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Maurice Nagington @nagingtonuom.bsky.social · 3h

And vociferously supporting someone like Tr*mp who does all this, and repeating some of those tactics* also makes you a fascist. Hence why it is entirely reasonable for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to call @nigelfarageuk.bsky.social a fascist

*see immigrants eating swans

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

This Is Fascism

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JD Rivers | Wish of a Dragon October 15th @jd-rivers.com · 2d

🐺 A downtrodden ex-soldier.
🦭 A lost inn-owner.
❤️ Blossoming feelings.
🗡️ A dead body.
🏝️ An island, where justice is deadly.

Selkie x werewolf
Urban fantasy!

Buy direct: tinyurl.com/DPPSalt
duckprintspress.itch.io/the-salt-in-...

GR: tinyurl.com/ys57r2rm
TSG: tinyurl.com/2shv5aed

📚🌈📚💙📚🪐

The front cover of a book entitled The Salt in the Sea by J. D. Rivers. Stylized artwork shows two men in a loose embrace, one shorter, light-skinned, and pale-haired, the taller one dark haired and darker skinned, both in casual modern-esque clothes. The taller one kisses the shorter one on the forehead, his hand clasping the shorter one's cheek. They stand before a blood-red circle with a star on it, and a brilliant blue wave surges behind them.
Illustration by: planetsandmagic
Typesetting by: Hermits Writes

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eric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 13h

If you didn't already avoid the Salvation Army for their transphobia and bigotry, you have a new reason to avoid them in the feeding ICE

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 13h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Puppius Caledonius @skanedog.bsky.social · 3h

"As per the Handbook..."

Detritus @detritus.bsky.social · 3h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

The SES are there.

Son of Raum @sonofraucous.bsky.social · 3h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"I’ve had an idea”

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 3h

This shouldn't make people care more. You should care about trans people regardless of how it impacts cis people, but that's not the world we live in so this is how trans people have to do things... Beg you to think about other people in the hope you might see what's happening to trans people.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 4h

Men like Piers Morgan have found women in trans women who it is socially acceptable to abuse.

Every time they do this stuff they are telling you how they'd treat cis women if they could get away with it.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 4h

Penis penis penis.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 20h

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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Silver 😵‍💫🐶🧠✨ @spacepupsilver.com · 4h

Concept! We redesign Dance Dance Revolution and instead of dancing, we have you flex different muscle groups.
inspired by @gearboyadvance.bsky.social

an illustration of a muscular shirtless man stood on a dancing arcade machine, the machine is labelled as flex flex revolution, a parody of dance dance revolution. On the screen it shows a row for each arm and each pec, suggesting the man has to flex each thing according to music. The machine says "Great job slut!".

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Owen Blacker @owenblacker.bsky.social · 3h

Penblwydd hapus, dŵd.

I'll be following you there in only a month's time, if it helps any 👴🏼😅

Owen Blacker @owenblacker.bsky.social · 3h

Gods I remember reading about Matthew Shepard's torture and murder in the news; I was only a year older than him.

The Laramie Project, a 2002 film based on a stage play, is definitely worth watching, if you want to know now.

Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 5h

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 12 (1998)
After a brutal attack on October 6, Matthew Shepard dies from his injuries. His attackers were given 2 consecutive life sentences.

His death caused a change in US law, crimes based on actual or perceived sexuality or gender are now hate crimes.

A black and white photo of Matthew Shepard

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3d

Zohran Mamdani hops on a Citi Bike and a woman heckles him, shouting “communist!” He responds, “That’s cyclist”

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Owen Blacker @owenblacker.bsky.social · 3h

That's a lot of riding. Well done kid!

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Drew @drwsplnd.com · 7h

An historically queer- and particularly trans-friendly Southend pub that reopened last week under new management, after a five-year hiatus, has fucked it already. Who might have guessed that vague and hostile legislation from this government would result in real-world confusion and discrimination?

We're disappointed to learn today that a long-loyal patron of The Railway Hotel was discriminated against on the basis of their identity in the pub last night.

We won't reshare details of the incident here, as we're hopeful the new Management will take some time to reflect on this incident, apologise to those affected, and assure that it won't happen again.

For over twenty years, the Railway was an accepting, respectful, and welcoming place for all people, and especially to those patrons within the LGBT community who considered the Railway a safe space. We should be clear that this diversity of community and artistic spirit is what made the Railway Hotel the best venue in town.

We truly hope that the new management can put our queer friends and family at ease by taking steps to ensure this kind of anti-LGBT sentiment or behaviour isn't repeated or tolerated.

Martin Cutmore:

Jamie has put out why he felt he had to say what he did. He genuinely believes his hands are tied by the law. If that's incorrect then folks in the know should engage with him.

It's a sad old state of affairs whatever one's stance on the situation

Friends of the Railway Hotel:

Martin, agreed. We hope this will be a learning opportunity for the new management.

Hopefully they'll take on board that the rise in transphobia and anti-queer discrimination societally doesn't legitimise those attitudes in what was a previously inclusive venue.

If that's the path they wish to go down, I'm sure the local queer community would appreciate the clarification; as at the moment they're making a lot of people feel very unwelcome.

Teez Riot:

Markus Birdman I'm trans and got told off for using the womens toilet by the landlord. The landlord pulled me aside and said 'dont use that toilet again". I said how do you know my gender, he said 'its obvious, and it's the law'

Georgia Sanders:

Teez Riot oh for fucks sake I was so happy to see they'd reopened it as well, this is gutting.

I'm so sorry this happened to you

Teez Riot:

I have contacted The Railway Hotel, we have agreed to remove our posts due to the levels of negativity encouraged. The responding comments alone are most upsetting and triggering.

I have faith that Jamie and folks are listening to everyone and will do everything they can to accommodate, making us all feel safe

I will personally continue to support the venue and I ask my friends to keep the faith.

I regret posting this when I was upset last night. This is where I air my views. I apologise for how I handled this

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 13h

I know there are people who are going to roll their eyes at this

Those people are stupid. Every tool should be on the table and this is a very specifically powerful one for a lot of folks

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14h

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 23h

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 13h

This is just unreal. The level of panic in speech pathology groups is off the charts

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 20h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 13h

What I’ve been up to #startrek #starfleetacademy

youtu.be/PAGzRczDYpc?...

Official Trailer | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | NYCC 2025

YouTube video by Star Trek

youtu.be

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 21h

I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 13h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 12h

Most media are glossing over Israel soon releasing 1,700 Palestinians it abducted and held without charge--in other words, hostages they kidnapped. And they're not releasing all of them.

Double Standard for Israeli and Palestinian Hostages

open.substack.com/pub/mitchell...

Double Standard for Israeli and Palestinian Hostages

Most media are glossing over Israel soon releasing 1,700 Palestinians it abducted and held without charge--in other words, hostages they kidnapped. And they're not releasing all of them.

open.substack.com

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 13h

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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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 9h

"Who can say if there's chaos and violence in the streets right now in Portland or not" - NYT tomorrow, probably

Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 11h

SpongeBob, Patrick, Pikachu, Cookie Monster and more all on scene at the Portland ICE facility.

Probably around 100 give or take total right now.

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Quinn Norton @quinn.yoyodyne-it.eu · 10h

Resist fascism, make friends. Build community, check on each other. Party, cook, build ties, and never let them make you too scared to love one another.

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 11h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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