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Our democracy is literally being sold out from under us. Crypto billionaires putting their man in power to make a killing. It should be front page, headline news every day until the criminal investigation is underway. And Farage is banned from public office. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-cameo-...

"When's Christmas mum?" (She's now a happy, superficially at least very normal grandmother, btw.)

Check it out - truly one of the greats. Endlessly fascinating film. ("The only performance that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.") (And Anita Pallenberg.)

Hey, you, our gorgeous 27-story print anthology is at a bargainous prices for May. Help the wildlife of Britain and get a copy here: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 🦌🦡🦊🦉🦋 work by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social @terryholland.bsky.social @clareobrien.bsky.social @quickasaflash.bsky.social and more

Our Prompted Story spotlight today is from Terri Rose @terri-rose.bsky.social 🦝 We loved the dark, creepy mood in this piece, the quiet desperation and obsession oozes with the smoke and ritual. Such an imaginative use of the prompts. Read here: trashcatlit.com/a-second-too...

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This is what I (and I suspect many others) admire in Zack Polanski: moral clarity. I hope it causes a political earthquake next week. 💚

And just like that, the Spring Prompted Stories Pop-Up is available for your reading pleasure 🦝 Nineteen imaginative and creative flash created from prompts. We love it, you'll love, go get it 💜 trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto... 1/3

"I swallow my fear like raw meat" delicious writing from JP

We almost forgot April is Trash Cat Lit's 2nd birthday! Two years since we were birthed from a bin desperate for treasures. It's been a cracking ride so far, thank you to everyone who submits and supports this wee mag. We will be mostly eating snacksies today 🦝 Stay Trashy 💜

I read this book earlier this year and highly recommend: it left me with an inner smile and feeling of warmth that stubbornly refuses to fade. It's a gently poignant, subltly magickal page-turner with heart and humour aplenty.

Really looking forward to trying out this Kikipan B&W film - will post results - thank you @zdp189.bsky.social !

🚨 First time in British history that a party to the left of Labour have topped a national poll. 💚 Hope is here. It's all of us. ✊🏼 Reject hateful, divisive politics - and let's make hope normal again. Join.greenparty.org.uk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tWD... #fallfriday

It starts tomorrow peoples! Our spring prompted story challenge begins with Trashie selection (blindly choosing your prompts!). The link to select Trashies will open tomorrow at 9am (BST) until 6th April. We're getting the generator ready🦝 trashcatlit.com/prompted-pop... #submissioncalls

Look what I got from the lovely @longbarrowpress.bsky.social - thank you!

And sometimes they say, hey Mark! You're spoiling all the paintwork. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11b... #fallfriday

Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It's a good speech, you should watch it.

Missy Luna, chilling and sunning her paws, watching the young neighbourhood cats doing their cat stuff on the roofs below. 80 in human years and still going strong.

Our dependency on fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. Wars across the world are pushing up prices for households in the UK. Why keep waiting for the next crisis? We need to transition to clean power as fast as we can to protect people and our economy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I hate AI. (Now where's my badge?)

Just joined UK’s Green Party for a few reasons. Starmer himself suggested ppl like me leave the Labour Party when he assumed leadership. Request granted. But the Greens’ recent success & polling (and more importantly their policy goals!) show them to be robust & viable. join.greenparty.org.uk

The Fall's masterpiece Hex Enduction Hour was released OTD in 1982. Give yourself a Sunday treat and play it in full. Running time, 1 hour. Play it three times on the trot and it'll rearrange your molecules. For the better. Listen here: open.spotify.com/album/3tF3mF...

Fuck VAR. It's killing football.

💚 what is the point of the lib dems look at all those wasted votes

How do I get my AI Hater badge?

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer. 🧵 1/5

Keir took the gloves off to write some letters. @greenparty.org.uk got 215K members and rising. I prefer the Green alphabet. Join.greenparty.org.uk

As y'all head off to #awp26, I am calculating our author royalties. I cannot stress this enough - buy small press books directly from publishers. It's the way everyone makes the most money and art can continue to happen!

Hopeful !

Biggest missed opportunity the world ever had.

Thousands and thousands of people across the country today are rooting for the Green Party to win. It's so hopeful! Join our movement: Join.greenparty.org.uk

It's our final tease before the Preloved Stories issue launches on Saturday 🦝 @tracierenee.bsky.social sets the table for more than just those in the home, as a way of letting go @jdhellenwrites.bsky.social MC struggles to move forward in life, especially when the cheese is so good

You don't have to be young to spot large-scale intergenerational theft.

The tactical voting sites are saying it's between Greens and Reform, Grafters vs Grifters. #GortonAndDenton 🗳️

Ancient artefacts, monuments and landscapes should not be in private hands. Heritage should be part of the commons, shared by everybody. 30% of England's land and its archaeology is held by a tiny cabal of aristocrats and gentry, descendants of the thugs who stole it. Isn't it time we took it back?

Just really disgusted by this. They decided to cut a completely legitimate gesture of solidarity, but leave a slur in. Wtf? Of course the freeze peach warriors are all conspicuous for their silence.

Reform have nothing to offer but divisive hate. Blaming migrants and communities struggling to get by. Hannah Spencer understands Manchester, she knows the value of work and will actually get things done. Thursday - it's Greens Vs Reform. Hope Vs Hate. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My brother knows Karl Marx.

If you're a Labour voter in #DentonAndGorton , and you want to stop Reform, you need to vote Green 💚

When I ran for leader, I said we're going to make the Labour Government more worried about losing seats to the Green Party - than to Reform. We're making this happen in Gorton & Denton. This is about our country. Volunteer in the next 9 days! greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

Pre-order my book on how, from the British Empire to the Belgian, from Mexico to Mozambique, from the Sahel to Sri Lanka, empire not only made its colonies into places of extraction and exploitation, but keeps them there today. (25% off, 17-20 Feb). www.waterstones.com/book/prisone...

Excellent news - preorder this book by 20 Feb @amalkc.bsky.social and get 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social From the British Empire to the Belgian, from the Sahel to Sri Lanka, Amal shows how extractive capitalism & colonialism are intertwined. www.waterstones.com/book/prisone...

"The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m through increases in arts-related expenditure, productivity gains and reduced reliance on other welfare payments, according to a government-commissioned cost-benefit analysis." Empower the arts ✊ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

So kinda the same point @zackpolanski.bsky.social has been making for ages and getting crucified for by the ‘sensibles’

Writers in Amsterdam! Seeing all these photos is amazing ❤️

Envious right-wingers will never go for this. Everyone has to be miserable except them, the "winners".