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They/them. Please do not DM me - I have no access to them (including turning them off) until I age verify, and will not be age verifying until I see how the first few data breaches play out

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · Nov 7

Hi new followers! I'm afraid I don't post or reply much on here and I won't until we have locked accounts, but it is nice to see you all nonetheless

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 12h

Congratulations to the sub who wrote this headline, the Graun should give them a raise

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance Minds International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 17h

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 21h

I thought I would read it all in a couple of bursts, but actually I ended up taking maybe ten days or so, because each short chapter is really nice to just sit with for a while before moving on to the next one! I suspect it would work really well as an advent treat

K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 23h

I love this queer take on "city girl goes back to small hometown" - it doesn't overly romanticise the recent past or make the city girl seem foolish or shallow for choosing to leave, but it still celebrates what she finds when she does go back

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 23h

Highly rec this wonderfully sweet f/f romance novella! So vividly drawn and grounded in its setting and characters - a real pleasure to get lost in!

Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · 1d

All Is Bright, my Christmassy F/F romance novella set in a little village in Wales, is out TODAY!

You can get it in these places and more:

Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
AZ: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX

A promotional graphic for All Is Bright, by Llinos Cathryn Thomas. The book cover, with the title in large text over twinkling lights, is at the centre. Behind the book, there are glowy lights. Text blocks highlight features of the book: "F/F Christmas romance", "advent calendar style - one chapter a day", "Hallmark small-town Christmas movie with a queer twist", "one has elaborate Christmas lights, the other one hates them", "outdoorsy butch and city girl femme", "Wales!".

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Sarcophagus Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 2d

It’s very important that you all know that mid-writing this article, I went upstairs for something and on my way back down, MISSED THE BOTTOM STAIR despite the fact it was all I was thinking about. Can only assume it was a warning. Pray for me.

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 2d

The stair, which vanishes from your memory whenever you forget to actively concentrate on its existence, was ruled to be maliciously attempting to murder you, having deemed you unworthy of treading on it.

Read the full article on Patreon (if you dare): www.patreon.com/posts/139919...

Exclusive! Bottom stair absolutely trying to kill you

Image of woman who has slipped over on stairs

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 3d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 3d

Oooh some excellent opinions, thank you!

K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 4d

Noooo I'm sorry! Hope it heals up quickly!

I would love to know about some of your favourite hot drinks!

K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 5d

Noooo! Unfair and wrong!

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Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · 6d

Less than a week before Bethan and Mali are out in the world!

Mali has some really bright Christmas lights shining directly into Bethan's front room. Bethan hates that.

WILL THEY EVER OVERCOME THEIR DIFFERENCES AND KISS ON THE MOUTH???

Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · 12d

Preorder my novella, out on 9 October, if you like Christmas, F/F romance, Wales, advent calendars, or all of the above!

Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Kindle: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 6d

I learned a few days ago that some people call the ship oacest and it made me so happy

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thingswithwings @thingswithwings.bsky.social · 6d

A little less than five hours to sign up! Please come sign up for Festivids - it's such a great exchange and the community is very encouraging and welcoming. If you want to learn DaVinci Resolve and make your first vid, I will personally teach you. :)

festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 6d

Festivids signups close in about ten hours! Sign up at the AO3: archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Countdown: www.timeanddate.com/countdown/la...

Festivids Signups Close

Countdown to Oct 3, 2025 11:59 pm. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down to 0

www.timeanddate.com

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 7d

If you want to understand open adoption, it makes sense to start with birth parents—yet studies of them are few. 2+ yrs ago, I began talking w/ birth mothers to try to understand what living in an open adoption is like for them, and what rights or options they might have if challenges were to arise.

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

www.theatlantic.com

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Laurie Voss @seldo.com · 10d

My personal timeline is full of autistic people trying to explain that there isn't more autism than before, it's just that we're better at detecting it, and there's nothing more autistic than hoping explaining something at length will help matters when nobody is really listening.

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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 23d

modelling modern dating apps toward grindr really hit heterosexual dating like a comet hit the dinosaurs didnt it. why would you do this to yourselves, it's like watching a baby pick up a buzzsaw, that was a very specific tool for a very specific purpose and this feels unsafe for you

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 8d

Right? I had enjoyed his performances across a range of shows, but the Murderbot promo run was the first time I'd watched his interviews, and I was very charmed by his passion

K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 8d

Incredible work! Very impressed

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murder cheesecake @oliviacirce.bsky.social · 8d

I wrote a fic! Do we still do the thing with emojis? I'm doing the thing with emojis.

✡️ The Pitt, Robby/Abbot, 8K, Explicit
✡️ Judaism, Romance, Religion, First Time, Getting Together, Yom Kippur, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known

archiveofourown.org/works/71659836

V'ahavta - oliviacirce - The Pitt (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 8d

Brad/Ray walked so this could fucking fly

K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 8d

He's so psyched for it! it's really charming!

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K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 8d

@derryderrydown.bsky.social are you seeing this do shit??

K | krfabian @krfabian.bsky.social · 8d

Just watched the trailer for Pillion and omg my days of shipping Alexander Skarsgård with scrunkly brown haired subs who don't know when to shut up are certainly coming to a middle

youtu.be/iC9xlgRBOdI

Pillion | Official Teaser HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

youtu.be

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 12d

Aldrich said: “How many WhatsApp messages in a row is too many? Where’s the sweet spot between ‘I like you and wish to cultivate a friendship’ and ‘dear God stop before this person takes out a restraining order’?”

Autistic woman really sorry to bother you with her friendship

An autistic woman has spent every single moment of her friendship with you worried that she’s intruding on your precious time here on Earth, it has been revealed. Megan Aldrich, 24, reportedly loves…

thedailytism.com

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 9d

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

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