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nalohop.bsky.social
Amazon's new "Buy For Me" feature. Ick. www.youtube.com/shorts/s8jGn...
This is big business doing what it does #amazon #smallbusiness #buyforme #amazonsucks
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December 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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adamroberts.bsky.social
I cannot say I enjoyed this movie.
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ (dir. James Cameron 2025)
Ire and Fash
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December 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
lockdownbookclub.bsky.social
Yeah, I definitely failed to get through this with dry eyes.
annebillson.bsky.social Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 9d
Here we go: TCM REMEMBERS, 2025 edition. See if you can make it through this without getting something in your eye.
TCM Remembers 2025 | TCM
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December 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Great video by @anamariecox.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?si=gYx...
That OU Essay Is Supposed to Be Bad | An Editor’s Note
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December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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trance.bsky.social
Elon Musk and the United States did this.

We didn't create the famine, but we provided for people (as we fucking should) and then savagely cut those programs with NOTHING ELSE in place after people depended on us.

Damn them all. They're swimming in the blood.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 12d
Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, “because I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.”
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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As witnesses later recalled, two small dogs just waltzed into the place, grabbed the cat, and waltzed out.
As witnesses later recalled, two small dogs just waltzed into the place, grabbed the cat, and waltzed out.
December 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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icanseeforever1.bsky.social
With £1,000,000 now spent Allison Bailey loses again.
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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lyndagood.bsky.social
Project 2026 isn’t speculation or spin. It’s a published political agenda, it represents one of the most direct challenges to women’s rights in modern American politics.
Project 2026 Declares Open War on Women’s Rights
When The Heritage Foundation released its new policy blueprint for 2026 this week—an extension of the now-infamous Project 2025—it did so with the calm confidence of an institution convinced no one wi...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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thegmcconnachie.bsky.social
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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hmcevansoneya.bsky.social
Right-wing media and so on don't actually like Linehan; they just hate trans people. If this loser is willing to destroy himself on the altar of their obsession, that's a sacrifice they are more than willing to make. Publishing his self-destructive ravings is irresponsible on so many levels.
mimmymum.bsky.social Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 21d
Graham Linehan has such little self-awareness he *really* doesn’t understand how totally unhinged he seems in his ‘woe is me’ batshit crazy ranting! 😬

He’s the ‘cautionary tale’ of what obsessive ‘gender critical’ transphobia leads to: no friends, no life, and spaghetti carbonara for one!
The Telegraph Graham Linehan My trans critics are cowards. Yes, Ardal O'Hanlon - that includes yOu I expected more from my friend of 25 years. But he would rather condemn me than fight for the rights of women and girls I expected more from Ardal. I never thought he would intone the catechism. "I still get on great with everyone," he said in a recent interview with The Times, "though I haven't seen much of the show's creator, Graham Linehan, and am baffled as to why he got involved in the culture wars. I feel sorry for him - he's entitled to his opinions, but the way he presented them made it confrontational. When I read that, I phoned him immediately. When people betray me, I always make the mistake of phoning them straight away. My heart was thumping in my chest as I found his number and gave him a faux-polite, "Hey Ardal, how's it going?". My anger was already boiling. I knew exactly what he would say - the exact same things Bill Bailey said when I phoned him, the exact same things Amelia Bullmore said when I wrote to her. I knew, and I phoned anyway, because I can't help myself. And when he started reading from the same script as all the others, I lost my temper. At some point, Ardal said, "I just disagree with you." I would have said all this to him on the phone, but I was so angry I could not get any of it out. In fact, at one point I said, "You're on my f--ing s--t list." Ridiculous, of course, but unfortunately true. Like Father Ted at the Golden Cleric Awards, I keep a tally of every person who took the easy path and watched me twist in the wind. I can't help it. I remember them all. Tim Heidecker saying I'd gone down a "rabbit hole". David O'Doherty, who didn't have the guts to speak to me. My own brother-in-law publicly calling me insane. Adam Buxton, Jon Ronson, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee. People who knew me, people who had my phone number, people who could have asked, people who assumed the worst because doing otherwise would have exposed them to the same treatment I was receiving. In condemning me, to use Douglas Murray's line, they raise a little flag outside their home so the mob will pass them by. And every time one of them hands a journalist another little quote - another "baffled," another "sorry," another "he's awful, but I hope he's okay" - they get to carry on with their lives while mine gets smaller. None of them
December 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
lockdownbookclub.bsky.social
Robin is one of the good ones and it’s horrible that he was left with no choice.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 20d
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.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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tobyontv.bsky.social
for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
BBC news: Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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patricknessbooks.bsky.social
Furious at this. TERFs and Gender Critical people are a loud, radicalized, wealthy minority, forcing groups who've done the right thing for years into horrible positions that none of them want. Stop buying Harry Potter. Fight for your trans brothers and sisters. They'll come for you next.
ulycia.bsky.social pseudonymity enjoyer @ulycia.bsky.social · Dec 2
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry

girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
This update includes information you may find upsetting. Please take care when reading. From today, it is with a heavy heart that we announce trans girls will no longer be able to join Girlguiding. This is a decision we would have preferred not to make, and we know that this may be upsetting for members of our community. There will be no immediate changes for current young members, but more information will be shared soon. Most adult roles - including unit helpers, district helpers and administrative support - are already open to all, so we are confident that no volunteers will have to leave the organisation. Girlguiding believes strongly in inclusion, and we will continue to support young people and adults in marginalised groups. Over the next few months, we will explore opportunities to champion this value and actively support young people who need us. We stand in solidarity with trans girls and women.
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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johnnymains.co.uk
'Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist' - Andrea Solario (ca. 1507–9)
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
lockdownbookclub.bsky.social
Get yourself a president who supports the trans community. 🏳️‍⚧️
sandraduffy.bsky.social Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · Nov 24
@teni.bsky.social don't seem to use their bsky account so I'm posting this over here from their facebook because people should see it: one of the first things our new President Connolly did last week was write the community a letter for TDOR 🏳️‍⚧️

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A letter from President Catherine Connolly to the trans community of Ireland, wishing them "warmest wishes" on TDOR. She also marks the 10th anniversary of the GRA 2015 and "reminds us that the work of safeguarding dignity and ensuring genuine inclusion remains ongoing."
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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sandraduffy.bsky.social
@teni.bsky.social don't seem to use their bsky account so I'm posting this over here from their facebook because people should see it: one of the first things our new President Connolly did last week was write the community a letter for TDOR 🏳️‍⚧️

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A letter from President Catherine Connolly to the trans community of Ireland, wishing them "warmest wishes" on TDOR. She also marks the 10th anniversary of the GRA 2015 and "reminds us that the work of safeguarding dignity and ensuring genuine inclusion remains ongoing."
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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rdisc0mb0bulate.bsky.social
Dear #SpeirGorm

If you could kindly share, I would be most grateful.

Does anybody have first hand experience of the timescale when applying for #CORU #SocialCareWorker registration under Section 38 (Graduates/New Entrants) route.
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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sglassmeyer.bsky.social
A local bakery just posted this photo on Facebook. I’ve gotten stuff from her before. Nice older lady. I do not know if she made it but…it’s perfect. Perfect.
A cake that’s Tony Montana sitting on bricks of cocaine
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
November 14th: A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
lockdownbookclub.bsky.social
Paul is an excellent and insightful interviewer. i wish I could attend all of these.
paulduane.bsky.social Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · Oct 30
Here's a thread of things I will be doing in November, in case you have a deep desire to be in a big room that also contains me.
November 3 - I'm talking to director Charlie Shackleton (The Afterlight) about his new movie at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social:

ifi.ie/film/zodiac-...
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT + Q&A - Irish Film Institute
In this wholly original, self-aware film, the true crime boom is put under the microscope as filmmaker Charlie Shackleton (The Afterlight, 2021) tells the story of his abandoned documentary about the ...
ifi.ie
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
lockdownbookclub.bsky.social
He’s not the messiah, he’s a very naughty byte.
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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karynmoy.bsky.social
absolutely raging that philip sutcliffe represents my area and I’m so sickened by his horrible spoiled vote/fucking zodiac killer hate scrawl that I’ve made a complaint to the dcc ethics registrar. the info is at the link below and he’s in direct contravention of section 9.4 of the code of conduct
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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sylvialeatham.bsky.social
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a national media, asking it to please please not hyperfocus on spoiled votes today.

Spoiled votes, like their voters, should be ignored. At best a footnote.
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
lockdownbookclub.bsky.social
All first time watches and absolutely hitting it out of the park.
M - 5 stars The Black Cat - 4 stars The Raven - 4 stars The Body Snatcher - 4 stars
October 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM