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@msdemeanor80.bsky.social
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Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.
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This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
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Graeme Hart, 57, believes autism is a horrific scourge on humanity – but that there’s no reason for you, an autistic person, to be so uncivil about it.
“We can disagree and stay friends” says man who thinks you should be eugenicsed out of existence
A man who believes you can disagree on politics and “still love each other” also believes scientists should find out what caused you so someone like you never happens again, and you, personally,…
thedailytism.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Graeme Hart, 57, believes autism is a horrific scourge on humanity – but that there’s no reason for you, an autistic person, to be so uncivil about it.
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West Bank's ancient olive tree a 'symbol of Palestinian endurance'
The guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali says experts estimate the tree to be between 3,000 and 5,500 years old. It has endured millennia in a land scarred by drought and war
u.afp.com/SeF7
The guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali says experts estimate the tree to be between 3,000 and 5,500 years old. It has endured millennia in a land scarred by drought and war
u.afp.com/SeF7
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
West Bank's ancient olive tree a 'symbol of Palestinian endurance'
The guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali says experts estimate the tree to be between 3,000 and 5,500 years old. It has endured millennia in a land scarred by drought and war
u.afp.com/SeF7
The guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali says experts estimate the tree to be between 3,000 and 5,500 years old. It has endured millennia in a land scarred by drought and war
u.afp.com/SeF7
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There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
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@billybragg.bsky.social will send you stickers.
October 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
@billybragg.bsky.social will send you stickers.
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The racists in the UK are not the ones attending pro-Palestine marches this weekend.
The racists in the UK are the ones saying that you shouldn’t protest 53 Palestinians being murdered because two Jewish people were also murdered on the same day.
Some of us can condemn both.
The racists in the UK are the ones saying that you shouldn’t protest 53 Palestinians being murdered because two Jewish people were also murdered on the same day.
Some of us can condemn both.
At least 53 Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli attacks on Gaza
Military offensive stepped up as Hamas leaders consider Trump’s 20-point peace plan
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The racists in the UK are not the ones attending pro-Palestine marches this weekend.
The racists in the UK are the ones saying that you shouldn’t protest 53 Palestinians being murdered because two Jewish people were also murdered on the same day.
Some of us can condemn both.
The racists in the UK are the ones saying that you shouldn’t protest 53 Palestinians being murdered because two Jewish people were also murdered on the same day.
Some of us can condemn both.
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Many claims are made for the power of poetry to change lives. All I can offer on the death of Brian Patten is a simple truth. This poem - sent to me by my not-then-wife - is the reason I am with her 40 years on.
RIP Brian. x
RIP Brian. x
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Many claims are made for the power of poetry to change lives. All I can offer on the death of Brian Patten is a simple truth. This poem - sent to me by my not-then-wife - is the reason I am with her 40 years on.
RIP Brian. x
RIP Brian. x
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Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!
Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Call this shit out immediately and shut it the fuck down. Show them that we don't operate on the US/UK rules where you can say any old bollocks without consequences.
It's the only thing that will stop them getting a foothold.
It's the only thing that will stop them getting a foothold.
Speaking in the Dáil yesterday evening, during a private members' motion on special education school places, Independent TD Danny Healy Rae questioned whether autism is linked to a lack of vitamins.
http://jrnl.ie/6820553t
http://jrnl.ie/6820553t
TDs write to Ceann Comhairle to ask that Danny Healy Rae withdraw remarks about autism
The comments from Healy Rae have also been criticised as “unhelpful” and “misinformed” by the autism charity AsIAm.
jrnl.ie
September 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Call this shit out immediately and shut it the fuck down. Show them that we don't operate on the US/UK rules where you can say any old bollocks without consequences.
It's the only thing that will stop them getting a foothold.
It's the only thing that will stop them getting a foothold.
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It's my birthday today.
I celebrated by donating $50 to @wck.org in honour of my illustrious birth, and you can too!
I celebrated by donating $50 to @wck.org in honour of my illustrious birth, and you can too!
World Central Kitchen
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick ac...
wck.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's my birthday today.
I celebrated by donating $50 to @wck.org in honour of my illustrious birth, and you can too!
I celebrated by donating $50 to @wck.org in honour of my illustrious birth, and you can too!
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the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!!
it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine
my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine
my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
September 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!!
it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine
my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine
my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
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This is nothing to do with how I feel about the writing: I believe it's my best non-fiction book. But my ex-publishers ran off with my (and other authors') earnings & almost completely derailed my career & life. Because of that, I'd like these out of my house.
Any shares of this much appreciated.
Any shares of this much appreciated.
These books are free to anyone who wants them. They come from my late ex-publisher. If you want one, let me know in the replies (there are 200 in total).
If you can afford the postage, brilliant. If not, no problem. I'll still sign & post one to you tomorrow.
P.S. Stephen Fry called it "hilarious"
If you can afford the postage, brilliant. If not, no problem. I'll still sign & post one to you tomorrow.
P.S. Stephen Fry called it "hilarious"
September 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is nothing to do with how I feel about the writing: I believe it's my best non-fiction book. But my ex-publishers ran off with my (and other authors') earnings & almost completely derailed my career & life. Because of that, I'd like these out of my house.
Any shares of this much appreciated.
Any shares of this much appreciated.
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70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
August 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
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This is Ilona. She has a form of highly contagious cancer called TVT resulting in golf ball-sized tumors on her neck and legs. To make them go away, she needs weekly chemo and medication. You can help her get the treatment she needs below ❤️🩹
15outof10.org/ilona
15outof10.org/ilona
August 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is Ilona. She has a form of highly contagious cancer called TVT resulting in golf ball-sized tumors on her neck and legs. To make them go away, she needs weekly chemo and medication. You can help her get the treatment she needs below ❤️🩹
15outof10.org/ilona
15outof10.org/ilona
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August 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Hey, it's international cat day, isn't it? End the day on a high note.
August 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey, it's international cat day, isn't it? End the day on a high note.
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It's #BandcampFriday!
All proceeds from any Paradise Killer or Promise Mascot Agency soundtrack purchased today will go straight to us and the composers of each album.
It helps us out a lot!
https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com/
All proceeds from any Paradise Killer or Promise Mascot Agency soundtrack purchased today will go straight to us and the composers of each album.
It helps us out a lot!
https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com/
August 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's #BandcampFriday!
All proceeds from any Paradise Killer or Promise Mascot Agency soundtrack purchased today will go straight to us and the composers of each album.
It helps us out a lot!
https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com/
All proceeds from any Paradise Killer or Promise Mascot Agency soundtrack purchased today will go straight to us and the composers of each album.
It helps us out a lot!
https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com/
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Alex Parmar-Yee said the EHRC’s claim that it would seriously consider the submissions in just a month is “simply not credible.”
“This is an emergency, and we urge people to tell their MP now – this isn’t how we should make decisions about fundamental rights.”
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/31/e...
“This is an emergency, and we urge people to tell their MP now – this isn’t how we should make decisions about fundamental rights.”
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/31/e...
'Rushed out' EHRC trans toilet guidance could be sent to govt as soon as August
An EHRC representative has claimed its trans toilet guidance could be finished and sent to govt by August, court documents have shown.
www.thepinknews.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Alex Parmar-Yee said the EHRC’s claim that it would seriously consider the submissions in just a month is “simply not credible.”
“This is an emergency, and we urge people to tell their MP now – this isn’t how we should make decisions about fundamental rights.”
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/31/e...
“This is an emergency, and we urge people to tell their MP now – this isn’t how we should make decisions about fundamental rights.”
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/31/e...
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If you can't even write an e-mail without using "AI", I dunno what to tell you, dude.
This is the future the Boomers were warning us about, except it wasn't video games or phones that caused it, and they've fallen prey to it even harder than us.
Maybe use your brain every now and then, instead?
This is the future the Boomers were warning us about, except it wasn't video games or phones that caused it, and they've fallen prey to it even harder than us.
Maybe use your brain every now and then, instead?
August 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
If you can't even write an e-mail without using "AI", I dunno what to tell you, dude.
This is the future the Boomers were warning us about, except it wasn't video games or phones that caused it, and they've fallen prey to it even harder than us.
Maybe use your brain every now and then, instead?
This is the future the Boomers were warning us about, except it wasn't video games or phones that caused it, and they've fallen prey to it even harder than us.
Maybe use your brain every now and then, instead?