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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 10h

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 11h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10h

Whenever I see men complain about the male loneliness crisis or unique emotional/psychological issues faced by men, it’s very clear that they just don’t see women as full people capable of experiencing the exact same emotions they do

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 1d

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
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I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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Gerard Cunningham @faduda.bsky.social · 11h

"So I'm closing my Bluesky account."
"Great."
"Now you can follow me on my substack."

"Okay but that's worse."
"You do see how that's worse, right?"

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Frith 🐉 An Odd Type of Dragon @oddtypeofdragon.bsky.social · 13h

I beg of everyone and every organisation this Halloween: if you're doing a PSA about what to do with your pumpkin afterwards, INCLUDE THE COUNTRY IN YOUR INFO(GRAPHIC)

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David Cordial @davidcordial.bsky.social · 13h

Ever and anon, every accusation is a confession
Leddin said one of his issues with the Greens endorsing Connolly was that it was indicative of a move towards social issues over apolitical green policy

It turns out what he actually meant is he's more of a centrist than he was a Green

Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 16h

Let's explore the Green credentials of Heather Humphreys - The woman former GP member Brian Leddin thinks should be president.
She advocated for an increased burn period during her time as Minister for Heritage, as well as prolonging the period during which hedgerows could be cut. #Spéirgorm 1/n

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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 13h

Windows 10 users in the EU and UK, you can get free Extended Security Updates for a year just by:
> Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Click.
Scroll down to Enrol in Extended Security Updates (or similar wording).
Click on it.
Follow prompts.
Bingo, you're good for a year.

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CarolC @carolconnolly.bsky.social · 14h

I love that the director of the new film Good Boy said he knew many people would Google the end before going to the film, and he understood and was OK with that.

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CarolC @carolconnolly.bsky.social · 14h

This is a great article about the veneer of cheerfulness a lot of disabled people wear around others, and the consequences.

Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 1d

🧵
"How I’m really doing"

meglobalchronicle.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/h...

How appearances can be deceiving in terms of what people with ME can do consistently.

"So what people see when I post pictures of an outing are really exceptions based on adrenaline."

#MEcfs #PwME #CFS

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How I’m really doing
Gepubliceerd op 8 december 2024
Yesterday, a good friend asked me what I am truly capable of doing. For example, whether I can get dressed and go downstairs every day. Whether I can make tea or coffee for myself.

My answer:“No, I cannot get dressed every day. In fact, I haven’t done that in ages. Making tea and coffee isn’t that easy. If I do, it’s at the expense of doing something else.

For a while I had a kettle with hot water next to my bed but I spilled too often while pouring and as a result burnt myself.

I go downstairs on good days to have my meal lying on the couch. That’s possible for about three to four times a week But today I washed my hair and then I can’t do that.

So what people see when I post pictures of an outing are really exceptions based on adrenaline.

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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · 15h

Far-right X users who like saying "Orwelian" and "kafkaesque" should be forced to read ALL the books by the two authors and pass an exam on them.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Paul Tighe @paultighe.bsky.social · 15h

An informative 🧵.
Well worth a gander. (Wildlife pun intended.)

Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 16h

Let's explore the Green credentials of Heather Humphreys - The woman former GP member Brian Leddin thinks should be president.
She advocated for an increased burn period during her time as Minister for Heritage, as well as prolonging the period during which hedgerows could be cut. #Spéirgorm 1/n

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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 17h

"calls into question, why are the Government not doing something about it?"
Unfortunately the answer is easy. Managing floods like this would need landscape scale action including rewilding rivers and rewetting land and the government are fundamentally opposed to anything positive for nature

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17h

Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath

Farmers along Shannon say lives 'destroyed by flooding'

Farmers along the Shannon Callows have said their livelihoods are being destroyed by rising water levels in the area, which takes in large stretches of land in counties Galway, Offaly, Roscommon and W...

www.rte.ie

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 3d

Who keeps casting him? Apparently, he does.

Allegedly, he attaches himself to a project as executive producer and puts up some of the budget as long as he can star in it.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 3d

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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CarolC @carolconnolly.bsky.social · 17h

If you intend to be a writer you NEED to read widely, and outside of your comfort zones.

But if writing isn't on your personal To Do list, then yeah I absolutely support you only reading sports biographies or cats that solve crimes or whatever it is that you love. The world is on fire, be happy.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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valloween @trickycrayon.bsky.social · 1d

We are over 10 minutes now on coverage of the hostages being reunited with their families.

There was honestly a less than 30-second spot showing some of the buses coming in with Palestinians.

1700 people were held with no charges or convictions.

No happy videos of reunification there.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 18h

Here we go - 15 years later it’s a tenner.

iludwig.co.uk

Ludwig

iludwig.co.uk

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 18h

Ludwig is genius. The original creator used to have a website where you could buy and download the entire run for something like a fiver; my kids grew up with it, as I did.

Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 19h

Share a cartoon from the past that kids today probably never heard of.

youtu.be/FPvvjr3QIMk?...

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 1d

The children’s book industry has been misjudging reading levels for decades. It doesn’t pay well, so it’s populated by book lovers – keen readers who produce books for the kids they were: the most capable readers. But those were the minority. The majority read at a lower level, and still do.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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CarolC @carolconnolly.bsky.social · 17h

Brian Leddin, which one was he?

*checks Wikipedia*

Oh, the WhatsApp group one.

Yikes.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 20h

Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly

Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction

www.irishtimes.com

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 18h

On the 6th of October Israel had about 5,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Today, *after the exchange* Israel holds at least 9,000 prisoners, most of them have not been charged.
Conditions in prisons became intolerable after Oct 7. Torture and starvation are standard.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 19h

Ex-Green TD Brian Leddin is leaving the Greens over the party's support for "far left" Connolly, and voting for Fine Gael's Humphreys as president.

He believes climate and ecological breakdown are not left-right issues.

He's very wrong: *capitalism* is their core driver.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 20h

Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly

Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction

www.irishtimes.com

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Iridescence - The 2026 Eastercon @easterconuk.bsky.social · 18h

Reminder to all Iridescence Bursary Scheme First deadline: 31 October 2025

Need support with attending Iridescence? We’ve got a bursary scheme to help.

The scheme is open to anyone in the UK or Ireland.

Full details and the application form can be found here
eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...

Bursary Scheme Policy | Iridescence

eastercon2026.org

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

every day that Heather Humphreys is not asked why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign is another day of ignominy for the Irish press. she's running on her record, yet she's not questioned on it any substantive way

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