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@jezq.bsky.social

From the UK, living in Japan. Love books. Ancom, punk, feminist, BLM, GRT & LGBT+ rights. Free Palestine. ๐Ÿฅ on GCDA.

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Home - Not in our name Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community

We are now at 75k signatures, with many messages of support on Instagram, Facebook and here.

This is a genuine groundswell of love over hate, and a call to focus on the real harms faced by women and girls.

Thank you all whoโ€™ve signed and shared. Letโ€™s keep it going ๐Ÿ’œ

notinourname.org.uk

29.12.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 303    ๐Ÿ” 150    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Right middle is the son-in-law, having a lie down and a stretch because this portrait sitting has been going on for days goddamnit.

01.02.2026 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The cover for Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White, showing a girl conversing with a Lilliputian and a miniature boat on a river, with a quote from Terry Pratchett: 'This has always been a favourite of mine... This book is one for the hall of fame.'

The cover for Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White, showing a girl conversing with a Lilliputian and a miniature boat on a river, with a quote from Terry Pratchett: 'This has always been a favourite of mine... This book is one for the hall of fame.'

Extremely late review, but TH White did something wonderful with the Lilliputians in this book 220 years after Gulliver's Travels:

31.01.2026 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Is This Thing On?
YouTube video by Less Than Jake - Topic Is This Thing On?

I'm feeling increasingly annoyed that there is a film out called 'Is This Thing On?' a GenXers romance, and this Less Than Jake Song isn't central to the big emotional beats of the film, or literally anything to do with it. Wtf.

youtu.be/iSi66RKb89w?...

30.01.2026 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itโ€™s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97425    ๐Ÿ” 40972    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4312    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5385

Second choice would be the Candy Apple Grey Revolution.

28.01.2026 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bluesky flagged the image thumbnail from a charity
fundraising page as โ€œadult contentโ€ (it was not).
This is a placeholder so you'll see this post in a world of
digital censorship.

We're honestly really annoyed we have to do this.
Help us educate through this hostile climate.

Bluesky flagged the image thumbnail from a charity fundraising page as โ€œadult contentโ€ (it was not). This is a placeholder so you'll see this post in a world of digital censorship. We're honestly really annoyed we have to do this. Help us educate through this hostile climate.

We're closing our fundraising campaign at the end of the month, so this is your last chance to join thousands of eager beavers in a historic moment! All donations made this week will be doubled by a very kind charitable foundation www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

28.01.2026 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hereโ€™s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.

21.01.2026 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3654    ๐Ÿ” 1873    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 217    ๐Ÿ“Œ 735
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We all know who to pray to.

20.01.2026 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jeeezus.

13.01.2026 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This sweet old lady offering my hobo self free accomodation was just what I needed on this hungover jittery New Year's Day.

01.01.2026 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There really is no way for my protagonists to know the real name of this town...

18.12.2025 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words โ€œstg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault
RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner 
RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school
RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond
Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that.

@yaboyni
Take a moment
And and realize the moment 
You took has already passed
Thank you
See you next time

A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words โ€œstg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. โ€œStg this real fishโ€ took me out. Good work, neighbor.

07.12.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9300    ๐Ÿ” 2251    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 167    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
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Apparently I'm a fan ๐Ÿ˜

06.12.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Playing Worms, Vice City, Civ 2 and Football Manager (or I think it was Championship Manager back then).

02.12.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's my attempt ๐Ÿ˜

02.12.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join.greenparty.org.uk

27.10.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1086    ๐Ÿ” 271    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
A full Basic Income would eliminate the compulsion to work, by offering a 
reasonable standard of living to all, and then either leaving it up to each 
individual to decide whether they wished to pursue further wealth, by 
doing a paying job, or selling something, or whether they wished to do 
something else with their time. Alternately, it might open the way to 
developing better ways of distributing goods entirely. (Money is after all a 
rationing ticket, and in an ideal world, one would presumably wish to do 
as little rationing as possible.

Obviously, all this depends on the assumption that human beings don't have 
to be compelled to work, or at least, to do something that they feel is useful 
or beneficial to others. As we've seen, this is a reasonable assumption. 
Most people would prefer not to spend their days sitting around watching TV 
and the handful who really are inclined to be total parasites are not going 
to be a significant burden on society, since the total amount of work required 
to maintain people in comfort and security is not that formidable. The 
compulsive workaholics who insist on doing far more than they really have 
to would more than compensate for the occasional slackers.
.
  - David Graeber

A full Basic Income would eliminate the compulsion to work, by offering a reasonable standard of living to all, and then either leaving it up to each individual to decide whether they wished to pursue further wealth, by doing a paying job, or selling something, or whether they wished to do something else with their time. Alternately, it might open the way to developing better ways of distributing goods entirely. (Money is after all a rationing ticket, and in an ideal world, one would presumably wish to do as little rationing as possible. Obviously, all this depends on the assumption that human beings don't have to be compelled to work, or at least, to do something that they feel is useful or beneficial to others. As we've seen, this is a reasonable assumption. Most people would prefer not to spend their days sitting around watching TV and the handful who really are inclined to be total parasites are not going to be a significant burden on society, since the total amount of work required to maintain people in comfort and security is not that formidable. The compulsive workaholics who insist on doing far more than they really have to would more than compensate for the occasional slackers. . - David Graeber

A pitch for Universal Basic Income from the book Bullshit Jobs.

Have a read.

02.10.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 209    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My commute is, frankly, a bit much.

02.10.2025 20:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Liking this shot of the flat of a racially motivated mass shooter at the start of the new series of Slow Horses, not subtle but timely:

26.09.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm gonna tell everyone in the UK that all Japanese TV is like this, I wish all Japanese TV was like this.

26.09.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, all the best, Zack!

07.09.2025 05:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I joined yesterday, Zack's victory inspired me.

05.09.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'The hospital was unable to do anything about the massive cyst of hatred and self-loathing that has caused his head to swell to an unnaturally large size'.

02.09.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stuff like this makes me wonder if all the fantastic recent scifi books I've read by the likes of Tchaikovsky, Muir, Leckie, Martine, Wells, Cixin Liu, Ken Liu, Stephenson, Tesh, Fu, Jemisin, Zhao, Chandrasekera, Dickinson and Vandermeer are just a fever dream.

31.08.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*Charli immediately disavows*

28.08.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Off topic, but I just wanted to share this for all the Dean fans x

28.08.2025 06:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I think I'm good, Wendy will save me.

27.08.2025 05:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This explains the bacon obsession.

26.08.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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