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A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

Print featuring a bird, a Robin, perched in a tree among brown leaves

The work of contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays
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A round Iron Age silver coin with a stylised horse figure in the centre

What animal design would you put on a coin?

This coin is a silver 'unit' from Iron Age East Anglia, c.10–45 CE.

On one side is a horse with the letters 'CEN' below, which is part of the full legend: 'ECEN'. We do not know who ECEN was – some believe it was the name of a ruler or a wealthy person.

Reminder: If you're providing outdoor shelters for community cats, please remember to only use straw! Never place towels, cat beds, or any other cloth like materials in your shelters. These materials can get wet or absorb moisture from the air and freeze.

Community cat people: Straw is for strays. Cloth materials can get wet and freeze.
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FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.

In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.

Panel 01: A ball drawn on a whiteboard. The ball has two eyes on its "sides", the sides not facing you. A wooden teaching pointer is pointed at it, and someone is speaking from off-panel, saying "prey animals have eyes on the SIDES of their head, like this." Panel 02: The teaching point now points to another part of the whiteboard, where a ball has two eyes on its front. The off-panel speaker says "predator animals have eyes on the FRONT, like THIS." Panel 03: We zoom out and reveal the speaker to be Shen, who is holding the teaching pointer and asking the class ahead of him, "any questions?" Panel 04: It's 3 characters at tables in a classroom: A sheep with side eyes on one side, a tiger with front eyes on the other, and a shark raising his fin in the middle.

Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL

A round Anglo-Saxon copper button brooch with a smiling face detail in the centre

This small button brooch, with its friendly face, dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period.

Button brooches are a type of early Anglo-Saxon brooch commonly found in the south east of England. Objects like this are typically decorated with an anthropomorphic, or human-style face.

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I wish that I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Hafiz

And I'm only posting this now as he looks so comfy cuddled up and I wish I was still asleep too.

Sunday alarm clocks are grim.

TV review: ‘Robin Hood’, episode 1 (2025) Before you start, yes, I know, the story of Robin Hood is mostly a myth, a legend, so those who tell that story get a bit more freedom, yes.But the writers, set designer & director all have cho…

The sacrifices I make...
I watched episode one of the new Robin Hood series.

You can read my review here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/t...
or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/tv-review-...

A few highlights in this short thread.

Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most famous images The humble ‘broken image’ icon has a rich backstory – one connected to early web design, camera culture and our timeless urge to find meaning in the landscape.

Here’s something you didn’t know: why the little mountains icon became the universal placeholder for an image.

A scholar who studies how symbols of wilderness appear in everyday life traces the roots:

The letter the BBC could send back to Trump A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim

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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump

A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim

By me. Enjoy.

emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...

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Jules Léotard posing in a leotard.

166 years ago, on the 12th of November 1859, Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze routine. The one-piece garment he invented was named after him. Léotard had passed law exams at age 18 before becoming a professional gymnast and died at age 32, presumably due to smallpox. #otd #history 🗃️

The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.

The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.

And yet the current government seems to see economic salvation lies in LLM-based so-called AI (statistical best-guess vending machines) whose main selling point is enabling companies to do away with the entry level posts where employees used to learn how a business works and the skills to progress.

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]

Print featuring two birds in flight in the foreground in cilly early light on a hillside with grasses and bare trees cast against a rising or setting golden sun

Annie Soudain is a contemporary UK artist and printmaker inspired by nature #WomensArt

AI generated content disclosure via Arc Raider's Steam page: The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: During the development process, we may use procedural- and AI-based tools to assist with content creation. In all such cases, the final product reflects the creativity and expression of our own development team.

Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.

They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.

Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.

the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!

The Goddess no longer heard her prayers
Something Older did, and the voices turned crimson.
They spoke of a lady wrapped in red, the one whose name was forgotten. #oc

Old art I retouched a bit before posting!

A planehead filefish is not a usual visitor here in Coral Cuty, so it was treat to see this elegant oddball come in for a close up today 🤩 #planeheadfilefish #filefish #elegantoddball #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

Sheffield Hallam University appeased China Govt to protect its income from Chinese student enrollment.

It shut down research into forced labour and human rights abuses, intimidated academics, suppressed academic papers.

Outrageous. Universities functioning as corporations. Must be investigated.

Mandatory Installation of Solar Panels in Public Parking Lots to Apply Retroactively to Existing Facilities Starting at the end of November this year, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. ...

Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."

cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...

Calls grow for basic income scheme for artists in England and Wales after Ireland’s success "The positive economic impact this report has revealed is a very encouraging outcome for the sector and the general public."

Seems like a sound idea
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/call...

A piece of pottery in the shape of a lemon with leaves attached. The lemon is textured and bumpy.

May this ceramic citron brighten your morning!

This sculpture of a citron comes from the workshop of the Della Robbia family in Florence and was made between 1500 and 1520. The Della Robbia family workshop was famous for the tin-glazed terracotta relief sculptures it created.

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