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Derek Mortimer

@derekmortimer

London based, chunky, queer, tech/platforming/sre

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two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field . ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .

"Bluesky is dying"

Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.

07.08.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 41665 πŸ” 8014 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 167

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase β€˜There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is β€˜The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

16.07.2025 06:39 πŸ‘ 24579 πŸ” 5153 πŸ’¬ 308 πŸ“Œ 209

As a random pleb on the internet, both your and turning red’s style fill me with absolute jooooooy ❀️

23.06.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SIGFUCK, SIGMARRY, SIGKILL

13.06.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing LOS ANGELESβ€”Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump adm...

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing

09.06.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 11470 πŸ” 3238 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 165

A civilian ship in the UK's jurisdiction (and on a lawful journey) has been hijacked and its crew kidnapped in the middle east, and personally I think that's something the UK government should do something about.

09.06.2025 09:26 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best things about Posting is you never know what obscure preoccupations your followers have. There will be a guy who has followed you for years and never said anything but then one day you disparage applesauce and he activates like a sleeper agent and dedicates his life to destroying you

07.06.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 13627 πŸ” 1608 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 95
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Guess which MP has received Β£224,575 from people + companies linked to the private health sector between Jan 2023- March 2025?

Wes Streeting, our Health Secretary.🚨

We think these donations should be BANNED! If you agree, please click here to sign! bit.ly/HealthNotWea...

30.05.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 602 πŸ” 333 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 21
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I deplore the defacing of the Telegraph's trans talking points by www.yayaart.co.uk.

23.05.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
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New noodly deity just dropped

21.05.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

dipshits in 2019: you people are NPCs, you don't even think for yourselves
dipshits in 2025: I have outsourced my thinking to Clippy

16.05.2025 10:01 πŸ‘ 7782 πŸ” 2429 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 22
Spider-Man talking to Sauron, a humanoid pterodactyl.

Spider-Man: β€œWith the majority Labour has, you could tax wealth, invest heavily in public services, improve people's lives!”

Sauron: β€œBut I don't want to improve peoples lives! I want to be racist!”

Spider-Man talking to Sauron, a humanoid pterodactyl. Spider-Man: β€œWith the majority Labour has, you could tax wealth, invest heavily in public services, improve people's lives!” Sauron: β€œBut I don't want to improve peoples lives! I want to be racist!”

Every interview with Yvette Cooper

11.05.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 2275 πŸ” 652 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 12

Can anyone recommend any illustrators who do tech blog post illustrations?

01.04.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
lisa simpson meme, lisa stands on a stage, and behind her is the message: none of your problms are because someone else is on welfare

lisa simpson meme, lisa stands on a stage, and behind her is the message: none of your problms are because someone else is on welfare

09.03.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re an LGB without the T/Q person, block me and fuck off.

14.02.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 3234 πŸ” 1325 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 63
dancing Parisians

dancing Parisians

fight with ratatouille’s

fight with ratatouille’s

conversation with mine backgrounds

conversation with mine backgrounds

Conversation with Mike backgrounds

Conversation with Mike backgrounds

we are watching JOHANNE SACREBLU, a Mexican trans woman’s response to EMILIA PΓ‰REZ featuring an all-Mexican cast playing broad French stereotypes as a croissant and baguette heiress face off

β€œFrance” is peopled with mimes and twisty moustaches and every character has a Ratatouille secreted on them

28.01.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 4158 πŸ” 1236 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 126

The internet used to be where I'd go to get away from the rest of the world.

Now, I go outside to try and get away from the internet.

17.01.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four years since my son wrote the best opening to a mystery novel ever written.

12.01.2025 10:33 πŸ‘ 14354 πŸ” 1461 πŸ’¬ 461 πŸ“Œ 184
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DOOM: The Gallery Experience by bobatealee An artistic parody of the ultimate classic

@chakacant.bsky.social bobatealee.itch.io/doom-the-gal...

08.01.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Better off Ted - Jabberwocky Project
Better off Ted - Jabberwocky Project YouTube video by Nicolas P.

And now by association for me, always of this moment from Better Off Ted

youtu.be/spyJ5yxTfas?...

06.01.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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lmao

06.01.2025 02:58 πŸ‘ 2147 πŸ” 835 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 29

Abso-fucking-lutely

05.01.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did not expect to get a side of some of the best LGBT romance representation alongside the intrigue of Black Doves on Netflix, absolutely excellent viewing <3

03.01.2025 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

people keep posting β€œaha gotcha!” about a chatbot and i cannot think of content i want less

03.01.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the last day you can post this picture

31.12.2024 08:02 πŸ‘ 14777 πŸ” 8178 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 69
A "shit" emoji made to look like a robot

A "shit" emoji made to look like a robot

Gets my vote

28.12.2024 09:15 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can’t automate your way out of ambiguity

11.12.2024 00:06 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar has re-entered the Top 20 of US Apple Music.

26.11.2024 20:47 πŸ‘ 1619 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 530

Amazing, beautiful, angel, has never done anything wrong, innocent of all past, present and future charges πŸˆβ€β¬›

25.11.2024 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PSA: MODERATION LISTS ARE MIGRATING FROM THIS ACCOUNT to @skysentry.bsky.social

If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.

23.11.2024 18:06 πŸ‘ 3833 πŸ” 1907 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 248