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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Look peasants, just because you spent hours + £££ getting tickets doesn't mean you can see the Bayeux Tapestry. Some people FAR richer and more important are having a look. What? No, of COURSE they didn't have to queue up or buy a ticket or pay for a hotel + train fare, only oiks like you do that

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have said before and will again: any electoral reform commission must NOT rule out a change of system BEFORE the next election if needed. We cannot risk a minority vote handing a huge majority to any party that would take a shredder to democracy itself.

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DDOwen @llyfrgellbabel.bsky.social · 19h

In literature you could point to emphases on style and form that distinguish the two, but that's not going to mean that an Ian McEwan novel will speak more truely to the human condition than a Warhammer 40k novel consisting on Atr'ghaar the Child-flenser's meditations on free will and mortality.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Carney greenwashes and also attempts to Indigenous-wash his pipeline, despite: 1) environmental experts making it clear his ocean conservation plan wont change the fact that this is an orca-killing project 2) Indigenous communities already sounding the alarm about insufficient consultation

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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 01/10/2026

Less than two days later it is reported that the USG will be waiving human rights conditions requirements on $320,000,000 in military assistance for Egypt "in light of Cairo's "helpful role" since the launch of the US ‌war with Iran".

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EXCLUSIVE: US waives rights conditions for $320 million in military aid to Egypt, letter shows

The US State Department has waived human rights conditions for more than $300 million of military aid to Egypt in light of Cairo's "helpful role" since the launch of the US ‌war with Iran, according ...

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 01/10/2026

The pause comes almost a year after our investigation revealed that the national average wait time for a first appointment at an NHS gender clinic in the UK is a staggering 25 years. Wales, however, has operated a different model.

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Gender Clinic Files - QueerAF

An investigatory series that exposes deep structural issues with the UK’s approach to transgender healthcare by QueerAF, What The Trans?! and Claire's Trans Talks.

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Claudia: lesbian space merc @lesbianspacemerc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey @moderation.bsky.app @aaron.bsky.team is it official Bluesky policy that trans people aren't allowed to report posts that wish death to trans people as hate speech, since somebody is being threatened with suspension? Or is somebody going rogue and breaking policy to threaten a trans user?

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Easy wins for 1st day of new government: All new car designs require pre-approval, if they do not fit into 80% of existing parking spaces automatic failure. Petitioners for approval must stare into headlights for 30 seconds without blinking.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm not even sure about this, because poisoning a reviewer is also a terrible outcome for a shift at work. In general, there are very few jobs where "poisoned someone" is not super bad actually.

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

But I don't know anything about tapes or digitisation or anything like that. I don't even know how I would play this. I don't even know if it's still in good enough condition to play. So my question is... How? How do I take these two tapes, this two part performance, and make the choir live again?

An open box of scotch polyester tapes, showing the reel inside

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Look, I'm just saying I will not be satisfied Andy Burnham is serious about this until I see him personally bludgeoning a gawking fascist with a sockful of sand.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Really need to triple down on opposing the anti-migrant stuff. Announce automatic, free citizenship after 2 years living here without issue. No fees, no tests, done. Make citizenship 100% utterly irrevocable under all circumstances except completely free personal choice.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"A lot of people are hesitant to full-on punch a pervert [derogatory] in the face. There's nasal bleeding, maybe teeth, it's a whole mess. But a powerful right hook to the collarbone? Everyone can get behind that."

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ahh, zero cloves of garlic. Got it.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I am confused how Preply's 100% commission for trial lessons is not super super illegal? help.preply.com/en/articles/... At an absolute minimum it's exploitative and immoral. It also seems like it should already be flatly illegal under any minimum wage regime?

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ooh new policy. Whenever a company spends money to discourage union formation, if the union succeeds, they have to give the same amount of money to that union immediately. (obviously the real solution is that companies are not allowed to spend any money at all discouraging union formation, ever)

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The USA - yes, Trump's one - says Covid vaccine should be universal for adults. Hello? NHS? Is this on?

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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026

Just booked a private covid booster shot because I'm no longer eligible for an NHS one. From the same pharmacy where I get my private Mounjaro to control my diabetes because I'm not eligible for that on the NHS. I swear I remember a time when we had free-at-point-of-use healthcare in England.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Calculated that between the commute + leeway for nonexistent buses, needing a time buffer before starting teaching, and the meetings and admin and lesson prep, I'm only paid for roughly 1/3 of the time this job takes me so actually on about £8/hour. Good going, me.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Generative AI would be viewed a lot more positively by the public if the people making it and most heavily pushing it weren't all, to a one, billionaire nazi sexual predator absolute fucking freaks. Helps a lot, if the literal face of your technology isn't a sieg heiling freak with Allegations

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's completely fine to put every single person involved in these decisions and actions in prison forever. That is a proportionate and moderate response.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Appreciate that the US may be forced to back out of some of its wars, but so-so, it shouldn't get to just waddle away and move on. The US should spend the next century or so making humiliating amends to all the countries it's been invading, bombing, and oppressing. Yes, the UK too.

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

6. As far as we can see, the rescuer was okay - though this is bordering on attempted murder. RNLI then headed towards the Solent, AIS off and chased by the far-right. Authorities in Portsmouth likely were warned that people would be offloaded and processed at Gosport, so Thomas rallied activists.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh ffs they could have noped out of the AI bullshit from the start, banned it, and saved billions and left the country a huge advantage over everyone else.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For anyone thinking of advertising jobs in Indeed, worth noting that the website is crap for jobseekers and people will give up in disgust before seeing your job.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

everyone in the Labour front benches actually belongs in jail for dereliction of public duty

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Is it ok for management to phone students asking them to take modules not validated on their degree because they’ve sacked people and can’t staff the modules listed? A working day before teaching starts? Hypothetically, obviously.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I remember outrage about Just Stop Oil blocking a street, just in case an ambulance had to drive down it. Not because an ambulance was prevented from doing so, you understand. Just the abstract idea that one might have to.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Musing whether this one was "that judge has had a tough time lately and deserves a chance to decompress in working hours" or "that judge ate my hamster".

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just a reminder as the new academic year kicks off - the UK government has deliberately, ruthlessly, throttled the recruitment of international students, solely to pander to racists, and the resultant 25%+ fall in numbers can and will only accelerate some universities into bankruptcy.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If I were a Crime Minister I would hire a few dozen nerds to just trawl the internet and track down weirdos who harass women and minorities, throw the full force of law at them, full internet bans etc. Pretty sure that would make a huge dent in crime and social toxicity and be a great use of money.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Released a new Cthulhu Eternal (d100) modern scenario, featuring curry, colonialism, and capitalism. Check out Too Hot to Handle here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #cthulhu

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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The hard-right crypto billionaires Delo and Harborne cannot be allowed to buy our elections by buying our democracy. Burnham *must* make the £100k donation limit retroactive and extend the limit to include UK residents too. There is no choice about this - Burnham has to act and act now.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

While the "protect women and girls" far right lot will be silent on this, it also shows up the issues within an ever increasingly hostile and draconian asylum system where people are fearful of being flagged in any way in case it affects their claims. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Female asylum seekers report being sexually assaulted by British men

Women say they are too fearful to pursue criminal prosecution of rapes, for fear of having their claims refused

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Reminder that I write Cthulhu scenarios about various things, like Lancastrians vs. demon: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... or agents investigating mysterious robberies and stuff: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... or dead Victorian gentlemen www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... #cthulhu

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

At a minimum, this man should be given full paid leave until the situation is sorted out. The bigoted colleagues can take on his work, it's fine. Or you can burn the workplace down so everybody has equal access to the toilets. I'm not a philosopher but I'm pretty sure that's morally good.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thanks, Andy fucking Burnham, you useless waste of space

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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A real shame that apparently nothing can be done about this because the balaclava thugs are apparently lovely little birthday boys who are nice to white women* on trains * who turn out to also be white supremacists

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fits with my experience. The UK has been deliberately making itself unappealing, treats international students with outright contempt and racism, and pros like "more freedom" have been looking increasingly dodgy for years too.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Looks like my hours are reduced this year so I probably need to find a second job. How the heck do you find a job for specific days? Part-time normally means they want to give you shifts at their convenience or work e.g. every evening.

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Cthulhu Reborn @cthulhureborn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our friends at Twilit Grotto publishing have previously released a few nifty print titles for Cthulhu Eternal; now they're looking to fund another CE book via a BackerKit. If spooky 70s Scooby Doo investigations are your thing, check out: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

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The Pirate's Ghost: Investigative Horror for Cthulhu Eternal

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

British diplomats are briefing that sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements are "largely symbolic". Britain has £6bn worth of annual trade with Israel. The sanctions are a tiny proportion. It's a state committing genocide which needs to be hit with direct sweeping sanctions

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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dancing very very VERY close to saying “OpenAI stole our almost-complete proof of Navier-Stokes from internal access to our ChatGPT sessions because they were desperate to scoop Anthropic” which is absolutely 100% a believable thing OpenAI would do right now cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 08/09/2026

i did a meme

first guy: I read Harry Potter because I enjoy a multiple-book fantasy epic
second guy: [holds up LORD OF THE RINGS]

first guy: okay but I want it to also be a YA coming of age story
second guy: [holds up HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON]

first guy: I specifically want it to be about a boy learning to use magic
second guy: [holds up A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA]

first guy: multi-book fantasy epic, YA coming of age story, about a boy learning to use magic, which is specifically Britis - FUUUUUUUUU
second guy: [holds up THE DARK IS RISING]

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In fact, as a uk-born person who's moved around a lot, I am not very integrated into my neighborhood despite owning a house there now (and it's been a recurring issue across many moves). Many international residents are much more connected and part of the local community.

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Shimmin Beg @shimminbeg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Or governments could just ban data brokers and force the deletion of every scrap of data they possess, with lifelong imprisonment for any exec caught trying to elude the ban or exfil data

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Oz context, but applies to UK: "... an official paid $300,000 a year or more avoid saying the word 'yes' or 'no' to a basic question – via the prodigious use of every other filler word in the English language..." rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-l...

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Deliver Us, Lord, From Ridicule

On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre. 'In closing, I ...

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