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Robert Larner
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My crafting page is here-
https://bsky.app/profile/covidcrafting.bsky.social

Free models are available here-
https://cults3d.com/en/users/Colin_The_Black/3d-models
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paulbernal.bsky.social
This is one of the reasons we should be *very* wary of things like digital ID, extended facial recognition and AI policing. These are tools we should not put in the hands of fascists.
ayoub.bsky.social elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 13d
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 28, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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luckytran.com
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.

Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 AM
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majnouna.com
He was bound to drop that scarf in some time zone or other.
bigfinish.bsky.social Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 14d
Can I just say something...? 🧣
A tweet from the @ArchaeologyArt account which shows a knitted belt from the Byzantine Empire, dating from c.420-600 AD. It looks a lot like Tom Baker's scarf from Doctor Who.
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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wyrdscience.bsky.social
This is very useful I’m sure and I am 100% guilty of this but counterpoint we really, really, really need to stop adapting ourselves, our art, our music, our lives to fit what tech companies have arbitrarily decided this month
smartsmears.bsky.social Smears @smartsmears.bsky.social · 15d
Every single artist that posts on BlueSky should have this saved to their computer because so many of you are posting character torsos all day.

(created by @/whey.party)
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Here’s one video shared with us of the state-ordered execution. The man was beaten in the head with a gun, shot once, then shot five more times while on the ground. State-ordered executions continue.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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chaos-monkey.bsky.social
Continually impressed by the accuracy and beauty of the @effinbirds.com Field Guide to Identification
Detailed art of a bird accompanied by a caption, name, and description. WHAT ARE YOU, THE FUCKING GENITALS POLICE? BAILIWICK GULL The bailiwick gulls may have moved their meetings out of dimly-lit church basements and into Facebook groups, but their sense of morality has remained firmly in the 1950s. HABITAT: Cable news shows, opinion columns, and other places where impotent rage is found. IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS: An obsession with the way that other people live and the need to exert some form of control that it clearly doesn't feel in its own life, often coupled with an intense fear of what happens in public washrooms. PG147
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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silencedrowns.com
I found out today that one of the forces pushing Trump the hardest for this Greenland shit is… the owner of Estée Lauder.

Sharing this here because they own SO MANY makeup brands and I bet a lot of you might like to join me in not repurchasing anything from this makeup brand family!
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."

People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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darrencullen.bsky.social
Photo of a billboard with an Alexa/Echo device, headline: "At Amazon we don't just listen to our customers... We spy on them" Body text: "Amazon is the world leading provider of your domestic surveillance data to police and security services. From your Ring® cameras observing you and your neighbours, to your Echo® device recording everything you and your family say... But don't worry, we don't just spy on our customers, our staff are among the most surveiled workforce in human history, and our facial recognition technology is now used by everyone from the Pentagon and ICE to the Israeli military."
January 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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kd-smith.bsky.social
💯

UK media used "trans woman" for decades, but now claims an 8 word phrase is "clearer?" 🐂💩.

See also terms used for immigrants.

Trump-friendly US media use this tactic to legitimise persecution of people the Administration targets.

UK media dehumanising of trans people has the same goal.
felicitycallard.bsky.social Felicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 22d
The ferocity with which the vile phrase “a biological male who identifies as a woman” is being embedded across multiple media in Britain is horrifying. It shows how quickly support for eliminationist attacks against trans and gender diverse people is being solidified
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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hleehurley.com
"Trans zealots" - it was one trans woman who'd worked without issue for 4 years until this lot came along
Celebrating with a cheeky Nando’s (and a few glasses of wine) the nurses hailed as ‘heroines’ by JK Rowling for vanquishing the trans zealots The Mail on Sunday18 Jan 2026 By JENNY JOHNSTON
January 18, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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mrpostsgood.bsky.social
Getting fuck sick of transphobic cunts
hleehurley.com Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 23d
"Now roll out the trans ban in full, say nurses

"Labour accused of ‘using every delay tactic in the book’ as Darlington team win changing-room fight ‘Forcing us to undress in front of a man was not only degrading but dangerous’" [Telegraph]
Now roll out the trans ban in full, say nurses Labour accused of ‘using every delay tactic in the book’ as Darlington team win changing-room fight ‘Forcing us to undress in front of a man was not only degrading but dangerous’ The Daily Telegraph - Saturday17 Jan 2026By Gabriella Swerling and Dominic Penna graph: The Tele- EIGHT nurses have called for Labour to ban transgender women from femaleonly changing rooms following a tribunal victory. The Darlington Memorial Hospital colleagues brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust after Rose Henderson, a biological male who identifies as a woman, was allowed to use the facilities. In a judgment handed down yesterday, employment judge Seamus Sweeney ruled the NHS had violated the nurses’ dignity and the trust’s conduct amounted to harassment. He said allowing the sharing of changing facilities created a “hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment”. The judgment has intensified pressure on Bridget Phillipson, the women and equalities minister, to bring in guidance that would ban transgender women from using female-only changing rooms. Bethany Hutchison, president of the Darlington Nursing Union, who led the claim against the Trust, told “It is very simple, Bridget Phillipson needs to publish the lawful EHRC guidance now. There has never been a valid reason or excuse for delay and after today’s ruling there definitely is not now.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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familiarcraftsman.bsky.social
Many moons later and I finally got around to painting him (!!!)
#marginaliamonday #miniaturepainting
Right side view of a painted miniature depicting a medieval rabbit smiling with glee at an axe he found. Left side view of a painted miniature depicting a medieval rabbit smiling with glee at an axe he found.
January 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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salwitcher.bsky.social
Thanks @healthandcare.scot for this article, in advance of my petition calling for protection from airborne infections in health and social care settings returning to Committee. Still time to sign 🙏(anyone anywhere can: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...) healthandcare.scot/stories/4366...
Infection risk petition set to fail
A leading campaigner says a ‘chasm’ has opened up between the evidence of the risks to people from airborne infections and the willingness of policymakers to do enough about it. The comments from Dr S...
healthandcare.scot
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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lighthousebks.bsky.social
We're hiring! We're looking for a relief bookseller to join us for a minimum of 3 hours per week, fixed term Feb-Jul 2026. For more information on the role and on how to apply, visit this blog post here! Closing at 10am Monday 26th January lighthousebookshop.com/posts/were-h...
the background shows colourful photos from inside Lighthouse Bookshop: wooden shelves filled with books, a bright and airy space, with wooden floors. in the foreground is a speech bubble that reads JOIN OUR TEAM
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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elhopkins.bsky.social
😬 This is a frightening statement.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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salwitcher.bsky.social
It's easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless in these incredibly difficult times, but there's so much individuals can do to make a difference locally, on protection from airborne infections, & to build new connections and communities. Come & find out more, share your ideas & experiences 👇
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social
I have some more £10 commissions available currently! Please send me a message if you would like one.

Here is a drawing of a sleepytime wizard.
a drawing of a wizard with pointed ears and a long white and blue beard. They are wearing blue robes and a hat and holding a cup of tea.
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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tuta.com
❌ New Year, New Me ❌

✅️ New DIDay, Better Privacy ✅️

For the first #DigitalIndependanceDay of this year: Share which of these Big Tech apps you replaced & with what!

#NewYearNewMe #PrivacyMatters #DIDay #DigitalIndependenceDay

➡️ More info on #DIDay: di.day initiated by the Chaos Computer Club
Logos of app to replace: Microsoft - Linux; Office - Tuta Mail; WhatsApp - Signal Logos of app to replace: Outlook Calendar - Tuta Calendar, Google Password Manager - KeePassXC; Google Search - Ecosia
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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abigaillarson.com
Wolf Moon 🌕
"The Moon" card from the Horror Tarot. The illustration depicts a werewolf howling at a full moon in a foggy wooded scene. Ink and watercolor, 2021
January 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
America is such a fucked up rogue state.
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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ascalaphid.com
HAPPY SHREW YEAR
the brothers shrew toast to a new year with a glass of they abbey's famous sparkling elderberry cordial
December 31, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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chantzy.bsky.social
I’m proud of myself, and of others here, for getting through another year where being Covid-informed has meant being ridiculed, gaslit, dismissed or bullied. We shall keep going
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM