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Matthew Holness @mrholness.bsky.social · 1d

‘Garth Marenghi’s Skull Flusher’ ep 1 is now LIVE.

Horror Master GARTH MARENGHI flushes the creative skull of Fellow Horror Master MIKE FLANAGAN.

m.youtube.com/@TheGarthMar...

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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 8d

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · 13d

Soooort of. I've used it a bit :)

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Laura @latriviata.bsky.social · 13d

et le Premier Officier, Martin du Creff

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 13d

Mr France. I am so disappointed. France has given is some of the most ill-thought out and poor taste outfits over the years and this is just *dull*. And also badly fitting. I so expect so much better from France (by which I mean much worse)

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · 17d

Argh.

Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 18d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

local12.com

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Eel-AIEEEE @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 18d

This is just the plastic straw hysteria all over again, and it's ableism at its finest: Blame disabled people instead of the corporations that are actually wrecking our environment, that way to poor widdle CEOs won't have to deal with people telling them to fucking STOP KILLING THE PLANET.

Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 18d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

local12.com

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · 25d

I studied it in my first year of uni and loved it! It suits the thing I'm writing for exposition and theme, too. :)

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · 26d

Starting the week with editing my pastiche of Old English poetry. It's a fun start 😁 #AmWriting

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations!

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 28d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · Sep 25

approximately three hundred of you have sent me this and you know what? Sure. I’ve got time today. Put 40 bulbs of garlic in my pasta, coming right up

recipe for pasta with 40 cloves of garlic

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 25

Bought 'One Yellow Eye' at EdgeLit after hearing about it at the panel on scaring your audience, and then going up to Leigh and saying hello. She very kindly signed my copy and was just lovely💛 And then I started reading and couldn't put it down. Finished it yesterday, in floods of tears. Loved it.

A bright yellow book cover with a circular photo of a monochrome eye in the middle. Pink text above reads, "One Yellow Eye", pink text below reads, "Leigh Bradford". Two quotes from reviews: 'Obsessive', Nick Cutter, and 'Propulsive', Olivie Blake.

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 25

Really looking forward to this 🥰

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 23

This series has so far felt a bit more giggly and honestly I'm here for it 😁

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 23

Hnnnngh that whole thing about EDS and local anaesthetics sure is an Actual Thing isn't it. (Ow.)

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 22

Tardigrade :)

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 21

Sunday bath with The Kitchen Cabinet. Perfect, especially given I'm going to have a go at making kedgeree in a bit 💙

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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · Sep 21

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Jemaine Clement @jemaineclement.bsky.social · Sep 12

New list of medieval dog names just dropped.

Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Sep 12

A List of 1,065 Medieval Dog Names: Nosewise, Garlik, Havegoodday & More

The Rovers, Fidos, and Spots of the world have been regarded since time immemorial as man's best friends. But they haven't always been named Rover, Fido, and Spot: early fifteenth-century English dog ...

www.openculture.com

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 21

OMG

Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 20

He has tiny feet did you know he has tiny feet because this is very important

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Sep 20

Out of curiosity I did a google trends search for "are orange cats dumb". As you can see, there was nothing for 17 years and then a distinct change in late 2021 which is when @jortsthecat.bsky.social hit the internet. 😆

Line graph showing the number of times google search users looked for the phrase "are orange cats dumb". The line is flat from 2004 to 2021 when searches suddenly spike up and stay up to the present.

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Vanessa (Ness) Thompsett @thixotropic.bsky.social · Sep 20

Had a great day at Edge-Lit, learning lots, hanging out with lovely people (and a dog!) & buying books.

And then I looked up the puppet from @mrholness.bsky.social's film Possum and well now I am deeply unhappy. Looking forward to watching it in the comfort of my own home and hiding behind my cat.

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Christopher Marcatili @chrismarcatili.bsky.social · Sep 14

Fan of Martha Wells or the Murderbot series?

HumbleBundle is selling a whole bundle of her books - with proceeds going to charity.

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#books #booksky #scifi #specfic #sff #booksale #ebooks

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR

Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

www.humblebundle.com

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 12

Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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When a parrot wanted to connect with a distant friend, a touchscreen showed a selection of other birds available online. The parrots learned to activate the screen, designed specially for them, by touching it gently with their tongues rather than pecking aggressively with their beaks.
"We had 26 birds involved," said Hirskyj-Douglas. "They would use the system up to three hours a day, with each call lasting up to five minutes." The interactions ranged from preening and playing with toys to loud vocal exchanges.
"When we went through the data, we found that most of these parrots had favourite friends," said Hirskyj-Douglas.

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