Kiwi Tokoeka
@tokoeka.bsky.social
Roller Derby, TTRPGs, Board Games, LARP, Discworld, Yarn-Crafts.
Oxford, UK based Queer Nerd.
They/She/He/It/...
Oxford, UK based Queer Nerd.
They/She/He/It/...
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I know it's all gloomy and miserable, but the solidarity of Sheeran's opening acts and supporting band are just such glimmers of hope and inspiration.
Sod the billionaires.
Sod the billionaires.
September 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I know it's all gloomy and miserable, but the solidarity of Sheeran's opening acts and supporting band are just such glimmers of hope and inspiration.
Sod the billionaires.
Sod the billionaires.
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Y'ALL.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THE @portlandfire.bsky.social WNBA MASCOT.
Every girl in Portland wants a Rose stuffie for Christmas. Including Tall Wife, who literally gasped when she saw Rose.
SHE BREATHES GLITTER.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THE @portlandfire.bsky.social WNBA MASCOT.
Every girl in Portland wants a Rose stuffie for Christmas. Including Tall Wife, who literally gasped when she saw Rose.
SHE BREATHES GLITTER.
September 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Y'ALL.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THE @portlandfire.bsky.social WNBA MASCOT.
Every girl in Portland wants a Rose stuffie for Christmas. Including Tall Wife, who literally gasped when she saw Rose.
SHE BREATHES GLITTER.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THE @portlandfire.bsky.social WNBA MASCOT.
Every girl in Portland wants a Rose stuffie for Christmas. Including Tall Wife, who literally gasped when she saw Rose.
SHE BREATHES GLITTER.
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incredible new Bill photo has dropped from my partner
September 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
incredible new Bill photo has dropped from my partner
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oh my god
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
oh my god
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Ozzy takes a break from chewing on his carer, Sophie
September 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ozzy takes a break from chewing on his carer, Sophie
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feel so much for this lady and her family
(meanwhile, victoria, look at your life, look at your choices, listen to the words coming out of your mouth, and then shut up)
(meanwhile, victoria, look at your life, look at your choices, listen to the words coming out of your mouth, and then shut up)
September 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
feel so much for this lady and her family
(meanwhile, victoria, look at your life, look at your choices, listen to the words coming out of your mouth, and then shut up)
(meanwhile, victoria, look at your life, look at your choices, listen to the words coming out of your mouth, and then shut up)
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Literally hours later, although at least nobody was killed.
September 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Literally hours later, although at least nobody was killed.
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Sharing from Internet Archive: “Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the web
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
September 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Sharing from Internet Archive: “Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the web
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
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🛁 TIME TO COME CLEAN
Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/swoe
Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/swoe
Thames Water: Ofwat must correct the government’s legal errors | Good Law Project
Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight
goodlaw.social
September 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
🛁 TIME TO COME CLEAN
Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/swoe
Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/swoe
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I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s
September 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s
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"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
September 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
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In June 1934 the British Union of Fascists - the Blackshirts - staged a rally at the Olympia in London. One protestor after another was singled out and beaten up by the crowd. Here's how Ronald Blythe described it.
September 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
In June 1934 the British Union of Fascists - the Blackshirts - staged a rally at the Olympia in London. One protestor after another was singled out and beaten up by the crowd. Here's how Ronald Blythe described it.
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I think they mean ‘Masked fascists block access at Port Dover’. They can’t do anything without trying to intimidate their opponents into submission. Haven’t we had enough of violent, threatening men trying to get their own way through fear & force? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover
Images appear to show hundreds of protesters, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I think they mean ‘Masked fascists block access at Port Dover’. They can’t do anything without trying to intimidate their opponents into submission. Haven’t we had enough of violent, threatening men trying to get their own way through fear & force? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When I went to a Labour event a few years ago, there was a prolonged Gaza protest as Wes Streeting was speaking and the audience just booed or clapped. I don’t think anyone there even considered physically attacking the protester.
Content warning:
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
September 5, 2026 at 8:47 AM
When I went to a Labour event a few years ago, there was a prolonged Gaza protest as Wes Streeting was speaking and the audience just booed or clapped. I don’t think anyone there even considered physically attacking the protester.
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It's spread via saliva that gets in your body--bites is the one people thinks of but any mucous contact will do (eyes, nose, mouth, broken skin...).
Quick reminder that when you show symptoms it's way too late and it's a nasty death.
If you were in contact with these, go vaccinate
Quick reminder that when you show symptoms it's way too late and it's a nasty death.
If you were in contact with these, go vaccinate
“They took the goats throughout the state and visited at least 10 locations, including a Masonic picnic, assisted living centers & a back-to-school bash”
Rabies is always fatal
You don’t need to be bitten to contract it
If you came in contact with baby goats in North Carolina, contact your doctor
Rabies is always fatal
You don’t need to be bitten to contract it
If you came in contact with baby goats in North Carolina, contact your doctor
Nearly 300 people exposed to goats with rabies at mobile petting zoo | CNN
Local health departments in North Carolina have evaluated hundreds of people for rabies after they interacted with baby goats that were part of a mobile petting zoo, according to the state Department ...
www.cnn.com
September 5, 2026 at 4:55 AM
It's spread via saliva that gets in your body--bites is the one people thinks of but any mucous contact will do (eyes, nose, mouth, broken skin...).
Quick reminder that when you show symptoms it's way too late and it's a nasty death.
If you were in contact with these, go vaccinate
Quick reminder that when you show symptoms it's way too late and it's a nasty death.
If you were in contact with these, go vaccinate
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I really think the big Potter problem is that most people who aren’t terminally online genuinely don’t know how active and influential Rowling is in pursuit of her bigoted agenda. They think we’re just angry about her views, rather than her actions. I think it’s important to tell people.
September 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I really think the big Potter problem is that most people who aren’t terminally online genuinely don’t know how active and influential Rowling is in pursuit of her bigoted agenda. They think we’re just angry about her views, rather than her actions. I think it’s important to tell people.
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I used to wonder what the answer to the Fermi Paradox was, but now I realise that every advanced civilisation out there destroyed itself so Muriel in HR could write slightly more impersonal emails.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I used to wonder what the answer to the Fermi Paradox was, but now I realise that every advanced civilisation out there destroyed itself so Muriel in HR could write slightly more impersonal emails.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days!
Wow!
What a thing to claim!
And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it.
Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄
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1/26
Wow!
What a thing to claim!
And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it.
Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄
🧵
1/26
August 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM
One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days!
Wow!
What a thing to claim!
And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it.
Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄
🧵
1/26
Wow!
What a thing to claim!
And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it.
Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄
🧵
1/26
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My fave example of empathy/altruism was a paralyzed girl (spina bifida, probably) who died in the ancient Middle East her teens, but unlike other remains from the same period, had a LOT of cavities.
Archeologists theorize they gave her lots of dates to eat, more than anyone else got. Out of love.
Archeologists theorize they gave her lots of dates to eat, more than anyone else got. Out of love.
They've found neolithic skeletons that showed spinal damage from when the person was in their 20s, but they died in their 40s/50s. Meaning that, despite being paralyzed and "of no use", they were still cared for and fed.
It's our instinct to help one another. It's arguably what makes us human.
It's our instinct to help one another. It's arguably what makes us human.
August 19, 2026 at 8:31 AM
My fave example of empathy/altruism was a paralyzed girl (spina bifida, probably) who died in the ancient Middle East her teens, but unlike other remains from the same period, had a LOT of cavities.
Archeologists theorize they gave her lots of dates to eat, more than anyone else got. Out of love.
Archeologists theorize they gave her lots of dates to eat, more than anyone else got. Out of love.
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I cannot stress enough: the AI bubble has already popped
it is just being kept on life support by corporations trying to squeeze even a dollar more out of their shit investment, and tech bros doing the same before abandoning their shit company startups.
keep hating on AI, you're winning
it is just being kept on life support by corporations trying to squeeze even a dollar more out of their shit investment, and tech bros doing the same before abandoning their shit company startups.
keep hating on AI, you're winning
Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods https://kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-being-flooded-with-ai-sellers-but-no-ones-buying-2000724790
Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods
A classic conundrum of 'why would I buy something you didn’t make,' platforms like CGTrader has shelves of AI made models collecting dust
kotaku.com
August 18, 2026 at 6:36 AM
I cannot stress enough: the AI bubble has already popped
it is just being kept on life support by corporations trying to squeeze even a dollar more out of their shit investment, and tech bros doing the same before abandoning their shit company startups.
keep hating on AI, you're winning
it is just being kept on life support by corporations trying to squeeze even a dollar more out of their shit investment, and tech bros doing the same before abandoning their shit company startups.
keep hating on AI, you're winning
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This thread.
I mean, you always know that war destroys everything, but it seems like we have very little space in our news cycle to report on anything but the planes and tanks destroyed, the soldiers who died.
This thread is about the books that burned, and the booksellers.
Hugs when you're done.
I mean, you always know that war destroys everything, but it seems like we have very little space in our news cycle to report on anything but the planes and tanks destroyed, the soldiers who died.
This thread is about the books that burned, and the booksellers.
Hugs when you're done.
📚 RUSSIA HAS DEFEATED the book market of my childhood.
Let me tell you about a place you’ve never heard of.
Petrivka. A book market in Kyiv, now called Pochaina metro. Before the internet existed for us, it was simply where you went for books...
Let me tell you about a place you’ve never heard of.
Petrivka. A book market in Kyiv, now called Pochaina metro. Before the internet existed for us, it was simply where you went for books...
August 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This thread.
I mean, you always know that war destroys everything, but it seems like we have very little space in our news cycle to report on anything but the planes and tanks destroyed, the soldiers who died.
This thread is about the books that burned, and the booksellers.
Hugs when you're done.
I mean, you always know that war destroys everything, but it seems like we have very little space in our news cycle to report on anything but the planes and tanks destroyed, the soldiers who died.
This thread is about the books that burned, and the booksellers.
Hugs when you're done.
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My counter proposal is we get to hit a water executive with a stick as hard as we want for every litre of water lost because of leaks they refuse to fix.
Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ bills during drought
Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ bills during drought
Suppliers could factor water scarcity into charges as part of Ofwat proposal to reduce consumption
Water companies could be allowed to hike bills for customers during periods of drought under proposals being considered by the sector’s regulator for England and Wales.
Suppliers would be permitted to factor “water scarcity” into bills as part of efforts to reduce consumption under Ofwat’s plans, which are being likened to surge pricing – the practice where private hire firms raise taxi fares at times of higher demand. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
My counter proposal is we get to hit a water executive with a stick as hard as we want for every litre of water lost because of leaks they refuse to fix.
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Even if you're just a viewer and not a streamer, tell them through metrics that you reject AI:
Twitch.tv > Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI: OFF
Twitch.tv > Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI: OFF
August 15, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Even if you're just a viewer and not a streamer, tell them through metrics that you reject AI:
Twitch.tv > Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI: OFF
Twitch.tv > Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI: OFF
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Count Binface did not win in Clacton, but the intergalactic warlord from the planet Sigma IX did strike a public relations blow against Britain's most famous virulent vituperative festering shitpuppet fascist leader.
Nominate "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.
Nominate "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.
This summer's most entertaining science fiction blockbuster is not in any cinema, it's going door-to-door in a small British seaside town.
We'll be nominating "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.
We'll be nominating "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.
Bin it to Win it
Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.
hugoclub.blogspot.com
August 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Count Binface did not win in Clacton, but the intergalactic warlord from the planet Sigma IX did strike a public relations blow against Britain's most famous virulent vituperative festering shitpuppet fascist leader.
Nominate "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.
Nominate "Count Binface's byelection campaign in Clacton-on-Sea" for a Hugo Award.