Kevin F. Quinn
@kevfquinn.bsky.social
Mostly harmless. He/him.
vi, spaces, and the Oxford comma.
GenX, born at 325ppm.
Hastings, UK.
ALT avatar: Egyptian goose
ALT banner: four Canadian Geese
vi, spaces, and the Oxford comma.
GenX, born at 325ppm.
Hastings, UK.
ALT avatar: Egyptian goose
ALT banner: four Canadian Geese
I was hit by Fairy Tale of New York on the 24th *October*, courtesy of the coffee shop! 😈
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I was hit by Fairy Tale of New York on the 24th *October*, courtesy of the coffee shop! 😈
I like that I watched Rogue One all the way through, and it only occurred to me afterwards that it *had* to end the way it did.
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I like that I watched Rogue One all the way through, and it only occurred to me afterwards that it *had* to end the way it did.
And, further:
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bsky.app/profile/raha...
For the record, there are at least three misdirections-at-best in this week's Main Character's thread about how her being suspended for 72 hours for violating the violent rhetoric policy is the greatest outrage ever to happen:
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And, further:
bsky.app/profile/raha...
bsky.app/profile/raha...
I had started to wonder if the policy *had* to ignore nuance or context (or something like that) in order to deal with violent rhetoric overall with any success.
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Bluesky used to use a much less stringent threshold for removing violent rhetoric than they do today, and it changed to the current more-stringent policy early on, when a large number of users objected to hyperbolic violent rhetoric used against a prominent poster that was not moderated.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I had started to wonder if the policy *had* to ignore nuance or context (or something like that) in order to deal with violent rhetoric overall with any success.
bsky.app/profile/raha...
bsky.app/profile/raha...
"empowered to develop “superintelligence,” or artificial intelligence that exceeds the human brain."
🤦 Delusional idiots. Burning the planet for fantasy fiction.
🤦 Delusional idiots. Burning the planet for fantasy fiction.
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
"empowered to develop “superintelligence,” or artificial intelligence that exceeds the human brain."
🤦 Delusional idiots. Burning the planet for fantasy fiction.
🤦 Delusional idiots. Burning the planet for fantasy fiction.
Looks like context collapse in the moderation team's assessment. Context was the referenced Johnny Cash article, and the text they're objecting to was a reference to his lyrics, used figuratively to express disgust. They interpreted it as a literal statement of intent.
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bsky.app/profile/safe...
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Looks like context collapse in the moderation team's assessment. Context was the referenced Johnny Cash article, and the text they're objecting to was a reference to his lyrics, used figuratively to express disgust. They interpreted it as a literal statement of intent.
bsky.app/profile/safe...
bsky.app/profile/safe...
I see Sarah's account has been restored. Whether she'll come back to use Bluesky or not remains to be seen. They claim she was immediately informed why, but that's not how it played out for her.
Best interpretation is a notice didn't reach her for some reason.
Best interpretation is a notice didn't reach her for some reason.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I see Sarah's account has been restored. Whether she'll come back to use Bluesky or not remains to be seen. They claim she was immediately informed why, but that's not how it played out for her.
Best interpretation is a notice didn't reach her for some reason.
Best interpretation is a notice didn't reach her for some reason.
So, it's enough to quote a song lyric that Bluesky mods decide is a literal statement of intent.
substack.com/profile/3455...
substack.com/profile/3455...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash.
I wish I were joking.
In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison B...
substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So, it's enough to quote a song lyric that Bluesky mods decide is a literal statement of intent.
substack.com/profile/3455...
substack.com/profile/3455...
With petrol being a liquid, first found it a little odd that Americans call it gas.
Then discovered it's just a truncation of gasoline.
Gotta love language!
Then discovered it's just a truncation of gasoline.
Gotta love language!
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
With petrol being a liquid, first found it a little odd that Americans call it gas.
Then discovered it's just a truncation of gasoline.
Gotta love language!
Then discovered it's just a truncation of gasoline.
Gotta love language!
Reposted by Kevin F. Quinn
Robbie Gibb who cancelled a BBC investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
Revealed: Brexit group covered up its targeting of right-wing extremists
Brexit-backer Arron Banks repeatedly denied that Leave.EU appealed to National Front supporters - in a bid to get the BBC to drop an investigation
www.channel4.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Robbie Gibb who cancelled a BBC investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019