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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 21h

Oooh thank you.

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 1d

Any leads on how to get Don Peake's The Hills Have Eyes soundtrack anywhere digitally? Will pay!

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 1d

Sharon Stone AND Isabelle Huppert? SVU, with this season finale you are really spoiling us.

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 1d

He would definitely question whether he dare eat a peach

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 1d

In a statement released today, the autistic population explained: “Lol have you ever got a single fact wrong around one of us?”

Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/116939...

a group of men and women shouting with fists raised

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Matt Leys @mattleys.bsky.social · 2d

Matt is a properly funny writer. Let's get him some gigs

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

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 3d

Always sad when I don't see your face welcoming me to a farmyard.

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 6d

HI HI HI!! 😍

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 7d

Elon Musk said he was going to cut spending by $2 trillion dollars, but instead spending is higher this year than we thought it would be before Trump took office. Truly incredible stuff.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 7d

CBO fy2025 projections for deficit/spending/etc are out

Some issues make simple comparisons apples-to-oranges, so I'll do apples-to-apples & explain in the thread

Relative to pre-Trump projections:
-Primary deficits ⬆️ $34 bn
-program spending ⬆️ $97 bn
-revenues ⬆️ $63 bn
www.cbo.gov/publication/...

2025 (January estimate, adjusted to fix issues) 2025 CBO estimate (remove student loan one-time revaluation) 2025 (adjusted for student loans) vs. 2025 projection (adjusted to fix issues)
Spending 7061 7166 105
Program spending 6108 6205 97
Interest 953 961 9
Revenue 5163 5226 63
Primary deficit 945 979 34
Total deficit 1898 1940 42

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J.D. Connor @jdconnor.bsky.social · 8d

We're hiring. It's a real needle-in-a-haystack search for an experienced teacher who can help reimagine our flagship (i.e., huge) intro course for a new era. 3/3 load. Convenient to Hollywood and Holbox.

usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC

usccareers.usc.edu

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 8d

FOUNDING IS PUNK

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 9d

Ah Jilly. Decades of joy and decadence not to mention the introduction to well trimmed pudenda. Thanks for every bit of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

Jilly Cooper, British Romance Novelist, Is Dead at 88

www.nytimes.com

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 13d

The anxiety this summons

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 13d

Absolutely terrible and terrifying. Solidarity and love to you all.

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Sarcophagus Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 13d

I can’t even process this. The Jewish community in the UK is tiny. We will all be feeling this more deeply than I can explain.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d

Two victims have been killed in this attack.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says British authorities have ordered additional police presence at synagogues around the country.

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 14d

Livestream of Global Sumud Flotilla as they approach Gaza. Watch & share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

Tracker of Global Sumud Flotilla as it approaches Gaza

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 18d

I’ve never been invested in the Ryder cup but hearing the crowds chant U-S-A has snapped something inside me.

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 19d

Good luck, Fritha, I hope you get what you need. x

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 19d

Adored the Andy Goldsworthy @royalscottishacad.bsky.social - if you need an excuse to come to Edinburgh before November, this is it.

Ferns pinned to the wall in the shape of a worm or snake

Framed photographs of a hawthorn tree painted with orange mud in a green valley, in different times of day

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 20d

Brilliant, thorough and full of expertise. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

www.nytimes.com

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 20d

It's time

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20d

"Guess what season it is—fucking fall. There’s a nip in the air, and my house is full of mutant fucking squash."

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20d

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.

• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 20d

In a statement released today, the autistic population explained: “Lol have you ever got a single fact wrong around one of us?”

We will keep fighting - and so should you: www.patreon.com/posts/116939...

Fascists looking to start culture war with autistics have no idea what they’re in for

Group of activists with fists raised

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 20d

Enough with this eugenics bullshit, go read about the social theory of disability.

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 20d

This. ALSO as someone with a tonne of autism in my family can I remind you that autistic people are some of the most innovative thinkers & brilliant humans around. I appreciate the condition can be severe but without autism the world wouldn’t have lots of the coolest things we do

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 20d

From the original Swedish researchers.

Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows

Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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