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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 2m

Post a Mage!

Frieren, a white-haired 1000 year old elf mage

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 30m

Post a mage!

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 1h

Fuck the AI cult

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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 1d

You know what, it’s one of those days, have Cookie Monster kaiju again.

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 7h

Also, see Alnwick.

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 7h

Alnwick.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 1d

The national picture shows waiting times for gender identity clinics that far exceed the NHS's recommended maximum of 18 weeks.

But drilling down into the data from our investigation, 'The Gender Clinic Files' reveals huge disparities across the UK

👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

THE GENDER CLINIC FILES
12 YEARS
England
58 YEARS
Scotland
2 YEARS
Wales
41 YEARS
Northern Ireland
The average waiting times across the UK according to QueerAF analysis shows they vary wildly around the UK:

Estimated wait time for a first appointment as of March 2025 (in years) based on QueerAF analysis of data from FOIs

🔴 England - 12 years
🔴 Wales - 2 years
🔴 Scotland - 58 years
🔴 Northern Ireland - 41 years

This data is shown in an infographic with a map of the UK alongside logos of QueerAF and What The Trans?!

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samuel @quilombo.bsky.social · 1d

The level of destruction and erasure in the Gaza Strip is simply incredible. North Gaza, before and after:

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 2d

I found out about the Rods through #JoJosBizarreAdventure but they're one of the pretty much debunked ones 😞

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 2d

Texas bishop had brought Pope Leo a packet of letters from terrorized immigrant families

apnews.com/article/vati...

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

apnews.com

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 2d

How about a happy thread…if you can, show me a photo of a time you were happy, or you captured a moment of joy or beauty.

I think we could all use it!

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 2d

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 3d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 2d

There's no reason #YoungWizards can't go trick-or-treating. But the results may be unexpected... At #Ebooks Direct, as the Spooky Season gets going: NOT ON MY PATCH. ebooks.direct/products/not...

Background: A pumpkin that seems to have... unusual eyes. Foreground captioning: "Too much candy corn. Too many zombies. And Ultimate Evil with a pumpkin spice latte. ...Tag along on a Young Wizards Halloween. Now at Ebooks Direct."

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 2d

Shouldn't this have been Polnareff on Cameo?

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Cursed JoJo @jjbacursed.bsky.social · 3d

I think I get it #jjba #stoneocean

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 2d

@jjbacursed.bsky.social found these figure-hugging pants: guess we know now...

Fightwear, apparently.

Tiger striped "spats"

Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 2d

Palestinians are more Semitic than those fake "Jews" bussed in from White South Africa in IsNotReal at the moment

The term "Semite" refers to a cultural and linguistic group, not a race, and includes people who speak Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew, as well as their historical descendants

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Z. @thekrampuswife.bsky.social · 3d

*doing crimes.

When they come for you too, I'll laugh.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d

15 UK banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners and other benefit claimants under DWP crackdown.

No court order needed. No right of appeal.

Banks will pass cost to other customers.

Those accused of fraud won't get legal advice. The making of another Post Office type scandal.

15 banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners under DWP crackdown

The Telegraph newspaper reports banks will be required to monitor pensioners’ bank accounts and share payments data

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d

Starmer faces cabinet revolt over tax rises that could drive wealthy away. Ridiculous.

Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages.

Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in tax than the richest 20%.

16m live in poverty. Millions rely on food banks.

End tax perks of the rich.

Starmer faces cabinet revolt over Budget tax rises driving wealthy away

‘The trouble is we have crossed a line in trying to encourage aspiration. The non-dom change and the VAT on school fees have sent the opposite message,’ minister tells The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 3d

Gonna be fun watching the Sweatlords implode with both "female spacemarines are unreallistic" and "why don't these like delicate princesses?!" simultaneously