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Alex Kanefsky (he/him)

@alexkanefsky.bsky.social
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Writer, theatre-maker, bread enthusiast. Book-writer: Cable Street. AD of Paper Balloon Theatre. Living/working with chronic illness OUFC 💛 AlexKanefsky.com JBR Creative Management

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 12h
For those who think @cjayanetti.bsky.social is being hyperbolic. These are the current three "top stories" on the Times app. How this is taken as anything other than a targeted attack on disabled individuals, especially neurodivergent ones, is beyond me.
THE TIMES

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TOP STORIES

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ADHD coach got £56,000 taxpayer grant for personal assistants

Access to Work is a job scheme for disabled people but insiders warn that substantial claims for taxis and aides mean it is 'out of control'

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'Pip is killing people': addicts spend benefits windfalls on drink and drugs

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I spent my benefits on cocaine. Only my family saved me

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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 15h
This is who Trump just did a deal with
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 15h
If you establish and entrench a consensus that (a) hostility to migrants is a cri du coeur from the authentic working class, and (b) anti racism is the preserve of out of touch metropolitan liberals, where do you suppose the country will end up? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says
Move from anti-immigration or anti-Muslim views to violence is ‘most marked trend’ in spy agency’s caseload over last year
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 22h
“Welfare has become an economic opiate,” the Centre for Social Justice says today in a landmark report on Britain’s “worklessness crisis.” Which is funny because I only had to start taking codeine when I got chronically ill? You’re almost there, lads! Just join some dots!
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
no amnesty
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The last 2 fiction books I read: - Katharine Rundell - Joanne K Harris Current authors on my bookshelf I’d read anything by (see above) - Sally Gardner - Susanna Clarke - NK Jemisin - Ursula (OBVIOUSLY) This isn’t bc I’m some special feminist boy. I just like good books FFS
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So much character. Going to invest in some tiny specs & bow tie
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ruin a book by adding a word The Master Baiter and Margarita
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I don’t know what article this is from, but this is one of the dumbest fucking sentences I’ve read in a long time
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
real men prefer Ursula le Guin
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Deloitte in Cyprus helped in falsifying documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth and evade tax, Leaked documents show transactions backdated and tailored. Assets spirited away to BVI. Big four accounting firms advise UK govts, get public contracts, routinely implicated in scandals.
bbc.co.uk
Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, BBC finds.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ukraine is helping defend Europe as much as Europe is helping defend Ukraine.
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Anna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Latest far right malign effect - unfounded accusations of immigrants stealing wild birds to eat have led to a physical assault on a volunteer rescuing a cygnet. The Greenwich Wildlife Network statement is long, but worth a read - it's thoughtful, courageous and impeccably argued:
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👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
BTW guys, @caralavan.bsky.social is fundraising for the Shine Night Walk and will now be joining it next Friday. If you want to support her fundraising efforts, and stick two fingers up to "Bristol Rises", please donate below.
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Dropped Mike @rebrafsim.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
[bar] me: can I buy you a drink? her: I have a boyfriend me: bartender, two more boyfriends
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
'Despite Foreign Office guidance advising against all travel to Syria because of the “volatile” security situation, the government has classified it as a safe place for refugees to return to.'
theguardian.com
Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians
UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Looks fun
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Gotta be honest I thought this was how Texas did politics. Little disappointed now
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Tru-ghost Spook-otle @trumanchipotle.com · 10/10/2026
I wish size of cowboy hats was a bigger deal in Texas politics and that every time you saw a candidate they came out in a larger cowboy hat than their opponent and the size of the cowboy hats continued to grow exponentially.
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick
A man in a suit, standing on top of a van with loudspeakers on it, flinches as projectiles are hurled at him
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Do you want good tortoise news? I thought so. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com
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Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Imagine this is the thing that ends you. I mean, I'd be a little mad, but just look at that face...
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I’ve enjoyed John Cena in some stuff, but have to say: good. When I saw the trailer for this, it made me physically angry
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It was another TIME… a horrible, terrible TIME. Anyway, enjoy ☺️ (they say)
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
JFC 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Grimm (My Normal Name Is My Halloween Name, Duh) @grimmreality.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Calling "shotgun!" prior to a car ride derives from the Old West phrase "riding shotgun," which referred to a second armed employee sitting next to stagecoach driver as security against people attacking the stage, so, yes, it kind of IS your job to get out and fight that guy I just flipped off.
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Jesus Christ. I don’t feel the need to comment on every batshit lunatic thing he says, but even for him: Jesus Christ
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amb @amb.fyi · 08/10/2026
the onion saw this coming back in april
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Read old literature they say… it was a different TIME they say…
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If @mrhenrymorris.substack.com invented an ICE character…
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Matt Round @mattround.com · 09/10/2026
Product idea: caps lock key with Brian Blessed’s face on it
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Sarah D @pikapies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Getting diagnosed with ADHD was the best thing I’ve ever done, because it made me realise I had A Thing that I could work with and adapt around, rather than just being Generally A Bit Shit and trying to force myself to Just Do Better. It did the complete opposite of writing me off.
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Neill Cameron @neillcameron.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Do you know any kids who like drawing? I mean honestly if you know any kids then YES YOU DO. Anyway, they might enjoy my new book HOW TO MAKE AWESOME COMICS, out today! Available in all good bookshops and direct from the source: thephoenixcomic.shop/products/how...
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 08/10/2026
Because some people were confused here is a map showing why Burnham (Makerfield) cannot sack Nandy (Wigan). Her forces control the A577 and can cut off access to the big Asda (far west of map) at anytime. Thus causing a popular uprising in Burnham's constituency.
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So much talk about parents 'rushing' to get ECHP's & diagnoses. Both take enormous amounts of time & stress. No one's doing that for fun. People do it because they've exhausted other routes to get help for their kids. It'd be excellent if kids got real support... www.theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com
Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts
Overhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamic
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I worked at a (generic, shitty, chain) cinema in Oxford. Sometimes the condescension was exactly as you’d imagine in Oxford. But also: 99% of the staff were foreign… One woman got irate w my friend, yelling “are you stupid?!” - he spoke 7 languages and had a masters degree. “No ma’am, *I* am not”
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
prospectmagazine.co.uk
The Israelis refusing silence over Gaza
On the third anniversary of 7th October, Israel occupies more than half of Gaza and is still striking the Strip. Most Israelis are in denial
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From the new Private Eye
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geekysteven @geekysteven.com · 07/10/2026
Illustration of a Tyrannosaurus Rex with the older mid-century paleoart reconstruction. It is holding it's hands outward. text added "scientists now believe that the tyrannosaurus was the first animal to do annoying air quotes
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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There must be no equivocation in mourning those killed and expressing solidarity with those who lost loved ones. Pain and sympathy are not zero-sum, and everyone should find the space in their hearts to hold these victims and their families.
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is absolutely fucking *mental*
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