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Arealspookylion

@areallion.bsky.social
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Independent advocacy worker. Some sort of Marxist. Generally pretty woke. Not actually a lion, nor indeed a furry. He/Him.

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Mezentine @mezentine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One of the recurring topics in the Male Fantasies vol I+II book club this year was “What body of text/media could you analyze today comparable to the war-themed adventure fiction produced and consumed by men in the Freikorps?” and I maintain that it’s anime-styled fan-art and comics.
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Arealspookylion @areallion.bsky.social · 9h
I would die for the emotional support ghost.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 05/10/2026
no....no!!!!!
lowly worm is now driving the trolley problem trolley :(
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🤣😬😬
Academics be like:
"Omg l'm soo excited to announce that my new article is out!!!
And the article in question will be something like:
"Unending Violence, Inescapable Exploitation and The Immense Pain of Existence: Should we all just give up?"
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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 07/10/2026
"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK"
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Brosephine so scary 🎃 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
once again, my therapist is pressuring me to take these signs down
PLEASE DONT ALLOW
ANYONE
TO HELP YOU OR BE CLOSE TO YOU
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singular locus sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
when an ai company announces a big mathematical result
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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
RHETORIC - You -- against the atom, the charm and the spin. Where the whole world failed -- matter failed to bend to human will; human will failed to get out of bed and tie its laces -- you alone, single-handedly, will rebuild the dreams of the working class. You are The Last Communist.
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Arealspookylion @areallion.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Man, I have just got to start smug posting every time some of my monogamous friends break up. "I am sure there are some people in happy monogamous relationships, (Dramatic eye roll, slide whistle, hair flick, nail check) but none of them are writing articles about it"
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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
RIP Jeffrey Archer, not a day goes by when I don't think about the judge in his 1987 libel case (which Archer "won" by doing a bunch of perjury) summing up for the jury by going "would a guilty man have such a hot wife". one of the most insane legal moments of all time
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David @crookedknight.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think this one is my favorite I haven't already seen here
Original post: "happy earth day! fuck off mars, you piece of shit!!!"

An attached screenshot has Chrisjen Avasarala from The Expanse (played by the inimitable Shohreh Aghdashloo) saying this
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zheida ➡️ COMMS OPEN @zheida.northsky.social · 06/10/2026
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s absolutely fucking WILD that this was committed to writing, given that every Muslim and pro-Palestinian who appeared in the media from late 2023 onwards was asked whether they supported Hamas and required to renounce terrorism.
Asking Jews to pass a purity test and renounce self-determination according to a perverse interpretation arbitrarily applied, isn't just an extreme position, it's a racist one.

That's before we consider the Green party is now backing violent dismantling of Israel.
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Rhiannon Grist | HOME SICK out now! 🪓🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This weekend!
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video. 
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
"A.I." boosters vs "A.I." critics
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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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NikkiJay is making Shards Of A God @nikkijay.games · 04/10/2026
ADHD is starting a conversation with "what do you want to do today" and less than one minute later derailing it with "if you got a tamagotchi where you looked after a vagina it would be a fannigotchi" and any hope of having actual plans for the day dissolve into nothing
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Title: Just announced! Three new Gruffalo books commissioned from bestselling authors!

Lee Chilld:
The Gruffalo just wants a quiet life, but when a crime syndicate moves into the deep dark wood, he must use his terrible claws and the terrible teeth in his terrible jaws to protect the fellow.

Sally Rooney:
The Gruffalo moves to contemporary Dublin. He  
ill ever see past his orange eyes, purple prickles and poisonous wart.

Kazuo Ishiguro:
After a long absence, the gruffalo returns to the forest and attempts to make sense of his past. Encounters with a mouse, a fox, an owl and a snake uncover long-buried memories, regrets and revelations.
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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“I enjoy thinking about truly fundamental concepts, like the alphabet for instance.”
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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
damn that baby looks cool as hell
photo of an anti-smoking billboard that shows a painting of a baby smoking a cigarette. text says "You're not the only one smoking. Secondhand smoke contains over 7000 chemicals, including 70 known to cause cancer. Text QUITSMOKING or QUITVAPING to 66819 or call 800-300-8086

KICK/T

Brought to you by Ihya County Tobacco Education Program

California"
There is a green street sign in front of the billboard that says PA HA LANE.
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I read the news today, oh boy
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
#NationalPoetryDay
A tweet from Mike Ginn in 2014 that reads 'We get it poets: things are like other things'
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Ian rudderbutt @reasonablemustelid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rico Charges @NoChorus

Once at my granny's house my uncle excitedly said a James Bond film was on the tv. My Da said "sure they're all the same, a load of lads shooting at one lad then a mountain blows up." My uncle got really mad at how reductive that was then became furious when the mountain blew up.


Rico Charges @NoChorus • Sep 29, 2021

My Da, of course, knew it was the one where the mountain blows up at the end. This was a foundational lesson which illustrated to me that walking the path of the hater means knowing more about something that people
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy
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wheatles @wheatles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh god, they did @brainmage.bsky.social's poem.
A prom about proper bin men

You kids today, with 'net and games,
I fought in World War 2
You're not content with airfix planes,
I fought in World War 2
In my day (nineteen ninety three),
We didn't have what's yours
Things were much simpler, much less woke,
I fought in World War 2
School lunches, Oh! Pink custard too,
Four channels on TV
Not like the iphones you have now,
Was simpler then, you see?
"Image Macros" were all the rage,
There was no twitch TV
I fought in World War 2, respect
The man who's forty three
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wank
Like Waluigi Link
Wank
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Grebcomics 🐸 @grebcomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
that time of year again! 🍂
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
your response to “I was raped” should not be “I was right”
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple Woman looks distraught, on the verge of breaking down. She says “that man raped me”
Orange Guy standing next to her is absent-mindedly checking his nails. He says “Wellll, I’ve always disliked him and his work.”

Panel 2:
Purple Woman begins to cry. Orange Guy adopts an incredibly smug expression and says “Guess I must just be a good judge of character”

Panel 3: 
Purple Woman dissolves into sobs. Orange  Guy notices, puts his hand on her shoulder and says “Aw”

Panel 4:
Purple Woman crumples to the floor. Orange Guy, looking bemused, asks “Are you crying because you’re jealous of how smart I am?”
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Judith Butler Apology Form
Date:
Reason for behavior:
( ) The media convinced me that feminism was solved in the 1980s
( ) I miss not thinking about gender
( ) I was jealous of their nonbinary swag
( ) I never actually read their work
( ) I didn't realize how much of society is built on gender
( ) Mercury was in retrograde
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( ) I will hereby respect Judith Butler and I will NOT talk down on the best feminist thinker of our lifetimes
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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Samantha Nye // ציפּיע 🌿 @thesamethyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I already didn't like him I just couldn't find a reason until n-" Shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up
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Sam Frantics @dsoart.com · 30/09/2026
I think this might be a shirt soon
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 30/09/2026
Folks, Mr. Jambo has done it again
youtu.be
Kyle Gordon - If You Break Up With Me (feat. 10 Year Plan) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by kylegordonisgreat
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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Rhiannon Grist | HOME SICK out now! 🪓🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEXT WEEK 👻 We're telling scary stories and going ghost hunting in Blackwells Edinburgh. Feeling brave? Tickets available now: www.ghostsociety.co.uk/haunted-and-...
A graphic sharing the event information. Authors Rhiannon Grist, Lyndsey Croal, Claire Schultz, M K Hardy and Alex Howard are telling scary stories at Blackwells South Bridge in Edinburgh on Wednesday 7th October from 6:30pm.
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Alethea Kontis, Witch 🖤 @aletheakontis.com · 01/10/2026
Happy October! 🖤🍁💀🎃
The sweet transvestite from Transylvania tosses off her cloak at the stroke of midnight on October 1 
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Charlotte @fireantprincess.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
you have to read the epstein files with the knowledge that this is not the only bubble of powerful men talking about how they abuse women and then in the next wmail whining about how they get unfairly accused of abusing women, it’s just the one that we can publicly read.
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Da Underfunded Ouroboros @trufflehog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's all fun and games until you and your loved ones are the compromise.
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eerie dickgirl @eigenvectrix.northsky.social · 30/09/2026
RFK Jr just coming straight out and admitting that the purpose of genAI is to allow fascists to pretend that inconvenient truths aren't true. Sounds to me like a good reason to ban it at once!
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Theodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JCO for the win.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You have to wait until the sixth paragraph of this piece before you learn, in the New York Times reporting on the murder of THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE, that the victim was a trans man who had been abused for being trans by the in-laws who murdered him. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (Gift Article)
Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.
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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VOLITION - Subdue the regret. Dust yourself off, proceed. You'll get it in the next life, where you don't make mistakes. Do what you can with this one, while you're alive.
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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 28/09/2026
claude just went rogue and liked a bunch of my wife's best friend's vacation selfies from 2018
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 28/09/2026
Recent Events have me once again considering: the cube
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Shay O’Reilly @shaygabriel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I honestly suspect that the recent QAA podcast on the state department under Trump is a better overview for European governments than whatever briefings they’ve been getting. podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com
Great Replacement Theory at the State Department feat. Josef Burton (E390)
Podcast Episode · QAA Podcast · 25 September · 1hr 26min
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For any confused Americans, dogging is a traditional British term for walking the dog, if you're ever over here and see someone with their pet make sure to tell them how much you love dogging. That nothing makes you happier than seeing that wagging tail and panting mouth out on the heath.
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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