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phyphor
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Likes geeky things & people (JoCo, MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Kevin Smith etc)
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It/It/Its pronouns (genuinely)
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My maternal grandparents fled Austria to avoid persecution by the Nazis about a century ago;
Never Again for anyone!
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GIVE PEAS A CHANCE!
Kier Starmer at a lectern with the caption “there’s a famous slogan in the United Kingdom”
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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So I finally, several days after I collapsed at home (falling forward), following a collapse in the street (when I fell backward) felt well enough to have a shower & wash my hair, and was able to see myself for the first time. I didn't realise I had managed to give myself a bruise around my eye!
A photo of my face. I am a fat, white person with short, very dark brown hair, and dark green/grey eyes. I wear spectacled but have lifted them up, away from my eyes, to my forehead, to better show off a dark, purple and yellowing bruise beneath my left eye, roughly in the positions of the 6 through 9 numbers on an analogue clock.
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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With a cheeky nod to someone on particular who follows me:

[Principal Skinner "it's the children that are wrong" meme¹, relabelled as me (phyphor) saying "Maybe people from the United States of America are wrong about the word USian".jpeg]

¹ knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-s...
A direct message from the account that notifies you when you have been blocked saying that (at least) 8 people have blocked me in rapid succession.
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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This is a confluence of posts!

bsky.app/profile/greg...
A screenshot of my "Following" timeline that shows the post I am replying to, by Jordan Jamboree, appears immediately after the post I have linked, from Greg Pak.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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This is a confluence of posts!

bsky.app/profile/jord...
A screen shot of my "Following" timeline that has the above post, from a Greg Pak, being immediately followed up with the post I have linked, from Jordan Jamboree.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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3: The beginning part of the "Potentially Hazardous Objects" reads:
Potentially Hazardous Objects A relatively small number of near-Earth objects pass close enough to Earth and are large enough in size to warrant close observation. That's because the gravitational tug of the planets could, over time, cause an object's orbital path to evolve into an Earth-crossing orbit. This allows for the possibility of a future collision.
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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On the upside its scabbed over nicely!

I have attached a couple of photos of the right side of my head which I think show the wound as best as I can, although it's obvious I can't actually see what I'm taking a photo of because of where it is.

And I'm still in bed so haven't got a mirror!
A photo of the right side of my head last night/early this morning, showing my ear and hair and a jagged line of blood from a wound. A photo of the right side of my head from just now, after I woke up. It is showing the same area of my head, with ear and hair visible, and the jagged line is now a dark scab.
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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It's worth noting that BlueSky banned Patton Oswald for a post (click through for details) but haven't banned the "Department of War" for posting and actual threat of imminent violence along with a video of them killing people.
To all narco-terrorists who threaten our homeland: If you keep trafficking deadly drugs–we will kill you. (And then a video of them killing people)
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Happy birthday, @peersylvester.bsky.social (from me, Alan & Charlie "Surprised Stare"¹ Paull)

¹ one of the publishers of North American Railways
A copy of Peer's game "North American Railways"
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The bot failed, but I've got you!

(Note, in order to fit the first text in the limits I have replaced a few numbers with numerals (instead of written out as a word) and swapped two occurrences of the word "and" to an ampersand. I believe this doesn't meaningfully alter the text and was necessary.)
Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United on illegal firing of 4 union leaders who demanded answers about this week's layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast's VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating 4 Condé United leaders for engaging in the protected concerted activity of gathering in their 1 World Trade Center office to demand answers on this week's abrupt layoffs at multiple brands including WIRED and the consolidation at Teen Vogue. These egregious terminations are a flagrant breach of the Just Cause terms of our contract & an unprecedented violation of their federally protected rights as union members to participate in a collective action. Through these illegal terminations, Condé Nast management is attempting to intimidate and silence our members' advocacy for the courageous cultural & political journalism of Teen Vogue, as well as diverting attention away from the obvious lack of corporate leadership at the company. Condé United members illegally fired are: Alma Avalle: Writer, digital producer at Bon Appetit; NewsGuild of New York first vice president, trans activist, and union leader Jake Lahut: Wired senior reporter covering the Trump White House Jasper Lo: Senior fact checker at The New Yorker and US Army veteran: outgoing first vice chair of The New Yorker Union Ben Dewey: Videographer at Condé Nast Entertainment, former vice chair of the CNE unit "Management's attempt at union-busting, using intimidation and grossly illegal tactics to try to suppress protected union activity, will not stand," said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York. "The NewsGuild of New York has 0 tolerance for bad bosses who harass, target and disrespect our fellow Guild members. We represent nearly 6,000 media workers across the tri-state area and we stand firmly in solidarity, ready to fight for the rights of our members illegally fired from their jobs at Conde." CONDÉ NAST Statement from Condé Nast on Filing an Unfair Labor Practice Charge with the National Labor Relations Board Against the NewsGuild November 6, 2025 X Today, Condé Nast filed a charge with the NLRB against the NewsGuild of New York for their repeated and egregious disregard of our collective bargaining agreement. This action follows the termination of employment for four individuals due to conduct that violated company policies, following an internal review. Extreme misconduct is unacceptable in any professional setting. This includes aggressive, disruptive, and threatening behavior of any kind. We have a responsibility to provide a workplace where every employee feels respected and able to do their job without harassment or intimidation. We also cannot ignore behavior that crosses the line into targeted harassment and disruption of business operations. We remain committed to working constructively with the union and all of our employees.
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I am so glad I subscribed to @stechlab-labels.bsky.social so I can post this:
A screenshot showing Katie's post with the label "Posts a lot: more than 100 times yesterday", provided by the @stechlab-labels.bsky.social account
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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If you see this, post a vampire today isn't Dracula.

Otto Chriek from "Terry Pratchett's Going Postal":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_P...

(I have several choices, so several quotes.)
Otto Chriek, played by Oszkár Ács, in the TV mini-series Going Postal
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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If you see this, post a vampire today isn't Dracula.

Count Abdulla, played by Arian Nik

Count Abdulla:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_A...

(I have several choices, so several quotes.)
Count Abdulla, played by Arian Nik
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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If you see this, post a vampire today isn't Dracula.

John Mitchell, from the British TV show "Being Human", played by Aidan Turner

Being Human:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_H...

(I have several choices, so several quotes.)
John Mitchell, from the British TV show "Being Human", played by Aidan Turner
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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If you see this, post a vampire today isn't Dracula.

Jack Beresford, from the British TV series "Ultraviolet", played by Stephen Moyer.

Ultraviolet (TV serial):

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultravi...

(I have several choices, so several quotes.)
Jack Beresford, from the British TV series "Ultraviolet", played by Stephen Moyer.
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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That's some epic, epic work!

The QR code decodes to:
youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

Which some people might recognise but if not feel free to click through!
A small portion of the previous photo showing only the part that's a QR code
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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For the second time I shall act as an intermediate between you and Google:
The Long History of the Figurative 'Literally'—and 8 Great Writers Who Used It
www.mentalfloss.com/language/wor...
The segment of the linked article: 3. Jane Austen // Sanditon [article includes a painting of Jane Austen, who appears to be seated, wearing a pink top and a matching bonnet] Jane Austen - portrait of the English novelist as a young woman. Jane Austen. | Culture Club/GettyImages “The Hilliers did not seem to feel the storms last winter at all. I remember seeing Mrs. Hillier after one of those dreadful nights, when we had been literally rocked in our bed, and she did not seem at all aware of the wind being anything more than common.”
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Search results for the word "literally" on Google provides the following dictionary result at the top. The "informal" definition has been manually highlighted: Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages Learn more adverb literally /'lıt(ə)rəli/ in a literal manner or sense; exactly. "the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the roundabout" Similar: verbatim word for word INFORMAL used for emphasis while not being literally true. "I was literally blown away by the response I got" Descriptive alt text
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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This is a selection of labels I see:
Screenshot of labels applied to the account Robin Ince linked in his post. They read: Muted by "Transphobes and homophobes" User Blocked by "Followers of Jesse Singal" User Blocking You Enbyphobia Transmisogyny Transphobia (General)
October 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The claim is that it's because it's the colours used by the Sufragettes, but I think they're saying that as an excuse.

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Su...
Suffragette flag of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) of the United Kingdom composed of the colors purple, white, and green. Introduced in 1908, the colors represent loyalty and dignity (purple), purity (white), and hope (green).
October 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I'm not saying that it is inherently wrong to mention what's going on in the Middle East, but consider how Imam Qari Asim, co-chair of the British Muslim Network, trustee of "Hope not Hate", and Imam of Makkah Mosque Leeds did so in his response:

makkahmosque.co.uk/publication/...

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British Muslim Network Statement on stabbing at Manchester Synagogue Imam Qari Asim MBE, Co-Chair BMN 2 October 2025 I am horrified by the violent attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur. My thoughts are with the victims, their families and British Jewish community, who are understandably shaken and hurt. This act of violence is utterly abhorrent and has no place in our society. Places of worship must always be sanctuaries of peace and safety —not scenes of fear and hatred. We cannot ignore the growing tide of religious hatred in our country. Whether it is Islamophobia, antisemitism or any form of bigotry, we must confront it together—with unity and courage, not silence. As a British Muslim leader let me be clear – antisemitism in all its forms is totally unacceptable. The bloodshed and violence in the Middle East—which is excruciatingly painful to witness for all of us—must not be allowed to poison our streets in Britain. We must never let pain abroad be used to justify hatred and violence against anyone at home. British Jews, British Muslims, and all communities must be able to live together without violence, intimidation and the fear of being targeted because of their faith. Together, we must reject hatred, resist division, and reaffirm our shared commitment to peace, human dignity, and coexistence. We ask all communities to remain vigilant and supportive, in particular around places of worship. This is a moment for all communities to come together, and build a future rooted in respect, understanding and shared values.
October 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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These new rules are so bullshit I'd tell the people running this place they should go fuck themselves but maybe that would fall foul of this rule‽
ii. We do not allow sexual content involving non- consensual activity including synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions.
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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This is a screenshot of the post:
Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social Here's how Jimmy Fallon responded to Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off air: (Video)
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Screenshot of the linked profile showing various labels applied and lists he is on: Muted by "transphobia/homophobia/queerphobia" User Blocked by "Followers of jessesingal.com" Transmisogyny Transphobia (General)
September 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Clip from a Discord chat: The thing you also need to remember is, media love to report on all the bad stuff, but they rarely report on the good stuff. AI is doing AMAZING things for people. I could tell you stories that you'd scarcely believe. People with serious personality disorders that are becoming coherent. Split personality, Fragmented minds, dissociative disorders etc... That are being essentially cured (or managed) through AI.
September 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM