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@scratching92.bsky.social

Aged 25-34. TTRPG Enthusiast. Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇮🇪

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Ryan Estrada
@ryanestrada.com

Hey remember a couple months ago when I almost died from sleep apnea and begged y'all to be checked if you have symptoms of sleep apnea? Eric Bauza just died from sleep apnea. We were the same age. Don't ignore sleep apnea.

Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com

Do you get a full night's sleep but wake up feeling like death? Does your whole body feel off in ways you can't explain? Research signs of Sleep Apnea. Get a sleep test. You can't diagnose it yourself, cuz you sleepin'.

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Shade 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃
@sharrow.eurosky.social

A Taoiseach has to make hard decisions but they should have empathy and compassion. #spéirgorm

Dónal Hassett@donalh.bsky.social

Hard not to think at least some of the bureaucratic cruelty surrounding these cases, which the courts have exposed and condemned, is part of Jim O'Callaghan's hardman act to solidify his profile as a future leader of Fianna Fáil. This should be disqualifying. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

irishtimes.comHigh Court overturns Palestinian student’s visa denial over ‘significant errors’ in processMinister wrongly asserted Shaymaa Abudalu (20) had not provided certain financial documentation

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Yearner Herzog
@tearyennui.bsky.social

Love that for 5ish decades now Bono has been not just the biggest Irish rock star, but arguably biggest musician in the whole world full stop and for that entire time everyone in Dublin collectively decided that Phil Lynott was still the only man for the job

C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social

I love how certain cities hold their most iconic musicians as patron saints and part of the city's identity. Minneapolis has Prince. We in Austin Have Willy. New Orleans has Dr. John. Genuinely curious: Who is your city's musical patron saint?

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Lamhfada
@lamhfada.bsky.social

Heads need to roll for this. Cabinet ministers can't just lie to the public like this. #Spéirgorm

Dublin Commuters@dublincommuters.bsky.social

Throughout the entire Fare Hike saga, Government maintained this was a decision by the NTA We now know it was the Dept of Public Expenditure & it was decided 12 months ago Government lied to to the public, the did it repeatedly, & they did it intentionally

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Rafa Sales Ross
@rafiews.com

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Scratch but spooky
@scratching92.bsky.social

Lads, literally what did Brazilians just say and you're all out there sharing Matt Yglesias' tweets, a man so wrong he could build a stopped clock that isn't even right twice a day.

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Caelyn
@caelyn.bsky.social

Hey folks, we'd still really appreciate any help you can give. Just sharing can make a huge difference. Thank you!

rune smoot 🐕 team tug@goblinbuns.bsky.social

£360/£1000 now Commission open on Ko-fi, might be a small delay until my head isn't filled with surreal grief We're struggling, and things aren't getting better ko-fi.com/goblinbuns/g...

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Simon McGarr
@tupped.bsky.social

Views from Brazil:

Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev

I don't know that there is a template or a "secret sauce" or a clear-cut lesson to take from this. But if there is one it's the idea of treating social media as the hostile territory that it is, of actually acting like you are a participant in propaganda warfare and not like a consumer.

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George Potter 🔶
@georgepotter.bsky.social

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

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@scratching92.bsky.social

I don't think it's Jump's next big hit or that it's gonna pull itself out of its apparent unpopularity in Japan or anything but like it is kinda funny to see it get to chapter 17 and people are like "any day now! cancelled!"

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Again, it’s important to understand that the transgender terror did not arise organically from the public. It was imposed from above, by the world’s most hateful and poisonous media class.

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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Social Democrats
@social-democrats.bsky.social

Recognising non-binary people on official documents would cost the state nothing. Yet over the last decade we've seen this reform put on the long finger by Minister after Minister. Why does it take so long for govt action on such a simple change?

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕
@mimmymum.bsky.social

The UK TERF movement essentially boils down to a bunch of entitled middle-aged Karen’s who were once criticised for some mild transphobia, and instead of apologising and moving on, they doubled-down, demanded to “speak to the manager”, and made their entire personality a bigot who won’t “weesht”! 🙄😖

Unknown Caller ✉️ (157)@alexandraplatz.bsky.social

Yeah a lot of the piss and vinegar comes from her thinking she should be free to abuse her Lessers and people shouldn't make impolite noises about it. Applies to other posh TERFs too

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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com

SW friends, OnlyFans and Fansly profile links should work now! Refresh or force-quit and reopen your app a couple times so you get the update

alex benzer@alexbenzer.com

some folks reported not being able to use certain adult-focused platforms (like onlyfans and fansly) — there was an internal miscommunication and these were accidentally added to the list of disallowed domains. this is now fixed! but you may need to refresh your app to get the update. 💙

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dish
@pyrox.dev

Just an FYI on the bluesky profile links thing: They started just blocking onlyfans and fansly, then expanded to cover a bunch of link shorteners explicitly because adult content is linked to through them. Fuck you @bsky.app . Proof: github.com/bluesky-soci...

github.comsocial-app/src/features/profileLinks/providers.ts at f0b2edb051d9855639a7ce3851032a6dd04b69c3 · bluesky-social/social-appThe Bluesky Social application for Web, iOS, and Android - bluesky-social/social-app
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@scratching92.bsky.social

i think i'm going to regret posting this but i think if you want to reassure trans americans about the potential state of trans rights under a transphobe-inclusive dem coalition the least you could do is maybe not keep instigating pile-ons against them for things they didn't even really say.

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Blank the Rat Baron [COMMS OPEN]
@baronblank.bsky.social

Mechatober Day 20: Frightful SCC Atlas “Ah, cousins... you needn't have come all at once. Though I thank you it saves me killing you one by one.” “You cannot kill us all.” “That, my cousin, is where you are wrong.” —House Dorst Succession Crisis #mechatober #mechatober2026 #LancerRPG #mech

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief
@katie.bzky.team

[roy orbison voice] sleepy woman, laying on her chest sleepy woman, the kind that like to rest sleepy woman i don't believe you, you're not the truth no one could be as tired as you