Taeshul. A Bugbear.
@taeshul.bsky.social
Film, TTRPG and whisky lover. He/Him.
Don't buy The S*n.
Don't buy The S*n.
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After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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I’m disgusted that some senior DWP people have learned nothing about the scale of the misery their policies inflicted.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I’m disgusted that some senior DWP people have learned nothing about the scale of the misery their policies inflicted.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
It’s high time the DWP showed some respect to carers and some awareness of their own gross errors.
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BRAND NEW 🍏 How Do You Like Them Apples? 🍎
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
BONUS - How Do You Like Them Golden Apples?
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
BRAND NEW 🍏 How Do You Like Them Apples? 🍎
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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hey, I am not gonna doompost about it necessarily but, a glance around will tell you it's a hard & stressful time for artists, and especially so this year
consider dropping a kofi donation, or reposting a shop link, or even just, leave a comment so someone knows you like their work
it does matter
consider dropping a kofi donation, or reposting a shop link, or even just, leave a comment so someone knows you like their work
it does matter
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
hey, I am not gonna doompost about it necessarily but, a glance around will tell you it's a hard & stressful time for artists, and especially so this year
consider dropping a kofi donation, or reposting a shop link, or even just, leave a comment so someone knows you like their work
it does matter
consider dropping a kofi donation, or reposting a shop link, or even just, leave a comment so someone knows you like their work
it does matter
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Hear, hear!
Marvel Star Simu Liu Sparks Debate After Calling Out How Far Hollywood Has Backslid With Asian Representation
www.comicsands.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hear, hear!
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It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
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everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks (Netflix offering $30 a share and a $5 billion break-up fee) www.thewrap.com/netflix-wins...
December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
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December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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Shopping small is meaningful!
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Shopping small is meaningful!
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The Washington Post editorial board railed against a wealth tax without noting its owner, Jeff Bezos, stands to benefit more from its tax policy prescriptions than nearly anyone else on the planet.
Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...
Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Washington Post editorial board railed against a wealth tax without noting its owner, Jeff Bezos, stands to benefit more from its tax policy prescriptions than nearly anyone else on the planet.
Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...
Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...
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It's harder and harder to run a crowdfunding project as an independent creator.
The number of new pledges has slowed to a halt for the past few days. 🥲
Please help share the project! 🙏
The number of new pledges has slowed to a halt for the past few days. 🥲
Please help share the project! 🙏
Mud Ghost Estate is a spooky tumbling block tower-based TTRPG inspired by the urban legends and folklore of Hong Kong. 👻
The Redux edition is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
The Redux edition is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's harder and harder to run a crowdfunding project as an independent creator.
The number of new pledges has slowed to a halt for the past few days. 🥲
Please help share the project! 🙏
The number of new pledges has slowed to a halt for the past few days. 🥲
Please help share the project! 🙏
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Once more preaching to the choir (I hope):
If GC people were really concerned about women's safety and rights, they'd be focusing on this, not persecuting a minority in an effort to scrub them from existence.
If GC people were really concerned about women's safety and rights, they'd be focusing on this, not persecuting a minority in an effort to scrub them from existence.
“Women change their travel plans, their routines, and their lives out of fears for their safety in public, while far too many perpetrators continue to roam freely,” Lady Elish Angiolini KC said trib.al/u0d1SVa
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Once more preaching to the choir (I hope):
If GC people were really concerned about women's safety and rights, they'd be focusing on this, not persecuting a minority in an effort to scrub them from existence.
If GC people were really concerned about women's safety and rights, they'd be focusing on this, not persecuting a minority in an effort to scrub them from existence.
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In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
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Tomorrow is our last chance to stomp the regime at the ballot box in 2025. We can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits, but only if we turn enough voters out — please make some calls to help us send @aftynbehn.bsky.social to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Tomorrow is our last chance to stomp the regime at the ballot box in 2025. We can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits, but only if we turn enough voters out — please make some calls to help us send @aftynbehn.bsky.social to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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It's called Trickle Up Economics, and it's capitalism's biggest lie.
Because business owners and bankers have pocketed most of NZ's productivity gains for decades, Susan.
Why are we all paid close to minimum wage?
The median wage has drawn significantly closer to the minimum, so how can we boost incomes?
www.rnz.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's called Trickle Up Economics, and it's capitalism's biggest lie.
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Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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5 years on from contracting COVID, medical scientist Rebecca Broni is still living with its effects. @news.rte.ie
🛑She's not alone, though at times it must feel that way.
👨👩👧👦👩👩👧👦This disease has affected many millions globally.
🤷Credible data doesn't exist.
💯Long COVID does!
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
🛑She's not alone, though at times it must feel that way.
👨👩👧👦👩👩👧👦This disease has affected many millions globally.
🤷Credible data doesn't exist.
💯Long COVID does!
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Long Covid turned my life upside down, says scientist
Five years on from contracting Covid, medical scientist Rebecca Broni is still living with its effects and now faces a cut in financial support.
www.rte.ie
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
5 years on from contracting COVID, medical scientist Rebecca Broni is still living with its effects. @news.rte.ie
🛑She's not alone, though at times it must feel that way.
👨👩👧👦👩👩👧👦This disease has affected many millions globally.
🤷Credible data doesn't exist.
💯Long COVID does!
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
🛑She's not alone, though at times it must feel that way.
👨👩👧👦👩👩👧👦This disease has affected many millions globally.
🤷Credible data doesn't exist.
💯Long COVID does!
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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If by some miracle the whole AI industry falls apart because some tech bros decided to spend trillions on compute without spending maybe tens of millions a year on licensing art, I will laugh so hard I'll be in danger of a ruptured spleen.
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If by some miracle the whole AI industry falls apart because some tech bros decided to spend trillions on compute without spending maybe tens of millions a year on licensing art, I will laugh so hard I'll be in danger of a ruptured spleen.
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Morning Blueskers 😃
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Morning Blueskers 😃
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It’s so close to being debated now, only 5k away, please share!
Please encourage others to sign if you already have. Let’s put the pressure on!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please encourage others to sign if you already have. Let’s put the pressure on!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It’s so close to being debated now, only 5k away, please share!
Please encourage others to sign if you already have. Let’s put the pressure on!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please encourage others to sign if you already have. Let’s put the pressure on!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Funny how Labour, Tory & Reform parties pay lip-service to crime prevention, but avoid the obvious ...
meme via Irene Craig
meme via Irene Craig
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Funny how Labour, Tory & Reform parties pay lip-service to crime prevention, but avoid the obvious ...
meme via Irene Craig
meme via Irene Craig
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"Do you remember the figure that was on the side of the Brexit Bus?
Did that make you angry>
The same amount of money is added to Billionaire's wealth every 10 days according to a recent report produced by Oxfam.
We really do need to tax them properly."
via David Williams
Did that make you angry>
The same amount of money is added to Billionaire's wealth every 10 days according to a recent report produced by Oxfam.
We really do need to tax them properly."
via David Williams
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"Do you remember the figure that was on the side of the Brexit Bus?
Did that make you angry>
The same amount of money is added to Billionaire's wealth every 10 days according to a recent report produced by Oxfam.
We really do need to tax them properly."
via David Williams
Did that make you angry>
The same amount of money is added to Billionaire's wealth every 10 days according to a recent report produced by Oxfam.
We really do need to tax them properly."
via David Williams
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We should make it so flying by Private Jet is nearly as expensive as owning one.
They can afford it.
They can afford it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We should make it so flying by Private Jet is nearly as expensive as owning one.
They can afford it.
They can afford it.