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Luke 🏳️‍🌈✈️ @lukeacl.com · 20h

Queens on Drag Race that can’t sew.. Like girl, we’re 2,000 seasons in and you’re arriving unprepared.

a drag queen says what are you doing here in a pink dress

Alt: Ru Paul Charles a drag queen says what are you doing here in a pink dress

media.tenor.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23h

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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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 21h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 1d

On FehrTrade today: a bonus camisole I made using leftover fabric from a project you'll see very soon... 👀

Fabric: custom design on Maake's "Eco Satin Flow" base
Pattern: Camisole Top Hack from the Great British Sewing Bee "Fashion with Fabric" book

blog.fehrtrade.com/gallery/1025...

#sewing

A white woman with brown hair is wearing a camisole top in a monochrome starburst print. She's smiling in the sunshine with a bridge and boats behind her.

A white woman with brown hair is wearing a camisole top in a monochrome starburst print. She's smiling in the sunshine with her hand in her hair, and there's a bridge and boats behind her.

On a table are: folded black fabric with an abstract starburst print, a hardcover “Great British Sewing Bee: Fashion with Fabric book, some pdf printed pattern pieces, a magnetic pin cushion, tailor’s shears, and a mug of tea.

Photo of a book showing a mixed race woman with natural hair wearing a ruffled camisole in a ditsy print floral satin.

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 1d

Srsly!!

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 1d

I would wear the shit out of all of these 1989 Finnish fashions?! bsky.app/profile/oldu...

Old UK Catalogues @oldukcatalogues.bsky.social · 1d

From Finland, 1989: Products from Seppala (more at @OldInCatalogues.bsky.social)

(+Blazer; Checked Blazer; Well-fitting Trousers; Checked Bermuda Shorts; Sleeveless Blouse; and Blouse)

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This page showcases women's clothing from Seppälä. It includes blazers, trousers, blouses, and bermuda shorts in various styles and patterns, mostly featuring a 60's vibe. The items are clearly priced in Finnish Markkas.

BLAZER «Blazer»
HIHATON PUSERO «Sleeveless Blouse»
HYVINISTUVAT HOUSUT «Well-fitting Trousers»
PUSERO «Blouse»
RUUTU-BLAZER «Checked Blazer»
RUUTUBERMUDAT «Checked Bermuda Shorts»

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 1d

We’d all scream like that if we could.

Reminds me of a lyric by The Blow:
“All of the babies they can feel the world, that’s why they cry”

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 1d

Crossing everything for you to get some relief ❤️‍🩹

a cartoon character says hopefully in front of a hulu logo

ALT: a cartoon character says hopefully in front of a hulu logo

media.tenor.com

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 1d

What the hell?! Oh shit, I’m so sorry, that’s awful. 🤬

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

I love this for them. TC 🤝 Nicki

#iwtv

In a dark room, a shaft of light peeks through an open doorway, illuminating a figure leaning their head back. Posted on josephpotter_ Instagram stories.

In a dark room, a shaft of light peeks through an open doorway, illuminating a figure with short curls, wearing a white sleeved shirt under a dark waistcoat. Posted on sarahswire Instagram stories.

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

I love that fic so much, I swear it puts me into a dream state. I could build a map of that town, watercolour its sea, write up a menu chalkboard for Le Nid… 🫠

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

It’s so beautiful I had to zoom in and pan around!! 🤩 It feels both celestial and lunar…

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Found it on tumblr:https://www.tumblr.com/sunbratz/796677295868903425/kiss-kiss-kiss-kiss-kiss

Post by @sunbratz · 1 image

💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 1 · KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

What was it?? 😭

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FJ!! @fj1.bsky.social · 2d

You know how many LGBTs and Black people are making contingency plans to flee? Half my rolodex is asking em how hard it is to get to Berlin.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

14% of American Jews have developed a contingency plan to flee the US if necessary due to rising antisemitism. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

Fourteen percent of U.S. Jews have contingency getaway plan over rising antisemitism

A New Report, Published Jointly by the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Federation of North America, Found That a Majority of Jewish Americans Have Experienced Some Form of Antisemitism Since Oct...

www.haaretz.com

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

Dale was ahead of his time - a true trendsetter!

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I got you - you mean the new show logo, or the scrawled one? I’ve got either in svg (vector) so they can go as large as you want)

If you DM me an email or Discord handle I can send the files.

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Karen @valkyriekaren.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so tired of hearing people say "oh well antivaxxers are only harming themselves/their own kids". Herd immunity protects everyone - people with weakened immune systems, people who can't be vaccinated or who the vaccine doesn't work on.

Clare @twirlingteacups.bsky.social · 2d

As someone with a bit of a dodgy immune system after cancer treatment I’m so angry with people who can’t be bothered to take up vaccinations, they don’t seem to care how many people they’re putting at risk.

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Matthew Hawn @jukevox.bsky.social · 2d

There are a whole swath of AI wellness and community apps coming that are just dopamine-hit profiteering dressed up as therapy.

Reading through the privacy policy for Toland AI makes it clear this is Facebook's surveillance capitalism turned up to 11 with a friendly cartoon face.

www.tolans.com

Tolan: Alien Best Friend

www.tolans.com

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 2d

Sigh. Guess you’ll die here. 😔

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you! 🥰

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 3d

It’s 100% not Sam. There are so many errors in it I’m not sure where to start, but it’s ridiculous that Ryan fell for it.

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Life In Wisconsin @lifeinwisconsin.bsky.social · 3d

It should be noted that Google has noticed the backlash enough that they quietly published a code that would removed AI results for their searches.

An enterprising person built a default site to search without AI, and the results are goddamn refreshing as hell.
udm14.org

&udm=14 | the search engine Konami code

A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.

udm14.org

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 3d

So long, long Long Covid hair!!

I’ve had my ✨spiritual haircut✨ now that I’m feeling a bit better and rejoining the world! 😌

#LongCovid #LowDoseNaltrexone

A white woman with long straight brown hair is talking a selfie and pulling a face. Her hair reaches down almost to her waist.

A white woman with straight brown hair is talking a selfie and smiling. Her hair is now only just past her shoulders and has nice layers framing her face.

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Melissa Fehr @melissafehrtrade.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, ok thanks. I’ve had zero desire to listen to it.

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