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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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bruces.bsky.social
*Apple didn't like a dodgy Apple gift-card, so his Apple silo and everything built in there for decades promptly burned to the ground

hey.paris/posts/appleid/
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple De...
hey.paris
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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beatonm5.bsky.social
Got tired of waiting for the next episode of Murderbot and am now reading:
All Systems Red the Murderbot Diaries Book One by Martha Wells

#murderbot #tvsky #booksky
💙📚
June 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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chris-noone.bsky.social
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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bruces.bsky.social
*Since Microsoft is about to brick your Windows 10 computer, maybe you should try something else instead of throwing it out the window

endof10.org
End of 10
endof10.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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rhi.bsky.social
I’m offering up 3 signed copies of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch (co-written with @gabriellekent.bsky.social) in an auction raising money for trans rights in the UK and SA. You can bid for them here.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch (1/3)
Auction item 'Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch (1/3)' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Without fail, whenever there's an article about a transgender person, the comments have at least one person who boldly declares: “There are only two genders! XX and XY!” The reality, of course, is not that simplistic, far from it.
Beyond XX & XY—Human Sex And Gender Were Never A Simple Binary
Humans are more complicated than most online experts think.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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amnestyuk.bsky.social
Today, thousands gathered across the country - from Hastings to London to Glasgow - to say: we will always stand with trans people.

Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️
Someone holding a sign saying: Respect existence or expect resistance. Parents holding up a sign saying: "this mum says trans rights are human rights" and "our beautiful daughter is trans." Someone holding a sign saying "you can't legislate us out of existence." Someone holding a sign saying "i love my trans self. I love my trans friends."
April 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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helenzaltzman.bsky.social
Londoners: there's a protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on Saturday 19th April, 1pm in Parliament Square
April 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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kirkie.bsky.social
While the fallout is pretty horrific I am tickled by journalists scraping stories from the Bugle of all places, the global centre for bullshit. Looking forward to some scathing Florence Nightingale and smurfs hit pieces in the near future.

Alice rocks, buy the book
April 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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alicefraser.bsky.social
Realms Unknown Subgenre deep dive this week is sci fi and fantasy stories with memory modification, identity rewrites, multiple selves.

Recommend to us or get the Schroedinger’s cat that lives in the box in your brain to control your hands as you type its suggestions. Books, games, movies, other!
March 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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bruces.bsky.social
*Whatever happens to musicians will happen to everybody

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US
Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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causticcovercritic.bsky.social
St Augustine, early Australia-denier:
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy
Say it with me: FAIR USE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A METHOD TO ALLOW AND SUPPORT EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS.

It's not about "data processing" but it comes from ideas like human dignity.
March 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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richardkadrey.bsky.social
Good morning(ish)
Parents: Kids are more depressed these days. I wonder why. Kids: You destroyed the economy for us, the earth is literally dying, we are going to work until we die, and on top of that the Nazis are back. Parents: It’s those pesky iPhones.
March 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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richardkadrey.bsky.social
Good morning
Werner Herzog holding a sign that says Fuck This Shit
March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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christopherbrown.bsky.social
I wrote about @jwomack.bsky.social's Random Acts of Senseless Violence and other dystopian novels I read as being drawn from the material of the observed world in this piece @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/dystopia-is-...
Dystopia is Realism: The Future Is Here if You Look Closely
Ten years ago the Pulitzer Prize for fiction went to a post-apocalyptic cannibal novel. This year’s breakout binge-watcher’s treat is the TV adaptation of a Reagan-era book about a near future in w…
lithub.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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thearcparty.com
Nice hearing @richardkadrey.bsky.social shout out THE CONTORTIONIST’S HANDBOOK by @craigclevenger.bsky.social in the end of this episode!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Oscar noms, Heretic, and Nosferatu
Podcast Episode · Raised By Horror · 02/02/2025 · 1h 41m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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bruces.bsky.social
*Well, you see, the pioneers of the electronic frontier get arrows in their backs
February 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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joannabagniewska.com
Hardly new info, but BSky should know:

Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.

🧪🌏🚰
A clam with a spring attached to the shell. The spring has a magnet placed above a sensor.
February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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bruces.bsky.social
*That seems worth a try
January 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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robtaber.bsky.social
Just a reminder to get Signal for your texting (rather than FB DMs or the regular stuff that comes with your phone).
Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
signal.org
January 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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princecharlescinema.com
#SaveThePCC

Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.

For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;

you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM