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I had to do it as part of my job and afterwards people kept going round saying “I’m a whatever, what are you” and I couldn’t remember. Or what the things meant.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 5h

"When lamps are lighted in the town" (1968) Artist: A Buchanan

An illustration of a moonlight Bay in a fishing village. The tones are grey brown and pale blue with one window shining brightly from a lamp.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 5h

Timber singing that in primary when I was 5 “And bo-ats sail out to sea…”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9h

I don't care if it produced an endless supply of hot delicious churros straight out of the glovebox, I will never buy a fucking Tesla

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 5h

No space for the three old ladies then?

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 6h

Stupid name for a mastiff, I said so all along.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 6h

Title of this sequel needs a bit of work, I think.

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 6h

For my entire life I wondered how virulent racist and antisemite Henry Ford would have been talked about at the time and now I get to watch the press cover sig-heiling white supremacist Elon Musk without even mentioning that he's a nazi.

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 11h

This may be the favourite slide I have designed for our first year core module this year.

Screenshot of a Powerpoint slide. On the left hand side is the heading 'your voice is more important han the computer's voice, and a list of bullet points explaining that AI generated prose isn't very good. On the right is a photo of a person in a Hello Kitty costume, wearing a pink princess dress, holding a sledgehammer and about to smash a laptop that is sitting at her feet.

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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 6h

Well I for one am shocked - shocked, I tell you.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 6h

I think Tesla has turned into the Acme corp?

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 6h

Indeed. Look at what happened to the Brownshirts. No doubt when they’ve served their purpose and risk being an embarrassment, it will be discovered that the ICE thugs were exceeding their authority and they will be fed into the machine themselves. No consolation in that of course but it will happen.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥🎃𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ💀𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 6h

Fascists have no sacred cows. None. They always pay lip-service to the military, which they know they need to enact their policies of control & terror. But in the end, they see "the troops" just like they see everyone else: disposable ordinance to be used up & then cast away.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 6h

“Our position on theft remains unchanged. But an increasing number of people are benefiting from bank robbery and…”

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 7h

You looking for home decorating inspo?

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve seen Coyote vs Acme. I know what comes next.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 10h

I know many of us like to keep books pristine but there’s an honourable place too for the battle scarred survivor such as this. (Nice pic of plat 4 at Marylebone too?)

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sunyi @sunyidean.com · 15h

I’m seeking a specialist beta reader for my SF book. Someone who has knowledge of microbiology, specifically phage science, ideally in the context of pathogens / vaccinations / medicine / lab environments. I can offer some pay (self funded, not asking Tor to cover it) and would ofc give credit.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 10h

I also wonder if all of this is necessarily done at the time or filmed later? Like I presume each of them is filmed “getting a letter” in one go.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 10h

I hope you have parliamentary leaders with some backbone. “I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak but as this House shall direct me” etc.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h

New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia: “They have said I only took questions from conservative outlets. However, The Daily Mail is not known to be a conservative outlet or friendly to conservatives.” Brits everywhere: *hysterical laughter*

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

To be frank, this is approaching Charles I's attempt to arrest the Five Members in 1642 and we ought to treat it with the same gravity. And perhaps remind those involved how things turned out for Charles I after 'all his birds had flown.' How about we not restage this particular episode?

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Don’t like this trend for TV detectives where the detective has an underlying mystery - a murdered partner or a missing sibling or something - and everything keeps coming back to that. I just want a weekly mystery, that’s all.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

But at least we’re now protected from Sally Rooney’s dangerous books

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The big secret of the publishing industry: it doesn't matter if people love a book, *if it's not getting into shops in big numbers* it's fucked. And the books that get into shops in big numbers have money behind them. This does not. And that explains why I'm doing this...

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Robert Lloyd Parry @nunkie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Don't forget that there's a livestreamed telling of M R James's (often overlooked?) ghost story "The Rose Garden" ay 8pm(UK) on Saturday night (17th Oct). You need to register here in advance rosegarden26.eventbrite.co.uk but if you can't catch it live you can watch anytime after.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

“More explanation is needed” = “You stupid people plainly haven’t understood us so we will TELL YOU LOUDER”

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Email yesterday from Microsoft that in coming 365 updates “You'll get access to Copilot in your productivity apps and advanced AI features”. Not “do you want” mark you, but “you’ll get”.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, an Agatha Christie novel, an alluring rainstorm, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of freshly-baked emotional support scones?

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Murray went on to found Endell Street Military Hospital in London, staffed entirely by women. One of the most successful military hospitals of the war. Its motto was: "Deeds, not Words." When the war ended, she ordered the suffragette flag raised, to the sound of cheers from the male patients.

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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Remembering Gwyneth Bebb today. She passed Oxford law finals with first class marks in 1913, but was refused a degree. The CA rejected her claim to become a solicitor, saying only men were "persons" within the legislation. In 1920 she finally became a Bar student. But died in childbirth in 1921.

Screenshot of a Facebook post recording the fact that on this day in 1920, women were awarded Oxford degrees for the first time. Image of graduating women.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

A memorial bench for those who died during the Covid pandemic will be unveiled on Sunday morning at St Andrew's, Headington, the parish church for the John Radcliffe Hospital. It is inscribed with a line from Psalm 34, 'The Lord is close to the brokenhearted'. www.standrewsheadington.co.uk

Bench with a bible on it, near some gravestones

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

They say the average person needs to see a product seven times before they decide to buy it. So, here are seven pictures of my novel JITTERBUG for you to enjoy! Available from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good booksellers!

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Mae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 14/10/2026

There is no ethical use of Gen AI, because it only exists and functions today by having violated copyright in stealing the work of a vast number of creatives, including authors.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If they’ve nothing to hide, they’ve nothing to fear

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

'A neighbouring pygmy hippo who wishes to remain anonymous says Altai was quiet and kept to himself, but unsubstantiated rumours abound in the penguin enclosure about alleged Freemasonic connections.'

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Ilanin @ilanin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Movie posters that could only be put up in British railway stations, one of a series of probably one.

An ad for a ghost movie with the tagline "See it. Séance. Haunted."; a reference to the British Transport Police's long-running "See it. Say it. Sorted." ads encouraging the public to report anything vaguely suspicious.

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

East Mids Airport is in the UK? Were they planning to smuggle people out?

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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The BBC has departed all reason. It’s forgotten what it is for. It will end up like the hospital in Yes, Minister, which won awards for hygiene but had no patients.

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