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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Same. Conservatory? Renamed the catservatory that now includes access to a newly installed catio. Beds for hoomans? Hahaha. We wish.

A photo showing a large cat tree in a conservatory with a catio attached.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

That's some editorial mistake there BBC news. Expand the photo to see. #WesStreeting #RAFFairford

A screenshot of the BBC website headline about RAF Fairford and towards the bottom it reads - but defence secretary Wes Streeting says she only has a partial picture.
I've highlighted the She.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026

A second train to derail in as many days. It will be interesting to find out if extreme heat buckled rails?

A screenshot of an upright derailed train in Essex from BBC news

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026

So what are you going to do about it?! This reminds me of Johnson & Covid. A national emergency & here comes our PM with no mention of climate change, or how we need to tackle the risks. Nope. The onus is apparently on us to watch for risks. No leadership. Absolute sham @andyburnham.bsky.social

A photo of burnt out houses taken by drone.
Below it reads: LIVE Nineteen houses 'fully destroyed' in Stourbridge fire after multiple West Midlands blazes

Visiting the region earlier, PM Andy Burnham said the fires were "utterly devastating" and warned that "these problems are far from over".

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 15/07/2026

Damn it Becks. Perhaps ask for the session anyway. 🫂 Toni says hi and wants to give you gentle head bonks.

A cat with a lip freckle lies on her back. It's a close up shot of her face. With a small ginger patch on white fur on her chin, with eyes that look light green in colour

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 08/07/2026

Not a headline I expected to read 👀👀

From the Guardian newspaper, the headline is: Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 08/06/2026

@goodlawproject.org I have tagged you on Facebook into the original post, but I think this might need investigating. I'm worried they're about to use this kind of information to strip away further rights for trans people.

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Fightback.

The Timms Review has released its "Workshop in a Box" toolkit to organisations to help them hold events at their cost and to gather views from disabled people about the future of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

We've looked at the questionnaire and were surprised by the emphasis on questions about age, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation before getting to the issues that really matter to disabled people.

If the Government is reviewing PIP, shouldn't they be asking questions such as:

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What do you actually use PIP for?

Would you be able to stay in work without it?

How would losing PIP affect your independence?

Does PIP help pay for transport, care, equipment, heating or support?

What do you think about proposals to change eligibility?

Should PIP ever be means tested?

What are your experiences of the assessment process?

Screenshot with a link at the end reads:

Demographic information may have its place, but many disabled people will be wondering why there appears to be more focus on who they are than on how PIP affects their daily lives.

What do you think?

If you receive PIP, support someone who does, or work with disabled people, what are the questions you believe the Government should be asking as part of this review?

We'd love to hear your views below.

#PIP

#DisabilityBenefits

#TimmsReview

#DisabledPeople #Fightback4Justice

#DisabilityRights

#WelfareReform

#Personalindependence Payment

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 05/06/2026

The World is a shit storm atm, but I'm taking solace in my DC Dreamer superhero official Funko. While I'm here, a reminder for Pride month to grab a copy of Justice League: Dream Girls co-written by @nicoleamaines.bsky.social @planetx.bsky.social

A Funko of the DC Superhero dreamer (played on TV by Nicole Maines). She's in her suit that has the trans colours incorporated, plus the power surge from her showing trans colours.

A comic cover with the trans superheros Dreamer and Galaxy as the focus. A round window, that is divided into quarters forms most of the background. The tagline is: Dreamer and Galacy Hold the key to the DUC

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 07/05/2026

No idea if this is available for you, but after years using Pet Mate, we don't know what changed, but the filters were constantly getting slimy in hours! So we swapped as my BiL uses one and so far, absolutely great. All cats use it. Even late Splodge with his arthritis found it a good height etc.

A screenshot of a AONBOY water fountain for cats. It has a flower like design at the top where the water comes through.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 25/04/2026

Next, bed yoga becomes a real pastime.

A meme of basic sketch shows a person in bed in 4 different positions to accommodate a cat

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 17/04/2026

OH is in Birmingham, and saw this out in the wild in Forbidden Planet: Supergirl misadventures in Midvale, by @mooncalfe1.bsky.social and @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social I might have squeaked when I was sent the photo.

SUPERGIRL

£15.99 Price

MISADVENTURES IN MIDVALE

SOPHIE CAMPBELL

TAMRA BONVILLAIN

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

They've only replaced ones previously taken down by a group who set up to remove them, before the council acted. Only this morning we drove past some really tatty ones, still in-situ Plus had to laugh, saying no-one should pay £13k to remove the remaining flags. That's already the costs, idiots! 2/2

"We will remove all areas you list on a public statement free of charge. Save the taxpayer! Allow us permission we will take them!

"At the moment the council are saying we cannot even maintain the ones on their property.

"We have maintained all our flags from day one, you know that, so do the public. Why lie, saying its storm damage as to why you're removing them?

"We've had multiple storms in months and maintained all flags. Regardless of storms or not they was always maintained!

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

Shropshire, by finally taking flags down & looking to get costs back off the offenders (plus prosecute if other offences are proven) has them in a tailspin here. It's glorious to watch as they've realised they're on the hook for a big nasty bill. Also, they're lying ref state of flags (1/2)

A group which has hung hundreds of UK and England flags in Shrewsbury is begging a council to let them take them down after being told they could face a costly bill.

Raise The Flags Shrewsbury Plus has adorned Union Jacks and St Georges crosses on lamp posts all over the county town as part of a controversial project, which they claim is about patriotism and protesting against the Labour government.

The authority said it cost £13,000 in taxpayer money to remove flags damaged during Storm Amy.

Raise The Flags Shrewsbury Plus has claimed responsibility for the vast majority of flags in the town and surrounding villages, including in Meole Brace, Herongate, Monkmoor, Harlescott, Sundorne, Hanwood, Ford, Montford Bridge, Shrawardine, Coton Hill, Sutton Farm and Yockleton, as well as on major roads such as Telford Way, London Road and Old Potts Way.

Now the group is urging the council to allow them to remove the flags themselves to "save the taxpayer" having to stump up the cost.

As of April 15 at 10am, Raise The Flags Shrewsbury Plus has more than £6,800 in its kitty from public donations, according to its GoFundMe page.

In a post on social media, a spokesperson for Raise The Flags Shrewsbury Plus said: "We will publicly now put this out to Shropshire Council! We are happy to remove all flags from council run areas as you will be costing the tax payer a lot of money.

"We do not want anyone paying £13,000, let alone the taxpayer!

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

Shropshire, by finally taking them down, & looking to get costs back off the offenders (plus prosecute if other offences are proven) has them in a tailspin here. It's glorious to watch as they've realised they're on the hook for a big nasty bill. Also, they're lying ref state of flags (1/2)

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 14/04/2026

GNU Splodge. The iconic moment you decided to use a tarp covered sand pile as a slip and slide, will live long in our memories. Thankfully captured by a dear friend Ros, at the time. @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social

A black and white cat, diving into a hole in green tarp covering sand

A black and white cat on top of a green tarp covering sand, rolling on to his back

A black and white cat on top of a green tarp covering sand, as he loses his balance rolling on to his back and starts to fall off the edge

A black and white cat on top of a green tarp covering sand, as he grabs the tarp to stop himself sliding further down.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 13/04/2026

Later today, we're going to be saying goodbye to Splodge. This will be difficult for several reasons, not least he was our parents cat, & a last link to them. He's 17, & has always been a much loved part of the clowder & hooman family alike. Sadly, arthritis for years has taken its toll.

A black and white cat, lying on a sideboard with his front legs and paws perched on top of some VHS tapes. The very bottom tape is, Cat Ballou.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 11/04/2026

OMG well we just secured tickets too see Katie McGrath at a Paris convention in November. Absolutely shaking here. 🫨

A poster with Katie McGrath with a space theme. It's for Dream It's conventions and it says, Welcome to the Mulitverse. Paris November 14th and 15th 2026

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 09/04/2026

And be dragged into a war he started then couldn't finish? He started it, he's stuck with it.

A meme of Picard in his Captains uniform on the Enterprise, one hand raised forward. The text reads:
You sir are a complete cunt muffin
Go fuck a pickle you twat.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 31/03/2026

On #TransDayOfVisability I support the trans community. As a cis woman, it is not in my name. If you are a cis woman & feel the same & haven't already, please consider signing at @nionwomen.bsky.social Trans rights are human rights and are no less important or deserving than others. #TDOV

The background is in trans flag colours of light blue, pink, white, pink and light blue in horizontal strips.
The text reads; Trans rights are human rights.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 26/03/2026

I've actively avoided the new Harry Potter trailer and promos. Unfortunately I'm not immune to them fully, but I caught this screenshot from a friend (which I trust as accurate). I wish I could say I'm shocked, but sadly I'm not.

A screenshot of a tweet. The original tweet is from Pop Base with the tagline: First look at Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape in HOW'S Harry Potter reboot series.
The quote retweet is as follows: sleepy strawberry

@honeybunwife

remember how a major part of the novel is how snape has greasy hair and all the students are disgusted by it. and now they gave him dreads. right.....right.....

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 21/03/2026

It really is. Drove back the other day to this cheeky bugger in our gutter 😂

A photo of the front of a house, a squirrel in the gutter

A close up photo of the squirrel in the gutter of a house

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026

@beckeleven.bsky.social G asked us to post this for you. Ah those were the days of NZ Twitter at it's finest.

A meme that has text reading: Accidentally fell asleep while the cinnamon rolls were in the oven and woke up to a beautiful modern art
Below the text is two photos showing what can only be described as cremated fossilised remains of cinnamon rolls.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 09/03/2026

Cat litter. After 100+ cats in the family over 6 decades (literally no exaggeration) the best one for odour control, ease of cleaning etc is this one. The main downside is it can track easily from a litter box, but we just use a cheap litter mat in front and it does catch most of it.

A screenshot to show a bag of Cat's best cat litter

A screenshot of a grey litter mat in front of a litter box

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 09/03/2026

She spent a good deal of time asleep on me last night. Definitely missing you though.

A cats front chest paws and just a hint of upturned mouth as they lie across a person in bed.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 04/03/2026

That is the policy. I think they do need to make more of this position when given the chance. It's been underused imo in campaigns so far. greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...

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Take the lead in upholding the right to self-determination and the enforcement of international law.

Continue to support Ukraine as it resists Russian invasion.

Re-join the EU as soon as the political conditions are right.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 03/03/2026

Our government are full of cruel policies. Including this one. They really are ghouls. Also notice the report can't even mention Hannah Spencer or The Green party by name. @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Screenshot with text After Labour's defeat to a progressive rival in the Gorton and Denton byelection, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has been urged to curb some of the hardline.
Highlight text reads, progressive rival

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 28/02/2026

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

A mere (lake) at sunset with trees in the background and an old log in the foreground

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 27/02/2026

Excuse me while I lol 🤣😂🤣 The lack of self awareness is strong. #GortonAndDenton #ByElection

A screenshot reads; A spokesperson for the Conservatives - who finished fourth - say the result shows Keir Starmer has "killed the Labour Party".

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026

Looking forward to the start of #TheWayHome on April 19. It will be bittersweet, as the series didn't deserve to be cancelled. #ChylerLeigh #Hallmark #SadieLaflammeSnow #EvanWilliams #AndieMacDowell

Chyler Leigh as Kat Landry looking out of an arch shaped window with a brown frame. Her reflection is Kat in a purple 1920s flapper style dress, a cocktail in hand.
Del Landry is in the middle. Her reflection is unchanged.
Alice is the last one looking out. Her window has a light blue frame with some stained glass in the upper section. Her reflection appears to be a light sweater not unlike a 1970s style.

Kat Landry reflection cropped and rotated. Kat is wearing a purple 1920s flapper style dress, a cocktail in hand, with red lipstick. Her hair is shorter and has a curl to it.

Alice's reflection appears to be a light sweater not unlike a 1970s style. Her hair is also curled.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026

Ugh. I agree it is beautiful but that sucks. Especially as we found it extremely LGBTQIA+ friendly when we visited in 2023. Including unexpectedly finding an amazing bookstore with a vast array of LGBTQIA content.

A bookstore display of various items including mugs with boobs

A bookstore display with visible LGBTQIA content.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 31/01/2026

I was fortunate enough to do a dig here in the early 1980s. Our tents were on the field where the replica villa was built. You literally had to move pottery shards off the ground to pitch them! It's a fascinating site, and you really do struggle to get a sense of it's scale, even with what's left.

An old film camera photograph to show 3 people on various locations in Wroxeter, during an archaeological dig. In the background you can see tents, in the field that now has the replica villa in it.
In this photo, we were digging out water pipelines and starting to expose some more of the hypercoust system in place.
Photo taken in August 1982.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 27/01/2026

Katie McGrath will attend the Dublin International film festival. www.spin1038.com/events/paul-... www.diff.ie

This year's festival will see an exceptional line-up of screen talent travel to Dublin, with Paul Rudd, Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, Chris Colfer, Nick Jonas, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Bolger, Katie McGrath, Clare Dunne, Calam Lynch, Alice Krige, Aidan Gillen and Éanna Hardwicke, among those expected to walk the red carpet.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 08/01/2026

The Seaglass Blade by @jcsnow.bsky.social just arrived, and I couldn't be happier. I'm nearing the end of a book, and this just jumped right to the top of my reading list. It's a gorgeous cover as well. 📚🌈

The lower half of the cover is filled with dark blue ocean waves crashing against the land with a single storey building framing centrally. Numerous small jellyfish-like creatures, float in the water.
Above, a vibrant orange/red depiction of what looks like either a phoenix, or perhaps a heavily stylised dragon, appears to strike out of the waves, bearing down towards the building. Since a phoenix and dragon are both mentioned in the synopsis on the back cover, either is likely. I do however think it is a phoenix.
The cover is vivid and striking.
The author's name, "J.C. SNOW," is at the very top, and the title, "THE SEAGLASS BLADE," is prominently displayed in a stylized silver, almost opaque font in the lower section of the cover.

The back of the book shows the following text:
Aili Fallon, the world's last human cultivator of spiritual power, has spent three hundred years of her unexpected immortality building a safe place for all those she loves her phoenix lover, Chenguang; their dragon son and renegade demon daughter; and the sea creatures, birds, otters, and foxes who learn the sword and cultivate human forms. She's determined to protect them from human captivity and demonic corruption.

But Aili can't keep them safe forever. The patterns of the natural world, the source of spiritual power, are inexplicably failing. When Chenguang is attacked, her phoenix healing disappears. A curse killing dragons targets their son, while demonic power threatens to destroy their daughter. And among the trusted spiritual creatures, a traitor is waiting.

Piece by piece, a long-laid plot of vengeance and cruelty is tightening around Aili and her family. She'll risk everything she's built, and everything she is, to protect them.

Everything may not be enough.

***

J.C. SNOW is a fantasy author as well as an award-winning historian. She is the author of The Phoenix and the Sword and The Shoreless River, a queer fantasy duology in the same world as The Seaglass Blade. When not writing, she's exploring the world with her wife and child, with a home base in the Bay Area and constant inspiration from the beauty of Northern California.

ISBN 979-8-9863199-8-8

9 798986 319988

Illustration & Design by Alyssa Winans

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 25/12/2025

The squeak I let out when I opened this off my sister, @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social I was not expecting it, but it's probably my most treasured present this year. @nikitagill.bsky.social

This is a signed and exclusive edition of Hekate: The Witch, by Nikita Gill.
The illustration includes two golden owls on either side and a grey wolf at the base of the central figure. There are 2 arms to her sides from additional women figures, holding lit lamps. There are ornate gold decorative swirls around the edges.
There are 2 quotes on the cover. One reads: 'Exquisite' Jennifer Saint the other reads: 'Incandescent' Elodie Harper
There is a small round sticker that reads: signed & exclusive edition.

The signed page in the book that is on a dark grey coloured page, with Hekate text above where it is signed.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 11/12/2025

Wes Streeting really is an odious lickspittle cunt. Zack Polanski has more integrity in his little finger than Wes Streeting has in his entire being. Not my screenshot but someone I know, btw. I avoid that site like the plague.

A screenshot from Twitter that is a quoted tweet by Wes Streeting in reply to IOWA Green party.

The tweet reads
Wes Streeting

@wesstreeting

You're led by someone who thinks breast enlargement can be delivered with the power of his mind.

Wind your necks in.

IOW Green Party @IOWGreen Party

46m

Replying to @wesstreeting

We trust real doctors, not spin doctors

5:27 PM

Dec 11, 2025

24.6K Views

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 06/12/2025

As a cis woman, many eons ago, I used to race banger cars (for fun). I basically had no real competition from women (as it was a small local venue) so routinely raced the men. Who were fine with it. Until I started winning some races. Thankfully the race organisers told those who complained where

A photo of a woman in a black helmet, sitting in a green banger car, smiling as they look at the camera.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 02/12/2025

My regular donation to The Book Trust, as part of Christmas for vulnerable children, has gone in. It's something I started a few years ago. If you are interested in donating, you can find out more here: donate.booktrust.org.uk/Xmas3/~my-do... @booktrust.org.uk

An screenshot of a cartoon child reading to a snowman with the text: Book Trust Getting children reading Thank you for your donation B Thank you so much for your generous donation of £5 to the BookTrust Christmas Appeal. Your support will help bring the timeless magic of reading to children experiencing disadvantage, giving them the gift of stories that inspire, comfort, and spark imagination. Together, we're making a real difference, helping children experience a brighter future. Book Trust

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 28/11/2025

First £3 for a fucking loaf. I think not Morrisons. A small loaf, at that. Second, the cat trying to escape the bag! (Click to open image fully).

A 400g loaf of bread from Morrisons called All the trimmings loaf for £3.
At the bottom of the loaf, it almost appears like an angry cats face trying to escape the bag it is in.

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Buddha_aka_me @buddhaakame.eurosky.social · 27/11/2025

Reading this is wild. Then I read this line and omg ChatGP is going to bring out stupidity in people on a level not seen before. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

A screenshot that reads: Mr Jennings lodged his request for an appeal after he made submissions using ChatGPT

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