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He/Him | Strugglin'

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Danie Were
@danacea.bsky.social

Jesus Hairy sledgehammering Christ. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT YOUR OWN CHILD. WHAT KIND OF FUCKING PARENT-- Sorry. Waaaay too early for all caps ranting. But MAJOR fucking Parenting Fail, right there.

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II
@antlervel.vet

If there’s anyone on here who can actually get through to someone at Tinder please get in touch, because I have been trying to tell them for months that the app is showing me men over and over and over and the last time support actually replied they told me there was nothing they could do about it??

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@juniorhoncho.bsky.social

it would suck to be on an amazing adventure in a strange and magical kingdom with a talking lion and then one day you're like, Oh what the fuck this is all just christianity

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qntm
@qntm.org

Today, in DD/MM/YY form, is 24/10/26, a Pythagorean triple, the last one this century apparently

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punkitt ‼️🧣
@punkitt.bsky.social

Hi, the vet surprised us with a bill that was 550 dollars more than we were expecting, which none of us have the money to pay. Any help would be a godsend rn ko-fi.com/punkitt/goal...

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punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social

smudge, our wonderful little piss baby boy, has so little piss in his body for the first time ever despite peeing on everything prior that we must leave him at the vet so they can make him piss.

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paranormal mattivity
@windows98support.bsky.social

Replying to @windows98support.bsky.social

If you’ll allow me a single (1) gossippost: dressing up your wife and the woman your having an affair with as thing 1 and thing 2 for Halloween is some serial killer level shit.

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Kieron Gillen
@kierongillen.bsky.social

My mind is just collapsing at the "we have far-right entryist groups offering themselves as middle-men to hook you up with professional hitmen, but our big priority is covering up pride pins" of the present BBC.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

these people are shameless!

the babahuck@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social

“Toxic Empathy” author Allie Beth Stuckey is now asking for folks to understand that ICE has separated a good man from his family over a paperwork issue.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow.bsky.social

While I'm shouting at clouds, UK gov telling everyone to stockpile for climate-change-driven emergencies while fast-forwarding fossil fuel drilling is... I had thought it was the government's responsibility to fix problems, not cause problems and then tell us to deal with the fallout at our expense.

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Mike Bithell
@mikebithell.bsky.social

Every day, a new person on the internet discovers that I am a terrifying giant man

Cogwhirl@cogwhirl.bsky.social

Personally enjoying how much you look like a giant in that photo.

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Mike Bithell
@mikebithell.bsky.social

Fuck, and indeed, yeah.

ToonHive@toonhive.bsky.social

LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’ is tracking a $15-20M domestic box office debut after a skyrocket of pre-sale tickets. This will potentially make LAIKA’s biggest opening weekend ever. (Source: @GlobalBoxOffice on X)

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II
@antlervel.vet

WOMAN: I’m gonna cum!! NATHAN FIELDER: ok.

Lucy@lucyxiv.boontavista.com

I feel so out of touch with my fellow woman. nathan fielder is not fuckable. that guy is not hitting it crazy style

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Davis Bickford
@davis.social

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my tech bubble is dying

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

BREAKING: Anthropic reports an $80 billion net loss in the first half of 2026.

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Culture Crave 🍿
@culturecrave.co

‘Poison Ivy’ series is in the works at HBO • 'The Penguin' showrunner Lauren LeFranc is in talks to produce the series • It will not be set in Matt Reeves' Batman universe (via Deadline)

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cola
@colamander.bsky.social

"There's always one of them at these things" was lobbed at me on my way out from the sonic concert and thought I was facing anti-asian discrimination but then I realized he was pointing at my Mario shirt

cola@colamander.bsky.social

Huge Mario fan excited for the sonic live concert and super mario titans #mariotheworld

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

this describes one of my closest friendships. 20 years of us sending each other the most heinous stuff we can find.

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