Johnny Baldry
@johnnybaldry.bsky.social
Ageing techie with a menagerie of dogs, donkeys, cows, chickens and bees. 🇬🇧 immigrant in 🇫🇷. 🏳️🌈 he/him, 🏳️⚧️ ally.
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
I've only just twigged that I used to know Mary-Anne quite well. She was a good friend to me nearly 40 years ago. I hope she extends the same enthusiasm to LGBT+ charities. Otherwise it's just desperately sad to see someone I respected and admired turn to hatred and bigotry.
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FOI reveals that within the first week in office, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson requested a meeting with Sex Matters to discuss "mutual priorities and ways to work together going forward"
January 17, 2026 at 11:02 AM
I've only just twigged that I used to know Mary-Anne quite well. She was a good friend to me nearly 40 years ago. I hope she extends the same enthusiasm to LGBT+ charities. Otherwise it's just desperately sad to see someone I respected and admired turn to hatred and bigotry.
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I can't help but think Musk is doing this on purpose to goad governments into banning X and thus hand him a massive propaganda victory.
"People saw it was upsetting me and I didn’t like it and they kept doing more and more. There’s one of me just completely naked with just a bit of string around my waist, one with a ball gag in my mouth and my eyes rolled back."
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I can't help but think Musk is doing this on purpose to goad governments into banning X and thus hand him a massive propaganda victory.
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There may be snow on the ground but today we are closer to the sun than any other day! Here in the northern hemisphere it may be cold and dark, but remember, light and warmth are always closer than they appear
At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 9:52 AM
There may be snow on the ground but today we are closer to the sun than any other day! Here in the northern hemisphere it may be cold and dark, but remember, light and warmth are always closer than they appear
Isn't this the plot of "Wag the Dog"?
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Isn't this the plot of "Wag the Dog"?
I once walked past Dawn French who was sat having a coffee with a friend outside a café in central London. I didn't even make eye contact with her.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I once walked past Dawn French who was sat having a coffee with a friend outside a café in central London. I didn't even make eye contact with her.
lol. the @thelocalfrance.bsky.social Facebook post about Brigitte Bardot is an absolute bin fire of fascist apologia.
December 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
lol. the @thelocalfrance.bsky.social Facebook post about Brigitte Bardot is an absolute bin fire of fascist apologia.
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This is both funny and surprisingly moving
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is both funny and surprisingly moving
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abcnews.go.com/Health/high-...
I feel like I have friends on here who need this information, immediately.
I feel like I have friends on here who need this information, immediately.
High-fat cheese, cream linked to lower risk of dementia: Study
People who regularly ate higher-fat cheese and cream had a lower risk of dementia over 25 years, while low-fat dairy and other dairy foods showed no clear association.
abcnews.go.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
abcnews.go.com/Health/high-...
I feel like I have friends on here who need this information, immediately.
I feel like I have friends on here who need this information, immediately.
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What's behind door No.1️⃣9️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
ALPHA MALES!
It's nonsense, but for the sake of our young men - and women - it's nonsense that we have to actively counter... as well as most definitely make fun of!
#alpha #alphamale #sigma #psychology #wellbeing
ALPHA MALES!
It's nonsense, but for the sake of our young men - and women - it's nonsense that we have to actively counter... as well as most definitely make fun of!
#alpha #alphamale #sigma #psychology #wellbeing
December 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
What's behind door No.1️⃣9️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
ALPHA MALES!
It's nonsense, but for the sake of our young men - and women - it's nonsense that we have to actively counter... as well as most definitely make fun of!
#alpha #alphamale #sigma #psychology #wellbeing
ALPHA MALES!
It's nonsense, but for the sake of our young men - and women - it's nonsense that we have to actively counter... as well as most definitely make fun of!
#alpha #alphamale #sigma #psychology #wellbeing
After 6 years of living in rural France I can only say "good luck not speaking any French". Nonetheless, the people I meet here are overwhelmingly friendly and understanding and love when you make the effort to speak their language.
I’m convinced that this map is reflecting reality perfectly.
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
After 6 years of living in rural France I can only say "good luck not speaking any French". Nonetheless, the people I meet here are overwhelmingly friendly and understanding and love when you make the effort to speak their language.
This cute French supermarket Christmas has nearly 2M views. No AI slop here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9V...
Intermarché - Conte de Noël
YouTube video by Intermarché
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This cute French supermarket Christmas has nearly 2M views. No AI slop here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9V...
Another infuriating victory for fear and hatred in the public sphere. The Infinite Monkey Cage was a gem. It's terrible news that @robinince.bsky.social has been forced out.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Another infuriating victory for fear and hatred in the public sphere. The Infinite Monkey Cage was a gem. It's terrible news that @robinince.bsky.social has been forced out.
We've started doing one of these printed gazette things for my 88yo Mum. For the Christmas issue I wanted to do a selfie with one of my geese. They're such drama queens. They scream blue murder when you pick them up and then they shit on you. They're awkward and heavy to hold. It's not going well.
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
We've started doing one of these printed gazette things for my 88yo Mum. For the Christmas issue I wanted to do a selfie with one of my geese. They're such drama queens. They scream blue murder when you pick them up and then they shit on you. They're awkward and heavy to hold. It's not going well.
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Support for trans folk seems to have collapsed in the UK. Every day the news gets worse. It's revolting and so depressing. Your occasional reminder that it doesn't have to be this way (and in France it's not).
Can someone explain the reason that The Times, a former newspaper of record ffs, and Joshua Bratt decided to misgender this person - who, by all accounts, has by this point fully transitioned - throughout the piece? Is it some sort of right-wing journalist dare now to disrespect people for clicks?
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Support for trans folk seems to have collapsed in the UK. Every day the news gets worse. It's revolting and so depressing. Your occasional reminder that it doesn't have to be this way (and in France it's not).
Just for the record, "men" is the Old English word for "people" (which itself comes from French) so the meaning is identical despite her rantings.
Male men used to be called "weremen" (hence werewolves) and females "wifmen". Over time the "were" got dropped for men and "wifmen" became "women".
Male men used to be called "weremen" (hence werewolves) and females "wifmen". Over time the "were" got dropped for men and "wifmen" became "women".
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Just for the record, "men" is the Old English word for "people" (which itself comes from French) so the meaning is identical despite her rantings.
Male men used to be called "weremen" (hence werewolves) and females "wifmen". Over time the "were" got dropped for men and "wifmen" became "women".
Male men used to be called "weremen" (hence werewolves) and females "wifmen". Over time the "were" got dropped for men and "wifmen" became "women".
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
(not quite 50 years but close)
(not quite 50 years but close)
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
(not quite 50 years but close)
(not quite 50 years but close)
A lot of hate for Meta for this and it's a stupendous amount of money to piss up the wall for nothing. Just a thought though. Where did the money go? I suspect much of it directly or indirectly went to paying wages. It's a weird form of redistribution but better that than sat in Zuck's bank account.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A lot of hate for Meta for this and it's a stupendous amount of money to piss up the wall for nothing. Just a thought though. Where did the money go? I suspect much of it directly or indirectly went to paying wages. It's a weird form of redistribution but better that than sat in Zuck's bank account.
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how is this real
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
how is this real
So Vecna is internalised homophobia? I feel it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So Vecna is internalised homophobia? I feel it.
I can't help but feel that this is the wrong time of year to be posting this.
We should stop calling it a 'sun tan' and call it what it actually is - sun damage.
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I can't help but feel that this is the wrong time of year to be posting this.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.