Rachael Kissane
@rachk.bsky.social
An advocate of social justice for all. Living with ME/CFS/ Long COVID. A lover of science, nature, music, the arts, life, the universe & everything. From Ireland, living up north of England. She/her.
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I don't think there will be any competition as to what's the weirdest Irish film of 2025: this insanely immersive slice of madness by Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) & my mate Andy Keogh is the title holder now and forever. Order it here!
www.anti-worldsreleasing.co.uk/products/mis...
www.anti-worldsreleasing.co.uk/products/mis...
***PRE-ORDER*** ANTI-WORLDS ORIGINALS Volume 1 - MISMANTLER - BLURAY A
(Andrew Keogh, 2025) Release date: 26 January 2026 Limited Numbered Edition (1000 only) Blu-ray and Audio CD Digipak (World Blu-ray premiere) A fascinating, unique experience, Mismantler is a dark, st...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I don't think there will be any competition as to what's the weirdest Irish film of 2025: this insanely immersive slice of madness by Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) & my mate Andy Keogh is the title holder now and forever. Order it here!
www.anti-worldsreleasing.co.uk/products/mis...
www.anti-worldsreleasing.co.uk/products/mis...
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This👇🏻
This is the reality of Labour’s hateful immigration proposals. People who have already fled fear and persecution, now living in constant fear of persecution
This is the reality of Labour’s hateful immigration proposals. People who have already fled fear and persecution, now living in constant fear of persecution
As many of you know, I do a lot of volunteer work with asylum seekers and refugees. One thing that’s going on is that Labour’s hostility towards migrants and the counterbattery from Tories and Reform is causing horrific fear and anxiety among vulnerable people who deserve our protection.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This👇🏻
This is the reality of Labour’s hateful immigration proposals. People who have already fled fear and persecution, now living in constant fear of persecution
This is the reality of Labour’s hateful immigration proposals. People who have already fled fear and persecution, now living in constant fear of persecution
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With a mixed-results at COP30 - i.e. good intentions but no concrete plans for the “transition away from fossil fuels” - don’t give up.
Let’s remember the progress made since the Paris Agreement and the options ahead of us. That’s the message of the image below
Let’s remember the progress made since the Paris Agreement and the options ahead of us. That’s the message of the image below
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
With a mixed-results at COP30 - i.e. good intentions but no concrete plans for the “transition away from fossil fuels” - don’t give up.
Let’s remember the progress made since the Paris Agreement and the options ahead of us. That’s the message of the image below
Let’s remember the progress made since the Paris Agreement and the options ahead of us. That’s the message of the image below
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NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
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Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up (full version video)
YouTube video by Wes Wallace
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November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon over trans views
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon over trans views
Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan has claimed Father Ted actor Ardal O'Hanlon 'disagrees' with his views on trans rights.
www.thepinknews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
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A very welcome ruling in Northern Ireland - supporting that basic right of freedom of/from religion. The state - and state schools - should not teach a religion as truth or push it on children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
Religious education: Supreme Court rules the Christian-focused RE taught in NI schools is unlawful
In a unanimous judgement the Supreme Court allowed an appeal by an unnamed father and daughter from Northern Ireland.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A very welcome ruling in Northern Ireland - supporting that basic right of freedom of/from religion. The state - and state schools - should not teach a religion as truth or push it on children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
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Me, running, out of breath, to Altman’s office: sir. Sir! We’ve done it! We made 100 more electrons!
Altman, pondering this news sagely: I’m that’s not going to cut it. We need at least … 300 more electrons to really make processors
Altman, pondering this news sagely: I’m that’s not going to cut it. We need at least … 300 more electrons to really make processors
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Me, running, out of breath, to Altman’s office: sir. Sir! We’ve done it! We made 100 more electrons!
Altman, pondering this news sagely: I’m that’s not going to cut it. We need at least … 300 more electrons to really make processors
Altman, pondering this news sagely: I’m that’s not going to cut it. We need at least … 300 more electrons to really make processors
My favourite, 'tis fierce mild' no longer track.
By the mighty #PanSonic #MusicSky
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By the mighty #PanSonic #MusicSky
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Arktinen
YouTube video by Pan Sonic - Topic
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November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My favourite, 'tis fierce mild' no longer track.
By the mighty #PanSonic #MusicSky
youtu.be/8vk3OkQk4d4?...
By the mighty #PanSonic #MusicSky
youtu.be/8vk3OkQk4d4?...
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
Happy Friday #MusickSky
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
Electricity (Remastered 2019)
YouTube video by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy Friday #MusickSky
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Electricity (1979)
Big influence for a lot of my favourite bands that came afterwards.
youtu.be/XXNF4KoVyoU?...
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"A new gambling levy and higher taxes on expensive properties are expected to be included."
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"A new gambling levy and higher taxes on expensive properties are expected to be included."
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
It's shaping up to be quite a progressive budget, if this is confirmed (alongside scrapping the two child limit etc)
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
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Brilliant red aurora approaching from the southern horizon tonight south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Real-time video. The colors were intense and easily visible with the naked eye.
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Brilliant red aurora approaching from the southern horizon tonight south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Real-time video. The colors were intense and easily visible with the naked eye.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.