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Politics nerd. Education nerd. Politics nerd. Writes for fun sometimes. Puts the B in LGBTQ+. Did I mention I'm a politics nerd?

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Frosty @frostwalker2017.bsky.social · Oct 18
Finally bit the bullet and deleted Twitter from my phone... gonna try and hang out here more often now it's a fair bit busier.

Anybody got any accounts i should absolutely follow?
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thejunkdog.bsky.social
Happy #MysteryDungeon Day, everybody!

Ever wanted to play a #pmd #tabletop game? "Explorers! A PMD RPG" officially releases today, for free!

Download now at explorers-pmd-rpg.com, and adventure forth!

#pokemon #ttrpg #fangame #rpg #pokemontabletop #indiegame #PMDDay #mysterydungeonday
Explorers! A PMD RPG
Explorers! A PMD RPG is a free fan-made Pokémon Mystery Dungeon TTRPG where you can control your own Pokémon, with full character customisation, classes, abilities, moves and more! Grab some dice, ge...
explorers-pmd-rpg.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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thejunkdog.bsky.social
"Explorers! A PMD RPG" is a TTRPG fan project that I'm releasing for free on PMD Day (AUG 2nd). It's a class-based d6 dicepool system, and aims to give you huge amounts of customisation for your chosen character.

Please check it out when it releases!

#pmd #ttrpg #pokemonmysterydungeon #Pokemon
May 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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evansutton.bsky.social
Democrats need to learn how to treat real scandals with the same intensity and seriousness that Republicans use on bullshit like Hillary's emails and Hunter's laptop. Non-stop circus. Run shifts outside treasury, someone there 24/7. Make them prove they're not breaking the law.
brandonfriedman.bsky.social Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Feb 2
Warren is the ranking member on the Senate Banking Committee. Wyden is the same on the Senate Finance Committee. They need to go to the Treasury building with crews from CNN and NBC and demand to be let in. As soon as they're not, hold a press conference right there and explain what DOGE is doing.
February 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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nrg8000.bsky.social
Trump just abolished all men.
All embryos are, at conception, female. After about 9-14 weeks of gestation male physiology develops.
For an ideology that's supposedly 'science-based' these chumps really can't get high school biology right.
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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dancinghorse.bsky.social
Holy fucking shit.

They just assured that the bulk of their business clients will have to find another workspace or be in breach, and bad.
litbowl.bsky.social Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · Jan 17
I want to share my experience today with Google support, trying to get Gemini (their AI/plagiarism machine) turned off in my Google workspace account. That account is where I personally do all my work communication—I am an editor, and most of my work contracts explicitly ban any use of Generative AI
January 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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matthewhahn.com
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.

Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.

A thread.
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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kitwhitfield.bsky.social
Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:

You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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geoffreyharris.bsky.social
Barely more than 6 months now until we all get to celebrate Daniel Hannan day!
What Britain looks like after Brexit Daniel Hannan Jun 21, 2016 "It’s 24 June, 2025, and Britain is marking its annual Independence Day celebration. As the fireworks stream through the summer sky, still not quite dark, we wonder why it took us so long to leave. The years that followed the 2016 referendum didn’t just reinvigorate our economy, our democracy and our liberty. They improved relations with our neighbours. The United Kingdom is now the region’s foremost knowledge-based economy. We lead the world in biotech, law, education, the audio-visual sector, financial services and software. New industries, from 3D printing to driverless cars, have sprung up around the country. Older industries, too, have revived as energy prices have fallen back to global levels: steel, cement, paper, plastics and ceramics producers have become competitive again." "Now, the UK has again become a centre for world shipping. Shale oil and gas came on tap, almost providentially, just as the North Sea reserves were depleting, with most of the infrastructure already in place. Outside the EU, we have been able to augment this bonanza by buying cheap Chinese solar panels. In consequence, our fuel bills have tumbled, boosting productivity, increasing household incomes and stimulating the entire economy. During the first 12 months after the vote, Britain confirmed with the various countries that have trade deals with the EU that the same deals would continue. It also used that time to agree much more liberal terms with those states which had run up against EU protectionism, including India, China and Australia. These new treaties came into effect shortly after independence. Britain, like the EFTA countries, now combines global free trade with full participation in EU markets. Our universities are flourishing, taking the world’s brightest students and, where appropriate, charging accordingly. Their revenues, in consequence, are rising, while they continue to collaborate with research centres in Europe and around the world." "Unsurprisingly, several other European countries have opted to copy Britain’s deal with the EU, based as it is upon a common market rather than a common government. Some of these countries were drawn from EFTA (Norway, Switzerland and Iceland are all bringing their arrangements into line with ours). Some came from further afield (Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine). Some followed us out of the EU (Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands). The United Kingdom now leads a 22-state bloc that forms a free trade area with the EU, but remains outside its political structures. For their part, the EU 24 have continued to push ahead with economic, military and political amalgamation. They now have a common police force and army, a pan-European income tax and a harmonised system of social security. These developments have prompted referendums in three other EU states on whether to copy Britain. Perhaps the greatest benefit, though, is not easy to quantify. Britain has recovered its self-belief. As we left the EU, we straightened our backs, looked about us, and realised that we were still a nation to be reckoned with: the world’s fifth economy and fourth military power, one of five members on the UN Security Council and a leading member of the G7 and the Commonwealth. We recalled, too, that we were the world’s leading exporter of soft power"
January 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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opinionhaver.bsky.social
low-key one of the most insidious dumb guy beliefs of the last few decades to gain widespread purchase has been this notion that demonstrating pro-social behavior in the hope that others would notice and mirror it, one of the fucking building blocks of any kind of society, is somehow ‘fake’.
mims.bsky.social Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Jan 9
Zuckerberg says people who leave his platforms are "virtue signaling"
screenshot of Threads post: "...Some people may leave our platforms for virtue signaling, but I think the vast majority and many new users will find that these changes make the products better."
January 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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rincewind.run
some things on the internet get old and cringy but I do not think I will ever get tired of watching Tom Holland's Umbrella performance for the rest of my life

instant smile on my face, every single time
radiantg.bsky.social Radiant G🌈✨ @ playing Kirby Air Riders @radiantg.bsky.social · Jan 6
I mean, if a guy did this in front of me, I would marry him too. Congrats to Zendaya and Tom Holland for their engagement🙏
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
m.youtube.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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mk.gg
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:

• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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peterjukes.bsky.social
What Musk actually said was that Britain’s multi-ethnicity would lead to ‘inevitable’ civil war, and that we are a police state for prosecuting racist rioters.

Farage is thanking Musk for his racist agenda
hardeepmatharu.bsky.social Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · Dec 7
Farage on Musk (reported in The Times): "I have neither solicited nor discussed [a donation] with Elon. He’s very supportive, he thinks Britain is going down the tubes. He thinks that Labour is leading us in a horrendous direction with the death of entrepreneurship and free speech"
December 7, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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tyron.bsky.social
LOOOOOOOOL
December 3, 2024 at 9:37 AM
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themanwhofell.bsky.social
Please retweet this if you've eaten sausages in the last six weeks.
November 29, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Kemi Badenoch's spokesman tells me that she is calling for Keir Starmer to hold another general election now because the Conservative party wants to "have another go" at winning.
November 27, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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jamesbarr.bsky.social
From the FT the other day. I had no idea.
Creative industries are worth more than life sciences, motor manufacturing, aeropsace and oil and gas in the UK economy, says the FT
September 20, 2024 at 8:37 AM
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gwensnyder.bsky.social
Okay I do have one actual useful tip for newskies and it's to not do this
So I just used some folks' "starter packs" here, and followed a buncha you. I'll be unfollowing anyone who doesn't follow by Sunday. I'm here for some of that fabled "genuine interaction" I've heard about. Haven't been impressed in the year I've been here. If that's you, follow back to lock it in
November 14, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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hushuo.bsky.social
It's important that you look through the gallery for this listing until you get to the top floor bathroom.

Important.

www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...
5642 Morris Street, Halifax Property Listing: MLS® #202425868
Situated in the historic Schmidtville district, 5642 Morris St / 1290 Wright Avenue. is a Scottish Georgian townhouse built in 1859. While the exterior presents classic Victorian charm, the interior r...
www.cbmaritimerealty.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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iandunt.bsky.social
An extraordinary moment. Guardian to stop publishing on Twitter www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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sarahowen.org.uk
Until now, the consensus on X has been that it is a necessary evil for anyone in politics.

But I know my presence on X no longer benefits my role or the people I seek to serve.

So I have left, for good.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
X under Musk is like a toxic partner, MP says in ‘break-up letter’
Labour’s Sarah Owen has joined a list of MPs leaving Elon Musk’s platform over its rise in misogyny, threats and intimidation
www.thetimes.com
November 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better.

Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 8, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
Lost Mayan city found in Mexico jungle by accident
Lost Mayan city found in Mexico jungle by accident
The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
Well, here it is. Palestinian and Arab leaders openly saying if not Harris the alternative is a lot worse.

now thinking about that white person in my mentions the other day saying it doesnt matter what Palestinians think, they're voting against Harris because Gaza
ichatterjea.bsky.social Ipsita Chatterjea (she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · Oct 25
"after the election, (we) can hold Harris accountable with “every nonviolent tool of democracy.” Such tools would likely not be available under Trump, who has vowed to deport pro-Palestinian protesters and threatened to turn the military against his own citizens. "

www.yahoo.com/news/extreme...
“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump
Kamala Harris has earned an eleventh-hour show of support from Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders.
www.yahoo.com
October 26, 2024 at 7:31 AM