It's worth checking if this is related to iCE Colour. The new terminal code distinguishes between bright background and blink.
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From Deucе@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed Jun 4 20:39:24 2025
This appears to be due to those terminals not supporting the 25 SGR parameter to turn off blinking.
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