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colin feral @sal.gay · 29/08/2026

Shout out to the nyt for enthusiastically laundering and mainstreaming anti trans extremism these last several years

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Katseye members dropping like they're on a luxury holiday with Hercule Poirot

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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 17/07/2026

Ontario jails are using an AI tool that claims to predict prisoners’ behaviour. And it’s disproportionately placing Black prisoners in maximum security. An investigation by @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals the province knew the tool would discriminate against Black people—and used it anyway.

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Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The Breach

Ontario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

it doesn't, because unlike the Russian government, I don't own those other resorts, do I? I don't benefit financially from people divesting from JKR.

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

bitch I can’t fucking go piss in five states because of you, I don’t want to hear about encroachments on personal life

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

there still seem to be far too many people who don't know/care that JKR has been funding and promoting anti-trans bigotry for the past several years. It's not a "difference of opinion" - LOOK, she is now even trying to take down Amnesty, for fuck's sake. www.erininthemorning.com/p/terf-activ...

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TERF Activist J.K. Rowling Threatens To Finance Wave Of Attacks On Amnesty International Over Report On Anti-Trans Groups

“They have sued organizations into the ground.”

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/07/2026

I just created www.lgbtqlegislation.com which builds on the work of the LegiAlerts team to provide an interactive data dashboard to look at 20+ years of anti-LGBTQ legislation and especially anti-trans legislation. It also includes an overview of pro-LGBTQ legislation. Check it out!

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LGBTQ+ Legislation Tracking Project

Two decades of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, documented bill by bill — 10,000+ bills tracked across every state and Congress by the LegiAlerts team.

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

instead of Whamageddon, see how long you can go before seeing a Halloween decoration. I have already lost #Hallogeddon by going into a Michaels in early July.

in a Michaels store, a rack of Halloween baubles - candy corns, pumpkins wearing witches hats, orange candies

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Elizabeth Minkel @elizabethminkel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Delighted to be called upon to talk about my favorite topic: the definition of fanfiction. 🥰 Thanks so much to @helenzaltzman.bsky.social for having me!

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The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The fourth and final part of #Draculae is out. The whole series I’ve wondered whether the Powers of Darkness stories are fan fiction - if not, why not? @elizabethminkel.bsky.social of fansplaining.com discusses what makes fan fiction fan fiction. Listen/read via theallusionist.org/transformation

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Throughout the Draculae miniseries , about the Swedish and Icelandic translations of Dracula that played fast and loose with the original text, I've been wondering a couple of questions: why are co...

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

When I can’t get to sleep, I count the number of Prime Ministers that Britain has had in the past decade

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

guy has a trillion dollars, 0 friends, and has never landed a joke. I know a pact with the devil when I see one.

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Trillionaire pay your child support challenge

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Kat Brown @katbrownwrites.com · 12/06/2026

This will be nice to check in with over the next few hours: a live stream showing the prep and process and removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre. www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

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LIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens

YouTube video by MS NOW

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The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Ok episode 3 of #Draculae is now in your podfeed. I feel I should be hyping up mysteries rather than immediately dispelling them, but alas I lack the art of the tease. Or perhaps it is less stressful this way! In any case: this is a lot of fun. theallusionist.org/draculae3

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Lingthusiasm @lingthusiasm.com · 05/06/2026

In this long-awaited crossover bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics podcasting, career changes, and the importance of "failed" experiments with @helenzaltzman.bsky.social, host of @allusionistshow.bsky.social Listen to this episode for free on Patreon!

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Bonus Episode 112: The Lingthusionist - Interview with Helen Zaltzman | Lingthusiasm

Bonus Episode 112: The Lingthusionist - Interview with Helen Zaltzman by Lingthusiasm on Patreon. Join Lingthusiasm's community for exclusive content and updates.

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The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

New episode of the #Draculae miniseries has landed in your podfeed! Happy World Dracula Day to you. There’s a transcript at theallusionist.org/draculae2, along with ways to listen

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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Periodic reminder that 94% of US plastic does *not* get recycled, whether or not it goes into a recycling bin. And if it's not plastic 1 or 2, it's almost certainly going into an incinerator or landfill. Recycling is expensive & the market for recycled plastics is fragmented & small.

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

They say “Regret the things you didn’t do, not the things you did”, but I turned down the paid job of recording the voice version of this article and feel 100% non-regret

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 23/05/2026

I’m sure many Americans who have been sharing her work may not know this about her, but now that you do - please be more cautious about who you read. It’s not “just” journalism - these transphobes have been crucial to the anti-trans movement in the UK, they have done tangible harm here.

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

‼️ *EMERGENCY TRANS DEMO* 🏳️‍⚧️ 📍Parliament Square 📆 Saturday 23 May 2026 ⏰ 11AM 🚝 Nearest tube Westminster (step free access) Join us tomorrow, Saturday 23 May at 11AM in Parliament Square. Bring sunscreen, water and your rage! *One struggle, one fight* ✊🏳️‍⚧️

EMERGENCY TRANS DEMO

11AM - 23 MAY 2026
PARLIAMENT SQUARE
TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK
TRANS INCLUSION ISN'T DISCRIMINATION

BRING YOUR BANNERS AND FLAGS!

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The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Merry Dracula Month to you. The new episode in your podfeed is the first of a miniseries about a translation mystery surrounding the novel theallusionist.org/draculae1

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

#AnswerMeThis is back. And it's good! I understand now why people liked it before! Get your escapist infotainment: answermethispodcast.com/episode417

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

There's a livestream today for @allusionistshow.bsky.social patr(e)ons. I'll be reading from the 1785 Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose, which contains a very judgmental definition of the cunt-word so it'll be an interesting text. All info is at patreon.com/allusionist

A large paperback modern reprint of Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, featuring a greyscale drawing of five people leaning over a table looking at a document that one of them is writing. There is also a dog being totally uninterested in what the humans are doing

The frontispiece for Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, first printed in 1785

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Good for them. And anyone complaining that Eurovision shouldn't be political has not been paying attention to Eurovision's whole history.

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The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Hello! The show is back from hibernation! Alumsionist @korystamper.bsky.social explains her multi-year quest to document the multi-decade quest to define colours for Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Listen/read at theallusionist.org/hues and of course the podplaces

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Allusionist 225. Hues — The Allusionist

You know what's an absolutely pesky kind of word to define in a dictionary? Colour names. A passel of lexicographers spent years - decades, even - trying different ways to describe colours in words fo...

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Field Recordings @fieldrecordings.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Auditory chaos, šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, Vancouver, Canada on 31st March 2026 – by @helenzaltzman.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/04/01/a...

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

new episode of #AnswerMeThis #AnswerUsBack is out answermethispodcast.com/aub-rubbergl...

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Dan Engler @danengler.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

THE AGE OF BOBOT IS UPON US (consensually)

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

it is very VERY important that you watch @martinaustwick.bsky.social's new video, containing an absolute electrobanger of a song about the word 'Daddy' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikiw...

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Daddy Really Cares (feat. Bobot)

YouTube video by Martin Austwick

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Zora O'Neill @zoraoneill.com · 09/02/2026

The government can spend money on concentration camps but not on housing. It really is this obscene.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 27/01/2026

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

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Stop Funding Heat @stopfundingheat.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

But the launch of GB News and Talk TV coincided with Ofcom's leadership drastically watering down enforcement of its "broadcasting code", and giving these channels a free pass to spread climate falsehoods with impunity... /2 action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-s...

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Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation

TalkTV regularly spouts misinformation about the climate crisis, claiming that “CO2 is not a threat to the planet” and that the science behind it “doesn’t add up to a row of beans”. The rightwing news...

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Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.eurosky.social · 27/01/2026

🙄 And all because of 1, just 1 debunked paper. A million deaths is not enough for Andrew Wakefield.

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Helen Zaltzman @helenzaltzman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

we had more people* in that time @martinaustwick.bsky.social and I performed @allusionistshow.bsky.social live in a non-Freemasons fraternal lodge's haunted bowling alley in Dallas TX. *Living people, not just the ghosts

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Steven Perkins @stevenperkins.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I keep expecting the question mark in this title to shift into an exclamation mark at some point www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Two - Reform: Ready to Rule?

Laura Kuenssberg examines whether Reform UK is ready to be a party of government.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history

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Hitler was a far left socialist. His party was called the national socialists.

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North Korea is a democracy. Its name is Democratic People's Republic.

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urinal cakes are for eating, it has cake in the name

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...

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