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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 1h

Just like 'Free Nelson Mandela' meant that you wanted to kill every South African.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 3h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 3h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 2h

POV some of the alternate heads in an upgrade sprue that you don't need to buy could possibly be mistaken for very, very butch women.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 2h

The way that you could absolutely destroy Donald Trump would be to have a very large, very muscular man shout that he's a low-IQ sissy who likes showtunes and the YMCA, with slurs.

The way that you could destroy Stephen Miller is to have a Muppet dump Nickelodeon slime on his head.

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 2h

I am saying once again that the Conservative attack on the Arts is because they are incredibly envious of artists who they perceive as a group that has “too much” cultural power, a type of influence Conservatives crave but will never have because they’re anti-intellectuals with no imagination.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 2h

God I love Ghost Stories For The End of the World. I'm a big advocate for sloppy, off the cuff, no script, no plan, just-us-talking podcasting and this is the complete opposite - scripted, produced, glossy, and yet it's absolutely punk rock.

open.spotify.com/episode/2hjK...

The Devil's Whore ii

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"Here Comes Tomorrow": A Trans X-Men Podcast @herecomestomorrow.net · 4h

NEW EPISODE!!!!

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT "SOME ANGELS FALLING" WITH PROF. STEPHANIE BURT (@notquitehydepark.bsky.social)!!!!!

MUCH TO DISCUSS!!!

EPISODE 08: SOME ANGELS FALLING (FT. STEPHANIE BURT) — HERE COMES TOMORROW: THE PODCAST

World-famous, attractive, tall, and unquestionably the problem, hi, the problem, it's them: am I talking about Taylor Swift or Scott Summers? Who can tell?

www.herecomestomorrow.net

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Brenna Pérez @perezbrenna.bsky.social · 7d

Informational Autocracy: Authoritarianism Looks Different Now #news #analysis #authoritarianism

Informational Autocracy: Authoritarianism Looks Different Now (ALL PTS)

YouTube video by Brenna Perez

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 14h

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 13h

Oddly, Snatch would be a terrible porn name. Too on the nose.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 14h

The best porn names are just regular lady names: Janice Griffith, Angela White, Lauren Phillips.

The worse porn names are weird puns - for example 'Gal Ritchie'. Like Guy Ritchie, the director, but a gal. Who is that for? Were you inspired by watching The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare?

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 14h

They will NEVER stop me from stealing America!

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 19h

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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oriana schwindt @schwindter.bsky.social · 18h

🎶 capitalism as totalizing ideology 🎶

Greylace @greylace.bsky.social · 20h

The recent ICE raid which emptied an entire apartment building was apparently at the request of Wells Fargo, which is trying to foreclose on the building.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 20h

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 18h

Not with this:

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 19h

With @bloodwork.show scheduled to drop shortly, maybe one way to explain my motivation behind the project is this sense that violence is increasingly being embraced by one side with no idea what it ultimately wants against another side that refuses to confront how serious they are about wielding it.

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The General Goodsman @generalstoreman.bsky.social · 21h

before everyone pretended to give a shit about Israel's crimes, there was the march of return. it was a peaceful demonstration and it perfect for displaying the brutality of their zionist opponents and the world at large, including you, Asha Rangappa, weren't moved at all

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 21h

Some people say it's raining outside, others say that it isn't. As journalists we only need to tell you these two things, nothing else.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 21h

The nuanced position being 'what if some things, such as logistics, are gay and soy and other things, like killing people, are Based? What then?'

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 21h

They use the tape of ice violence as meme videos

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21h

bluesky desperately needs a competent comms team

having random devs fling off the cuff retorts at pissed off trans folk ain't it

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big michael banana flavour @djmuel.bsky.social · 22h

this is how labour supporters are handling the green party's post-conference policies btw

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wormbuxx @wormbuxx.bsky.social · 22h

Now I’m falling asleep and she’s calling a cob

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 22h

What do people think happens when they tell sadists that they are being hurt?

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 23h

Oh, so you want to abolish the police, but what happens when the Number Taker steals one of the Numberjacks? What then? What will you do about Spooky Spoon or the Problem Blob?

Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 1d

He's already changed the balance of power in the DC universe, so he has nothing left to prove at this point.

IGN @ign.com · 1d

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has issued a statement after The Smashing Machine became the Hollywood star's worst box office opening ever.

'You Can't Control Box Office Results' — Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Responds to The Smashing Machine's Disappointing Launch

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