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Coined a new term today. If you’re dating a non-binary person you obviously can’t say “boy”friend or “girl”friend so how about a gender neutral term like “mortal”friend. It’s like the opposite of mortal enemy.

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Day 2 of using a plunge saw and I still have all my fingers 🤞

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Toxic top is when he refuses to wear Versace

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#UntrueDiana & Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella @awkwardprods.co.uk · 07/06/2026

😍 @pinknews.bsky.social lists Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella is a "must-see LGBTQ+ act" this #edfringe 💖 So excited for fringe and to see so many wonderful queer shows going up 🔥 The show is playing Edinburgh 5-30th August, and previews in London 23-25th July. 🎟in bio

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Holy shit one of my besties is making their west end debut 👏

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hey what’s everyone doing next weekend shall we go to a field in Sussex?

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Maybe I should do production management like as a job

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Did you know that instead of watching the new Harry Potter adaptation and giving money to an anti-trans billionaire, you could buy a children’s book with a trans boy main character and support a trans writer who is not a billionaire (me)?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 28/02/2026

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I do actually agree with the political commentators that you can’t extrapolate today’s result and assume that the greens will do well in the next general election, which is why we all need to get behind them and make damn sure the worst politicians lose their seats

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I will always ask for oat milk,, I am beyond control and censorship. Big Udder has a lot to answer for and I will NOT BE PUT IN A CARTON.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 25/01/2026

I have no strong opinions either way on what just happened to Andy Burnham, I feel light and soft like a frog idling on a little leaf in the middle of a pond in the early morning light, noticing tree banches gently moving back and forth in the wind by watching their reflections on the water

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Soren Iverson @soren.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Google Meet show how late people will be based on meeting history

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aaron 🌝 @otterlyuseless.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I need to stop going to bed so late

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Does the pope shit in the woods? Idk but the Chicago bears might.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Good morning. I am in a bad place. Not emotionally, just Heathrow T4

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Might f around and start a Minecraft server or three

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Wanted the sticky rice but can’t get the global lock :(

Mango sticky rice from a menu in Thailand, but mango is spelled “mongo”

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A few months back (maybe 6?) someone did a post comparing the speed of various JS frameworks, including first load etc. I think I saw it on Bsky, but I can’t for the life of me find it 😢 and obviously googling this kind of thing gets me nothing useful.

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

In hindsight, singing backing vocals in A Bushell and a Peck with Jessie Ware should probably have been on my bingo card for this year

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Not to be political but justice for Burcu. You cant be fining people for pouring a few ml of coffee down the drain unless you fine every motorist for the powder off their breaks, leaking oil etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond

Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is "disproportionate" while Richmond Council say it is in line with its policies.

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Happy MHHS day to all who celebrate

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Cybersecurity is cancelled because of woke and DEI

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Nerds of Bsky… I have purchased a M-ATX board for a new NAS I’m building. Case recommendations for 2-4 swappable 3.5” drives (and a few more inside the case ideally) please!

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I have a *very* severe case of the sniffles but I am being a brave soldier

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Today was not the day to get whatever plague is going around 🥲

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The perfect gaming setup doesn’t exi…

A Nintendo switch 2 sits on a tray next to a tropical pink drink. In the background, waves crash on the Balinese coast

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The big problem with the Breakfast Buffet also having an A La Carte option is my stomach orders from the A La Carte and then immediately visits the Buffet and now I need new clothes 🥲

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Not reading “Protect the West” and thinking it’s a new Lib Dem business growth campaign for Weston Super Mare

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Minute Cryptic - 13 September, 2025 "100% leather lingerie's always turning heads" (3) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: even par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Minute Cryptic

Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Mad that the hotel restaurant had the exact 5 miniature bao buns I needed to fill the tiny space in my eepy stomach

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Adam Kay @amateuradam.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

COMPETITION! Order a copy of A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE from @bookshop.org and you could win a year’s worth of some of my favourite crime and thriller reads, to fill up a particularly nasty bookcase (see what I did there?) Quick! Closes midnight tomorrow uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-ad...

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Minute Cryptic - 10 September, 2025 "Playing piano after American season of pipe organs?" (9) ⚪️⚪️🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: even par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Minute Cryptic

Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Minute Cryptic - 9 September, 2025 "Liking when head of state becomes centrist?" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Ok I know what code switching is but now I have a Switch Code? (Im a gaymer now, help)

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

If you are New, or live near York, tell all your friends about this camp show!

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Jack Fifield @jackfifield.uk · 03/09/2025

"We want the police to police the streets not tweets" says Wes Streeting, in the wake of Graham Linehan's arrest, on Radio 4 this morning. You literally just banned people from tweeting support for Palestine Action! Does free speech only apply when it comes to bashing trans people?

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Chris Darby @chrisdarby.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Absolute primo internet. No one will ever be as extremely online and astute about the brainrot mind as Sooz. Worse still, no one will do it so hilariously, and also be funny irl, and be able to sing the shit out of everything too. 👏

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