I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

BRISTOL!!! See you in 3 days @bookhaus.bsky.social! For books! And some chat about linguistic anarchism & c.

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it. We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.

We can't meet our climate change targets by exporting emissions. That's why we've taken the first formal step in legal proceedings against the Government. goodlaw.social/s87x

INTERVIEWER: Any comment on Zohran Mamdani's victory and what it says about immigrants and trans rights? LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York

This is what you get for respecting the Wu-Tang Clan. 👏

SOLIDARITY RALLY for the Gloucester Phlebotomists Support the workers leading the longest strike in NHS history. 17 Nov| 11am | Gloucester Shire Hall, GL1 2TG RSVP: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solidarity-rally-with-gloucestershire-phlebotomists #StrikeMap

This will be a long thread on yesterday police massacre in Rio. In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory. CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil. +

Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story. Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done. You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story! 🧵 1/9

Bristol pals! I am coming to talk about language, power & dragons to launch BAD LANGUAGE @bookhaus.bsky.social. I'll be talking to the amazing @noreenmasud.bsky.social so it will be AWESOME. Weds 26 Nov, 6pm Book your tickets here👇 www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e139...

I just learnt that over £100,000 of NHS funds have been wasted on defending bullying instead of paying frontline staff fairly. Sign the petition to demand that Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust investigate how their CEO, Kevin McNamara, treats NHS staff. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Happy #BookshopDay! I popped down to @bookhaus.bsky.social where I’ll be discussing Britain’s energy past & future with @dominicmhinde.bsky.social on 29 Oct (tix available!) - just 1 of loads of talks they do. My book is out Tuesday @manchesterup.bsky.social - ask your local bookshop to order it ☺️

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

On the 1st of October 1965, the US collaborated in initiating a coup against Sukarno, the first president of independent Indonesia. The coup-makers installed a brutal right-wing dictatorship that systematically exterminated up to one million people with the direct support of the CIA.

Extraordinary stuff.

Videos show torrents of water gushing through the streets of Spain’s Valencia after heavy rainfall, raising fears of a repeat of last year’s floods, the deadliest in decades.

🌱TODAY🌱 @kmilb.bsky.social and Frances Northrop discuss Radical Abundance 🗓️Wed, Sept 24 ⏰6 pm 📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

🌱TOMORROW🌱 @kmilb.bsky.social and Frances Northrop discuss Radical Abundance 🗓️Wed, Sept 24 ⏰6 pm 📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

🌱BOOK EVENT🌱 @kmilb.bsky.social and Frances Northrop discuss Radical Abundance 🗓️Wed, Sept 24 ⏰6 pm 📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

TRUMP JUST PATTED STARMER LIKE A PET DOG!

🌱BOOK EVENT🌱 @kmilb.bsky.social and Frances Northrop discuss Radical Abundance 🗓️Wed, Sept 24 ⏰6 pm 📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

You know how I hate to harp on about this, but nothing is ever going to change until we address it: How can this have happened when all our loudest political commentators stridently agreed *for years* that the public were crying out for these Serious people and these Sensible policies?

New Tyler Robinson posts leaked to me tell a very different story than you've heard before: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

New research published in The Lancet finds that Western unilateral sanctions have caused 38 million deaths since 1970. The average death toll ranges from 400,000 to over 1 million per year. Staggering levels of violence. This system is intolerable and must be replaced.

This will be good! Miranda Kaufman with her new book…

Join me this evening as I discuss Indignity with @leaypi.bsky.social

Where is Keir Starmer? Where is the leadership? Fascists marched on our streets yesterday and he hasn’t said a single word. Instead the Prime Minister spends his time defending the “best pals” of paedophiles. He is a coward. He should resign.

Republican Flip Flop

🚨 BREAKING | 1,339 people have now been arrested on "terrorism" charges in 2025, with almost all of them busted for holding signs at pro-Palestine protests. This is more than any year on record, by far. (Source: Home Office)

Newly released emails from Mandelson to Epstein - “I think the world of you and I feel hopeless and furious about what has happened. "It just could not happen in Britain... fight for early release and be philosophical about it as much as you can." www.thesun.co.uk/news/3665359...

EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Come and join us next Monday the 15th to celebrate the publication of Indignity by @leaypi.bsky.social! Tickets are available here hdfst.uk/e132120

Attention Bristol. On Wednesday 24th September we'll be discussing our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future at Bookhaus. Get your tickets from the link below. www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

every birthday message to epstein is like "dear jeff, you're so rich and so handsome but probably the thing about you i love most is that you're a prolific child predator. never change <3"

Victory for the community running the Kuumba Centre in Bristol. They’ve been called trespassers for years by Bristol City Council, but left the court as trustees… Read more here👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Last year LBC ended my show after my interview with an Israeli official went viral. I’ve had lots of interview requests since then but I wanted to wait for the right outlet. Meet ‘Turn Left’: a volunteer led, independent, media org, who focus on reporting important news stories & political issues.

Last book I read: Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment Book by Matt Broomfield Current read: Dawn by Octavia Butler Last book added to my tbr: White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link Next read: One-Dimensional Man by Herbert Marcuse

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces. #JournalismIsNotACrime

A bit on the nose 🫠

A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright.

North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions chuffed.org/project/help...

Our event with Akshi Singh to launch her book An Experiment in Leisure, in conversation with @mariannebrooker.bsky.social is sold out and starting now!

🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London. We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.

💥BOOK EVENT💥 Sound System is a book of raves, riots and revolution - join Dave Randall for a discussion of the second edition 🗓️Wed, Aug 20 ⏰6 pm 📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social‬ www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e132...

Soooooo @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social decided to show up at the Wu-Tang Clan show. You want to talk about trying to get votes.