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zeobun @zeobun.bsky.social · Mar 30

There is a brave knight within u ⚔️

A brave mole knight is standing on a molehill, sword and shield in hand. He is framed by a gothic stone frame and in the back, you can see a landscape reminiscent of the rennessance portraits. Underneath, on a piece of paper it says, "There is a brave knight within you", with a painting of a small sword below.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 4h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Anna Brandberg @annabrandberg.bsky.social · 3h

Ho. Ly.

If there ever was an ad for changing browsers and having trackers/adblocker extensions, this would be it.

I genuinely don't comprehend how people rawdog the internet.

Luc @aura.dog · Aug 16

Chrome's adblock dying has really just shown how bad ads have gotten now huh

This appeared and fullscreened my window, hid my cursor, for clicking on a youtube download link lol

old people are just not built to handle this

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

A 77 year old man sent a postcard to Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia that simply read: “You lack values.”

Police showed up at his door.

This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.

Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 6h

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

www.rawstory.com/florida-2674...

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty...

www.rawstory.com

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 5h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 15h

Oh what’s that? They will depreciate at roughly 3 times the rate previously touted and require constant replacement and 2-3x the revenue to match initial expenditure?

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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CHIAOXU 🎃 OCTOBER COMMS OPEN 🦇 @chiaoxu.bsky.social · 10d

🕸️ T A I N T E D 🪦

#furry #furryart #sketch #horror #horrorart #originalcharacter #art

a sketch of a skull faced black feline with bloody hands, dripping, and they have half a tail, the bones coming out of the fur at one end. the background is a grungy light blue. Looks like a zombie ? Uh oh!

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 11h

Incredibly refreshing to see a uk politician just say yes a woman can have a penis and can you be normal about trans people if you dont want them to have a dick fund their transition awesome love this guy

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 12h

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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BERNERI ✧ @berneri.horse · Jul 1

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

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 9h

Lol

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Harry @harry-is-human.bsky.social · 21h

Met Police: 'No crimes committed'

Pictures: Show crimes being committed

Remember folks, Public Order Law has a secret 'unless far right' clause.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Really not good at all that the Christian Right feels emboldened enough to parade in Soho in paramilitary uniforms. www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...

Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district

A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Sister Rose | Roseweave the Púca @sisterrose.bsky.social · 1d

This is how you you begin eliminating a minority's right to exist, you cut along the edges and make it so any accusations against them are automatically believed. Once an entire group of people has been labelled "Predator", that's when plans to remove them from society to begin.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

A man gets a blowjob from a trans woman and his friends make fun of him so he goes to the police to claim she lied about being a woman. She was convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison because of a man's shame.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thornaby transgender woman jailed for deception sex assault

Ciara Watkin's victim says he would not have agreed to sex had he known she was biologically male.

www.bbc.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Anton ☾ @antonarcana.gay · 8d

I do understand the mindset behind being scared of becoming disabled; Nobody wants their life to get more difficult, and disability tends to make your life harder in the world we live in. Take it from me, though; It really isn’t the end of the world. Your life will still be worth living

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

And here I was thinking that Trump was inciting hatred against immigrants because he's a fascist scumbag who wants more and more power and the pedophilia is just part of his brand. But for some reason I suspect that you might be having a conspiratorial one here instead of looking at reality...

Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

The combo of Islamophobia and transphobia in the article she linked is very telling of her own views. She just wants to attack marginalised people, all doesn't give a shit about any possible hypocrisy.

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

Surrey Police introduced an anti-trans strip search policy last month, copying the British Transport Police, which is dehumanising, humiliating, and greatly increases the risk that trans femmes will be sexually assaulted by officers. The entire institution is corrupt and hateful from the top down.

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

Context on Surrey Police is that the PCC, Townsend, has been posting overt hate speech and harassment against trans people, including against individuals, and has been protected from consequences by the institution. She's also bragged about using her influence to push transphobia within the force.

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

* guaranteed

Typo

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 2d

A small victory! Chat Control has been tabled for now, but it can [and likely will] be brought up for vote again in December

In the meantime, EU citizens will need to continue pressuring their respective govts to oppose chat control

However, do so knowing that pressure WORKS.

Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 2d

Denmark has tabled next week's vote on Chat Control.

Yet, per Peter Hummelgaard:

"The Danish Presidency will, however, continue to work with the member states to find a solution, and therefore negotiations on the technical details of the proposal continue. It is urgent to find common ground."

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, look, another anti-trans PCC openly supporting hate, and who (like, off the top of my head: Lisa Townsend - Surrey PCC) is guarantee will face no consequences for directly supporting and inciting anti-trans hatred and violence. And people wonder why trans people don't trust any cops...

Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 1d

The Conservative Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner to open the FiLiA hate conference, with this coded incitement to hatred.

Katy Bourne OBE @ @KatyBourne • 2h Really excited to be opening today's @FiLiA_charity Women's Rights Conference in
Brighton - an important space for bold conversations and for amplifying the views, thoughts and voices of women
#FİLiA2025

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Claire's Trans Talks @clairestranstalks.bsky.social · 1d

Watched QT this morning for the first time in years.

As expected, the BBC tried to do a hit job on Zack from the very start, coordinated with Reform who got unprecedented airtime, as usual.

It didnt work though. Zack more than held his own, decimating the political establishment.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”

Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus fucking Christ! but also unsurprising from a Labour council, Nazi scum they are

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 1d

Alumni also include the next EHRC chair Mary-Ann Stephenson, right?

BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: BASH BACK TARGET FiLiA ANTI-TRANS CONFERENCE

The conference, whose alumni include J.K. Rowling, this year hosts hate groups LGBAlliance and Transgender Trend, along with the director of Scottish Lesbians, one of the groups responsible for April's segregationist Supreme Court ruling.

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 1d

OUR STATEMENT ON THE ACTION AGAINST FILIA

TERFS GATHER EVERY YEAR TO GLOAT ABOUT ATTACKS ON BODILY AUTONOMY AND TRANS PEOPLE'S SAFETY

THIS YEAR, WHEN WE FACE THE GREATEST ATTACKS ON OUR FREEDOMS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM THE PRIVILEGE

STATEMENT ON BASH BACK ACTION AGAINST FILIA (9/10/25)

LAST NIGHT, ACTIONISTS FROM BASH BACK TOOK ACTION AGAINST THE BRIGHTON CENTRE, VENUE OF THE FILIA CONFERENCE, WHICH PLAYS HOST TO SOME OF THE MOST VICIOUS TRANSPHOBIA IN POP POLITICS.

FILIA'S SPEAKERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE BIGOT-PROVOCATEURS JULIE BINDEL, LGB ALLIANCE AND "SCOTTISH LESBIANS" - A GROUP BEHIND THE SEGREGATIONIST 2025 SUPREME COURT RULING.
THEIR VILE AND HATEFUL RHETORIC LEADS TO THE SAME KIND OF DISCRIMINATORY VIOLENCE THAT KILLS HUNDREDS OF TRANS PEOPLE EVERY
YEAR.
THESE BIGOTS HAVE OUR BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS. THEY USE THIS CONFERENCE TO GLOAT. THIS YEAR, WE WILL NOT LET THEM.

STATEMENT ON BASH BACK ACTION AGAINST FILIA (CONT.)

BASH BACK SEES FILIA AS NEITHER RADICAL NOR FEMINIST, SPREADING MISOGYNIST HATRED BACKED BY BOTH BILLIONAIRES AND THE STATE.

LIKE THE SUFFRAGETTES AND RADICAL QUEERS BEFORE US, THAT THE ONLY PATH TOWARD LIBERATION IS THROUGH ACTION.

TO THE ORGANISERS OF FILIA WE SAY THIS:

IF YOU EXPECT TO CONTINUE IN YOUR TRADE OF TRANSPHOBIC HATE, IF YOU EXPECT TO CONTINUE IN YOUR QUEERBASHING AND TRANSMISOGYNY AND CALL IT "FEMINISM" THEN EXPECT RESISTANCE, EXPECT RETALIATION, EXPECT US.

PAINT WASHES OFF. BLOOD NEVER DOES.

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