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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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the state of journalism.
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Derek@derekdesanges.bsky.social |
121 followers 61 following 783 posts
Writer of books and short stories: derekdesanges.wordpress.com/books
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Profile artwork by Emma Weakley.
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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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the state of journalism.
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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Examining your own behaviour and understanding what role you may be playing for others is uncomfortable and unrewarding. It doesn't mean you get to be part of a group of people affirming that you are all good people; it isolates you. But it is an antidote to "uwu smol bean"-ing yourself into abusing
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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Also people who don't acknowledge when they have power over others. It's much easier to think "the bad person rubs their hands and calculates carefully how to succeed in their crimes" rather than "under the right circumstances I too could be the villain in a story like this if I don't self-examine".
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Derek
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
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I think there are a lot of people who want "abuser" to be a specific category of calculating sociopath, because it absolves them of ever having to ask if their own uncalculated, instinctive behaviours are dangerous in the context of a power imbalance.
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jamie quinn 🏳️⚧️
@threnody.bsky.social
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AOC introduced articles of impeachment against thomas & alito. want it to happen? electeds need to cosponsor/vote for it. they may need some convincing. i tried to make that as easy as possible for people with a few 1min call/email scripts you can use. if you’re game, tap through!🧵
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Liz Thurmond
@countmystars.bsky.social
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Pro tip: call the Project 2025 1-800 number and complain about it to them. The people answering the phones don’t seem to know what the plan even is.
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eva
@eva.computer
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why does retvrn to tradition always mean prairie dresses and fedoras but never temple prostitutes and transsexual oracles
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Lex
@lynxx.bsky.social
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I found another one:
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Raymond Gibson
@raymondgibson.bsky.social
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People who live in halls of mirrors should throw rocks often.
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Angie Wang
@okchickadee.bsky.social
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OMG.
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Scott Mackie
@smackie.org
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To be honest, I think the 1922 Committee should just suck it up and license Gladiators from the BBC for the contest. Special summer holiday edition - winner gets to be Tory leader. The Gladiators should be made up of MPs who just lost their seats. Can’t fail and think of the ratings…
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Mer
@theremina.bsky.social
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“It feels naive to marvel, yet again, at the horrible revelation that people who make beautiful and very human art are, at the end of the day, just as capable of banal human monstrosity as all the rest of us.” Constance Grady
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Paul Duane
@paulduane.bsky.social
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It’s weird to see a headline about the murders of three women in their home by a man who seems to have been known to them, and the headline is about outlawing the highly specific weapon used. I don’t think the crossbow is the problem here.
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Tade Thompson
@tadethompson.bsky.social
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I can't take the word 'jedi' seriously because it means 'eat ass' in Yoruba. [And 'jedijedi' means diarrhoea]
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Jamie McKelvie
@mckelvie.bsky.social
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These would go for £450k now in London
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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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🌈 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. 🏳️🌈🧬🏳️⚧️
#histsci #histbio #hpbio #philsci 🗃️
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 he’s the voice of reason on every late-night slot going. Who is his agent? They’re bloody good! Soon he’ll 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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🎵Oh oh here he comes Watch out bees he'll sweep you up Oh oh here he comes He's a beesweeper 🎵
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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 Trump’s administration or transition team – meaning 81% of the document’s creators held formal roles in Trump’s 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 £7,000 for the deposit. So if you’ve not bought my live show “Always Bet On Beth” yet, well, I’m sorry you’re 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 he’s 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 😭
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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 today’s Herald about the political establishment pandering to JK Rowling and her anti trans obsession while ignoring the majority of women and women’s issues www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2442...
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The Author, Séamas 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, Séamas 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 🏳️⚧️
@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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