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"The culture on X today is remarkably friendly and inclusive. It is a cheerful place." Compare and contrast the first notification I’ve got from the place in a while.

A screencap of a tweet notification reading: “You forget the liberals" were in charge before Elon and the echo chamber was in your favour. The President was literally banned. Now imbalance has been addressed, the faggotry (fallacy) of "safe spaces" was removed, and you didn't like that.“

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If I do a search for words associated with my LGBTQA+ community - gay, trans, it’s just vile. I mean this was 23 seconds ago. And this corresponds with my personal experience. Talk to *your own followers* about being gay or about gay issues and the shit you get is unrelenting.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Anyone know what’s up with this? Is it just a promo from the Bluesky people or is it the start of some kind of sponsorship or advertising?

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well I'm glad to hear in the past I was able to help in some way. I try and help people out and I try to be supportive when I can. I don't always manage it but it is my goal. You have to understand how this looks from my side. These were our first interactions:

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Huh. Interesting. State liberalism, eh? What did you guys get? 12axes.vercel.app/results?est=...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

But like, I dunno, dude. Four AI generated images. I think I *might* have spotted the first one and possibly the third, but I genuinely don't know. This stuff is just better than people realize.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Offhand, not being at home, this was the other day and it’s definitely non obvious.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I mean we could compare things if you’d like. I asked it to check some posts on your blog for factual errors. Here’s what it came back with.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'll probably change my mind in the end, but at the moment no regrets whatsoever.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“We go now to see more up to date plans of Donald Trump’s arch in Washington DC…”

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Also you literally just posted this. Do you really not get it?

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No idea of provenance or authenticity but it made me laugh a lot, so sharing.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Well this is a spectacular image:

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In every area because of this campaign of lies from republicans, both Democrats and Republicans have become more anti-trans. Do you really think we can just rely on our Democratic politicians to do the right thing?

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

And secondly, look at this graph. That’s because of a campaign by Republicans. And the thing we’re uncomfortable about is that some Democrats are seeing this torrent of campaigning from Republicans and are *changing their positions* on things because they think these talking points are vote winners

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My favorite thing about this thread is that it points out the lazy leftist smears put out by … the Daily Telegraph.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did you know that Taco Bell sells a 🌮 where the *taco shell* is made of *flattened fried chicken*?!?!

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I mean, it's not entirely wrong - I grew up in that bump on the right hand side of the country northeast of Cambridge. But it's not exactly nailed it.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Did it nail your origins though? It was pretty feeble with mine, which made me think it's really not taken account of class accent distinctions.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem, icon of feminism, who died today, went on a journey on trans rights. But ended up in the right place. www.them.us/news/gloria-...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What’s that you say? If you go to events put on by a politician it’s tacit support for all their policy positions? www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

And this is the graph. There’s a pretty obvious change at the point it looks like Burnham’s going to be the PM.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

That’s one poll, sure. These are from the last week. There’s a 30% in there and a few 27%s.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

And I mean I purposefully chose a flattering picture of Vance there so as not to be unfair. I could have posted this.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just a reminder of what life was like not so long ago.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So there are similarities. There is a resemblance. Thank you. You said there wasn't. And now you concede there is. Great. FUCK OFF PLEASE. WE'RE DONE.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So it finds a resemblance. Great. Thank you. You said there was no resemblance and then it found a resemblance. Fucking finally.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So you're saying they do sound alike? Which would be a resemblance between the two? Thank you again for finally fucking conceding the damn point.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This is what we were responding to. If you want to make a completely different argument, you are free to do so. But we were arguing with this post, which was fucking stupid and you know it.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

To cite Googe's often flawed AI overview...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Oh you mean this one? Yup, absolutely true. No argument. Totally accurate.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Finally Lise Herod Braten’s pots are just wild, rocky, mythic extrusions that look more eroded than made. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/lise-...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Massive fan of Jane Muende whose incredibly simply but repetitive decoration gives her pots a sort of otherworldly, mystical air. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/jane-...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sotis Filippides‘ work all looks somehow magical, like the humble carpenters’ cup in Lost Crusade. The golden highlights and the rough exteriors are extraordinary.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ulla Mead makes beautiful, lopsided, Tim Burton-esque, textured bottles. And they are gorgeous and alien and I want them. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/ulla-...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sophie Cook makes these beautiful, elegant, simple shapes, sometimes in the most vibrant possible colors. They’re so … perfect and clean. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/sophi...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Katharine Klug makes these beautiful organic, hand-built feeling shapes, which she decorates with these wonderful textured lines and colors. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/katha...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Midori Takaki is much more whimsical with her characters and mini sculptures. I love these as well. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/midor...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Jane Sheppard is another one whose pots are far from cheap, but they are huge and beautiful and finished with copper. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/jane-...

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Lara Scobie makes beautiful, clean, porcelain pottery with intense bright color and gold leaf. Her stuff is *not* cheap, but it is stunning. www.contemporaryceramics.uk/makers/lara-...

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