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sndesireecha.bsky.social
“If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?

“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
Tweet by Nico Reznick, AT NicoReznick on 20 June 2025 reads: “There is a simple test to see if someone should qualify for assisted dying: If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary? If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder. [hashtag] AssistedDyingBill [hashtag] assistedsuicidebill”
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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amyklassen.bsky.social
School taught us communism causes famine. It skipped the part where genocide was profitable.

And that, kids, is how propaganda works!

Happy #MarxistMonday 😉
A screenshot of a post from “Existential Comics” (@existentialcoms). The text reads: “Capitalism began in England around the 16th century. They immediately went on to colonize half the planet in search of new markets, committed multiple genocides, traded slaves, and engaged in constant war. In school we learn about how communism is evil because of a famine.” A small blue mark partially obscures one letter in the word “genocides.” The layout is plain text on a white background with a red border along the right edge.
December 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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jeanneadebats.bsky.social
Mais je lis quasiment partout :
"And is Wife"
"Et sa femme"
Elle avait un nom, cette dame :
Michelle Singer Reiner
Elle était actrice, productrice ET photographe.
MERDE.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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robinince.bsky.social
I think this statement sums up the horror Bondi and the horror of the world succinctly
garbage ••• What kind of world we're living in right now? Innocent people were targeted while celebrating life and faith. This should never happen to anyone, anywhere. My heart is with the Jewish community in Bondi, with the victims, the injured, and the families whose lives are forever changed. This is what we stand against. Hatred. Racism. Division. Violence in all its forms. There is no place for hate or brutality in our society. We must not allow this horror to be used to divide us. Let it remind us to stand closer and tighter with each other, with love, shared feeling, shared humanity, and for each other. If you are able to donate blood in Sydney, please do. Lives depend on it.
December 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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andrewhickey.500songs.com
Mary Poppins for homicides of course being a perfect description of Columbo, the most obvious inspiration for Knives Out.
alixeharrow.bsky.social alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 19h
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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nnedi.bsky.social
I want to scream this from the rooftops. I'm so tired of this "Girls mature faster" bullshit mythology being spewed even by intelligent people. And we all know why people WANT to believe it...yet people clutch their pearls about monsters like Epstein and Trump. It's ALL connected.
"Girls mature faster" No...girls get punished earlier, blamed earlier, sexualized earlier, and expected to cope earlier.
December 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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ascolotl.bsky.social
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,

in fact,

a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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alixeharrow.bsky.social
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Statement on the Brown University shooting.
December 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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valarmordollars.bsky.social
"It’s also about the rather wholesome pleasure of seeing murderous bigots put quite literally on blast."
That the movie shattered the studio's modest projections for opening weekend is plenty telling, too. Why, exactly, were projections modest for the new film from the director-star team behind the record-breaking Creed and Black Panther franchises? "Overperformed" is the backhanded compliment often paid to movies by, for, and about Black Americans. Shortsightedness is too innocent an explanation for Hollywood's historical tendency to underestimate these projects. It's a pattern that supports a faulty narrative: If films with Black directors and Black stars are considered "risky," despite all evidence to the contrary, then the industry can continue to treat them that way. There's a clear lesson in the massive turnout for an R-rated period piece not based on something the audience already saw and loved: People crave original visions. They might even be starved for them, if the parallel lucrative runs of Weapons, F1, Materialists, and (on the streaming front) KPop Demon Hunters are any further indication. But is that a message Hollywood is ready or willing to receive? Today's class of executives, many little more than glorified venture/vulture capitalists, have gone all in on the belief that franchises are where the money is at. So what do they do with the information that they actually aren't the only (or even a foolproof) recipe for success? What if all their thinking on the matter is wrong? Sinners is a threat to a business model built only on regurgitation, on endless return trips to Jurassic World, on more Toy Stories and feature-length toy commercials.
December 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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whatthetrans.com
"the revolution will be risk assessed" one of the protestors
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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whatthetrans.com
Another photo of the protest
Large group of people standing in front of a brick wall and behind a wall.
December 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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ariadnereviews.bsky.social
"Listen here punk, you better be voting for us!" #scd #strictly
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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ladyemily.nebula.tv
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett casually confirming that 2D of Gorillaz is non-binary now is not what I expected from this album promotion cycle but y’know, yeah, cool, good for them!
Albarn: That's the lovely thing about Gorillaz - it's still committed to everything existing in its own world. It's why l put that sound on my voice to separate me from [cartoon lead singer] 2-D. He…. Well, I actually don't think he's much of a he, he's more of a 'they', isn't he? Hewlett: They're definitely more at home in that [non-binary] world. They're a sweetheart, they're open and accepting new information. Albarn: Exactly, it's such a nice place to sing from.
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
Wes Streeting blaming doctors for the chaos from rising flu cases #C4News

Wes Streeting did not offer covid or flu boosters to everyone who wanted one

Wes Streeting did not care enough to ensure clean indoor air in schools, workplaces, hospitality

Both would have brought down cases significantly
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Doing some cute calligraphy
The old world is dying. The new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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rhodri.biz
An absolutely brilliant read, by Kate Mossman, on a plane crash that never was. Features Bryan Ferry being extraordinarily calm.

www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...?
The strange fate of Flight 2069
How do you measure the cost of a disaster that didn’t happen?
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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thechiller.bsky.social
The women who don't understand that women's rights and queer rights rise and fall in lockstep are still calling themselves "feminists", while sawing vigorously at the branch they themselves are standing on.
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
waggermama.bsky.social
A Pocket Full of Rye is one of my favourite Agatha Christie’s, but I only found out the other day that the first victim’s symptoms were suspected syphilis! It’s referred to as “General Paralysis of the Insane”.

Can’t think why this is at the front of my mind right now.
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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keithbeard.bsky.social K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 5d
Alastair Campbell was said to have a rule that if a story about someone ran for more than 12 days in the media it would not end well. The various & growing allegations about Farage started on 18th November
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Farage & Alastair Campbell’s 12 day rule on bad publicity
Farage & the 12 day rule When Alastair Campbell was Tony Blair’s spin doctor he was said to have a 12 day rule about stories on people or issues. If they story was still running after 12 days t…
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December 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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nionwomen.bsky.social
💥 Seventy thousand women have now signed our letter. Seventy thousand women saying clearly that exclusion is not in our name and that trans people deserve dignity, safety and belonging.

🙏 Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk

#NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
waggermama.bsky.social
Trying to remember to put the right balm/gel/rub on the right body part, in the right order. Vital.
A collage of Vicks Vapor rub, Ink Doctor’s tattoo balm and Ibuleve gel.
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM