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Clean out of fucks to give."}},"content":"@Biff<\/a> @HebrideanHecate<\/a> @Flick<\/a> The Mayor of London does something similar about the ULEZ by referencing a child who died of pollution. @Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> See this, as in re STUPID.<\/p> https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXZZM2Bj5Lg\/<\/a><\/p> What happens when viral content hides reality?<\/p> A growing wave of influencers are filming lifestyle-style videos in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and Houthi-controlled Yemen, presenting tightly controlled environments as authentic daily life. These narratives omit repression, economic collapse, and humanitarian crises while framing armed groups as approachable and legitimate.<\/p> This is not passive storytelling. It is the quiet amplification of power. Perception is being engineered at scale without accountability. As these narratives spread, the line between documentation and complicity disappears.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/9bec4390-d347-4fc5-9eb6-16fb5ce4f2da","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/9bec4390-d347-4fc5-9eb6-16fb5ce4f2da","objectType":"note","content":" @Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> See this, as in re STUPID.<\/p> https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXZZM2Bj5Lg\/<\/a><\/p> What happens when viral content hides reality?<\/p> A growing wave of influencers are filming lifestyle-style videos in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and Houthi-controlled Yemen, presenting tightly controlled environments as authentic daily life. These narratives omit repression, economic collapse, and humanitarian crises while framing armed groups as approachable and legitimate.<\/p> This is not passive storytelling. 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Definitely a dinosaur. Idiots, bores and virtue signallers need not apply. Whatever your cult is, I don't do it. Clean out of fucks to give.","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/KeepTakingTheSoma","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"KeepTakingTheSoma","displayName":"KeepTakingTheSoma","note":"P*ssing off the government one post at a time. Definitely a dinosaur. Idiots, bores and virtue signallers need not apply. Whatever your cult is, I don't do it. Clean out of fucks to give."}},"content":"@HebrideanHecate<\/a> @Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> The world will soon be a Potemkin village.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/e6d9dcf5-c156-46b8-b29e-dfd777fce4c5","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/e6d9dcf5-c156-46b8-b29e-dfd777fce4c5","objectType":"note","content":"@HebrideanHecate<\/a> @Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> The world will soon be a Potemkin village.","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/e6d9dcf5-c156-46b8-b29e-dfd777fce4c5","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/9bec4390-d347-4fc5-9eb6-16fb5ce4f2da","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/9bec4390-d347-4fc5-9eb6-16fb5ce4f2da"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-27:objectType=thread:nonce=8516c60dc32edc88","notice_info":{"local_id":"12516289","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-27T15:01:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/e6d9dcf5-c156-46b8-b29e-dfd777fce4c5"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/KeepTakingTheSoma","displayName":"KeepTakingTheSoma","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-original-tmp20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":650,"height":487},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-96-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-48-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-24-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108724"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-96-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"P*ssing off the government one post at a time. 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Clean out of fucks to give."}},"content":"@Flick<\/a> Like every totalitarian regime, it starts by pretending that it's for our safety.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/715f1001-33a7-4017-afe6-eb9b4cf908de","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/715f1001-33a7-4017-afe6-eb9b4cf908de","objectType":"note","content":"@Flick<\/a> Like every totalitarian regime, it starts by pretending that it's for our safety.","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/715f1001-33a7-4017-afe6-eb9b4cf908de","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/2d4df8a1-7ca6-419f-90d6-3b4eff3a9db3","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/2d4df8a1-7ca6-419f-90d6-3b4eff3a9db3"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-27:objectType=thread:nonce=8516c60dc32edc88","notice_info":{"local_id":"12516084","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-27T13:58:57+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/715f1001-33a7-4017-afe6-eb9b4cf908de"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/KeepTakingTheSoma","displayName":"KeepTakingTheSoma","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-original-tmp20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":650,"height":487},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-96-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-48-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-24-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108724"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108724-96-20230320193123.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"P*ssing off the government one post at a time. 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Clean out of fucks to give."}},"content":"@Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> Yes, but it: @Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> There is a stupidity out there that scares me, enrages me, and baffles me beyond comprehension.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a70a67c0-a5d7-40c0-b1ec-54f3ed440516","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a70a67c0-a5d7-40c0-b1ec-54f3ed440516","objectType":"note","content":" @Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> There is a stupidity out there that scares me, enrages me, and baffles me beyond comprehension.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a70a67c0-a5d7-40c0-b1ec-54f3ed440516","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a8f20f0c-caff-4a8c-8b76-87fd3ea232af","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a8f20f0c-caff-4a8c-8b76-87fd3ea232af"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Fullycaffeinated"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-27:objectType=thread:nonce=8516c60dc32edc88","notice_info":{"local_id":"12516060","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-27T13:51:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a70a67c0-a5d7-40c0-b1ec-54f3ed440516"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick","displayName":"Flick ??","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6601-original-tmp20220821002322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":120,"height":120},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6601-96-20220821002322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6601-48-20220821002322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6601-24-20220821002322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"6601"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6601-96-20220821002322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"?, ?, ?, ?: ?\u200d?","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Flick","displayName":"Flick ??","note":"?, ?, ?, ?: ?\u200d?"}},"content":" https:\/\/spectator.com\/article\/a-social-media-ban-for-kids-puts-all-our-privacy-at-risk\/<\/a><\/p> It is not hard to see that for all the good intentions, age-based restrictions to social media amount to a Trojan horse for a de facto mandatory digital ID system. Biometric face scans, often falsely presented as a privacy-safe method of age verification, will fail for millions of people: no algorithm can tell the difference between a 16-year-old on the day of their birthday and the day before. Many more users \u2013 adults with facial disabilities, young-looking women, or anyone who isn\u2019t white \u2013 will face a significantly higher risk of being prompted to upload an ID document because the algorithm cannot accurately verify their age. And so, a biased and inaccurate algorithm will be the arbiter of who does \u2013 and who does not \u2013 need to upload their ID to unlock huge swathes of the internet.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/2d4df8a1-7ca6-419f-90d6-3b4eff3a9db3","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/2d4df8a1-7ca6-419f-90d6-3b4eff3a9db3","objectType":"note","content":" https:\/\/spectator.com\/article\/a-social-media-ban-for-kids-puts-all-our-privacy-at-risk\/<\/a><\/p> It is not hard to see that for all the good intentions, age-based restrictions to social media amount to a Trojan horse for a de facto mandatory digital ID system. Biometric face scans, often falsely presented as a privacy-safe method of age verification, will fail for millions of people: no algorithm can tell the difference between a 16-year-old on the day of their birthday and the day before. Many more users \u2013 adults with facial disabilities, young-looking women, or anyone who isn\u2019t white \u2013 will face a significantly higher risk of being prompted to upload an ID document because the algorithm cannot accurately verify their age. And so, a biased and inaccurate algorithm will be the arbiter of who does \u2013 and who does not \u2013 need to upload their ID to unlock huge swathes of the internet.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/2d4df8a1-7ca6-419f-90d6-3b4eff3a9db3","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-27:objectType=thread:nonce=8516c60dc32edc88","notice_info":{"local_id":"12516046","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-27T13:46:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/2d4df8a1-7ca6-419f-90d6-3b4eff3a9db3"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Fullycaffeinated","displayName":"Caffosaurus\u2615?:mayo:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6269-original-tmp20220818212548.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":276,"height":183},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6269-96-20220818212548.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6269-48-20220818212548.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6269-24-20220818212548.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"6269"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6269-96-20220818212548.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Fran\u00e7ais\/English","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Fullycaffeinated","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Fullycaffeinated","displayName":"Caffosaurus\u2615?:mayo:","note":"Fran\u00e7ais\/English"}},"content":"@Flick<\/a> I'm still shocked at the number of people here that downloaded the app that allowed you to know if you were in close proximity to someone with covid. They bragged about it on social media and encouraged others to do it. An app that tracks you and is linked to your medical information. On your phone. Because safety. No concerns about how the information would be stored or shared.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a8f20f0c-caff-4a8c-8b76-87fd3ea232af","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a8f20f0c-caff-4a8c-8b76-87fd3ea232af","objectType":"note","content":"@Flick<\/a> I'm still shocked at the number of people here that downloaded the app that allowed you to know if you were in close proximity to someone with covid. They bragged about it on social media and encouraged others to do it. An app that tracks you and is linked to your medical information. On your phone. Because safety. 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Evoking the emotional response makes it harder to criticise the cause.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/59780714-cb5d-425f-95fe-a5af753980ee","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/59780714-cb5d-425f-95fe-a5af753980ee","objectType":"note","content":"@Biff<\/a> @HebrideanHecate<\/a> @Flick<\/a> The Mayor of London does something similar about the ULEZ by referencing a child who died of pollution.
Evoking the emotional response makes it harder to criticise the cause.","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/59780714-cb5d-425f-95fe-a5af753980ee","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/37fdaf7f-a9ea-427e-bb6c-6577b6b48f87","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/37fdaf7f-a9ea-427e-bb6c-6577b6b48f87"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Biff"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-27:objectType=thread:nonce=8516c60dc32edc88","notice_info":{"local_id":"12519664","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-28T06:36:39+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/59780714-cb5d-425f-95fe-a5af753980ee"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","displayName":"HebrideanHecate","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-original-tmp20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-96-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-48-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-24-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"6078"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-96-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"55 year old Hebridean Rad, walked this path since I was 13, you won't get me off it now! Has passion for unsuitable swishy coats, poetry and books, lots and lots of books, and cats, musn't forget the cats. Is known as Esme Weatherwax for a reason.Creag an Sgairbh Virescit Vulnere Virtus","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"HebrideanHecate","displayName":"HebrideanHecate","note":"55 year old Hebridean Rad, walked this path since I was 13, you won't get me off it now! Has passion for unsuitable swishy coats, poetry and books, lots and lots of books, and cats, musn't forget the cats. Is known as Esme Weatherwax for a reason.Creag an Sgairbh Virescit Vulnere Virtus"}},"content":"
a) showed what good people they were
b) inflated the figures
c) allowed the government to see at a glance who wanted to be controlled
d) provided data to be used for . . . ?
I'm not shocked at all. People were begging to be told what to do, say and think. Thinking can be hard work, so a lot of people outsource it. They also like to think they are being kept safe, even if it's an illusion.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a65d0607-eaf9-46ca-934c-eeb95bec2fea","object":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a65d0607-eaf9-46ca-934c-eeb95bec2fea","objectType":"note","content":"@Fullycaffeinated<\/a> @Flick<\/a> Yes, but it:
a) showed what good people they were
b) inflated the figures
c) allowed the government to see at a glance who wanted to be controlled
d) provided data to be used for . . . ?
I'm not shocked at all. People were begging to be told what to do, say and think. Thinking can be hard work, so a lot of people outsource it. They also like to think they are being kept safe, even if it's an illusion.","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a65d0607-eaf9-46ca-934c-eeb95bec2fea","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a8f20f0c-caff-4a8c-8b76-87fd3ea232af","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a8f20f0c-caff-4a8c-8b76-87fd3ea232af"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Fullycaffeinated"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-27:objectType=thread:nonce=8516c60dc32edc88","notice_info":{"local_id":"12516062","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-27T13:51:34+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/a65d0607-eaf9-46ca-934c-eeb95bec2fea"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","displayName":"HebrideanHecate","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-original-tmp20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-96-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-48-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-24-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"6078"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/6078-96-20220817191608.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"55 year old Hebridean Rad, walked this path since I was 13, you won't get me off it now! Has passion for unsuitable swishy coats, poetry and books, lots and lots of books, and cats, musn't forget the cats. Is known as Esme Weatherwax for a reason.Creag an Sgairbh Virescit Vulnere Virtus","url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"HebrideanHecate","displayName":"HebrideanHecate","note":"55 year old Hebridean Rad, walked this path since I was 13, you won't get me off it now! Has passion for unsuitable swishy coats, poetry and books, lots and lots of books, and cats, musn't forget the cats. Is known as Esme Weatherwax for a reason.Creag an Sgairbh Virescit Vulnere Virtus"}},"content":"