Steve B
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Steve B
@stevebasnett.bsky.social
· Jul 3
An apology from me to ALT text users.
I usually add descriptions which include humour to pics I upload, but I got some basics wrong:
It should NOT include:
"picture of"
"image of"
Screen readers announce an image as an image. “Image of a cat” would be read aloud as “image, Image of a cat”.
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I usually add descriptions which include humour to pics I upload, but I got some basics wrong:
It should NOT include:
"picture of"
"image of"
Screen readers announce an image as an image. “Image of a cat” would be read aloud as “image, Image of a cat”.
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“It’s about a beach that makes you old. Can you believe it? That is one crazy beach!”
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“It’s about a beach that makes you old. Can you believe it? That is one crazy beach!”
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RFK JR is still running from that dude who passed out. Fight or flight.
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
RFK JR is still running from that dude who passed out. Fight or flight.
Impressive.
The sky lighty thing as well, sure, but eating crisps in the cold while filming as you walk? That's amazing.
The sky lighty thing as well, sure, but eating crisps in the cold while filming as you walk? That's amazing.
Aurora was so bright the ground turned green.
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Impressive.
The sky lighty thing as well, sure, but eating crisps in the cold while filming as you walk? That's amazing.
The sky lighty thing as well, sure, but eating crisps in the cold while filming as you walk? That's amazing.
It has been a monumentally good day on Bluesky today. So many people on fire in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia, Ukraine... so many places. Serious proper investigative journalism news and serious laughs. Thanks to everyone who chipped in and nudged exceptional things into my field of vision.
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It has been a monumentally good day on Bluesky today. So many people on fire in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia, Ukraine... so many places. Serious proper investigative journalism news and serious laughs. Thanks to everyone who chipped in and nudged exceptional things into my field of vision.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it o-o--OH NO.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Let it snow, let it snow, let it o-o--OH NO.
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it’s called a double negative maybe you’ve never not heard of it
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
it’s called a double negative maybe you’ve never not heard of it
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If you have enough money you can say THE STUPIDEST MOST UNLIKELY SHIT IMAGINABLE and the media will just repeat it without any critical analysis and tout you as a genius.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If you have enough money you can say THE STUPIDEST MOST UNLIKELY SHIT IMAGINABLE and the media will just repeat it without any critical analysis and tout you as a genius.
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ever since i was a small child i knew i wanted to eat twenty-five to forty grams of fiber a day
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ever since i was a small child i knew i wanted to eat twenty-five to forty grams of fiber a day
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a murderer pushes me from a moving train but i just happen to land on a horse being ridden by train robbers and they make me get back on the train and rob it with them but when i see the murderer, i treat him with respect and kindness while i rob him, showing him that i am the better person
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
a murderer pushes me from a moving train but i just happen to land on a horse being ridden by train robbers and they make me get back on the train and rob it with them but when i see the murderer, i treat him with respect and kindness while i rob him, showing him that i am the better person
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[interrogation room]
good cop: *sets coffee and smokes on table* here you go
suspect: thank you
cat cop: *slowly pushes coffee and smokes off table*
good cop: *sets coffee and smokes on table* here you go
suspect: thank you
cat cop: *slowly pushes coffee and smokes off table*
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
[interrogation room]
good cop: *sets coffee and smokes on table* here you go
suspect: thank you
cat cop: *slowly pushes coffee and smokes off table*
good cop: *sets coffee and smokes on table* here you go
suspect: thank you
cat cop: *slowly pushes coffee and smokes off table*
Exceptional from Ygrene.
So good, it has forced me into a move I was saving for when things next went quiet on here.
So good, it has forced me into a move I was saving for when things next went quiet on here.
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Exceptional from Ygrene.
So good, it has forced me into a move I was saving for when things next went quiet on here.
So good, it has forced me into a move I was saving for when things next went quiet on here.
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Team America
Carry On Up the Khyber
A Million Ways to Die In the West
Crocodile Dundee 3
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Carry On Up the Khyber
A Million Ways to Die In the West
Crocodile Dundee 3
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Team America
Carry On Up the Khyber
A Million Ways to Die In the West
Crocodile Dundee 3
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Carry On Up the Khyber
A Million Ways to Die In the West
Crocodile Dundee 3
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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Obviously very scary story here but "Drohnen verboten"... not sure I needed that one translated.
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Obviously very scary story here but "Drohnen verboten"... not sure I needed that one translated.
UPDATE with official comment from the BBC
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
🚨UPDATE WITH COMMENT FROM THE BBC: Byline Times can confirm that of the four-person BBC panel that interviewed Prescott and made the decision to appoint him as an advisor, three of them had longstanding Conservative Party ties. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE with official comment from the BBC
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
Was hoping for the iconic Pulp Fiction "get down, get down" Jungle Boogie soundtrack line by Kool & the Gang when I turned the sound up, but this'll do.
"Sorry, guys. Your giraffe buddies didn't make it."
"Sorry, guys. Your giraffe buddies didn't make it."
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Was hoping for the iconic Pulp Fiction "get down, get down" Jungle Boogie soundtrack line by Kool & the Gang when I turned the sound up, but this'll do.
"Sorry, guys. Your giraffe buddies didn't make it."
"Sorry, guys. Your giraffe buddies didn't make it."
I would live there now.
65,000 years of... urm... progress, and billionaires are building themselves hideous concrete bunkers. I'd rather reside in this natural beauty with a stunning view than bury myself in my own 'poured' concrete soulless crypt.
Ug.
65,000 years of... urm... progress, and billionaires are building themselves hideous concrete bunkers. I'd rather reside in this natural beauty with a stunning view than bury myself in my own 'poured' concrete soulless crypt.
Ug.
In 1957, the remains of 9 Neanderthals were found in the Shanidar Cave in Iraq. This was their home 65,000 years ago.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I would live there now.
65,000 years of... urm... progress, and billionaires are building themselves hideous concrete bunkers. I'd rather reside in this natural beauty with a stunning view than bury myself in my own 'poured' concrete soulless crypt.
Ug.
65,000 years of... urm... progress, and billionaires are building themselves hideous concrete bunkers. I'd rather reside in this natural beauty with a stunning view than bury myself in my own 'poured' concrete soulless crypt.
Ug.
Excellent 12-part Byline Times thread bringing together and linking to evidence of collusion between conflict-of-interests BBC hierarchy and external forces aligned with Trump.
Many names and organisations implicated in plotting to undermine, perhaps bring down the BBC - maybe even a takeover plot?
Many names and organisations implicated in plotting to undermine, perhaps bring down the BBC - maybe even a takeover plot?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Excellent 12-part Byline Times thread bringing together and linking to evidence of collusion between conflict-of-interests BBC hierarchy and external forces aligned with Trump.
Many names and organisations implicated in plotting to undermine, perhaps bring down the BBC - maybe even a takeover plot?
Many names and organisations implicated in plotting to undermine, perhaps bring down the BBC - maybe even a takeover plot?
"There may be evidence that Chinese manufactured buses operating in the UK could be dangerously inflating Coventry City football scores."
Chinese-made buses in the UK are to be investigated due to the possibility they could be remotely “stopped or rendered inoperable” by their manufacturer. Though this wouldn’t explain how they made all the others late
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"There may be evidence that Chinese manufactured buses operating in the UK could be dangerously inflating Coventry City football scores."
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Have I Got News For You has been impartial throughout on both of Putin's faces.
An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Have I Got News For You has been impartial throughout on both of Putin's faces.
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You're at Guns.
I need you at Roses.
I need you at Roses.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You're at Guns.
I need you at Roses.
I need you at Roses.
Can definitely watch this again with or without new context.
(see Anton's additional photo which I've already reposted)
Nothing to see here. There is not a prepared black sheet to prevent you from seeing the horror that hasn't happened by covering up the catastrophe that never took place.
(see Anton's additional photo which I've already reposted)
Nothing to see here. There is not a prepared black sheet to prevent you from seeing the horror that hasn't happened by covering up the catastrophe that never took place.
I hear Dmitry Medvedev’s consciousness has been digitised to save it from his failing body and transferred into a Russian-made robot. The transfer was apparently successful.
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can definitely watch this again with or without new context.
(see Anton's additional photo which I've already reposted)
Nothing to see here. There is not a prepared black sheet to prevent you from seeing the horror that hasn't happened by covering up the catastrophe that never took place.
(see Anton's additional photo which I've already reposted)
Nothing to see here. There is not a prepared black sheet to prevent you from seeing the horror that hasn't happened by covering up the catastrophe that never took place.
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Sorry about that. Just took a couple of minutes to gather myself together to be able to type this. I mean, it's all quality laughs all the way through, but...
"Coming up next, we have a live look at the candlelight vigil being held for the victims who caught fire at last night's candlelight vigil."
"Coming up next, we have a live look at the candlelight vigil being held for the victims who caught fire at last night's candlelight vigil."
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sorry about that. Just took a couple of minutes to gather myself together to be able to type this. I mean, it's all quality laughs all the way through, but...
"Coming up next, we have a live look at the candlelight vigil being held for the victims who caught fire at last night's candlelight vigil."
"Coming up next, we have a live look at the candlelight vigil being held for the victims who caught fire at last night's candlelight vigil."