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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Thankfully my annual eye test was good again. With my family history of eye problems and with how short sighted I am, I kinda go in slightly pessimistically. And in better news, I didn’t need a new prescription. 🎉

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Dylan Wilbanks is not a Halloween person @dylanw.social · 01/06/2026

Reminder that Klingons say TRANS RIGHTS BRING HONOR TO YOUR HOUSE

DS9 scene: Kor, a Klingon, greets Dax as Curzon. Dax corrects him as the host is now in Jadzia, a Trill female. Cor immediately responds, "Jadzia, my beloved old friend" without missing a beat.

Right: Two tweets from 2019: "This Pride Month, never forget that Klingons had trans rights"; "No hostility, no confusion, no clumsy excuse-filled justification, just a quick self-correction and the exact same amount of love and respect before and after. Cis allies: Be like Kor."

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride! Folks on the asexual and aromantic spectrum are queer too. The A in LGBTQIA+ belongs to us, not allies. Being queer isn't only about who you fuck.

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FLIP 🏳️‍🌈🤍🏳️‍⚧️ @lazarusheart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Bimini has created a portal to help us email our MPs to challenge the EHRC guidance. It includes a template letter, plus support to help you find the contact details for your MP - as well as a link to the official Gov.UK petition You know what to do...... writetheletter.bimini.workers.dev

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Write the Letter, Babes

40 days. One email. Your name on the right side of history.

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frank n furter @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

fuck (and I mean this most sincerely!) off

Welcome to WordPress 7.0

WordPress 7.0 introduces the foundation for AI across the platform, letting you connect your preferred provider and put it to work across your site. Edit more simply by dropping in layouts and swapping content without diving into blocks. The navigation overlay now taps into the full potential of blocks, and reviewing historical changes is easier with a visual comparison.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

God damn it! Thank you for the plug in, I best get that sorted.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Stay safe out there my fellow neurodivergents! It’s a heatwave in the UK and today and tomorrow seems to be the worst of it. I’m in sensory overload right now and rattling with painkillers (carefully timed). Be good to yourself and rest as much as you can.

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Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ @emjanerothwell.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

the world needs more guinea pig cartographers

A guinea pig cartographer works amongst his maps, using his instruments, with a quill and ink next to him on a wooden table; he looks at the viewer obliquely with a black background in a style that is reminiscent of early modern portraiture. The artist enjoys exploring the histories of art through homages to previous paintings in his whimsical works.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I’ve hit a mental block with my GPRS paperwork. Honestly my mental health is low at the moment, my brain is telling me there’s no point doing it with the state the world is. Hopefully I’ll be on an up soon, in the mean time the website shop is still open to the mainland UK at curioushanster.com

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A few UK orders to go out today. It’s been super quiet at the moment, because of the state of the world. I’m so grateful for any orders at the moment! 🥰

A photo of three gray envelopes, covered in a kid tone washi tape with a green stamp of a cartoon hamster, and the word Tam above.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The web shop is now live! If you spot any problems please let me know! thecurioushamster.com

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Five books to get to know me by: 1. Are all the giants dead 2. Alice in Wonderland 3. Bromeliad Trilogy (cheating cuz it’s three!) 4. The White Dragon 5. Jurassic Park

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Monday the 6th is shop day! I’ll be opening my web shop fully. Sadly I can’t do worldwide shipping at the moment, so it’s just UK only excluding Northern Ireland. But I’m working on Europe and Northern Ireland for Etsy as I type.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Ahh! I nearly missed #TransDayOfVisibility This non binary goblin and their hamster hope you find/found some peace today. I was offline most of the day and it was pretty good.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I’m honestly so proud of how these little wooden pins came out, but they’re not getting any love! Did I miss the mark? I want to make all my cryptid designs into these pins, but I can’t afford to make any new ones until the first batch goes! thecurioushamster.etsy.com/uk/listing/4... #Cryptid #Pin

A photo of some dark green wooden pins, some on a card backing. The pin reads “Mothman the only man for me”.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Website shop testing today! I just need to get some risk assessments done and select items can be sold to the EU over on Etsy. The website shop will be UK only for now, with select items available to Northern Ireland. Two items are up, Mainland UK only for now!

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I am genuinely sick of the sight of the back office system of my own website. 😰 But I have to push through so I can *finally* get the shop going. I need to stop relying on the big e-commerce sites!

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

That’s the first part of my GPRS paperwork done! There is more to come, but I’ve started. And I finally made a proper domain email, though I still prefer to use the gmail one. 😅

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I spent the day adding some more listings to the website (as drafts) and I have my first bit of paperwork for GPRS to do. I hate doing this kinda stuff, dyslexic brain slides off it. But I shall so some more tomorrow!

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I do have two patches I can’t list on Etsy, as they have no sense of humour, but I sell them on my UK Ebay. If anyone outside the UK is interested, drop me a message on Etsy and I can do a custom order for them.

A bright yellow patch, with a rainbow outline. The motif in the middle is a guillotine and the text reads Guillotine the rich.

A bright yellow patch, with a rainbow outline. The motif in the middle is a knife and fork and the text reads Eat the rich.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I’ve just had one of my machines back from being fixed. One transformer later and holy crap that was a lot of money. So please consider buying some of my nonsense! thecurioushamster.etsy.com

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

They do free 15 minute calls as well, so you can poke them before hand.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Global Trade Department. I know there’s probably cheaper ones out there, but I think I’ll get the most targeted help from them. I’ve been to quite a few of the free webinars and they at least understand the micro business.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I just did a big grown up thing and started the process of getting and EU representative. This is gonna cost so much and I have no idea if it’s worth it. But I gotta give it a go at least. 🤯

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I don’t know if anyone from Denton and Gorton follows me, but good luck today with the by-election! I can’t tell you who to vote for, but if *I* could vote, it would be for the Greens.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Oh gosh! It’s a process! I had a time just going through what I couldn’t do and had systems in place for. It was definitely a mind bend. Just keep at it and don’t except anything but the help you deserve. ❤️

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I’m waiting on my pip review. It’s bern done but I have to wait up to two weeks for the letter. It’s brilliant waiting, with my anxiety. 🤦‍♀️ And I had to go to tribunal to start with. Thank you for sticking up for us! ❤️

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Well! I faffed with the website and I think the listings will work. I only got a few done today and I need a second pair of eyes to check them. But I *will* get the shop going for the UK open in the next few weeks. Keep an eye on thecurioushamster.com

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I spent far to long yesterday trying to list something in amazon. 🤦‍♀️ I really hate the back office system over there so much. Etsy is also evil, but you can list so much faster there. I need to play with the webshop today and finally get that sorted for the UK. Better spending time with that really.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Apparently you *might* get a little pop up on Etsy. But it’s not very clear as to why it’s being done. 🤦‍♀️ Ticketmaster can go suck balls for this one.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I think it’s a little of both! 🤣🤣 Someone finally got “it’s a test” as well.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The bots have been going with: “nothing has changed”. When you get a person it’s been “It’s for transparency” or “OH! It must be a glitch, I’ll let the tech team know” You are the first, I’ve seen so far, to get the full explanation! There is a lot of panic right now. 😭

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I know right!! I’ve seen the madness and fall out on a FB group. And about a million different explanations from Etys themselves! Thank you for sharing the conversation, so we can at least get the word out.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Prices will look different from now on! This is the first proper explanation of why! I still combine postage for multiple items, and I’ve not put my prices up!

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I have comments on this? Sadly I can’t see them. 🤷‍♀️

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I’m having a meeting this morning with someone about sorting my GPRS! I really need help with the paperwork, it’s messing up with my dyslexic brain! But ai need to see if it’s gonna be worth what I’ll have to pay to get it sorted. I dun wanna adult today, but I gotta! 😭

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This weekends work was a lacework commission. I like doing this kinda stuff, I just don’t get to do it too often. I dunno what I’m doing wrong with marketing the lacework, but it doesn’t sell very well. 😅

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

A most festive Tam wishes you an amazing day, and we both hope you spend it with the people and plush friends you love the most!

A gray and white plush hamster, sits in a Christmas tree.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff! If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!

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Rachael Harman @haresandwolves.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

A little sneaky sneaky at the earrings I made to match the blue Labradorite necklace. The customer requested I match the beads along the chain, and I also mirrored the moon motif. A happy quick and easy commission. ☺️ #jewellery #designermaker #handmade

A pair of silver stud earrings. A moon in a circle with dangling beads below it.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Stickers!! I have 8 designs ready and available. Hopefully I can bring more of my patch designs into paper form soon. thecurioushamster.etsy.com?section_id=1... #BlueSkyNightMarket

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

My job for the next few days is to work out shipping cost to the USA. Royal Mail have sorted out Large Letters and I can open up orders again. I will have to increase the shipping costs to include the tariff changes + Royal Mail handling fee + Etsy fees though. 😭

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Two more holy Tam vessels have arrived! And they’re bigger than I expected. To be fair to me, the listings didn’t have measurements. 🤣

Two gray hamster plushies. One is holding a mushroom and the other has a little yellow and orange shoulder bag.

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I’m happy to help! 🤣 I’ve dunked one sticker in water and it didn’t run, but I dunno how it will hold up to washing. 😅

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

In other news, I should be able to turn USA shipping back on next month. I’m waiting for more information that I can pass on, on how much extra I’ll have to charge as I can’t absorb the tariffs! 😭

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The Curious Hamster @thecurioushamster.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Once again I forgot to post about new stuff! Honestly when my mental health goes, I retreat and just stop. 🤦‍♀️ But anyway! I’ve made stickers! thecurioushamster.etsy.com?section_id=1... I hope you like them.

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