We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history. We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Its winds reached 295 kph and dumped over a metre of rain in parts of Jamaica as it left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.A rapid analysis from London’s Imperial College shows human driven climate change may have made the storm more likely,and more intense www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Which is why we have made “Rovina’s Choice.” We cannot let the people affected – the health workers like those at Clinic 7 and the families like Rovina Naboi’s — go unseen. And we cannot let the consequences go unaccounted for. YouTube link: 🎥 6/ youtu.be/Oj0PsaP2ZqQ?...

Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online. It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis It's real, it's us, and it's here www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...

Thank you Laetitia. Kingston was largely spared, but news from the western end of the island is devastating.. #hurricanemelissa

Thinking about Jamaica, threatened by Tropical Storm Melissa. Hoping for everyone's safety and minimal damage.. I am far away just now..

Dear airlines, please stop sending me surveys. We all know they are ignored in their entirety. Looking at you in particular, @aa.com

“It has certainly merited its place among contemporary Jamaican classics that will be remembered in the newly defined literary scene of the 21st century”, writes Keenan Falconer in his review of @dmccaulay.bsky.social's most recent novel, A House for Miss Pauline Full review on our website

Lovely to see this - one of the judges for the Wilbur Smith Prize for Adventure Writing on each of the shortlisted books, including #aHouseforMissPauline

Jane Goodall - may her memory be a blessing and a guide...

A shell I saw on Piha Beach in New Zealand. Sea and sky, I thought. I left it there. #elsewhere #travelling

Likkl good news...

@jamentrust1991.bsky.social issued a fantastic new report on work to #SaveCockpitCountry. Check it out! jamentrust.org/download/bey...

Gun violence is out of control. The victims of gun violence are Republicans, Democrats, independents, and kids, who have no political affiliation whatsoever. We need to tone down the incendiary political rhetoric, for sure, but we also need to do something about guns. The guns!

Dear boot companies- I know I made the fundamental error of glancing at a nice pair of new boots on social media- but PLEASE stop with the boot ads! I now hate all boots on principle... possibly even all shoes...

Go go go book on in! Leone Ross is a titan of the literary world. If you're a fiction writer of 5,000 words I can't recommend Leone's guidance and sharp eye enough.

Tree fingers.. #LakeOntario #soonbehome

Thoughtful review of A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE in Caribbean Beat thanks to Shivanee Ramlochan @novelniche.bsky.social www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-190/bo... #grateful #aHouseforMissPauline

Ma Kiwi tree. Puriri, or Vitex lucens..

#scape #piha #newzealand

Well, @dmccaulay.bsky.social wrote a book about that! My answer: why not maximise dawn and twilight instead? Long-nap in a cool, dark room between 10 am and 2pm, and have a shorter night sleep between midnight and 4 am. www.peepaltreepress.com/books/daylig...

'Nailed It" Mo. Dems to Add @piperformissouri.bsky.social @lesliejones4mo.bsky.social @shepherdformo.bsky.social @missouridemocrats.bsky.social @lilithkarma.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social @progressmissouri.bsky.social @melrea.bsky.social @casscomodems.bsky.social

It is a truth universally acknowledged that most people are unable to manage an email account.

Dear rain, promises promises...

A true writing day..

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

Fellow writers - my candidate for a banned phrase: 'Every fibre of my being.' Wondering if I've ever used it myself... #writerthoughts #amreading

In the developing world, plastics are frequently burned in the open in landfills or in communities with no access to waste disposal services. This practice is a growing public health concern, say experts, as are reports of marginalized communities resorting to burning plastics as a fuel source.

IT. IS. RAINING! #Kingston #Jamaica

Congrats to @billmckibben.bsky.social I have read all your books - pre ordering this one...

Trump is closing all four climate observatory stations in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Antartica. Because you can't have high CO2 levels if you don't *measure* CO2 levels. roll_safe.gif

Boy, did this resonate with me! Current debate where I live as we face drought and heat in Kingston. So far, Team Lawn is winning... www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

#BlueSkyArtShow #smooth #StrawberryHill #Jamaica

Will this be the last Keeling curve upate from NOAA for CO2 at Mauna Loa? June 2025: 429.61 ppm This may be a tragic moment:

A glacier is disappearing. An artist is trying to preserve its sound.

Am thrilled - my new novel won the inaugural CariCon prize for Caribbean Literature.. #CARICON2025 #ReadCaribbean #grateful #aHouseforMissPauline

Special Kindle deal for ma new novel, A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE from @algonquinbooks.bsky.social Only USD3.99 until July 6.. www.amazon.com/House-Miss-P...

Show me something blue. Blue Hole, Portland, Jamaica #blue #somethingbluechallenge

Really? @cbsnews.com You do a story on dying coral reefs without mentioning the main cause of the warming?? It's FOSSIL FUELS. Better sunscreen is not going to save the planet's reefs... @profterryhughes.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis #DoBetterCBS

This is not good. Watch till the end. Global Temperature Graph 1880-Present. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #dumpfossilfuels #go100re

I just finished THE SAFEKEEP by Yael van Der Wouden - it was enthralling... #amreading

“We want our publishers to stand with us.” An open letter against AI from some of your favorite writers to the people who publish them.

Don't cuss me, another request for a vote, this time for the CARICON Prize. A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE is on the shortlist along with amazing books. Voting closes tmrw, June 27, and you can vote here.. awards.cari-con.org

Hi BlueSky-ers, my new novel, A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE, is on the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize shortlist and you can vote here! Three votes only...can be shared among books or all for a single book.. www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/index.php/pr...

So what, NEPA filed a pollution case against a Jamaican company without collecting a shred of evidence to support it?? jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead...

War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. George Orwell.

Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe,New data from Nasa has revealed a dramatic rise in the intensity of weather events such as droughts and floods www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Congratulations to @bernardineevaristo.bsky.social So well deserved..