Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialJennifer Liao @averagejenn.bsky.social · 21hAll you Libby users borrowing digital books and audiobooks through your library cards, you can set your preferences to human authors and artists ONLY. Click the middle button at the bottom, then "Content Controls" under Settings. You'll find "AI Contributions" there. Click in to it to make changes. 19077414901 7.7K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.social🏳️⚧️ Decomposing Princess Jackie @jackiesupernova.northsky.social · 12/10/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 2175133 175
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This set me to thinking about Antiques Roadshow 2350. What would be on it? The only things in the room I'm in which might make it is a) my desk (really solidly made so potentially long-lasting) and some things that are already old (not including me) like jewellery. 3147 14
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026Fair play to the wife of a Caribbean man and mother of mixed race children being informed by the BBC reporter that she’s in the minority in her community regarding immigration and responding with, “Yes, I’m surrounded by bigots.” 675741285 7.6K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is excellent, do make the time to watch 1238 23
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Fuck AI 08528 85
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.social🇦🇷 Taylor Esposito, multi award winning pro letterer & educator @tayloresposito.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 04636 46
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/09/2026As someone who has been tweeted about personally by Rowling. And who spends my whole life trying to fight the damage caused by the litigation she funds. I think, personally, I would be less harmed by you giving me an actual kick in the ribs than watching the new Harry Potter & trying to justify it. 440601241 4.1K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialWutTheWut😵💫 RBroeck🗳️💙 @wutthewut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Believe the science. It is literally written in stone. Vaccinate. 306177105233 17.7K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialBree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 18/08/2026Quick PSA. Looking at you, local orgs and small businesses. 1061492461 6.1K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Bin Day cometh. 402100511673 10.1K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.deadline.comNicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh. 1975292844 7.5K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialJoe Hass @hassgocubs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Via @moryan.bsky.social via @runwithskizzers.bsky.social, a friendly reminder: JK Rowling is a transphobic bigot.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 5399161 399
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126187997 12.6K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialREwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...bbc.co.ukBonnie Tyler, singer of Total Eclipse of the Heart, dies aged 75The south Wales-born singer, whose other hits included Holding Out For a Hero, sold millions of records in the 1970s and 80s. 11394130 394
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialBudd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days. 343213665863 21.4K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialLewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I agree and I hate the prevalence of slop. It turns me into a cynic whenever I see something heart-warming and that’s a bad feeling. 06511 65
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Nigel Farage has confirmed during an interview with LBC that one of his first priorities were he Prime Minster would be to scrap the Human Rights Act. Here are the rights British people would instantly lose if he did that….. 24316178 316
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialDr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026As an anthropologist, I endorse this message! 273207126674 20.7K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialHelen Bowes-Catton (she/her) @hbowescatton.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Women, if you don't want to be harassed in the loos, please stand with your trans sisters, and with non-binary and intersex folk, and with over 100,000 other women, and sign the Not In Our Name - NION Women petition. notinourname.org.uknotinourname.org.ukHome - Not in our nameNot In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community 08254 82
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026this is a masterpiece 247210738224 21.1K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialDaniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 17/04/2026whoever this is, they are amazing 5984269 984
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026My latest for @sciam.bsky.social is all about the real biology, ecology, and climate science that is used to create the world of Pokémon, and how scientists use it to teach science in the real world. This is just about the most fun I’ve ever had interviewing anyone, and I hope you enjoy! 🧪🌎scientificamerican.comThe Pokémon universe goes hard on ecology and climate scienceThe Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all” 17495180 495
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialThe Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 28/12/2025It’s #winter. The buzzing has stopped - mostly. So what’s happened to all the #bees? Let me explain. Please #repost this thread. Don’t just like/look. It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing. Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help. Thank you. #share #nature #education 1/14 3182123 182
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 11/11/2025A good day to resurrect this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEA...youtube.com90s UK TV Advert BBC Complaints department Julie Walters French and Saunders Eastenders AttenboroughYouTube video by Goldmine Video 12244105 244
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialCaitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round 1815861033 1.6K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 10/11/2025SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA 7541031312 4.1K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialPolitics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC." 15848841222 4.9K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I adore Emma Thompson 3649 64
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialSpelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Did a new one 3777022728 7.7K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying. 522164 221
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialMax Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 30/07/2025This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages. 6157282057 5.7K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialHolly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 15/07/2025Please, please sign and share this. Rescues are absolutely drowning. Something has to change, FAST. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... 57361 73
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialJosh Russell → @MVTFWD @joshfwd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Canadian and Australian right wing leaders both lose their seats within weeks. Meanwhile UK Labour thinks going to the right is the way to win, even though the right reject them and the left are alienated by them. Read the f*ing room. More importantly, feel the threat from progressive voters. 291018211 1K
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wig257.bsky.social @wig257.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Repost with a photo of a Seafront/Shoreline/Beach that you took. 020 2
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialCaitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 07/04/2025useful ... am gonna check these out ... 05817 58
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 26/03/2025"A just and moral society should value the lives of all of its citizens, whether they have or do not have a job. It should also strive to combat the strains of work and offer hope for a future where we can all enjoy life more, including with less work." YES 👏👏👏 3306 30
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialFialka @stillfialka.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Add to that all cons, academic and business conferences, festivals, other sporting events...anything that would normally have attracted an international audience. 021 2
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 19/03/2025 “There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson 11050881433 5.1K
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialScary Berry @berryh.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Found my new drag act name MINGE THE MERCILESS 39922 99
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialGirl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 11/03/2025PSA: PUT YOUR DOG ON A LEAD. Twice in the last few days I’ve been approached by massive, exuberant dogs who refused to come back when their owners called. On one occasion I was holding a baby. When I told the owner to put their dog on a lead, they scowled at me like I was unreasonable. 2523926 239
wig257.bsky.social @wig257.bsky.social · 16/02/2025@stillfialka.bsky.social oooh this is promising 🤞🤞🤞🤞 120 2
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialGirl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Gisèle Pelicot's power can never be overstated. May we build statues to her, write poetry about her, raise a glass to her each and every time we see a new report about a rapist who got justice. And let's talk about Dominique Pelicot's shame. www.girlonthenet.com/blog/dominiq...girlonthenet.comGisèle Pelicot's power, and Dominique Pelicot's shame | Girl on the NetGisèle Pelicot has shown us that shame can change sides. Her heroism can never be overstated. So let's talk about Dominique Pelicot's shame. 5310135 310
wig257.bsky.social @wig257.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Christmas prep has begun, just finished watching The Holiday. #theholiday 000 0
wig257.bsky.social @wig257.bsky.social · 29/11/2024This is Dolly. It's our 4 year rescueversary today. She's 16 and having a lovely time. She's pretty much perfect except for scratching the carpet and not eating the fancy food I buy her for a treat! Loves a lap to sit on and a comb to rub around. 10/10 0192 19
Reposted by @wig257.bsky.socialGiles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10.bsky.social · 29/11/2024For anyone in the UK, If you text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 when you are in a dark place or suicidal, a trained crisis volunteer will text you back. This is great If you find talking on the phone challenging. It’s completely free 24/7. Please Repost, you never know who might need this support 11666656 666