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SqrlyJack 🏳️‍⚧️ @sqrlyjack.bsky.social · 4d

Fleetway Bunnie Rabbot

- Bun

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Raichiyo33 @raichiyo33.bsky.social · 5h

Witch

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Reaf @reaf.bsky.social · 1m

According to Keir Nazis are fine, but if you're against genocide you don't deserve free speech and freedom to protest.

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 38m

Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says

The government needs to "go further" in its review into protest laws, Sir Keir Starmer says.

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Reaf @reaf.bsky.social · 11m

Once again browsing the free section of Prime Video looking for what weird horror movies they've got for what to watch tonight. Not a bad way to find films you wouldn't have heard about otherwise, though there will also be lots of trash there, too.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 5h

Took a while, but I finally got a reply like this on my Facebook post about the implementation of Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland.

I took a look at the guy's page, and of course he is one of the anti-immigrant knuckle draggers.

Reply from someone on the subject of Universal Basic Income for artists saying "We already have its called the dole and we shouldn't encourage people to live on it either"

My reply:

"I know two artists who are on the pilot scheme, and it has been life-changing for both of them, in terms of their ability to focus on furthering their art, both personally and professionally.
I can tell you right here, as someone who had to be on the dole for years, that it is not the same thing at all. The constant threat of having your money cut off hanging over you is not at all conducive to being able to focus on your art, especially if you want to further it professionally speaking.

Of course, going by your posting history (I took a lil' peek there), I know I am at nothing trying to convince you of all this.

Enjoy living in your own self-imposed misery."

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⭐️ Alina ⭐️ @alinalal.bsky.social · 2d

life is strange

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Reaf @reaf.bsky.social · 3h

When media/news companies use AI images instead of paying people you know who the real mug is.

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 17h

Published by Sterling in Captain Flash #1-4. She's secretly Janie Jackson, a seemingly-demure 10-year-old & daughter of a police lieutenant, who goes out and fights crime as Tomboy.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 16h

I don't like acknowledging this asshole at all, but I do believe these sort of rage bait content creators are detrimental to the medium of games, they take up so much of the space and dominate conversations with this behaviour. And they just move on to the next person they're going victimize.

alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 1d

This a very prominent streamer who consistently uses their platform in this manner.

Asmongold gloats over Sucker Punch employee being fired

“I made a video about them..it turns out they got fired..too bad huh..eventually you’ll get a new job & when u do..I might just make another vid & contact that employee too..why? For fun..I enjoy it”

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Whit☀️Wei @mochiwei.com · 1d

Linktober 2025 Day 6: Travel & Transport 🧹

#linktober #artposting

Image depicts a scene from A Link Between Worlds in which Link holds onto Irene’s broom while they fly over a weather vane.

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GlacierClear @glacierclear.bsky.social · 8d

watched the batman with a friend and i fear that tom kenny penguin is my biggest hear me out

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Reaf @reaf.bsky.social · 3h

I think it'll just get distorted over time like all impressions do. Though my pet peeve with the impression is that people always make it coherent, and not into random nonsense gibberish that is just his speeches.

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Lying In Wait @lying.bsky.social · 14h

I shouldn't have to call it what the Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide has already, repeatedly, called it. But too many people think genocide is only genocide if it's concentration camps and mass graves, instead of murdering an entire social group with a thousand cuts over decades.

GeekOnALeash [Biological trans woman] 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 15h

Call it what it is: Genocide. Legal erasure, ministerial attacks, non-existent health care. This is not a debate. It's an attack on our existence!

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The UK’s Trans Genocide

The slow machinery of erasure: courts, clinics and ministers weaponising our disappearance

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 15h

Years ago, we got word that Joni Mitchell was at death's door. She's still with us. Hoping a similar scenario will play out with her fellow singing songwriting genius here. No siree, this is not the time to be losing Dolly Parton.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 18h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Reaf @reaf.bsky.social · 3h

It's a shame none of the live action projects had CCH Pounder play Waller. She was just perfect for the role and has not been beaten.

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Cyan Orange @cyanorangeart.bsky.social · 1d

Color Doodle Commission done for AssaultGodzilla (Twitter) ✨💫Commissions are OPEN! Sketch/Color Doodle/Painting slots available!🥂
#capitanmarvel #spiderwoman #commissionsopen

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 13h

I still prefer the "pay for your online purchases in cash at a convenience store" system that they have, but this is also good.

AUTOMATON WEST @automatonwest.bsky.social · 15h

Japanese game and comic platform DLsite launches its own payment alternative following Visa and Mastercard suspensions

The service will not be available outside of Japan

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Japanese game and comic platform DLsite launches its own payment alternative following Visa and Mastercard suspensions - AUTOMATON WEST

Following suspensions of transactions via Visa and Mastercard, DLsite has launched a semi-in-house payment alternative.

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Mama Raven @ravenemore.bsky.social · 14h

👏USING 👏 REFERENCES👏 IS 👏NOT 👏CHEATING !

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Reaf @reaf.bsky.social · 5h

I think it's also that original films tend not to get marketing and advertising pushes of IP films. They need a LOT of word of mouth. Kpop Demon Hunters is doing phenomenally well, but it's not like they did a ton of marketing for it when it released. It was just "another Netflix film" levels.

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 19h

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 18h

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 20h

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together!

Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 13h

You ever think about how there were dudes that probably saw loads of combat in WWII and then 20-odd years later were playing henchmen on BATMAN

Two middle-age dudes playing henchman on Batman

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 9h

Just to be clear, an English degree - learning to critically assess texts - is actually one of the most dangerous for people such as Badenoch.

An educated population, able to bring hundreds of years of context to statements in a dawning age of AI slop and attention-seeking dishonesty is also vital.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 11h

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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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