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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 14h

This could be fake but I saw a video that said you can put something that smells like a new food flavour under the bowl or on the food and they will eat. Might be worth a try

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 14h

I listened to an interview with Mike Flanagan where he describes Carrie being the 'real danger' (as opposed to school shooters) as "an interesting inversion" of the original 🫠

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 16h

🧠Not related to #LC but fascinating article in The New Scientist about how pressure on the shin bone eases traumatic brain injury through the bone-brain axis. And how it might be beneficial for those who can't exercise. 🖇️👇

Microscopic view of bones from frontispiece of article in The New Scientist Compressing bones releases molecules that ease traumatic brain injuries.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 19h

When we point and laugh at fascists for being 'ugly' we are ourselves buying into and replicating their worldview. We are saying, 'yes, you can abuse people for looking a certain way'. And I reject that fully.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 19h

There is a difference between critiquing a standard of 'beauty' that upholds and replicates white supremacy and making fun of people who have had "bad work" done. You can do the first without doing the latter.

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tante @tante.cc · 08/10/2026

Anthropic does not apply the same protections to the data labelers they use to clean their training data from the worst shit in the world. But those are just mostly poor people, what do effective altruists care about th em?

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The only way to fix this is outside the job, by rearranging power relationships. Collective action (not just unions), anti-trust, tax policy, consumer advocacy*, etc. *UX influence is predicated on user/customer leverage.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'd be fine with people not publicly commenting on anyone's looks, period. I think you're making a lot of judgments and assumptions about people's inner lives as they 'inflict' looksmaxxing on themselves. If you want to stigmatise them, go ahead. I'm not into it.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don't think the distinction you're describing is that clear cut. And I don't think making fun of people for being "ugly" or "weird looking" or "freakish" can ever be liberatory if what we want to achieve is less ableism, less white supremacy and less hierarchical social order.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm seeing a lot of big progressive accounts making jokes about the looks of a woman who has appeared at Trump's side in some photos and videos. Can I just ask, what the fuck are you doing? We're calling women ugly now?

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

a little louder for the cheap seats in the back

One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Watson’s 1968 book, amid other slights & sexist language directed at Franklin, implied the flash of insight was his. Popular accounts still routinely suggest Franklin missed the significance of the photo. She never had a chance to challenge Watson’s dismissive narrative; she died of cancer in 1958”

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socketwench @deninet.com · 06/10/2026

Still thinking about a comment a read in response to "fast, cheap, or good, pick two" that responded with, "I never expected companies to pick fast twice."

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kids housebound or bedbound with Long COVID created superheroes inspired by their experiences with chronic illness and disability. Their heroes find strength in resting, asking for help and compassion. The characters now feature in a 72-page full-colour comic, Long Covid Superheroes. #LongCOVIDkids

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Kids with Long COVID co-created their own superhero comic book - The Sick Times

Long Covid Superheroes showcases the bravery of asking for help, resting, and being compassionate with yourself and others.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

these guys are so comfortable with their level of influence and access that they can't even be bothered to lie

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons" A small Canadian study of 24 people with Long COVID found signs that dopamine-releasing neurons may be damaged. Those with bigger changes had worse memory, slower movement and less motivation.

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Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons

Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"I'm not saying he should have killed her, but I understand" www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Tq...

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Chris Rock-But I understand

YouTube video by SC Chick

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Well the potential upside is that I can't go on meds until my tubo-ovarian abscess is dealt with because a suppressed immune system + abscess = sepsis 💀 So maybe the rheum can convince the hospital to expedite my surgery. Or maybe I'll just die lol

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ceej @ceej.online · 02/10/2026

incredible news: we’re having the same arguments over and over for the rest of time

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have psoriatic. It came on so fast, like overnight in July. I had to take three weeks to rest and it made no difference. I felt exactly as rotten after three weeks of sleep as I'd started. Exhaustion is far and away the worst symptom, it's as bad as post viral fatigue. Worse, actually.

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spooky cannoli @boner.ink · 03/10/2026

does anyone know if it will be better tomorrow or not really

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Scribbler Pen @scribblerpen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ministers might have realised they are presiding over a public health disaster, and that the tens of thousands of children and teens left chronically ill by public health negligence are becoming disabled young adults. They don't want to face the cost. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #CovidHarms

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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm so glad you got the new hip but good lord fainting and smashing your leg sounds 😵‍💫 I'm not in too much pain right now, Naproxen controls it well but the fatigue makes me feel like I could sleep all day. In fact, I have. Doesn't help.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've experienced a few different flavours of fatigue over the last few years. Anaemia fatigue (tight chest, no strength). Post viral fatigue (broken battery, cells dying). Ovarian abscess fatigue (foggy, tired, no brain). But this, this arthritis fatigue is the worst. THE WORST. I never feel ok.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

the smells coming out of that recording booth 😵‍💫

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The PCR positivity map is out. Adjusted national positivity in England is up to 9.3%. We're still waiting for this week's Scottish data. I'll update the thread when it's out. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/6

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's sort of how when I was a broke student I thought it was cool to use sticky vinyl printed to look like wood to cover my cheap furniture and make it look "proper". I didn't want my cheap stuff to look like cheap stuff, but of course it still looked cheap, just in a more tragic way.

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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 01/10/2026

People need to understand the people leading the AI industry, transhumanist/longtermist/EA movements, and tech broadly, as died-in-the-wool pseudoscientists, denialists (climate change, the holocaust), and crank purveyors of conspiritualist woo of the highest order. The height of Rationalism.

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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Maggots, Lycanthropes & Ice Skeletons) @hannahshelley.site · 02/10/2026

Please stop anthropomorphizing computers. They cannot "run" a program, because they don't have legs

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Disability doesn’t care how old you are. Specialist food is no cheaper if you’re 19. Employers don’t lose their prejudice if you’re 21. This is blatant intergenerational inequality from Labour. Younger disabled people of all severities deserve better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The new "hope", much like the old "hope"

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@davetuller1.bsky.social, a great champion of patients, interviewed me about the massive, ongoing scandal of the neglect, abuse and mistreatment of people with ME/CFS www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maae...

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Interview with George Monbiot about Guardian column on ME/CFS

YouTube video by David M Tuller

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Do you know what, I actually think we should fucking sue the NHS at this point. CBT can be harmful to patients. It can cause more harm to people who have complex trauma or even just regular trauma. I'm so sick of this shit, its just the same study again and again until we all die

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Harriet Carroll: Long Covid Scientific Consultancy @angryhacademic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Note how the focus is on treatments, biology, education, social support, and impact. Not coping strategies whilst your debilitating disease gets no proper help I was involved in this research and people wanted proper medical help not therapy

The top ten research priorities for problematic menstrual bleeding in the UK and Ireland
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What new treatments can be developed to address problematic menstrual bleeding, including options that do not affect fertility, are non-invasive, have minimal side-effects, and which treat the cause of the problematic bleeding?
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What are the biological causes or contributing factors for problematic menstrual bleeding? For example, hormonal (including those not typically considered sex hormones), genetic, inflammatory, or other factors
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What are the potential health effects of problematic menstrual bleeding, such as effects on iron concentrations, energy levels, bowel function, and risk of diseases (such as cancer and cardiovascular disease)?

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What are the most effective, least invasive tests (such as blood tests or scans) to investigate the causes of problematic menstrual bleeding? How could these tests be improved?
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How does problematic menstrual bleeding affect employment and education? How can school and workplace policies be improved to better support students and staff who experience problematic menstrual bleeding?
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What are the best ways to educate young people and members of the public about problematic menstrual bleeding at different ages? How can knowledge and awareness be raised about what is in the normal or healthy range, what is problem

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What are people's experiences when seeking health care for problematic menstrual bleeding? How often are their concerns dismissed and what changes could improve these health-care experiences?
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What are the best ways to train health-care professionals about problematic menstrual bleeding, including about what is in the normal or healthy range and what is problematic or unhealthy? How does training affect provider attitudes and patient experiences?
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What are the best treatments currently available for problematic menstrual bleeding at different ages, in terms of effectiveness, user preferences, and cost-effectiveness? What are the long-term and short-term side-effects and safety of these?
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Do treatments for problematic menstrual bleeding work differently for different people? Are there ways to predict how people will respond to a particular treatment?

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

fucking fucking fucking CBT AGAIN I want to kick a wall

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United Tech & Allied Workers @utaw.tech · 30/09/2026

Multiverse employees organising with UTAW are lifting the lid on the effects of intrusive, inaccurate and remorseless monitoring by the company's AI model: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work

Exclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ monitoring system

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

you are invited to her gallery opening

A very tiny tabby kitten in a black post-surgery onesie that looks like a tight black shirt, very chic.

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MJ @discountfaramir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Many people on the so called left need to brush up on their disability studies, bc the last couple weeks i have been seeing ableist rhetoric that would make rfk jr’s heart sing

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

People support clean energy but think others don't. People support clean air but think others don't. People support low traffic neighbourhoods but think others don't. And they think others don't because vested interests and right-wing media work hard to create that impression.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

if Eliezer Yudkowsky was born into a somewhat poorer family and missed a couple lucky breaks, he’d have ended up as an archetypal specimen of your friend’s older cousin who keeps boa constrictors and makes you listen to him talk about quantum physics in his parent’s basement in exchange for weed

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The wonderful community workshop and garden that I go to in Hackney has sadly burned down. Please consider donating to the rebuild, it's an incredibly valuable community space that brings many people together for gardening, woodworking and communal events. donorbox.org/help-woodsho...

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Help Woodshop of Recycled Delights recover from a fire | Woodshop of Recycled Delights (Powered by Donorbox)

On the 23rd of September, a huge fire destroyed the WoRD workshop, bike trailers and tools and equipment, and damaged parts of the community garden we are based at, including the GED's compost toilet ...

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Minestrone Monster @minstronemonster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A lot people chalk this stuff up to interpersonal conflict and fail to see the bigger pattern. If your pal treats all his women partners like shit, that's sexism! If your pal only behaves badly in his intimate relationships but can hold it together at work, that's a signal! HI HELLO, ANYONE?

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