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Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · 1h

Apparently the interior of Uranus is drier and more soiled than you've been telling people

Longstanding “Ice Giant” Classification of Uranus and Neptune Might Be Conflicted

What if our understanding of Uranus and Neptune’s compositions have been wrong, specifically regarding their classifications as “ice giants”? This is what a recent study accepted for publication in As...

www.universetoday.com

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 3h

John Lennon would have been 85 today. And so so cancelled

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 4h

Remember that, throughout history, fascism isn’t sustainable. They always end up overplaying their hand.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 4h

If you look long enough into the Human Pet Guy, the Human Pet Guy looks into you

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 5h

Sure: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The battle for Scotland's flag: Why the right has adopted the saltire

The saltire has long been embraced by supporters of Scottish independence – but now it is being unfurled for a different cause.

www.bbc.co.uk

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 6h

It feels like a small but positive thing that there's a BBC News article which quotes the fourteen words and explains what they are – giving the far right fewer places to hide, and not allowing them the pretence of legitimacy, has to be the way

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 16h

I thought it had scientifically been proven to be bassists

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Jane the (Scary) Ghost 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @janetheghost.bsky.social · 19h

I'm gonna say it again, and I'm gonna keep saying it until it sinks in or this exorcist figures out how to banish me:

I will actively work against any candidate or party that tries to sacrifice my community. It's not even that I won't vote for them, it's so far beyond that.

FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 19h

"I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights."

Then don't expect trans people to sacrifice themselves for your rights either. We are all free or none of us are, and if you can't stand and die on this hill, your country isn't worth dying for.

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I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can't protect ANY groups if we can't win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That's not "erasing" them; it's long-horizon strategy.
October 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 19h

How could you tell?

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 21h

On Bluesky, posts search for you

🦋　Bluesky Support　🦋　(unofficial) @bsky.support · 23h

what do you mean you want to be able to search for posts

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Winter @kernowshark.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Tories going from the party of grammar schools in my youth - espousing a classical education including English, literature, history, and Latin - to the party of "English grads are ripping society off" today is like one of those cheese dreams where your house suddenly turns into a submarine.

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Martonnax at 99.8% Restoration @rakshasa.bsky.social · 1d

How fucking embarrassing is it for the entire political establishment that they're being outflanked on the left by MICHAEL FUCKING HESSELTINE

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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✨ Erinyes ✨ @erinyes.diy · 1d

biden knew how to make centrist noises and still get the lgbt vote and so should any lizardlike aging cis white dude who hopes to be the democrats' retreat to palatability

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scaryssa walmart dog @meo.bsky.social · 1d

i do not support automated moderation tools. a human being should have to read all of my posts and develop an untreatable mental illness before deciding whether i get to live or die

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 1d

Alas, an underrated star amongst a very bright West Indian firmament

trini-nomad.bsky.social @trini-nomad.bsky.social · 2d

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

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Bernard Julien: Former West Indies international dies aged 75

Former Kent and West Indies international all-rounder Bernard Julien dies at the age of 75.

www.bbc.co.uk

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 1d

About the thing? Not so much. About things generally? Yeah a bit

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 1d

Just spent some time staring at the word 'Banish' trying to work out where Benmark was, if you're wondering how my day's going

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Sasooli @sasooli.bsky.social · 2d

The current Labour Party aren't even conservative, they're reactionary: not just shoring up or returning to the status quo but actively pushing us to places worse than the status quo.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 2d

See, these kinds of claims are the ones you can't tackle with pointing out the obvious lie, because that cedes the basic argument to them. You have to take them at their word and then calmly ask, "So why was that a problem for you?"

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Jenrick defends ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment on.ft.com/3VSPahS

Robert Jenrick defends ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment

Shadow justice secretary is widely seen as the favourite to challenge Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 2d

In fairness, I would like a better brand of conservatism than the Labour Party

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 2d

The worst harassment I ever experienced on here was when the banned account du jour quote posted me and I spent the day with a succession of increasingly racist Americans in my mentions, and I don't think he wanted that, but it's also not incredible to me he could have served as a harassment vector

artibartfast @artie.gay · 3d

I just assumed it was because laser practitioners are nice normie women who can't see you next week because they're going to Tenerife whereas electro practitioners are terrifying trans women who can and will kill you

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 3d

If it's information of worth, can't have laser on/round tattoo

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 4d

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 4d

I'll always share this because it's so fucking cool and not enough people know

AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 4d

The Olympic marathon route in 2024 followed the route of the Women's March.

olympics.com/ioc/news/par...

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