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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 18h

TERRAHAWKS (1983): Gerry Anderson's 80s puppet show was bonkers at the best of times, but the episode where Zelda's daughter, Cy-Star, 'gives birth' to the hermaphrodite It-Star, is next level.

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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 21h

Dec 18th at 7pm I'll be reading from ILLUSIONS OF PRESENCE, chatting about editing anthologies and ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS (within reason and taste 😉) - tickets are £8.83 (cushion admin and fees).

I'd love to see you there, please reskeet far and wide!

www.eventbrite.com/e/illusions-...

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 20h

Blimey. That’s embarrassing.

Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 20h

Spooks on the BBC: “We have to climb onto the roof, through a skylight and plug this thumb drive into the Chinese server.”

Spooks on Chinese TV: “We’ve just bought the British data centre. Job done.”

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING: Equinor has admitted that the massive Rosebank oil and gas field in the UK would cause vast climate damage.

*Pretends to be shocked* 😲

The UK government must STOP Rosebank, and instead focus on creating jobs in North Sea renewables!

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Dr Tony Kainth @tonykainth.bsky.social · 22h

Why is everything zero-sum with these people?

“In order for me to succeed I need everyone else to fail”

“In order for everyone else to fail I need to spread fear and hatred”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23h

Lib Dem's Daisy Cooper calls for an assessment into the threat Elon Musk poses to UK democracy after Tommy Robinson said Musk is paying for his legal fees

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Dr Tony Kainth @tonykainth.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if his mother has seen this clip

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

The 'protect our women thugs' standing outside Asylum Seeker residences threatening women with rape while the Police do nothing.

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TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · 1d

What’s that Jeremy? Your private healthcare couldn’t save your life but the NHS could?

People need to think long and hard about voting for Reform, Farage openly says we need insurance based healthcare, but what about people who can’t afford it?

They die. It’s simple.

Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 2d

Embarrassing Jeremy Clarkson u-turns on his criticism of the NHS after receiving urgent treatment his private care couldn’t provide.

Jeremy Clarkson reneges on NHS criticism after needing urgent treatment

Presenter, who called service ‘a creaking monster’, says he’s ‘eternally grateful’ to medics who aided him

www.independent.co.uk

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 2d

You gotta fucking tax these people man. You can't let people get this rich.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

The world's richest man, and owner of one of the largest social media platforms, is funding white supremacists seeking to undermine democracy everywhere he can. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...

Far-Right UK Activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ Says Elon Musk Is Funding His Latest Legal Fight

Musk recently appeared by videolink at a massive London rally hosted by the anti-Islam activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

www.huffpost.com

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d

This is the inevitable outcome of relentless anti-immigration political rhetoric and a media environment which disproportionately amplifies the voices of racists, giving the indication that they are the "voice of the public" rather than the minority they are.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

www.theguardian.com

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Stefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social · 22h

I struggle to fully allow myself to be politically hopeful on account of being burned over and over again for my entire adult life, but god it does feel good to see Zack Polanski on all the horrible shows calmly and articulately telling the horrible presenters that bad things are actually bad

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Martin J Roberts @lordfroggy.bsky.social · 19h

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Bitcoin Latest | Alex Proyas - THE FILMMAKERS SURVIVAL GUIDE

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Martin J Roberts @lordfroggy.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve just signed the petition to free the 15 penguins suffering terrible conditions in underground captivity at Sea Life @london_aquarium. Will you join me? 🐧🐧🐧

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Swan River Press @swanriverpress.bsky.social · 1d

We'll have a table at the Dublin Small Press Fair at the Pearse Street Library. @dublincitylibs.bsky.social

Friday, 28 November – Saturday, 29 November 2025

swanriverpress.ie/events/forth...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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E.K. Johnston @ekjohnston.bsky.social · 1d

"This shows that if Israel, with the whole world watching, can treat a well-known, white person with a Swedish passport this way, just imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors."

Because they know international governments won't do anything.

Edvin Alpros Ⓜ️ antisocial dominans minister @edvinalpros.bsky.social · 1d

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Martin J Roberts @lordfroggy.bsky.social · 22h

Nigel Farage and the foreign influence threat
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Nigel Farage and the foreign influence threat

How US anti-abortionists are supporting Reform, and why we need to talk about Russian influence, with the New York Times’ Jane Bradley.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 3d

This is the man the BBC elevated & is refusing to investigate despite @carolecadwalla.bsky.social l & @bylinetimes.bsky.social
having done all the work for them .
Do we have a precedent for a this ? A national broadcaster ignoring possible treason , isn’t that in itself sort of treasonous 🥴 ?

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 5d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 2d

This is pretty cool--the new official logo Stokercon, the official con of the Horror Writers Association. I'll be a Guest of Honor there in June. You don't have to be a member of HWA to join the con. See you in Pittsburgh!

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Martin J Roberts @lordfroggy.bsky.social · 3d

URGENT: In Ukraine, same-sex couples face unthinkable challenges amidst war. Legislation is underway to recognise their rights, but we need YOUR help to apply pressure. SIGN the petition NOW. Help them have the rights they deserve! a.allout.org/s/v087x/

URGENT: In Ukraine, same-sex couples face unthinkable challe

Legislation is underway to recognize their rights, but we need YOUR help to apply pressure. SIGN the petition NOW. Help them have the rights they deserve!

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Tim Lebbon @timlebbon.bsky.social · 4d

By the way, I have a new novel out!
(photo by Tim Love)

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Martin J Roberts @lordfroggy.bsky.social · 4d

I know that stance, we would joke about it being called lift and sniff.

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Michael Cisco @michaelcisco.bsky.social · 9d

art by wally wood

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