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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 2h

I'd always rather have more daylight, though I like the cooler temperatures too

Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 2h

As you may have noticed, nights are quickly drawing in. Most places are losing 4 or 5 minutes of light each day, and through October most of the UK will see day length reduce by 2 hours or more 🌙

Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 5h

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 8h

Groundsman inspects a crater in the middle of the pitch at Old Trafford cricket ground after a German bombing raid on December 22nd 1940.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 9h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 9h

Sometimes you wear a costume and sometimes a costume wears you. This is definitely the later, but when the costume is like this, I don't think that matters (though Mr Laos is also v fine looking under all of it!)

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 22h

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 9h

This sparked joy

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 23h

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 9h

#MigrantsWelcome #GoodNews

Let's all get together to tackle our mutiple crises, in a world where human time, energy and talents are a scarce resource

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

www.theguardian.com

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 10h

An anti-racism campaign in Birmingham

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

www.theguardian.com

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Norin 🦈 🔜 Twitchcon @mahoukarp.com · 15h

little greek monsters
#art

illustration of some greek monsters

featured are

orthrus
cerebrus
hydra
manticore
chimera
pegasus
minotaur
griffin
hippocampus

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BERNERI ✧ @berneri.horse · Jul 1

& ALWAYS WILL BE
#art ✧ #wrathmonth ✧ #trans ✧ #queer

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i.m. zumphry @zumphry.com · 11h

Still need $274 to pay my (in part overdue) internet bill!

i.m. zumphry @zumphry.com · 19d

Hi all, unfortunately I still need to beg for help to survive the next month. "Only" $2000 this month, with part to save for a vet visit next month.

Need $1175 by the 1st for rent.

Please help by sharing or donating, if you're able to.

www.gofundme.com/f/2000-neede...
&
ko-fi.com/zumphry/goal...

Donate to $2000 needed to get Pooh (and me) through October 2025, organized by Zayne Humphrey-Taylor

Hi everyone. I’ve more or less given up on everythin… Zayne Humphrey-Taylor needs your support for $2000 needed to get Pooh (and me) through October 2025

www.gofundme.com

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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 11h

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 1d

Good news!

Clinton Bowen @torrho.blacksky.team · 1d

Correct! This week we built a fallback mechanism to query slingshot, constellation, and the PDS directly.

For now it is limited "read only". Soon enough you'll be able to interact with Link on blacksky.community

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Z.K.A. @pegasusunder.bsky.social · 1d

www.npr.org/2025/10/11/g...

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

www.npr.org

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i.m. zumphry @zumphry.com · 2d

Just paid electric! Next up are $273.88 (18th) for internet and then $93.68 (22nd) for gas!

Plus still working on $180 towards Pooh's vet visit ($17 of $180)

i.m. zumphry @zumphry.com · 19d

Hi all, unfortunately I still need to beg for help to survive the next month. "Only" $2000 this month, with part to save for a vet visit next month.

Need $1175 by the 1st for rent.

Please help by sharing or donating, if you're able to.

www.gofundme.com/f/2000-neede...
&
ko-fi.com/zumphry/goal...

Donate to $2000 needed to get Pooh (and me) through October 2025, organized by Zayne Humphrey-Taylor

Hi everyone. I’ve more or less given up on everythin… Zayne Humphrey-Taylor needs your support for $2000 needed to get Pooh (and me) through October 2025

www.gofundme.com

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Esmeria @esmeria.me · 4d

1/🧵 For those who may be migrating away from the Bluesky PDS to Blacksky, and want to use the blacksky.community client instead of bsky.app, you can use a uBlock Origin filter to automatically redirect bsky.app links

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Why_that_hat FREE Palestine ceasefire now @whythathat.bsky.social · 1d

Can you help Bee get by and get to Thailand? She's very nice and just wants a place where she can feel safe 🥺

Bee, a Black trans woman needs help with living expenses, healthcare, and funds to move to safety in Thailand.
gofund.me/7f7e3296, venmo: Beebop-29, cashapp: $beeluvbabe

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 1d

The economics of AI (LLM) data centers continue to be utterly unworkable. This whole thing is going to crash sooner rather than later and leave a giant smoldering crater where a big chunk of the economy used to be.

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

We are now guaranteed a World Series matchup that we’ve never seen before

Baseball is the best!!!!

h/t @jasonbernard.bsky.social for the q

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 1d

Thanks!

I'll have to find a publisher first for that book. Should be suitable for teens.

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 1d

We're watching the new season of Slow Horses. Roddy Ho remains 1 of my fave characters, with 0 self-awareness. His ability to delude himself is remarkable. He's almost always played for comedy. But the character also has to have a vulnerable & appealing side. Not easy to act. Chung does a great job!

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 1d

Happy birthday!

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Mae 美妍 @atfruitbat.myatproto.social · 1d

I like both Blue Jays & Mariners. Mariners would have their 1st time at a World Series. And if it's the Blue Jays, maybe odds are better they meet with Carney rather than POTUS if they win? IDK.

I think the Brewers would give the Dodgers a harder time, so I want them to beat the Cubs, then beat LA.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Peel, fishwife and smuggler, South Shields, 1850. When her husband and son were press-ganged, she snuck on board ship and hid. Discovered, she was allowed to work as a nurse and stay with her family.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Someone made a lot of money through insider trading. On the international betting site Polymarket, the eventual winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Maria Corina Machado went from rank outsider to 70% favourite in the early hours of Friday before the award was announced.

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