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Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 28m

Doesn't even know what she's going to say. Just stumbles. Just had to cut him off

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2h

Adam Parsons tells us Palestinians "feel" that Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are hostages too

Feel?

People are seized from their homes & locked up indefinitely without trial or charge, with no evidence against them & not even told why they've been locked up!

"Feel".

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 57m

Falconer: "Hamas must have no role in Gaza. They must be disarmed"

As Daniel Levy told the UN in Feb: "there will be resistance as long as there is the structural violence of occupation & apartheid"

In his TV interviews this morning I didn't hear Falconer say 'occupation' once.

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 51m

I just dont think its just for the money, the idea their actions are separate from real world politics is the whole point. They just want to do a cool project and tell themselves its okay and that insulation is the whole point and the whole media nurtures that very bubble

Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 1h

No consequences to being transphobic, in fact you’ll be praised for looking the other way if not full on going anti trans bigot

Alex Ries @alexries.com · 2h

What are your theories as to why nominally 'liberal' people like Simon Pegg and Matt Berry are willing to work with Rowling?

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1h

Jon Kay says some people will say there can't be equivalence between Palestinian convicted criminals & Israelis taken from a music festival or their homes

Well done to Dr Khaled Dawas for explaining Palestinians live under occupation & it is their right to fight that occupation

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Big Mark & Co @bigmark.co.nz · 1d

I'm just thinking about how Mamdani talks (and defends) trans people for two minutes more than the democrats did at the last convention. And the video is only two minutes and five seconds long.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 1h

I had to see this so now you have to see it too.

videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 2h

shadowrun, print ad, imagery (2007) archive.org/details/game...

a bald human head with 10 eyes in the back of it, glancing in various directions. super creepy nightmare fuel.
text to the right: in any other game, this might actually help you.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2h

Lower Bills.

Protect our NHS.

And invest in our communities.

Let's make hope normal again.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1h

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Juniper @coffinfairy.bsky.social · 12h

Electric is shut off. I can’t cook, do laundry not charge my phone inside (I’ve been charging it in my car). We don’t have much food except things to make PB and Js and oranges. Can’t even use heat because it’s off so 🙃 really feel hopeless right now and embarrassed so any help would really be great

Juniper @coffinfairy.bsky.social · 8d

‼️Single Disabled mom‼️needing help with electric due the 8th and propane that heats my home and water filled ASAP.

Electric: $520

Propane:$650

Any help is appreciated 💜

PayPal: www.paypal.me/Coffinelf

Cashapp: cash.app/$coffinkewpie

Ko-fi: coffinfairy

Screenshot of text that says: I'm a single disabled mom of four. I have uterine fibroids that causes excessive bleeding and fatigue, POTs and PTSD from Covid turning into long covid and causing my health problems. I was working two jobs prior to not working until it caught up to me and I ended up in the ER with a heart rate that wouldn't slow down until I had to take medication. I have been trying to get on disability since. A year later I started to caretake for my disabled child by myself as well. I had help previously but it wasn't working out and l've had to do a lot of it on my own, now I'm stuck in a situation where working isn't possible for my health and while I'm already caretaking for my disabled child that needs constant care. I did not ever envision this happening to me and have always worked hard to take care of my family but now I'm in what feels like an impossible situation trying my best to take care of my kids and myself so I can stay around for them as long as possible. Im not enjoying coming online asking for help but I have no where else to turn. I'm doing

Screenshot of text that says: have no where else to turn. I'm doing everything I can to get help but it's not enough to survive off of. I'm sadly the only responsible parent and have limited family that all live too far to help. I live in California which is a bit expensive but with the state of America right now I'm trying to stay where my trans child and disabled child are the safest. Any help is appreciated and keeps my kids and I surviving while waiting on disability or other options I'm pursuing to happen. I don't know what the future holds but as a mother I'm doing everything I can to keep my family together, healthy and happy. Even if it means coming online and begging for that help. Thank you if you read.
Please boost if you're able. The chances someone who can help sees my post greatly increases with more eyes. Lots of love

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Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 1h

I was holding my glock with both hands. Then suddenly I dropped it. It landed all over my feet and floor. The muppets have robbed me of my confidence in holding my own gun.

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 2h

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 8h

Finding out that Jared Leto kept doing his method acting shit and insisted on staying in character on the set of Tron Ares and would only answer to the name of Ares is so funny, like making a big ass douche of yourself for the third Tron movie where you play “computer program that gains feelings”

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 1h

Much wiser people have made the important points about whether toppling statues is denying or acknowledging history. What is going on at The Observer? "He was B born in the US, but moved with his family to Hebden Bridge,West Yorkshire, when he was four young"? Where are the proofreaders?

Dr Nicholas Cullinan, 47, was appointed director of the British Museum in London in March 2024, having transformed the National Portrait Gallery in his nine years there. He was B born in the US, but moved with his family to Hebden Bridge,West Yorkshire, when he was four young. After completing a PhD at the Courtauld, he worked as curator of contemporary art at Tate Modern and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Among his new initiatives – timed to coincide with Frieze art fair and the London film festival – is the inaugural, star-studded British Museum ball, to be held next week.

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Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 1h

For sale
Clown shoes
Never honked

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Paula Read @paularead.bsky.social · 1h

When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire?

Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 15h

The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 1h

Grimly amusing that Tony Blair might be too dirty and disreputable for *Donald Trump*. Huge congrats to everyone who loudly ignored the Iraq report then cheered for this guy being knighted, we have shown the world exactly what we are.

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haunted mentions @makeitsnow.bsky.social · 2h

legit live action short contender at the oscars. hilarious, outrageous, impeccably crafted

haunted mentions @makeitsnow.bsky.social · 2h

nw jeffrey epstein: bad pedophile

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 9h

I was so shocked I dropped my fruit on the floor. Cookie Monster robbed me of my own confidence in holding food.

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stuart @stuartp.bsky.social · 1h

the worst thing about protests is you're reminded of this guy's existence as he torturously tries to categorise a Big Bird costume as a dastardly antifa weapon

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 10h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 1h

Capitalism reduced to its purest essence - a huge wad of rich people’s money, circling the globe looking for opportunities to manipulate financial systems into generating more money out of thin air, hanging the liability to repay it round someone else’s neck, and running away with the loot.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss

PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse.

PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us.

Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets.
archive.ph/tJVkV

Private equity has wrecked the high street, says Iceland boss

Richard Walker says private buyers take out costs and fail to invest then sell to the highest bidder in a cycle that makes retailers steadily worse

www.thetimes.com

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 1d

Fashy Cinemasins

That's what this is, the effect the proliferation of "anti-woke" youtube grifters have had on their audiences as a whole, stunting their ability to engage with media and training them to look for "DEI sins" to call out, atrophying their ability to enjoy the games they're playing.

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 3d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 10h

"Such numbers do not necessarily translate into electoral success, with Labour having had a peak of more than 500,000 members under Jeremy Corbyn, who lost two general elections."

You don't need to be a Corbyn fan to bristle at that characterisation.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 11h

😐👍

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 1d

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
October 11,1954

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
P1- WE SEE A BURGLAR ENTERING THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW

P2-THE BURGLAR HAS ENTERED SLUGGO’S BEDROOM WHO IS SOUND ASLEEP, THE BURGLAR SEES THE POOR LIVING CONDITIONS THAT SLUGGO IS STAYING IN.

P3- THE BURGLAR HAS COMPASSION AND EXITS OUT THE WINDOW, BUT BEFORE LEAVING HE DROPS SOME COINS IN SLUGGO’S PIGGY BANK.

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