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Marx S— @phophos.bsky.social · 18h

also, and i can't stress this enough, the microwork that went into building a freaking sexting LLM must have been horrific for the microworkers. just so you can get your rocks off? gross.

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 17h

Oh yeah I meant like. Pre-musk

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 17h

Bluesky discourse is becoming more and more like twitter discourse and I do not love it

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 17h

But full-throatedly being like 'people don't say "bigger" when comparing numbers of things, and *you* are the weird one for doing that' is bizarre

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 17h

Some people are also getting mad at him for using 'bigger' to mean 'larger number of people in the crowd', which is wild to me

Like I get that 'bigger' *could* mean 'more politically significant', or 'got more media attention'

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 2d

I disconnected and reconnected from my VPN, and have been allowed*some* images!

But a different subset of images to what I could see before

So I think it's a VPN issue

A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

I uninstalled and reinstalled, and that also hasn't helped!

Maybe my phone is just cursed

A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

...hmm. So, previously, the pfps of accounts I'd seen before were loading but no other images were.

And now, after clearing the cache, those aren't loading either 😅

But it's a troubleshooting step ruled out at least

A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 2d

I've been looking at Ireland a bit, because of us still having freedom of movement there

Leaving [current location] would fuck over my access to meds I need, but in case I need a last resort, y'know

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United Voices of the World @uvwunion.bsky.social · 3d

Now, with UVW’s support, they’re appealing to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) to challenge this cruel and arbitrary rule that protects exploitative bosses and blocks justice for migrant workers.

💥 Donate to their legal fund and help set a vital precedent for all victims of exploitation.

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United Voices of the World @uvwunion.bsky.social · 3d

They picked Britain’s fruit. They faced abuse & exploitation.
When they tried to seek justice, the system said it was “too late.”
Support their legal appeal & stand with all migrant workers.

💥 Donate: and read more 👇

crowdjustice.com/case/help-se...

Help seasonal migrant workers seek justice

We are a grassroots trade union of low-paid, migrant & precarious workers and we fight the bosses for dignity and respect through direct action on the streets and through the courts!

crowdjustice.com

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Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 3d

📢 Use this simple tool from Trans Actual and @transsolidarity.bsky.social to contact your MP and tell them to say no to the segregation of trans people, and reject the EHRC's harmful Code of Practice.

TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 3d

🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan

Image of a flashing red siren. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban This is an emergency. Tell your MP to say no to segregation. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 3d

what are some creative iPad programs for making art (of any kind, not just visual) that provide INTERESTING ARTISTIC LIMITATIONS? i am trying out new creative hobby stuff and want some new spaces to play in.

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 4d

!!!

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 4d

Booty shorts for Blades in the Dark players with 'You can roll to resist this' on the butt

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 4d

Three days into the truce no medicine has come in, no meat or any other kind of food for the people, no milk for the children, no basic supplies.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 4d

Gonna send Ahmad $25, would love matches. gofund.me/69f962fc

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🏳️‍⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] @alexandraerin.com · 5d

What does LGBT stand for? (Wrong answers only)

Lettuce, Girl, Bacon, and Tomato

🕸️Jessie!🕸️ @jessisamess.gay · 5d

What does LGBT stand for? (Wrong answers only)

Like Gex, Bubsy's Trans

boo-tins @vootins.bsky.social · 5d

What does LGBT stand for? (Wrong answers only)

Let's Get Bubsy Trans!

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

Can't even see my own profile picture or header now

A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

I uninstalled and reinstalled, and that also hasn't helped!

Maybe my phone is just cursed

A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

...hmm. So, previously, the pfps of accounts I'd seen before were loading but no other images were.

And now, after clearing the cache, those aren't loading either 😅

But it's a troubleshooting step ruled out at least

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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

...hmm. So, previously, the pfps of accounts I'd seen before were loading but no other images were.

And now, after clearing the cache, those aren't loading either 😅

But it's a troubleshooting step ruled out at least

A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 5d

Good to know, I'll try that! Thank you

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 BREAKING | Trans activist group BASH BACK have smashed up the Brighton Centre, which will play host to anti-trans hate group FiLiA today.

BASH BACK wrote in a statement: "These bigots have our blood on their hands", adding FiLiA should "expect retaliation" for transphobia.

BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 6d

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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A mushroom @webroughtmatches.bsky.social · 6d

...so is anyone else still unable to see images on Bluesky, or?

This is the third day now

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Cracked Ivory @crackedivorypod.bsky.social · 6d

Episode Four is now out wherever you get your podcasts!

Give it a listen for amusing discussions on made-up slurs, and much less amusing discussions on how a religious studies dissertation from the 70s was turned into a book whose transphobic policy prescriptions are largely followed today.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 6d

any product that depends on the long term stability of its maker is inherently defective

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 6d

They brick you because they can.

Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15

Logitech’s interest in the smart home has appeared to wane in recent years.

arstechnica.com

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ʟɪɴᴇs @lines.snail.skin · 6d

My niece was born a little after the threshold where she was counted as a birth, though she only lived a handful of hours if that. But she could very easily have come a week or two weeks earlier and let me tell you the grief would not have been any less for it. I'm really glad for this new law.

Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 7d

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week.

This year, it comes as the UK is about to pass a law guaranteeing the right to bereavement leave for miscarriage, making us one of only 4 countries in the world to offer it.

My heart is with everyone who experiences the heartbreak of baby loss.

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