Veracity Cat
lexicologist.bsky.social
Veracity Cat
@lexicologist.bsky.social
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“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them" ~ Maya Angelou
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies

These are very troubling times
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I would like a device without AI on it that I did not request to be there. Oh, you don't currently sell any? And the ones I'd need to "bring myself" aren't available on your list of products? Then I'll keep the one I have.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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That @albomp.bsky.social hides behind ‘caucus solidarity’ as a pathetic excuse for refusing a free vote on issue of banning gambling advertising is a poignant illustration why political parties are on the nose.
Most Australians want a gambling advertising ban, few wanted a social media ban
#auspol
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Just heard Social Servives Minister Tanya Plibersek on #RNBreakfast accusing journalists of being “obsessed” with banning gambling ads.

If only the Albanese government was not so obsessed with sucking up to the gambling, sports and media lobbies. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I’m staggered that the new #BOM website cost more than $500,000!
How it blew out to $96million means it should be referred to the anti corruption body for investigation. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Tomorrow is a month away from Xmas Eve. Please have a look to see if you have any children's clothes, books, toys, etc that are no longer needed & donate them to your local charity shop ASAP. The demand for these items is now, not after Xmas. People are skint but still want to make Xmas special. ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”

Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Guillemots for seabird Sunday.
#SuperSeabirdSunday
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I thought I had opted out of all the #Google AI features - but I learned that you also need to opt out of the Workspace 'smart' features:
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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We grant access to the office network. We added a fictitious lady called Morag McTuckus to the directory who we can have 'meetings' with off-site. We also reply to email for her. It's gone undetected for so long we're now considering hiring an actor to play her at the xmas party
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.

Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I would simply not swing at a ball bowled at *does math* eighth stump. #Ashes #ArmchairAshes
Jesus wept… #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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#TheAshes #Ashes #Snicko I think this image of the Weatherald DRS does a good job of demonstrating the difference between Snicko and Ultra-Edge. Ball clearly hit the thigh pad. Ball has gone quite some distance past the batter on the frame with the "spike".
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Praying to all the gods that our batting backs up Starc in our second innings.
#Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
STARC THE MAGNIFICENT 🏏

#AUSVENG #ASHES #THEASHES
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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I reckon on this form Mitchell Starc should open the batting when the Aussie’s get in again #ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Well, even if I do say so myself, I think we answered the question as to whether there is cricket chat on Bluesky. Thank you everyone for keeping me entertained, old friends and new.
I've been adding to these, so if you've not looked in a while, you may want to refresh.

#TheAshes #Cricket 🏏
Cricket Starter Packs are now live.

Part 1 - the original
go.bsky.app/Uq6tVD6

Part 2 - the follow-on
go.bsky.app/12FSHyh

You don't have to be a member to follow
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Stuey Broad doing his best to hold back all the bad words with a massive sigh in the commentary box.

#Ashes #AUSVENG #TheAshes
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Day 3 is not a certainty. Lulz #Ashes
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
STAAAAARC.

YASSSSSS

#TheAshes #AUSVENG
#ASHES
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM