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They are, of course, plotting another coup. We have to be ready.

Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

One of the most surprising drops from the #DroppingNames podcast of late was in the #WilWheaton episode where #BrentSpiner noted that the actress who played Lal in #TNG's 'The Offspring' was Ann Guilbert's daughter, Hallie Todd. So in my head-canon now, Data and Grandma Yetta have a kid. #StarTrek

A landscape-orientation image showing (left to right) Brent Spiner as LCDR Data from Star Trek The Next Generation, Hallie Todd as Lal from Star Trek The Next Generation, and Ann Guilbert as Grandma Yetta from The Nanny.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Knows How To Party. #California class desktop background, the #Zzyzx, assuredly only moments away from their engines returning to ... quarter power! #STO #LowerDecks #Starship #StarTrek #Wallpaper

A highly saturated 16:9 desktop background featuring a California class starship as seen in Star Trek Lower Decks.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The California class USS Zzyzx, NCC-89324. Hope you can hear the #LowerDecks theme in your head. :) Wikipedia tells my #Zzyzx California is pronounced 'ZY-ziks'.

Orthographic views of the California class starship USS Zzyzx, NCC-89324. The California class first appeared as the hero ship in Star Trek Lower Decks.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In honour of #BiVisibilityDay, celebrating #BiPride and fighting #BiErasure, here's one of my earliest #queer crushes: the androgynous #JayeDavidson as #Ra from 1994's #Stargate. Jaye had nominated the year before for their portryal of a trans woman in #TheCryingGame. Let's keep fighting #TECOBE!

Publicity portrait of Jaye Davidson as the Egyptian God Ra for the 1994 movie Stargate.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Leibniz class USS Tecobe, named for the seminal research paper 'The Epistemic Contract of Bisexual Erasure' by Yoshino Kenji. #TECOBE was a thing in the MySpace/Tumblr era, and while I'd then denied bisexual visibility as my John Adams-esque 'animating occasion', circumstances now animate.

Orthographic views of the Leibniz class starship USS Tecobe.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Such a small change does make a dramatic visual difference. Aligns with one of my creative ideals: Compelling Evocation Through Simply Application #CETSA

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Love the fact that the Federation's president's office in Star Trek VI was a redressed Ten Forward set. Shows how big they could make Ten Forward feel in TNG with a few establishing shots and then more intimate camera work during conversations. #TNG

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The bloody things people concern themselves with ... Other people's insecurities are not your problem to deal with, remedy or even really accommodate. Eat a bloody banana, use a straw, and (as if needs saying to functional humans) WASH YO ASS! #BollockryClocked #DyquellDontae #ClockableBollockry

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The Fear of Being Gay

YouTube video by DyQuell Dontae

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Back to the future in #WoWForever "I am once again zugging for your zug." #BernieSanders

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#Obena and #Excelsior II class kitbash 3k desktop background , a happier medium Excelsior succcessor #StarTrek #Starship #STO

A starship at warp featuring the saucer, hull and nacelles of the Obena class starship with the neck and pylons of the Excelsior II class starship, with hull coloured in line with the Sovereign class starship aesthetic.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"If people forget that they have an inner world, then they forget their own values. The inner world must be added to the exterior world, it must be created and discovered. And if we do not, now and then, make a journey through our inner life to discover these values, they will be lost." #MichaelEnde

A portrait of the character Atreyu from the novel 'The Neverending Story', by German author Michael Ende. Atreyu is shown wearing hides and furts from the Purple Buffalo hunted by his people, the Greenskins, holding a bow while standing in a field of tall purple grass. His skin is pale green, and hair long and straight, featuring a top-pony secured by hide.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What the Excelsior II class should have been: the Obena class starship from Star Trek Lower Decks, the series that proved you can lean all the way in on nostalgia while still feeling fresh and entertaining. Rendered is the USS Atreyu, NCC-93611. #STO #StarTrekOnline #StarTrek #Starship #LowerDecks

Orthographic views of the Obena class starship USS Atreyu NCC-93611. The Obena class is a late 24th Century update to the Excelsior class starship design, first seen in Star Trek Lower Decks.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Men like to conveniently dismiss fear and anger as not being emotions. Because that way they can lead with emotions while saying they don't lead with their emotions."

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Americans' epistemic tribalism has buggered global thought. Just hope the statement by #SarahPaine that #Europe as the inventors of #WesternCivilization will take it back comes true ASAP. #Thales to #Pythagoras to #Parmenides to #Socrates to #Plato to #Aristotle to ... diarrhetic orange.

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Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?

YouTube video by Taboo Education - Let's Talk Death

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Remain (classically) #Klingon! The Vor'cha class attack cruiser from #StarTrek #TNG. #StarTrekOnline #STO #Vorcha

A screenshot from Star Trek Online of the Vor'cha class Klingon starship.

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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'. @censusnotreligious.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

On its website, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ own guidance to non-religious people for how to answer the Census religion question is clear: mark ‘No religion’. Find out more about our campaign: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious #Census2026

ABS: "If the person identifies with no religion at all, select 'No religion'."

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Despite what the #ABS said yesterday about the religion question being about affiliation over belief, #evangelical churches would not be calling for congregants to explicitly state #Pentecostal in #Census2026 if there was no intent to proclaim the numbers when knocking on politicians' doors. #Auspol

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Behind in adding these orthos to BlueSky. Anyway, an updated 2023 model of the Avenger class #starship from #StarTrekOnline, the USS Xenia (for contemporary reasons ...). #StarTrek #Avenger #Starfleet

An orthographic representation of the Avenger class starship USS Xenia, NCC-77657, a late 24th to early 25th Century starship with a bulky secondary hull and substantial weaponry for a Starfleet vessel.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#Canberrans' resident #fundagelical church, #LifeUC, this morning broadcast a push for attendees to put #Pentacostal within the 'Other' category of #Census2026' #religion question, to ensure #evangelicals can gain heavier consideration in public policy-making. Help get #ACT to 50% #nones instead!

A poster with dark blue textured bands at the top and bottom, noting that letters with instructions to complete the 2026 Australian Census are arriving, with graphics illustrating the percentage changes between Christians and Nones within both the general Australian population and residents of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) when comparing the 2001 and 2021 census results. Key metrics show the most numerous group as Australian Christians in 2001, representing 68% of the population, compared with the ACT Nones in 2021, representing 44.2 percent of the ACT population. The bottom blue bar notes that Aussies live by fairness, and nothing more sacred.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

So in #Census2026, my 12 year old is considered too young to have a gender identity and sexual preference, but old enough to have a religion. Young enough to not clock things intrinsic to themselves, but old enough to comprehend potential supernatural origins, meanings and complexities of existence.

depicting the 16 percent of Australians who marked 'No religion' in the 1996 Australian Census contrasted with the 39% of Australians who marked the same in 2021. Core message is to tick 'No religion' in the 2026 Australian Census if a person does not believe of practice religion to ensure accuracy of data and correct funding of public services

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Is #Australia the #LuckyCountry, or does our success come from exercising our interests and aptitudes in ways that help others and validates ourselves? We don’t toil for #atonement: we work because we want to be useful. #Census2026 #CulturalChristianity #NoReligion #Nones #SaveTheWest

A black and white posted depicting a radial representation of eight moral ideals described in exactly 100 words and 666 characters, with the radial labelled 'Agency' specifically highlighted with a green background featuring paler roots or vines arcing from its centre.

Empathy: Treat as you would be treated. Disregard appearances and consider all in context.
Liberty: Realise self and excesses without harm. Abide harmless conduct, expression and privacy.
Ipseity: Present and contribute authentically. Resist active and ambient social compression.
Agency: Appreciate self and settings. Nurture contentment exercising interests and aptitudes.
Reason: Assess and persuade through evidence and effect. Interrogate assumptions and biases.
Acuity: Recognise and filter projected shames and insecurities. Soothe limiting fervours and vanities.
Release: Accept the inherent transience of all things. Temper worth drawn from ephemeral states.
Drift: Preserve core self amidst shifting conditions. Surmount instincts for enduring validation.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Some think you need religion for morals, but look around. Aussies live by empathy, fairness and honesty every day – no magic book required. If that’s you, then the #Census2026 answer’s simple: ‘No religion.’ #Nones #Auspol

A five tone poster indicating highlighting schools empathy, fairness and common sense as drivers of Australian morality rather than religious belief, highlighting the common conflation of culture with belief. Core intent is to encourage Australians to accurately record their religious affiliation or lack thereof as part of the 2026 Australian Census.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#Census2026 isn't just a collective scream into the void. It determines how much funding goes to services provided by religiously-affiliated institutions. If we want services aligned available with our moral priorities, and not limited by others' beliefs, accurate date is vital. #Nones #AusPol

A four tone poster indicating highlighting schools, hospitals and aged care as public services influence by the percentage of proclaimed religious affiliation within the Australian population. Core intent is to encourage Australians to accurately record their religious affiliation or lack thereof as part of the 2026 Australian Census.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We grow in bubbles within bubbles, but bubbles are easy to pass through once you can step through the thought-terminating cliches of our upbringings. Then we can see the breadth of bubbles out there, and earnestly explore the systems that give rise to them. #Census2026 #Nones

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

‘Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation’, #BenjaminFranklin said, though harmless living also means respecting everyone’s #liberty to be themselves without interference – something Aussies already excel at! If your values come from life, speak your truth: mark ‘No religion’ in #Census2026.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Only 16% of Aussies said ‘No religion' in 1996. In 2021? Nearly 39%. Australia’s changing fast, and the census shapes where funding goes. If religion doesn’t define your morality, if you don’t believe or you don’t practice or practice, tick ‘No religion’ in #Census2026 – keep the data accurate.

A four tone poster depicting the 16 percent of Australians who marked 'No religion' in the 1996 Australian Census contrasted with the 39% of Australians who marked the same in 2021. Core message is to tick 'No religion' in the 2026 Australian Census if a person does not believe of practice religion to ensure accuracy of data and correct funding of public services.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

What are the markers of #WesternCivilization? Reason, liberty, democracy: none of which came from #Christianity. Our #GrecoRoman inheritance cleaved philosophy from theology, allowing study of existence through facts, evidence and discernible effect. No #God needed. #Census2026 #Auspol #Nones

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Do you tick the same religion as your parents, even if you don’t believe? You're not alone, but this #Census2026, answer for yourself and join the MILLIONS of Aussies who already mark ‘No religion.’ Remember, morality can be easily defined without it. #CulturalChristianity #AusPol #Nones

A colourful posted depicting a radial representation of eight moral ideals described in exactly 100 words and 666 characters:

Empathy: Treat as you would be treated. Disregard appearances and consider all in context.
Liberty: Realise self and excesses without harm. Abide harmless conduct, expression and privacy.
Ipseity: Present and contribute authentically. Resist active and ambient social compression.
Agency: Appreciate self and settings. Nurture contentment exercising interests and aptitudes.
Reason: Assess and persuade through evidence and effect. Interrogate assumptions and biases.
Acuity: Recognise and filter projected shames and insecurities. Soothe limiting fervours and vanities.
Release: Accept the inherent transience of all things. Temper worth drawn from ephemeral states.
Drift: Preserve core self amidst shifting conditions. Surmount instincts for enduring validation.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Mass Trek Effect A workable 5k desktop background featuring the SSV Normandy of the Star Trek universe, the Protostar class starship. #StarTrekOnline #StarTrekProdigy #Desktop #Wallpaper #Background #Protostar #STO #StarTrek #Starship

A saturated, high contrast, high resolution shot of the Protostar class starship USS Ryerdrake, NCC-99005, in space. The cusp of a planet is visible within the bottom left of the shot, with green stellar clouds arcing behind the ship.

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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'. @censusnotreligious.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Friendly Atheist podcast in the US has reported on the results of the survey commissioned by our campaign, showing that the leading question used in the Census significantly undercounts Australia’s non-religious population: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/new-survey... #Census26 #NotReligious

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New survey suggests Australia's Census may dramatically undercount the non-religious

A commissioned poll found that simply rewording the religion question in a more honest way pushed "No religion" from 43% to 54%

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Was literally watching 1998's #Merlin when my wife mentioned #SamNeill had died. I'd been watching it after the 1997 adaptation of #TheOdyssey by the same team, and was shocked at how well both had aged. Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Helena Bonham-Carter, Rutger Hauer and a young Lena Headey.

Screenshot of Sam Neill as the legendary wizard Merlin from the 1998 miniseries of the same name.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

@gmskeptic.bsky.social, an inspiration for becoming a living embodiment of Agency: 'Appreciate self and settings. Nurture contentment employing interests and aptitudes.' Bonus for Acuity in cringing at same-side debate bros : other people's insecurities are not anyone else's problem to address.

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Debating Them Ruined My Life, So I Quit

YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Achilles class starship USS Vecce, NCC-69029. Originally from the game DS9: Dominion Wars, and now in #StarTrekOnline. #STO #StarTrek #Starship

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Challenger class. Conscious choice or dark necessity of the times? USS Consonance, NCC-61012. #STO #StarTrekOnline #StarTrek #Starship

Orthographic view of a Challenger class starship from Star Trek The Next Generation, featuring horizontally connected primary and secondary hulls, with two vertically parallel nacelles extending ventrally and dorsally from the secondary hull.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

USS Catalina, NCC-3025, the Ranger II class from #StarTrekOnline. #STO #Starfleet #Starship

Orthographic view of a Ranger II class starship, a Star Trek Movie era vessel with the secondary hull connected directly to the saucer section, and the nacelles attached to the saucer.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Guess it wont be #DavidTalbot writing #TheVampireArmand in the #IWTV / #TheVampireLestat universe! Ah well, as #RaglanJames said, no great loss - more screen time for #EricBogosian as #DanielMalloy. #Armand #Amadeo #AnneRice

Book accurate vampire Armand reading a copy of 'The Vampire Armand' by Davod Talbot.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#Marius, mentor to #TheVampireLestat, very more than likely thinking of his #Amadeo, #TheVampireArmand as he paints what is sure to be another classic by #MariusDeRomanus. #IWTV #Armand #AnneRice

Book-accurate Marius de Romanus paints in his modern studio wearing a purple dress shirt.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Passably book-accurate #Marius, late 15th century, and a time when #MariusDeRomanus lived as a kingly patron of artists and goodly merchants in #Venince. #TheVampireLestat #IWTV #Venezia

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Book-accurate #Armand is his own living, not-breathing backstage pass to every #TheVampireLestat convert - whether #Lestat knows it or not. #Amadeo #TheVampireArmand #IWTV #TreasureTrail

Book-accurate vampire Armand lounging backstage in tight jeans as a vibrant short purple t-shirt that shows his narrow midriff.

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Decutus @decutus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Book-accurate Armand sensing Khayman at #TheVampireLestat concert before #TQOTD and the #Vampires animated by the portents of her presence crashed the party. #Armand #Amadeo #TheVampireArmand #IWTV

A point-of-view shot from an upper level of a concert hall looking down at the auburn-haired teen manifestation of a book-accurate vampire Armand, looking back up at the onlooker wearing a blue silk shirt.

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