Heccyben
@heccyben.bsky.social
Queer 🌈#doctorwho fan 🌌, Archivist 📜🖥️. Runner,🏃♂️ writer 👨💻. Did PhD on early modern English travel writing once ⚓️ Likes trains 🚂, he/him
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More than that, I don’t think the chancellor should know. In fact, it should be some sort of Crystal Maze style challenge - the Treasury stick a load of options on a board in the middle of the aisle and a blindfolded chancellor has to pick ten of them, aided only by shouts from the benches
I don't think we should know even one thing about the Budget until the chancellor gets to the despatch box on the day, surprise us
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
More than that, I don’t think the chancellor should know. In fact, it should be some sort of Crystal Maze style challenge - the Treasury stick a load of options on a board in the middle of the aisle and a blindfolded chancellor has to pick ten of them, aided only by shouts from the benches
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Useful archival cataloguing term found
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Useful archival cataloguing term found
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Totter’s Lane, 1963.
Happy Doctor Who Day !
Happy Doctor Who Day !
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Totter’s Lane, 1963.
Happy Doctor Who Day !
Happy Doctor Who Day !
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A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
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You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trojan Wars by Sean Street.
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trojan Wars by Sean Street.
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The Zygons are coming! 😱 Click bgfn.sh/vessels to hear more and to pre-order Doctor Who: Empty Vessels, due for release next month.
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Zygons are coming! 😱 Click bgfn.sh/vessels to hear more and to pre-order Doctor Who: Empty Vessels, due for release next month.
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Find Reform's contempt for the disabled genuinely chilling and something that absolutely no outlets seem to be focusing on because MIGRANT SEX PERVERT is the only news we're allowed now.
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Find Reform's contempt for the disabled genuinely chilling and something that absolutely no outlets seem to be focusing on because MIGRANT SEX PERVERT is the only news we're allowed now.
This is exciting #doctorwho news! Will be fascinating to see what direction the BBC takes the show now. Having loved the Ncuti years, it'll be fun to see what happens next... www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
www.doctorwho.tv
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is exciting #doctorwho news! Will be fascinating to see what direction the BBC takes the show now. Having loved the Ncuti years, it'll be fun to see what happens next... www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
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It's the Fesshole/Vagina Museum crossover event you've all been waiting for. Tons of you tagged us into this across all of our socials, asking for a fact-check. The consensus of the reply guys is that it Didn't Happen. However, this is in fact very possible. Here's why...
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It's the Fesshole/Vagina Museum crossover event you've all been waiting for. Tons of you tagged us into this across all of our socials, asking for a fact-check. The consensus of the reply guys is that it Didn't Happen. However, this is in fact very possible. Here's why...
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We're Hiring! 😄
The IMC Team is looking for a Conference and Events Administrator (Fixed term). If you wish to become a part of the IMC team, click here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... to apply.
Email imc@leeds.ac.uk if you have any questions, or want to know more about the role.
The IMC Team is looking for a Conference and Events Administrator (Fixed term). If you wish to become a part of the IMC team, click here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... to apply.
Email imc@leeds.ac.uk if you have any questions, or want to know more about the role.
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We're Hiring! 😄
The IMC Team is looking for a Conference and Events Administrator (Fixed term). If you wish to become a part of the IMC team, click here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... to apply.
Email imc@leeds.ac.uk if you have any questions, or want to know more about the role.
The IMC Team is looking for a Conference and Events Administrator (Fixed term). If you wish to become a part of the IMC team, click here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... to apply.
Email imc@leeds.ac.uk if you have any questions, or want to know more about the role.
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I think I did this about ten years ago!
The Doctor's companion is there for exposition.
They don't know anything because we don't know anything.
They are told so that we find out...
The Doctor's companion is there for exposition.
They don't know anything because we don't know anything.
They are told so that we find out...
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I think I did this about ten years ago!
The Doctor's companion is there for exposition.
They don't know anything because we don't know anything.
They are told so that we find out...
The Doctor's companion is there for exposition.
They don't know anything because we don't know anything.
They are told so that we find out...
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Interesting
The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Interesting
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This. We all need to be better allies. She Who Must Not Be Named and her ilk are monsters and we need to resist their foul eugenicist ideology. Their immense wealth is being used to change the law, endangering the lives of trans people AND anyone who isn’t conformist in their appearance or desires.
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This. We all need to be better allies. She Who Must Not Be Named and her ilk are monsters and we need to resist their foul eugenicist ideology. Their immense wealth is being used to change the law, endangering the lives of trans people AND anyone who isn’t conformist in their appearance or desires.
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this is sociopathic behaviour and I think we need to treat it as such! just because something has become easy to do doesn't mean it has become less creepy, or more acceptable!
October 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
this is sociopathic behaviour and I think we need to treat it as such! just because something has become easy to do doesn't mean it has become less creepy, or more acceptable!
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“Not only is the ratio of AI’s resource rapacity to its productive utility indefensibly and irremediably skewed, AI-made material is itself a waste product: flimsy, shoddy, disposable, a single-use plastic of the mind.” www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
Large Language Muddle | The Editors
The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Not only is the ratio of AI’s resource rapacity to its productive utility indefensibly and irremediably skewed, AI-made material is itself a waste product: flimsy, shoddy, disposable, a single-use plastic of the mind.” www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
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‘Are the neighbours’ curtains twitching? Good!’ Avril A, the 80s housewife who became a star of Manchester’s gay scene
‘Are the neighbours’ curtains twitching? Good!’ Avril A, the 80s housewife who became a star of Manchester’s gay scene
She sang out of tune, her choreography was bizarre – and everyone who saw her loved her. As her superb music is rereleased, her family and fans recall a subcultural great
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
‘Are the neighbours’ curtains twitching? Good!’ Avril A, the 80s housewife who became a star of Manchester’s gay scene
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Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji? vgel.me/posts/seahor...
Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji?
Investigating the seahorse emoji doom loop using logitlens.
vgel.me
October 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji? vgel.me/posts/seahor...
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I have come to the conclusion the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces should not even come to Parliament. It is misleading and has caused distress for my trans constituents.
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I have come to the conclusion the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces should not even come to Parliament. It is misleading and has caused distress for my trans constituents.
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
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Might as well put this up again as Duolingo is in the news.
A song to remind me of the most useful phrases I have learnt from Italian Duolingo. (Sound up)
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Might as well put this up again as Duolingo is in the news.
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With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
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Harry Enfield and Ronnie Corbett's "My Blackberry is not working" sketch. God, it's *exquisite*. Not a line out of place, everything works beautifully and there's some free Harry *almost* corpsing thrown in as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG3...
My blackberry is not working - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Harry Enfield and Ronnie Corbett's "My Blackberry is not working" sketch. God, it's *exquisite*. Not a line out of place, everything works beautifully and there's some free Harry *almost* corpsing thrown in as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG3...
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The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s.
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
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September 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s.
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!