Andra Filipescu
@musingoddity.bsky.social
Full time Carer | Writer | Artist | Lifelong Learner | Scatterbrained Bookworm | Feminist gamer | Nature & animal lover | Introvert & mixed race| Asexual | She/her. 🏳️⚧️
https://linktr.ee/musingoddity
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hananiarichard is on Bluesky.
This man has disgusting and reprehensible views and I do wish people would stop trying to normalize and mainstream him.
This man has disgusting and reprehensible views and I do wish people would stop trying to normalize and mainstream him.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
hananiarichard is on Bluesky.
This man has disgusting and reprehensible views and I do wish people would stop trying to normalize and mainstream him.
This man has disgusting and reprehensible views and I do wish people would stop trying to normalize and mainstream him.
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We are all dead, and we spoiled the world before we died. There is nothing left. Nothing but dreams.
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We are all dead, and we spoiled the world before we died. There is nothing left. Nothing but dreams.
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Thorough and accurate picture of why the UK is struggling. Current thrall to culture war, especially in light of Brexit, is sabotaging the entire economy. Notable that industries which are internationally successful (creatives, universities) are not being supported by policy.
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Thorough and accurate picture of why the UK is struggling. Current thrall to culture war, especially in light of Brexit, is sabotaging the entire economy. Notable that industries which are internationally successful (creatives, universities) are not being supported by policy.
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Popping in to Bluesky on this fine morning to say that "fountain pen drama" that so many people are referencing relates to Ferris Wheel Press (FWP). Countless people asked for comments on their JKR collab, founder ignored all questions wrt the LGBTQIA+ community.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Popping in to Bluesky on this fine morning to say that "fountain pen drama" that so many people are referencing relates to Ferris Wheel Press (FWP). Countless people asked for comments on their JKR collab, founder ignored all questions wrt the LGBTQIA+ community.
(mini-thread)
(mini-thread)
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Orcas and the price of consciousness – lessons in love and loss from Earth's most successful predator www.themarginalian.org/2025/08/21/o...
Orcas and the Price of Consciousness: Lessons in Love and Loss from Earth’s Most Successful and Creative Predator
Marbling the waters of every ocean with their billows of black and white, orcas are Earth’s most creative and most successful apex predator. Although they are known as killer whales, they are…
www.themarginalian.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Orcas and the price of consciousness – lessons in love and loss from Earth's most successful predator www.themarginalian.org/2025/08/21/o...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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This totally stemmed from a different conversation, but for some reason I was imagining Frankenstein's creature giving Guillermo del Toro uppies like a cat. 😭🤣💖💖💖💖✨️✨️✨️✨️
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This totally stemmed from a different conversation, but for some reason I was imagining Frankenstein's creature giving Guillermo del Toro uppies like a cat. 😭🤣💖💖💖💖✨️✨️✨️✨️
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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You'd think he might be a little timid considering he was found at such a young age with terrible injuries and had to endure eye removal surgery, but no. He is a bold and utterly fearless little tornado prince of chaos.
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You'd think he might be a little timid considering he was found at such a young age with terrible injuries and had to endure eye removal surgery, but no. He is a bold and utterly fearless little tornado prince of chaos.
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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For your blocking consideration: @arrjayteatoo.bsky.social @defnotadino.bsky.social @eboldy.bsky.social @lethalityjane.bsky.social
Pro-tip: when you cackle about the death of a disabled person because you didn't care for her advocacy, you are showing everyone else exactly who you are.
Pro-tip: when you cackle about the death of a disabled person because you didn't care for her advocacy, you are showing everyone else exactly who you are.
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
For your blocking consideration: @arrjayteatoo.bsky.social @defnotadino.bsky.social @eboldy.bsky.social @lethalityjane.bsky.social
Pro-tip: when you cackle about the death of a disabled person because you didn't care for her advocacy, you are showing everyone else exactly who you are.
Pro-tip: when you cackle about the death of a disabled person because you didn't care for her advocacy, you are showing everyone else exactly who you are.
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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Helpful list of some of the people who, or whose families, Shabana Mahmood thinks should only have been allowed to stay temporarily
Famous Refugees
Famous or not, refugees bring much more than their belongings with them to their new countries.
Here's a list of public figures you might not know were
refugeeweek.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Helpful list of some of the people who, or whose families, Shabana Mahmood thinks should only have been allowed to stay temporarily
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Almost from the beginning, the Labour regime that created the welfare state with their violence in Kenya etc. And the "most progressive government of all time" under Harold Wilson was the one that encoded Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech into law with their Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 💀
Labour are evil in terms of their foreign and international policy and they always have been.
The distance of time has allowed us to be more critical of their policy - but they’ve had horrid home office and foreign office ministers and policies every time they’ve been in govt.
The distance of time has allowed us to be more critical of their policy - but they’ve had horrid home office and foreign office ministers and policies every time they’ve been in govt.
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Almost from the beginning, the Labour regime that created the welfare state with their violence in Kenya etc. And the "most progressive government of all time" under Harold Wilson was the one that encoded Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech into law with their Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 💀
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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They keep track of illegal downloads and even use them as publicity,(you think they can't find them? If you can, they can) so even pirating plays into her hands & those of the corps that still insist on pushing this content despite the harm she inflicts.
JUST SAY NO!
JUST SAY NO!
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
They keep track of illegal downloads and even use them as publicity,(you think they can't find them? If you can, they can) so even pirating plays into her hands & those of the corps that still insist on pushing this content despite the harm she inflicts.
JUST SAY NO!
JUST SAY NO!
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I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
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Beauty. From a negative in my collection, no date/info.
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Beauty. From a negative in my collection, no date/info.