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@outeast.bsky.social
Won't post much as I have no insight or expertise, but sometimes forget that when drunk with the power of a keyboard. Pronouns whatever. Writer, editor etc. of ESL materials in Prague. Interests here: Politics, climate, SFF, linguistics, i dunno
Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy.
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy.
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Some of you want life to go back to how it was in 2016. That's your version of The Good Time (tm), because it was before ICE raids, and DOGE, and before science funding cuts.
But that's not what I want.
I want to go forward to The Good Times(tm), where Black folk don't get treated like this either
But that's not what I want.
I want to go forward to The Good Times(tm), where Black folk don't get treated like this either
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some of you want life to go back to how it was in 2016. That's your version of The Good Time (tm), because it was before ICE raids, and DOGE, and before science funding cuts.
But that's not what I want.
I want to go forward to The Good Times(tm), where Black folk don't get treated like this either
But that's not what I want.
I want to go forward to The Good Times(tm), where Black folk don't get treated like this either
Splendid stuff! Read the alt text for sheep* delight.
*Genuinely made a typo that corrected to "sheep" not "sheer" here and, well, some things are clearly Meant To Be
*Genuinely made a typo that corrected to "sheep" not "sheer" here and, well, some things are clearly Meant To Be
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Splendid stuff! Read the alt text for sheep* delight.
*Genuinely made a typo that corrected to "sheep" not "sheer" here and, well, some things are clearly Meant To Be
*Genuinely made a typo that corrected to "sheep" not "sheer" here and, well, some things are clearly Meant To Be
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The thing I despise is inhumanity. It’s not really a political position, it’s an existential one. But if your political party manoeuvres itself into a place where it practises and promotes inhumanity, I will despise you.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The thing I despise is inhumanity. It’s not really a political position, it’s an existential one. But if your political party manoeuvres itself into a place where it practises and promotes inhumanity, I will despise you.
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The Prescott memo contained no research questions or objectives, method, sample, time frame or, crucially, analytical framework for examining output.
BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands
The Prescott memo contained no research questions or objectives, method, sample, time frame or, crucially, analytical framework for examining output.
tcnv.link
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Prescott memo contained no research questions or objectives, method, sample, time frame or, crucially, analytical framework for examining output.
Cat
let me out
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l e t m e o u t
let me ouuuuuuuuuuuuuut
letmeoutletmeoutletmeout
l e t m e o u t
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Cat
The evidence against him is concrete - and growing #ObligatoryJoke
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Broadcaster suspended presenter last month over Facebook post he said happened after account was hacked
The presenter Mike Graham has been dismissed from Rupert Murdoch’s digital channel TalkTV, after the company said he had failed to cooperate with an investigation into a racist post that appeared on one of his social media accounts.
Graham, 65, was suspended by the broadcaster, owned by Murdoch’s News UK, after concerns were raised about the message, which was posted on his Facebook account last month. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The evidence against him is concrete - and growing #ObligatoryJoke
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The Dems I voted for are literally voting to confirm Trump’s fascists. So this argument doesn’t hold water anymore.
Staying at home is a vote for the fascists…
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The Dems I voted for are literally voting to confirm Trump’s fascists. So this argument doesn’t hold water anymore.
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Oil is the most Lovecraftian thing that actually exists.
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man, but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man, but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Oil is the most Lovecraftian thing that actually exists.
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man, but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man, but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
Inelegant variation
Spoiler: It’s turkeys.
Sainsbury's has been hit by a supply issue with its Christmas turkeys this year, with the supermarket unable to offer a popular item to shoppers this festive season
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Inelegant variation
This cover is gonna end up framed on so many NYC walls. Absolutely iconic
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This cover is gonna end up framed on so many NYC walls. Absolutely iconic
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Another brilliant thread from the ever brilliant Emma Monk
(@monkemma.bsky.social).
(@monkemma.bsky.social).
Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Another brilliant thread from the ever brilliant Emma Monk
(@monkemma.bsky.social).
(@monkemma.bsky.social).
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula.
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers.”
October 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers.”
Time has eaten
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
Ozymandias
intended
for glory
Those legs tho
Phwoaarrr
So vast
and so trunkless
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
Ozymandias
intended
for glory
Those legs tho
Phwoaarrr
So vast
and so trunkless
There once was a king, Ozymand
Who bragged about all he’d command.
Trying to fill his foes with fright he
Said “Look on my works, ye mighty!”
But now it’s all trunkless legs and sand.
Who bragged about all he’d command.
Trying to fill his foes with fright he
Said “Look on my works, ye mighty!”
But now it’s all trunkless legs and sand.
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Time has eaten
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
Ozymandias
intended
for glory
Those legs tho
Phwoaarrr
So vast
and so trunkless
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
Ozymandias
intended
for glory
Those legs tho
Phwoaarrr
So vast
and so trunkless
I still can't wrap my head around this being the new normal in the US. It's all happening so fast.
Yesterday I left 10 extra whistles on my door w/a note saying to take 1 & blow it to alert others if you spot ICE agents. 6 have been claimed already. I’m going to buy more to restock. It’s an easy, friendly way to support immigrants & to self identify as a safe space.
October 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I still can't wrap my head around this being the new normal in the US. It's all happening so fast.
God I hope the overwhelming evidence of actual fucking Nazis everywhere is some kind of weird Bluesky artifact because this is getting too frightening.
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
God I hope the overwhelming evidence of actual fucking Nazis everywhere is some kind of weird Bluesky artifact because this is getting too frightening.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Amazing thread if you want an update on solar. Make a cup of tea first though, it's... long.
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
www.worldscientific.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Amazing thread if you want an update on solar. Make a cup of tea first though, it's... long.
When I was young I tended to resist sell-out compromises. Then I came to understand: The gap between "really bad" and "not good enough" can easily be big enough to swallow thousands or millions of lives. Idealism + realism means you keep fighting for better but don't dismiss the incremental wins.
The ACA is not perfect but it’s much much much much much better than what came before it (more or less *nothing*, for all intents and purposes), and people saying anything different are either 1) too young to know any better, 2) dumb, or 3) Republicans. Combinations of 1-3 are also valid.
October 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When I was young I tended to resist sell-out compromises. Then I came to understand: The gap between "really bad" and "not good enough" can easily be big enough to swallow thousands or millions of lives. Idealism + realism means you keep fighting for better but don't dismiss the incremental wins.
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In the last 10 years Swiss glaciers lost a quarter of their ice volume
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
2025 another disastrous year for glaciers in Switzerland - Reporters Online
The glaciers in the Swiss Alps suffered significant damage again last summer. In the melt season of 2025 a total of 1.4 cubic kilometers of ice has melted – a reduction of 3 percent of Switzerland's t...
reportersonline.eu
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In the last 10 years Swiss glaciers lost a quarter of their ice volume
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
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Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
The NEL paperback edition of Dune was an all-time top-10 tastiest book, no cap
(*books printed on rice paper, flavoured with garlic etc. are automatically excluded)
(*books printed on rice paper, flavoured with garlic etc. are automatically excluded)
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The NEL paperback edition of Dune was an all-time top-10 tastiest book, no cap
(*books printed on rice paper, flavoured with garlic etc. are automatically excluded)
(*books printed on rice paper, flavoured with garlic etc. are automatically excluded)
Wow.
Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:
“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...
“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...
October 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Wow.
As someone with basically zero interest in golf, I'd watch the hell out of this. So at first I thought this was a bad analogy - but it actually makes it fit better, doesn't it? AI in art has appeal to people with basically zero interest in art.
Analogy: Imagine a robot could play really good golf. Would you watch? Maybe as a curiosity. Would you want it competing against humans? Ofc not. Now imagine the robot played good golf sometimes but sometimes threw all its clubs off a cliff. That’s gen AI doing art. Misses the point & also sucks.
October 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
As someone with basically zero interest in golf, I'd watch the hell out of this. So at first I thought this was a bad analogy - but it actually makes it fit better, doesn't it? AI in art has appeal to people with basically zero interest in art.