Kay Orchison
@kayorchison.bsky.social
Former visual artist. Occasionally still a musician. Mostly writing SF/horror these days, with excursions into amnesiac memoirs. Disabled, keen indoorsman, BLOCKS WITH GAY ABANDON. You were warned. He/him
www.amnesiana.com
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Kay Orchison
@kayorchison.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Facial ID has arrived in the UK and is coming to Australia in November, so I'm putting my Signal contact here for anyone who's lost DMs.
Here I block on vibes. On Signal if you're not someone I already know you're gonna have to work pretty hard not to get blocked.
Try me here first
KayOrchison.71
Here I block on vibes. On Signal if you're not someone I already know you're gonna have to work pretty hard not to get blocked.
Try me here first
KayOrchison.71
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Damian Hirst has gotta be loving genAI or is suing it for stealing his bit.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Damian Hirst has gotta be loving genAI or is suing it for stealing his bit.
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Reading up on old Irish cats and really liking the names (from brehonacademy.org/purring-thro...)
Also like this bit "cats held a unique legal status that reflects their diverse roles in Irish life, including both practical and symbolic aspects."
Also like this bit "cats held a unique legal status that reflects their diverse roles in Irish life, including both practical and symbolic aspects."
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Reading up on old Irish cats and really liking the names (from brehonacademy.org/purring-thro...)
Also like this bit "cats held a unique legal status that reflects their diverse roles in Irish life, including both practical and symbolic aspects."
Also like this bit "cats held a unique legal status that reflects their diverse roles in Irish life, including both practical and symbolic aspects."
Who Would Jesus Starve
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Who Would Jesus Starve
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This was obvious from the moment it was announced, but still worth mentioning. The genocide never ended.
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This was obvious from the moment it was announced, but still worth mentioning. The genocide never ended.
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god this man HAS to be doing a bit
right
right
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
god this man HAS to be doing a bit
right
right
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Mohammad had a farm which he tended to lovingly, but unfortunately the occupation seems to have seized that land indefinitely. He is now doing his best to cultivate the area around his tent. He still needs help to ensure his family is warm and fed. 🍉🙏💚
Hello friends / For the 24th time, my account has been banned / I don't know what I did, but I know I'm a Palestinian from Gaza facing genocide / Onions are growing well, please share so my words reach people
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Mohammad had a farm which he tended to lovingly, but unfortunately the occupation seems to have seized that land indefinitely. He is now doing his best to cultivate the area around his tent. He still needs help to ensure his family is warm and fed. 🍉🙏💚
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FINAL HOUR. If I don’t send these funds in sixty minutes, they won’t arrive in time for a single mom & her two kids to not get evicted into the deadly rain with no tent, tarp, ounce of shelter…!
Refuse the settler project of ethnic cleansing, displacement, weaponized climate change.
668/700
Refuse the settler project of ethnic cleansing, displacement, weaponized climate change.
668/700
Saving lives on the frontline in Palestine - help Maha
My name is Louisa and I'm raising money for my dear friend Maha and her family in Gaza.
chuffed.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
FINAL HOUR. If I don’t send these funds in sixty minutes, they won’t arrive in time for a single mom & her two kids to not get evicted into the deadly rain with no tent, tarp, ounce of shelter…!
Refuse the settler project of ethnic cleansing, displacement, weaponized climate change.
668/700
Refuse the settler project of ethnic cleansing, displacement, weaponized climate change.
668/700
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The comments on this post are gold
I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The comments on this post are gold
This was all a terrible mistake
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This was all a terrible mistake
The Kool-Aid Cat
"meow'im coming out of my well and i'm feeling feline..."
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The Kool-Aid Cat
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For those that don't know what this is - the government suppressed this expert report on Clinical Guidelines for Transgender Health 24 hours before it was due to go out, and played politics with the lives of young transgender people.
You can now read the report in full.
You can now read the report in full.
Y’ALL. PATHA RELEASED THE NEW GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GUIDELINES. THE ONES THE GOVT SUPPRESSED
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
For those that don't know what this is - the government suppressed this expert report on Clinical Guidelines for Transgender Health 24 hours before it was due to go out, and played politics with the lives of young transgender people.
You can now read the report in full.
You can now read the report in full.
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"Moisten Nagant"
-a doll lubricating her sniper rifle, probably
-a doll lubricating her sniper rifle, probably
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
"Moisten Nagant"
-a doll lubricating her sniper rifle, probably
-a doll lubricating her sniper rifle, probably
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You occasional reminder that in A Muppet Christmas Carol, they wrote a song so sad they *cut it from the film.*
This in a story where a child *literally dies*.
This in a story where a child *literally dies*.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
You occasional reminder that in A Muppet Christmas Carol, they wrote a song so sad they *cut it from the film.*
This in a story where a child *literally dies*.
This in a story where a child *literally dies*.
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"But when will we have WHITE Friday?!"
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"But when will we have WHITE Friday?!"
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(The interview I'm referring to is this one, by the way.
Appreciate your view/like/subscription to our YouTube channel, if it's up your alley!)
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
Appreciate your view/like/subscription to our YouTube channel, if it's up your alley!)
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
Reimagining Alien Contact: Daniel H. Wilson on writing science fiction from new viewpoints
YouTube video by Daily Grail
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
(The interview I'm referring to is this one, by the way.
Appreciate your view/like/subscription to our YouTube channel, if it's up your alley!)
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
Appreciate your view/like/subscription to our YouTube channel, if it's up your alley!)
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
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More usage of "sanewashing" in my damn timeline. It's only going to get more normalised as a term over the next four years. Unconscious bias is a trip, no?
For the nth time -- the whole idea of "sanewashing" is harmful to folks with mental illness and disabilities. Use normalisation, FFS.
For the nth time -- the whole idea of "sanewashing" is harmful to folks with mental illness and disabilities. Use normalisation, FFS.
December 2, 2024 at 10:18 PM
More usage of "sanewashing" in my damn timeline. It's only going to get more normalised as a term over the next four years. Unconscious bias is a trip, no?
For the nth time -- the whole idea of "sanewashing" is harmful to folks with mental illness and disabilities. Use normalisation, FFS.
For the nth time -- the whole idea of "sanewashing" is harmful to folks with mental illness and disabilities. Use normalisation, FFS.
The standard you walk past is the standard you endorse
Everyone who watched you just sit there thinks you agree with what was said
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing
Speak up
Everyone who watched you just sit there thinks you agree with what was said
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing
Speak up
hey so
if you’re going to a big family gathering today a little reminder
“keeping the peace” and ignoring hate is literally how it spreads
people ask me all the time what they can do to help trans people
and one of the biggest is legit to STOP LETTING TRANSPHOBIA SLIDE in your friends and family
if you’re going to a big family gathering today a little reminder
“keeping the peace” and ignoring hate is literally how it spreads
people ask me all the time what they can do to help trans people
and one of the biggest is legit to STOP LETTING TRANSPHOBIA SLIDE in your friends and family
TRANS POLITICS 1: STOP TOLERATING TRANSPHOBIA - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This is part 1 of a 2-part series that are some of the most important Trans Tuesdays ever. Cis friends, I need you to read this, share it, talk about it. Here comes TRANS POL...
www.tillystranstuesdays.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The standard you walk past is the standard you endorse
Everyone who watched you just sit there thinks you agree with what was said
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing
Speak up
Everyone who watched you just sit there thinks you agree with what was said
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing
Speak up
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Because the markets feel like 1999 all over again, lemme pitch my new-old startup that needs funding, bro: Sphinctergram, for sharing photos of your bleached ringpiece. It makes at least as much investment sense as spicy autocomplete LLMs, doesn't it.
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Because the markets feel like 1999 all over again, lemme pitch my new-old startup that needs funding, bro: Sphinctergram, for sharing photos of your bleached ringpiece. It makes at least as much investment sense as spicy autocomplete LLMs, doesn't it.
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Just wanted to let everyone know about this terrible situation involving art theft so people don't unknowingly buy from this site.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
It's happened again... An e-commerce site called Tokyo Tiger has stolen my art and is selling t-shirts and putting ads on IG/X with my artwork.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Just wanted to let everyone know about this terrible situation involving art theft so people don't unknowingly buy from this site.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
Fucken awesome
Shiny outcome
Shiny outcome
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Fucken awesome
Shiny outcome
Shiny outcome
Ok that's bad
Can't believe they're going to end trial by jury. It's one of our most fundamental rights. Literally Magna Carta stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Ok that's bad
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Good thread, very informative. NB a key reason the traditional publishers' advance/royalties finance model no longer supports most UK authors is that assumes steady backlist sales but these days publishers don't take returns on titles more than 18 months old, so high street shops don't stock them.
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Good thread, very informative. NB a key reason the traditional publishers' advance/royalties finance model no longer supports most UK authors is that assumes steady backlist sales but these days publishers don't take returns on titles more than 18 months old, so high street shops don't stock them.
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What makes the AI bubble so unusual is that it's a bubble of snake oil that nobody wants - except the people making money off it, the people who think they can make money off it, and the people who've swallowed the snake oil kool-aid.
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
What makes the AI bubble so unusual is that it's a bubble of snake oil that nobody wants - except the people making money off it, the people who think they can make money off it, and the people who've swallowed the snake oil kool-aid.
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It kinda conspiratorial, but it's hard not to feel like these companies all call motion smoothing by different bullshit names to deliberately make it hard to find and switch off.
the only time i ever gave back to my community (cinephile dorks whose parents claim they can't see it but we suspect are messing with us a little)
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
It kinda conspiratorial, but it's hard not to feel like these companies all call motion smoothing by different bullshit names to deliberately make it hard to find and switch off.
Ya know, I'd just like to have ONE year where the rolling panic attacks don't start mid November and run till mid February.
I have no fucking idea what it's even about anymore.
I have no fucking idea what it's even about anymore.
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Ya know, I'd just like to have ONE year where the rolling panic attacks don't start mid November and run till mid February.
I have no fucking idea what it's even about anymore.
I have no fucking idea what it's even about anymore.