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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · 8d

When you're having a quiet drink on Canal Street and a queen from Church / Barpop comes over to tell you about the karaoke they have on tonight

a swarm of Ghostly bugs @facefullabugs.bsky.social · 9d

A Little Sip Of Coffee For Scolipede Please? A Little Sip Would Not Hurt Scolipede. Please Put Cup On Snout For A Little Sip For Scolipede Just A Little Taste

Enormous alpha Scolipede in Pokémon za looking down at my player character’s outdoor cafe table in the silent imploring way only very big dogs are able to do, staring down silently, being Very Good about simply not leaning down and grabbing it

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · 9d

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nothing brings home to me our over-reliance on cars like school drop-off time. Why are so many of these teenagers being driven to school? What do you mean you're not walking or cycling??

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fair enough. I mean, I can't knock her for being a savvy operator - and she is the absolute queen of halloween

And yes, the song slaps!

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tbf it's been released to coincide with her appearance in Wednesday. Timing for the show might be Halloween-related, but I wouldn't say Gaga is trend hopping (does she even need to?)

Also Tim Burton directed the music video and I slightly doubt he'd be using GenAI pl

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Sep 1

Agree - most people were so unconcerned by this. Wouldn't be surprised if this gave successive governments the confidence to roll back protest rights etc.

👇me blocking roads near parliament around the same time

Photo of a protest at dusk in central London.

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Aug 30

We have this one - @coral-lex.bsky.social has had it for about 5 years. It sounds great and we've only had to replace the cartridge once when I broke it 😬 www.richersounds.com/audio-techni...

Audio-Technica LPW30TK (Teak)

Shop for Audio Technica LPW30TK Teak Turntable with Richer Sounds for expert advice and lowest prices guaranteed

www.richersounds.com

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Aug 21

I'll be your cinnamon secret or whatever Carly Rae Jepsen said

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Jul 11

Mayo chicken legend every day of the week I'm sorry

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Jul 9

logged into the old place one last time to delete all my accounts and was quite disturbed to see how many of you are still actively posting (and therefore helping musk train his fascism bot)

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Jun 6

We have pastel del nata at home

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Jun 3

There is an EHRC consultation on their latest bullshit guidance, which segregates and weakens protections for trans people

We should all fill it out

Instructions and inspiration on what to say available here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

2025-06 responses to EHRC consultation

DO NOT COPY AND PASTE DIRECTLY FROM THIS DOCUMENT At the very least, ask AI to paraphrase it for you This is because identical, or near-identical responses are unlikely to be considered with the sam...

docs.google.com

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Richard @notthathunter.bsky.social · May 17

Russia didn’t actually get banned - they got suspended for one year in the aftermath of the invasion, due to other countries kicking up a fuss, and then all Russian broadcasters withdrew from the EBU as an organisation, rendering them ineligible to compete

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Chaos @shed.gay · May 17

Like this is what happens when the left doesn't watch it. You are not being forced to watch it. But do not be surprised when the rights result passes because you have chosen to not.

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Richard @notthathunter.bsky.social · May 17

it is worth noting here that Azerbaijan militarily attacked another entrant and still competed in 2025

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · May 13

Can't you tweet about the trams on the postcards or something

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · May 5

...and pay for chatgpt??

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · May 1

As if this wasn't financially illiterate enough, £37k isn't the median disposable income, it is the median total income??

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Apr 29

My massive iTunes library (with perfect, manually edited metadata) from c. 2005-2013, as well as the Logic files for a bunch of early music projects when I was in sixth form. It was all on an external hard drive which corrupted

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Apr 26

Correction: the fact there's not a single Toby Carvery in Manchester is the queer agenda manifest

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · Apr 22

Less than 7,000 signatures needed for self-ID to be considered for debate in Parliament.

Sign here 👇

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

A screenshot of the government petitions website that says:

Petition
Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
We believe the government should change legislation to make it easier for trans people of all ages to change their legal gender without an official diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
• More details
Sign this petition
93,650 signatures

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Chris(tyn) Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · Apr 22

Trans people in the UK are (finally) getting organized!

This letter, started by a single passionate ally, has garnered nearly 1000 signatures in just a few days.

Now, two trans rights orgs are throwing their weight behind it, demanding MPs act

Sign it. Share it.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Re Operation of Single-Sex Services after the Supreme Court Ruling

Explainer: FGEN (feministgenderequality.network) and TransActual (transactual.org.uk) have thrown their support behind this letter and want to make it an official petition for a face to face meeting ...

docs.google.com

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Apr 21

Here is the text of my MP letter on the Supreme Court ruling if anyone wants it for inspiration docs.google.com/document/d/1...

20250421 MP letter regarding Supreme Court

Dear MP_NAME, I am writing to call on you and the government to enshrine in law the right of transgender people to use single sex services and spaces that align with their acquired gender. This is ...

docs.google.com

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🌈patrick🐙 @thatgaypatrick.bsky.social · Apr 18

Tell Manchester Pride to make this year's theme more relevant and less wet
www.change.org/p/change-the...

Sign the Petition

Change the Manchester Pride theme to Trans Rights Now.

www.change.org

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