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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 2h

Of course he wouldn’t know that a mask should go over your nose…

A screenshot of an AI video posted by Donald Trump showing him as a fighter pilot wearing a crown, with a poorly placed breathing mask that doesn’t cover his nose. The man is a true idiot, and isn’t fit to be in charge of a Truth Social account, let alone the President of the United States. I really hope his legacy is to be hated throughout history.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1d

Happy Bela's birthday!

Bela Lugosi in the stage version of Dracula, late 1920s.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 3d

From the Merrimack Valley Horror Festival today:

A picture of a pumpkin ghoul holding a sign that says NO KINGS BUT STEPHEN

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 3d

illustration showing an 18th century guillotine with a banner reading "no kings no tyrants"

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 3d

Proud to say I just joined! Very excited for where the Green Party is going, and for making hope normal in politics again.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow I'll be on Laura Kuenssberg.

Will I be able to say "I can announce the Green Party have just overtaken the Tories in members!"?

It's tantalisingly close to happening!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 4d

This is the new face of politics that I’m excited about - politics of kindness and equality that actually works for people. Also, don’t forget @katmabu.bsky.social!

Shlomito. @shl0mo.bsky.social · 4d

In USA, vote for Zohran Mamdani

In UK, vote for the Green Party and Zack Polanski.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 8d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 10d

I have it on good authority that this is one of the most authentic Mexican restaurants in London, a little off the beaten track, but definitely worth the expedition: london.mestizomx.com

Home - Mestizo Restaurant and Tequila Bar

Experience the essence of an Authentic Mexican Restaurant at MESTIZO Camden. From authentic cuisine to exclusive events.

london.mestizomx.com

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 11d

Big thanks to @maklelan.bsky.social for continuing to make awesome videos that lay out and debunk this nonsense. end/

Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 11d

Simply put, this is religion used as a cudgel, to leverage those who believe in the Christian apocalypse to align with his twisted ideology, while reinforcing Christian Nationalism against any perceived nonbeliever. It’s even been used against his fellow tech bros: 5/ youtu.be/oO5eGYLvcKw?...

Do we know who the antichrist is?

YouTube video by Dan McClellan

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 11d

Thiel is just making those same accusations against people and concepts he doesn’t like. He doesn’t name anyone outright, but suggests people like Greta Thunberg and the concept of a world government (a popular antisemitic dogwhistle), both of which are challenges to his political ideals. 4/

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 11d

This nonsense has continued with religious leaders condemning anyone who they disagree with as the antichrist. Along the way, the tripe (I mistyped “trope” there, but I’m leaving it), has combined with readings that misunderstand the book of Revelation to make them out to be a single person. 3/

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 11d

Originally, the word Antichrist did not refer to a person, but to anyone perceived to be against Christianity. This included Jewish people, and may have been linked to antisemitic tropes like Jewish deicide and blood libel, which continue to raise their ugly heads today: vm.tiktok.com/ZNdWJRsPC/ 2/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 11d

The concept of the Antichrist has been used way back to nearly the beginning of Christianity as a way of siding people against a person or people the labeller doesn’t like. Thiel is just resurrecting the same arguments to go after those he doesn’t like. 🧵1/ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 11d

I learned at school that "double negatives" are generally considered poor grammar, and tend to be used either by bad writers or those who want to obfuscate meaning.

"Anti-antifa"? Just plain fascism.

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Dr Romany Reagan @msromany.bsky.social · 11d

My new article ‘Women’s Healthcare in a Man’s World: A potted history of how we got here’⚕️🚺🌿 is out now in Fall 2025 issue of Bust Magazine 💪🏻 It explores when women’s healthcare fell into the hands of men & the fight to get it back⚡️✊🏻 #womenshealthcare #feministhistory #midwives #histmed #feminism

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 12d

I saw the lovely @msromany.bsky.social talk about witch bottles at the Museum of the Home in Hackney some years back. It’s a fascinating subject: blackthornandstone.com/2020/09/02/w...

Witch Bottles & Hidden Curses: Objects of Protection; Objects of Vengeance

By Romany Reagan Written accounts of witchcraft, witch trials, cunning folk, and folk magic were largely recorded by the Church, with all the prejudices associated with a one-sided narrative. Given…

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 13d

Yeah, I believe in the Holy Trinity*

*Mother, Maiden, Crone

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 12d

Really enjoying this episode with Cory Doctorow. I’d known about the concept of enshittification before, but this gives a brilliant history, context and illustrative examples of it in the real world. Plus, it really makes you question a lot of what you use daily on your devices.

Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 13d

Check out the new Factually! episode with Cory Doctorow wherever you get podcasts: The Enshittification of Everything

» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3HeN...

» YouTube: youtu.be/P1EKQidRooc

The Ensh*ttification of Everything with Cory Doctorow

Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 10/08/2025 · 1h 46m

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 13d

Check out the new Factually! episode with Cory Doctorow wherever you get podcasts: The Enshittification of Everything

» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3HeN...

» YouTube: youtu.be/P1EKQidRooc

The Ensh*ttification of Everything with Cory Doctorow

Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 10/08/2025 · 1h 46m

podcasts.apple.com

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 14d

I certainly hope we won’t directly, but I feel that the way that major companies and infrastructure are developing a growing reliance on the performance of these systems is going to have a considerable effect upon many of us when people realise the money isn’t new, it’s just being passed around.

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 14d

Working in tech, and having heard this from @edzitron.com for some time, this seems like it’s going to be the dot com crash and 2008, all rolled into one.

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Andy Diabolus @sableindustries.org · 18d

Blue Oyster Cult should definitely sue.

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 21d

It's pumpkin month!!

illustration showing a large werewolf holding a pumpkin seated next to a woman holding a giant pumpkin in her lap carving it with a small knife. They are in a pumpkin patch under a full moon

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 21d

a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery

Alt: a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery

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