Mark Chater🎲🖳📚
@markchater.bsky.social
Nerdiest of nerds, Bristol via London. Like scifi, fantasy, RPGs, and have a keen interest in space exploration. Play D&D 5e and learning Italian. The photo really is of me on a camel. Never. Again.
LGBTQ+ ally. TERFs and SWERFs unwelcome here.
LGBTQ+ ally. TERFs and SWERFs unwelcome here.
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
In a break from everything that's happening today, at Firenze airport you can buy Lego from a vending machine.
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
In a break from everything that's happening today, at Firenze airport you can buy Lego from a vending machine.
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See that larger white blob at lower left, and the smaller blob to its right?
That's Earth and the Moon.
Photographed from the orbit of Mercury.
That's Earth and the Moon.
Photographed from the orbit of Mercury.
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
See that larger white blob at lower left, and the smaller blob to its right?
That's Earth and the Moon.
Photographed from the orbit of Mercury.
That's Earth and the Moon.
Photographed from the orbit of Mercury.
Views from the plane, then views of the city, plus an obligatory gelato even though it's gennaio.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Views from the plane, then views of the city, plus an obligatory gelato even though it's gennaio.
Covid jab jabbed 💉 (my new disease modifying therapy makes me eligible).
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Covid jab jabbed 💉 (my new disease modifying therapy makes me eligible).
So I got this thing (a Seestar S30) that makes photographing galaxies and nebulae really straightforward compared to setting up all the components yourself (and importantly taking it all down when you want to go to bed). Here's a couple from tonight, Bode's galaxy (M81, with M82) and NGC 281
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So I got this thing (a Seestar S30) that makes photographing galaxies and nebulae really straightforward compared to setting up all the components yourself (and importantly taking it all down when you want to go to bed). Here's a couple from tonight, Bode's galaxy (M81, with M82) and NGC 281
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Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
Very cool present I received for Christmas, who wouldn't want a dragon on their gift card? Currently enjoying cappuccino and chocolate fudge cake in the mezzanine cafe at Piccadily before heading upstairs to spend it!
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Very cool present I received for Christmas, who wouldn't want a dragon on their gift card? Currently enjoying cappuccino and chocolate fudge cake in the mezzanine cafe at Piccadily before heading upstairs to spend it!
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️🎄
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️🎄
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
In our weekly management meeting at work tomorrow I am going to be able to say "It was DNS. It is always DNS" in my report.
Life goal complete ✔️
Life goal complete ✔️
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In our weekly management meeting at work tomorrow I am going to be able to say "It was DNS. It is always DNS" in my report.
Life goal complete ✔️
Life goal complete ✔️
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So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”
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I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
Today's haul from Max Minerva's Marvellous Books near work in Bristol. Nice to find The Vengance by @emmanewman.bsky.social in an indie bookshop. I bought Notes on Infinity based on seeing it in the window so who knows what it will be like!
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today's haul from Max Minerva's Marvellous Books near work in Bristol. Nice to find The Vengance by @emmanewman.bsky.social in an indie bookshop. I bought Notes on Infinity based on seeing it in the window so who knows what it will be like!
Successful visit to my favorite shop this morning, I escaped having only bought one book 🤣
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Successful visit to my favorite shop this morning, I escaped having only bought one book 🤣
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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TW: This is about abortion -but more than that it’s about how debate when shock tactics are on rise. If they are getting to our young people, we can’t pretend abortion access isn’t under attack but shouting back isn’t the way forward either. This will get worse until we stand up for light not heat.
October 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
TW: This is about abortion -but more than that it’s about how debate when shock tactics are on rise. If they are getting to our young people, we can’t pretend abortion access isn’t under attack but shouting back isn’t the way forward either. This will get worse until we stand up for light not heat.
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Bluesky, a little help?
Any experts in #peppercorn / #leasehold law please?
I'm trying to find the answer to a legal question, and am being given the kind of runaround you'd associate with a Wile E Coyote cartoon.
Reskeets appreciated, thank you! 🙏
Any experts in #peppercorn / #leasehold law please?
I'm trying to find the answer to a legal question, and am being given the kind of runaround you'd associate with a Wile E Coyote cartoon.
Reskeets appreciated, thank you! 🙏
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Bluesky, a little help?
Any experts in #peppercorn / #leasehold law please?
I'm trying to find the answer to a legal question, and am being given the kind of runaround you'd associate with a Wile E Coyote cartoon.
Reskeets appreciated, thank you! 🙏
Any experts in #peppercorn / #leasehold law please?
I'm trying to find the answer to a legal question, and am being given the kind of runaround you'd associate with a Wile E Coyote cartoon.
Reskeets appreciated, thank you! 🙏
Three watercolours painted by JMW Turner during a stay in Bristol age 16. From the "Prince of the rocks" exhibition at Bristol Museum, showcasing these, prints of other Turner works and geology, flora and fauna collected from the Avon Gorge.
October 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Three watercolours painted by JMW Turner during a stay in Bristol age 16. From the "Prince of the rocks" exhibition at Bristol Museum, showcasing these, prints of other Turner works and geology, flora and fauna collected from the Avon Gorge.
Just finished this and loved it, it's so beautifully written. Given the subject - life after a global pandemic that wipes out well over 99% of the population - I'm kind of glad I didn't read it pre-COVID.
October 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Just finished this and loved it, it's so beautifully written. Given the subject - life after a global pandemic that wipes out well over 99% of the population - I'm kind of glad I didn't read it pre-COVID.
Received an email today to my personal address fom a trade association that was cc-ed to about 50 people that I don't know. It was an email I was expecting and I imagine all the other people were expecting it too, I just wasn't expecting to learn all of their names and email addresses.
October 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Received an email today to my personal address fom a trade association that was cc-ed to about 50 people that I don't know. It was an email I was expecting and I imagine all the other people were expecting it too, I just wasn't expecting to learn all of their names and email addresses.
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If I were an investigative journalist in the UK (are there any left?), I would be having a good look at the extent to which NHS leadership seems to have allied itself with a fringe medical movement that more or less condones conversion therapy. qnews.com.au/australian-r...
Australian report says UK’s Cass review should not guide transgender healthcare
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
qnews.com.au
October 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If I were an investigative journalist in the UK (are there any left?), I would be having a good look at the extent to which NHS leadership seems to have allied itself with a fringe medical movement that more or less condones conversion therapy. qnews.com.au/australian-r...
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Robert Buckland epitomises the branch of conservatism that pays attention to the Union (and the legal commitments underpinning it), values personal liberty and instinctively distrusts silver bullet solutions to multi-faceted issues. Feeling for him today:
conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
October 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Robert Buckland epitomises the branch of conservatism that pays attention to the Union (and the legal commitments underpinning it), values personal liberty and instinctively distrusts silver bullet solutions to multi-faceted issues. Feeling for him today:
conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
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“…detailed legal review led by shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson of Tredegar concluded that the ECHR placed "significant constraints" on the government.” >>> Well, duh, what do they think a human rights instrument is meant to do? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says
The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“…detailed legal review led by shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson of Tredegar concluded that the ECHR placed "significant constraints" on the government.” >>> Well, duh, what do they think a human rights instrument is meant to do? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
September 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.