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@lothelynx.bsky.social
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MA in gender studies. Sometimes I write feminist analysis of fiction (mainly ASOIAF). Co-host of @ragmanspod.bsky.social They/them (🇸🇪hen) lothelynx.wordpress.com

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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The truth commission for the Sámi people have now handed in their report to the Swedish government. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/swed...
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ICYMI: we are once again spreading the queer agenda
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We have a new episode out! In chocking turn of events we’re talking about gender stuff again…😅 As a part of that, we discuss masculinity norms a fair bit and how what it means to be a man has differed a lot throughout history and different cultures. And how ASOIAF does (or doesn’t) reflect that.
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sort of met Princess Madeleine of Sweden today, which was unexpected and a bit absurd. I was at a meeting with a bunch of other organisations who work with preventing violence against disabled children and youth, and the Princess had a meeting with some other people at the host organisation.
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Ragman’s Harbour Podcast @ragmanspod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New episode! ✨ We’re back with a new episode looking into gender, gender nonconformity, masculinity norms, and more in both ASOIAF and real life history. We manage to cover characters like Brianne, Lysono Maar, and Sweets, but also Ned and Littlefinger! www.patreon.com/RagmansPod/p...
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25 - A Dance with Genders | Ragman’s Harbour podcast/ Virginie
We're back with another episode discussing gender, gender nonconformity, gender norms and more! In this episode we manage to compare another
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Another thing to note! This result means* we get our first female prime minister who was elected by the people. Her name is Magdalena Andersson! She was actually PM previously, but that was when she took over as PM and leader of the Social Democrats after the previous one stepped down.
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I haven’t been super active here layely, but I wanted to log in to post this. Because this is cause for celebration! After four years of a right-wing coalition government that relies on support from a racist party with Nazi roots, we can finally say goodbye to them. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson resigns after election loss
Left-wing opposition parties led by Magdalena Andersson look set to form the next government.
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Ragman’s Harbour Podcast @ragmanspod.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If you want to know what this is all about, listen to our latest Patreon episode! Out now! We cover the last two chapters of ”The Two Towers”, where we meet a lovely lady (🕷️) and some (mostly) hardworking orcs. www.patreon.com/RagmansPod/p...
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Bonus! LOTR 18 - Spider lady and orc workers | Ragman’s Harbour podcast/ Virginie
We are back with LOTR! This time we are covering the chapters "Shelob's lair" and "The Choices of Master Samwise" in "The Two Towers". It's
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Out of context quote from the upcoming @ragmanspod.bsky.social patreon episode: ”I also think the orcs should unionize.”
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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 25/08/2026
There are so many donations happening right now that the site has crashed.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026
I got nothing.
The most tech-savvy parents have built their own tools. Sarah Baldeo, a cognitive neuroscientist, spent the past year traveling for work, so she built a custom GPT of herself to chat with her 15-year-old son when she's unavailable. Baldeo tells me she programmed the chatbot with her personality, uploading screenshots of texts between her and her son, along with documents about her values, the family rules, and challenges she felt in parenting.

Baldeo wanted her son to ask the chatbot advice, and he did prompt it with questions he may have fielded to her, like, How do I diplomatically tell my teacher I'm overloaded with assignments? But he also asked the mombot how to convince his human mom to let him hang out at a coffee shop in Chicago in the evening — something Baldeo had been hesitant to allow.
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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
No, Joanne did not share a "supportive message" for trans adults. She dressed transphobia up in passive medical-speak because this week it became very apparent to her she's in bed with racists and with an £800m starting cost project on the horizon desperately needs some good headlines right now
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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The 18 y.o. guy behind a TikTok account praising school shootings and far-right parties in Sweden attacked a school in a Swedish town with a sword. This is an election year in Sweden and the far-right SD party and other two far-right parties (AfS, ÖP) have been spreading hatred towards immigrants.
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Attack at a school with a sword. A sword!! No deaths reported (yet) but three people are injured, two of them seriously. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/man-...
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Alltså förlåt men vad är det Liberalerna i Stockholm håller på med? Försöker inte ens smyga med att de är rasister längre.
Valaffisch från Liberalerna i Stockholm. På bilden syns Gulan Avci och det står ”Klanfritt Stockholm. För din frihet.”
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Tana! @tanaford.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Amen girl.
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We Are Many Mouths And We Must Feed 😀 @lulz.network · 15/08/2026
There you have it.
so, (barely) reading between the lines of what Twitch's staff said:

1) they were forced by Amazon to add the AI training setting and to make it opt-out, because the overlords know perfectly well there's no reason anyone would ever opt-in

2) the actual Twitch staff who run Twitch do not like this and are of the same mind about it as all of you

3) Taking the time to opt-out, even if you don't really stream, gives them data to take to meetings with their overlords to prove that Twitch users dislike AI and pushing it too hard will drive people from the site. 

Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
18 months ago I lived on the street. now I have my own home, my own blankets and two servants who feed me Lil Soups. follow me for more financial tips
orange cat laying on his blanket in front of the bookcase
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I also want to add that every single time ICE has physically hurt me, they have grabbed me by my chest. Most of my femme friends have said the same. I will not be surprised if / when we find out about twisted sexual assaults conducted by ICE agents with these gloves.
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The podcast version of our discussion about the Mad King play is out now! 🔥 Join us as we discuss character interpretations, actors, scenography, costumes, and what this means for ASOIAF canon… 👀
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My friend Dalena is in a tough situation, and needs some help so she and her cat Griffin can move out. If you have even just a little bit of cash to spare, it would be very much appreciated.
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Ragman’s Harbour Podcast @ragmanspod.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Check your feeds: our exciting discussion of the astounding Mad King play with @lagardedenuit.bsky.social and @javimgol.bsky.social is now out everywhere you listen to our podcast. We wish everyone could see it, but this is probably the next best thing... www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9fjk9...
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Special ep: the Mad King play ⭐️
We joined our friends at the Garde de Nuit (French Night's Watch association), as well as Javi Marcos from Los Siete Reinos (Spain) to talk about the best thing we've seen and experienced in forever: ...
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.
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Nicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.
Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh.
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a dong of ice and fire @jonswoe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's come to this unfortunately. I need help affording somewhere for Griffin and me to go. My partner is an addict and I can't take it any longer. I need to get out. Please help if you can or share. You can also venmo me @ dalenaluz. gofund.me/8c7f05023
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Donate to Help Dalena and Griffin Find a Safe Home, organized by Dalena Gonzalez
My name is Dalena and the short of it is that my home is no longer a safe s… Dalena Gonzalez needs your support for Help Dalena and Griffin Find a Safe Home
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Brave new world www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Tommy Tuberville talks to ChatGPT on long drives
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Join us in (approximately) 1 hour 45 minutes for a chat about the Mad King play! 🔥 And if you can’t catch it live, it’ll be up on our podcast feed later.
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Sean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
So embarrassing when people think the point of reading a novel is to know the plot, so a summary is just as good. The plot isn’t important, you rube. You absolute simpleton. The point of reading a novel is to find out what the characters are eating and start thinking about what you want for dinner.
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Alexander Williams @floatinginwaves.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
One of their most prominent supporters still thinks section 28 was a good idea
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Curb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Woke 1 went too far!” The phrase “stay woke” comes from the movement against police murder of black people 12 years ago and in that time not a single police department was actually defunded nor abolished so idk what the fuck anyone is talking about
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Super excited about this!! Join us as we talk all about The Mad King play, our favourite parts, reveals, and what it means for ASOIAF as a whole! 🔥
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Ragman’s Harbour Podcast @ragmanspod.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join us tomorrow at 8pm Paris time to talk about the Mad King play with the French fandom association’s president Nymphadora and Spain’s Javi Marcos 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇪 in 🇬🇧: the Planetosi Exchange Programme makes a stop on Twitch, hosted by @lagardedenuit.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/la_garde_de_...
Visual for the twitch livestream
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I’m glad that there’s been more coverage of this, but I must also point out that we - the actual Lebanese - have been saying that Israel’s goal is to make south Lebanon unliveable for nearly 2 years. I said this myself multiple times. We are simply not believed *because* we are Lebanese.
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Look, I’m saying this as someone who was a huge HP fan when I was younger. To the degree of getting a quote from the books as a tattoo. But I really wish some HP fans would care as much about trans people as a fictional grave.
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is extraordinarily bad, as even the UK copyright libraries (e.g. Cambridge) have moved over to frequently only acquiring the ebook version of new publications. If you don't own the hard copy, you're just renting and you are at the mercy of the publisher.
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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
When they said “there will be no toilet police” they were always just saying so we need You 🫵 to be a toilet vigilante and sniff out the gender deviants
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Virginie @virginie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m exhausted but I’ve been having such a great time with great people in England (England!) and the play I came for was such an absolute masterwork -I’m actually sad to leave [England!!]💔 [Who am I? 🫣] Cc @marcoos.bsky.social @steflyoness.bsky.social @lothelynx.bsky.social @obienator.bsky.social
Selfie with Marcus in the golden hour lightSelfie with Lo at the bookshop, where they show off the ASOIAF books with a sign about the play in town based on themI’m flaying Obie in my Bolton skirtWith Stef, Obie and Lo outside the RSC theatre, where a led sign reads WESTEROS
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Apparently ASOIAF is sci-fi after all! 😮 (According to the bookstore in Stratford-upon-Avon)
Photo of a shelf in a bookstore labelled ”Science fiction”. Two of the books on the shelf are ”Game of Thrones” and ”A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” by George RE Martin.
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here is a summery of my notes about ”The Creative Team Talk” we went to yesterday!
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
here's a fun lil exercise for cis people: how many articles would a publication have to print calling for your extermination before you would expect people who care about you to stop giving them money? and how would you feel if their excuse for still supporting them is some fuckass crossword puzzle?
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Virginie @virginie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Update: it was amazing, I LOVED it + hanging out with beautiful people I call friends 🥰 @lothelynx.bsky.social @steflyoness.bsky.social @obienator.bsky.social Cc @kissedbyfirepod.bsky.social & @ragmanspod.bsky.social
The four of us aforementioned people looking dragony outside the RSC theatre with WESTEROS written in led in the window
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Super brief ”The Mad King” review! ⬇️
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Obie @obienator.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
LETS FUCKING GOOO! #TheMadKing
Friends Smiling in front of the RNC theatre
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The ”Creative Team Talk” ahead of ”The Mad King” play was really interesting! They talked about what it’s like to adapt something for theatre as compared to tv, conversations with GRRM, Shakespearean influences, and more. I took a bunch of notes, will make a longer thread tomorrow!
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✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is such a profound invasion of privacy. They’re going to push to do this to ALL women btw.
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Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.northsky.social · 03/08/2026
"removing my adhd diagnosis was a relief (because of ablest policies that discriminate against a significant proportion of the population)" is the new "I'm happier after detransitioning (despite my ongoing dysphoria, because I'm not being actively transphobically abused every day by my society)"
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𝔱 𝔶 𝔫 𝔢 @tyneparadox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
map of northern europe with Sweden highlighted in orange. speech bubble under sweden, which implying the entire kingdom of sweden is stating the disc horse bot post "Can we normalize mocking Denmark?"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Anyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.
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Ragman’s Harbour Podcast @ragmanspod.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
We are SO EXCITED about this!
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Lo @lothelynx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Part two of pretending I’m in Lyra’s Oxford… (Also, I appreciated the sign outside the Botanical Gardens about the racist history of the area!)
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