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birdrespecter.bsky.social
This is genuinely so bad, he can’t even answer basic questions from budding teen atheists lmfao. It’s like that scene in game of thrones when all the children ganged up and stabbed grand maester pycelle to death
May 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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djfood.org
This Thursday at the Corner bar at Tate Modern with @mixmastermorris.bsky.social and Doug Shipton - 7pm-onwards - free!
May 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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mommunism.bsky.social
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.

You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza. These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform. Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay … Gazans have also been aggressively targeted and unfairly reported by bad actors. Many accounts openly encourage the reporting and targeting of any Palestinian. Several groups exist for the express purpose of looking for Palestinian accounts to report. We believe Bluesky owes Gazans, and the entire community who benefits from their voices, a greater duty of care especially in the context of the horrors they are enduring. We ask Bluesky to implement the following changes: Provide information on all Bluesky-affiliated websites in Arabic that explains the rules and expectations of the site in clear language. Investigate the accounts that are mass-reporting Palestinians on Bluesky. The mass reporting of Palestinians on Bluesky is a group effort to render the platform a hostile place for a community based on their ethnicity. As such, it is racism, and should be understood as such. Reports against Palestinians who have broken no community guidelines must be understood as racism, and the accounts that submit those reports should be disregarded in the future. Many Bluesky users encourage Gazans to tag or reply to them, and this is not always understood as unwelcome behavior. If an account is reported as Spam for tagging or replying to others, treat only reports from the tagged/mentioned account as legitimate, seeing as they were the only ones who received a notification. Send emails regarding disciplinary action every time it is taken. Gazans do not always get an email explaining what they did wrong, and those that do are required to parse a language they do not speak in order to understand their violation. Have these emails contain an easily visible link to information about their violations in Arabic. Respond to appeals in a timely fashion, many Gazans simply never hear back from Bluesky after they appeal a decision. In addition to removing Gazans for alleged spam behavior, Bluesky has also sometimes indicated that they are deleting an account for being a scam or … End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community. We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard. We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future. We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community. [To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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riverboatjack.bsky.social
new gender neutral greeting just dropped
May 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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gaijinrando.bsky.social
Japanese poster for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967), directed by Lewis Gilbert - BOTD in 1920
March 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
Hear me out: it’s time for America to be sealed under a giant mysterious dome
March 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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officialmelbrooks.bsky.social
I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene—Gene Wilder. And that Gene told him about a little role called The Blind Hermit in our movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN…
A black and white still of actor Peter Boyle as The Monster trying to eat soup with actor Gene Hackman as The Blind Hermit in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
February 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.

ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
wavejumper.bsky.social
Does anyone here pay for #MixCloud and have any thoughts on that (is it work paying for)? I’ve just started using the app again after not using it for years and can’t tell if it’s something that people are still using as the main place to put up new mixes. Do people even make mixes anymore?
February 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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emilyoram.bsky.social
I'm afraid what risks 'hollowing out' London is property prices, foreign consortia owning countless empty buildings, rental costs, the decimation of nightlife, gentrification and Pretification and the demise of in person shopping. It should be somewhere we want to go not have to.
February 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
wavejumper.bsky.social
#PopWillEatItself the superior version of the original tune. Even the 14yr old me knew this at the time. There’s a fun live version that they filmed for The Word on Channel Four which I stayed up late for. Say what you like about PWEI, but they were just what I needed.

youtu.be/lua07Urq5QY?...
Ich Bin Ein Auslander (FUN-da-MENTAL 12" Mix)
YouTube video by Pop Will Eat Itself - Topic
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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joemuggs.bsky.social
I did a tribute
Terror Danjah was the gregarious heart of the grime scene – and its greatest producer | Joe Muggs
The producer, who has died following a period of ill health, made thrillingly imaginative beats, but just as impressive was his ability to draw together the British bass scene
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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dalecornish.bsky.social
checked the track Aphex Twin sampled for "Xtal"... don't get me wrong, LOVE a beefy sample dispute, but to claim "Xtal musically is basically what we created" is a bit like saying I look like the Mona Lisa because we both have eyes www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRa...
Steve Jeffries, Mary Carewe & Donald Greig - Evil at Play
YouTube video by Rare 'N' Dope Tunes
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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princecharlescinema.com
#SaveThePCC

Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.

For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;

you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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kevinboniface.bsky.social
In January 2021, during the third national lockdown, I pulled into this deserted pub car park to turn the van round and found a lamppost and a bin engaged in lively conversation while they thought no one was looking. Incredible.
A photograph of a deserted pub car park surrounded by bare trees on a murky day: wet asphalt, grey sky. In the centre, next to a flumpy yellow cypress tree, are a litter bin and an ornamental lamppost who appear to be sharing a joke together. The head of the lamp is bent at an angle so it appears to be looking down at the bin whose lid has broken given it the appearance of a laughing face.
January 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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joycemillman.bsky.social
Ned is right. This story is a work of healing art.
January 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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birmingham81.bsky.social
Mark E Smith's thoughts on 1984 (from the NME) #FallFriday
January 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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nedraggett.bsky.social
This 2022 interview with Mary Sweeney is well worth your time, BTW. Writer, editor, producer, worked with Lynch in all those capacities over two decades, briefly married to him.
You Want People to Enter the Dream: Mary Sweeney on Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr. and The Straight Story | Interviews | Roger Ebert
An interview with Mary Sweeney, editor of "Lost Highway," which is now screening in theaters in a new 4K restoration.
www.rogerebert.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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nocontroller.bsky.social
Piano roll of “Laura Palmer’s Theme” from Twin Peaks. The visual representation of two mountain peaks in the music was a “cosmic” coincidence which shocked both Lynch and Badalamenti when they discovered it
Caption describes image
January 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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emilyoram.bsky.social
This is a beautiful tribute.
kyle_maclachlan Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn't recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision. What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to. Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I'd ever met. David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath. While the world has lost a remarkable artist, l've lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own. I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We'd talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh. His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other. I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he's gone. David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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thewiremagazine.bsky.social
David Lynch (20 January 1946–16 January 2025)

The US filmmaker has died aged 78. As a tribute, we have made the extended cover feature that appeared in The Wire 486 - for which Lynch also designed the cover - free to read in our online library.

www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
January 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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coseyfannitutti.bsky.social
A sad sad day. RIP David Lynch. Such an inspiration. My favourite maker of the most extraordinary and beautiful films. No one comes close.
January 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
wavejumper.bsky.social
Okay, followers, please reply. I have lots of CD’s and records. I have, to date, relied on and enjoyed total chaos in their ordering… but recently, not so much. How should I order them? How do you order yours?
January 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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krldslv.bsky.social
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jahduran.bsky.social John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social · Jan 15
Great avant-leaning face grinder here for those who partake.
thrakattaker.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈 ⚧️ THRaKaTTaKeR 🤘🏻🏳️‍⚧️ @thrakattaker.bsky.social · Jan 15
Please to report that this does not disappoint. Dizzying invention. Gorguts meets Sonic Youth meets Ruins. Another AOTY contender already. 2025 is gonna slap, fuck, own AND kill!
January 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM