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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty. Let us seek to end this inhumane and immoral practice around the world, especially here in America. It is so deplorable that in the 21st century this is going on in a modern democracy.
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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a new novella out in the 20th Anniversary edition of Clarkesworld this month! "The Job" is about a woman with serious self-image issues who takes a contract to survey an alien ocean for corporate exploitation, wearing the body of a bioengineered whale. clarkesworldmagazine.com/bear_10_26/
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The Job by Elizabeth Bear
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Işıl Arıcan @isilarican.com · 02/10/2026
Quick and easy guide on how to prevent sexual assault. You are welcome.
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Still it’s good to see the Dignity and Respect policy applies to someone in a university. Because things it lists - Transparency! Communication! Responsiveness! Have been very short in supply the past few years. Weaponising it is exactly the tone deafness that is making us all rage. 🧐
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All this, 😒:
Human sees a crow and says, "Ahh! A bad Omen".
Crow says, "Oh yeah, dude! We're the ones who fucked the planet and put a continent of garbage in the ocean."..."Prick!"..."You know what? YOU'RE the bad omen." https://bsky.app/profile/eastcoastitnotes.bsky.social
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Sargoth (gyromantically haberdashing iamb) @longersky.com · 16/03/2026
The presence of a well-tempered clavier implies the existence of claviers that are absolutely feral, barely able to contain their immense power, waiting for any excuse to burst out into the wildest ride you've ever heard
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Kevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
TinTin discovers Edward Said.
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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Myth busting about Scotland's 'need' for data centres feat. angry moorhen (Follow us on insta at stopaidatacentres.scot)
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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Craft Scotland director's petition against @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social plans to close Jewellery and Silversmithing, Textiles and Performance Costume UG ECA degrees to new admissions in 2027 (to be taught out over the next four years). #Edinburgh #craft #art #students #design 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 c.org/JJQNyV8R6m
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Save the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 22/09/2026
In the case of WeRBlighty, if you give these brexit-faced military cosplayers £1, 70p will be kept by the gammon who took it off you and 29p goes to 'administration' ie the boss. The fate of the other penny remains a mystery as they have no record of doing any actual charitable work.
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gummitch (aka gummitch_uk) @gummitch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A reminder that all apostrophes in sfnal names should be pronounced "boing!". www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/a...
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Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names
In honor of International Apostrophe Day, we're going to talk about the odd case of apostrophes in science fiction and fantasy character...
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Euan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Edinburgh University created the first ever Chair in Celtic in Scotland in 1882 (Donald Mackinnon of Colonsay). This is a cultural retreat happening before our eyes where there was once leadership.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mr. Bedtime @InternetHippo

I stepped away from my computer for a moment. When I returned, it was building something. I did not ask it to do this. We're not ready for what's coming

(picture of windows 3d pipes screen saver)
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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"You are the problem" meme via Expose Racism
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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 11/09/2026
“Rejection” means that someone in the chain is looking for a German Shepherd and you’re handed them something else. Perhaps it was a chihuahua. Perhaps a bicycle. The fact that you didn’t give them the German Shepherd they want doesn’t mean your bicycle is bad, it just means it’s a bicycle.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The Battle of Holbeck Moor took place in Leeds on 27 September 1936, when Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists attempted a march through the city. Their original route through the Jewish quarter was blocked, but they regrouped and headed for Holbeck Moor, daubing swastikas in the Leylands 1/3
Plaque on St Matthew's Church, facing Holbeck Moor Road. It commemorates a violent incident on 27 September 1936 when crowds disrupted an attempted rally by fascists. Leeds Civic Trust plaque funded by Stand Up to Racism. Image Chemical Engineer CC !.0
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nazi Mosley blackshirts, then and now.. If we don't crush fascists and Nazis, they'll just raise their evil heads again and again.
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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ᚔᚅᚄᚓᚏᚈ ᚄᚉᚐᚏᚍ ᚅᚐᚋᚓ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 02/09/2026
This is my personal Tom Holland Umbrella video, I've got to repost it when it turns up, I've been doing it since I was on twitter
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dear @theguardian.com I have a pitch that I think is right up your alley. "Are people really left handed or are they just showing off" I'm sure I can find a physiotherapist and a geologist to back me up if you need scientists.
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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I wouldn't call myself a cartoonist, but I had the vision and just needed it to be on paper to the best of my ability.
A hand drawn eight panel cartoon. First two panels are a colander sitting frowning on a shelf. Then the colander is frowning straining pasta, then three more panels of frowning sitting on a shelf. Then a big panel where it's projecting a bunch of crescent eclipse shapes and smiling with speech bubbles around saying "Wow! Look! Amazing! Beautiful!" And then one final panel where it's sitting on a shelf smiling.
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Dr Dave Clements @davecl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Poster from the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social about the disastrous cuts planned for fundamental physics research in the UK. Write to your MP about this!
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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 26/06/2026
Chop Suey on Chambers Street: the thread about Edinburgh’s first Chinese restaurant 中式餐廳 Edinburgh is spoiled for restaurants serving global cuisine. Go back 100 years however and your options were far more limited and localised. That all changed with the arrival of the "Chinese Restaurant" in…
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Chop Suey on Chambers Street: the thread about Edinburgh’s first Chinese restaurant 中式餐廳
Edinburgh is spoiled for restaurants serving global cuisine. Go back 100 years however and your options were far more limited and localised. That all changed with the arrival of the "Chinese Restaurant" in 1930. It is long gone and accounts of it are contradictory and vague. This thread provides a factual account of this lesser-known institution of the city's diaspora.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Related: People I know IRL who know what I do for a living often ask what they need to know about online safety for their about-to-be-teenagers, and there's a lot of answers, but the thing I always emphasize most is: under no circumstances should you ever threaten to take access away from them.
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C🎃s! @algernonentity.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
i've seen tonnes of signs from the glasgow event and this one is by far my favourite
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People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
holy shit this is actually a banger speech
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軽laura @keilaura.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
in fact, i struggle to think of a single time the word "concern" has ever been appropriate in political discourse, it's either inventing a fake problem or downplaying a real one
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Latest unhinged leadership decision from UoE. (Remember: this is an institution that isn't even running a deficit, but has somehow decided that the route to security involves declaring war on itself.)
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
'The university has adopted the position that boycotting staff are in "breach of contract", will receive no pay, and are therefore not expected to work at all, leading to what some have described as a "lockout".' 1/3
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University staff forced to either cover colleagues' work or go without pay
Staff at Edinburgh University have been told that they must cover for their boycotting colleagues or go without pay themselves.
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
What I'm saying is, be honest with yourself... when did you last actually pay for poetry? When did you last go to a poetry event with a ticket price? buy a poetry book from a shop? If the answer is never, or a very long time ago... Just consider what that means for the poets who rely on that income
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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Almost all the business and life advice people give makes the assumption that peoples’ basic needs are already met. Yet, living in financial and/or housing precarity makes it almost impossible to apply said advice because all your time and energy is taken up in survival mode.
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🍂 Jo (a swarm of) Bee(s) 🦇 @jobeeart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
thank you for this thread! i had an off-the-cuff comic turned into a meme and it's such a weird feeling that my art is just being spread out there without any credit here's a version with my name on it, im fine with people using that one :)
Six panel comic. In the first panel, a guy says, "I don't like thing". Then, a heavenly light shines on him and an angel descends. The angel hands him a note and flies away again. In the last panel, we see the note just says, "OK".
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT HELP TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "BEING SILENCED" AND JUST, LIKE, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO HEAR YOU TALK ANY MORE?
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
It feels quite amazing how quickly the press and politicians are worrying about our famously anti racist police , I presume next is “do the police spend too much time worrying about women at the cost of being too aggressive towards wife beaters ?”
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 04/06/2026
Something I didn't quite say in this noozletter: I'm sick of Watchmen. That comic meant a lot to me back in the day but now it's lumped together in my mind with all the feeble attempts to copy it. Plus too much rape! The Power Fantasy excellently fills the space in my heart Watchmen once occupied.
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Dáibhí The Spooky Pumpkin 🎃 @daibhi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Piss off with having a go at Sikh people. They're amazing folks. Folks, seriously, if you're needing a meal- find a Sikh. It's literally part of their faith to feed people.
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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I don't know what everyone's complaining about. Just go to settings > features > worms, then change the "worms pouring out of my phone" toggle from "yes" to "maybe later"
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Dáibhí The Spooky Pumpkin 🎃 @daibhi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
To those who put up your flags only this morning and make sure it's gone as soon as July hits- I see you. I fucking see you. #QueerLivesMatter
No Cloth for June Alone

I will not hoist a rainbow for one month,
then fold it small when July bares its teeth.
Do not hand me a symbol, bright and blunt,
while queer kids learn to hide how they breathe.

Where were these banners when the rent came due,
when laws were sharpened, hungry, neat, and cold?
Where was the chorus when the bruises bloomed,
when tired hearts needed shelter, not just gold?

Do not sell love as seasonal display.
Do not make allyship a shopfront flame.
Stand in the rain. Show up on every day.
Learn every wound. Remember every name.

I’ll fly no flag to prove what I defend:
my pride is work that does not start or end.
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Perry Barber @umpireplb.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Some thoughtful person provided a link to a non-paywalled version of this article: gcaptain.com/drowning/
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Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. In this article, Mario explains what drowning really looks like and how to recognize it when its happening.
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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Reform don't actually want to govern.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
There's no "study," this is based on a crank manifesto with only four footnotes written by a bunch of health grifters. Why is the Guardian covering this like it has any academic credibility?
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Hellbeast of Bourbon 🥃 @jenleepa.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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Red sign on a transit shelter reads: WHEN YOU'VE GOT RID OF ALL THE MOSQUES
BUT THE COSTS OF LIFE STILL RISE
AND YOU'VE BUILT YOUR FORTRESSED BORDERS
BUT THE NHS STILL DIES 
AND THE MUSLIMS ARE ALL GONE 
AND YOUR TOWN'S A WALL OF WHITE 
BUT CORPORATE VULTURES ARE STILL PILLAGING
EVERY FACET OF OUR LIVES 
WHO WILL YOU BLAME THEN?
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE GAINED?
A BADGE FOR BARBARISM
AGAINST A BACKDROP OF DECAY
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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Roses are red Existence is fleeting Time is too precious To waste on Wes Streeting.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Glasgow, five years ago today 📍 On May 13 2021, hundreds of people gathered in Kenmure Street in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow to prevent two of their neighbours being detained by the Home Office in a dawn raid eviction
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