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Molly Maclachlan
@mollymaclachlan.bsky.social
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Scottish amateur writer/streamer. My posts are often bad.

🏳️‍⚧️ she/her

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mollymaclachlan
Website: https://mollymaclachlan.github.io/website
AllPoetry: https://allpoetry.com/Molly_Maclachlan

Here be trans rights. #TransRights
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100% 😀
Screenshot from anisota.net's "Bluesky Harvest" for Molly Maclachlan's account. Header reads "Image Posts". Below it, a large orange circle contains the text, "100% of images have alt text" At the bottom left small text reads "All Posts"; at the bottom right, small text reads "125% above average".
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Hey @moderation.bsky.app, why is this post labelled "rude"?
A screenshot of a post on Bluesky, from @lindav138.bsky.social. The post is hidden behind a content label, reading "Rude", with a note below stating "Labeled by @moderation.bsky.app." A screenshot of a post on Bluesky, from @lindav138.bsky.social. A content label above the post reads, "Rude". The post itself is shown. It is a quote post, reading "Really well done. Straight down the camera. Unapologetic. Factual." The original quoted post is from @zackpolanski.bsky.social, and reads "No other party says the basic truth: migration is good for Britain. The real problem? Inequality, soaring bills, underfunded public services. That's driven by the greed of the super rich and the Labour government who serve them - not by migrants." An embedded video in the quoted post is cut off in the screenshot.
September 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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THE BELIEVERS WIN
A screenshot from the Hollow Knight: Silkson special announcement, showing the release date as September 4.
August 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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129 words to say absolutely fucking nothing whatsoever
Two screenshots from "The Thick of It", one above the other. The first shows the characters Stewart Pearson and Peter Mannion watching Fergus Williams make a speech on TV. Mannion says, "He's exactly why people hate politicians." The second is a close-up on Mannion's face. He has an angry expression as he says, "He's making me hate politicians, him in particular."
August 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Somewhere along the line, LibreOffice just decided to ignore this setting in the header styling. Sometimes it acts like it's on, sometimes it understands it's not, and I can't discern a pattern.
Screenshot of a setting titled "Same content on first page"; there is an unchecked check-box next to it.
June 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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In a lighter break from my usual unscheduled posting on here, a very short clip from today's Elden Ring stream. I tell Radahn he can use any attack he wants, so he does.

#eldenring #streamclip

(youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-2...)
February 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Still from episode 1 of series 3 of the British political satire, "The Thick of It". The camera focuses on a TV screen showing cabinet minister Nicola Murray standing in front of an election poster. The poster's writing is cropped on the TV, so instead of reading the candidate's name, it reads, "I AM BENT". Underneath, a news bulletin reads: "NICOLA MURRAY MP Row Over Husband's Role in Government Contracts"
February 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Technology? Musk happening to be CEO of some tech companies doesn't make him doing a Nazi salute a technology issue. He's pals with the bloody US President. Why isn't this in Politics, or US, or both?

And "gesture" draws "scrutiny"? It's a Nazi salute, not an ambiguous gesture!
Screenshot of a BBC headline reading, "Elon Musk's gesture at Trump rally draws scrunity" The category listed underneath is, "Technology".
January 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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By "odd-looking salute" the Independent means a Nazi salute. That's a Nazi salute.
Screenshot of a headline from The Independent, reading: "Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration". Underneath is a subtitle, reading: "The world's richest man drew a ton of attention over an ill-advised "salute" he did on stage." Beneath that is an image of Elon Musk on stage behind a podium, with his right arm raised and hand straightened in the manner of a Nazi salute.
January 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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At the time of writing, this article is nowhere in the health section. The BBC doesn't consider the removal of transgender healthcare a "Health" issue. Instead, it's "Family & Education".
Screenshot of a BBC headline, reading: "Indefintie ban on puberty blockers for under-18s to be introduced". It is in the "Family & Education" section.
December 11, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Two-panel comic-style meme showing a blue person reaching towards a large golden ball. On the ball is written, "Plaid Cymru leading in the popular vote". In the first panel, their mouth is open in a smile as they reach for it. In the second panel, the camera has pulled back to reveal a pink blob with a small smile reaching its arms around the blue person. The blue person is now looking back at them; their own smile remains, but a bead of sweat is visible on their head. The ball is dull and in the background. On the pink blob is written, "Reform equalling them in seats".
December 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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A small game I like to play: whenever the Government gets cozy with a big company, look up the company on Wikipedia and see how long an "Issues" or "Controversies" section it has. This game gives you, I should stress, only a glimpse of the company's problems.

Here's BlackRock's.
Snippet of the contents from Wikipedia's "BlackRock" article. It shows the "Issues" heading and the following subheadings that come under it: Influence and power Common ownership Environmental, social and corporate governance investing Investments in contributors to climate change Investments in gun manufacturers BlackRock study on integrating ESG into banking rules U.S. states refusing to do business with BlackRock due to ESG policies Criticism of investments in China Ties with Federal Reserve Investments in cryptocurrency
November 22, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Didn't expect to see so many people describe Dominic Grieve as a "good egg" or a "superb person" given his voting record. Happening to support Remain and having slightly more morals on certain issues than other Conservatives don't make him a good person.
Collage of screenshots from Dominic Grieve's voting record on theyworkforyou.com. He generally voted against incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation, against measures to prevent climate change, against equal gay rights, against laws to promote equality in human rights, against the hunting ban, and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. He generally voted for a stricter asylum system and for increasing the state pension age. He consistently voted against greater reduction of fracking, against the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU, against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices, and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability. He consistently voted for the Iraq war, for making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship, for mass surveillance of people's communications and activities, for the privatisation of Royal Mail, and for the bedroom tax. He almost always voted for a reduction in spending on walfare benefits and for reducing the rate of corporation tax. He also voted for raising England's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year.
November 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Live footage of House Dagoth making their plan to take over Morrowind
Still from the film "Chicken Run", showing a group of claymation chickens gathered around a box with a sheet of paper spread out on it. The paper displays a crudely-drawn diagram of a plan to dig a hole under their pen fence, also bypassing a sleeping guard dog.
October 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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It doesn't get much more self-satirising than when you see these two articles directly next to each other.
Screenshot of two BBC article headlines, one above the other. The first, dated 2 days ago, has a picture of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, with the headline reading: "Italy deputy PM on trial for blocking migrant boat". The second, dated 1 day ago, has a picture of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gesturing with a number of people behind him, with the headline reading: "Starmer in Italy to discuss migration with PM Meloni".
September 17, 2024 at 10:21 PM