Reposted by BensNotWritingLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 9hReading replies to a post about the NHS guidance and so many cis people, while admitting it's a cruel policy, also down play the impact because there are so few trans people. They just think about cis people. For trans people, the impact is massive, the danger very real, and the results deadly. 19667147 667
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 10hFucking hell, the article even says doing this wouldn't raise enough money for them to plug their spending gap. Real big brain energy at the Beeb as usual. 010 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 10hIf they're that fussed about people dodging the fee to watch their shit on other streaming services, they could just...not put it on those services? 110 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 12hSome dumbass is going to set off their thrusters on a normal drive and wang themselves into the ceiling of a low bridge or something. 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 15hWhenever I hear the song 1985 by Bowling for Soup, I get frustrated at the line about Ozzy becoming an actor, despite this cameo. In this essay I will 030 3
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 18hno no you see this isn't merely toast, by placing bread inside a toaster I have invented flying toast 010 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 15/10/2026Hey guess what else remains unchanged? The fact that most authors think this was a stupid move. 0251 25
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 15/10/2026We don't need an explainer, we need you to reverse course on a terrible decision. 060 6
Reposted by BensNotWritingJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity. 98132333896 13.2K
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 13/10/2026you know one thing i have always wondered is "who exactly is jooling hooling rooling & what are her very specific views" because she is so secretive and elusive! very astute of our national broadcaster to explore this mystery on the cusp of a new tv show based on her only famous book! 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 13/10/2026Sign urgently: secure.avaaz.org/en/campaigns...secure.avaaz.orgUrgent: help evacuate 55 Gazan scholarsThese young Palestinians deserve the chance to study. Sign now to call on Irish leaders to grant their visas. 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 13/10/2026Hey it's great that McD's is apparently supporting us queers again but don't forget the boycott: bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS...bdsmovement.netGuide to BDS Boycott & Pressure Corporate Priority TargetingEnding the complicity of states, corporations, and institutions in Israel’s ongoing, live-streamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza is the most effective form of solidarity with the P... 020 2
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 13/10/2026static.klipy.comMaximum Overdrive Movie Bad Movies RuleAlt: The vending machine from Maximum Overdrive hits a guy in the nuts with soda cans repeatedly 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 13/10/2026me: i'm tired of all these reboots and remakes also me: PUT THE NEW X-FILES SERIES IN MY EYES AND VEINS 160 6
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 12/10/2026MEN read MANLY BOOKS WOMEN read WOMANLY BOOKS NONBINARIES read WEBCOMICS 094 9
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 11/10/2026computer show me frogger where i am the frog 010 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 11/10/2026Age yourself with a childhood crush. (mid-teenage crush anyway)static.klipy.comTim Curry as Frank-N-Furter in Rocky HorrorAlt: Tim Curry as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 11/10/2026If it's not going to cause you any major hassles, I say just go for it. Easier said than done maybe, but you could try using it where you're comfortable and branch out from there? 110 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 11/10/2026Ruin a book by adding a word: Plush Animal Farm 011 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 11/10/2026They're maddeningly inconsistent/incompetent. I tried watching the 80's movie Alligator on there the other day, and found the opening scene's gore covered up by whopping great big blurry circles: 000 0
Reposted by BensNotWritingT(errifying) C(ryptid) Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Feast on these half-price, DRM- and-oligarch-free books! 01610 16
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 11/10/2026Completely normal behaviour from our national broadcaster yet again 031 3
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 10/10/2026hmm i wonder why the series didnt get renewed 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 10/10/2026All these techbros watched Terminator and thought "boy it sure would be good to invent a computer to blame for making bad decisions" instead of watching *batteries not included and thinking "boy it sure would be good to invent a bunch of silly little guys who can help rebuild small businesses" 110 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 09/10/2026Dressmaker purchased. Now to see what all the fuss is about. 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 09/10/2026A teacher I knew used to buy the local newspaper daily, highlight any spelling/grammar errors and send it back to them. 120 2
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 08/10/2026hey you, trans person reading this compliment yourself right now <3 ----------- i'm meeting most of my health goals 030 3
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 08/10/2026And yet getting hit with divorce proceedings hits exactly the same 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 08/10/2026You’re invited to the Bluesky Hallowe’en party. Show off your costume. (i am actually doing a less impressive version of this on the night itself)static.klipy.comResident Evil Resident Evil 2ALT: Resident Evil Resident Evil 2 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 08/10/2026tips on integrating ai into your daily routine: #1 don't 010 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 08/10/2026Either I'm going loopy or this POS website is removing likes from skeets I liked already 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 08/10/2026The 80's were confusing and frustrating, I started questioning gender then too, we had Section 28 so there wasn't any discussion of anything LGBT+ really, despite all the queer stuff happening in the arts into the 90's. I retreated into books to learn. Being online was/is a huge help for sure! 130 3
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 07/10/2026I feel this, took me ages to bloom into my non-binaryness only to shrink away from being too open about it. 120 2
Reposted by BensNotWritingRadiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m so serious when I say y’all have to stop treating amab nonbinary people like men. & I mean the people who already respect afab nonbinary folks. Do you know how many amab enbies tell me I’m the 1st person to see & respect them? What are we doing? I’m happy to help, but the bar is on the ground 111033348 1K
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 06/10/2026It's *always* time for The Substance. I watched it twice in two days last year, no regrets. 010 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 05/10/2026If you gave them a Bumper Book of Jokes their heads may well explode. "Chickens I am sure cross roads every day, what value is there in questioning their motives?" 110 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 05/10/2026(yes I have watched Maximum Overdrive again recently) 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 05/10/2026It is 1986 and a malfunctioning ATM is calling Stephen King an asshole due to issues with AI It is 2026 and a malfunctioning Stephen King is called an asshole due to issues with AI 100 1
Reposted by BensNotWritingYuyu1971 @yuyu197100.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Horryfying ass baby 😱 #addamsfamily #wednesday 1357691476 5.8K
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 04/10/2026Very much this. I wrote a script for an original horror movie around 2 decades ago, sat on it for maybe 3-4 years and then someone put out a novel with the exact same plot and near enough the same title even! So I binned it, and I still get upset about that. 010 1
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 04/10/2026Replaying Deadly Premonition, the Director's Cut version though, and yes they kept in the squirrels that sound like chimpanzees. 010 1
Reposted by BensNotWritingSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What. 5486942749 8.7K
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 02/10/2026Seasonal listening: youtu.be/S6eeoH64Ol4youtu.beEverybody (Backstreet's Back) in the style of Type O Negative feat. @DenisPaunaYouTube video by Anthony Vincent 000 0
BensNotWriting @bensnotwriting.northsky.social · 02/10/2026you know they call it october but there's only one a year instead of eight, that's fucked up 000 0