Olivia
@oliviafrances.bsky.social
Editorial Assistant. English Literature student with an interest in the Gothic. Occasional writer.
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
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then die
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
then die
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The level of hatred these AI bros have for creative people I just do not understand
May 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The level of hatred these AI bros have for creative people I just do not understand
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#WorldBeeDay 🐝
'Telling the Bees' 🐝
It was customary for the head of the household to inform the bees whenever a death occurred in the family ⚰️
If the bees were not informed, various calamities were believed to ensue 💀
www.amusingplanet.com/2019/04/the-...
#Wales #History
'Telling the Bees' 🐝
It was customary for the head of the household to inform the bees whenever a death occurred in the family ⚰️
If the bees were not informed, various calamities were believed to ensue 💀
www.amusingplanet.com/2019/04/the-...
#Wales #History
May 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#WorldBeeDay 🐝
'Telling the Bees' 🐝
It was customary for the head of the household to inform the bees whenever a death occurred in the family ⚰️
If the bees were not informed, various calamities were believed to ensue 💀
www.amusingplanet.com/2019/04/the-...
#Wales #History
'Telling the Bees' 🐝
It was customary for the head of the household to inform the bees whenever a death occurred in the family ⚰️
If the bees were not informed, various calamities were believed to ensue 💀
www.amusingplanet.com/2019/04/the-...
#Wales #History
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This is so fucking good
May 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is so fucking good
Brilliant
youtu.be/PYRdJo3cG2Q?...
youtu.be/PYRdJo3cG2Q?...
IGORRR - BLASTBEAT FALAFEL
YouTube video by Igorrr
youtu.be
May 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Brilliant
youtu.be/PYRdJo3cG2Q?...
youtu.be/PYRdJo3cG2Q?...
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Just put on a random Muppets episode and it’s about them basically unionizing against AI and correctly assessing it’s there to steal wages www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWL9...
Muppet Songs: Dudley Moore - Mama Don't Allow
YouTube video by Muppet Songs
www.youtube.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Just put on a random Muppets episode and it’s about them basically unionizing against AI and correctly assessing it’s there to steal wages www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWL9...
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Queer Gothic, anyone? BBC Radio 3 at 19:15 tonight: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Queer Gothic
Sarah Waters traces the queer roots of early gothic literature and architecture
www.bbc.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Queer Gothic, anyone? BBC Radio 3 at 19:15 tonight: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Douglas Adams
decades of cyberpunk fiction, and I don't believe a single writer fully predicted how embarrassingly stupid so much of AI was going to be
May 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Douglas Adams
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Welcome to the public domain, UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929), the surrealist short from Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dalí that shocked cinema with dream logic, stark imagery & one gruesome eyeball.
More. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
More. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
May 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Welcome to the public domain, UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929), the surrealist short from Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dalí that shocked cinema with dream logic, stark imagery & one gruesome eyeball.
More. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
More. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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This is what using your platform is all about. Fiona Apple, everyone - still crushing it.
Fiona Apple - Pretrial (Let Her Go Home) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by fionaappleVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is what using your platform is all about. Fiona Apple, everyone - still crushing it.