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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 5h

Subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz349bs

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 5h

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

Spy Dog: Children's books pulled over explicit weblink

Schools have issued a warning to parents after a URL directed readers to inappropriate content.

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s. n.pr/474wJvJ

Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 1d

You need to know it's not "crazy" for experiences you endured decades ago to still affect you so much that you need to work a recovery today. The passage of time doesn't heal anything on its own.

If anything, it deepens wounds that are not properly understood or acknowledged.

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Chris Farnell is behind you right now @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 6h

Me in the Terminator resistance camp, crying and covered in blood as I struggle to apply pressure to a fallen comrade's gaping shotgun blast.

"I'm sorry! I honestly thought you were AI! Your replies were just really generic and I had to be sure!"

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Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 6h

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 8h

a bksy dev following the Heritage Foundation would be an unpleasant surprise if you didn't know this place was created by and for libertarian crypto bros, and all the good things about it are an unintended consequence they have been trying to "fix" for the last year

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 6h

a black and white photo of a cobblestone street with houses in the background

Alt: a black and white photo of a cobblestone street with houses in the background. Old hovus ad.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 13h

In an old ad for board game Scattergories in Spain a player was shown flouncing out while anothet said “OK, we’ll accept ‘octopus’ as a pet”.
“Aceptamos pulpo” has now entered the language in the meaning of “that’s a bit of a stretch but let’s go with it just for the sake of argument”.

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 6h

Is it too early for "seasonal" Quality Street?

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 7h

Dear reader,
Due to the US Government shutdown ,NOAA & NASA won't publish the global data of September 2025 as usual.
NOAA won't publish the US September 2025 data either.

But Copernicus should post this piece of statistics tomorrow and JMA on Tuesday October,14th.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 9h

Everyone needs to know that Dolly Parton responded to a climate disaster in her community with a temporary universal basic income for everyone who lost their homes.

Here's a short documentary about it:

The Great Equalizer: What Dolly Parton & a Tennessee Wildfire Can Teach About Universal Basic Income

YouTube video by In The Mesh

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 9h

Sadly I was unable to play Riyadh comedy festival because it clashed with playing BRISTOL tonight - last few tickets here

www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy...

Comedy: Robin Ince - THE UNIVERSE AND THE NEURODIVERSE - Hen & Chicken

The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a journey from the outermost planets to our innermost thoughts.

www.henandchicken.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

This you, Kristi?

A screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter). The top tweet is from user @covie_93 with the caption: “This tweet aged like Stephen Miller…..”. Below it is a tweet from Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) that reads:
“If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.
Over the last several years, we've seen Democrats try to take away our Freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't let them take away our right to defend ourselves, too.
South Dakota defends the Constitution.”

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 7h

*knows

Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 8h

The important part of this headline is "or known someone who has."

NPR @npr.org · 8h

A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools. n.pr/46OAc16

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has

A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.

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Ariell Cacciola @ariellcacciola.bsky.social · 8h

Keeping everyone on their toes with this wee drive by submission window

I'm open to unagented manuscripts until Sunday evening

#mswl #booksky #writingoppurtunity

Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 8h

*SUBMISSION WINDOW NOW OPEN 5 DAYS ONLY*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info 🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18h

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18h

Just as we are beginning to understand the biochemical basis of this horrendous condition, the government appoints the man perhaps most responsible for the mischaracterisation of ME/CFS – Simon Wesseley - to its *overdiagnosis* commission. www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/controv...

Controversial professor to investigate overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence for Labour

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 10h

Hard to imagine now but the #Brighton Grand Hotel must have looked like a skyscraper when it was first built in 1864. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. it towered over the rest of the seafront

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 9h

Also journalists don't know the difference between a paramotor and a paraglider.

Hint: one has a motor and the other glides.

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 10h

FFS

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ed Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 10h

Last rose of summer.

A purple rose flower slowly fDing surrounded by green and yellow leaves.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 10h

I should have said Mohammed Al Ghamdi who is currently serving a 30 year sentence for peaceful protest on social media - so he will DEFINITELY not be attending
“Millionaire Jimmy Carr needs more money so is collection from Saudi regime” show in Riyadh tonight

sanad.uk/2025/08/03/i...

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 10h

For #WorldOctopusDay we'd like to share with you this rare octopus skeleton that was found at the Palace.

An empty glass display box that, crucially, contains no bones.

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