"What Iranians deserve is so ordinary is almost embarrassing to say aloud. They deserve not to spend their mornings calculating whether they will survive until evening. They deserve to be seen as people... not as acceptable losses, not as the unfortunate human context around a geopolitical problem."

The response to the conversion therapy video has been amazing. I’ve gotten messages from lots of NHS staff appalled to learn about the present-day abuses, who want to hold senior managers to account. As I say in the video, allowing this abuse undermines the entire NHS! 🏥 youtu.be/_S5w18sjYLk?...

I love that the book banning little freaks get booted from school/library boards basically every time AND I want to shout out the wine moms they radicalized who were like ‘oh fuck these people, I’m running for school board.’

Age verification? I remember being sent to buy an ice lolly with a thrupenny bit.

Microsoft, to its billions of customers: You must use this product to be hired or promoted. It is the future. We are spending billions per day, choking the rest of the economy. You cannot avoid it. You cannot uninstall it. It is risky. Do not rely on it for anything important. It is a toy.

Your reminder, should it be needed, of the sheer, unadulterated ignorance of Dr Wolf.

God, I love her so much. Just banger after bager. She's in it purely for the love of the game and I respect that.

"Under a 10-20 year system, a worker would spend a decade or more in which their entire immigration status — and [thus] their family’s home, their children’s schooling, their right to remain — depends on maintaining the goodwill of a single employer. That is a structurally coercive relationship."

In honor of (hopefully) today's launch of NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon in more than 50 years, here is a to-scale graphic of exactly how far away the Moon actually is. (Click image to expand.) You could fit about 30 Earths between the Earth and the Moon!

One of the very best from Clickhole

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Anyone in Sheffield tomorrow night might like to take in this musical event: www.sidneyandmatilda.com/events/sm-pr...

Someone with the handle @velocity69.bsky.social is sharing a video with the caption: "The highest quality video of the moon was just released… so beautiful * Artemis II" It's gone viral, but it's not from Artemis II. If you've shared it, you might want to un-share.

Speaking of Threads, this one got me in the feels.

Just going to leave this here.

This is adorable... 😊

Me: 🎶Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars / Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars🎶 Genie: <snaps fingers> Me: <dies three very horrific deaths>

it also has this one

Happy Easter!

British Eastercon in Birmingham If you want me to sign books or answer your questions I'll be hanging out in the hotel bar from 4-6pm today (Sunday). All welcome!

I guess you may have seen this already (afraid I don’t know the source to credit anyone)

Listening in to the live Artemis II feed. I love the way they talk about everything (jargon, acronyms, plaing English) . Like a bit ago, an astronaut was talking emotionally about how beautiful the views were of the approaching moon, and Houston's CapCom person responded plainly “Copy. Moon joy.”

My fellow writers might not want to hear this, but AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft, like for instance when you’re engaged in the process of being a talentless shitbag hack who is too lazy to do any fucking writing.

Nice things.

I'm gonna post this twice so you get ALL the alt text of this Onion op-ed!

Awesome!

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Strunk & White - Rule 13 #Iridescence

And there it is.

Happy Easter.

Yes it is, my contracts specify humans have to do cover art, editing, translation, etc. I will note that to date I have had no real resistance to these contract points by my publishers. So, really, if these points are not in your contract, ask for them (or have your agent ask for them).

"And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and... wait, is this thing running two instances of Microsoft Outlook?"

It's this little gem and it's not up for debate

In case you needed the confirmation, Netflix Customer Service Chat is either an AI, or a liar. Possibly both.

Do I know anyone who‘s edited a Cambridge Companion who could dm me

Did anyone have 'Cheesey Chips banned as a performance-enhancing drug' on their 2026 bingo card? www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/cheesy-...

Trump has succeeded in his mission. He made America grate again.

🎵 An absolute banger called 🎵 ICE fuck you.

Seems incredible to be writing on April Fools Day that there's going to be a manned mission to the Moon (ok, around the Moon) launching today for the first time since the 1970s. But remarkably it's absolutely true. Exciting times.

Since you’re all enjoying this, please allow me to plug my book, LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: THE NINE LIVES OF MURIEL SPARK (out 9th April). It has bugger all to do with Liza - or mini Battenbergs, for that matter - but it’s a hoot all the same. lnk.to/LikeaCatLove...

Elon's mind is a crucial asset for US global power. We cannot allow it to be liquified in a precision targeted missile attack. That would be a terrible blow for America. Please don't do that, Iran.

Today’s poem is about trying to get around the UK by train. It’s called ‘The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A’. brianbilston.com/2026/03/31/a...

Please read this, understand what the govt is doing & take action. Labour's immigration proposals swap integration for segregation, introduce a Dubai-style Kafala system of coercive employer control & drive low-income families into poverty. They're an abomination. open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...

“Should trans people have fewer rights? ‘Not in our name’, say over 35,000 women” Proud to be part of this initiative. Please keep sharing. QR code below.

PLEASE, PLEASPLEASE, PLEASE RETWEET this sweet pup!!! He’s absolutely frantic & so very sad!!! He’s grief stricken. Retweet him - middle click - for exposure! Let’s try to find him a home or a Foster! RT even if you don’t RT for animals. I’m begging you! plz.

Before today I really had no idea about Bette Midler's politics, but now I know... www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VX...