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Gabriel Miles

@gabrielofnottm.bsky.social

He/Him. Former retail worker. Trekkie (IDIC) and tabletop wargames enthusiast. Every time I call myself a communist it's less of a joke than before. NFFC

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Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · last wk.

I won't lie and say I wasn't ignorant of what Jodrell Bank even was till I saw the Tom Scott video, but knowing now how important it is, the world heretige status, and that it's still collecting very useful data, £2.8m py out of a £1bn py budget is an outrageous cut. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

bbc.co.uk

Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Happy Labor Day! Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work... Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight.

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job!

Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

Winter @kernowshark.bsky.social · last mo.

Since apparently this isn't making it beyond UK news yet, Rockstar petitioned a British court to section an 18 year old autistic kid under the mental health act for hacking their server and leaking a short GTA 6 clip a couple of years ago. No trial, no term of sentence, just locked up in hospital.

Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order

Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber-crime.

bbc.co.uk

Winter@kernowshark.bsky.social · last mo.

Locking up an autistic kid in a mental hospital for life for leaking a clip of a game is bullshit. Guess I'm never playing a Rockstar game again.

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · last mo.

Best game of football i've ever seen.

Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · last mo.

Couldn't be prouder of the five we made, but I had at least two seasons more in me. Wanted to hit up the Delta and Gamma quadrants. One more Vindicta holodeck movie. Meet a weirdly nice leftover Weyoun, more stories with the whales and Kayshon, T'Lyn and Ensign Olly. Lots of stuff.

Alex Ries@alexries.com · last mo.

I know many Trekkies lament Lower Decks ending. But 5 seasons is actually a pretty good run isn't it? That's more than the original series!

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · last mo.

Just a few hours left of June, but heatwave be damned it is done! Inspired by @cerberusxt.bsky.social 's Gate Crushers, our final knight in the Pride Knight squadron is Asexual Pride. #warhammer #pride #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

A Warhammer miniature depicting an armoured knight mounted on a warhorse.

The knight is clad in medieval style armour, with a helmet ornamented with the figure of a black boar with a sword piercing its back. The knight wields a lance in one hand and a shield in the other.

The heraldry on the shield the knight wears, which is replicated on the flanks of the caprison worn by the warhorse, is a field of equal parts purple and gray, divided diagonally by a white line. Atop the field, a black boar's head.

Everything the knight and his horse wears is a repeat of the black, purple, white and gray of the heraldry on the shield. The lance is also purple, with a pennant of white and gray affixed below the tip. On the base of the miniature, the warhorse is trotting through a grassy field strewn with small rocks and wild flowers.

Next to the miniature, superimposed over the image with a photo editing tool, is an example of the Asexual pride flag for comparison to the heraldry on the miniature.

Side view of the same Warhammer miniature, allowing the viewer to see the details obscured from the front. The main thing which was not visible is that the knight is wearing a smaller tilting shield on the lance arm, which is more explicitly painted in the pattern of the Asexual Pride flag. It is also clear that one side of the horse's caprison is quartered, with equal parts purple and grey on each flank.

Five Warhammer miniatures next to each other, each an armoured knight on a warhorse.

The leftmost knight is the figure from earlier, in Asexual colours.

After that, in purple, black, yellow and white is the Non-Binary Knight.

The next figure is painted in the Lesbian Pride colours, and has a helmet with an open faceplate revealing their feminine features, and carries a trumpet in place of a lance.

Next is a knight in purple and yellow, whose heraldy is recognisable as the chevron portion of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.

After that is a knight in the colours of the Transgender Pride flag, wielding a large banner in place of a lance. The banner depicts the complete Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.

Finally on the rightmost end of the formation, the Pansexual Pride knight from the previous two images. Each knight has a small corresponding pride flag added in next to them for comparison.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · last mo.

We can't afford another lost decade. It's time to turn the page.

NJ @nojusticemtg.bsky.social · last mo.

weep weep

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Penultimate in a series of Pride Knights, inspired by @cerberusxt.bsky.social's Pride Marines but for Warhammer Fantasy / The Old World. This week we have Non-Binary Pride, the fifth knight. #warhammer #pride #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

Five Warhammer miniatures next to each other, each an armoured knight on a warhorse.

The leftmost knight is the figure from earlier, in Non Binary colours.

The next figure is painted in the Lesbian Pride colours, and has a helmet with an open faceplate revealing their feminine features, and carries a trumpet in place of a lance.

Next is a knight in purple and yellow, whose heraldy is recognisable as the chevron portion of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.

After that is a knight in the colours of the Transgender Pride flag, wielding a large banner in place of a lance. The banner depicts the complete Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.

Finally on the right, the Pansexual Pride knight from the previous two images. Each knight has a small corresponding pride flag added in next to them for comparison.

NJ @nojusticemtg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Let's take a look at some of the highlights

The Global Eye@theglobaleye.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#BREAKING | 🇬🇧 — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly to resign on Monday, according to multiple media reports.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Let's be very clear that vicious anti Muslim hatred by politicians and their trillionaire mate Elon Musk create the conditions for this kind of vile attack. Sending huge solidarity to the Muslim community in Edinburgh and beyond.

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Fourth in a series of Pride Knights, inspired by @cerberusxt.bsky.social's Pride Marines but for Warhammer Fantasy / The Old World. Today we have Pansexual Pride. #warhammer #pride #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

Four Warhammer miniatures next to each other, each an armoured knight on a warhorse.

The leftmost knight is painted in the Lesbian Pride colours, has a helmet with an open faceplate revealing their feminine features, and carries a trumpet in place of a lance.

Next is a knight in purple and yellow, whose heraldy is recognisable as the chevron portion of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.

After that is a knight in the colours of the Transgender Pride flag, wielding a large banner in place of a lance. The banner depicts the complete Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.

Finally on the right, the Pansexual Pride knight from the previous two images. Each knight has a small corresponding pride flag added in next to them for comparison.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Horrific. Ban fox hunting.

Dale Vince@dalevince.com · 2mo ago

They say banning trail hunting will mean thousands of hounds have to die. But they already kill them. Our hidden camera footage shows hunt staff tossing the bodies of healthy dogs into skips like rubbish. Routinely. Casually.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Politicians who fanned these flames should hang their heads in shame. Time and again we've seen this story play out. Single incidents used to fuel a far right narrative - and communities across the nation paying the price.

Huge fires encompassing a street with buildings, cars and the majority of the street on fire with plumes of black smoke.

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Third in a series of Pride Knights for Warhammer Fantasy / The Old World, inspired by the Pride Marines of @cerberusxt.bsky.social. This time the musician. #warhammer #pride #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

Warhammer miniature depicting an armoured knight on a warhorse. The knight's helmet has an open face, allowing the viewer to see she is female.

The knight is carrying a shield, depicting a white mace on a background that transitions through four colours, from a medium orange to a light orange, then into a light purple and finally a deep purple. The effect mimics the colours of the Lesbian Pride flag.

Both the knight and the horse are covered in these shades of orange and purple, both on the surcoat worn over the knight's armour and the caprison worn by the horse. In the knight's other hand, she carries a trumpet.

Side view of the same Warhammer miniature, which lets us see the trumpet it carries has a small flag hanging from it depicting the Lesbian Pride flag.

Three Warhammer miniatures together, starting with the Lesbian Pride knight on the left, a knight in the colours of the Progress Pride flag in the centre, and a knight in the colours of the Trans Pride flag on the right.

Thrillhouse Gaming @thrillhousegaming.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Marge is a good mom

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The second of a series of Pride Knights for Warhammer Fantasy, inspired by the work of @cerberusxt.bsky.social. Tonight, we have the standard bearer. #warhammer #pride #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

A Warhammer miniature depicting a knight mounted on a warhorse.

The knight is wearing a full set of medieval armour, and carrying a shield with its heraldry. The heraldry is a cyan field with a wide pink stripe crossing diagonally down from the top left corner and a white fleur-de-lys over the top. This symbol is repeated on the armoured flanks of the knight's white warhorse, with the caprison the horse wears quartered in pink and cyan.

The knight's helmet is closed so the face is not visible, however it is ornamented with a carving of a white unicorn on the top. In the dominant hand, the knight is carrying a large flag, also called a banner or a standard. The flagpole is tipped with a large white fluer-de-lys.

The banner itself is recognisable as a slight modification of the intersex-inclusive progress pride flag. Rather than having the chevrons and yellow triangle on one side, they sit centrally in the middle of the banner in the syle of a heraldric shield. the flag billows in the wind with three long streamers flowing behind it, extending the rainbow design.

For purposes of comparison, a small trans pride flag has been superimposed on one side of the photograph.

The same Warhammer miniature but from a side view rather than angled towards the front. From this angle it is possible to see that the surcoat worn over the armour is also halved in pink and cyan, and a smaller secondary tilt shield is fixed to the arm holding the banner. The shield replicates the design on the main shield and the flanks of the warhorse.

The same miniature placed next to the previous knight in the series, whose shield heraldry is the yellow triangle with purple circle and chevrons which appear in the centre of the banner held by the knight in pink, white and cyan. The primary colours of this other knight are purple and yellow, and it carries a yellow lance with a purple pennant in place of a banner.

@tuomaspirinen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

John Blanche has died. Absolutely devastating news. I have no words right now. It will have to wait. Farewell, old friend.

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Happy Pride Month! Taking inspiration from @cerberusxt.bsky.social's excellent Pride Marines, here's the first of a unit of Pride Knights which are just, just worse. #warhammer #pride #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

A Warhammer miniature depicting a knight mounted on a warhorse.

The knight is clad in medieval style armour, with conspicuous wooden antlers adorning the top of the helmet. The primary colour palette is purple and yellow, but with hints of the colours of the rainbow in various little details.

The shield the knight wears, which is replicated on the caprison armour worn by the warhorse, is a stylised version of the progress section of the intersex-inclusive progress pride flag. The top third of the shield is a field of yellow, with a purple circle in the centre. Beneath this is a series of chevrons, pointing downwards and taking up the remainder of the shield. The colours in order are; white, pink, cyan, brown and black.

The knight wields a lance in his other hand, which is yellow with a purple tassle just below the speartip. His horse, which is a dark brown where its skin is visible beneath its armour, is rearing its head and cantering forwards through a grassy field strewn with small rocks and wild flowers.

Next to the miniature, superimposed over the image with a photo editing tool, is an example of the intersex-inclusive progress pride flag for comparison to the heraldry on the miniature.

HasanTheHun (automated mirror)@hasanabirepeater.bsky.social · 2mo ago

the uk has revoked my visa as well. all at the behest of israel. the west is betraying "liberal values" for a genocidal fascist foreign government. soon we will all become israel.

@cenkuygur

I’ve been banned from the UK. I tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. I’ve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!

Gabriel Miles @gabrielofnottm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Not really posted much of my own stuff here. This is all from a year ago before something of a hobby slump. More on the way! #warhammer #warhammerpainting #miniaturepainting #fantasy #oldworld #warhammercommunity #wargaming

A Warhammer figurine, approximately 4cm tall, depicting a knight.

The knight is wearing simple splint and chainmail armour, with a cloak and tabard of red and blue over the top. on his shoulder and around his neck are small ornamental shields halved in red and blue with a yellow symbol, too small to make out. He is wearing a helmet, and a pair of large antlers protrude from the top of the helmet as decoration.

He is standing in a wide, relaxed pose. His large, two-handed greatsword is impaled through the severed head of a green ork at his feet, its tusked mouth agape as the sword reaches the ground through its eye socket. The knight is resting the sword in a single hand as the orc's head holds it upright.

The same knight from the first image, from behind. From this angle you can see the scabbard he carries on his back for the sword is laid down with supplies and provisions including a leg of cooked meat, a lantern, a waterskin and several other items.

A warhammer figurine standing approximately three centimeters tall. It depicts a woman in medieval garb.

The blue dress she wears has long, dangling sleeves which reach the ground, with the hemline also dragging on the floor. It is ornamented with an ornamental belt which hangs loose around the waistline. The belt is decorated with gold studs and a collection of tassles hanging from the front. On her head, she wears a golden circlet.

In one hand, she holds a small sword, and with the other she brandishes a magic staff, short enough to be a club or a mace, with a minimalist golden animal design for the headpiece. A rabbit loafs in the grass at her feet.

The same warhammer figure of a woman from the previous picture, but from behind. From this angle it is possible to see that her flowing straw-coloured hair is long enough to fall far below her waistline.

"Guru Larry" Bundy Jr @larrybundyjr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An automated A.I. WWE news channel tries to pronounce "WWE" as a word and ends up going insane! 🤣

Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are here to replace Labour. And take the fight to Reform. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Green Party Bradford District graphic featuring three politicians (zack polanski, Keir Starmer & Nigel Farage) in portrait photos across the top against green and red backgrounds. A green banner labelled “HUFFPOST” overlays the images. Large black text on a white panel reads: “Labour Lost Almost 4 Times As Many Voters To Greens Than To Reform In Local Elections, Poll Finds”. Smaller text underneath says: “Fewer than half of Labour’s 2024 voters stayed loyal.” A green banner at the bottom displays the website “join.greenparty.org.uk”. Small imprint text at the bottom says it was promoted by D Parkinson on behalf of Bradford District Green Party

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Our community is scared and exhausted but we are fighting back." It's important that all of us who stand with the LGBTIQA+ community support the Good Law project in their appeal against the high court decision. Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️ greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...

Sian Berry MP responds to EHRC single-sex space guidance - Green Party

Sian Berry MP said:“While some consideration seems to have been given to the utter impracticality of implementing the previous version of this code, under the demands of the Supreme Court judgment, th...

greenparty.org.uk

Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 3mo ago

The updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations has been laid before Parliament. The guidance tells organisations how they should approach trans inclusion. Here’s what that means.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Change?

Controls on immigration. I'm voting Labour

Pippa Crerar@pippacrerar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Big story by @jessicaelgot.bsky.social & @kiranstacey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gary Gibbon #C4News says that Labour have briefed activists telling them not to cry on camera if the results are bad

Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Read the Green Party’s “Workers Charter”, launched at our May Day Rally by @zackpolanski.bsky.social Labour now take more money from corporations than unions, they watered down the employment rights act, and speak against striking workers. @greenparty.org.uk are the strongest party for workers.

headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 3mo ago

if you’re not paying attention to minor news cycles in british politics fist of all congratulations second of all you’re missing the entire media and political class defend day drinking on the job right now