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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You are not prepared for this

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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

You wouldn't know it from how some people talk, but it is incredibly easy to not use AI for anything.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/07/2026

To every trans Londoner: this city is yours too. Today we celebrate London Trans+ Pride and reaffirm a simple truth: you should be free to live as yourself, without fear or prejudice. You are loved. You are wanted. You belong here.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/07/2026

Study Finds There Aren’t Enough Occasions Where You Get To Eat Rolls theonion.com/study-finds-there-aren…

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Summer Brennan @summerbrennan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I ran an absolutely 100% human, zero AI-involvement at any stage passage of my writing through an "AI detector," curious if it could really tell human from AI work, and it said my own writing was "84% AI written" then asked I wanted to pay to have it "humanized." So there's that to keep in mind.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Egypt and Iran have requested that Pride events in Seattle during their World Cup match be canceled and… no. Welcome to Seattle. This might be the most patriotic I’ve felt in my life. Pride isn’t happening during your game; you’re here during Pride. Suck a rainbow. apnews.com/article/worl...

apnews.com

Iran and Egypt will meet, uncomfortably, in Seattle's World Cup 'Pride Match'

Egypt and Iran are two of the most repressive countries for gays and lesbians. But by sheer coincidence they will square off in a World Cup “Pride Match” in Seattle coinciding with the city’s annual c...

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Too many kids missing out on school? Wait time for NHS ADHD/Autism assessment: 12 months. Wait for NHS appointment to try recommended medication post assessment: 12-18 months. Minimum 2 years undiagnosed and untreated. Often with mental health problems escalating. Anyone see a connection?

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/05/2026

help this is so bad but so funny guesstheparty.co.uk

guesstheparty.co.uk

Guess the Party

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posts by Cian™ @cianomahony.ie · 06/05/2026

Eurovision death spiral update. If you compare the top 6 steaming songs on Spotify for the Monday of the week before the contest: 2023 - 1,535,132 streams 2024 - 1,318,365 streams 2025 - 961,154 streams 2026 - 521,554 steams 2026 is down 46% against 2025, 61% against 2024, 66% against 2023.

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Love this! So much about how language learning is presented in schools turns pupils off - it's experiencing a renaissance among adults thanks to apps like Duolingo, why shouldn't it be the same for younger people?

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The least-streamed tracks on each Taylor Swift LP* The Outside Change The Story Of Us Sad Beautiful Tragic This Love So It Goes... It's Nice To Have A Friend epiphany closure Question...? Robin Honey *original standard editions only except TPPS cos they both came out on the same day

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Reform: How dare people call us racist, we just want people to integrate. Also Reform: Let's actively cut the mechanisms which make it easier for people to integrate. Cutting ESOL courses is a bloody stupid, and racist, idea when we should be increasing them. feweek.co.uk/greater-linc...

feweek.co.uk

Greater Lincolnshire to cut ESOL from 2027, mayor confirms

Greater Lincolnshire’s mayor will press ahead with plans to scrap publicly funded ESOL courses, despite consultation responses opposing the move.

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Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country? Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.

Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

In a completely predictable turn of events, anti-trans ideology has a negative impact on other people. Guaranteed this will be used by gender critical activists to claim trans individuals are bullying. Reality is most people just don't support discrimination. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban

Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

In news that will surprise absolutely nobody. One assumes those 'unforeseen challenges' are that they've sold fuck all tickets, which is a challenge everyone had foreseen except for the people organising this.

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I've never before been at a club night that played The Devil Went Down to Georgia and 5678 back to back, and I'm sure I never will again. Experiences to be treasured

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Loving that the key reason James lost this game is that he couldn't stop interrupting people. Jade never thought he was a traitor, she just voted against him because she was sick of being interrupted all the time #TheTraitors

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Artists participating in this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be contractually required to go on the Eurovision tour, if selected for it (ten of them will be). Which sounds like an excellent way of discouraging any artist with a successful career from participating in the contest.

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 13/01/2026

This is a brilliant summary of the situation in the UK, but it could apply almost any place the government is promising to "crack down on immigration." (Zoe is one of the people who make me smarter every time she posts. You should follow her.)

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Howling at this shot that makes it look like Fiona is three feet tall #thetraitors

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Me: I don’t see the appeal of boxing TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers Me:

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Finally feeling Christmassy now I've watched these two classic Christmas movies.

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Steven Perkins @stevenperkins.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

absolutely incredible how allyship in football only exists until there is the slightest bit of pushback

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Clare Griffiths @statsgeekclare.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Folks, I am in need of recommendations - I want to buy my daughter a bass guitar for Xmas. Have about £200 to spend, is there any chance of getting anything decent for this or should I be saving up some more? And will she need a separate bass amp rather than the guitar amp she currently has? 🙏

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 13/11/2025

I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke history is a fucking joke lmao

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Entertainment websites are disappearing, or having to double down on clickbait etc to keep going. A few thoughts, and a presumably futile request to Google for some guidance. filmstories.co.uk/news/okay-th...

filmstories.co.uk

Okay then, Google: tell us what to do | The future of entertainment websites

Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?

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Cathal Malone @cathalmalone.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Starmer is really going out & saying (with his mouth!) "if you successfully get out of Afghanistan or North Korea and make it to the UK, and I grant you asylum because you're genuinely at risk of being tortured to death, I still think your wife and kids should be left rot at home." Cool.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2025

The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s. Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I love London so much. So much. Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world? Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just don’t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

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Kieran🏳️‍🌈 @diptripping.eurosky.social · 13/09/2025

London Trans Pride: around 100,000 people - the media barely covers it the far right racist march: around 110,000 people - the media gives it full live coverage, minute by minute updates The UK media is complicit in the mainstreaming of racism as well as transphobia

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confirmed cigarette @philford.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"his reach was worldwide" Yes, because you keep amplifying it??? Why is this the headline news?? The media are complicit in encouraging far right ideology in the UK.

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

First Ireland, now Netherlands explicitly saying they won't participate in Eurovision if Israel does. After so many vague statements, it's good to see two broadcasters being so direct about their intentions, and I don't underestimate the courage needed to put their heads above the parapet like this.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

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Sam Broderick @ohheysamshere.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Someone has sent me a bluesky DM, but I haven't verified my age (because I refuse to give my private information to some leaky techbro company) so I can't access DMs to read it, so I guess I just have this notification for the rest of my life now?

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

This is trans rights, too. There is no viable position for the Democrats other than “trans rights are human rights.” Trying to triangulate a position where you throw trans people under the bus “just a little” to woo swing voters only feeds the right’s argument that trans people are a threat 1/x

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Barcabloo @barcabloo.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Excellent thread and well worth a read!

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

On the same day in the Telegraph:

The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/09/2025

is it only asylum seekers our Labour Prime Minister would object to living next to or would the sentiment apply to black and brown people in general? if merely the former, would he like to explain how he knows people he sees, say, in the street, actually are asylum seekers and not citizens?

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