Ratchet

Ratchet

@ratchetfox.bsky.social

Some kind of fox person Genderfluid enby, They/them Bi/pan Attempting to be an Artist: https://ko-fi.com/ratchet0586 Into tech, automotive stuff and art, also foxes.. lots of foxes One of those scary Anarchists. 18+ only, will occasionally post nsfw

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Ratchet
@ratchetfox.bsky.social

That contradictory feeling of wanting people to notice/praise that you've spent a bunch of time and effort on your appearance.... But also not wanting to come across as one of *those* people who base their entire personality on looks D:

Ratchet
@ratchetfox.bsky.social

Because I'm not above posting something that might be construed as thirst bait despite what I just said x_x was trying on outfits and also some stuff for partialing... And I do mostly like how I look now, Wouldn't have caught me posing in the mirror just a year ago.

Ratchet
@ratchetfox.bsky.social

That contradictory feeling of wanting people to notice/praise that you've spent a bunch of time and effort on your appearance.... But also not wanting to come across as one of *those* people who base their entire personality on looks D:

Ratchet
@ratchetfox.bsky.social

Last year has .. been a huge turnaround in how I present and how I look after myself, changed my diet, been to the gym a lot, and changing how I dress, it seems to have paid off, and although it's entirely for my own benefit, it sometimes feels like no one has noticed xD

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Replying to @flyingrodent.bsky.social

How do you know these people are extremists? Because they cannot be appeased, even as our entire political/media class enforces their demands and repeats their drivel. It makes them not one bit happier, because they don’t want compliance: they want more extreme, forceful and violent measures.

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Trans News Network
@transnews.network

As the gentry try to normalize transphobia in every avenue of life, a common talking point they love to share is the alleged high 'detransition' and 'regret' rates among trans people. These allegedly high rates are completely false, and based on bunk science. 🧵

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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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Hell Frasier: Bloodline
@babadooknukem.bsky.social

We tried "everyone is entitled to an opinion" for three straight decades and all we have to show for it is four thousand cases of measles and a death cult running the government. It's time for people who don't know what they're talking about to shut the fuck up.

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social

There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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Jon W.
@rarefilmm.bsky.social

On this day in 1999, Cartoon Network aired a 24-hour Scooby-Doo marathon for Halloween. The marathon was filled with little clips between episodes parodying THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT which had been released in theaters just a few a few months earlier. Link below for the first 12hs of the marathon.

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Soic @ Home 💤
@soic.bsky.social

💮🦊 'Fox Flowers' 🦊💮 Painted with oils on a 30x30" canvas. I'm so relieved I was able to apply the final varnish to this piece without any complications this time 🫠

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My Nintendo News
@mynintendonews.com

Sakurai believes increased AI usage is set to lead to unoriginal and unprofitable games #Repost https://mynintendonews.com/2026/10/21/sakurai-believes-increased-ai-usage-is-set-to-lead-to-unoriginal-and-unprofitable-games/

mynintendonews.comSakurai believes increased AI usage is set to lead to unoriginal and unprofitable gamesSmash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai has participated in an interview with Japanese news publication Denfaminico Gamer during which the talented video game producer touches on a number of subjects including the growing use of AI in video game development. Mr. Sakurai believes that the increasing use of AI in games design is going to inevitably lead to a slew of unoriginal and unprofitable games flood the market.

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👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸
@belalugosisdad.bsky.social

Man it sure is a good job the video games industry decided to reject digital media over physical media as the way forward so people can continue to play the games they love.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

BREAKING: Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs and shutting down BioWare, the legendary development studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comElectronic Arts to Cut 400 Jobs, Shut Down BioWareThe next ‘Mass Effect’ will be canceled as part of the layoffs

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Marc Normandin
@marcnormandin.bsky.social

Skybox gave me space to talk about decoupling your enjoyment of video games from the release schedule, by looking backwards at what's new to you. Emulate, mod original hardware, borrow, pirate, I don't care how you do it. There's more to games than a future filled with $1,000 consoles.

Skybox@skyboxcritics.com

Play old games: They’re good and good for you by @marcnormandin.bsky.social "There are better ideas for weathering this particular storm than taking financial advice from a company that seemingly buys studios just to close them." Read on:

skyboxcritics.comPlay old games: They're good and good for youWith prices skyrocketing and more and more bad news about contemporary video games every day, here's a suggestion: play old games!

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Real Deal Space Bird Energy (C.A. MacLean)
@camroundabout.bsky.social

I hope "Maggie" grows up to create all sorts of dark and weird and cool things and looks back on this incident as the first moment she realized people who try to shame your creativity or tell you what not to create don't deserve to be listened to.

LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀@lcvonhessen.bsky.social

So the "advice" doled out in this column makes me INCREDIBLY fucking angry as a former kid who was repeatedly taken to task by teachers for "inappropriate" drawings, culminating in a 9th-grade suspension spurred by Columbine paranoia and residual Satanic Panic. Arionne here says that was JUSTIFIED.

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LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀
@lcvonhessen.bsky.social

Replying to @lcvonhessen.bsky.social

"It's okay to suspend a 3rd-grader for drawing a zombie because schools need to be hypervigilant about signs of a potential school shooter" fucking LISTEN to yourself. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE HORROR ARE NOT DANGEROUS.

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Adam Bienkov
@adambienkov.bsky.social

"This hatred, it’s like a cancer. It spreads because people will always say, ‘Oh, it’s just the illegals.’ It’s not. “From what I experienced, it was anyone who was remotely different, different creed, different colour, different sexuality.” www.theargus.co.uk/news/2665180...

theargus.co.ukActor describes 'abysmal racism and homophobia' he faced in ChichesterAn assault on a cast member of a play in Chichester was "just the tip of the iceberg" of the "racism, xenophobia and homophobia" the cast faced in the town, an actor has claimed.

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Sam Perin
@zebotc.bsky.social

Shimmering Iris 🌱✨ a new piece in my ongoing series of paintings called ‘A Starry Place’ where I explore spaces meaningful and nostalgic to me.

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

Business Insider confirms it: Amazon has warehouses of GPUs that can’t be installed, and is buying them so far in advance that a supply chain team said they “didn’t have a clear forecasted path” to installing them. www.businessinsider.com/amazon-220-b...

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

Free newsletter: I estimate that ~50% of AI chip sales - $200bn to $300bn+ - are sitting in warehouses, with NVIDIA selling hundreds of billions of GPUs years in advance. Data centers take way longer to build than hyperscalers are leading us to believe. www.wheresyoured.at/wherere-all-the-ai-chips/

wheresyoured.athttps://www.wheresyoured.at/wherere-all-the-ai-chips/If you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter, and you can subscribe on the following links: $70 a year, $18 a quarter, or $7 a month. In return you get a weekly premium…