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David Bretherton
@dtbretherton.bsky.social
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“Hyper-woke academic with blue hair” (GB News) • He/him • Own views • Join a union! • Mostly dogs • Occasionally music theory, musicology & queer studies • Trade union rep
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A comforting old friend:
#reply-allpocalypse
Meeting invite response reading “Declined: Canceled: PAIR2036/3045 (s2) S/02 - Strategy and War Seminar”
July 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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This good boy’s 3rd birthday! 🎈
Oscar the black Labrador sat in the kitchen wearing a birthday bandana.
June 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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May 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Pup worn out after a busy weekend.

#DogsOfBluesky
Oscar the black Labrador, asleep, on top of a grey throw, on a big bed.
May 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Southampton say #TransRights !
#TransProtest
Photo of four Southampton friends in a park at a Trans rights protest
April 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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#TransProtest Southampton #LGBwiththeT
Photo of three lovely folks in front of a statue at a protest, with UCU T-shirts and a Unite flag
April 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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April 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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First Dog ice cream of the year. #DogsOfBluesky
Oscar the black Labrador, sat like a good boy, eating from a tub of dog ice cream, in the sun.
April 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Dog-spider
Oscar the black Labrador lying on the bed, on his back, with his legs all over the place.
March 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Yes! Very silly, very strong and energetic. And scared of the hoover and mop. He’s very big for a lab, as he’s from a working line.

This was when we met him for the first time, when he was 3 weeks old:
Tiny little black Labrador puppy, fast asleep on a mat.
February 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Look at this handsome poser! Back at daycare yesterday.
❤️❤️❤️
#dogsofbluesky

📷 Country Pooch
Oscar the black Labrador on a wooden stand outside, looking straight at the camera with his head slightly tilted. Oscar the black Labrador on a wooden stand outside, with his head turned to the left, looking into the distance.
February 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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I’m stuck! Will have to stay put.
Oscar the black Labrador lying on my lap.
February 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Oscar is very concerned when I sneeze. 🥰
Oscar the black Labrador, on the floor, with a quizzical expression on his face.
January 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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#Microsoft quietly moved me to a costlier sub. with #copilot. Didn't opt-in, wasn't informed! Opt-out is hidden in the cancel section. The new sub. was £104.99; 'without #ai' it is £79.99. Very shady behaviour. #aiSlop

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Screen shot of different subscription plans for MS Office 365 Family, showing the price difference for the with and without AI packages.
January 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Well, it was useful for something, I suppose:

#copilot #AISlop
Screenshot of Microsoft Word, showing Copilot (correctly) answering the question 'How can I turn off copilot in Word?'
January 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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What fresh hell is this? #copilot #AISlop
Screen shot of Microsoft Word with Copilot integration, with text stating 'Select the icon or press Alt +i to draft with Copilot'.
January 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Our dog has got more Christmas cards than me this year. But rightly so. 😍
Photo of Oscar the black Labrador, sat in a field, wearing a red bandanna that has the words ‘Ho! Ho! Ho!’ written on.
December 22, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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😴💤💤💤

#dogsofbluesky
Oscar the black Labrador, fast asleep on the floor under a grey blanket.
November 9, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Oscar at daycare today 😍

(Photo credit: Country Pooch)

#dogsofbluesky
Oscar the black Labrador in a field, jumping towards the camera to catch falling autumn leaves. Three other black dogs are in the background.
November 6, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #682,011!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #682,011, David Bretherton ‪@dtbretherton.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 23, 2023"
October 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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New toy.
Oscar the black Labrador charging towards the camera with a soft toy coffee cup in his mouth.
December 13, 2023 at 9:12 PM
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Sunday pupdate:
Oscar the black Labrador lying on the sofa looking into the camera lens.
November 19, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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BOO!
Oscar the Black Labrador dressed as a bat!
November 1, 2023 at 4:16 PM
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Weekend highlights
Oscar the black Labrador eating an ice cream Oscar the black Labrador running out of the sea with a float in his mouth
October 9, 2023 at 7:22 PM
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Do you have a hobby?
I have a young Lab.

Did you have a restful summer?
I have a young Lab.

How’s your writing going?
I have a young Lab.

Can you visit this weekend?
I have a young Lab.

Have you painted the fence yet?
I have a young Lab.

It must be nice to work from home?
I have a young Lab.
Oscar the black Labrador, sat on the woodland floor, looking at the camera smiling
September 30, 2023 at 5:23 PM