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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 20h

Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 20h

chef boyar-girl on VIP when

A series of images: Ash Kron enters dressed as a spaghetti eating mobster. Josh Ruben names her "Chef Boyar-girl. Brennan Mulligan incredulously declares: "NOT CHEF GIRL-ARDEE. NOT CHEF GIRL-ARDEE. CHEF BOYAR-GIRL.

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 9d

Tom Scot in the fastest car in the world.

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 3d

Both the doctor and companion should be complete losers. Utter failures and embarrassing to themselves and others. And then they should improve one another through their adventures.

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged Doctor Who opinion. I mean, if you’re a fan, they’re likely all unhinged anyway.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 3d

In other news: Angry Robot Books has acquired Juliet E. McKenna’s The Riven Kingdom, described as a “fresh and gripping fantasy” that “blends politics, religion, and a battle for a dead king’s throne, perfect for fans of the Realm of the Elderlings series.”
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Book News: Angry Robot Acquires New Juliet E. McKenna Novel – The British Fantasy Society

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 3d

Right, so, someone saying immigrants should have “A-level English” is someone who doesn’t know what the subject “English” is, which is learning to recognise and understand deeper meaning and symbolism in a text, to be able to analyse and deconstruct and get their own reading on a text

Ron Swanson ignoring the symbolism in Moby Dick which he thinks is a book about a guy who hates an animal

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Lori @cornjerker78.bsky.social · 10d

Judge: you’re here because you booped the cop on the nose

Me: your honor, may I approach the bench?

Judge covering his nose: absolutely not

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 3d

And, yes, before @thatdocphoenix.com says so, Big Community Switch is a good drag name. 😝

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 3d

Not usually one to get evangelical about things, but I can heartily recommend The Big Community Switch. Has almost halved our energy bill. Collective bargaining in action. Heard about it thanks to my trade union, of course.

bigcommunityswitch.co.uk

Switch Together to lower your energy bill.

Join the collective energy switch and see how much you can save on your energy bills. It is easy, free and without obligation.

bigcommunityswitch.co.uk

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Persiflage @persiflage.bsky.social · 3d

Have just seen this and shouted Yes!

Screenshot of a quote from China Miéville which reads:

"Indeed, an astoundingly small proportion of arguments ‘for free speech’ and ‘against censorship’ or ‘banning’ are, in fact, about free speech, censorship or banning. It is depressing to have to point out, yet again, that there is a distinction between having the legal right to say something & having the moral right not to be held accountable for what you say. Being asked to apologise for saying something unconscionable is not the same as being stripped of the legal right to say it. It’s really not very f-cking complicated. Cry "free speech" in such contexts, you are demanding the right to speak any bilge you wish without apology or fear of comeback. You are demanding not legal rights but an end to debate about and criticism of what you say. When did bigotry get so needy? This assertive & idiotic failure to understand that juridical permissibility backed up by the state is not the horizon of politics or morality is absurdly resilient."

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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 4d

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 4d

If Great British Energy was the energy provider we were promised, that would go a long way to addressing this. Why Labour won’t bite the bullet and do it is beyond me.
“Oh but they’ll attack us for it!” They’re attacking you anyway! Fucking DO SOMETHING!

Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 4d

"quarter of the typical energy bill in 2024 was profit. That is equivalent to every household paying £416 a year so other people can grow rich. The water industry tells a similar story. Almost a third of the average bill goes towards funding shareholder dividends and interest payments."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 4d

Leave it to Milibabe
news.sky.com/video/former...

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband tells Elon Musk 'get the hell out of our politics'

The energy secretary says Musk "thinks he can tell us how to run Britain".

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Sep 30

"gee I wonder how I will transfer this information
reliably across long distances"

the trustworthy telecommunications dish:

A white borzoi in a cone of shame, the long head sticking out like a full foot and a half.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 5d

oh god no he hoovered up his own brain

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 5d

Feeling better about being so burned out I can’t even do my washing up

Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · 5d

LET'S FUCKING GO

International Day for Failure

Date

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

THE INTERNATIONAL

DAY FOR FAILURE OCTOBER 13th

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d

this platform is silencing me instead of exchanging ideas, by which I meant exchanging their good ideas for my bad ideas and not criticizing me for them in any way

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 5d

Being trying really hard to write again after a hiatus and am struggling. I used to be able to do pages and pages in a single sitting, but now I’m hitting a wall after two paragraphs. 😓

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 6d

My post from a few weeks ago

Bethany Black
@bethanyblack.bsky.social
Fascism relies on you finding earnest enjoyment of things cringe, it relies on you being ironically detached, it relies on you suppressing that bit of you that is unafraid.
27 September 2025 at 15:01

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 7d

“Best regards”

A letter from STANLEY KUBRICK
August 27, 1970
James T. Aubrey, Jr.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
245N Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Dear James,
It has come to my attention that you and your
studio are considering producing a sequel to "2001:
A Space Odyssey" over my objections. My attorney informs me that you hold the option and, legally. there is little I can do to stop you.
However, I'd like you to know that I own the tapir bone prop from 2001 - the one "Moonwatcher" throws into the sky. If you attempt to make a sequel, I will cram that temur up your ass so far, it will take an as yet undiscovered alien super-intelligence to figure out how to dislodge it. Seriously, don't fuck with me.
Best regards,
Stanley Kubrick

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 8d

Never forget that the rise of the frog resistance was foretold by a great prophet, many years ago, in a more innocent time.

#PortlandFrog

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0fu...

Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus - We all stand together

YouTube video by Eadwig

www.youtube.com

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 8d

There are hundreds of years of history of women’s scientific accomplishments not being recognised or being minimised (“not notable”). It *still* happens. Many female scientists are only acknowledged on Wikipedia thanks to the efforts of, yes, other female scientists, notably physicist Dr Jess Wade.

Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 8d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social · 8d

After I posted this one, Fedica sent me email about scheduling posts so you have more time to check for typos. 🤦‍♀️

Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 8d

We have a bonus upfate for you today, with some exciting news about the most holy island in Wales. Do you fancy the life of a hermit? www.kickstarter.com/...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Oct 27

Sandra Newman (@sannewman) on twitter:
THE SEVEN SECRETS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
1. Private school
2. Legacy Ivy admission
3. Nepotism hire
4. Seed capital from family
5. Club memberships
6. Personal assistant, nanny, ghost writer
7. Journalists who ask, "What's your secret?" and uncritically publish the answer

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 9d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 9d

"Quit horsing around"
"Oh, do you mean planning ahead and thinking strategically? Never."

A screenshot of an article. The headline reads "Horses can plan ahead and think strategically, scientists find". Underneath is a picture of a elegant brown horse with a black mane, captioned "Equine scientists believe they have demonstrated a much higher degree of intelligence in horses than previously assumed."

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