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Gerald Squelart @squelart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you for the info. We also get Driscoll's berries in Australia; I had no idea they were American!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Ana Brandusescu @anabrandusescu.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Those who know me well, know how much Wikipedia means to me. I was disheartened to learn about their leadership consulting with the biggest union busting firm in the US. If you have a Wikipedia account, please sign this petition: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

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Wikipedia:Wiki Workers United solidarity - Wikipedia

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

On SpaceX's IPO day I'd like to remind folks that @zachweinersmith.bsky.social & I wrote "A City on Mars"* abt the problems & perils of settling Mars. A million people on Mars can't safely be done in Musk's lifetime. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/639449... *Hugo & Royal Society Book Prize winner

A image of the book cover of our book, A City on Mars, with a huge city built underground.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 30/06/2026

The Government™ has made an ad about Palantir, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.

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Honest Government Ad | Palantir

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Sophia Turner (Mara out now!) 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophiajt.com · 23/06/2026

Also! We have a special preorder price on itch (only $2.99!) and if you order there you'll also get some seriously sweet bonuses. Art *and* a fucking cool comic we haven't even announced yet. To recap: - a scrumptious sci-fi with lesbians - art - a fucking cool comic prismata-press.itch.io/mara

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Mara (Bonus comic and art pre-order special ) by prismata press

A trans lesbian space opera about a messiah who has gone rogue.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 06/06/2026

The WA government made a tourism ad for the Kimberley, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! 👉 Write to Environment Minister Murray Watt 🥧 www.environskimberley.org.au/minister_watt

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Honest Government Ad | Visit the Kimberley!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 02/06/2026

People don't want AI forced on them. DuckDuckGo lets you choose. The result? Since Google's AI overhaul, our U.S. installs peaked yesterday at 76% above the pre-announcement average, and we broke our single-day search record. 🔥 It's not a blip, it's a movement. Fire Google.

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Xander (very tired) @derglitzkrieg.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Calgary removed fluoride to save $750k per year and, in return, Alberta Children's Hospital reported a 700% increase in IV antibiotics being used to prevent septicemia from dental infections between 2011 and 2018. Half of the cases were children under 5. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

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This city took fluoride out of the water. Now it’s putting it back in

Calgary, which has endured ten years of worsening dental health and is reversing its decision, is a cautionary tale for Robert F Kennedy Jr

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Bon Pote @bonpote.com · 06/04/2026

La pétition contre la loi Yadan vient d'atteindre les 400 000 signatures ! à 500 000, l’Assemblée nationale pourra décider de débattre de la pétition en Commission... ET dans l’hémicycle ! A partager un maximum : petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/04/2026

NASA isn't why the US doesn't have universal healthcare, or a social safety net. The US doesn't have those things because politicians with the power to provide them choose specifically not to (with varying levels of support from voters). Enthusiasm for human spaceflight doesn't drive that choice.

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This is not a 'masculinity crisis', it's a misogyny crisis. This is not a problem with 'masculinity'-- millions of men model positive masculinity every day. This is a problem of male violence. Stop calling it 'masculinity'. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says

Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’

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💀 Rue Morgue 💀🗡️❤️‍🔥 🔜 Nightmare Weekend Raleigh 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ilananight.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

TTRPGs for Trans Rights Idaho is live! Get over 500 games for as little as $5 (or more, if you're able)! All proceeds benefit @tccidaho.bsky.social & @transaffirminc.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️ itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...

The promotional image for TTRPGS for Trans Rights Idaho, featuring the logos of the partner organizations.

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New video! We're looking at how YouTube linquistically disarms us all in the false name of safety. Social media policies are explicitly designed to protect the worst actors while punishing only those who speak up against them. YouTube is the online predator's best friend. youtu.be/40uR9nV4C9A

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YouTube: The Online Predator's Best Friend

YouTube video by Stephanie Sterling

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Steve Downey @sdowney.org · 29/03/2026

C++26 is done. It ships with senders/receivers and task. This is the foundation of async programming and provides "structured concurrency" ensuring that no sub-part can outlive the scope of work, or be lost. It is general purpose and a complete model of computing.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 18/03/2026

The Australien Government has made an ad about Alcoa, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.

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Honest Government Ad | How to be 'Merica's B!tch

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

For years we said they’re going for a genocide of trans people and for years we were told to “stop being so dramatic.” Now we’re at the point of human experimentation with the explicit goal of eradicating us. Can we call the genocide a fucking genocide now?

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We literally know now that anti-trans legislation was pushed by a pedophile ring to allow a pedophile ring to serve a pedophile ring’s interests, and legislators have decided the best course of action is to keep doing what the pedophile ring wants.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

UBI. Universal Basic Income. In every trial everywhere, it works. People are healthier, more engaged even more productive. It creates more & costs society less than picking up the pieces. Yet despite these results it's always another trial because the threat of destitution helps the rich feel safe.

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A heavily redacted cartoon. My @smh cartoon.

Single frame. Title: “[redacted]” A line of early teen? girls looking at the viewer. Behind them, silhouettes of four generic men, some with hand on shoulders of the girls, which have been through six iterations of redaction to satisfy the newspaper’s lawyers that none are identifiable.

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I made a video about Bobby Kotick, his friend Jeffrey Epstein, and a conspiracy of mediocre billionaire sickos: youtu.be/ZlrWz0JWfn8

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Bobby Kotick, His Friend Jeffrey Epstein, And A Conspiracy Of Mediocre Billionaire Sickos

YouTube video by Stephanie Sterling

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foaming pipe snake @guntoucher.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

[click] nice, lets see what the Technology Connections guy has to say about the state of solar tech! [1hr20 later] 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

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Rine @rine.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

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Elodie Jauneau @elodiejauneau.fr · 12/12/2025

Pas de cadeau facho sous le sapin. N’offrez pas de Smartbox à Noël*… Sauf si vous souhaitez financer l’extrême-droite de Pierre-Édouard Stérin. * et jamais, d’ailleurs.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 08/12/2025

The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.

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Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

My Spotify wrapped summary is that my band took all our music off Spotify because the company’s CEO invests the billions which he doesn’t pay artists on AI drone weapons tech. Ditch Spotify. Pay artists. Redistribute wealth. Stop war. Happy Christmas!

Photo that the Point Clear LP sleeve was based on.

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Thorn @thornbulle.eurosky.social · 06/11/2025

Bluesky, tu me mets une capture d'écran d'un des premiers jeux vidéos auquel tu ais joué ?

Une capture d'écran de Sram, sur Amstrad CPC. On y voit un menhir.

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Tony Miller @beardedrogue.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Don’t buy this. This product will directly fund the hatred and oppression of trans individuals. In fact, stop buying all CGE games so they reconsider placing profits before people.

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Nassira El Moaddem @nassiraelmoaddem.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Message de service important de début de vacances scolaires : Sachez que les points #Relay des gares et aéroports sont la propriété de Lagardère contrôlé par Vivendi, le groupe du milliardaire d'extrême droite Vincent #Bolloré. Faites passer le mot. www.challenges.fr/entreprise/c...

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Vivendi : comment Lagardère redécolle dans le travel retail

Propriété de Vivendi depuis fin 2023, le groupe Lagardère a enregistré près de 20 % de croissance sur ses boutiques de gares et d’aéroports au premier trimestre. Il doit encore faire ses preuves dans ...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Le Coin Des LGBT+ @lecoindeslgbt.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Si l'initiative citoyenne européenne visant à interdire les thérapies de conversion dans toute l'UE ne récolte pas 1 million de signatures d'ici 10 jours, elle échouera malheureusement... eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 30/04/2025

Every election, we've made a video to help voters understand how our preferential voting system works. This is for the 2025 election. If you find it helpful, pls share with your family, friends and pets. Good luck Australia! 💛🗳️ 📌 ICYMI: this is satire, NOT official electoral advice!

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Honest Government Ad | How To Vote 2025

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 29/04/2025

We really need to do something about this Australia

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What is the Atlas network?

YouTube video by Regenerators

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Data Dot @petermclarty.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Buildaballot is awesomely good. www.buildaballot.org.au I hope a lot of people use it. I don't care what their politics is. They get to land their vote with the best impact they desire. It might shock some to find out the party they thought they'd vote for didn't support their ideas.

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Build a Ballot - Get election ready

Everything you need to do your research before voting at the 2025 Federal Election. Discover your local candidates & see how they're approaching key issues.

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🔞 CrystalENVT 💎🍄 Ultra Gay Mushroom @crystal.envt.gay · 18/02/2025

Now including Alt text Link 1: gemini.google.com/extensions Link 2: myactivity.google.com/product/gemini

Original post by thelocalmuffin

Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their Al program automatically.

If you have a google account, first go to (the first link) and turn everything off.

Then you need to go to (the second link) and turn off all Gemini activity tracking. You do have to do them in that order to make sure it works.

Honestly, l'm not sure how long this will last, but this should keep Gemini off your projects for a bit.

I saw this over on bluesky and figured it would be good to spread on here. It only takes a few minutes to do.

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Fred Tingaud @fredtingaud.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

There is a huge general strike of French videogame workers in France. They created a game bundle that you can buy to contribute to the strike fund: itch.io/b/2891/grve-...

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Grève bundle GG25 by STJV and 45 others

Grève bundle GG25: up to 57 items starting at $1.00

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 06/02/2025

The Liberal Party of Australia has made an ad about its Nuclear Plan, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqV...

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Honest Government Ad | Nuclear (Australia)

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Fred Tingaud @fredtingaud.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

9 - Your email password is your most important password by far. If it's stolen, an attacker can access any website you subscribed to by clicking reset password, they can contact anybody pretending to be you and they can lock you out of everything. Never use that password anywhere else.

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