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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is it a sign that you did a good presentation when multiple people check if you're getting therapy afterwards? Thank you @dc4420.bsky.social for having me
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Went to check out the site of the New Forest wildfires
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some photos of the book market in Pochaina, Kyiv. Destroyed in russia's recent wave of attacks on Ukrainian literature.
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BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
October may be spooky season but our mini-meets are anything but. With a super supportive community, come along to chat with friends, listen to or even give a talk. Hope to see you there :) As always if you would like to speak at one of our mini-meets please reach out via email or LinkedIn.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Finally getting my shit together and posting pics from the Chornobyl Museum back in 2023, before russia blew it up
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@hevansdev.bsky.social Just wanted to let you know that the 26g robin was honoured on our camp flag
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BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thank you to everyone that came to visit us at our BSides Basingstoke subcamp at EMF! We had a great time with you all, and hope to see you again in a week and a bit ❤️
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BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Check out our amazing schedule! Tickets are on sale now, link in the replies
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I know you mean that from a good place, but please let’s skip the whole ‘maybe Russians don’t know what’s really happening’ and ‘oh what they even can do now’ bit. We’ve seen them cheering when Russia annexed Crimea . I know they are capable of using vpn when they need to. It’s been
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Do I know anyone looking to sell a ticket for EMF Camp?
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Russians trying to play innocent victims now with the ‘why everybody hаte Russians this is not normal’ after everything Russia has done to Ukrainians is the epitome of sleezy disgusting out of touch hypocrisy bordering on psychopathy.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Do I know anyone looking to sell a ticket for EMF Camp?
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Did my first longer walk without the crutch (4km), so far ankle feels okay but I guess I'll really know by how it feels tomorrow
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BSides Leeds @bsidesleeds.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🕹️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎮️ We're delighted to have @vicharkness.bsky.social, Security Consultant, presenting her talk 'Baby Burp Suite'. Catch Vic's talk on the 101 Track, and keep an eye on our website and socials for the full schedule release! #BSidesLeeds #SpeakerAnnouncement
Speaker card with photo of Vic Harkness and the text 'I'm speaking on 101 Stage, Sat 13th June'
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Throwback to the time I had a literal ton of dog food in the Celica 😂
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Done another thing. Also, reminder that there's a @bsidesbsk.bsky.social mini meet this Friday! See you all there
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Me and my crutch 😅
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BSides Leeds @bsidesleeds.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🕹️ We're gearing up for the next round of TICKET DROP 🎮️ Check back at 19:00 today to grab your place 👀 bsidesleeds.com/tickets
Blockbuster image saying BSides Leeds
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Saw a heron trying to eat a massive fish, popped home and grabbed my camera just in time for the money shot! Genuinely surprised he got it down him
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
That time of year again! Someone brought me some ducklings, but they were too young for me to be able to appropriately care for so they've been passed onto a friend who has an incubator. In return I've got some very opinionated teenaged pigeons 😂
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Last of the wound dressings off today- we have a completely closed (but still swollen) incision! 🎉
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I know it’s a lot of reports about attacks. But this is just how many we get at night, and usually much more actually. It’s absolutely impossible to cover every Russian attack on every Ukrainian city - so many of them so all the time. But whenever I can I try to ,
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Stitches out! Apparently the surgeon tried to line them up with the old scars to preserve the fish bones 😂
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Surgery on the ankle went okay! Had bone chiselled away (surgeon's words), hopefully the joint will move a bit better now and reduce my limp/the problems in surrounding joints due to the limited range of motion
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
As always, drop me a reply if you'd like to support our event by sponsoring it or exhibiting at it!
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Ever wondered what 300kg of dried milk looks like? The food bought with your donations has been arriving to Murashky 💙💛
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Did the thing- But more importantly, @bsidesbsk.bsky.social is looking for sponsors for our 2026 event! Drop me a message if you're interested 😂
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
All I can say is: wow! You've all been so incredibly generous, absolutely smashing our target. Fancy helping us get to 200%? Link in the replies 😃
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Tommy R Vaske @estersasterisk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The muscovy is a state sponsor of terrorism, and must be recognized and treated as such.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Hi all, I'm fundraising for Ants in Kyiv again! If you could donate to help them purchase raw resource, I'd greatly appreciate it www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Help raise £1600 to Supply Murashky – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to Supply Murashky. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Hi all, I'm fundraising for Ants in Kyiv again! If you could donate to help them purchase raw resource, I'd greatly appreciate it www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Help raise £1600 to Supply Murashky – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to Supply Murashky. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Unfortunately I'm out of town for this one 😭
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Blackout in Kyiv. Our capital, a multimillion‑person metropolis, has been plunged into darkness amidst the freezing cold. It is a humanitarian disaster caused by russia. 📸: Yan Dobronosov
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 09/01/2026
Explosions reported outside Lviv after an apparent intermediate-range ballistic missile strike by Russia against the Stryi gas field and gas storage facility. Signs point to another Oreshnik missile attack — the weapon Putin compared to a "meteorite." meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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Russia hits gas field near Lviv in suspected Oreshnik ballistic missile strike — Meduza
Shortly after Ukraine’s Air Force reported the threat of an intermediate-range ballistic missile launch from a Russian strategic nuclear testing site near the Caspian Sea, explosions rocked the…
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Here's my language studying summary for 2025! Averaged about 40 minutes per day. I spent much more time concentrating on Ukrainian this year for practical reasons, but I tried to maintain my Spanish.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
-5c here today, but the snow in Lviv is beautiful
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Final bit of net weaving before the new year. Russia often hits Ukrainian civilians hard to "celebrate" the occasion, please keep the Ukrainian people in your thoughts tonight
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
З Різдвом зі Львова 🎄
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I've been told that these little wooden shapes used to decorate the Christmas market are called a "Павук", meaning "spider". It's been interesting to see the shift towards more Western-like Christmas traditions since the start of the full scale invasion.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Fascinating to hear kids in Ukraine saying six seven in English
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Aoraki/Mount Cook glacier (what's left of it)
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Oh hey it's that tree I keep seeing a pic of in Oxford (That Wānaka Tree in NZ)
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Heather farm in New Zealand
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Pics of some dude skipping stones in New Zealand
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 09/12/2025
December 9 marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide. In Ukraine, this day is not only about remembering past atrocities; it draws attention to the ongoing crimes committed by russia: the abduction of children, the torture and killing of civilians and more.
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Recent university assignment about accusations of witchcraft as a way of processing the social stresses brought about by migration viclore.com/witchcraft-a...
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Witchcraft accusations as a way of dealing with cultural stresses surrounding migration - Viclore
This is an assignment I’ve written in pursuit of my degree in Folklore Introduction As people migrate, so too do their beliefs.  This leads to differing cultural practices and belief systems being for...
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
More little guy pics from when I was in New Zealand
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Couple of pics from BSides Aberystwyth I was spotted in, it was cool to chat to people about pentesting!
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Vic @vicharkness.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Bone pics bone pics! The inside of the joint is supposed to be smooth white (cartilage). Mine is full of fluffy damaged cartilage, with big bits where the bone is exposed (the yellowish bit)
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BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
See you on Friday for our mini meet! Make sure to watch out for this dangerous beast that's definitely not just a house cat on your way www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/2560382...
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'Mystery' big cat with pointed ears spotted on outskirts of Basingstoke
A lynx cat 'the size of a small wolf' is believed to have been spotted on the outskirts of Basingstoke.
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