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Karl Byrne

@kjcbyrne.bsky.social
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Science Communicator, Public Engagement person, Geeky McNerderson, sweary and woke. Swoke? If you want a science talk or show about your favourite Sci-Fi, get in touch - I'm your carbon based life form! He/Him

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22h
the more Musk spends on the midterm elections, the more ubiquitous this image needs to be
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He faced life in prison without parole but got a plea bargain from Paxton. He pled guilty to indecent assault and displaying harmful material to a minor; he got two reduced charges in exchange for 30 days in jail and was not required to register as a sex offender. www.kwtx.com/2026/04/16/e...
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I feel ya 😪
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is heartbreaking. Please read and see just how the UK's guidance on "Same sex spaces" is hurting innocent children.
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Banshee from Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People. Even now, 40 odd years later, it still puts the shits up me.
The Banshee from Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People, in all it's floaty, transparent, glowing green glory. Terrifying.
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Shabana Mahmood COULD create safe routes for asylum seekers, but would rather just comment on the number of women raped without doing anything about it. Then again, this is the woman who thinks old Palestine Action supporters are the same as violent Neo Nazis, so not sure we can trust her at all.
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Me:" thinking you have a special magic sky daddy who thinks you're great is stupid and a terrible reason to think you're owed a country when other, much better reasons for having a country exist." Zionists: fuck you left winger! You're a racist! Well, that's me certainly put in my place 😂
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Believing you have a right to a piece of land because you think a pretend skymonster has decided your community is his favouritist is an incredibly dumb reason to support a country. If that country is set up by a bunch of racists so you can be someone else's problem outside of Europe?
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not a single one of these buses has shown up. It's been over an hour since there's been a bus. At least the weather's been pleasant, but seriously, come on TFL! This has ruined my plans.
Seven buses that just didn't turn up, leaving me at a bus stop for over an hour
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What began with a 2024 allegation at Cornell has now led to a civil lawsuit, a reopened criminal investigation and a state level special prosecutor. And it was student journalist Cereese Qusba who kept digging for nearly two years. This is why journalism matters.
This is Cereese Qusba, the Cornell student journalist who spent two years investigating the Cornell 7 and broke the story that reopened the case
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This is what journalism should do: ask tough questions, seek the truth, and hold people accountable. Respect to her.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Dial-a-chud
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rachel Millward calls for the re-nationalisation of water without compensation as water companies are insolvent and we ought to own our crucial water infrastructure.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The women have spoken. We want pockets. Everywhere. Dresses. Pants. Bras. Pockets on dogs. Pockets on wine glasses. Never stop.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026
Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies.
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.
Cornell 7Disgusting chat
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very noticeable silence from the transphobes and "stop the boats " crowd when it comes to the 7 white men who gang raped a girl at Cornell University. Almost as if they're a bunch of liars who are using "protecting women and children" as an obvious smokescreen to hide their bigotry and hatred. Scum
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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🦋Fiona McGee🦋🚫👑🐈🐈‍⬛ @judymccarthy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Jack dart @jackdart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Danny Tommo is a thug, a criminal and should be arrested immediately. This cannot go on any longer. The government must act swiftly and ensure vigilantes aren’t given a pass.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another day, another step closer to dystopia. The US gets rid of greenhouse emission levels ( FFS. WHY?) near the start of the largest El Nino in 1000 years. California's AG is a coward who just folded in the worst way to corporations, so the News and entertainment industry could be destroyed
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Karl Byrne @kjcbyrne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another truly terrible article on AI. The "experts" are a mix of politicians and people who own AI. They're aren't experts. "Could AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risks" share.google/0qNjzh3LqWpF...
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Could AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risks
We examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI development
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ah, enshittification, we meet again. (and by enshittification, I mean the original specific @doctorow.pluralistic.net version, not just the colloquial understanding of "online things getting worse")
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Chuxter26 @chuxter26.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another reminder ...
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1gypsy (🎵I/me/me/mine🎵) 🦋 @theonegypsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's pretty funny.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I was going to write a long poem about the revolting racism and aggression in England - but it turned out to be very short “Let the children drown Can’t you see they’re brown” Remember how many times Farage was on QT - remember ITV putting him I’m a Celebrity - every little helps the brutality
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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John O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Your Much Needed Afternoon #TimelineCleanser .. Feeding a Very Hungry - and Noisy - Baby Donkey.
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