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@viperpie.bsky.social

Not a real pie. But who knows what's real now? Interested in everything esp books, wildlife, science, knitting, dressmaking, history, gardens, ponds, spinning, crochet, quilting (often concurrently) with varying enthusiasm depending on season & arsedness.

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Nice is ignoring the toilet paper stuck to your friend's shoe. Kind is letting them know ASAP.

22.02.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35605    πŸ” 16510    πŸ’¬ 1282    πŸ“Œ 2451

It's gooood!!

31.01.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m only a humble science fiction writer but this seems like a terrible terrible idea.

31.01.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Wynn. Her neighborhood friends came over to ask if she could come out to play, and she didn't look back. 13/10 (IG: wynn_thegolden)

28.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6679    πŸ” 753    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 55
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin

ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin

ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin

28.01.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12582    πŸ” 1839    πŸ’¬ 306    πŸ“Œ 108
excited for tech overlords to spend billions of dollars uploading their consciousness to the cloud and then we just unplug it

excited for tech overlords to spend billions of dollars uploading their consciousness to the cloud and then we just unplug it

03.01.2026 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4019    πŸ” 596    πŸ’¬ 142    πŸ“Œ 43

The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?

"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"

26.12.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1257    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 391    πŸ“Œ 1024
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Spain’s marine protected areas (MPAs) are still being decimated by bottom trawling.

We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then.

So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.

20.11.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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We're so looking forward to this event on March 29th to celebrate the launch of #3000LesbiansGoToYork in #Brighton on March 29th. Come along! tiny.url/3000brighton

13.03.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Revealing St James Street / Brighton Festival 2025 - Brighton Festival What makes St James’s Street so fabulously unique?

What makes St James’s Street so unique?

Drag icons Alfie Ordinary, Alex Fincher, & Billie Gold have dug deep into the history books & listened to all the gossip, to create a walking tour of the places that make up the beating heart of queer #Brighton & #Hove.

brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xip...

13.03.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDid you even say thank you?”

03.03.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children.

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything.

β€œAre you feeling all right?” I asked her.

β€œI feel all sleepy,” she said.

In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead.

The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her.

On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.

Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children. Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything. β€œAre you feeling all right?” I asked her. β€œI feel all sleepy,” she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

15.02.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 26739    πŸ” 11761    πŸ’¬ 403    πŸ“Œ 548
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some america first beers spotted in denmark:

29.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 32032    πŸ” 5810    πŸ’¬ 774    πŸ“Œ 424

BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.

The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.

This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.

30.01.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3407    πŸ” 1041    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 171
Panel 1: Mark Zuckerberg stands on the stage at a Meta all-hands meeting, wearing a little chain and a shirt that says "Cool Dude." "I think our company could use more Masculine Energy," he says into a mic. In the crowd, an employee raises their hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Zuckerberg," the person asks. Panel 2: The person stands up, asking, "By "Masculine Energy," do you mean a mature definition where men in power use their relative strength to protect and uplift those less privileged?" Panel 3: The person continues, "…or a more childish definition where men in power are free to be aggressive and harm others without being held accountable?" Panel 4: Zuck stands silent for a beat. Panel 5: "You're all fired," he says.

Panel 1: Mark Zuckerberg stands on the stage at a Meta all-hands meeting, wearing a little chain and a shirt that says "Cool Dude." "I think our company could use more Masculine Energy," he says into a mic. In the crowd, an employee raises their hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Zuckerberg," the person asks. Panel 2: The person stands up, asking, "By "Masculine Energy," do you mean a mature definition where men in power use their relative strength to protect and uplift those less privileged?" Panel 3: The person continues, "…or a more childish definition where men in power are free to be aggressive and harm others without being held accountable?" Panel 4: Zuck stands silent for a beat. Panel 5: "You're all fired," he says.

"Masculine Energy"

20.01.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 40171    πŸ” 9295    πŸ’¬ 270    πŸ“Œ 201


'Dopamine detoxes' are a trendy New Year's resolution built on an age-old truism

'Dopamine detoxes' are a trendy New Year's resolution built on an age-old truism

Someone on here said that we've just replaced the four humours with the names of neurotransmitters and that's so right it's not even funny.

20.01.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1507    πŸ” 408    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 18
A pair of red satin shoes with carved wooden gold heels and gold flashes across the top of the foot. Cut outs at the side and a red bow at the ankle

A pair of red satin shoes with carved wooden gold heels and gold flashes across the top of the foot. Cut outs at the side and a red bow at the ankle

These are beauties, #1930s evening shoes with carved wooden heels in the Streamline Moderne school of art deco design. They are sculptural in nature and dramatic in style #batashoemuseum #FashionHistory πŸ—ƒοΈπŸͺ‘

16.01.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Textile knitted, sewn and painted artwork featuring the head and shoulders of a young Black woman or girl facing rightband looking outwards smiling, wearing a grey vest top and against a pale green blue background

Textile knitted, sewn and painted artwork featuring the head and shoulders of a young Black woman or girl facing rightband looking outwards smiling, wearing a grey vest top and against a pale green blue background

Faith Humphrey Hill, US artist and knitter who creates knitted and mixed media portraits #WomensArt

14.01.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 470    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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American Water colour artist
John Salminen. One of my favourite watercolourists

14.01.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1388    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 2
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English actress Ruth Wilson was born #OnThisDay in 1982. She wore this Caroline McCall designed embellished blue velvet jacket and lighter blue pencil skirt as Marisa Coulter in the 2019 BBC series, His Dark Materials. V&A collection. #costume #FashionHistory

13.01.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I live in England too πŸ˜‰ But she was more 'big on the internet' and in clubs etc rather than being on telly often, so plenty of people haven't heard of her.

13.01.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Janey Godley. Total legend.

13.01.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm starting to learn to drive this year - I'm 51 - I'm sure it can be done! We got this πŸ˜€

12.01.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."

11.01.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 48708    πŸ” 11124    πŸ’¬ 885    πŸ“Œ 599

This. But also, I've always really appreciated her own words on the subject. "β€œI didn’t make up the problems,” I pointed out. β€˜All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’"

09.01.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸͺ‘ Paris.
Jean-Philippe Worth (1856–1926) for
House of Worth.

Silk evening dress, c.1900.
The coat has a Tudor rose pattern alongside the silhouette of alternative 16th c. negligΓ©es in the full sleeves, standing collar & unfitted style.
Β© & collection the Met Museum

#FashionHistory

07.01.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fields
MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2
billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.

MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fields MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.

Jeff Bezos to marry fiancΓ©e Lauren Sanchez in lavish $600M Aspen wedding next weekend: report
Bezos, 60, and his fiancΓ©, 54, have remained mum on their wedding plans

Jeff Bezos to marry fiancΓ©e Lauren Sanchez in lavish $600M Aspen wedding next weekend: report Bezos, 60, and his fiancΓ©, 54, have remained mum on their wedding plans

The contrast really is striking isn’t it

22.12.2024 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6157    πŸ” 948    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 107

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