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: andrewfordlyons.net@stellacreasy.bsky.social Just some politicians, in the moment, dancing.
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This is a test of a plugin. It is only a test.
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@davidphx84.bsky.social People deserve delicious food. I prioritise that really high.
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A lot of banging great lines in this book!
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\n@thebriefwriters.com Well when they vote though the next MP salary increase we should soon see an end to it from them at least.
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@andrewfordlyons.net Before: 😎 “lol, enjoy your taxes loser, I’m in nondom paradise!!!”
\nNow: 😮 “OMG! I’m in jail for sharing the wrong pic on Insta!!!”
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social Still much the same paper as it was in 1934 as far as I’m concerned.
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\nwww.washingtonpost.com/national-sec…
@jvagle.me Shhh. Science is woke now.
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","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/03/22/more-notes-on-sovereignty.html","date_published":"2026-03-22T17:56:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-22 17:56","date_timestamp":1774202216,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116274123398898835","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mho4q2ascu2w","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DWMipOQkVRg"]}},{"id":"86717667","content_html":"@andrewfordlyons.net Seriously, fuck SpaceX. Apply that to all of Elon’s weird companies.
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","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/03/04/on-sovereignty-and-freedom-and.html","date_published":"2026-03-04T00:42:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-04 00:42","date_timestamp":1772584945,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/116168131829285903","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mg72ifqsm524","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DVcV3YnDSEF"]}},{"id":"85205300","content_html":"Radio Zamaneh airs every night from 23.00-00.00 Tehran time with a domestic and international news bulletin and analysis on SW 6010 KhZ.
\nThe radio is paid from donations, made in any currency and is supported by a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor for US-based donors.
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F2a4a1661c5.jpg\")
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: andrewfordlyons.net
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2026/01/12/everyone-wants-a-village-but.html","date_published":"2026-01-12T16:24:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-12 16:24","date_timestamp":1768235043,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/115883052218579538","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3mcahb5u5d22u","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DTas9EjjeK3"]}},{"id":"81732271","content_html":"Everyone wants a village, but no one wants to be a villager.
\n
For 2026 I decided on some personal Bluesky glasnost to start the year. But there’re no free tools to open the floodgates. Blockenheimer used to do that as well as be a great blocking service, but I noticed it’s dead now. So I made a wee script for it: github.com/drew3000/…
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\nInsurrection is still a value-neutral term ![\"Auto-generated](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://andrewfordlyons.net/uploads/2026/capitol-riot-jan-6.jpg\")
: andrewfordlyons.net
Secure file sharing back on the new blog with OnionShare: andrewfordlyons.net
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Watched: Hedda 🍿
\nIt’s a well done adaptation from stage to screen in a sort of alternating fever dream / nightmare set of sequences, each more chaotic than the last. Great to see Tessa Thompson lead a dramatic film after so many (entertaining) sci-fi action movies.
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","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2025/12/26/situations-wanted.html","date_published":"2025-12-26T20:37:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-26 20:37","date_timestamp":1766781425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/115787797113300330"]}},{"id":"80450864","content_html":"AP reports that files are going missing from the DOJ Epstein Files archive, and now I see on social platforms multiple accounts promising to have zip files of the ‘complete’ archive you can download (no, there are no previews) and, well, this is a super great way to get malware. Don’t do that.
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","summary":"","url":"https://andrewfordlyons.net/2025/12/14/the-strawberry-is-dead.html","date_published":"2025-12-14T03:21:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Yours Truly","url":"http://andrewfordlyons.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F39%2F1828167.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"yourstruly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-14 03:21","date_timestamp":1765682501,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@aiefel/115715769388709644","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:usidppasjec2ycf6na3ipzfy/post/3m7w5zodl7u23","https://www.threads.com/@andrewfordlyons/post/DSOoYHpAI76"]}},{"id":"79436154","content_html":"\n\n“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has embarked on a spending spree, signing contracts worth up to $25 million for a smorgasbord of spy technology: social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools, and more.”\n….
\n
\n\n“What’s new is that the federal government now openly says it will use its supercharged spy capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions.”
\n
— The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law
\n![\"Three](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fandrewfordlyons.net%2Fuploads%2F2025%2Fdceb778266.jpg\")
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\nNotes on the Palestine Action proscription appeal: andrewfordlyons.net
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\n
Note: I’m reading The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, and I’m futzing with the blockquote css on this website so wanted a test quote to experiment with on main.
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