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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is why the internet was invented... #LifuX #Dogs #Dogsofbluesky

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dear Joan. Please see that we have bread & a tin of corned beef & salad for Tuesday. We should be home by tea time. Can you kill & pluck a hen - don't draw it - so that the driver can take it back early Wednesday morning (about 7am).

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Sophie Lancaster Foundation @sophiecharity.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

19 years since we lost Sophie. Never forgotten. #WeAreSophie

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Don't start what you can't finish.

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

'Tis here! The interminable wait is over! Latest show, now up on Mixcloud. #alternativerock #electronicmusic #psychedelic www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Coming up in 60 of your Earth minutes... join in at buenavida.co.uk

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This Friday 14th sees the return of the Variant Thirteen show to @radio_buena_vida at 3pm, with the time-honoured helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds....... (1/2)

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Stella Duffy @stellduffy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Berlin Pride. THAT’s why Pride matters. That’s why we ‘go on about being gay’ all the time. That’s why we’ll keep talking about it. It’s not fixed yet.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Andrew Tate’s been arrested. Teachers who lost their jobs for not having the ‘correct’ opinion about Charlie Kirk’s death are successfully suing. Trump’s cacking himself about the midterms. About 3 ppl turned up to that CPAC conference. Farage is arguing with a bin. Things might be okay, you know.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

“Culture of impunity” is right. The demand is to never hold public figures accountable for wrongdoing, not even verbally when they’re already beyond the reach of human accountability and won’t hear the criticisms and jokes. The legacy must be sanitized, or current elites might feel less impunity.

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I would kill or die for Larry

A small operation in Oregon that hunts truffles with a trained dog has added an unpaid trainee. A cat named Larry accompanies the handler and the truffle dog into the woods every outing, works a patch of ground a little apart from them, and digs with tremendous confidence in places where there is nothing.
The handler says Larry has never found a truffle and shows no sign of understanding the assignment. He does not use scent the way the dog does and he does not respond when the dog makes a find.
He simply digs his own holes nearby and then inspects them. "He thinks he's on the team," the handler said. "He is emphatically not on the team."
TRUFFLE DOG FINDS THE TRUFFLES -
'TRAINEE' CAT DIGS RANDOM HOLES AND FINDS DIRT

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Be still thon beating hearts - my latest show is now ready for Listen Back :) www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...

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Variant Thirteen 57 - Retro Special - 12th June 2026

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Dave Jones @welshgasdoc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

As it’s #PrideCymru today, let’s remember this lovely Twitter exchange from years gone by…

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 12th at 3pm with a retro hour featuring tracks from days of yore by: Stump Test Dept. Quickspace Dalek I Lords Of The New Church #retro #alternative #postpunk #indie and more :) Listen live at buenavida.co.uk

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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I do EDI training at work and the most common thing people say is "you can't say anything these days" or words to that effect, so I ask them "OK, what is it you used to be able to say?" It's amazing how many times I'm met with silence x

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"who can afford to be gay at THOSE prices?"

"Gay" Bars Expensive

Most cities of any size are said to have "gay" bars. New York reportedly has more than 50. But they are often run by disreputable characters, some say mobsters, who charge exorbitant prices.

"It usually costs $3 to get in and a dollar for every beer. Who can afford to be gay at those prices?" asked one lesbian.

"Bars are very...

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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

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Bill Beagle @billbeagle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Looks we love

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Hold tight! Blast Off in just under 15 of your Earth 🌎 minutes!

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This Friday 10th sees the return of the Variant Thirteen show to @radio_buena_vida at 3pm, with the time-honoured helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.

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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 03/04/2026

I'm not sure about you, but I think the collapse of US hegemony, a global price spike and recession, and a new ground war in the Middle East are far worse than drag queens reading books at the library.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

“Together Against The Far Right” is following a variety of groups - but they’ve not actively engaged with ANY LGBT or trans, orgs 🤔 Maybe it’s because their Interim Chair, Kevin Courtney, has a history of aligning himself with anti-trans hate groups??

Interim Chair of 'Together Against The Far Right' has a history of aligning himself with transphobes!
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I decided to come and see what the @Womens_Place_UK meeting was all about tonight.
The protestors outside are banging on the windows so loud that you can't hear yourself think inside. That can't be the right way to dea with the issue #WPUKLab19
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The @women's_place_uk meeting is coming to an end.
I'm very pleased to have come. I've heard opinions that the protestors wouldn't agree with. I haven't heard any hate speech. When the speeches are put online in time I will share links so you can judge for yourself #WPUKLab19

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I've just become a friend of Filia.
"FiLiA runs the largest annual grassroots feminist conference in Europe. We are a Women-led Volunteer organisation and part of the Women's Liberation Movement."
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Sean Coleman @colemandesign.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Mackenzie Crook’s magical suburban folk tale, #SmallProphets published by #PenguinBooks and #PuffinBooks down the years. A 🧵 1/

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Had an uncle like this at my wedding

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

If you're at a loose end this evening, well here's a treat for you - may latest show! #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...

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Variant Thirteen 55 - 13th February 2026

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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

An old reminiscence from Harry Pearson of When Saturday Comes fame. "My dad went to see 10cc at the Madison in Middlesbrough. The compère came on and said 'Ladies and gents, great turn tonight, band from Manchester; please welcome Eye-Ock'”.

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

This is what Valentine's Day was made for.

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Coming up in just over 30 of your earth minutes !! buenavida.co.uk

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A sad post to have to share.......my friend Ian has to say goodbye to Des, his beloved partner of 27 and a half years.

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Unluckily for some, Friday 13th marks the return of the Variant Thirteen show to @radio_buena_vida at 3pm, with the time-honoured helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.

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Doug Sloane @dougsloane.eurosky.social · 10/02/2026

I changed the audio

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs.

The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.

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Carl Maxim @carlmaxim.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026

It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

An elderly white couple sat at the table next to us waiting for their food. The waiter comes out with their plates - "A pair of gammons?" Reader, I snickered...

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Dan Etchells @danetchells.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Just seen, on Threads!!

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Mark Newman @variant13.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 12th at 3pm with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds with tracks from: @hawksmoormusic.bsky.social @12hrfoundation.bsky.social @micro-moon.bsky.social @binauralspace.bsky.social and more

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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'... Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!

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