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#Walthamstow and environ folks - have you been to Blondies? Someone (curiously also a property company director...) has complained about it being a nuisance and they're having their licence reviewed as a result. This is a fab local music venue, please speak up for them! 1/

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I’ve just been sent this What have I done

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THIRTY FIVE YEARS! Released on @4ad.com on Feb 26 1990, the 'Mad Love' EP by Lush was produced by @robinguthrie.bsky.social and was our first 'single', with 'De-Luxe' as the lead track. The sleeve was designed by Vaughan Oliver, assisted by Chris Bigg. Maybe 'Gala' will get a rerelease one day!

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Don't let anyone tell you that you can't live your dreams

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If you have a spare 50 mins can I recommend Star Trek TOS episode Catspaw about aliens creating seductive illusions by feeding off the Enterprise crew’s subconscious. The aliens fail because they have no empathy and no original ideas. A 57 year-old anti AI screed. Well done Robert Bloch.

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UK Gov consultation on AI closes midnight. The govt must stand with the creative industries that make Britain great & enforce our copyright laws to allow creatives to assert their rights in the age of AI. The NUJ’s a member of the Creative Rights In AI Coalition urging govt to protect rightsholders

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a weird thing about me, and only me, is that about halfway through the working day i start to lose a little bit of focus and energy. however, and this really just illustrates what a fascinating and unique person i am, i can usually counter this by eating something, such as a sandwich or a pie.

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Front page of every single UK newspaper today. Generative AI is theft.

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As one of the 1,000 musicians (and POSSIBLY you might hear my empty studio on the album 😉) this is sadly a much needed kick up the arse of this government to really look at the impact of their terrible idea to change copyright law to favour AI tech companies over artists...

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I've already responded to the government consultation on AI and copyright. Several of my responses were the same: “You don’t 'encourage' people to comply with the law. You penalise them if they break the law.” #PayTheCreator

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This is a VERY Bluesky thing and I need people to try and do this for a week and see if it becomes habit. If you see a post that might be a big joke/shitpost/combination of both, find it in your heart to not reply with something serious. Just try it for ONE WEEK. It could revolutionise this website.

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We're very happy to be part of this campaign - an opt-out system to stop AI companies stealing creative work (one of the few economic success stories of this country at the moment) is simply not good enough. www.isthiswhatwewant.com

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So why does the UK government want to get into bed with the AI industry? PS deadline for AI and copyright consultation is tomorrow.

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The @Ursinewave space bear. What a cheery little fella and now on all good t-shirts. https://robertafidora.teemill.com/collection/all-products/ #Logo #Music #Indie #FediMusic #Merch #Space #Teemill #Character #RetroStyle

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Why Don't You Dü Something to Help Me

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Remembering the music video to "It's only Rock'nRoll" by The RS where they nearly drowned Charlie in bubbles. Bring back these sort of videos

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SS United States under tow. Oh that looks freaky.

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Just a friendly reminder that your desire to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is valid. Don’t let anyone ever disrespect you by telling you otherwise.

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Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.

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I love Facebook Marketplace. This is the only photo of the item for sale.

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doffs bowler hat

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The Tail of the Siamese Cat (1967) Illustrated by Ferelith Eccles Williams

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Ok, we need a new James Bond AND a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and pretty soon it'll be time for another new Willy Wonka and a new Doctor Who. We need to economise. They should all be amalgamated into a single new character called Archdoctor Bondwonka.

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I love my job. Me and my bros get to hang out in a cozy research base in Antarctica. How can this place get any better? Oh fuck yeah a dog just showed up

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Remembering Ranking Roger on his birthday. Photo taken when The Beat played Birmingham’s Bingley Hall after a Jobs For Youth march in November 1981

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Five more signatures gets this to 95k! So close to a Westminster debate and protecting us from the MAGA fascism that’s got sepsis rates soaring and children who have been abused having to leave state for an abortion

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By the time you hear the next pop the funk will be within you

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Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

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Please sign and share. Only 5 thousand signatures and I can stop being a broken record

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Is Bluesky worth it for promoting cozy/wholesome games? We haven't had quite as much success here as on the Other Place...but I think it's nicer here and I want to stay ☺️ If our game looks like your cup of tea, could you please like & share this? More info in 🧵⬇️

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Duh, yeah! Culture war right wingers actively discriminate against women, POC and LGBT, while leftists advocate for social justice. They won't work with Greta Thunberg because she demands action on the climate crisis. We won't work with Musk because he encourages neo-nazis.

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If you've not read "Ghost Town" yet, you really ought to - it's a lesson in how people, place and time can be recalled in a way that offers the clarity of shared experience. Brilliant, expressive writing start to finish.

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Still searching for our crowd here :) Spread the word if you enjoy thekristinhersharchives.tumblr.com and know of others that might. The archive has been slowly building since 2012 and it makes no sense without you. @kristinhersh.bsky.social @throwingmuses.bsky.social @50footwave.bsky.social

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I wear fezzes now. Fezzes are cool.

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Rick Buckler RIP.

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Note to self: By the time you shout, "Don't be an asshole" to a cat, they've already been an asshole.

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Happy 92nd birthday to Yoko Ono. She's above all your hate so don't even bother

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Join a union. Do it now. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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"Meta has spent over $100 billion on VR"

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"Sooz, I would like to see one of the top dressage stallions in the world looking majestic and heroic" You got it!

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Lawn. I hand draw all my cartoons to order. Not sure if this one is up at the moment, but you can always email via our site and ask if there's anything you've seen that isn't there right now. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

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Get ready for the upcoming Throwing Muses tour, & support @kristinhersh.bsky.social studio time, with some hand printed merch from @elratdesigns.co.uk We have no fewer than 9 @throwingmuses.bsky.social shirt options Be the strange(l) www.kristinhersh.com/tour elratdesigns.co.uk/collections/...

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THE INCREDIBLE HULK's (1977) Jekyll and Hyde transformations were like something from a horror film (those white eyes!). Bill Bixby sold them for all he was worth, fighting back the monster within. He was magnificent.

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