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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Land of the Free my sweet derrière ! Utah Bans 7 More Books From All Public Schools; 44 Titles Now Banned Statewide bookriot.com/utah-bans-44...
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Utah Bans 7 More Books From All Public Schools; 44 Titles Now Banned Statewide
Last week, a judge approved a lawsuit against Utah's state-sanctioned book bans. This week, the state banned seven more books.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Man who migrated to another country to avoid taxes says Britain's problem is migration and taxes that he doesn't pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’
Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey, News Outlets! How about just ignoring Donald Trump? It will drive him crazy. His parents never gave him enough attention, so he is still a thirsty brat who needs CONSTANT attention. Start the news with "Trump lied again today" and then move on to news about people/things that are interesting.
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Filip Rasmussen @filiprasmussen.dk · 17/09/2026
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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The world is broken but the dik-dik is perfect
A wee baby dik-dik (weensiest antelope) drinking milk from a baby bottle because they are baby. This one is the babiest and makes life worth living to know they are alive. Holy fucking shit is it cute god damnThe same perfect teeniest antelope (which is a dik-dik) that's roughly 12 inches tall staring at the camera because they love you or would if they really KNEW you, the real you who is pure of heart deep down. A person's feet in slippers for scale
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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One of the more-infamous pieces of art created from material sourced from my dad's going-out-of-business #vintage #jewelry parts warehouse in NYC cjssales.com is this Swarovski-encrusted model made for an endocrinologist: The Family Jewels. 😂😂
A metal representation of the male endocrinology system, including kidneys, bladder and genitals, all encrusted with multicolored Swarovski crystals, on a base likewise encrusted with crystals and silver letters spelling out:

THE FAMILY JEWELS
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Nighttime on Still Waters @noswpod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We weren't born for For the 24hr news cycle, or To process endless tragedy And division on the eternal Scroll of doom. But you were made To encounter golden fells of gorse, The feel of the north wind, The thorn pierce of bramble, And the wing song Of returning winter geese. #DailyNature #poetry
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Karina S. @chirunax.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Taking commissions for September, RTs are appreciated! 🧡 If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com Full info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A giant woman dressed in white floating in the air. She has four white wings and two long black braids.
On her head there is a kokoshnik-like crown.A huge woman with her hair made of roses
A small woman dressed in red is standing on her hand and holding a tiny flowerA giant man with white pearlescent scales on his shoulders and tail covers a small woman in a red dress with his hand
The man has a huge bleeding bite on his shoulder
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Worth reading the Committes findings
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STALKERELLA ❄️ 😷 ✨💉✨ @stalkerella.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
THIS!!!!
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I saw a post on Reddit that said that "The underlying purpose of Al is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth." And! don't think I've ever seen Al described so incisively.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Let’s remember today that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Make art 🥰👏
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026
If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Spot on a thousand times over !
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 31/07/2026
*extreme Jean Hagen voice* I can sue.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
So true. #BookSky
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Cyntada @cyntada.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Let me share with you this absolute unit that came to see us today. A Black Witch moth, sometimes called a bat moth. Someone in the house saw it land on the window and thought it was exactly that! With a 7" wingspan and this pretty cryptic pattern, this one got my attention! So happy to see it.
A Black Witch moth, also known as a Bat Moth. With a 7” wingspan, it’s one of the largest moths in North America. Legend says if it lands above your door, you’ll win the lottery.This one is on a window screen with wings spread wide. It is brown in color and very well patterned to look like tree bark. There is a pretty white stripe through the brown, which tells us this is a female.
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 17/07/2026
I’m so happy for them
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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 14/07/2026
The United States is turning into a kind of reverse Omelas: everyone is miserable except for a single child, Donald Trump, who inexplicably must be kept happy.
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Erin Dwyer aka Ginger Is A Construct @erindwyer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is also why you need a healthy stack or two of books by the bed, they’re apotropaically load bearing.
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 10/07/2026
Some Joy for your Friday 🦖🦕 (The artist is Darius Twin)
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Last nights sunset over Ayrshire coast of Scotland
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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
✨July 8th is Ben's Birthday, and this year he goes to 11! 🎉 Ben's Birthday Bundle, only on itch.io, includes 4 books by me for only $11! Sale goes through Sunday! itch.io/s/195376/ben...
Black and white dog, cuddling in a crate, looks into the camera.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
One of the things I love about BlueSky is that a poster mentions an author that sparks your interest and down a rabbit hole you go looking for their work. @lauramauro.bsky.social just read your short story Sun Dogs, really enjoyed it. Look forward to reading more
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Memo to pretty much (but obviously not quite) everybody in the media…
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
This 👇
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Ricochet! (not a banana) @ricochetcurl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
#rejoineu Petition closes 8th June. Reshare. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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Newnet @madoe2014.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
OK. Let's share, share, share this baby! Show it to anyone who says there is too much immigration, who witters on about migrants and "small boats". Net migration has DROPPED, but voters (thanks to the UK media and our politicians) think it is rising. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Voters across parties believe UK net migration is rising despite sharp drop
Study, published as latest migration figures are released, shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debate
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193
A painting of a man and a woman standing in front of a red Chevrolet truck. The man is holding a hoe; the woman is holding a bucket with house cleaning supplies. The artist's two parents stand proudly in front of the painting.
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Ivor @tearsofthetinman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This 👇 - a thousand times this! Will the real journalists please step up and challenge the real stories.…
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
“You boy, has Farage shouted ‘boring, boring!’ when asked about the £5M ‘donation’ yet?”
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 10/05/2026
when we say we’re living under fascism we mean we’re living under fascism
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Disability can happen to anyone. It’s not a choice or a moral failing. It’s not a vacation. It’s a full time job. It’s begging for scraps. It’s being told you’re worthless. It’s being neglected by the medical system & abandoned by society.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/04/2026
NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.
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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
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✮ 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝑒 ✮ @janesgallery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #RestingBeakFace best unimpressed or grumpy bird Another one as I like the grumpiness of this stork who seems to be wearing a raggy waistcoat @alan678.bsky.social #birds #naturephotography #ECK
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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Farage thugs manhandle man with pacemaker after he objects to the Reform leader's chauffeur parking in disabled bay that he needs to use. Lovely People. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Moment Nigel Farage henchmen manhandle disabled OAP in parking row
Henchmen working for the divisive Reform leader were seen on camera manhandling a retired engineer who was trying to park in a disabled spot to drop off his wife in Shetland
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 13/04/2026
The only lasting way out of the fossil dependency is shifting electricity generation to renewables and nuclear. And electrifying the economy as rapidly as possible. We will present our electrification strategy before the summer. Electrifying Europe means making Europe more independent.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🦸 RUTHERFORD COUNTY hero librarian Luanne James making national news for taking a stand.💪🏽 She says she stands by her decision. apple.news/AfodCXEHuRA6...
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Nandita Sharma @nsharma101.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Please consider donating to a GoFundMe set up for her: gofund.me/31410b417
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Donate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne M
On March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need
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