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David Lance Callahan @davidlancecallahan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The best and most accurate obit of Jeffrey Archer you will read ... brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
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Here lies Jeffrey Archer
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent
Diagram of absorption of emf by water. There's a gap right that dips in the 500 nm range
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hello #Caturday second breakfast anyone?
A mackerel tabby sitting up in all her fluffy glory on a stack of her blankets.
Perhaps you have treats to dispense and not just that big noisy camera?
She would like to have words with the photographer who was a little close and let the 35mm lens slightly exaggerate how big her head is.
Must do better.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fundamentally, the median voter has had a tax cut since 2010 and the result is that nothing works.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/09/2026
EIon Musk’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $984B Jeff Bezos’s Wealth 2009: $6B 2026: $370B Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $256B Federal Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Billionaire tax rate: 8.2% Worker tax rate: 13% Pay workers. Tax & Abolish Billionaires. Save our economy & country.
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SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Started watching Sky’s War Game last night where Michael Gove is the PM during the Russian attack and I’m afraid it is just very difficult to watch it without thinking of this, one of the great cartoons ever published
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Second breakfast? #catuday #catsofbluesky
A mackerel tabby, Freya, sitting on a grey sheet looking up questioningly into the camera. You will be agreeing to second breakfast right about now, won’t you giant?
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 19/09/2026
It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already… My 2026 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas
A pile of Christmas cards featuring baubles, Christmas lights, crackers and a vinyl record Christmas pudding.
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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Lyse @lyse.myatproto.social · 17/09/2026
I would kill for Tino
I'm fostering Tino, who was feral-trapped last week. He has strong feelings about domestication, me, and the horse 1 rode in on.

Image: an adorably grumpy Siamese cat being held upside down on a pair of crossed legs and glaring up
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/09/2026
Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.
Chart showing global annual temperature abnormalities between 1880 and 2024
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Molly’s morning stretch 😽 Hiya #catsofBluesky
A mackerel tabby stretching backwards on a chair. She’s almost got her head to her back paws. Looks like she might be plotting her next attempt to bite her sister on the bum, once she’s finished stretching, of course.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026
Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
A cutaway view of a stone tower containing an elaborate water-powered medieval geared machine. Rising out of the machine is a rainbow-tinted, pixelated God with the robes, beard and all. To one side of this scene is a cluster of tiny people in Jesus-era robes, falling about themselves in religious ecstasy all over a stone staircase, atop of which stands a robed priest with his hands upraised. The background is a set of shining golden rays, emanating from pixel-God.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Any person or organisation questioning their actions or loyalty to this country should be corrected and ostracised. Anyone can drown, but no one should. rnli.org/support-us
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Charity Support For The RNLI - Save Lives At Sea Your Way
Discover ways you can get involved and provide charity support for the RNLI. As a charity, we rely on the support of people like you to save lives at sea.
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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✧𝔰𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔶 𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
dress for the job you want
a costume of audrey 2 from little shop of horrors
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
organicmaps.app no tracking off line also
organicmaps.app
Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation
Free, open-source, fast, privacy-focused, detailed offline maps for travelers, tourists, drivers, hikers and cyclists created by MapsWithMe/Maps.Me app founders
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026
If buying isn't owning then piracy can't be theft. Any reasonable corporation knows that.
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kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 30/08/2026
i don't care what transportation planners have to say about architecture, sorry
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Happy #Caturday, use it wisely ❤️
A snoozing mackerel tabby at the top of her cardboard castle, eyes closed, left cheek resting on the edge of the box and her right front paw reaching out towards her dreams.
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kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 28/08/2026
wrote about how visiting the karl marx hof cures depression defector.com/there-is-onl...
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There Is Only One Lesson Of Red Vienna | Defector
Two things are true about me: I hate rich people and I love architecture. These days, that presents a terrible contradiction because only the extremely rich are able to finance the perpetuation of arc...
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 28/08/2026
Pete’s Prize Draw Every order placed this Bank Holiday weekend goes into a draw. One order wins £50 to spend in my shop. Pete will pick the winner. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Pete the cat with a poster explaining his prize draw.
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Downgrade a movie: Star Kerfuffle
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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The heedless greed behind the threatened destruction of this invaluable institution is ghastly. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026
here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Of all the radio I do, this is the most fun. I mostly just sit there giggling. But Nat keeps asking me back.
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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"By writing, you are literally firing up your brain and therefore stirring up your conscious thoughts and something new emerges. You are not, or at least not always, transcribing something already present in your conscious thoughts.“ LOVE this piece. www.historians.org/perspectives...
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How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around) – AHA
Writing is stressful. Sitting in my computer chair my neck and shoulder muscles almost immediately tense up as I dig around in my brain for the best phrase or even any coherent string of words.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If only some of you giants could find a way to be a bit less evil, thinks the sleepy cat.
A sleepy mackerel tabby at the top of her cardboard castle, she’s looking through half opened eyes at the camera wondering if the photographer giant could make a little less noise, or at least bring treats.
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ah fuck me that's it I'm done for the day
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Pete Lowe 🌹 @petelowe-exx.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Catsup #Catutday
A mackerel tabby reclining on the floor on a hot day. She’s resting on her right front elbow (knee?) slightly off centre looking into the camera, wondering whether there might be some snacks available. Sometime soon?
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François K @francoisknyc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
One more for #Caturday !
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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This horrific tale cannot be reposted too often.
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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Lots in this story beyond the 'women in STEM' focus. The foundational connections to colonialism and fossil fuel extraction will interest @drspacejunk.bsky.social who, I feel sure, will have more information.
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Richard Battye @richardbattye.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#InternationalCatDay over, back to just being background in charge.
A mackerel tabby all curled up looks at you over her tail. Perhaps you could go and sort out some dinner?
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ECP @ecppdx.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
omg I found the picture ❤️
An image of The Villeneuve Scale of Air Pollution (aka the Milleneuve)

Arrival
< 100 milleneuves
(normal particulate levels)

Prisoners
200 milleneuves
(chimney smoke and rage)

Sicario
300 milleneuves
(gunsmoke and drugs maybe?)

Enemy
600 milleneuves
(C'mon, Toronto, you used to be cool)

Dune
750 milleneuves
(stillsuits are a must!)

Blade Runner 2049
900 milleneuves
(omg why are you even outside, Ryan Gosling??)

[each entry has a still from the film showing the sky color, from clear to deep orange]
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 02/08/2026
New Personalised Typewriter T-shirts. What would you type? www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts
Four t-shirts featuring a typewriter illustration with different text on each.
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Patrick Nielsen Hayden @pnh.nielsenhayden.com · 01/08/2026
Awesome thread.
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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Writing a thing about the Barbican refurb. V keen to chat to someone working on the refurb, and also someone who works on maintaining the estate currently. If this is you, or someone you know, do let me know. Ta! x
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