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Asexual, agender, agnostic. Intersectional communist luddite, antifascist, antizionist, antiAI. Trans rights are human rights. Shark + cat friend. Public transport + walking fan, Atari ST fan. Eff your car, Amiga. I'm not in the USA. alxtratrstrl.xyz

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 22h

Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.

A tweet from Sky News reading 'Aston Villa fan Andrew Fox says he has received online abuse and even death threats following the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the match in Birmingham.' A follow up tweet says 'This is a correction of a previous post that incorrectly identified Mr Fox as Jewish'.

A page from the Henry Jackson Society website for Andrew Fox, Research Fellow, which says he joined HJS in 2014 and that 'Andrew specialises in Defence, the Middle East, and disinformation'.

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wariotifo @wariotifo.bsky.social · 17h

weird. @barneyronay.bsky.social links all of his articles on here but he hasn't done it with his latest, a craven defence of some of europe's worst football hooligans, peppered with dozens of digs at Zack Polanski for some reason

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 13h

I also try to avoid having anyone depend on me for anything, ever, no matter how small the thing is, so that's making me feel uncomfortable as well.

@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 13h

Hi it's me, one of the people who rehosted Blockenheimer and I regret it.

I just thought perhaps a few people might find it useful but obviously recent arrivals on Bluesky have caused a lot of people to use it, just as I was thinking of taking it down due to dissatisfaction with Bluesky.

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 17h

#RandomGameSaturday failed to crosspost from Mastodon earlier and as a result Kaf-E was caught by a security camera so I’ll have to look at the blueprints more closely.

The front of the box for Interphase on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Interphase on the Atari ST.

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 22h

Oh they’re really protecting the pedophiles this is bad

Hi there,
A Bluesky account you control
(@communitynotesof.bsky.social) has been taken down for harassment.
This takedown is not a temporary suspension. Please do not create additional accounts on our service. We will take action against any additional accounts as we become aware of them.
If you have any additional questions or wish to appeal this decision please email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz.
Bluesky Moderation Team

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 2d

FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARRY BOOKS.
KILL AI.

its im asuming a bookstore with those words in the front on a poster

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 1d

Sometimes the names of things on Google Maps amuse me.

A Google Maps location called "Park Rd Park Parking".

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 2d

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 2d

Following Maccabi Tel Aviv's 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa, Keir Starmer has written to the Israeli ambassador apologising, and offering to destroy every school and hospital in Birmingham.

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 2d

Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv has been moved to a midday kickoff so that floodlights will not be needed. This decision is thought to be because Israel has a right to cut off electricity supplies anywhere it wants.

@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 2d

Keir Starmer now considering reversing the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv away fans by banning Aston Villa home fans from the entire UK and then killing at least 25% of them.

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 2d

As I write this Keir Starmer is using ChatGPT to send a late-night email to the home secretary to ask about proscribing Aston Villa. He has not yet thought of calling them Hamaston Villa.

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 2d

As I write this Keir Starmer is using ChatGPT to send a late-night email to the home secretary to ask about proscribing Aston Villa. He has not yet thought of calling them Hamaston Villa.

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ripcinema @ripcinema.bsky.social · 4d

nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007

Akinator, the mind reading genie

Akinator can read your mind and tell you what character you are thinking of, as if by magic. Think of a real or fictional character, answer few questions, and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Wil...

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 5d

A problem with my left eye resulted in a bunch of tests for unrelated medical issues, taking off my shirt for an echocardiogram I caught the collar on my face mask and poked myself hard in the right eye with the metal nose clip.

Dasha @dashasierra.com · May 19

What's the stupidest way you've hurt yourself?

Oh I'm so glad you asked! I knocked myself out with a frozen bag of omelettes.

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noelle sociohat @sociohat.bsky.social · 6d

gamer who doesn't listen to audio logs or read journal entries in games because they respect privacy

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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · 6d

LET'S FUCKING GO

International Day for Failure

Date

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

THE INTERNATIONAL

DAY FOR FAILURE OCTOBER 13th

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 7d

Doctors are always saying to drink plenty of fluids and yet nothing with fluid in its name is safe for consumption.

@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 7d

Once again it is #RandomGameSaturday and here's an 80's space game that isn't an attempt to make another Elite. I played this a lot when I was too young to understand what was going on so perhaps I should try it again.

Paul Neurath went on to co-found some company called Looking Glass.

The front of the box for Space Rogue on the Atari ST. It includes the credit "By Paul Neurath" and a very 80s-handsome time man in a pilot outfit holding a futuristic helmet.

The front of the box for Space Rogue on the Atari ST.

@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 7d

It might be a bad translation of “acquire” when they really just mean “get”?

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Shawn's Socialist Slipstreaming（宇祥）- he/him/他/dia @shawnybantzy.bsky.social · 8d

Apparently our newest Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote to fucking Netanyahu for help in overthrowing the government of her own country dawg

The population of Venezuela needs international protection against the widespread and systematic attack to which the Venezuelan regime subjects it. This is demonstrated by the report dated May 29, 2018, submitted by the Organisation of American States to the International Criminal Court. This has served as the basis for nine states, including Argentina, to file complaints against the regime before that international body. We deeply appreciate this effort, which is decisive for the outcome of the Venezuelan tragedy.

I am convinced that the international community, in accordance with the responsibility to protect doctrine, is called upon to provide Venezuelans with the necessary support to bring about the regime change that is urgently needed to restore national and international security. Therefore, I have recently sent letters to several of the world’s leading figures to promote before the United Nations Security Council the adoption of effective protection measures for Venezuela by fostering regime change, a step that necessarily entails strengthening international security. Today I want to ask Israel and Argentina to contribute their expertise and influence to advance a sound and urgent decision-making process in the Security Council.

Such measures are imperative in the face of a hemispheric security hotspot like the one currently posed by the regime oppressing Venezuela. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration have certified that the current refugee crisis of people fleeing Venezuela is the largest in the history of the Americas. Argentina is an example of this crisis, having welcomed hundreds of thousands of our compatriots—a gesture for which Venezuelans will always be grateful. However, we must be aware that without a change of regime in our country, hemispheric and global security will be at risk.

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ari 💫 @arimelody.space · 9d

recent remarks from @frame.work's CEO, nirav patel, are incredibly disappointing, and reflect a recurring theme that i'm seeing in tech: embracing, in both vocal and financial support, right-wing bigots and fascists with the excuse of "they make good tech"

community.frame.work/t/framework-...

Framework supporting far-right racists?

We support open source software (and hardware), and partner with developers and maintainers across the ecosystem. We deliberately create a big tent, because we want open source software to win. We d...

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@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 9d

Left to right:
- Chap-hop's not dead to me
- Enthusiastic defender of the right to hang around outside all-girls schools with a camera
- Used ChatGPT to write legal defence of the camera guy, has read the entire back blurbs of Art of War and The Prince
- Has an internship in Daddy's eugenics factory

Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 10d

Is this real or am I in a coma?

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

@[email protected] [they/them] ☭ @alxtratrstrl.xyz · 10d

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Samantha is the spectre haunting bluesky 👻 @bolshevikmilf.bsky.social · 10d

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