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Stephen

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Lover of the planet, flora, and fauna: Music, movies - especially Horror & Giallo - reading & sometimes short story writer of horror and dark-fiction, podcast fan of fiction stories and short stories, learning new things -because it's the best way to live.

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bingley567 @bingley567.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Liar 💥🙄
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Good #Morning #BlueSky I hope everyone is well. I thought I'd share a #smile with you, with this #Cattastic #cartoon of #reallife when you share it with a #cat
This is a colorful cartoon illustration depicting a bedroom scene rendered in a detailed, hand-drawn comic style with rich linework and vibrant coloring.

At the center of the composition, a person with wild, disheveled gray-brown hair sits upright in bed, wearing purple checkered pajamas. Their expression shows shock or alarm; eyes wide open, mouth agape in an "O" shape, eyebrows raised. They are clutching a white sheet to their chest defensively.

To their right on the bed sits an orange tabby cat with distinct darker stripes. The cat has a smug, satisfied expression with half-closed eyes and a slight smile. In its mouth, it holds a small gray mouse. The cat's tail is raised high and curled in an upward arc, indicating pride or satisfaction.

The bed features a wooden frame with rounded posts at the corners. The bedding includes:

A multi-colored patchwork quilt with squares in various colors including blue, orange, pink, green, and yellow

Several pillows behind the person, also with patterned fabric

White sheets partially pulled up by the person

A wooden nightstand holds a lamp with a cream-colored shade, a white mug, and several stacked books. Below, additional books are visible on the floor level.

Another wooden nightstand supports an analog alarm clock with a white face and black numbers, alongside more stacked books. A second smaller clock sits on the floor nearby.

The walls are decorated with framed pictures, sketches, and what appear to be pinned notes or photographs. There's a window showing daylight with trees visible outside, framed by purple curtains tied back on either side.

The text "BREAKFAST IS SERVED" appears in bold capital letters at the bottom of the image, centered below the illustration. The overall color palette is warm and domestic, with purples, oranges, and pastels dominating the scene. The artistic style combines detailed line work with flat color application, typical of modern cartoon illustration.
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n highlands ♎ ☮ ☯️ 🐢 ♻️ 💚 @winternal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Truer words have rarely been spoken :
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Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Had no idea she sent books in braille. ❤️
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Fish Sauce Friend @meltedliquid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Last night a miracle happened and our cat Lola returned home after missing since May. I heard a soft meow outside, and there she was the same gorgeous baby as before if not a bit slimmer. It's a good Monday and I am so happy she's home.
A torty cat looking longingly at the viewer
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED TRUMPSTEIN FILES TODAY, TODD BLANCHE AND DONNIE DIPSHIT...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When you're a "man of the people" but your people apparently don't include anyone without air conditioning. Complete with tropical fans, currency wallpaper, and an Emperor bust. Peak political theatre. Constructed by AI from my prompt. #Politics #Satire #Brexit #PoliticalCartoon #AIConstruct #LOL
A gloriously unhinged office scene where Nigel Farage in a navy suit reclines like royalty on a leather throne, clutching a cigar while two tropical dancers fan him with palm fronds. His mug declares love for Brexit; his desk plaque announces him as "Man of the People" with a footnote acknowledging this applies only to "certain kinds of people." Behind him, wall-to-wall currency notes form wallpaper, an air conditioner blasts cool air at 18°C, and he bellows that "scrounging peasants" shouldn't complain about working in forty degrees when he's quite comfortable. A golden bust of himself bears the title "Emperor of Bluster," whiskey pours freely, and newspapers announce "Britain Boiling" alongside "Workshy Scroungers Need Not Apply." This satirical masterpiece captures the delicious irony of political leadership from the comfort of climate-controlled excess. Constructed by AI from my prompt.
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
British seaside perfection: ice cream, pollution warnings, and a family drama about picking things out of the ocean. Our national hobby captured in pixels. Constructed by AI from my prompt. #BankHoliday #BeachLife #UKTourism #Tourism #AIConstruct #AICartoon #Funny #LOL #Satire
A caricatured bloke of substantial girth lounges on a beach chair, clutching an ice cream cone with the tenacity of a miser guarding his gold. His blue shirt strains valiantly against his considerable paunch as he mutters something about not enjoying a "normal bank-holiday getaway." Behind him, a woman desperately wrestles a child away from what she insists is "NOT a chocolate bar" — presumably the polluted ocean water they're standing in. A sign nearby warns of contaminated waters and advises visitors not to enter the ocean, yet somehow nobody has informed the ice cream vendor that the seaside experience has evolved into a public health hazard. The rain lashes down with typical British weather reliability while castle-like structures loom in the distance, watching this modern tragedy unfold. Constructed by AI from my prompt, this digital satire captures the essence of Britain's eternal struggle between tradition, tourism, and the creeping realization that sometimes a bank holiday means choosing between drowning in pollution or melting in your own indulgence. It's the national pastime, really — complaining while simultaneously refusing to change your behaviour.
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Chaos, corruption, cruelty and control freaks run this administration. They are enabled by the Supreme Court and the petrified GOP Congress people. Let's work together to Change Congress in 2026
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Arguments over rights of ownership to a piece of land turn awkward when history arrives with deeds to an entire continent. This wonderful cartoon takes sovereignty and gives it the historical boomerang politicians prefer not to catch. #PoliticalSatire #Satire #EditorialCartoon #History #CartoonArt
A richly detailed, vintage comic-book-style political satire showing a bespectacled British politician sitting at a table surrounded by several Native American leaders. He wears a colourful shirt emblazoned “NATIVE AMERICANS RULE!” and gestures energetically as though delivering a lecture nobody quite requested.

Behind the group is a map of America, flanked by decorated totem poles and a soaring eagle. A speech panel at the top argues that, while an American political figure is “waffling” about England's right to the Falkland Islands, the British politician should instead meet Native American leaders to discuss ownership of America. The deliberately absurd premise turns an argument about territorial sovereignty into a historical boomerang.

The politician's desk contains a Union Jack mug, a notebook labelled “NOTES ON OWNERSHIP”, and a placard asking whether he is “Prime Minister (of England?)” The question mark is doing considerable heavy lifting.

The surrounding Native American figures stare at him with expressions ranging from scepticism to profound philosophical exhaustion, as though they have just been told that someone would like to have a meeting about property rights after several centuries of history have already made their position rather obvious.

The illustration's humour comes from the deliberately uncomfortable contrast between modern political arguments about territorial ownership and the history of Indigenous peoples in North America. It is rendered like an old-fashioned editorial cartoon, with elaborate linework, exaggerated expressions and enough visual detail to make the political absurdity feel almost like a scene from a particularly strange historical fever dream.

In short: when politicians start arguing about who owns distant bits of land, history quietly clears its throat and asks whether anyone has checked the paperwork on the continent they're standing on.
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hercules has discovered the ultimate seaside treat: MICE-CREAM! Including Choc-Mouse, Strawberry Squeak, Minty Mouse & Cookie Crumble. And thankfully, the van assures us “100% MICE! NO NUTS!” Because apparently that was the food-safety concern. #Cats #FunnyArt #VintageArt #Illustration #Humour
A wonderfully bonkers vintage-style seaside holiday scene populated entirely by cats, with the sort of cheerful commercial logic that suggests nobody has asked where the mice went.

In the centre stands Hercules, a wide-eyed tabby cat in orange swimming shorts, proudly holding a towering waffle cone containing two tiny pink mice-shaped scoops. Behind him is a brightly painted ice-cream van emblazoned “MICE-CREAM”, complete with a gigantic mouse wearing an ice-cream cone as a hat. The menu offers such delicacies as Choc-Mouse, Strawberry Squeak, Minty Mouse and Cookie Crumble, with the reassuring declaration “100% MICE! NO NUTS!” One suspects the local health inspector has wisely chosen another beach.

The van is staffed by a cat vendor while a queue of feline customers eagerly await their desserts. Around them, cats sunbathe, paddle, build sandcastles, play with boats and generally enjoy the seaside with the serene entitlement of creatures who have never had to pay for parking.

A lighthouse and sailing boats sit in the blue water behind a busy sandy beach dotted with colourful umbrellas. On the right, a particularly relaxed cat reclines in a deck chair wearing sunglasses and a rather magnificent straw hat, sipping a drink through a straw while radiating the unmistakable confidence of someone who has booked two weeks off and intends to use every minute of it.

At the top left, a caption cheerfully announces: “Hercules Enjoyed A Nice Mice-Cream Cone On Holiday.”

The whole illustration has the warm, slightly faded appearance of an old children’s picture book, but underneath the wholesome seaside charm lurks one magnificent question: why is everyone so delighted about eating mice? Somewhere, presumably, a mouse is reading the menu and reconsidering its life choices.
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#JESUSSAVES. Apparently, postage stamps. Finally, a miracle for everyone who's ever reached the Post Office counter only to discover they've forgotten the stamps. The Lord works in mysterious ways. And apparently mails things by First Class. #StreetArt #GraffitiArt #Jesus #Satire #Humour
A weathered, sepia-toned street-art poster pasted onto a battered brick wall. In enormous black and red graffiti-style lettering, it declares “JESUS SAVES”, while underneath, in equally assertive black paint, someone has added the rather more bureaucratic message: “POSTAGE STAMPS.”

The centre of the artwork features a stencil-like depiction of Jesus, recognisable by his long hair, beard and red robe, sitting thoughtfully with a book of postage stamps open across his lap. He holds one stamp delicately between his fingers, apparently contemplating whether divine intervention extends to the Post Office.

The stamps in the album appear to feature assorted tiny portraits and colourful designs, giving the whole scene the air of a religious iconography catalogue assembled by someone who has spent too much time waiting at the Post Office.

The poster itself is peeling, stained and cracked, surrounded by layers of graffiti, stickers and urban grime. Its distressed appearance gives it the wonderfully contradictory quality of something simultaneously sacred, political and in desperate need of a decorator.

The joke rests beautifully on the double meaning of “Jesus Saves.” Traditionally, it's a declaration of spiritual salvation. Here, however, Jesus appears to be saving—or perhaps collecting—postage stamps. The result is a gloriously deadpan collision between biblical theology and one of life's least glamorous necessities: sending a letter.

Perhaps the Messiah has returned not to perform miracles, but to rescue us from the terrifying prospect of discovering that we've run out of first-class stamps five minutes before the postbox collection.

A heavenly message, then, with very earthly postage requirements.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Playing fetch through the fence with the neighbor's dog: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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John Bolton's Mustache @jonboltonsmustache.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Real American heroes
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Jewish Miriam Margolyes doesn't give two sh*ts about antisemitism accusations, she says it like it is. "It looks like Hitler has won."
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Andy Burnham looks like he might cancel the NHS England contract with Palantir, they also have one worth 2.5x as much with the MoD. RT if you want them both out of the UK.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The #GrumpyOldGit found another #EveryCloudHasASilverLining moment when it came to #Teaching his son #LifeLessons #Comedy #Humour #Funny #LOL #Satire #Sarcasm #Irony #Tiger #Garden #Wit
A wild-eyed bloke in a blue shirt leans forward, gripping the tail of a very unimpressed Bengal tiger, its mouth agape in a roar. A wide-eyed lad in a white shirt watches in horror as the garden—bursting with roses, daisies, and every colour imaginable—becomes the stage for this absurd life lesson. The caption reads, *"Life Lesson No.1 Son: NEVER grab a Bengal tiger by the tail,"*—a reminder that some advice, no matter how obvious, must still be learned the hard way. The tiger’s expression says it all: *"Really, mate?"*
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Beware #Internet #Buyer - Thing on the web may not be what you recieve as #GrumpyOldGit has just found out... But he;s also realised #EveryCloudHasASilverLining #Comedy #Humour #Funny #LOL #Satire #Sarcasm #Irony #Tiger #Garden #Wit
A man in a blue shirt sits on a floral sofa, looking slightly bemused as a tiger casually lounges beside him, its head resting on his lap. The scene is set against a lush, almost surreal garden backdrop, bursting with vibrant flowers and greenery. The caption reads, *"Damn internet! This isn't the Bengal cat I ordered. Just hope I've enough food... Hmm, there's always the damned neighbours bloody yapping mutts: Peace an'quiet finally - BONUS!"*—a witty jab at the perils of online shopping and the unexpected bonuses of a very large, very calm houseguest. The absurdity of the situation is only matched by the man’s deadpan expression, as if this is just another Tuesday.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What has angered people isn't that Sarah Pochin highlighted the link between football and domestic abuse. That link is real. Women's Aid and other organisations have highlighted that domestic abuse incidents rise around England matches, around 38% when England lose and 26% when they win or draw.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA. It has made JD Vance very mad. It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Good people doing good things in bad times. Follow Biird here 👇 www.instagram.com/biirdofficial/ Follow Anaka Women’s Collective here 👇 www.instagram.com/anakacollect... Donate here 👇 chuffed.org/project/1854...
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Letting my hair down and reliving my youth - here's one of my alltime #Favourite #Rock tracks; #Rainbow - #JealousLover #Music #HardRock #SoftRock #1970s #English #RitchieBlackmore #JoeLynnTurner
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Jealous Lover
YouTube video by Rainbow - Topic
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The #GrumpyOldGit has moved from Hawaii to #Washington #DC only to be met by an alegory of #America at the #LincolnMemorial #ReflectingPool and has to escape a Slimey ICE-Man... #Comedy #Satire #Humour #Funny #LOL #AI #Cartoon #Image #Wit #Sarcasm
A bloke in a floral shirt stands agape at the edge of the Reflecting Pool, pointing dramatically at a monstrous, slimy creature emerging from the murky waters. The beast, a grotesque mix of algae and chaos, drips with the weight of political satire, its form as absurd as the caption above: "Ethal - RUN! I told you things had gone nuts in Washington after they elected Donny T. For God's Sake, look what he's breeding in Reflecting Pool!"

Meanwhile, a green speech bubble from the creature shouts, "Illegal Alien, STOP! Must Capture and Imprison FOREVER!"; a cheeky nod to the absurdity of modern rhetoric.

The Lincoln Memorial looms in the background, a silent witness to the madness unfolding in its own reflection. A scene so ridiculous, it could only be America.
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Sometimes, #Holidays can be less rewarding... and more deadly... than a #Staycation as the #GrumpyOldGit found out. #Comedy #Funny #Humour #Satire #Irony #Wit #Lava #Volcano #Hawaii #Holiday #Vacation #LOL
A sun-seeker lounges on a Hawaiian beach, volcano erupting behind him, as he muses, “Come to Hawaii—get away from the English rain!” only to realise the Hawaiian rain burns your bloody skin off. A cheeky jab at swapping drizzle for lava.
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We didn't have the best start to #Summer It #Rained a tad and this #Cartoon #Image came to mind. And now the sun's out ant the air is heating up... and it don't pay to be portly 😂 #Comedy #Humour #LOL #Weather #AI #Ducks #England #GrumpyOldGit
A bloke in a rugby shirt stands under a brolly on a flooded village lane, water up to his ankles, as rain buckets down. Two ducks paddle past, utterly unfazed. Above him, the caption reads, “So much for Summer… At least it’s been a great day for being a duck!”—a perfect snapshot of British stoicism versus nature’s cheeky sense of humour.
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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
My painting PRAIRIE STORM
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🔥 Green heron using a piece of bread to lure fish
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Cartoon Of The Day - UFC Freedom 250 #Trump looks to be a lonely soul as loads of celebrities opt not to go to his #UFCFreedom250 and 80th #Birthday #Bash Maybe even the #MMA #Fighters are having 2nd thoughts also, so what happens if they don't show? #comedy #cartoon #humour #funny #lol #satire
An AI Image rendering of a satirical cartoon showing Donald Trump wearing red, white, and blue boxing gear looking exhausted and falling asleep in a boxing ring. A referee stands nearby, and the crowd watches. The caption below reads, "'Sleepy Donny-T' counted out before match starts!"
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/06/2026
Healthy communities and ecosystems rely on a healthy environment. But our environment is under attack: from climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, and war. The Green Party stands with communities everywhere taking on corporate polluters. For people and planet.
An image of the Earth taken from space. White text reads:

WORLD
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Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
saymanreza Thanks to Ireland's President Catherine Connolly for declaring illegal occupied Israelis as a terrorist land!
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Cllr Tanisha Bramwell In Finland school meals are free for all children until the age of 16 In Japan, only qualified nutritionists are allowed to prepare and serve school meals. Meanwhile in the UK, we’re arguing about whether kids deserve to be fed at all. FREE school meals for all children!
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #funny #humour #humorous #comedy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #animation #lol 😅🤣😂
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #funny #humour #humorous #comedy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #animation #lol 😅🤣😂
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #funny #humour #humorous #comedy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #animation #lol 😅🤣😂
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #funny #humour #humorous #comedy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #animation #lol 😅🤣😂
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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Philosophical cartoon in Private Eye
Two anthromorphised trees on a forest. One is wearing a watch-like device on its wrist/branch. The other tree, meant to be younger  one says
"It's a wrist alarm, Grandad, in case you fall and nobody is there to hear you"
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
It's hard to make a commercial profit from restoring wild, natural ecosystems (as opposed to deadzone plantations), so they don't get much of a look in. But there *is* also the minor matter that the future of humanity depends on them.
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #funny #humour #humorous #comedy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #animation #lol 😅🤣😂
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #funny #humour #humorous #comedy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #animation #lol 😅🤣😂
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #humour #humorous
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #humour #humorous
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Stephen @s1rr34l.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Ostrich News: Taking a slanted look at some of todays headlines 😊 #OstrichNews #news #comedy #satire #skits #funnyreels #funnyvideo #humour #humorous
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