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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia

Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

www.newsweek.com

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely colours

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · 15d

It's the worst wi-fi

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Dr. Suzanne Scott @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social · 17d

Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].

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Matthew M @pnubk1.bsky.social · 21d

Library bookcase in the US painted with titles of banned books

Great protest, very sad

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Sep 26

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Sep 19

Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's beautiful and needed more than ever now. 🌻

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · Sep 6

Do it.

Search your name.

Take their money.

It’s yours anyway.

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Sep 8

So pretty 🤩

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · Sep 6

My column for September's Exposed Magazine 'What's On: September LGBTQ+ Events in Sheffield'

www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/lgbtq/lgbtq-...

#LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LWithTheT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

As summer winds down, Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ scene is gearing up for a packed September, bursting with cabaret, comedy, club nights and community. Whether you’re after a cosy café social, a sweaty dancefloor or a drag-fuelled extravaganza, there’s something to light up your month.

The calendar is threaded with regular fixtures that keep Sheffield’s queer scene buzzing. Dempseys remains a midweek institution, with Quiz Night (every Tue) bringing trivia, disco bingo and cheap drinks, while Iva Bollockoff hosts Karaoke (every Wed). For more karaoke, head to Maggie Mays for Emma Maezin’s Dragoke (every Thu) – a raucous blend of drag and singalong joy. For those seeking something gentler, Sheffield Mind hosts its weekly LGBTQ+ café, Rainbow Minds (every Wed) at the Wellbeing Centre, offering a safe, friendly space with activities, chats and the occasional pizza party.

Looking for a night out? Over at Gut Level, you can get your party kicks at Hard Ballet (Fri 5 Sep), where peoplelikeusdj serves semi-soft queer techno energy late into the night.

Creative souls get a midweek boost at the Craft Social (Wed 10 Sep) at Gut Level, run with Peak Queer Adventures – bring your art, mending and makes, or just drop in for inspiration and a natter. Gamers also have their space with Rainbow Gamers (Sun 28 Sep) at Treehouse Board Game Café, a relaxed monthly social packed with board games and plenty of laughs.

Over at the Bagshawe Arms, Slags and Drags bring their twist to a Back to School Special (Sat 6 Sep), full of games, prizes and a disco finale, while Dempseys doubles down with its own tongue-in-cheek School Disco (Wed 10 Sep). Gut Level continues with Cruise – LeatherDyke Bar Night (Thu 11 Sep), a dyke-centred pervy social with a soundtrack to match. They also host Shy One & Ashley Holmes (Sat 13 Sep), showcasing two NTS regulars and their expansive, genre-bending sounds. Meanwhile, the Malin Bridge Inn keeps spirits high with Sassy Saturday (13 & 20 Sep), led by DJ Brooke, who…

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Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

On Sunday, the UK government will send an emergency alert test to every mobile and tablet that's 4G and 5G compatible. The test will set off a loud siren-like alert for roughly 10 seconds, even if your device is on silent or do not disturb.

To make sure your device stays silent, follow this guide ⬇️

Galop @galopuk.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you have a secret or hidden phone, the government's Emergency Alerts could reveal your device, even if it's on silent or do not disturb.

The government is testing emergency alerts on Sunday 7 September. If you're worried this could reveal a phone, you can follow this guide to turn off the alerts

How to keep your phone safe from Emergency Alerts.

Steps to secure your iPhone
1. Search your settings for 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Steps to secure your Android:
1. Search your settings 'emergency alerts'
2. Turn off 'Severe alerts' and 'Emergency alerts'
3. On Huawei devices running EMUI 11 or older, search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’ and turn off 'Extreme threats', 'Severe threats', and 'Show amber alerts'
4. If this does not work, contact your device manufacturer.

Other mobile phones and tablets:
Depending on your software version or phone manufacturer, emergency alert settings may be called different names. They could be called 'wireless emergency alerts' or 'emergency broadcasts'.

You can usually find these settings in one of the following ways.
- Go to 'message', then 'message settings', then 'wireless emergency alerts', then 'alert'
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘sounds’, then ‘advanced’, then ‘emergency broadcasts’
- Go to ‘settings’, then ‘general settings’, then ‘emergency alerts’
Then turn off ‘severe alerts’, ‘extreme alerts’ and ‘test alerts’.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · Sep 3

As gay marriage is attacked in US, UK must not be complacent
www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-far-ri...

As gay marriage is attacked in US, UK must not be complacent

It’s easy to view the attempted rollback of rights as an American problem. But LGBTQ rights are at risk here, too

www.opendemocracy.net

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh.

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”

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

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

www.theguardian.com

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Aug 25

So excited to hear new Man-Made Sunshine songs 🌻💛

#manmadesunshine #conormason #lovewinsforever #lwf

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Apr 2

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Aug 22

Worth it for that moment 💜💜

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ah, the infamous pillar 😂

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RandomWhiteGuy @thereelrandom.bsky.social · Aug 13

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · Aug 11

Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ooh

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · Aug 11

Letter of the day (in the Times)

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Aug 4

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Jul 29

We killed the Dead Club City at Nottingham Rock City last week! What a glorious end to this album cycle, so many fantastic gigs, new friends and adventures with Nothing But Thieves.
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#deadclubcity #nothingbutthieves #nbt #rockcity #gig

Nothing But Thieves performing at Rock City. The image is monochrome.

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Sunny23uk @sunny23uk.bsky.social · Jul 27

Let's go Lionesses 🏆

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