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Random wonderer. He/him/[expletive]

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · Nov 16

Just so you so know, I plan to use this space much as I did the other one i.e. when I post, I'm often just trying to put my own thoughts in order. If you find that interesting or useful, that's great; if not, that's also great. I'm not here to chase engagement.

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 2h

Interesting thread on AI clips circulating.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9h

This is AI.

Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 10h

Seems like they are going after reporters who are women. They hit one w/pepper spray ammo in her car, the WGN reporter and now this.

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 2h

I presume bad actors will be using the fake watermark to discredit inconvenient clips?

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 2h

Just got a flu jab and my NHS surgery is just so phenomenally efficient at those sorts of things. Was in the building for about 60secs tops. Just waned to share some positivity for once!

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3h

stop thinking right now

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 4h

a man in a red shirt with the words " you know you love me "

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 6h

Has he gone to war with cakes again?

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 15h

People surprised that some formerly sensible left-leaning or liberal women are now apparently full of admiration for white supremacists, rapists and genocide might note that their entry point for far right radicalisation was invariably a belief that transphobia is ‘feminist’. Just saying.

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 14h

You've been baking again, haven't you?

...I think he might be trying to warn you about what's happening inside!

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 14h

A lot of the "advice" certainly gets on his nerves...

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 16h

No. He's actually very impressed with the technical skills. What you might call ...accountability.

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 17h

If it's only Islamic oppression of women you take issue with, then you probably ought to take a long hard look in the mirror.

It's not as if we're short of Christian examples in the English-speaking world. You just need to look to many communities in the States.

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 17h

I'm going to tentatively suggest that, while this may be true for actual Christians, it is probably not true for the ones who spend most time talking about it (clergy excepted).

Quite how you capture the difference in a survey is a challenge I don't envy.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22h

"People who attend church or identify with a Christian tradition are not systematically more (or less) nativist, authoritarian or populist than their secular counterparts. Conversely, people who hold nativist and authoritarian views are often also Islamophobes, and vice versa." 👏 @kai-arzheimer.com

Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity

Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 19h

Pretty sure that one has been doing the rounds for a few years already. Maybe that's why?

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 19h

The replies to the quoted post absolutely confirm. No moral high ground here. Brits are exactly the same in this regard.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20h

Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 21h

I guess it's not surprising that in the land of the troll they're very good at trolling...

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 21h

BRITISH PRESS LAUD TRUMP -
BUT IT’S NO ABOUT HIM
With one of the dailies lauding Trump as “BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS”, others declaring him the best thing since Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement (you’ll need to dive in the history books to see how popular he was in that moment), and berating

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 21h

...and when they cannot attack with logic or evidence, they poke fun. It's punching down which not funny and never has been; all it does is demonstrate how vacuous their entire position is.

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 21h

All they see is a soft target (based on widespread misconceptions about a condition, often cultivated by an ideologically aligned media). They have no interest in understanding the condition or its associated needs, all they are looking for is a target to attack...

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 22h

Come on!

"Spawning" was right there begging to be used...

Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 22h

I see you didn't take him up on the offer though... 🤷‍♂️

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 1d

There was absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Jews in Germany deliberately sabotaged the WW1 war effort or organised a grand conspiracy to destroy Germany after the war. Zero.

Obvious point but worth bearing in mind during this ‘Great Antifa scare of ‘25’

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 22h

😳

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 22h

I'M NOT SHOUTING, I'M MAJUSCULATING!

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 23h

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

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Amos @amosduveen.bsky.social · 22h

Which becomes even more confusing when you remember that the type was itself a mirror image of the required letter.