upthread
(internet slang) Previous, or hierarchically higher, in a thread of discussion.
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For more on this see the excellent article from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com in the @financialtimes.com, the source of the chart upthread. Gift link 👇 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Contra Burns’ commentary on the Isabel Fall shitstorm two steps upthread, it was not •only• a demonstration of the distinctive vulnerability of trans women, it showed social justice advocacy culture norms driving a ma…
Finally, my Flickr album from that day is still up, and you can see both the Number 1 turret and the 5" shells I mentioned upthread too.
sweet -- honestly my first thought at that photo upthread was "wow, a real photographer took this"
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(internet slang) Previous, or hierarchically higher, in a thread of discussion.
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(internet slang) Previously, or hierarchically higher, in a thread of discussion.
“For more on this see the excellent article from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com in the @financialtimes.com, the source of the chart upthread. Gift link 👇 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...”
“Contra Burns’ commentary on the Isabel Fall shitstorm two steps upthread, it was not •only• a demonstration of the distinctive vulnerability of trans women, it showed social justice advocacy culture norms driving a marginalized community to hurt one of their own.”
“Finally, my Flickr album from that day is still up, and you can see both the Number 1 turret and the 5" shells I mentioned upthread too.”
As I pointed out upthread, …
“For more on this see the excellent article from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com in the @financialtimes.com, the source of the chart upthread. Gift link 👇 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Contra Burns’ commentary on the Isabel Fall shitstorm two steps upthread, it was not •only• a demonstration of the distinctive vulnerability of trans women, it showed social justice advocacy culture norms driving a marginalized community to hurt one of their own.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Finally, my Flickr album from that day is still up, and you can see both the Number 1 turret and the 5" shells I mentioned upthread too.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“sweet -- honestly my first thought at that photo upthread was "wow, a real photographer took this"”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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