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Bench (Ben Kaestner-Frenchman)
@benchkf.bsky.social
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Currently-freelance Narrative Designer looking for a new role. I do names & flavour text for Magic the Gathering and Disney Lorcana. BAFTA Connect member.
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benchkf.bsky.social
Been really enjoying Turnbound. Loads of fun and strategy, and big potential to go exciting places. It feels like the devs have a lot of design space to work with
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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ayoub.bsky.social
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will be… The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
I'm experimenting with acrylic gouache! It's really fun to work with. Here's a little guy.
A small square painting showing a closeup of a fingertip with a kitten about 3mm high standing on it.
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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greenparty.org.uk
Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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antlervel.vet
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.

1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
It's more than a little sinister that Microsoft switched their 2FA 'texts' from using SMS to requiring WhatsApp, an app owned by Meta.
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
No idea what a bears is and at this point I'm afraid to ask
January 19, 2026 at 11:54 AM
benchkf.bsky.social
Me and my partner just devoured this. Super good and I actually learned a lot about Irish history and mythology! If you have a Blue Prince shaped hole in your life, get on it
spookydoorway.bsky.social Spooky Doorway @spookydoorway.bsky.social · Oct 27
The wait is over. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW!

Begin your investigations into the disappearance of Evelyn Deane. The fate of everyone may just depend on you.

store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
January 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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spookydoorway.bsky.social
The wait is over. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW!

Begin your investigations into the disappearance of Evelyn Deane. The fate of everyone may just depend on you.

store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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baldbreens.bsky.social
Today is my last day at GLHF as Deputy Editor and it's been a wild ride over some four or five years.

I'm not really one for the freelance life but if you need an experienced games writer for reviews, mocks, or scorching hot takes, give me a shout while I figure my life out.
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
benchkf.bsky.social
Finally nailed down the card frame design for my Untitled Fairy Cat Card Game and did the first two pieces of art for it. This is Bungo Bigpaws.
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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happybroccoligames.bsky.social
Sure! Here it is :D
December 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
omg who could have predicted game of the year
Surprised Pikachu GIF
ALT: Surprised Pikachu GIF
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December 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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shivambhatt.bsky.social
Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
long winded joke about kids in a santa movie thinking they were sent back in time to hang out with a jolly bearded gift giver but instead going to the council of nycea and listening to hours of debate with St Nicholas of Myra
December 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
@happybroccoligames.bsky.social Would it be possible to get a larger version of the cute kid's crayon drawing that's up in Herr Ernst's office? Me and my fiancée love it so much 🥺
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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lunaabyssgame.bsky.social
The time has come for our newest trailer.

Luna Abyss - Coming 2026.

Wishlist on Steam now: https://bit.ly/4oxGIjO

#LunaAbyss🌑
#indiegame #indiedev
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
One of my mainstay ongoing freelance projects is sadly coming to an end this month, so I'm on the lookout for narrative design/writing opportunities! I mean, I already was, but now I'm looking harder
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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lunaabyssgame.bsky.social
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
Printing out 'I am a person' and then thinking my printer is a person
abeba.bsky.social Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Nov 25
can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something. By Jeff Wise, a science journalist and private pilot.
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
Didn't she sing sk8er boi
strongmisgiving.bsky.social RRRMMM @strongmisgiving.bsky.social · Nov 24
bovril amphetemines
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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frogcroakley.bsky.social
🎵Fighting a pig with a trident🎵
🎵Battling a walrus with a spade🎵
🎵Duelling a chimp with a luger🎵
🎵Watch out he's got a grenade! (oh, shit!)🎵

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jayforeman.bsky.social Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · Jan 9
Challenge…

Write lyrics to the theme from Wallace and Gromit.

* Must rhyme
* Must scan perfectly with the melody
* Must NOT be about Wallace and Gromit

GO!
January 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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stanwixbuster.co.uk
new blog post: being mad at the job market stanwixbuster.co.uk/blog/posts/2...
Being a Game Dev Makes you Unemployable
Thoughts after getting “a job”
stanwixbuster.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
Started playing @playgalaxygame.bsky.social two days ago and I've already finished the battle pass. I had to FORCE myself to finish Expedition 33, that's how much I'm enjoying Once Upon a Galaxy
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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porksweats.bsky.social
CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
benchkf.bsky.social
Sexy Messer Sword
October 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM