🚨 BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to #bribery, admitting he received corrupt payments as a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

#ScienceFictionWatch Robin Ince discovers how black holes have captured the imagination of film-makers and authors and hears how Einstein first conceived of them over a century ago. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Great article by Ta-Nehisi Coates: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c... #antiracism

Horror folks, it's the middle of September, and the Stoker Recommended Reading List is looking extremely small. If you're a member of the HWA, go recommend something you've read that you loved! horror.org/awards/curre...

There are Reasons for This by Nini Berndt reviewed by E. C. Barrett Orphan Planet by Madeehah Reza reviewed by Nileena Sunil Memories From The Jungle by Tristan Garcia, trans. by Christopher Beach reviewed by Will Emmons Link to latest issue in bio! #sciencefiction #scifi #sff #bookreviews

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Quelle surprise www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

"The neoliberal revolution may have dismantled the planning capacity of the US state, but industrial policy lived on in the Pentagon." Always glad to see @triofrancos.bsky.social's analysis. Stop reading unserious "is Trump a degrowther?" think pieces and read this instead.

‘If we can build among ourselves relations in which we mutually respect one another and treat one another equally, that's part of the work already.’ On the podcast, @leninology.bsky.social joins @moonjets to discuss David Graeber’s life and work. Listen on our website: www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...

A recording of the Long Arc of Fascism panel discussion on "Fascism as Capitalist Counter-Revolution" with Brenna Bhandar, Avery Everhart, Gastón Gordillo and Alberto Toscano, chaired by Naomi Klein (April 19, 2025). www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCK1...

A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

These are superlative. Click to feel love. (Teaser: they would also beautifully illustrate The End of Everything, Serpents Tail, June 2026.)

Ayo Edebiri answers question she was purposely excluded from by interviewer. Kudos to Andrew for immediately recognizing the misogynoir, his body language says it all. #BlackSky

Jo Walton's latest book roundup includes a lovely short review of WHAT WE WERE SEEKING:

Translated out of Quaker, this is the sound of Arnold Schwarzenegger reloading a shotgun one-handed. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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890 people have been arrested for demanding an end to genocide in Gaza. To call them “terrorists” is beyond disgusting. Shame on you and this Labour government for criminalising solidarity with the Palestinian people, while continuing to sell arms to Israel that fuel genocide.

And so it begins. Silent, elderly protestors now being arrested by Police. Whilst western leaders sponsor a genocide, those opposing it are labelled terrorist supporters. A dark page in the UK history books. (🎥 Just Briohny)

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New Big Thief album: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s... #MusicSky

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This is nothing to do with how I feel about the writing: I believe it's my best non-fiction book. But my ex-publishers ran off with my (and other authors') earnings & almost completely derailed my career & life. Because of that, I'd like these out of my house. Any shares of this much appreciated.

The load-bearing myth at the heart of UK politics is that the politicians and media are tolerant and decent and working people are knuckle-dragging bigots, but it's actually completely the other way around.

Another great episode of Take Four Books, this time with Melissa Lucashenko talking about Edenglassie: pca.st/episode/56f0... #booksky

New episode up now. The Tombs of Atuan (1970) by Ursula K. Le Guin, the second part of Earthsea, with guest Frank Cottrell-Boyce in conversation with Una McCormack and Andy Miller. @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0sc5...

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The amount of things you might need to know before you can know anything about anything is almost instantly disorientating. The world flickers in & out of scale & focus, randomly & very fast. You make some toast instead.

🎧 New Critical Friends for your listening devices! This month, Sneha Pathak and @tansyg.bsky.social talk to me about texts often dismissed as too slight to review - books, films, genres with which we might be accused of merely passing time. How should critics approach this sort of work? And why?

"Vo asks us to consider if there is any true freedom from love. If there is, would you want it?" we are so blessed to have Nghi Vo writing books amongst us. what a joy. here is my review of Don't Sleep with the Dead.

Flags do more to divide community www.pressreader.com/uk/birmingha... #BrumTogether #RefugeesWelcome #StopTheFarRight #StandUpToRacism

A bit of hopeful politics news for a change www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #politics #hope

Especially for Sarah Hall's recommendations: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #booksky

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Thanks @sjgroenewegen.co.uk for linking this fascinating look at Octavia Butler and the Now she saw coming: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"… there appeared two women and an accordion." —Robert Doisneau

Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.

pca.st/episode/24ab... A great episode of A Good Read #booksky

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Seven years ago I wrote at @reactorsff.bsky.social (not yet called reactor) about why I do this and why I chose @globalvoices.org. Today, supporting independent, international news is even more important. reactormag.com/malka-older-...

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A bit on books and reading in Scottish Field. First book, a book I always recommend, best book this year, book I am most looking forward to, a book I didn't finish etc etc www.scottishfield.co.uk/books/the-go... #Books #Scotland #UK #WritingCommunity #Writing #Reading

Brilliant, beautiful intro to a brilliant, beautiful book 💜👏 #booksky