Zebydeb
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Hello. I’m a fairly unsocial social media user. This is a personal account, nothing to promote.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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incredible thread from @masinger.bsky.social on a vintage tale of scented books bsky.app/profile/masi...
Did anyone ever tell you about the scented westerns?
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
incredible thread from @masinger.bsky.social on a vintage tale of scented books bsky.app/profile/masi...
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"AI" is absolutely and ONLY a marketing term, and at this point if it's being used, the intent behind it is to overpromise to the consumer/end user on the program's actual capabilities. And, of course, none of the "AI" is actually intelligent in any meaningful way.
It would be neat if it wasn’t marketed as AI. Predictive statistical modeling doesn’t really slide off the tongue I guess
October 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"AI" is absolutely and ONLY a marketing term, and at this point if it's being used, the intent behind it is to overpromise to the consumer/end user on the program's actual capabilities. And, of course, none of the "AI" is actually intelligent in any meaningful way.
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Happy International Translation Day!
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy International Translation Day!
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
A big thank you to the translators that have helped us publish well over 100 translations at Clarkesworld. Your work is valued here.
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Human migration is completely normal and an essential part of our species’ success. It is inevitable and will increase as our hotter world makes places increasingly unliveable. To learn more about this and how we can manage it to create flourishing societies, read #NomadCentury
Nomad Century
We are facing a species emergency. With every degree of temperature rise, a billion people will be displaced from the zone in which humans have lived for thousands of years. From Bangladesh to Sudan t...
www.penguin.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Human migration is completely normal and an essential part of our species’ success. It is inevitable and will increase as our hotter world makes places increasingly unliveable. To learn more about this and how we can manage it to create flourishing societies, read #NomadCentury
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@frogmorepapermill.bsky.social in Hertfordshire is the world's oldest mechanised paper mill. Today it is both a heritage site and a working paper manufacturer. You can support the Green Frogmore crowdfunding campaign to help make renewable energy part of the mill's future:
Help Power Frogmore Paper Mill's Net-Zero Future
Help Frogmore Paper Mill reach Net Zero with hydro, solar & ground-source energy—powering heritage sustainably for the future.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@frogmorepapermill.bsky.social in Hertfordshire is the world's oldest mechanised paper mill. Today it is both a heritage site and a working paper manufacturer. You can support the Green Frogmore crowdfunding campaign to help make renewable energy part of the mill's future:
@frogmorepapermill.bsky.social in Hertfordshire is the world's oldest mechanised paper mill. Today it is both a heritage site and a working paper manufacturer. You can support the Green Frogmore crowdfunding campaign to help make renewable energy part of the mill's future:
Help Power Frogmore Paper Mill's Net-Zero Future
Help Frogmore Paper Mill reach Net Zero with hydro, solar & ground-source energy—powering heritage sustainably for the future.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@frogmorepapermill.bsky.social in Hertfordshire is the world's oldest mechanised paper mill. Today it is both a heritage site and a working paper manufacturer. You can support the Green Frogmore crowdfunding campaign to help make renewable energy part of the mill's future:
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We should be having a debate about how British incompetence put the lives of thousands of Afghans at risk. Instead we're having a debate about 'how many criminals they let in'. Tells you everything you need to know about where we're at as a country inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
Shockingly, the Tories did the right thing on secret Afghan asylum plan
The initial error was egregious, but the response was, at least, morally clear-sighted and practical
inews.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We should be having a debate about how British incompetence put the lives of thousands of Afghans at risk. Instead we're having a debate about 'how many criminals they let in'. Tells you everything you need to know about where we're at as a country inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
It's internship season once again. This one at Orion Publishing is unusual because it's paid, can be done remotely, and is aimed at people making a career change or returning to work after a break.
HUK – Job Description
Visit the post for more.
www.hachette.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's internship season once again. This one at Orion Publishing is unusual because it's paid, can be done remotely, and is aimed at people making a career change or returning to work after a break.
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Yeah. Good luck putting Asterix through AI. Translators for books are skilled workers. It’s not the same as understanding a holiday menu.
Writers! Note that AI translation (under the guise of "global access") is being seen/used as the weak point to get AI into publishing (possible bc Eng lang publishing is weak on translation). Stand with translators & for more human translation, fairly paid!
The founders of independent publisher Bloodhound Books have launched a new AI fiction translation service, Globescribe.ai 👇 #BookSky
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Yeah. Good luck putting Asterix through AI. Translators for books are skilled workers. It’s not the same as understanding a holiday menu.
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I've not read the book or seen the film, but found this investigation fascination.
It got me thinking - how often are back stories and other facts verified?
On a personal note I've written papers, books and columns about pregnancy loss, referencing my own, no publisher/editor ever requested proof.
It got me thinking - how often are back stories and other facts verified?
On a personal note I've written papers, books and columns about pregnancy loss, referencing my own, no publisher/editor ever requested proof.
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've not read the book or seen the film, but found this investigation fascination.
It got me thinking - how often are back stories and other facts verified?
On a personal note I've written papers, books and columns about pregnancy loss, referencing my own, no publisher/editor ever requested proof.
It got me thinking - how often are back stories and other facts verified?
On a personal note I've written papers, books and columns about pregnancy loss, referencing my own, no publisher/editor ever requested proof.
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It's Tuesday. You're dragging yourself through the world, one cup of coffee at a time. Can nothing liven up this day?
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
July 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's Tuesday. You're dragging yourself through the world, one cup of coffee at a time. Can nothing liven up this day?
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
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Repost for the morning crowd - be careful if you are a coop or smile bank customer. Their safety team were unaware and baffled.
Heads up that someone is successfully spoofing the Cooperative Bank's number for text alerts - will show up in the same thread you've had genuine conversations with the bank, super convincing. Basically; never click on a link in a text, always call. :/
July 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Repost for the morning crowd - be careful if you are a coop or smile bank customer. Their safety team were unaware and baffled.
This looks like fun! A paid freelance opening to devise and run a creative workshop for young people, here in Hertfordshire. It probably helps if you love Ovaltine.
Freelance Vacancy for a Creative Practitioner - Dacorum Heritage
Dacorum Heritage is looking for a creative practitioner to devise and deliver a workshop for young people inspired by the advertising archive of the Ovaltine Factory in Kings Langley (1913-2002). Full...
dacorumheritage.org.uk
June 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This looks like fun! A paid freelance opening to devise and run a creative workshop for young people, here in Hertfordshire. It probably helps if you love Ovaltine.
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The history of the micronation Neutral Moresnet.
Amongst other things, a refuge for those avoiding military service.
www.thecollector.com/neutral-more...
#History 🗃️
Amongst other things, a refuge for those avoiding military service.
www.thecollector.com/neutral-more...
#History 🗃️
The History of Neutral Moresnet, Europe’s Forgotten Micronation | TheCollector
Neutral Moresnet was a micro-nation located on the border triangle between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany between 1816 and 1919.
www.thecollector.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The history of the micronation Neutral Moresnet.
Amongst other things, a refuge for those avoiding military service.
www.thecollector.com/neutral-more...
#History 🗃️
Amongst other things, a refuge for those avoiding military service.
www.thecollector.com/neutral-more...
#History 🗃️
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So this was a lucky photo that I didn't even know I had taken.
I composed this symmetrical scene at St Paul's London Underground station, & then suddenly loads of people rushed to catch the train. It was only when I was editing at home that I noticed I had captured a hat man!
#photography
I composed this symmetrical scene at St Paul's London Underground station, & then suddenly loads of people rushed to catch the train. It was only when I was editing at home that I noticed I had captured a hat man!
#photography
June 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
So this was a lucky photo that I didn't even know I had taken.
I composed this symmetrical scene at St Paul's London Underground station, & then suddenly loads of people rushed to catch the train. It was only when I was editing at home that I noticed I had captured a hat man!
#photography
I composed this symmetrical scene at St Paul's London Underground station, & then suddenly loads of people rushed to catch the train. It was only when I was editing at home that I noticed I had captured a hat man!
#photography
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I've bought three books today just from 'overhearing' Bluesky conversations.
Point being, if you like a thing, help the creator by talking about it.
Point being, if you like a thing, help the creator by talking about it.
June 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I've bought three books today just from 'overhearing' Bluesky conversations.
Point being, if you like a thing, help the creator by talking about it.
Point being, if you like a thing, help the creator by talking about it.
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I have a new graphic novel releasing and you should preorder it! (And if you can't, please repost this!) ✨📚✨
🔗: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/
summary: A nerdy black girl swaps bodies with her rich white boy crush. Self-love, humor, kpop stanning, boarding school, Houston! #booksky ✨
🔗: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/
summary: A nerdy black girl swaps bodies with her rich white boy crush. Self-love, humor, kpop stanning, boarding school, Houston! #booksky ✨
June 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I have a new graphic novel releasing and you should preorder it! (And if you can't, please repost this!) ✨📚✨
🔗: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/
summary: A nerdy black girl swaps bodies with her rich white boy crush. Self-love, humor, kpop stanning, boarding school, Houston! #booksky ✨
🔗: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/
summary: A nerdy black girl swaps bodies with her rich white boy crush. Self-love, humor, kpop stanning, boarding school, Houston! #booksky ✨
This has been on my coffee table for dipping in for about two years, but this morning I read the final essay. Pullman is worth reading on any topic he chooses. Art, literature, religion are recurring themes of course. 💙📚
June 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This has been on my coffee table for dipping in for about two years, but this morning I read the final essay. Pullman is worth reading on any topic he chooses. Art, literature, religion are recurring themes of course. 💙📚
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Messing about with inks. No plan. Just kept adding bits till there was no space left.
June 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Messing about with inks. No plan. Just kept adding bits till there was no space left.
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh.
June 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh.
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We have deep concerns about government plans to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers speak out against proposed terrorist proscription of Palestine Action
Quakers in Britain have voiced deep concerns about the government’s plan to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.
www.quaker.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We have deep concerns about government plans to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Today's accidental archival find: a newspaper laments the rise of "the sex novel", 101 years ago in 1924.
"The only serious competitor with the sex novel is the detective story, but it is much harder to write a successful mystery tale than ... "to fiddle harmonics on the strings of sensuality"."
"The only serious competitor with the sex novel is the detective story, but it is much harder to write a successful mystery tale than ... "to fiddle harmonics on the strings of sensuality"."
June 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Today's accidental archival find: a newspaper laments the rise of "the sex novel", 101 years ago in 1924.
"The only serious competitor with the sex novel is the detective story, but it is much harder to write a successful mystery tale than ... "to fiddle harmonics on the strings of sensuality"."
"The only serious competitor with the sex novel is the detective story, but it is much harder to write a successful mystery tale than ... "to fiddle harmonics on the strings of sensuality"."
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Many specimens in the Mütter Museum were obtained during surgeries and autopsies at almshouses, prison wards, and military field hospitals; few were collected with a contemporary understanding of consent.
A Medical-History Museum Contends with Its Collection of Human Remains
Supporters saw the Mütter’s preserved fetuses, skulls, and “Soap Lady” as a celebration of human difference. New management saw an ethical and a political minefield.
www.newyorker.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Many specimens in the Mütter Museum were obtained during surgeries and autopsies at almshouses, prison wards, and military field hospitals; few were collected with a contemporary understanding of consent.
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Series two and three of Broken Veil are being planned right now. They will be funded by and made available exclusively to supporters. In the meantime, we will fill those supporters’ ears with related material.
A channel is being opened… Something’s coming through.
www.patreon.com/BrokenVeil
A channel is being opened… Something’s coming through.
www.patreon.com/BrokenVeil
June 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Series two and three of Broken Veil are being planned right now. They will be funded by and made available exclusively to supporters. In the meantime, we will fill those supporters’ ears with related material.
A channel is being opened… Something’s coming through.
www.patreon.com/BrokenVeil
A channel is being opened… Something’s coming through.
www.patreon.com/BrokenVeil