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This is only a tangential comment, I was just thinking that Blur's Charmless Man has come to mind a lot recently and that it's one of the only recent (no, yikes, it's 31 years' old) "pop" songs I can think of about men with unearned wealth...

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 21h

did they get Matt Bellamy to code it as well

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 21h

Okay #bakeoff producers great work in getting some fun contestants in who are providing a glorious level of "you will never guess what this person is going to say next" and ensuring Noel Fielding has a really good day at work. Genuinely though - the "niceness" coming back was WELL overdue.

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 23h

Reading the independent report into Man City's financial "arrangements" now, stopping after every paragraph, saying "Jesus"..."JESUS!"..."Holy fuck!" and again. This is beyond anything anyone imagined. Also started to wonder whether criminal proceedings are in the picture now.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 22h

god that just. that line alone is so healing after years of ‘worth the calories’ comments. Food doesn’t have to be earned.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 22h

"I don't approve of talking about food as naughty; we take our pleasures where we can" YES NIGELLA YOU ARE THE BAKE OFF PERSON WE NEEDED THANK YOU.

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A. Lynn Evenson @wanderingyeti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey smart people of Bluesky, where do I look for good academic resources on folklore studies? Or any good books in that vein that I should add to my TBR? 📚📜

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“We want what we pay for - a good education at a prestigious university.” Be careful what you wish for. Do you want the education the Scottish government pays for? Or for international students to receive 3 times the tuition home students do? Like societies, universities just don't work that way.

scotsman.com

'We want what we pay for': Student fears as Edinburgh Uni strikes begin

Students say strikes will have a long term impact on their studies as the union calls for the university to meet its demands

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh, I have so many thoughts on this. I didn't go to a campus uni and my halls were an hour from class. There were a lot of reasons my first year attendance was absolutely dire, but it was a contributing factor.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This morning's YouTuber is in a cafe in St. Petersburg which has a shoe-free area, and whilst I'm all about making people take their shoes off in the house, I have never seen such a thing in a café, compelling.

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Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is now the time to mention the friend of a friend of mine who walked around a park in Cardiff in his larping stuff Inc sword and got a swat team called on him www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

walesonline.co.uk

Man dressed as knight who prompted armed police response explains what happened

He was just out enjoying a spot of exercise

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Picard management tip: Some of your decisions are going to be mistakes. You have to make them anyway.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

oh bloody hell, there's only one toothpaste that's actually worked for stopping my teeth hurting for no good reason and it's a Colgate one. Your best non-Colgate recommendations for ridiculously sensitive teeth, please!

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A guided tour of our allotment, not at all primped for sharing XD This was a couple of weeks' ago and we've had SO many tomatoes since... 🌱 youtube.com/shorts/mr20Z...

youtube.com

A guided tour of our #allotment - #allotmenttales #pumpkins #growyourownfood #shorts

YouTube video by AllotmentTales

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm not going to say it works everywhere and goodness knows a certain type of local has a lot to say about it, BUT filling your high street with magic shops and crystal shops and tarot readers sure is A Way to do something with it...

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Having had a couple of days on campus last week I really thought Friday was Monday, which was great, but unfortunately now I also feel like today is Friday and rumour has it that it is absolutely not

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New Michael Palin series on C5 tonight, in which he visits the Philippines - he'd just filmed it when we last saw him speak and was so enthused about the experience of learning about the place; really looking forward to watching.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am not the person to talk about St. Andrew's, BUT the inference that there's a Pret in a small town because many students are rich, when Pret is the only place on the British high street you can get (delicious!) coffee for 49p is wild... www.theguardian.com/education/20...

theguardian.com

‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism

Online comments reflect class tensions at Scottish university between those from lower-income families and wealthier US undergraduates

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

an update on how this went, a classic example of "on the surface, it was fine, but underneath, the (literal) rot is terrifying". Emergency Wuthering Heights watch this morning to try and help us put it to one side (all we can do).

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Alright, last bodybuilding one for the weekend, here's the winning Ms. Olympia routine from IFBB Pro Jazzy Gonzalez: (warning, if you're not used to this sport, these are very small bikinis!) www.instagram.com/reel/DdxdmAR...

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And yet I was only allowed to access a 1955 B.Litt. thesis, the only lengthy study on Robert Braybrooke, in person and take notes (no photos). I had to sign a register of those who had ever accessed the thesis.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Everyone stop growing foxgloves, honestly, such poison. Bees like other things too!

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A guided tour of our allotment, not at all primped for sharing XD This was a couple of weeks' ago and we've had SO many tomatoes since... 🌱 youtube.com/shorts/mr20Z...

youtube.com

A guided tour of our #allotment - #allotmenttales #pumpkins #growyourownfood #shorts

YouTube video by AllotmentTales

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 26/09/2026

I really hope that all of this screaching “Look at all these adults who think they might have ADHD because they struggle to do basic life shit despite having three degrees” has the opposite effect and makes so many more people currently struggling with this in silence realise help is available.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wheelchair bodybuilding now - specialist commentator contextualising the various muscles available to each competitor (e.g. some have spinal damage higher than others, some have no ab control, some have no forearm capacity) and the level of development and symmetry achieved is just so impressive.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

YES PHOEBE (Hagan, Worthing's finest, top UK bikini athlete) looking amazing, best of her group by far

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yesssss #SCD that was fantastic

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Free official livestream of the Olympia bodybuilding today - currently on stage prejudging Men's Physique, then Fitness (acrobatic routines and muscle!), then Bikini (the BIG DEAL) then Wheelchair (strong competition this year) then, for the first time ever, Fit Model! www.olympiaproductions.com

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OlympiaTV

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Simone Andrea Biagini 🏳️‍🌈 @sabiagini.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Being visibly #LGBTQIA+ in academia isn't equally safe or possible for everyone. When people in more secure positions are visible, it makes a real difference for those who aren't. That's not about courage. It's about the structure other people depend on. #AcademicSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anyway, whilst we're on "advice for job interviews" what the hell are we telling the kids to do with LinkedIn because I do not know what their expectations are with all their surrounding messages

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William Moss @williammoss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

American CEO: “We can’t control it!” American CEO 2: “It will destroy us all!” American CEO 3: “The apocalypse!” French CEO [hitting a Gauloise, exhaling slowly]: “C’est une issue de skill.”

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of the worst things about streaming with ads is no humans appear to be in charge of placing the ad breaks. Even shows which originally had ad breaks, where there was an obvious break in the narrative for it, don't have the ad breaks put in those places now

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Lessons learned from watching Widows Bay: 1. Don't watch it all in one go 2. Don't watch it while eating 3. Don't watch it at night 4. Matthew Rhys is a fantastic actor

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

London is always home, but it fascinates me how, since we left, a little bit of me is always so delighted to get back to Wales: every time I get across the Severn Bridge, it's good to be back. Although I keep panicking I've not paid the toll.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Eh, in case you also wanted to try investing your own tiny pensions from previous jobs yourself instead of with fees, you might also like T212 (free to use, involves usual financial platform ID sign-up, we all get free shares in something random with this link): www.trading212.com/invite/4DpMe...

trading212.com

Learn. Trade. Invest. - Trading 212

Invest in Stocks and ETFs with zero commission. Trade Gold, Oil, Currencies and more. Trusted and secure.

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It is Olympia weekend, the biggest competition in international bodybuilding, and I don't follow the men much, but Keone just took the 212 title for the 4th time, he's a sweetheart of a man, trained by Amanda Kohatsu, and this presentation is just flawless: www.instagram.com/reel/DduCL0R...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"We've put beams in, to add a bit of interest" help, interior decorators don't understand that beams are only interesting if they're functional, extra unnecessary beams is just uncanny

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sing if you’re glad to be an exquisite intellectual who revels in delusions of personal superiority

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

P's brother's birthday (yesterday, but we're seeing her family today): iykyk, send energy and positive thoughts her way <3

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Music is spoiling me, The Weeknd brought out Yoko Takahashi to perform Zankoku na Tenshi no These I would absolutely have ascended, this Tokyo crowd is making less sound than I would've made on my own for that!

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Very much enjoying logging on here to see that the top tier sunset outside my window is extending up and down the UK <3

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you want to pitch books on shows that are not these 3, be my guest: www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters

intellectbooks.com

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abbi @abbis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cannot believe we have new Tegan and Sara and new Morten Harket on the same day...

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