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Count Melancholia

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Working for a fascism-free, habitable Earth and for Scottish independence. #MECFS #BasicIncome WGBer I spend more time on Mastodon, the ethical platform. You can follow my bridge from there at: @LillyHerself.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 5d

Not liking BlueSky management behaviour? There is an alternative, and it's b e a u t i f u l.

We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.)
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know what you think!

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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 3h

Looks to me like you have an unfortunate typo in your bluesky address in the graphic?

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 4h

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onion person @junlper.beer · 4h

if you already didn’t have enough reasons to cancel spotify:

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 12h

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 3h

She's rushing off to wash that hand!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

ITALIAN PM GIORGIA MELONI COULDN'T GET AWAY FAST ENOUGH.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 13h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 11h

150+ unvaccinated kids in two schools? What the fuck are we doing here??

Clip from the attached story that says: He points to the current outbreak in South Carolina where more than 150 unvaccinated school children at two schools are now being subject to a 21-day quarantine after being exposed

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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 3h

Ryan Air was a pioneer in this type of abusive pricing.

And the algorithms that recognise the patterns of behaviour he mentions originate in those used by online gambling companies to recognise "high rollers".

MsTeeTracey @tee-tee.bsky.social · 4h

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 6d

#ThickTrunkTuesday
May have lost a bit of its middle, but an undeniably thickly trunked, several hundred year old olive tree by the #Roman city/archaeological park of Egnazia, Puglia.
Still thriving, and one amongst many.

Gnarly old olive tree with hollowed out trunk in late summer leaf.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 8h

HBD Paul Simon!!
Exceptional writer who can successfully use "misconstrued" in a song
Peak PS: Kathy I'm lost, I said/though I knew she was sleeping
More:
On Colbert, via American Songwriter: americansongwriter.com/paul-simon-t...
American Tune - achingly true today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_sl...

AMERICAN TUNE by Paul Simon/September 5, 1974

YouTube video by cavettbiter

www.youtube.com

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 3h

I've been rewatching the Twilight Zone and I'm up to episode 25 and frankly as wonderful as it is, not one of the episodes is as creepy as what's going on in the White House.

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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 3h

Whisky auction raises millions for charity

A collection of unique whiskies created by some of Scotland's best known distilleries has raised more than £2.3 million for a charity benefiting disadvantaged young people in Scotland. Bidders flew in from around the world on Friday for the Distillers One…

Whisky auction raises millions for charity

A collection of unique whiskies created by some of Scotland's best known distilleries has raised more than £2.3 million for a charity benefiting disadvantaged young people in Scotland. Bidders flew in from around the world on Friday for the Distillers One of One auction, the world's largest charity auction of rare Scotch. A total of 39 one-off lots created by leading distilleries went under the hammer without reserve at historic Hopetoun House near Edinburgh, in collaboration with auctioneers Sotheby’s.

theedinburghreporter.co.uk

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Dr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social · 3h

Ardura Community Forest, Mull 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Mull & Iona Community Trust engaged us to find out the age of oaks which had been felled in the 1960s when the Sitka spruce plantation was created by the Forestry Commission. They were mostly around 200 years old.
#dendrochronology #ThickTrunkTuesday #Mull

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 4h

Well, what else do you use it for?
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”Lawmakers in Poland’s lower house last month approved a bill to tighten regulation of the crypto asset market, including prison sentences for those who fail to comply with oversight rules”

on.ft.com/4nZ3yRV Russia pays Europe’s saboteurs in crypto

Russia pays Europe’s saboteurs in crypto, says Polish official

Warsaw’s national security chief says Moscow is also using a shadow fleet to launch drones into European airspace

on.ft.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 3h

"The group has represented clients in the United States who are opposed to abortion, gay and transgender rights and contraception coverage in health care."

Every anti-abortion group is also anti-trans. Period. Support their latter work and you support their former. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 3h

Concerned about what the peace means for Palestinians? Concerned whether there will be peace at all? Concerned about accountability for the Israeli genocide? Shabana Mahmood has this to say to you.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

“AMC Theatres is releasing 1977’s ‘Annie Hall’ and 2003’s ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ in 100 cinemas nationwide in tribute to the late Diane Keaton, Variety has confirmed. Screenings will run for one week, starting on Friday.”