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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 25d

My lovely wife grabbed a decent candid photo of me at breakfast this morning in my semi-cosplay (l had my emo Vi jacket on over normal clothing lol)

Me in my black, arcane Vi jacket using my phone

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Helen @helenm40.bsky.social · 6h

2013: Evangelicals: "We're going to use feminist sounding language to separate the T from the LGB, to ultimately ban abortion."

2014: UK 'GC' groups spring up overnight, with anon donations.

10 years of anti-trans activism.

2025: The British Press: "OMG, evangelicals are trying to ban abortion!"

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 11h

Helped get me past my 150kg deadlift goal at the start of the month while also providing the mental improvements :)

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 11h

@katie.bzky.team gets a mention for opening my eyes to the fact that creatine actually had a proper base of scientific evidence and wasn't just "bro science"

@spookalucca.games for creating the good vibes discord server to gas eachother up in while we get fit and/or stronger

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17h

7. When Eliason re-ran the numbers correctly, the trend line flipped entirely, showing that the share of students identifying as neither male nor female had increased, not decreased. Kaufmann’s analysis, in other words, didn’t reveal a cultural shift—it revealed statistical malpractice.

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 14h

My goal isn't for Bluesky to replace Twitter

My goal is for Bluesky to replace reality TV

Andraste Sideyr @andraste.fuckbgp.com · Aug 1

My goal isn't for Bluesky to replace Twitter

My goal is for Bluesky to replace the elder gods

the only verified Shawn Connolly accept no substitutions @divinecoffeebinge.bsky.social · Aug 1

My goal isn't for Bluesky to replace Twitter

My goal is for Bluesky to replace the United States Congress

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 15h

Oh hey, they're doing the meme comic bit

A cartoon of a guy shaving his head with an electric shaver while having a swastika tattooed onto his arm by a skinhead with a bunch of nazi tattoos themself. The man being tattooed says "I just hate to do this. I feel bullied really"

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 19h

RETVRN to when oceans were battlefields

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Gallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 20h

the alt i haven't posted on for months just got banned for spam, great job keeping everyone safe mods! your system definitely isn't fucking stupid!

Hi there,

A Bluesky account you control (@timelordofalderaan.bsky.social) has been assessed as a spammy, fake, or inauthentic account. Your account was reviewed by Bluesky content moderators and was found to be in violation of our Community Guidelines. As a result, your account has been taken down.

As a reminder, Bluesky requires that users not use Bluesky to do harm to others, including spamming, phishing or otherwise using technical means to disrupt the Bluesky experience for other users.

If you have any additional questions or wish to appeal this decision please email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz.

Bluesky Moderation Team

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Is that like the men's version of the WNBA or something?

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, 60kg is about my limit on zercher squats till my upper forearms adapt to them having to support a bar that weighs 60kg across them, lol

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Zercher squats day again today. Craving the weirdness of them after work now

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

What a day to have eyes

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Not here, the tyranny of cold wet weather has finally broken recently and we're well on the way to hot humid summer mode

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

It definitely is, I just need the right weather for it

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

I'm kinda annoyed I only got this jacket sorted just as the weather started to heat up (even that day at comic-con was *warm* inside with it on). I want excuses to wear it again

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 25d

My lovely wife grabbed a decent candid photo of me at breakfast this morning in my semi-cosplay (l had my emo Vi jacket on over normal clothing lol)

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

"an Argentine national accused Kirk of "spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric," according to the State Department"

Wow, so just stating facts and not even adding any commentary about it is enough to get your visa pulled

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

www.reuters.com

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Can confirm, it's actually not hard at all

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Love to see it

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Infuriating

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

"“We use this value because it is the most protective lead standard available,” says Sana Mujahid, PhD, who oversees food safety research and testing at CR" i.e. We chose the lowest arguable "safe" level to make the numbers bigger and scarier

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

"the Prop 65 threshold [...] is .5mcg per day. This is 1000 times lower than the highest level of lead known by California NOT to cause reproductive harm"

So rather than usefully highlighting that Naked's mass gainer and Huel's black edition are above the agreed safe levels, they broadly fearmonger

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Aren't they basing it off the California prop 65 levels, which are hilariously low for most things in the legislation? Like at a most unprocessed vegetables would be flagging up similarly kinda of level

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

"Minor side effect: I've started an underground club for guys that involves fighting, which has kind of spiralled into a domestic terrorism sort of thing."

Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible, instant GOTY material

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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.bsky.social · 1d

Out here doing the important science

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