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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 24/09/2026

this is the guy i reposted the other day who interviewed meta employees with pervert glasses - meta have taken his video down for “harassment”. which makes it one of the most effective pieces of satire in recent memory

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Have to reshare this every time I see it. Raymond Chandler mocking science fiction in 1953 and sounding cool as hell. He should have written some space stories.

Did you ever read what they call Science Fiction? It’s a scream. It is written like this:

“I checked out with K19 on Aldabaran III, and stepped out through the crummalite hatch on my 22 Model Sirus Hardtop. I cocked the timejector in secondary and waded through the bright blue manda grass. My breath froze into pink pretzels. I flicked on the heat bars and the Brylls ran swiftly on five legs using their other two to send out crylon vibrations. The pressure was almost unbearable, but I caught the range on my wrist computer through the transparent cysicites. I pressed the trigger. The thin violet glow was icecold against the rust-colored mountains. The Brylls shrank to half an inch long and I worked fast stepping on them with the poltex. But it wasn’t enough. The sudden brightness swung me around and the Fourth Moon had already risen. I had exactly four seconds to hot up the disintegrator and Google⁵ had told me it wasn’t enough. He was right.”

They pay brisk money for this crap?

Raymond Chandler | Letter to H. N. Swanson, 14 Mar 1953 | Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler

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Grantscherm @grantscheam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Der Waldraum, unendliche Weiten: USS Schwammerl dringt in Gehölze vor, die nie ein Mensch zuvor gesehen hat.

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If we’re discussing covid, back in August 2020 the Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak, introduced a programme that subsidised £850m for people to congregate in enclosed spaces and get infected with the disease that killed people, then the state broadcaster depicted him as a superhero

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My children caught covid at school and as a result nearly lost one of their parents. Other children were not as lucky. Covid was definitely a threat to them.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The GCs remove the space from "trans woman" because they think this shows that it is like "jellyfish": a compound noun that is not a kind of fish. But blackbirds are birds and red pandas are not pandas. English grammar is not going to do their transphobia for them.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The image on the right is from the "SEEN in Publishing report into trans activism in children’s literature and library services" (🤮). The image on the right is the page from the actual book. I think the image was from Theo Parish's social media account, before the book was even developed.

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Tom Lowe @saloplarus.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Had to delay going out into the garden this morning as I didn't want to interrupt this lunatic's frolicking #stoat #salopobs

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yes, the Labour party are worse than the Conservatives were, but it's more than that - those of us who were horrified by the cruelty of the Tories were never going to vote for them anyway so they lost nothing. But Labour should care about my vote, and I fucking *hate* them because of this shit.

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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I'm backing this! Though I really think one of the stretch goals should be to buy Dr Eleanor Peck a sandwich

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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

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Curb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Frank Herbert I apologize for ever doubting you

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Excited to hear all the different ways people can mispronounce Magyar! 🇭🇺 #linguistics

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Tarot Interviews @tarotinterviews.com · 07/03/2026

Born above a Barnsley sweet shop, taught French to grammar school boys, and once chased by an ostrich. Internationally reknowned author Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social joins Tarot DMs to talk about cards, cats, Chocolat and her new novel Vianne. #tarot #booksky #joanneharris

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Chat #24 - Joanne Harris

"To me, this is a call to arms"

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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

After a massive turn out in the indicative ballot, we're moving to make it formal. On March 2nd, our formal ballot for another round of industrial action against Future Nottingham, compulsory redundancies, and course closures opens. If you are a member, make sure you vote! Let your voice be heard!

Anthony Adams rubbing hands together meme with the text "when your branch announces an industrial action ballot will open on march 2nd"

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I mean, the good news is that if any cis kids do mistakenly think they are trans as a result of this belief, they aren't going to want to transition once you point this out! The even better news is that no one believes this!

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I'm picturing @adrianchills.bsky.social reading this and dropping everything to immediately get to work on.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

You cannot argue against trans women breastfeeding without using anti breastfeeding tropes. It's gross, it's not safe, it's a fetish, you're just doing it for yourself, why haven't you stopped yet? Breastfeeding support must include trans mothers if we want to normalise human milk.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The most ridiculous part of this is that if the word "milk" actually deceived anyone into thinking it was dairy, they would not use it. Their sales DEPEND on people knowing that it is plant-based and dairy-free. #linguistics

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I research the harm that can come to teenagers on social media. I don’t support a ban – @emilysetty.bsky.social “A ban treats social media as the problem, rather than asking deeper questions about why certain behaviours – harassment, shaming, misogyny, exploitation – occur in the first place.” 👇🏻

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I research the harm that can come to teenagers on social media. I don’t support a ban – Emily Setty

The UK government has launched a consultation on introducing an Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s. The proposal is framed as a bold response to rising concerns about young people’s…

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Atla Hrafney @atlathewriter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies. I have translated some of the highlights

A screenshot of Lala and Po from the teletubbies. The screenshot is clearly taken from someone's phone, as the borders of the tv can be seen, as well as glimpses into the apartment behind them. Po is in bed wrapped up in a blanket. The text below them reads "I know you were high at my mother-in-laws funeral..."

More screenshots from the Teletubbies. Lala seems to be upset with a terrified Po. the text below reads "Did you kill the dog? Why would you do that?!"

A third screenshot from the Teletubbies, this time the same scene as before. Po is wearing an apron while Lala seems to still be upset at him. The text below reads "You're nothing but a failure of a man."

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Allison Shapp, PhD @schwadevivre.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

What a great eggcorn! #linguistics

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Pete Etchells @peteetchells.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I wouldn’t go expecting anyone to stand up to legal threats or the British press. Everyone knows where power lies and we have all seen over and over what happens to anyone who puts up even token resistance against them. The whole system will fold, with lip service and nothing more.

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She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Shoutout for teachers who hold a degree and/or QTS, and think anti-trans policies are unethical... Please comment if you would be interested in taking on some paid online tutoring work for UK trans kids who have been forced out of schooling by policy and/or bullying.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I once tried to call a clinic to ask a question about my child's apointment, and the number I was given went to a recorded message telling me to hang up and redial a different number. I did, and that number also had a recorded message saying that the number had changed... (1/2)

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Ok, did not expect “The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe” to feel quite so relevant to this moment. Here’s Edmund, deciding to side with the leader who he’s been told disappears people.

He did want Turkish Delight and to be a prince (and later a king) and to pay Peter out for calling him a beast. As for what the Witch would do with the others, he didn't want her to be particularly nice to them - certainly not to put them on the same level as himself; but he managed to believe, or to pretend he believed, that she wouldn't do anything very bad to them, 'Because,' he said to himself, 'all these people who say nasty things about her are her enemies and probably half of it isn't true. She was jolly nice to me, anyway, much nicer than they are. I expect she is the rightful Queen really. Anyway, she'll be better than that awful Aslan!' At least, that was the excuse he made in his own mind for what he was doing. It wasn't a very good excuse, however, for deep down inside him he really knew that the White Witch was bad and cruel.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I think I've solved the Oscar WIlde 'quay' mystery. My partner remembered that Shane MacGowan sings /keɪ/ in "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda". But (Scottish) Sean Bogle originally sang /kiː/. So does 'quay' rhyme with 'hay' in Hinberno-English? #linguistics www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsXE....

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And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues, 1985

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

My job is under threat of redundancy because student numbers were forecast to fall. Turns out, the forecasts were wrong, and now we are understaffed because so many people have taken voluntary severance. We are now being asked to work extra hours whilst still under threat of redundancy. 🫠

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I thought I knew how to pronounce "quay" until I read Oscar Wilde's Symphony in Yellow. Or perhaps those barges are actually full of yellow hee? (More seriously, did the Victorians say /keɪ/ instead of /kiː/? I simply cannot believe that Oscar would have said /kweɪ/! [shudder]) #linguistics

Symphony in Yellow

An omnibus across the bridge
Crawls like a yellow butterfly,
And, here and there, a passer-by
Shows like a little restless midge.

Big barges full of yellow hay
Are moored against the shadowy wharf,
And, like a yellow silken scarf,
The thick fog hangs along the quay.

The yellow leaves begin to fade
And flutter from the Temple elms,
And at my feet the pale green Thames
Lies like a rod of rippled jade.

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

"HORNY WASN'T EVEN A CONCEPT" 😂

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LiLBaz @lilbazza.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Look at this response from Polanski to Sophie Ridge's attempted gotcha on flags To *finally* have a mainstream political voice standing up for racialised & minoritised communities being intimidated by the violent fash on our streets It's really not that hard, is it?

Sophy Ridge @SophyRidgeSky

My conversation with new Green Leader Zack Polanski about the St George's Cross:

Zack Polanski: What does it mean to me? Wel, I think it depends on the context. So during an England football game, 1'Il paint my face in a Saint George's Cross quite happily. At another time though, where we don't nave a football tournament, I think it's quite imported from America this idea that we wave flags outside our house. If people want to do that then think that's up to them.

But I think at times of heightened tensions, I would say patriotism is actually about loving your neighbour, whether they're from this country or not. Patriotism is about building cohesive communities. I'm really proud today to be an elected Jewish leader of the Green Party. My deputy leader is a Muslim man. I think that's patriotism. When we recognize that antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin, and actually communities are so much better when we're more creative and work together in solidarity.

SR: It's interesting to listen tO what you're saying there -s so do you think that flying a St George's Cross outside your house at a time, as you put it, of heightened tension could be intimidating for some communities?

Zack Polanski: I think people can experience as intimidation. And I think if those communities are intimidated, again the patriotic thing to do would be to have those conversations with your neighbours, have those conversations with the communities.

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grice pudding @evpok.love · 17/06/2025

beecome ungovernable

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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

"Those plums are *not* for you, William"

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Really enjoyed this interview! It was interesting to hear about @juliansimpson.bsky.social's move from TV that I have no interest in to audio dramas that I absolutely CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF. When he pulled The Hermit card, all became clear - creative people need freedom to produce the good stuff!

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Nottingham Pride has followed suit and banned political parties. 🏳️‍⚧️ www.facebook.com/share/p/1AkE...

A statement from Notts Pride

You may have seen recent announcements from other Pride organisations choosing to exclude political parties from their events.

We can confirm that Notts Pride will be taking the same position.

We hope this sends a clear message that many of our Notts LGBTQ+ community feel let down. We hope that this decision gives rise to serious reflection and a renewed commitment to shaving when every member of our community, every day of the year.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This will be epic! Don't let me miss out on new Mythos, please! I'm also very interested to know what this team can do away from the (comfortable, I'm sure) ball and chain of the BBC.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This is the right move. I hope all other Prides follow this example.

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This is grim. That's my family he is talking about. And just... who is this for? If you like this, you're going to vote Reform. If you don't like this, you aren't going to vote Labour. Or at least, I'm absolutely not voting for any party that calls immigration "squalid".

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Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I just misread an email inviting me to  a workshop on "teaching English for academic purposes" as "teaching English for satanic purposes" and now I am very disappointed.

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Genuinely if I had been outflanked on the left by Tim Martin and Wetherspoons and I considered myself to be a left wing politician, I would resign and spend the rest of my career in a cave reflecting on how I let my brain get so rotted by columnists about who shits where

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