Paul Cotterill @bickerrecord.bsky.social · 14h

8/ The government can now, quite reasonably come out and say that, under statutory guidance, no ethnicity/religion details can be released by police until a point of charge, because early release of such details can lead to false assumptions, and consequent social harm [from the far right].

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ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 14h

@thetimdickinson.bsky.social Chairs of Blake’s 7 on Antiques Roadshow right now!!!

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 14h

Inconceivable!

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 15h

On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable

Tweet from Ella Devi: canvassing for @ZohranKMamdani in the east village today and the actor who plays dr. strugis in young sheldon is in my canvassing group!!

Photo of Ella with another canvasser and Wallace Shawn

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 14h

If you want an appreciation of just how important train drivers are in a situation like the terrible events of yesterday, this makes it very clear. Worth remembering the next time the media attacks them because they dare to fight to protect their working conditions.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

Man, 32, treated as only suspect in train stabbing as staff member in life-threatening condition, police say - latest

British Transport Police say the

www.bbc.co.uk

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Phil Norman @mrphilnorman.bsky.social · 14h

A contemporary review of Rooms by Alan Coren, praising the unfussy, well-written realism of afternoon drama over the primetime glut of OTT cop shows and period melodramas featuring "Edwardian hostesses throwing fits beside some curdled posset".

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 14h

Star Trek Original Series Director Ralph Senensky Has Passed Away
##StarTrek

https://bit.ly/ralphsen

Star Trek Original Series Director Ralph Senensky Has Passed Away

The director who helmed several episodes of TOS was 102.

bit.ly

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WulfHelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 15h

How to spot a cunt.

Episode one.

Do they punch up, or down?

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 15h

The richest man in the world is an ignorant, demented racist provocateur. Who would have thought

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Ocean Jasper @audleyzdarke.bsky.social · 15h

I feel like I'm always making this argument- whether it's Rowling or Gaiman or some other fucking creep- read fucking widely! Stop letting so much of your self definition be molded by being a fan of one single person or IP.

Ocean Jasper @audleyzdarke.bsky.social · 15h

Adults, please. As a bookseller I am begging you- read another fucking book. One actually written for adults would be a good goddamned choice!

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 20h

Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.

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gurnaik @gurnaik.bsky.social · 17h

a woman in a green jacket is sitting at a desk using a keyboard

Alt: Cally and Jenna at the teleport waiting

media.tenor.com

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Cliff Chapman VO @cliffchapman.bsky.social · 17h

Just realised S2 of Blake's 7 is next week, not the end of the month. Hooray! It probably won't turn up here till the end of the week but fingers crossed

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gurnaik @gurnaik.bsky.social · 17h

a group of men are sitting in a stadium watching a game . one of the men is wearing a red jacket .

Alt: a group of men are sitting in a stadium watching a game . one of the men is wearing a red jacket .

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toast-name-bot.bsky.social @toast-name-bot.bsky.social · 18h

Posh Dong Mingemuncher

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 19h

FUCK #LABOUR

"Reeves to ban luxury cars for benefit claimants"

1. It doesn't cost the taxpayer more.

2. The reason disabled people need the "perk" of a replacement car is because without a car they are unable to do the things an able person can walk to/get the bus/train to.

archive.li/W9aCu

Rachel Reeves will block sickness benefits claimants from
getting subsidised luxury cars in a bid to show she remains
serious about reining in welfare.

The Chancellor is set to announce sweeping changes to the
controversial Motability scheme this month over fears it has
become "unfair" to the taxpayer.

She is poised to end access to high-end marques like BMW
and Audi and pare back perks such as top-of-the-range
insurance and breakdown cover.

Ms Reeves is concerned that Motability is offering "a
premium motoring experience subsidised by the taxpayer",
which is out of reach to many working families.

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gurnaik @gurnaik.bsky.social · 18h

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toast-name-bot.bsky.social @toast-name-bot.bsky.social · 18h

Bill Purchase

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23h

The police continue to investigate the motive for last night's stabbings. Their initial statement is they don't have grounds to believe it was a terrorist motivated attack

Elected Reform Durham county councillor Darren Grimes posted this political attack on the assumption it was an Islamist attack

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 18h

Has the Tony Blair Institute yet tried to suggest that the horrific train stabbings could have been stopped by digital ID?

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