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Lupita Nihongo

@otsumamiboy.bsky.social

Plain and simple my politics is that nobody should be wealthy enough to make their insecurities my problem.

January 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM

Darkly, Glass Darkly (Summer)

@darklyglassdarkly.bsky.social

me: oooo, weather map's got a grey-scale dark mode on the radar ma—oh no

January 5, 2026 at 9:39 AM

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yaoi gagarin

@mel.bzky.team

I'm here you fuckass bitch

January 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM

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Hog the Dounty Bunter

@genocid.ing

if international law holds no power then international law doesn't exist

January 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM

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The Independent

@the-independent.com

Mathematician finally solves moving sofa problem popularised by Friends ‘pivot’ scene

www.independent.co.uk

January 5, 2026 at 9:06 AM

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Joe Kassabian

@jkass99.bsky.social

My favorite part of the US doing horrible shit is every time it happens there is a segment of the population who says "this isn't who we are!" As though they are 12 years old.

January 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM

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Asher Wolf

@asherwolf.bsky.social

Cannot reiterate this strenuously enough: heatwaves are a public health crisis. They kill. Take action to protect yourself

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1h

And the heatwave preceding the 2009 Black Saturday fires caused 374 excess deaths, more than twice the number of people who died in the fires themselves. Heatwaves kill. Take them seriously, stay safe

January 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM

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November Kelly

@postoctobrist.bsky.social

tinyglowingsharks
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Brief report from the flute accompaniment:
It went well! At least 100 people attended, families dogs a solid portion of Glasgow's trans community.
There was a really lovely atmosphere, nice weather and a very cheerful celebratory vibe.
After short speeches from the ballhaver and the large dyke (my wife), the ballhaver was given a chupa chup and blindfolded (execution style). The balls were then duly kicked; it made a surprisingly loud dull thumping sound. She fell to the ground to loud cheers and there was a moment of silence
while Taps played on the flute. The large dyke wore solovair urban hikers.

butch-bear-arcadia
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Account from the Large Dyke.
Arrived early to find the crowd already gathering, so the kick got off to a prompt start. Following some introductions from everybody and some cheery folk music from our flautist (my wife!) we got on with the kick.
I think we got good contact, the top of my boot making a good solid noise on impact. Very good atmosphere all round, people stayed to chat for a while. Were it not January it would have been an excellent opportunity for a picnic.
10/10 queer event, would happily kick anybody in the balls in the name of community.

January 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM

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November Kelly

@postoctobrist.bsky.social

noisepuppy
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Account from the ball haver
Tam: the pressure is getting to me; I wake up and drink half a bottle of diet iron bru from my bedside table; roll out of bed, and psych myself up in the mirror - "you can do this my little pogchamp" I say to myself over and over until I decend into a stupor.
8am: I play an hour of Okami on steam to replenish my chi levels
9am: I look at my balls for a while
10am: I spend 20 or so minutes trying to decide what to wear before realising it's the subartic in midwinter and I'm going to have to dress for - 2C° regardless of what I choose and opt of my trusty black Schott thermal padded winter flight jacket and a pair of loose, warm Uniqlo trousers to give my testicles room to breathe.

11am: crashing out, texting my friends to arange a substitute kickee, an understudy, anybody so I can just become one with the crowd and not go through with it
12am: the homies have arrived, I'm drinking redbush tea in a small cafe by the park; god is in his heaven and all is right with the world
12.15: "you must be here to watch me get kicked in the balls?"
12.40: a circle emerges, from within the circle a palpable energy focuses like a lens down unto me and I feel like I'm gonna pee my pants a little
12.50: cheers begin, several complete families with dogs arrive - more friends appear and assort themselves into a gathering of 'real heads' ready to watch my groin be dessicated by the firm lace of a women for woman woman with a foot loosed through the gates of war as Augustus saw fit the dispatch and return of his troops from far corners through the blessings of Janus.

12.55: I think I left the stove on
1pm: Short introductions are made, grace is shown, beautiful flute music accompanies the gathering
1.03pm: what is left of my dignity disappears up my inguinal canal; I fall to the ground and languish a moment. I can feel it more in my lower chest than I can in my groin but the humour and adrenaline lift me and I'm laughing on my feet again soon. I kneel for the last post.

January 5, 2026 at 9:06 AM

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Natascha Strobl

@nataschastrobl.bsky.social

Ich werde nie vergessen wie ich vor einiger Zeit mit einem der höchsten Beamten für Sabotageabwehr (Deutschland) am Podium saß und er sehr trocken und offen meinte, dass er gar nicht so viele Leute einstellen kann wie Russland Sabotage verübt oder es versucht.

Maria Sattelschmied @mariasattelschmied.bsky.social · 11h

Apropos Berlin:

Wer für Vance "Vans" schreibt, kennt den Namen (nur oder vorwiegend) aus der üblichen kyrillischen Schreibung. Ванс.

Und wer Giffey schreibt und gleich in der nächsten Zeile Giffay, kennt auch diesen Namen wohl nur aus der kyrillischen Umschrift. Гифай.

January 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM

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November Kelly

@postoctobrist.bsky.social

magical

January 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM

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Fishbourne Roman Palace

@romanpalace.bsky.social

Early depiction of work-based shenanigans.
#MosaicMonday

Huqoq Synagogue, Israel.
blog.lostartpress.com/2024/04/07/r...

An ancient mosaic showing a variety of woodworkers, including a couple of men on the left sawing a vertical plank with a frame saw, and on the right two men fighting, one with a mallet and one using a frame saw as weapons.

January 5, 2026 at 8:47 AM

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Rhea Liang

@liangrhea.bsky.social

Councils MUST develop proper cool zone plans. Safe spaces so people don't have to share tips like this about how to not die. (This is not hyperbole; people literally die in heatwaves). Underground stations can also get hella hot; we're asking people to choose how they suffer. 🥵
#ClimateCrisis

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2h

- Bollywood movies typically go for 4 hrs
- you can spend all day sitting on an underground train platform and no one will ask you to leave as long as you stay quiet. My favourite is Melbourne Central

January 5, 2026 at 8:51 AM

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Pookleblinky

@pookleblinky.bsky.social

I don't understand why people use music streaming services, how is that more convenient than simply having an Italian grandma sing at them

January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM

Darkly, Glass Darkly (Summer)

@darklyglassdarkly.bsky.social

if we 3d-print a dredd-megablock and fill it with 5th-element tube apartments we can —uh, hang on, someone's at the door...

[gets 86ed by militant nimby heritage extremists]

January 5, 2026 at 8:38 AM

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Girls Running From Houses

@girlfleeshouse.bsky.social

She is patient as a fish.

January 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM

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Richard "RichiH" Hartmann

@richih.bsky.social

If you can't do corporate, look techy. I have waited (actually waited) in countless lobbies, and the mix of t-shirt, functional pants, backpack, and laptop has always secured me a spot, sometimes for hours.

Bathroom access as well, just walk with purpose

I regularly amazes me that it keeps working

January 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM

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Asher Wolf

@asherwolf.bsky.social

For many years I lived in an apartment without aircon. My list of places I could go to escape the heat in metro Melbourne

January 5, 2026 at 7:48 AM

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Wolfcat 🥄

@wolfcat.bsky.social

And before some smart arse goes... "but it is summer"... in the last decade we have had 14 days over 40c or 0.35 percent.

The kicker 8 of the days over 40c were in the 2019/2020 Black Summer.

Over 40c for metro Melbourne is an outlier even in summer.

January 5, 2026 at 7:40 AM

Darkly, Glass Darkly (Summer)

@darklyglassdarkly.bsky.social

In addition: keep an eye on your pets, leave water out for wildlife, and if you see any cunt leave an infant or anyone else or any animal in a locked car without running a/c, you smash every window to get them out.
this is not likely to be without legal consequences, but might just save a life.

Rebecca @bluebec.bsky.social · 3h

Ok, it's going to be hot in a lot of places in Victoria, South Australia and NSW (again). Let's talk staying cool.

Wolfcat 🥄 @wolfcat.bsky.social · 6h

Heatwave Warning for Victoria issued at 02:49pm EDT on Monday 5 January 2026

Heatwave Situation for 3 days starting Tuesday 6th January 2026

#MelbWeather

If you wouldn't walk barefoot on a path, don't let your dog do it.

Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay out of the sun.

January 5, 2026 at 8:12 AM

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Rebecca

@bluebec.bsky.social

Know what the difference is between heat exhaustion and heat stroke and when to call an ambulance. Monitor yourself and other people in your care.

www.sahealth.sa.gov.au

January 5, 2026 at 7:25 AM

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Rebecca

@bluebec.bsky.social

Ok, it's going to be hot in a lot of places in Victoria, South Australia and NSW (again). Let's talk staying cool.

Wolfcat 🥄 @wolfcat.bsky.social · 6h

Heatwave Warning for Victoria issued at 02:49pm EDT on Monday 5 January 2026

Heatwave Situation for 3 days starting Tuesday 6th January 2026

#MelbWeather

If you wouldn't walk barefoot on a path, don't let your dog do it.

Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay out of the sun.

Heatwave Situation for 3 days starting Tuesday 6th January 2026

Most of Victoria is covered under a severe heatwave warning, with a few pockets of Extreme and a band along the coast of Low intensity Heatwave

January 5, 2026 at 7:18 AM

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Shaun 🔻

@anarchautist.bsky.social

Not to minimise 45° (as someone who's had heat exhaustion multiple times at 30°) but just to illustrate things are getting really, really bad.

www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/s...