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Grid Talk Podcast @gridtalkuk.bsky.social · 9d

McLaren have sealed their constructors championship in Singapore!

@ruubez.bsky.social and @owainmedford.bsky.social discuss how it all came about and what happens to the 'papaya rules' now that it's in the bag.

#F1

Out now on Grid Talk Singapore Grand Prix review.
Ruby Price, Owain Medford.
Available on all platforms.
www.gridtalk.co.uk

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CL Woke Cannibal Erotica Hellisen @clhellisen.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just saw someone refer to AI animation at "slop motion animation" and that is pure human perfection.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · Sep 5

BREAKING 🚨

The updated EHRC Code of Practice has now been sent to the Government. The Code is just as bad as we feared.

It would mean a mandatory trans bathroom ban, and trans people's exclusion from public life. The impact would be devastating.

But politicians still have time to stop this.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · Sep 4

I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.

Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am part of a team that make an F1 podcast!

If you’re a fan of F1, you might enjoy the @gridtalkuk.bsky.social podcast ☺️

We do a “Prixview” and review of every race weekend and also have some fun specials too!

youtube.com/@gridtalkuk?...

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Grid Talk Podcast

Grid Talk is a Formula 1 podcast that takes an irreverent look at the world of F1 motor racing, offering news, previews, reviews, and opinions on the biggest talking points in the sport today. Your ho...

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Grid Talk Podcast @gridtalkuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

We just can't get enough of Zandvoort - are we sure F1 doesn't want to continue here?

F1 came back with absolute cinema, and your F1 driver ratings hosts Tom and Jawad are here to add more fireworks to the explosion that was the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix!

Listen now: bleav.com/shows/grid-t...

#F1

Driver ratings podcast: Netherlands 2025
Tom Downey, Jawad Yaqub.
Audio only
www.gridtalk.co.uk

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AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Would be incredibly funny if everyone hitching their wagons to Graham Linehan's free-falling faceplant of a career trajectory and mental stability is what finally gets people to realise how absolutely vile the entire anti-trans movement is.

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Grid Talk Podcast @gridtalkuk.bsky.social · Sep 1

A chaotic Dutch Grand Prix kicked Formula 1 back into life after the Summer break.

We also look ahead to next week's Italian Grand Prix, where the Tifosi will be demanding a good result from Ferrari!

Join George Howson, Ruby Price and Tom Horrox for our review of the Dutch Grand Prix!

#F1

Out now on Grid Talk
Dutch Grand Prix review
George Howson, Ruby Price and Tom Horrox
Available on all platforms
www.gridtalk.co.uk

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 31

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A selfie of a blonde girl in a red dress

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Jen Sorensen @jensorensen.bsky.social · Aug 30

This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.

WEB'S END

IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WERE WEBSITES. YOU VISITED THEM AND IT WAS FUN.

Computer screen: Jill's Homepage

LINKS AND STUMBLEUPON HELPED YOU FIND NEW ONES.

Computer screen: Cheese Art

GOOGLE ACTUALLY WORKED AND SENT YOU TO SITES BUILT WITH CARE BY REAL PEOPLE.

Computer screen: Lovable Expert

THEN CAME SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS ALGORITHMS DETERMINED WHAT YOU CLICKED.

Computer screen: Facebook

THEN AGGREGATOR SITES TOOK OFF.

Computer screen: CRAP FROM AROUND THE WEB

THEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TRIED TO KEEP US FROM EVER LEAVING…

AND WE DIDN'T.

Woman on phone: SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL

THEN AI BEGAN GENERATING SUMMARIES SO YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CLICK THROUGH TO A SITE ANYMORE.

Computer screen: MONOPOSEARCH
Summary

SOON... THE AI CHATBOT BECOMES THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REAL PUBLICATIONS DISAPPEAR.

Woman speaking to phone: CHATBOT, WHAT IS A WEBSITE?

UNTIL ONE DAY, PEOPLE WALK AWAY AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW.

Woman has left devices on the ground and is walking into sunset

© 2025 Jen Sorensen

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Grid Talk Podcast @gridtalkuk.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Summer break is over and race week is here!

Can Verstappen overcome his Red Bull for another home win?
Will Aston Martin top the battle of the midfield?
And with thunderstorms forecast, how will the weather play a part?

Join Ruby, Owain and Louis for our Prixview of the Dutch Grand Prix!

#F1

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 22

*releases new meme movie the day the video is scheduled

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ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · Aug 16

More media outlets need to call these people what they are, they aren't women's rights campaigners, they aren't human rights organisations, they are anti-trans activists

ABC News (Unofficial) @abc-news.bsky.social · Aug 16

Anti-trans activist loses AVO appeal after 'highly intimidatory' X posts: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-16/anti-trans-activist-kirralie-smith-loses-appeal/105662028

Anti-trans activist loses AVO appeal after 'highly intimidatory' X posts

An anti-transgender rights activist has lost her right to appeal an apprehended violence order taken out by a transgender woman, after "highly intimidatory", "objectively harassing," and "unnecessarily cruel" X posts.

www.abc.net.au

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Aug 13

Nature doesn't do binary

“We think of sex chromosomes as being sex determining,” says Mank, who also wasn’t involved in the new research. “That’s not true.”
www.science.org/content/arti...

‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests

Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg

www.science.org

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Esse House UK @essehouse.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are sending out accessible toilet keys to gender non-conforming cis women as well as trans people.

With a key, you have a safe option everywhere, even if it's locked.

As far as we are concerned, it is the only way to give yourself peace of mind as you negotiate society, as it currently stands.

UK accessible toilet keys made from a silver metal, and brown manilla envelopes.

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 13

Possibly 😂

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yes!

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 9

It’s so obvious that they aren’t listening to any of us or those on our side 😞

Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 8

And even if they are, they are not a threat!
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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 8

If anyone ever asks you if someone entering a bathroom is trans, no they aren’t!

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Trans women to be banned from single-sex spaces under EHRC guidance

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been criticised by trans rights campaigners for its response to the Supreme Court’s ruling

www.independent.co.uk

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merritt @merrittk.com · Jun 14

Truly a strange feeling to have grown up with the internet being your refuge and cherished resource only to have it become utter shit and realize that maybe you don't need it and in fact can't use it the way you used to anymore

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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Did a new one

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 6

Trans people existing in real life, working jobs and enjoying social spaces is not a crime!

It’s disgraceful that M&S apologised to the complainer.

Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · Aug 6

The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.

JK Rowling tweeting got a boycott of M&S, stretching facts to the breaking point, and making the world a worse place for absolutely everyone.

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · Aug 6

The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.

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Ruby Rose @ruubez.bsky.social · Aug 5

I wish it were liberal only 😂