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kyffles
@kyffles.bsky.social
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professional 🦛hippopotamus🦛 appreciator, mtg player & open university student (maths&physics)
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5g.gay
so many of the small indignities of daily life come from us being denied the ability to tell a rich man in a tech company to fuck off. minesweeper has microtransactions. paid services have ads. the opt out says maybe later. the drive thru is a broken chatbot. your car is an ipad. fuck off! fuck off!
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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mcduff.bsky.social
I know it's asking a lot for journalists to be educated about what fascism is on an ideological and philosophical level, but this kind of thing is *unambiguously* fascism.
okwonga.bsky.social Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 2d
Reform are so dangerous and this headline doesn’t do it justice. I also think a piece like this should start with the politician‘s core views just to emphasise the urgency.
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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theskullbunny.bsky.social
I am surrounded by Ultimate Guard hype. Please don't forget what they've been up to the last few months: AI on original art without consent, putting HP merch online which supports JK Rowling and asking the people they sponsor to not use the word "genocide".

Please don't give this company your money
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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nickdrawthing.bsky.social
I don't have "too many tabs open." My tabs are flourishing. Healthy. Bountiful. The ecosystem is thriving.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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aurelmondon.bsky.social
When the government accuses asylum seekers of being given "golden tickets" and "tearing the country apart" and the media cheers them on, you know the mainstream elite has accepted fascism as a valid alternative to the radical change needed to address the many crises this country is facing
thetimes.com The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 8d
Shabana Mahmood has vowed to end Britain’s “golden ticket” for asylum seekers by forcing people arriving illegally to wait 20 years before they can apply for permanent settlement
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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shaunvids.bsky.social
one function of capitalism is to funnel these types into positions of power, because if competent & kind people get into power they start taking from the rich and giving to the poor. capitalist leaders must be either evil or ignorant or both, only by mistake does anyone else get near power
internethippo.bsky.social Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 10d
What if we could have leaders who aren't either evil monsters or spineless weenies
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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erikahall.bsky.social
My favorite comment on the FT story
Personally I'd be impressed if they could make something as smart as an ant. Ants only have 250,000 neurons, which is pretty small compared with GPT-5's reputed more than one trillion parameters. And yet ants are able to survive all by themselves in this complex world of ours, without endless infusions of investor capital or government subsidies. I don't think GPT-5 could do that.
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
kyffles.bsky.social
whoa. feeling weird about this, since I graduated from there
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18d
'Music and modern foreign languages degrees are among courses being suspended at the University of Nottingham, with the institution saying it “cannot rely on additional income” from the coming tuition fee rises.' 1/3
Nottingham suspends music, language and nursing courses
University says financial uncertainties continue as government’s proposed student levy will ‘wipe out any benefits’ from rising tuition fees
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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xkcd.com
Repair Video

xkcd.com/3163/
Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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libertyhq.bsky.social
If you're protesting, it's vital you know your rights

Save these bust cards, share with others, write phone numbers on your arm, look for legal observers if you need assistance and remember to say "no comment" without a lawyer

Keep yourselves and each other safe
IF YOU ARE ARRESTED Before arresting you, the police should explain that you’re being arrested, what offence, and why. If you’re arrested, say “no comment” to all questions and do NOT accept a caution until you have legal advice. Seek advice from a solicitor with expertise in protest law (see below). You have the right to: • Tell someone about your arrest • An interpreter if English isn’t your first language • An appropriate adult if you’re under 18 or a vulnerable person You are not legally required to share your nationality or immigration status when arrested, although police may check this if they suspect you’re not a British citizen. For guidance on the implications of being arrested at a protest, see jcwi.org.uk/immigration-advice-for-protesters SOLICITORS OFFERING FREE 24 HOUR ADVICE: ITN solicitors 020 3909 8100 Hodge Jones & Allen 0844 848 0222 Kellys 01273 674 898 / 0800 387 463 MTC 07956 308 127 Bindmans 020 7305 5638 Commons 020 3865 5403 LEGAL OBSERVERS & OTHER SUPPORT: DO I HAVE TO ANSWER POLICE QUESTIONS? If you are stopped and questioned by the police, or they talk to you at a protest, you have the right not to respond, unless you are engaging in “anti-social” behaviour (causing, or likely to cause “harassment, alarm or distress”). You shouldn’t provide false information to the police, as this is a criminal offence. You can’t be searched or arrested just because you lawfully refused to answer police questions. DO I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST? Yes. Your right to protest is protected by the Human Rights Act and can only be lawfully restricted by the police for certain specified purposes (such as preventing crime or disorder) and in a way that is proportionate. For more information and guidance on organising a protest, police powers to restrict or prohibit protests, and your rights if arrested, go to libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice-and-information and select the topic of ‘protest’ or use the QR code below.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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emilyonhere.gay
“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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schwindter.bsky.social
fascists who attempt to appropriate tolkien's work should be exiled to a deserted island
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · Oct 16
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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xkcd.com
Shielding Chart

xkcd.com/3158/
Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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manwithoutatan.bsky.social
A lot being said about how it's "normal" to go through a "Nazi phase", so here's my expert commentary as a historian who looks at (among other things) the Nazi period:

What the fuck are you talking about.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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cafiffle.bsky.social
I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
kyffles.bsky.social
I really enjoyed seeing Skarsgard in an Outfit irl
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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craigsj.bsky.social
mom can you pick me up they're transvestigating voltorb
junlper.beer onion person @junlper.beer · Oct 18
TERFs pretending to freak out about the “transgender propaganda” of “unknown gender” in pokemon that was in the series since gen 2 released in 1999
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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pimlicat.bsky.social
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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danmcquillan.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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silver-press.bsky.social
The Word for World: an exhibition presenting the maps of Ursula K. Le Guin is now open at the AA Gallery! It's free and on until 6 Dec. Here are some photos from opening evening 🌀 www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...
October 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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goingmedieval.bsky.social
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
patriciajaydee.bsky.social Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · Oct 14
The rikishi are taking-in the town and doing what we all do when in London.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.
October 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
"Magda Goebbels made a great strudel"
ID: A post on Twitter by @NickyFrank30 reading: My grandfather used to say "and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel" and I never knew what it meant until after he died my grandmother explained some magazine did a fluff interview with Magda Goebbels a few years before WW2 that included her strudel recipe and my grandfather, who hated the Nazis with the passion of 10,000 suns, thought it was an example of the media sanitizing evil people and would use the phrase when someone asked him to overlook a bad person doing bad things and focus on the good.
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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conure.cc
the cost of denying another's humanity is paid with one's own
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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bmkibler.bsky.social
I can't say I really understand the point of putting partner on a five color commander.

Let people make actual choices rather than just getting everything.
magic.wizards.com Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · Oct 10
Combining individual strengths to create a dream team is a core part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Each Partner card in the #MTGxTMNT Commander Deck highlights those strengths and adds a different flair to your path to victory.
This image depicts the Leonardo, The Balance card. Three mana, one white. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mythic Rarity. Card art: This art depitcts a humanoid turtle warrior standing in a crouched defensive postion with two twin katana held in each hand, his arms crossed to protect his torso. Rules text: Whenever a token you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn. White mana, blue mana, black mana, red mana, green mana: Creature you control gain menace, trample and lifelinkt until end of turn. Partner - Character select (You can have two Commanders if both have this ability) Power 3/Toughness 3 This image depicts the card "Donatello, the Brains". Two mana, one blue. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mythic Rarity. Card Art: This is an illustration of a humanoid turtle sitting at an L shaped desk. He has one hand hovering over a keyboard while he turns his body away from the computer and towards a small tube filled with ooze. On another part of the table, a piece of pizza sits on a plate as a rat nibbles at the toppings. Rules text: I one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a Mutagen token are created instead. Partner - Character Select (You can have two Commanders if both have this ability) Power two/toughness four Flavor text: "I always thought there 'd be more to the ooze." This image depicts the card of "Raphael, the Muscle". Four mana, red mana. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mythic Rarity. Card art: This is an illustation of a humanoid turtle with broad shoulders and a thick muscled build. His arms are frozen mid swipe as clutched in each hand is a twin sai held backwards. His mouth is set into a snarl. Rules text: Double all damage that creature you control with counters on them would deal. When Raphael enters, create a Mutagen token. Partners -- Character Select (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.) Power four, toughness four. This image depicts the card "Michelangelo, the Heart". One mana, one green. Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle. Card art: This is an illustration of a humanoid turtle breakdancing and frozen in a one arm hand stand in front of a well loved couch. He kicks his legs in two different directions, one in front of him, the other catching a pizza box and his other arm is holding up a pizza. Another pizza box rests on his head as he smiles. Rules text: Trample. Raid (the Fridge) - At the beginning of your second main phase, if you attacked this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and create a Food token. Partner - Character Select (You may have two commanders f you both have this ability) Power two/toughness one.
October 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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kojamf.bsky.social
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM