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Heather Cawte 🏳️‍🌈🧑‍🦽🧵🧶🎨 @heathercawte.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I am sorry to have to report that Heather Cawte passed away on the morning of the 9th.

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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 29/11/2025

Text: First documented Covid test,
France 1553
Image: Two knights on horseback jousting. One takes the opponent’s lance through the eye slit of his helmet making it look like a jab in his nose.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/11/2025

This is Skye. She refuses to let her human leave for college. Willing to do anything to get him to change his mind about this whole "education" thing. 13/10 (IG: skye.redgoldenretriever)

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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 26/11/2025

No one:
French Royalty in the 18th century:
A photo of two cats but one looks away so only its body can be seen, the other sits in a basket so only its head can be seen

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey. The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

A scarecrow who has got drunk on extra strength lager and, rather embarrassingly, is now reliving his glory days in the Royal Air Force.

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

𝙈𝙧𝙨. 𝙋𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙣 Good morning wonderful followers! Down below is Kris...Kris is my Stupidity Saturday post......

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?”
The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy.

‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly.

You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

New immigration rules demand people speak English to A level standard. There's no oral element to A Level English exams (nor GCSE), so how is this to be tested, & by whom? I teach English in state secondary school. Most of my colleagues aren't A Level standard, so I doubt border guards will be...

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Mollie @molliestratton.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Google did another shitty thing. You now have to go opt out in Gmail to avoid having their AI train on your stuff. Directions here: www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out

A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 21/11/2025

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members! Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again. Join today to be part of it ⤵️

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
170,000
Green Party Members
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Alexis M. 🎃 @turnoftheshrew.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Sometimes I forget that normies don’t understand the “possible permanent decline” part. Yes, getting sick after basic tasks is terrible enough. But we want to LIVE. If we could assuredly recover we’d do ALL THE THINGS, get sick, recover & repeat. That alone would be life-changing. #MECFS #LongCovid

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Saved You A Click Video Games @syacvg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Rebecca Heineman, video game designer, programmer and co-founder of Interplay and Logicware (also founded other game studios), has passed away. Rest in peace.

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betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Today @thesicktimes.org: big story from @spichaksimon.bsky.social examining exercise trials for Long COVID. His analysis found that, among LC exercise trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov, less than 20% even *mention* PEM in their trial registration. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...

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Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise - The Sick Times

An analysis by The Sick Times find that less than 15% of Long COVID clinical trials testing the benefits of exercise or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation measured post-exertional malaise, according to th...

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猫分儀スミレ🏳️‍⚧️ Nekobungi Sumire @amaitorte.jp · 20/11/2025

In memory of all our lost transgender friends and neighbours. 20th November, The Transgender Day of Remembrance 亡くなった全てのトランスジェンダーの同胞たちを偲んで。 11月20日、トランスジェンダー追悼の日

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Bunch of pots still available 😉 www.roseschmits.com

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Earl Grey Screams Club @earlgreymemes.club · 19/11/2025

Captain Picard drinking his tea nonchalantly, with top text: I drink my Earl Grey hot; and bottom text: because FUCK ICE

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Entitled to lower bills. Entitled to a liveable planet. Entitled to make hope normal again. Know your entitlement. Know our collective power. Join.greenparty.org.uk

The revenge of the entitled. From Zack Polanski to Zohran Mamdani, the angry bourgeoisie is in revolt against populism

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.

Screenshot of a report on the BBC News website (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0y07959djo) original headline reads:
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance

I have scrubbed out the word Trans

The headline is above an image of a sign for toilets from Getty images

The BBC staff are:
Alison Holt

Social affairs editor

@AlisonHoltBBC

Ewan Somerville

Kate Whannel

Political reporter

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Is it milk? A handy guide to measuring like a Brit.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

“If I lost everything I would just work harder and take any job to earn it all back”. Cool story. Try doing that if you’re disabled and bedbound. You know what often causes people to “lose everything”. Sudden catastrophic health issues. You can’t “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” when sick.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The next pandemic is highly likely to be airborne. We need clarity on whether the government is prepared. Are medical supplies up to date? And what action is being taken on ventilation and air filtration to keep public spaces safe? #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness

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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

'They're banning Christmas' glorious British press klaxon! Led by some rando on the fash website our wonderful journalists are still getting their opinions from, plus noted intellectual & cultural bellweather Susan Hall!

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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 19/11/2025

hey it's international men's day. i bet you men didn't know tho. too busy waiting for international women's day so you can pop up and say 'pfft, humft, so when is international man day, huh? huh?!'. well, here it is! happy menning men! enjoy all the menning on this your day of days!

media.tenor.com

a woman wearing a shirt that says ginny on it

ALT: a woman wearing a shirt that says ginny on it

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

www.tom-cox.com/the-true-sto...

the first proper Habitat catalogue (1971)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

A Government of cowards. Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution. They can't get away with this. Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

In Paris, Zelenskyy met Brittany fishermen who donated their nets to Ukraine. Those nets now hang above streets and power yards, catching low-flying drones before they reach people. They’re already saving lives in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and across the east.👇

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Uh this is enormous

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Glen Ruth @glenruth.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

And we are in the majority, too. That's why I've joined @greenparty.org.uk You can't slide a piece of rice paper between the conservatives, labour, and reform. 🤢 They disgust me. 🤢 @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

THREAD. The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside. 1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.

I took this photo on the Teign Estuary in Devon in spring 2022. I thought I was just taking a photo of an attractive hole in an old tree. It was only when I got home and looked through my camera roll that I saw the leaping dog, who I'd caught perfectly framed, mid-leap, totally by chance. I remembered the dog immediately, because of what an annoying twat it had been.

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Heather Cawte 🏳️‍🌈🧑‍🦽🧵🧶🎨 @heathercawte.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I find myself increasingly shouting the same three things at films (at home. not in the cinema): 1. Speak up! 2. Just turn the flipping lights on! and, more than any other phrase: 3. Keep your fucking eyes on the road when you're driving!!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right. There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture join.greenparty.org.uk

Mahmood furious over asylum seeker taxi bills.

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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 15/11/2025

you can copy/paste on bluesky and i put alt-text on to everything i also do my best not to repost anything that doesn't use alt-text so you're limiting range if you don't use it alt-text also shows up in search results so it's a good way of dropping in keywords that will increase discoverability

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

For a party that has always, and always will, stand up for refugee rights - join.greenparty.org.uk

No 10 tells labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 15/11/2025

This video on the fashion industry, the commodification of youth, and the feminine beauty standard being a literal child feels... very relevant right now, for some reason! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zqm...

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This entire thread is art

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Heather Cawte 🏳️‍🌈🧑‍🦽🧵🧶🎨 @heathercawte.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

@qi.com Catching up on the show last night, I was surprised not to see any questions on snow geese, or "waveys". Surely the person who does the titles didn't just misspell "wavy"?

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Heather Cawte 🏳️‍🌈🧑‍🦽🧵🧶🎨 @heathercawte.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Can anyone explain to me the point of running the advert for a show, in an ad break within the show I'm *already watching* ????

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

When people say that Wuthering Heights doesn't have anything to do with race or that no film has engaged with race, what they mean is that for them Romani people do not count and they also haven't been paying attention. I'm going to share a little material from a recent talk. Content note: racism 1/

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

A morbidly inclined sheep, who likes to hang around in graveyards, detests parties and owns original pressings of the entire classic run of Leonard Cohen LPs from 1967-1974.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This is disgusting. Why do the old white men get off on torturing women?

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