Fyre
@amuseoffyre.bsky.social
Fyre online since 2000. Scottish. Geek. Author. Globetrotter. Technically 'grown-up'. Can be found under the username amuseoffyre in most locations :)
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This is such incredible news
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is such incredible news
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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Vast Bronze Age city discovered in the plains of Kazakhstan.
www.newscientist.com/article/2504...
www.newscientist.com/article/2504...
Vast Bronze Age city discovered in the plains of Kazakhstan
A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central building and even an industrial zone for producing copper and bronze
www.newscientist.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Vast Bronze Age city discovered in the plains of Kazakhstan.
www.newscientist.com/article/2504...
www.newscientist.com/article/2504...
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This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
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This.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This.
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This is also what happens when the scapegoating of benefit recipients and poor people by every single government for 50 years has become a national hegemony. Reeves and Starmer used the rhetoric themselves & now the press have turned it back on them to twist the ratchet another notch. And so it goes
It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is also what happens when the scapegoating of benefit recipients and poor people by every single government for 50 years has become a national hegemony. Reeves and Starmer used the rhetoric themselves & now the press have turned it back on them to twist the ratchet another notch. And so it goes
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Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Been here for less than a week and have been averaging between 10-15km per day of roaming about on foot. Tomorrow is going to be a potato day because I am Le Tired.
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Been here for less than a week and have been averaging between 10-15km per day of roaming about on foot. Tomorrow is going to be a potato day because I am Le Tired.
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'I need you alive. We can figure out the rest tomorrow.'
That's gonna live in my head for a while.
That's gonna live in my head for a while.
poem that my dear friend @arcanumb.bsky.social wrote & published this week ❤️🔥🏳️⚧️
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
'I need you alive. We can figure out the rest tomorrow.'
That's gonna live in my head for a while.
That's gonna live in my head for a while.
I need to stop e-mailing my MP because their responses just piss me off even more. Condescending twat.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I need to stop e-mailing my MP because their responses just piss me off even more. Condescending twat.
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starmer hides his racism behind mahmood
starmer hides his transphobia behind streeting
starmer hides his disgust for disability behind reeves
starmer hides his misogyny behind phillipson
starmer hides his transphobia behind streeting
starmer hides his disgust for disability behind reeves
starmer hides his misogyny behind phillipson
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
starmer hides his racism behind mahmood
starmer hides his transphobia behind streeting
starmer hides his disgust for disability behind reeves
starmer hides his misogyny behind phillipson
starmer hides his transphobia behind streeting
starmer hides his disgust for disability behind reeves
starmer hides his misogyny behind phillipson
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A good summary of many of the lies told by people like Wes Streeting and the rest of the political far right about puberty blockers.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/p...
Six lies transphobes tell about puberty blockers - debunked
Ahead of the NHS PATHWAYs puberty blockers trial, PinkNews debunks six lies commonly told about puberty blockers.
www.thepinknews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A good summary of many of the lies told by people like Wes Streeting and the rest of the political far right about puberty blockers.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/p...
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"we keep hearing conversations about tough choices, but these always seem to be tough choices for children in poverty, for disabled people, for working class communities, when are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"we keep hearing conversations about tough choices, but these always seem to be tough choices for children in poverty, for disabled people, for working class communities, when are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
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We are standing in solidarity with families of transgender youth in New Zealand. Puberty blockers are a safe an effective way for transgender youth to delay puberty, and the decision to use them should be made by youth, their parents, and their doctors--not the government.
New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people
Critics warn move could have devastating impact on lives and wellbeing of those affected
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We are standing in solidarity with families of transgender youth in New Zealand. Puberty blockers are a safe an effective way for transgender youth to delay puberty, and the decision to use them should be made by youth, their parents, and their doctors--not the government.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
50-50 chance of them getting to me before something horrid happens 😅
50-50 chance of them getting to me before something horrid happens 😅
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
50-50 chance of them getting to me before something horrid happens 😅
50-50 chance of them getting to me before something horrid happens 😅
Making myself go for a proper meal with multiple vegetables. No fast-food or microwave meals today!
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Making myself go for a proper meal with multiple vegetables. No fast-food or microwave meals today!
I wonder why people here don't realise the "you don't *sound* very Scottish" isn't the kind of thing you need to say to people 😑 I am well aware, kthx. I have been made very aware of it since I was a kid. Piss me off. See how Scottish I get.
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I wonder why people here don't realise the "you don't *sound* very Scottish" isn't the kind of thing you need to say to people 😑 I am well aware, kthx. I have been made very aware of it since I was a kid. Piss me off. See how Scottish I get.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
I love hearing the dawn chorus here. So many different kinds of birds going absolutely radge
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I love hearing the dawn chorus here. So many different kinds of birds going absolutely radge
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just saw someone on tumblr describe HP as “the first fandom” like. I know you people are desperate to keep funding a transphobe bc the thought of reading any other book is too hard for you but this is housewives writing kirk/spock fanfic in carefully xerox’d fanzines erasure and I won’t stand for it
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
just saw someone on tumblr describe HP as “the first fandom” like. I know you people are desperate to keep funding a transphobe bc the thought of reading any other book is too hard for you but this is housewives writing kirk/spock fanfic in carefully xerox’d fanzines erasure and I won’t stand for it
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Good on Hegseth for really leaning into the stereotype of That Officer Everyone Hates
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good on Hegseth for really leaning into the stereotype of That Officer Everyone Hates
Did this little scene after going to a certain drag bar :)
archiveofourown.org/works/74743661
#OFMD #OFMDfic
archiveofourown.org/works/74743661
#OFMD #OFMDfic
Don't Tell Mama - Fyre - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Did this little scene after going to a certain drag bar :)
archiveofourown.org/works/74743661
#OFMD #OFMDfic
archiveofourown.org/works/74743661
#OFMD #OFMDfic