jinty comixminx wildebeest the third
@comixminx.bsky.social
sewing and comics, comix and sewing. Reading and silliness.
Getting more hair-trigger at blocking transphobes and reporting hate
Getting more hair-trigger at blocking transphobes and reporting hate
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I see some other people doing ongoing threads of stuff they listen to or have read; seems like a good thing, share knowledge of good stuff and enjoyment of what’s out there. Here’s something I’ve just finished:
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This is one helluva factcheck from the wonderful Emma Monk.
It's 26 posts, but stick with it because it contains all the key features of how the far right spread their poison in the UK, exemplifying the role played by our far right legacy media (esp the Express & Mail).
Knowledge is power.
It's 26 posts, but stick with it because it contains all the key features of how the far right spread their poison in the UK, exemplifying the role played by our far right legacy media (esp the Express & Mail).
Knowledge is power.
I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄
Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
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Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
1/26
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is one helluva factcheck from the wonderful Emma Monk.
It's 26 posts, but stick with it because it contains all the key features of how the far right spread their poison in the UK, exemplifying the role played by our far right legacy media (esp the Express & Mail).
Knowledge is power.
It's 26 posts, but stick with it because it contains all the key features of how the far right spread their poison in the UK, exemplifying the role played by our far right legacy media (esp the Express & Mail).
Knowledge is power.
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Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan.
That seems bad.
That seems bad.
The people at CBECI were kind enough to send me a copy of their updated Bitcoin power consumption data
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan.
That seems bad.
That seems bad.
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A diferença que faz ter COP em uma democracia
Thousands of people are marching outside the #COP30 summit in Brazil, calling for urgent action on the climate crisis and human rights. 🌎✊
It is the first time since 2021 that protestors have been allowed to demonstrate outside the climate talks.
It is the first time since 2021 that protestors have been allowed to demonstrate outside the climate talks.
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A diferença que faz ter COP em uma democracia
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That Mahmoud finds Noem an inspiration speaks not just to her moral squalor but to terrible political instincts, given how deeply unpopular the latter is in her own country.
It appears that our Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has been inspired by Kirsti Noem - and finds her to have an “under appreciated intellect and eye for detail” and is now following her lead.
Isn’t that just utterly horrifying.
Of all Starmer’s picks for cabinet, she has to be the worst.
Isn’t that just utterly horrifying.
Of all Starmer’s picks for cabinet, she has to be the worst.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
That Mahmoud finds Noem an inspiration speaks not just to her moral squalor but to terrible political instincts, given how deeply unpopular the latter is in her own country.
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So if you're transphobic for free, you're actually undermining hard-working professionals
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So if you're transphobic for free, you're actually undermining hard-working professionals
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remember, if lois mcmaster bujold calls you, insist she elaborate the entire vorkosigan family tree before you take the call
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
remember, if lois mcmaster bujold calls you, insist she elaborate the entire vorkosigan family tree before you take the call
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Hundreds of Oxford residents marched across Oxford to demonstrate against racism and in solidarity with migrants in an ‘Oxford Unity March and Rally’. Chants included ‘this is what community looks like’ and calls to ‘fight back’ against racism.
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Hundreds of Oxford residents marched across Oxford to demonstrate against racism and in solidarity with migrants in an ‘Oxford Unity March and Rally’. Chants included ‘this is what community looks like’ and calls to ‘fight back’ against racism.
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In case anyone thinks Reform could ever get a foot in in Oxford, here are photos of the two opposing protests taken within minutes of each other today.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In case anyone thinks Reform could ever get a foot in in Oxford, here are photos of the two opposing protests taken within minutes of each other today.
I heard the drums at Manzil way as I cycled past - most inspiring, great sound and great sight overall!
Thank you to the two wonderful drumming groups who made it so much fun. (Sadly I can't post video.) Thanks also to @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social for your lovely Union Jill flag #Oxford #SUTR
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I heard the drums at Manzil way as I cycled past - most inspiring, great sound and great sight overall!
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
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The configuration where people choose and register a persistent pseudonym as their username is the system under which people behave least abusively to others. Pure anonymity with no persistent pseudonyms usually shakes out as slightly less abusive than "real names", even.
November 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The configuration where people choose and register a persistent pseudonym as their username is the system under which people behave least abusively to others. Pure anonymity with no persistent pseudonyms usually shakes out as slightly less abusive than "real names", even.
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Quino et la liberté
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quino et la liberté
R was just listening to an episode of ‘You’re Dead To Me’ (I’m not a podcast listener in general but we often put this on for car journeys and the like). This is an older one from May this year: Artic Exploration. All the eps are interesting in one way or another www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me, Arctic Exploration (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the perilous history of Arctic exploration.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
R was just listening to an episode of ‘You’re Dead To Me’ (I’m not a podcast listener in general but we often put this on for car journeys and the like). This is an older one from May this year: Artic Exploration. All the eps are interesting in one way or another www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
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Harrowing but brilliant piece by @emmavj.bsky.social this:
A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
[FREE TO READ] What happens when the person you gave life to, wants to take yours
on.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Harrowing but brilliant piece by @emmavj.bsky.social this:
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This is so sad. Among many other things, Rachel was a great champion for graphic novel coverage in national newspapers.
“In all of this, of course, she was a newspaper’s dream."
Remembering Rachel Cooke (1969-2025). The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy.
https://bit.ly/4ib8GjN
Remembering Rachel Cooke (1969-2025). The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy.
https://bit.ly/4ib8GjN
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This is so sad. Among many other things, Rachel was a great champion for graphic novel coverage in national newspapers.
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I've been collecting pandemic era signs that nobody can be bothered to take down or remove. There's something grimly fascinating about this. Putting them up was urgent and important; removing them is nobody's job. How long will some of these hang around?
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I've been collecting pandemic era signs that nobody can be bothered to take down or remove. There's something grimly fascinating about this. Putting them up was urgent and important; removing them is nobody's job. How long will some of these hang around?
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Struggling to understand the logistics. Someone has been collecting presumably business waste either from a huge customer base and/or over a period of time. They have stored it somewhere & processed it in some way, but won't pay for a licensed disposal site. Even depositing it must have taken days >
Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Struggling to understand the logistics. Someone has been collecting presumably business waste either from a huge customer base and/or over a period of time. They have stored it somewhere & processed it in some way, but won't pay for a licensed disposal site. Even depositing it must have taken days >
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This one going out to @patricknessbooks.bsky.social and the principal of his fictional school.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This one going out to @patricknessbooks.bsky.social and the principal of his fictional school.
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The @averyhill.bsky.social show at the Mercer Gallery is absolutely brilliant. I think this is the first exhibit I’ve seen in the UK that explains the craft of graphic novel making for the general public. Also stands as a great testament to the beautiful books they’ve put out over the years.
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The @averyhill.bsky.social show at the Mercer Gallery is absolutely brilliant. I think this is the first exhibit I’ve seen in the UK that explains the craft of graphic novel making for the general public. Also stands as a great testament to the beautiful books they’ve put out over the years.
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Did I go to the bar and make a Lisa Frank-themed social media ask for an organ? Yes.
benefits to donating:
- temporary break from work and responsibilities as you convalesce
- badass scar
- you grow your own organ back, that’s kinda cool
- good karma
- you save my life
(please share)
benefits to donating:
- temporary break from work and responsibilities as you convalesce
- badass scar
- you grow your own organ back, that’s kinda cool
- good karma
- you save my life
(please share)
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Did I go to the bar and make a Lisa Frank-themed social media ask for an organ? Yes.
benefits to donating:
- temporary break from work and responsibilities as you convalesce
- badass scar
- you grow your own organ back, that’s kinda cool
- good karma
- you save my life
(please share)
benefits to donating:
- temporary break from work and responsibilities as you convalesce
- badass scar
- you grow your own organ back, that’s kinda cool
- good karma
- you save my life
(please share)
As seen via @oxfordclarion.bsky.social - an interesting article on student magazine Cherwell which I wouldn’t otherwise have been likely to spot. Oxf Uni is rather pompously putting on talks about free speech and how students need to improve theirs. www.cherwell.org/2025/11/13/t...
This is Oxford's real free speech problem - Cherwell
The Vice-Chancellor's Sheldonian Series reveals a university that does not want to listen to what its students have to say.
www.cherwell.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
As seen via @oxfordclarion.bsky.social - an interesting article on student magazine Cherwell which I wouldn’t otherwise have been likely to spot. Oxf Uni is rather pompously putting on talks about free speech and how students need to improve theirs. www.cherwell.org/2025/11/13/t...
Dunno if it counts as 'woke' as such but my opinion is that we must STOP 'doing more with less' and START 'doing more with more' (or possibly 'doing less with more' in the interim, to catch up).
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dunno if it counts as 'woke' as such but my opinion is that we must STOP 'doing more with less' and START 'doing more with more' (or possibly 'doing less with more' in the interim, to catch up).
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People who think Britain was better 50 years ago either have no adult memories of Britain 50 years ago or are confabulating a fantasy version of their teens and twenties. Yes, we all wish we were younger.
Absolute nonsense. Anyone who lived through the period, or who has studied the period, will know how daft, how dangerously silly, this kind of rot is. If I may, I was there. It was FAR more grey, tough, poor, bigoted, boring, terrifying, violent & frequently flat-out insane than nostalgia insists.
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
People who think Britain was better 50 years ago either have no adult memories of Britain 50 years ago or are confabulating a fantasy version of their teens and twenties. Yes, we all wish we were younger.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.