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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 42m

So it OK or current affairs outlets, government agencies, schools, most films, etc to be overtly political, but not a computer game. America is weird.

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1h

They're not wrong that MAGA would identify with the KKK and declare this game is a hate crime against white people.

www.avclub.com/assassins-cr...

Ubisoft reportedly killed an Assassin's Creed game about fighting the Klan for being too "political"

www.avclub.com

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 46m

I never expected to be goin down that rabbit hole at 2 am on a Wednesday morning.

termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 49m

Those who carried out the execution depicted which turned out to be illegal were in turn prosecuted by the British government. I mean its a pretty complex case but in no way has anything to do with the Dark Ages or does it show a world being run by Churches.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 55m

This is the Wikipedia page. Yes they were killed for religious reasons, but not by the church - by the British government, and not during the Dark Ages, but in the early modern age. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernse...

Guernsey Martyrs - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 59m

Correction - I've found the source of the picture. It depicts events from 1556 on Guernsey - not at that time ruled by a church, but by a Bailiff working for the British crown. Also 1556 is the early modern era - not the Dark Ages.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1h

Was also coined by a christian scholar, lamenting the lack of what we would call lack of scientific progress since the Romans disappeared. The Romans of course - known for their use of extreme violence.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1h

Pic above shows events from 17th century - ie, the modern era, not the Dark Ages at all, in a American puritan colony.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1h

So Dark Ages is a misleading term not used by actual historians, coined originally in 14th century to refer to lack of major achievements compared to Greco Roman era and later used due to perceived lack of source materials for research.

Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1h

The term Dark Ages was actually coined by a christian scholar who lived during the so called Dark Ages.

termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1h

Wish people would take the time to learn actual history and not just stuff they heard on comedy show or something.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1h

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 10h

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 9h

I feel this amazing news is getting somewhat drowned out by all the noise. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b

Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.

www.bbc.co.uk

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 9h

I once got onto some blogger's list titled Top Ten funniest Twitter accounts. Ahhh, good times. I met my late partner through it.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 9h

I used it chiefly to raise awareness of environmental and trans issues.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 9h

I like it because i had influence over other big accounts. Even celebs only had 20/25k in those early Twitter days - up to about 2012. I was followed by many established journos, politicians, presenters, Radio4 & a few newspapers. One of my Tweets got nicked for a headline on at least one occasion.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 9h

There was one popular tran woman from the west country in the UK who always had it in for me or some reason. She was constantly putting out little barbed comments about me. ever found out what i had done wrong. Last time i saw her she started a dog pile against me claiming i was ableist.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 9h

i even got put on an anti TERF block list.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 10h

i had 25k follower on Twitter about a decade ago an yeah, people tarted treating me like i was an established member of the media an had extra responsibilities instead of just some person with a lot of followers. And a lot of people stopped trusting me - assumed i was lying or trying to trick them.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe they should ban the use of 'burger for anything that doesn't come from Hamburg - that would make more sense.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 13h

My god, can you imagine accidentally buying a veggie burger!!

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 14h

EU Parliament pushes for ‘veggie burger’ ban
Unbelievable we are in a climate crisis where meat production is a huge driver of carbon emissions and deforestation
And instead of promoting meat alternatives - they are trying to ban them

www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Parliament pushes for ‘veggie burger’ ban | Euractiv

Lawmakers back stricter labelling for meat alternatives

www.euractiv.com

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 13h

It's the Express - it caters for a very elderly readership who are very much stuck in the past.

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 17h

I was in the Green Party in the early 90s and they called us tree hugging loonies back then.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 1d

👉NEW -- Gaza spy plane spotted leaving UK air base on Cyprus

by Phil Miller and Alex Morris

Exclusive: Declassified captures first footage of an American spy plane taking off from a Royal Air Force base bound for Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/gaza-spy-pla...

Gaza spy plane spotted leaving UK air base on Cyprus

Exclusive: Declassified captures first footage of an American spy plane taking off from a Royal Air Force base bound for Gaza.

www.declassifieduk.org

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termagant @abductedcow.bsky.social · 1d

OK - get rid of all the cars and industrial pollution and i will then get rid of my inhaler.

Extremely haunted @extremelyuncanny.com · 1d

On one hand, the propellant inhalers is bad. No denying that. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure all the crypto mines, private jets, and general military industrial complex is far worse.

I should be able to breathe without fear of melting the ice caps

News article linking inhalers to global climate change

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