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HalloweeNKBTN

@nkbtn.bsky.social

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Cis-het white limey. Chilli fiend. Comedy lover. Possibly ADD without the H. Pro good, positive, kind, helpful things. Anti Bad Things. Purveyors of Bad Things get blocked, probably.

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · Jan 20

Apologies to anyone legitimately in need, but I'm blocking any "I'm from Gaza, please donate at gofundme" accounts. I've no way to verify you are. For those affected you have my deepest sympathies, and I hope my monthly Amnesty International and UNICEF donations go towards making life better for you

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 6m

Absolutely so, apparently!

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 7m

This is good! Love the final 'date' sketch especially, and probably so will any woman who's been on a date with a confident/arrogant midwit.

Dan Mersh @danmersh.bsky.social · 3d

You like chuckling don’t you? Well the first instalment of my new sketch comedy podcast with Kathryn Haywood is now available wherever you get your podcasts. 17 minutes of fun and there’ll be another one next week whether you like it or not. But you will like it. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 1d

The individual cannot bargain with the State. The State recognizes no coinage but power: and it issues the coins itself.

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 20m

@sorrelish.bsky.social
This just came up in my timeline; had to pass on the name check!

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 17h

# of times the Bible forbids/demands penalties for abortion- 0
# of times the Bible justifies keeping out immigrants-0
# of times Jesus condemns homosexuality-0
# of times the Bible addresses poverty, justice and compassion for the poor- over 2,000
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 17h

Just play it safe and don't repost any video unless you've verified it's source (e.g. from a BBC / CNN account)

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 20h

Reform are so grim and bad sports to boot.

Tied elections get settled at the toss of a coin. Standard practice. No need for law suits.

I’ve donated - please donate if you can.

donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/make-sure-we...

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 18h

You love it, you slaaaa...aaate-roof having homeowner

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 18h

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 19h

I'm assuming it's because the lists you subscribe to are (sort of) public on clearsky. So for some reason, some accounts block people who subscribe to *those* lists. Not sure what the advantage is.

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 20h

Link for non-apple users: media.rss.com/the-ministry...

media.rss.com

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 20h

I wish, when blocking someone, there was an option to submit a reason why, e.g. "political disagreement", "cringingly unfunny", "follows someone I hate" or whatever. Cos I get blocked a couple of times a week and I've no idea why

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 22h

I'm not so sure. Mental illness would be a HUGE step up from fetish - "you're riddled with a constant mental discomfort and there's drugs and surgery that can massively help? And all you need from me is call you she/they? Sure, knock yourself out."
I suspect they ALL think of it as sexual deviancy

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Rob Manuel @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social · 1d

We are in the cusp of being so fucked. Yes this one has three arms, so once you spot that it's glaring, but the rest of it is pretty good. Good luck knowing what's real out there, or in six months.

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 23h

Have my thread of place name puns

bsky.app/profile/nkbt...

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 12d

"My wife's band got booked to play a gig in Jurong Island!"

"Singapore?"

"Yeah, and the drummer's crap too."

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 23h

Occurs to me we still use it in the story sense a bit. Phrases like "spell it out for me" to mean "give me all the main points of the story"

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 23h

If it's any consolation, the ones I know now realise that.

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 1d

It's one thing if you're a teenager and nervous and clueless about what to say and when, but at 32 years old?!

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Flum @flumcake.bsky.social · 1d

If you not only need to consult ChatGPT but also need to have a protracted back and forth with it to come up with the message "It was lovely to meet you" then you deserve to die alone.

Article extract: As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success". When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked Al what his next move should be. ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich. "Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 1d

Cut off the supply of bullshit, or at least their access to it

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 1d

There *were* a lot of underage girls pretending to be grown women though. If you ever had a sexy chat in the late 90's with a woman, chances are she was about 14

HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 1d

So "spellbound" meant 'absolutely rapt by a great story'?

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 7d

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 1d

Met my last three girlfriends!

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?