OK, today's share of this is because I had an email from the clinic saying that they would take a smaller deposit, and rather than being about £1000 short of it, I'm more like £200 short and that's a reasonable target to aim for. I don't suppose you can give it a share? Ta. gofund.me/c1ef9f99e

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Right, I've made a very negative thread, so I'm gonna follow it up with a thread of upcoming games I'm looking forward to! 1. Entropy Really enjoyed the demo of this during the recent Steam Nextfest, it's the new game from the developer of Dread Delusion, a party based RPG this time around.

Entropy on Steam

Entropy is a tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Assemble your party of mercenaries and forge your own path towards an expedition into hell to stop the demonic incursion. Choices you ma...

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After a few exhausting days of vet visits, leg checks, and bandage changes, we are spending some time enjoying the sun and a bath in between PT sessions and lots of rest. In a week or so we'll have a better idea how his bones are healing. 🪶 #wildliferehab

can you guys retire "the right wing / chuds don't know what to do with trans men and forget they exist and will be So Confused by them!!!!" already. they are fully aware trans men exist and the thing they do to trans men is violently abuse and murder them

This is a horror and our country has disgraced itself. But laws change and in the meantime, no toilet narcs + malicious compliance time.

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 17h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

Fortunately there's been a lot of attention in the press recently on the importance of thorough academic peer review and examination standards, so I'm sure the same newspapers doing that reporting will be calling for more funding for it 🙃

Owen Davies@odavies9.bsky.social · yesterday

As thousands of research academics are made redundant the whole system of free/cheap peer review will collapse.

COVER REVEAL! My next novel, The Animals We Became, retells the medieval Welsh tale 'Math fab Mathonwy'. It's a book about gender, trauma, and compulsory heterosexuality expressed through non-consensual animal transformations and some deeply unreliable narration... finnlongman.com/books/the-an...

The only *guaranteed* piece of craft advice I can give -- I mean the advice that is universally applicable -- is that if you kill many other writers and eat their scribere gland (roughly the size of a black-eyed pea, so be careful not to damage it) then your prose will improve immensely

Would anyone like to grab a hand-sewn creature or creature bag before I head to the post office? I have 6 remaining at my shop. Each one takes many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

where there's one,

perfect illustration of how these people will ignore all sorts of horrible bigotry - often towards women, including domestic violence - if the bigot in question demonstrates the correct level of transphobia

Libby@captainlibatron.bsky.social · 3d ago

Dear god

i'd say "pay attention to who has kind things to say about rod liddle, the racist pedophile, following his death" but to no surprise it is the entirety of the mainstream british press

If you’re gonna defend Burnham’s measly words in light of literally everything else he has said and done (and what his party has done), you have to also send £10 to your local immigration and refugee charity. pafras.org.uk/support-our-...

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Our current priorities Tinned food and toiletries Tins (tomatoes, pulses, veg, fruit and fish), rice, cereal, snacks, tea and coffee Shower gel, toothbrushes and toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, razors...

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This is the same HO that routinely asks bi+ asylum seekers if they can't just not do gay stuff, or says they can't be bi because they've had different gender relationships, which is an astonishing application of cake & eat it. Of course they understand sexuality enough to half the interview time 🙄

Concerns for LGBTQIA+ people after changes made to Home Office asylum interviews

“We are calling on this government to pause this change and consult with organisations”

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My partner's off sick from work and taking a nap, and one of the cats has squished herself up against her leg and is also taking a nap, which is nauseatingly cute.

#AvianAugust 2026 - Northern Lapwing! #birds #art

#avianaugust Not sure how far I’ll get, but here’s a lovely northern lapwing :-)

Bristlepede 🤎 Polyxenus sp bristle millipede. Just a couple millimeters long.

worm charmer and her students (avian august day 1)

"Oh but the economic/educational effects of lockdowns..." Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up and listen to yourself right now. The long term economic and educational effects of lockdowns did not simply happen in a vacuum. They were the product of a series of decisions that were or were not made.

Look at them tiny babies

I was wondering why all these very similar festival accounts followed me, a nobody, all at once.

Tess is Surviving the Horrors@mothmother.com · 4d ago

I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠

I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠

I've been reading quite a bit about the rise of these 'historic' theme parks around Europe. At their cores, they aren't interested in 'entertainment'. They're propaganda and it's honestly concerning. Because many uncritical visitors and locals will just see it as 'a fun day out'.

Rob Davies@byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d ago

Thrilling Roman chariot races! Vladimir Putin's "sweet eyes"! The Orthdox Oligarch! Investigation uncovers deeper ties between the French family behind a £600m theme park coming to Oxfordshire and Russia's annexation of Crimea. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“Young people got shafted” - there is no greater shafting than being dead

🪶[2] Rainbow-bearded Thornbill. The super shiny iridescent star. 🌈[2] ニジイロコバシハチドリ。「虹色ヒゲバード」の英名通り、顔に虹が貼り付いている。 #AvianAugust #Birds

🪶[1] Northern Lapwing. Their Japanese name is Tageri, which means Lapwing in the rice field. They migrate to the Western JP in winter. Love their square-shaped head ⬛️ 🌈[1] タゲリ。初手から日本でも観測可能なオシャレバード。頭のアンテナと羽毛の偏光色に目がいきがちですが、頭がやけに四角いところも好き。 #AvianAugust #Birds

Anyway please enjoy my one (1) successful sunflower.

Crept into Instagram for tattoo artist reasons and the trans discourse reels it slapped me with are just... uh... are you... okay in there?