Alain Kemp 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@sarcasmaniac.bsky.social
He/him. PhD. Buildings mgr IGC South Edinburgh. Luxbg-turned-Scot. Pro-Indy. Trans ally. BLM. Gaymer. Trekkie. Terminally exhausted. Views own. ❤️@hexo
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I'm Alain (he/him), lab/bldg mgr at the IGC in Edinburgh, keeping labs equipped, supplied & safe. I'm a quadrilingual sarcastic gay git, novice cook & photographer, board/PC game addict, sci-fi/fantasy book worm & will worship all cats, red pandas and dragons
I'm Alain (he/him), lab/bldg mgr at the IGC in Edinburgh, keeping labs equipped, supplied & safe. I'm a quadrilingual sarcastic gay git, novice cook & photographer, board/PC game addict, sci-fi/fantasy book worm & will worship all cats, red pandas and dragons
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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I'll just leave this stat here.
Only four people in the UK have formally complained about a trans woman entering a “single-sex” facility, an eye-opening report has revealed.
A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022.
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A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022.
1/2
January 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I'll just leave this stat here.
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
Well, if the first day back at work was any indication of how the rest of 2026 will be going… hoo boy. 😅🫠
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Well, if the first day back at work was any indication of how the rest of 2026 will be going… hoo boy. 😅🫠
Seats of Judgment
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Seats of Judgment
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"Mister Worf, transfer energy from shields and increase New Year's Eve celebration energy output by 40%!" 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
"Mister Worf, transfer energy from shields and increase New Year's Eve celebration energy output by 40%!" 🎉
Curator for the Arcanum College - yay arcane gizmos 🤣
December 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Curator for the Arcanum College - yay arcane gizmos 🤣
Educated possum 🤓
December 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Educated possum 🤓
Good night from Sleepy Cat Towers
December 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Good night from Sleepy Cat Towers
Christmas dinner doesn’t have to be turkey 😋
December 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Christmas dinner doesn’t have to be turkey 😋
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
Been baking all day, and while most things came out decent, I most definitely failed at icing 🤣
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Been baking all day, and while most things came out decent, I most definitely failed at icing 🤣
Assistant baker Arlo - at your service
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Assistant baker Arlo - at your service
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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.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
It’s definitely not been a great year for new soundtracks, but I did manage to find a few new favourites among the dregs
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s definitely not been a great year for new soundtracks, but I did manage to find a few new favourites among the dregs
Benji waiting for food in the kitchen door… an hour after having been fed.
He’s still more subtle than Arlo, who walks up to you and meows repeatedly, expecting you to get up and follow him to the kitchen 😅
He’s still more subtle than Arlo, who walks up to you and meows repeatedly, expecting you to get up and follow him to the kitchen 😅
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Benji waiting for food in the kitchen door… an hour after having been fed.
He’s still more subtle than Arlo, who walks up to you and meows repeatedly, expecting you to get up and follow him to the kitchen 😅
He’s still more subtle than Arlo, who walks up to you and meows repeatedly, expecting you to get up and follow him to the kitchen 😅
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Really good work from The National.
Want to know what happened?
Read this.
Want to know what happened?
Read this.
Harassment, 'untruthful' evidence, and 'unusual' legal questions. Our reporter Xander Elliards looks at nine points from the Sandie Peggie ruling that the rest of the media has left out
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Really good work from The National.
Want to know what happened?
Read this.
Want to know what happened?
Read this.
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Turn on the TV. Doesn’t matter what channel.
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Turn on the TV. Doesn’t matter what channel.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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this is a good excuse to post my all time favorite Star Trek meme
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
this is a good excuse to post my all time favorite Star Trek meme
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It’s small business Saturday.
Buy quirky, different, unusual and unique.
My little offering dozens of pride themes science and Sci Fi pins.
proudscience.etsy.com
Also, what should I make in 2026?!
Buy quirky, different, unusual and unique.
My little offering dozens of pride themes science and Sci Fi pins.
proudscience.etsy.com
Also, what should I make in 2026?!
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It’s small business Saturday.
Buy quirky, different, unusual and unique.
My little offering dozens of pride themes science and Sci Fi pins.
proudscience.etsy.com
Also, what should I make in 2026?!
Buy quirky, different, unusual and unique.
My little offering dozens of pride themes science and Sci Fi pins.
proudscience.etsy.com
Also, what should I make in 2026?!