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nhannahjones.bsky.social
Yesterday I was a bit snide about it, but watching people who are in the mainstream affirming this belief that there was “a culture” of white male disadvantage while this administration attacks civil rights law and deploys white nationalism, raises the stakes and signals the danger we are in.
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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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evangreer.bsky.social
There are lots of other ways to address the very real harms that kids experience online:

✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content

✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online

✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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debmaluk.bsky.social
day 1 #ArtAdventCalendar all aboard the posting beautiful things train! Let's make everyone's timelines joyful and inspiring!
A frosty spruce tree on the right with snow all around. There is a pale band of aurora in the dark blue night sky.
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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theautistech.bsky.social
A reminder that Discord is not a substitute for a support portal, FAQ, forum, or website. It is an internet chat interface. IRC sans technical hurdles. ICQ without the charm.

It is transient and utterly unsuitable for the task of retention or dissemination of stored data, or for involved supprt.
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Canada’s largest white nationalist network marching down Ottawa streets in front of our Parliamentary buildings.

Not great!
Image of Jeremy Mackenzie in front of CBC on sparks st in Ottawa, with masked members of his active club Second Sons behind him holding a banner that reads “CBC hates white people” Still from a video of the second sons active club members, masked, marching down sparks street in Ottawa in front of a building where parliamentary committee meetings are held Post from a top Diagolon and Second Sons member, Alex Vriend, on Telegram reads: “There was a dozen or so CBC employees frantically running around inside the building waving their arms over their heads like something out of a cartoon. Highly entertaining.” Post from Diagolon Leader Jeremy Mackenzie on telegram reads: “Telling CBC HQ to get fucked to their faces at their workplace while they stared fearfully, scurrying around in the windows was a high point of my year. Immense thanks and respect to the club, their supporters and families. I've carried this weight around for a long time and it was very satisfying and righteous to be able to physically point to those who are truly responsible for so much death of our people. You wanted our "comments", СВС. Soon the entire country will have them. They hate you. They hate me. Fuck the anti-white CBC.”
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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hearherhands.bsky.social
(the ASL sign for THAT. also lol the auto generated alt text was SO WRONG.)
a close up of a person 's hand making a hang loose sign with their fingers .
Alt: a close up of a person 's hand making the asl sign for THAT with their hand .
media.tenor.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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jasonsanford.bsky.social
My new Genre Grapevine dives into the book club scams targeting authors. These scams now include creating fake Discord communities filled with AI slop and chatbots. Artificial intelligence circles every level of this scam like water down the toilet.
www.patreon.com/posts/139940...
Genre Grapevine: Book Club Scams Are a Warning of Emerging AI Super-Scams | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
Get more from Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine on Patreon
www.patreon.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
I was taking photos of a mushroom when I realized I was being watched!

(Eastern Chipmunk) #manmals 🌿
A small brown mammals’s head pokes above a cut off, decaying tree trunk. It gazes adorably at the camera.
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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jayjustice.net
Debuted a new cosplay today! I was Bishop at Disney Toy Expo Thailand 👊🏿 Now bc of his color scheme I personally don't think there is a wrong answer to this, but between red, yellow or blue what color N95 mask would you choose for this one? 🤔
Selfie of Jay dressed as Bishop from the X-men, on the BTS train in Bangkok. He has long black hair with beads in it, a blue jumpsuit with yellow straps & belt, a red kerchief around the neck, a red and black X-Men belt buckle and a large black M brand over his right eye.
September 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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lizwfab.bsky.social
Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Chat GPT is not a search engine. Cha
July 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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moxiest.art
an image of a bird with a black head and dark feathers made using overlapping punctuation marks from a typewriter. caption reads: "saw a cool bird"
July 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
phantom1.bsky.social
No, but only because of cost/logistics
mewefree.bsky.social Freeyore @mewefree.bsky.social · Jul 5
Knowing nothing we know already, if they opened Jurassic Park in real life, would you go?
July 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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watchinthesky.bsky.social
“Oh oh, concrete is hot!! But thanks for the snack!” #ToesUp
A western whiptail stops by the patio. #herps SoCal
An adult Western whiptail lizard is on a concrete patio facing away. Its long tail is pointing toward the camera.
June 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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pplscitycouncil.bsky.social
statement from the WestLos Rapid Response Network re: rumors of nannies kidnapped at the park:

Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo

Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?
The WestLos Rapid Response Network (operating throughout the westside) has been working on these “nanny kidnapping” tips all day. They all originated from one false report in Santa Monica. This was based on an alert text sent out by a school that many took as fact, but (we called the principal who sent it and visited the school to talk to admin) it was really only based on one call from a parent. We spoke to a nanny who was an eyewitness who confirmed this report stemmed from one man in plainclothes with an “earpiece” who was filming from the parking lot for an hour, and then left. he never spoke to any of the nannies or children and no one was detained, but many of them panicked and left. we have no photos or videos of the sighting. we had our rapid responders clear that park and several other parks across the west side, from Santa Monica all the way to the Westwood area (Cheviot Hills) several times throughout the day and confirmed by speaking with staff at those parks that no activity had been seen, but they had heard the same rumor. One had also heard about the man recording at the original park. To repeat, no nannies and certainly no children have been detained *to our knowledge*. It is very possible that an undercover agent was scooping out that first park and we will continue to patrol that park and the others daily for the foreseeable future. If there were any detainments of nannies, we have not seen any proof of them or spoken to anyone who saw them take place.
June 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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crippledscholar.bsky.social
I just got a $25 donation can anyone match or double that?

I’m now at 180/1400 of my goal

Please give and share
crippledscholar.bsky.social Wren Ashe Frey (she/they) @crippledscholar.bsky.social · Jun 11
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I require emergency #MutualAid

I need $1400 ASAP or I will lose my bank account & all hope of ever getting out of inescapable debt

Please help & share

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Wren Ashe Frey a white woman with light brown hair wearing a blue button up shirt and suspenders A young German Shepherd sleeping with his head pillowed on a pink and yellow stuffed toy
June 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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ebthen.bsky.social
I know there's a lot going on right now and one thing that's going on is the Trump admin is trying to roll back rules for making new buildings accessible.

There are six days left to make comments about it.
New Attempt to Roll Back Accessibility Requirements - Comments Needed
For over forty years the United States has had regulations that say new buildings must be accessible to people with disabilities if the building is built by an organization that receives federal funds...
www.lflegal.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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cpsc.gov
#WARNING: CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using AOHHL adult portable bed rails. The bed rails violate federal regulations for adult portable bed rails, posing a deadly risk of entrapment and asphyxiation. Full release: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
Aohhl adult portable bed rail assembled (front view)
May 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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cpsc.gov
#WARNING: CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Kmaier Infant Swings Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Suffocation Hazard; Multiple Federal Safety Violations. Full release: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
Kmaier infant swing and remote control.
May 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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escherbug.art
Hi guys. On world bee day today, don't forget that honey bees are actually doing ok! It's solitary and subsocial native bees like mason bees and bumblebees that need our help.
I'll post some resources in this thread on how you could help them, even if you don't have a yard to plant native flowers!
May 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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thetyee.ca
“In ‘advanced’ nations, clean water is considered essential, but we tolerate foul air, despite a century of evidence that it harms.”
Here’s an Inconvenient Truth: Disease Is in the Air | The Tyee
We ignored the science of airborne transmission for a century. Carl Zimmer tells us why.
thetyee.ca
May 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
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listen I know this is like. nowhere near the top of the priority list in terms of what’s wrong with this statement. but assuming the average child owns 30 dolls is one of the most Lucille Bluth things he’s said in a long time
Trump, on Tariffs, Says 'Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30' At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could disrupt supply chains.
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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lsgibson.bsky.social
Advice for the NDP. Move left and swing for the fences. Provide a legitimate alternative to neoliberalism.
April 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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translifeline.org
If you are trans and seeking support, you are welcome to call Trans Lifeline.

US: (877) 565-8860
CAN: (877) 330-6366
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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translifeline.org
Please help us correct misinformation!

Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".

We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.

Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM