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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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oh wow
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Derek@derekdesanges.bsky.social |
120 followers 61 following 780 posts
Writer of books and short stories: derekdesanges.wordpress.com/books
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Profile artwork by Emma Weakley.
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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oh wow
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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what?? i loved those books!
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Al Kennedy
@alkennedy.bsky.social
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Thinking, not for the first time, about the bizarre fact that Robert Rankin's books aren't in print other than self-published Kindle editions, and the sad corollary that he barely gets talked about these days
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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anyone in the general vicinity of new Cross Gate this week should take a detour to 17 Hart Lane to see e.m. parry's solo exhibition. it's good stuff.
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đ Dr Ross Brooks
@rossb-brighton.bsky.social
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Next week! I will be talking about how geneticists have long recognised a multiplicity of sexes but how eugenics muted the queer potentialities of sexological genomics through the 20th century. đłď¸âđđ§Źđłď¸ââ§ď¸
#histsci #histbio #hpbio #philsci đď¸
Info and registration: www.genome.gov/event-calend...
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Ward Q. Normal
@wardqnormal.bsky.social
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As someone whose plans for the future went from "I should be able to retire at 65" to "I don't know if my body will hold up that long" within the span of the last two years, I urge all of you to remember this.
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Nick Abadzis
@nickabadzis.bsky.social
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How is Kwasi Kwarteng now Rent-a-gob on every political show on UK TV? This bloke tanked the economy but suddenly heâs the voice of reason on every late-night slot going. Who is his agent? Theyâre bloody good! Soon heâll be like Portillo, taking great train journeys and be mates with Lisa Nandy.
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The Intercept
@theintercept.com
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This story is tailored to Bluesky's interests:
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Al Kennedy
@alkennedy.bsky.social
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I forgot all about this, particularly the part where my kid was insensible with laughter as she tried to reason out the most prosaic and therefore most horrific version of this scenario
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gblekkenhorst @ here all night
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social
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I think I really benefitted from reading about older people, specifically when I was younger. Made me realize that there was more to the world than being sexy and likable and successful - reading about people who racked up failures and heart breaks and survived to keep doing interesting things
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John Leavitt
@leavittalone.bsky.social
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If the final matchup is between Spain and The Netherlands it will be especially pitched as historically the winner gets Belgium
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John Cullen
@nellucnhoj.bsky.social
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Worm Boys. They're universal.
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Mia
@miavee.bsky.social
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London is somehow at 500% humidity and everybody is furious about it
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Alisha Grauso
@alishagrauso.bsky.social
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Just to add a little extra: I was part of a coalition that got a bill in California amended. Multiple times we were told by politicians and their aides that email & phone are far superior to social media (honestly, that does nothing for them), and phone/calling their office is the best.
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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We used to see them when visiting my late grandparents! (And my mother being my mother, we usually visited the Alternative Energy Centre at Mach as well). There's been a beautiful array of them near Bodmin for at least 30 years, I loved seeing them while driving.
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Lee Harvey
@valleyguitarist.bsky.social
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đľOh oh here he comes Watch out bees he'll sweep you up Oh oh here he comes He's a beesweeper đľ
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Scott Mullin
@scottmullin.bsky.social
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We stayed at an Airbnb with a massive gas leak and the owner kept blaming the previous occupants for making "ethnic food". We ended up calling the gas company, which found 3 major leaks while we were packing up to escape. The way Airbnb handled it we couldn't leave an honest review
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Adam Smith
@asmith83.bsky.social
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"Of the 38 people involved in the writing and editing of Project 2025, 31 of them were nominated to positions in Trumpâs administration or transition team â meaning 81% of the documentâs creators held formal roles in Trumpâs presidency." www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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Every time people whinge about them being "ugly" I feel like I'm getting a view into an alternative universe. They look like giant white birds in the water! What is the problem! They're beautiful!
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Jamie McKelvie
@mckelvie.bsky.social
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Once again I maintain that most objections to windfarms could be solved by putting hands on the ends of the windmill blades so they all look like they are waving at you
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martin
@trustworthym.bsky.social
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i've made Boundless Love free bc i'm relistening to it and it's really good and not enough people listened to it. i did a good job on this one, go download my album it's about a vast ocean of cacophonous dirt filled with organisms that are going to kill you subterpod.bandcamp.com/album/boundl...
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Bethany Black
@bethanyblack.bsky.social
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Right, looks like I can get a mortgage if I can find another ÂŁ7,000 for the deposit. So if youâve not bought my live show âAlways Bet On Bethâ yet, well, Iâm sorry youâre such a transphobe, but you can feel better by helping me get a house
www.gofasterstripe.com/bet
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James Cooray Smith
@cooraysmith.bsky.social
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Now Farage has spoken as an MP for the first time, can we please have something approximating scrutiny of him from at least the lobby? Time to stop acting like heâs a lovable eccentric and start treating him as someone on the public payroll, who has to adhere to standards he does not share. Thanks.
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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1938 per twitter, apparently
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Chad Radish
@chadradish.bsky.social
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reminder that during the legendary Battle of Cable Street, children defeated the police horses by spilling thousands of marbles everywhere
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Mr Socko
@laotianrockrat.bsky.social
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Reminds me of the time Oswald Mosely was hit in the face with a jelly
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Pavel
@spavel.bsky.social
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gav
@gavinmit.bsky.social
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the internet is like a haunted house where everywhere you turn that caitlin moran headline jumps out at you đ
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gblekkenhorst @ here all night
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social
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Canadians, there is a recall on two brands of plant milks! Check your fridges! I have been drinking maybe-listeria for a week. :( www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Gemma Clark
@gemmaclark.bsky.social
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My letter in todayâs Herald about the political establishment pandering to JK Rowling and her anti trans obsession while ignoring the majority of women and womenâs issues www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2442...
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The Author, SĂŠamas O'Reilly
@seamas.bsky.social
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What's striking about this grid from JL Partners Polling earlier this month is just how little British people care about all the anti-woke moral panic bullshit despite how much of the discourse it constantly monopolises in every single nook and cranny of the UK press.
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The Author, SĂŠamas O'Reilly
@seamas.bsky.social
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A cynic might say that the right wing press - in both countries - has simply made the decision that going hard on woke is worth it because hatred and fearmongering makes them a shitload of money, despite all polling repeatedly showing it actively hurts 'their' party.
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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She has plummeted, chortling, off a cliff.
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Edith Charles đłď¸ââ§ď¸
@edithcharles.bsky.social
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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I feel the "fruity valley" may also be the [REDACTED BY THE EDITORS] between my [DEREK SHUT UP]
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Santiago Jones
@santiagojones.bsky.social
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Look, I know people need stuff to write about. Itâs a job, I get it, I have a job. But these last few days have been wild. I am not ready for them to be WET AND WILD. Stop it. Itâs peculiar.
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Bethany Black
@bethanyblack.bsky.social
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Itâs the sort of speech that wouldnât have had any pushback before Brianna Gheyâs mum visited parliament. Progress is done in small increments followed by pushback, if the pushback is smaller than the progress the next bit of progress will be further.
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Bethany Black
@bethanyblack.bsky.social
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Letâs also finish this by pointing out that there are roughly 1,000 active accounts on Twitter who just post trans hate for 16 hours per day, they are a very very vocal but infinitesimally small minority. Politicians placating them think they represent a much larger group of people than they do
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Jamie McKelvie
@mckelvie.bsky.social
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"Tony Blair thinks" oh go tell it to a group of billionaires on an island somewhere like you normally do
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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Still reading The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell and finding its simple parable poetry about messy and exhilarating/excruciating existence a balm and shield against unearned moral certainties.
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Al Kennedy
@alkennedy.bsky.social
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As a bald, bearded, glasses-wearing comics podcaster who hasn't made comics since he was about 15, I like to think I've developed adaptive camouflage
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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presumably linked to them considering laws something that apply to other people
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The Man Who Would Be Damn Hell Ass King
@weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social
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Conservatives don't understand "Criminal" to mean "one who has committed a crime." They see "criminal" as one of a class of people
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gblekkenhorst @ here all night
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social
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Celebrating Disability Pride Month by filling out disability paperwork
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Joe Slater
@joeinaustralia.bsky.social
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I am weeping here. Weeping:
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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and of course en français sounds like you're saying 'cat, i farted' (chat, j'ai petÊ)
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Al Kennedy
@alkennedy.bsky.social
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Separately to that! I did 50 episodes of a podcast about the works of Terry Pratchett and the people who read them, called Desert Island Discworld, and it's over at desertislanddiscworld.com, and I'm very proud of it
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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Still reading The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell and finding its simple parable poetry about messy and exhilarating/excruciating existence a balm and shield against unearned moral certainties.
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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"Spouse to Astonish" will never stop tickling me. C very much is astonishing <3
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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I can point you to someone who can if you're still looking?
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