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Alex Killeen

@alexkilleen.bsky.social
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Climate Communications. Love dogs, frogs and bogs. Personal account. Views expressed are my own and not those of my employer.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/09/2026
When you want to boycott Ed Sheeran and Pink but you already don't listen to shitty music
Depressed kermit the frog costume guy sitting hunched over on a park bench
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Are We The Baddies? Meme
Alt: Are We The Baddies? Meme
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Perfectly nice and correct article in the FT and yer Da is absolutely apopleptic in the comments - nude, red, and mad that an actual historian knows about history and his wank fantasies aren't real. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Why is the far right so obsessed with knights?
Medieval military monks have become a regular sight at political rallies and marches
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
the fact there aren't 500+ fucking individual articles about why this guy was ever employed at the university of Ghent says everything doesn't it?
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
the best thing about this, and i need to make clear before I continue i hate ai with a burning passion, is that they're ostensibly the worst at ai. ripping through gas for something that's probably going to destroy your business. why are we letting these losers do this?
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
pulling out the starmer greatest hits. here we go again!!!!
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If you have time this weekend, please check out the doc (~30 min.) my team & I released this week on Musk’s push into Greater Memphis with xAI and its noisy, methane gas burning turbines, data centers, broken promises & impacts on majority Black communities next door. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/e...
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Elon Musk's Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash
Data center-related policy proposals, protests and litigation are underway across the country citing Colossus and Memphis as a cautionary tale.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My explanation of how climate change is amplifying these wildfires ended up entirely on the @npr.org cutting room floor. Instead they included an extremely misleading of the supposed role of fire suppression and human alteration (expertly debunked here: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo... )
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
burnham is just more of the same. this won't make energy bills cheaper and will make people think labour are liars while making the planet even hotter. cowardice like this is why we're on track for well above 2 degrees of heating. the politics of hopelessness. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage is a grifter. He always has been and he's continuing to grift. He knew he was heading towards a byelection anyway so has pulled the trigger early. The people Vs the establishment?! Reform are literally part of the establishment.
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Climate.us @climate.us · 26/06/2026
We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is bombshell stuff.
Together, alongside the mundane fare of a typical thought leadership conference, the documents show an extraordinary convergence of power. The registration records list General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe and the head of US European Command, who took the post in July 2025 and is recorded on the leaked list as having attended Dialog gatherings since 2021. The website directory names sitting Trump administration officials, two US senators, six members of the Paypal Mafia, a former Middle East chief of intelligence, and a sitting ambassador to the United States, along with the founders and directors of many of the country's largest surveillance, data-broker, and advertising-data companies.

Those executives appear side by side with senior US officials overseeing their industries. Auren Hoffman, Dialog’s chairman, founded the location-data broker SafeGraph and the identity-resolution firm LiveRamp, two of the most important suppliers in the consumer data economy. He appears in the directory alongside Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, whose department writes the rules on financial data, and Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which oversees the Federal Trade Commission and its data-privacy authority.

Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, whose software runs case management for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and data fusion for the Pentagon and intelligence community, is listed in the same society as Army secretary Dan Driscoll and Representative Jim Himes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees agencies Palantir contracts with.
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Aaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
soul nate
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i'm in a code review with elon musk. ive got the CSS for neopets.com on 3 monitors. my browser's in dark mode so it looks cool. "this part?" he asks, pointing to code for the Giant Omelette. "caches tweets in the mainframe cyberhex," i say. he nods. "as i suspected"
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
leave me alone linkedin
Linkedin job recommendation for senior press officer at reform.
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's strange to me that Matt Goodwin seems to be on the BBC more than Hannah Spencer when he lost an election to her
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Keir Starmer's response to Nigel Farage at PMQs just now was probably the most powerful and eloquent I have seen him in the Commons. The full answer is worth reading.
“A grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way that the leader of Reform has responded. They've asked us not to. They have lost their son in the most appalling circumstance. They make a simple plea of us as human beings to please not exploit that. That is their plea to us. 
“We all need to reflect on those words of Henry's father. My response, and the response of others to be fair, has been focused on the lessons to be learned so we can deliver justice. “His response has been to appeal for rage – rage. That's his response to a father who has lost his son and asked for that not to happen.
“Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances, but to do it when the family are expressly saying please don't is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is.”
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Today my heart is with our trans community, treated so abysmally in this country. Draft guidance means trans people are barred from services they could previously access & inclusive service providers will be at legal risk. Green Party statement: greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...
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Sian Berry MP responds to EHRC single-sex space guidance - Green Party
Sian Berry MP said:“While some consideration seems to have been given to the utter impracticality of implementing the previous version of this code, under the demands of the Supreme Court judgment,…
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hi. Not really sure how to promote this story...but it is about AI and the overwhelming feeling of it bleeding into everything with no concrete articulation for what a good version of that future looks like. It's about feeling like every 8th person is living on another planet. Hope you'll read it
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Too Much Is Happening Too Fast
The AI boom is meant to overwhelm you.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026
relentless poll chasing + contempt for your political base + a total absence of principle or vision = political disaster www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Should Pay Attention to Keir Starmer’s Fall
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/04/2026
The BBC News homepage has now COMPLETELY removed its Climate section?! It has now been relegated to a sub-menu via the "More" button in the right-hand corner.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/04/2026
Shameless... "I joined motorists from across the UK" Look at carefully selected images to hide fact barely anyone showed up other than client media and lobbyists
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grimm 🎃 @mugrimm.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"The logical outcome of fascism is an aestheticization of political life" - Walter Benjamin
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@drhoffmo - Apr 20
Death penalty for whoever designed this.
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"I hate this because it is purpose built based on a lot of important requirements like child safety and driver comfort+efficiency"
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All of America aesthetically suffers because "kids" have a right to run in front of vehicles. Gotcha.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Hannah added: “I get offended when I hear the argument made that it is working class. Working-class people are fed up with gambling companies being able to wreak havoc in people’s lives.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green MP: Labour caricatures working-class people over greyhound racing
Hannah Spencer says minister ‘continuously offends people by saying working-class people don’t care about dogs’
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It is very funny to advertise yourself as a “No BS” pop culture podcast. Yeah absolutely, there’s no room for bullshit when you talk about the Super Mario Galaxy movie on a podcast, that time is sacred. Just give me the damn facts!
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
goes to read article that will presumably be about people living with complex health conditions in the late stages of life as well as the cost of lengthy lifetimes on the state. first sentence, the author mentions going to see louis ck a few months ago? closes article. www.ft.com/content/374d...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
"My patient is refusing a drug studied in 170,000 people because of side effects that a 124,000-person analysis just confirmed do not exist — while injecting a compound studied in 14 humans, from unregulated sources, based on the recommendation of someone who profits from selling it."
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My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine
“The volume of evidence behind a therapy has become inversely correlated with public trust in it,” writes Vikas Patel.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/03/2026
"I think the climate crisis should be everyone’s No.1 priority, but you can’t tackle the climate crisis without tackling the affordability crisis & the inequality crisis. It’s the same polluters who are destroying our environment who are extracting wealth from our economy to line their own pockets."
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Opinion | The Man Leading the Green Party Surge in Britain
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The framing and editorializing in this CNN article about outgoing Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is absolutely wild — implying her efforts to transform Paris by reducing traffic were only "for tourists" and left her terminally unpopular www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/t...
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She transformed Paris for tourists — and divided the city | CNN
Paris has become greener and easier to explore for tourists under Mayor Anne Hidalgo, but her car-cutting policies have divided locals as she prepares to leave office.
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
the transformation followed through this piece is just so inspiring. if a city like Paris can do this for the benefit of its residents, improving health, climate and environmental outcomes, so can every city. brings a happy tear to every urbanists' eye.
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
suvs are dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists and even other cars. taking action to make them a less attractive proposition as a choice of car is essential. in other words, please let this happen. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London
TfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/03/2026
Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan
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Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan
London mayor criticises PM for calling Greens ‘extreme’ after Gorton and Denton loss, saying it is a ‘flawed strategy’ * Sadiq Khan: ‘Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the byelection’s lesson’ The mayor of London has said the Gorton and Denton byelection has exposed a “far-reaching change and fracturing” in UK politics and Labour must ditch its “flawed strategy” of taking liberal progressives for granted. In what appears to be an attack on Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan challenged the prime minister’s branding of the Green party and its policies as “extreme”, saying many of its supporters shared Labour’s values but were disappointed in the government. Continue reading...
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
@greenpartyhan.bsky.social
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Gorton and Denton was 127th on the list of Green Party target seats. To win by such a margin there suggests there is much bigger potential for Green gains in May's local elections than most people expect bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/h...
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Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory
A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
What a result!! Huge congratulations to the amazing Hannah Spencer - everyone in Gorton and Denton has just made history. This result shows @greenparty.org.uk can win anywhere, that the politics of hope can win over the politics of hate & there is no longer any such thing as a Labour safe seat 💚
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
So the Telegraph is taking this well
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
oh look a good use for ai - using it to avoid having to listen to right-wing freaks first hand. although i'm sure when we reach agi, these times journalists will be in for it.
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
not surprising but this is a particularly dismissive of the role of council workers. they aren't blocking, they're trying to help. if you cut council services people notice and people get rightly angry - a council worker being hesitant to do this is justified! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
now these are the articles i want to see. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Waddle this way! The sign-making genius who kept Britain’s drivers (and ducks) safe
Airports, road signs, animal warnings … Margaret Calvert revolutionised how Britain looked and her brilliantly clear designs are still used today. We meet the font legend and Porsche lover
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 30/01/2026
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
INTRODUCING!
Hannah Spencer
Green Party candidate for GORTON & DENTON
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
the people that want to see motor traffic on this bridge again simply need to accept that it's never going to happen. it's too expensive and it's quite a nice bridge for pedestrians and cyclists solely. with the caveat that there needs to be an option for people with mobility difficulties.
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
How did a civil war over the future of Hammersmith Bridge end up with two competing protests on Saturday? Plus, Laila Cunningham to stand down as a councillor and how Google Maps affects the capital’s restaurants. Read our Monday briefing for more: www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-civil-wa...
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The civil war over Hammersmith Bridge
Plus, Laila Cunningham to stand down as a councillor, how Google Maps affects the capital's restaurants and Piers Morgan's hospital treats
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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
People can still be an environmentalists if they drive, fly and eat meat, said @zackpolanski.bsky.social, the leader of the Green Party. He also talked about social media, whether talks about the environment enough, nuclear power, IHT and farmers, Rosebank & more www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Zack Polanski: You can fly, drive, eat meat and still be green
The leader of the Greens wants to widen his party’s appeal and has triggered a surge in membership since his election
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Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
not to mention that amazing is just a shit word. "i'm changing the mission to something intensely boring."
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Can I just shock you? I think public transport infrastructure is good and these people should fuck off.
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