Pattern-chaser

Pattern-chaser

@pattern-chaser.bsky.social

Born in England๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ; grew up in Wales.๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired software designer; armchair philosopher; Gaian Daoist (tree-hugger). INTJ. EU (Remainer); Green and Socialist politics. Autist: #AuDHD. I don't follow-back; I follow *interesting*.

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I wish people would stop saying we are LITERAL. OK, a few of us are, just as a few NTs are. But most of us are not literal, but ๐”ผ๐•โ„™๐•ƒ๐•€โ„‚๐•€๐•‹: We say (only) what we mean; we mean (nly) what we say. No implication, nothing 'between the lines'. ๐„๐—๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐“. ๐Ÿ‘ #AuDHD #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodivergence

"Professor Jason Arday, the Cambridge academic hounded to death by UK โ€˜mainstreamโ€™ media after allegations by white supremacist Nathan Cofnas, has been cleared of plagiarism. Again." ๐Ÿ‘ "...they fucking made it up & hounded him to death." ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿคฌ #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodivergence

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Everything everyone is saying makes me feel so seen ๐Ÿ˜ญ last minute changes that donโ€™t seem last minute to most people, smells, noises, food & clothing issues, new environments, unpredictable things ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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To all you utterly shameful Congressional Republicans who voted AGAINST President Bidenโ€™s Infrastructure Bill but tried to take credit for it I say to you โ€” kiss my Indigenous ass.

Not-at-all-radical suggestion: Let's ban #fireworks. They litter the world, they cause burns, fires and other damage, and they terrify my dogs. Ban them, and everyone gains. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ #BonfireNight #Artillery #fright

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Replying to @runnymedetrust.bsky.social

This event poses a deep safeguarding question to the Universityโ€™s duty of care to its Black students. Free speech does not come at the expense of a personโ€™s humanity. Weโ€™ve seen it become politicised and applied selectively, so that some interests are served while othersโ€™ pain and rights are not.

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Replying to @andyscollick.bsky.social

2) By approving #Jackdaw gas field, the UK Government signalled to the global investor community that it's 'business as usual': go ahead and invest in new oil & gas exploration and development. By approving #Rosebank the UK reinforces its signal to "drill, baby, drill". Result? More climate change.

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BREAKING (not) Government insiders completely miss the point 1) Creative accounting regarding UK greenhouse gas emissions stabilisation and reduction targets DOESN'T STOP the UK from adding to the cumulative global atmospheric GHG burden. And ..

theguardian.comRosebank oilfield would not breach UK emission targets, say government insidersEmissions from exported oil would not count against carbon budget, insiders say โ€“ reasoning likely to draw dismay from climate campaigners

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I absolutely am pausing a video game to go vote: games are being played in our government and we're losing. Vote for the win Vox populi Resist, persist, engage, educate, stand and deliver

"Who is it that has been radicalised, here?"

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social

โ€œIsrael is a very racist country, its government routinely commits horrific crimesโ€ was a humdrum opinion, fifteen years ago: never uncontroversial, but well within mainstream though. Now, our whole political/media class believes it is insanely extreme. Who is it that has been radicalised, here?

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Published 3 months ago: "One UK mosque attacked โ€˜every five daysโ€™, says British Muslim Trust" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... But Labour decided to ignore Islamophobia focusing on ending far less prevalent antisemitism pleasing apartheid Israel the UK still arms allowing genocide to continue

theguardian.comOne UK mosque attacked โ€˜every five daysโ€™, says British Muslim TrustMore than 70 attacks have been recorded over past year, including acts of violence, property damage and vandalism

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Muslims and immigrants, despite all the lies we're told about them, have never presented a systemic threat to Western security, let alone to "Western civilisation". Instead, the threats come from our governments, especially in the US, and their grim alliances with capital and overseas dictators.

I have an old 1935 UK crown coin. It's almost black with age. Does anyone know how I should clean it? I'm not bothered about its value (it doesn't have much), I just want to clean it up without scouring the metal. Any ideas, please? ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘

"... #Reform is indeed a seething mass of #racism, #misogyny and #bigotry." ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ฉ

Sarah Murphy@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

So, Farage has reported ITV to the police following the work their undercover journalists did which confirmed that Reform is indeed a seething mass of racism, misogyny and bigotry. Meanwhile, hereโ€™s some commentary from Private Eye and their handy guide to undercover journalists.

#Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodivergence ๐Ÿงต

Tim Clare@timclare.bsky.social

I am writing about the history of autism as a diagnosis, & while a lot of autistic people have heard that Simon Baron-Cohen's theories around Extreme Male Brain & impaired Theory of Mind were flawed, very few know *why* they're flawed, beyond their being on the face of it, silly & reductive.

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The Energy Secretary says North Sea drilling โ€œwonโ€™t take a penny off energy bills.โ€ The Health Secretary says summer heatwaves put pressure on the NHS. So whereโ€™s the Governmentโ€™s impact assessment? If they donโ€™t have one, they should delay the decision on drilling for oil & gas until they do.

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Ukraine is fighting much larger Russia valiantly. It cannot fight Russia and the USA. Obviously. And heartbreaking that he needs to say it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Zelenskyy: "If the United States supports Putin, it's unbelievable, it's a tragedy. It's a historic mistake. If United States officially takes the side of Russia, of course we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand."

"Join the "hard left". The big money seems to be afraid of us." ๐Ÿ‘ #Green + #Socialism = #Home + #Family In what way is that "hard left"? ๐Ÿ™„ [I'm a Green Party member. ๐Ÿ‘]

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"For cash-strapped councils, turning away income by restricting adverts for junk food, fossil fuels or other harmful products might seem like a policy they can ill afford. But a new report says otherwise." #Advertising #Capitalism #ProfitIsAllThatMatters theconversation.com/councils-tha...

theconversation.comCouncils that restrict harmful advertising wonโ€™t lose out on profitsSome councils are restricting advertising for carbon-intensive forms of consumption in publicly controlled spaces to avoid undermining health or environmental goals.

"As temperatures broke records this summer, sales of air conditioning units soared. ๐Ÿ…‘๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ฃ ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…ข ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…›๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…–๐Ÿ…จ ๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…Ÿ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…“ ๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…›๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…” ๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…–๐Ÿ…”." #ClimateCollapse #Heatwaves theconversation.com/air-conditio...

theconversation.comAir conditioners contribute to climate change โ€“ this 40-year-old treaty aims to limit the harmA decade ago, the international treaty that shapes whatโ€™s inside our cooling systems was amended to favour gases that contribute less to global warming.