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Stephanie McKenzie

@stephaniemac.bsky.social

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From Belfast NI, love Bowie 🥰 classic rock, TV and films. No unsolicited DM‘s, I’m not here for dating, OK? *Being put on a list doesn’t mean you agree with the owner!*

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · Mar 22

And the reason why is @clearsky.app puts up the accounts added to a troll list before the creator was deleted and describes them as ‘subscribers’ even if you never subscribed to it. So anyone who see it months later thinks that you subscribed to it 🤦‍♀️

Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · Mar 22

So this is why I keep getting blocked, some trolls added me to lists, I didn’t subscribe to them and blocked the owner whose accounts are now deleted. But somehow I still show up on these lists and some people are massblocking 🙄 @mistyswoman.bsky.social

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1h

You guys need to adopt this song! #Portland youtu.be/gVfaf43W9cM?...

Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together (Official Music Video)

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 10h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12h

These people are just not smart

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 11h

Unless they’re declaring him an anti-pope and installing their own guy in Avignon, they’re not “rejecting” him, they’re just bitching and moaning and forgetting who’s in charge of the church they’ve weirdly and ignorantly attempted to infiltrate. bsky.app/profile/wash...

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 11h

Same playbook as Paisley, pour petrol on everything, hand someone else the matches snd then run away 😡

Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Birthday PJ Harvey 🥰🥰 #MusicSky youtu.be/lbq4G1TjKYg?...

PJ Harvey - Down By The Water

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 23h

Yes, the differing skills needed are now so different that few can do both effectively

Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 23h

My first reaction is if your partner’s politics were such a dealbreaker why did you even marry them and how did you not know about them before agreeing to do it? 🤷‍♀️

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 1d

Great piece this, on how Japan's ageing population and resistance to immigration is leaving services short-staffed.

Obvious read-across.

Oh how entitled wealthy countries all became, and how difficult that is to shake.

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Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem

An ageing workforce is affecting all sorts of professions

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 1d

I am thinking of you because I am sad.

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1d

Ohh, the phone videos will be excellent!

a woman is sitting on a couch giving the middle finger and saying `` this is getting good '' .

Alt: a woman is sitting on a couch eating popcorn and saying `` this is getting good '' .

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Amelia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 2d

Meet Fenella Fuktoff - a Sweary card for irked women, menopausal or otherwise! season of the witch is ALL YEAR ROUND! Replete with FWOG & glittery Ruby slippers! She’ll hex your enemies fo sho

Cards:
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Prints:
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BLESSED BE! #bsnm #witch #spooky

Pissed off little witch card, fizzing with ire - saying Fucking Wank!

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John Vigar @johnevigar.bsky.social · 1d

This door at Eastwood church in Essex dates from about 1150, which is extremely rare. The hinge has an inscription which (more or less) says ‘blessings on those who come and go’.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1d

I’d love those boots but I’d probably do myself an injury trying to walk in them! #TheCelebrityTraitors

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 1d

The winter Olympics we actually want to watch.

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s a therm-ass flask. It’s for keeping hot things hot and cold things cold”
“So what have you got in it?”
“Two cups of coffee and an ice cream. And some very hard drugs”

‘He put it up the exit ramp’: Florida man with long rap sheet caught hiding thermos inside body, sheriff says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

WINTER HAVEN, FLA. (WSVN) – A man with a long arrest history is back behind bars after, deputies said, he tried to sneak a thermos<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida...

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🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 1d

This made me laugh more than it probably should 😂
#funny

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1d

A moment of silence for all the Tweets and articles praising Milei which will now be frantically deleted…

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

*ARGENTINE RATES SOAR OVER 80% AS PESO CRISIS SPARKS CASH CRUNCH

Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1d

Think I’ll pass

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 1d

‘Brexit is currently as unpopular as it has ever been: barely a third of the public still believes it was a good idea. Meanwhile the man who has been most closely associated with the cause of getting Britain out of Europe looks like he could be our next prime minister.’
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David Runciman · Down the Rabbit Hole: Britain’s Europe Problem

From Macmillan to Wilson to Heath to Thatcher to Major to Blair to Cameron, a succession of prime ministers persuaded...

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Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1d

What a fascinating and maddening article. So many missed opportunities because of stubborn pride and an inability to accept the reality of the World.

Stephanie McKenzie @stephaniemac.bsky.social · 1d

Agatha Christie might have heard Bohemian Rhapsody.

Although from what I’ve read about her she’d have hated it!