Talk? For three hours? Are you mad?

Something positive for a change www.worldofmoose.com/products/civ...

It paperback publication day for #BrokenGhosts and you get a newsletter! How spoiled are you all? mailchi.mp/ff4d1fae9294...

I was introduced to Borsook's work in grad school and still cite it regularly as it remains relevant!

Pencil some #writing time into your calendar. Then sit down at the assigned moment, close social media, and start writing. It might feel like starting a car on a cold morning, but if you don't try, it won't happen.

Anyone have the data to map this against press coverage of the various parties over the past week?

Today Mandie shares her review of Broken Ghosts by JD Oswald, which is out in paperback tomorrow. Link in bio @sirbenfro.bsky.social‬ #jamesoswald @wildfiredoesbooks @mandie163.mg #bookthreads #books #booksky #bookstagram #bookreview #brokenghosts

It’s a mistake to be discussing drugs we know to be safe. Time after time we take the bait of their provocations - their wild claims. We need to stop accepting their terms of debate - stop wasting our time trying to win their arguments. Instead, make real connections within and across communities.

Publishers' content you say?

Flicking through a copy of Broken Ghosts to pick out a reading for tonight's event, and of course I spot two typos in one passage. Dammit.

Who could have possibly guessed...

Perhaps the Nobel committee could give him a special prize for participation.

This evening folks! I'll be @waterstoneskdy.bsky.social to mark the paperback launch of #BrokenGhosts. Kicks off at 7pm. Will you be there too? www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Happy Rapture to all who celebrate.

So I’ve done 278k steps in three weeks! Way ahead of target but I’m not slowing down. Honestly feeling great for all the fresh air and exercise. It’s all in aid of Venture Scotland and you can still donate. I’m only £22 away from £1,000, which is incredible. www.justgiving.com/page/doug-jo...

Always read that as more of a threat than a slogan.

Thank you everyone for the kind words. It's never easy, but this one was hard to cope with. jamesoswald.co.uk?p=1607

A bit of James Baldwin today: "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"

In many ways, the west has a Media problem more than anything else. We have allowed ourselves to become addicted to sensationalism and outrage, so that's what the media serves us.

the UK bookshop.org site has a competition where if you buy from them between today and the 24th, any book sitewide, you can win a £250 gift card to spend on books. i like this because even if you don't win you still have a book uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...

we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there

Rest in peace Dogmael.

Say The Thing: why and how fascism is being mainstreamed across the board, and what to do about it. Read and share Patrick's morally and factually unassailable essay.

Passive solar gain

WTAF?

Trans rights are human rights, but the bad news is people also hate human rights.

Fascism is a process. It is never finished. We either defeat it, or it will eventually eat itself. But not before it has destroyed everything of value first.

I have never used any LLM tool. I have never typed a prompt. Other life choices exist, and I'm not saying they're bad. Making my brain work is important to me. Even "mindless" tasks are important to engage Default Mode Network thinking (problem solving while doing something minimally engaging).

the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger my latest with @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

I have *never* used ChatGPT. Not once. I’m not saying I’m better than you… oh fuck it, I’m better than you.

Home now after a wonderful evening of book chat. Thank you to everyone who came along, and to Sally @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social for inviting me back!

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

Good people of Linlithgow. I will be among you this evening! Very much looking forward to my return visit!

What's the difference between ketamine and Mars? SpaceX don't have a man on Mars yet

How can she expect to defeat the Far Right if she doesn't unquestioningly accept their foundational premises?

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

I do wonder what these people think a racist looks like. So many deluding themselves it's not what stares back at them from the mirror.

That thing where you go to take a sip of coffee and miss your mouth.

You know what, yeah, people have concerns. They're concerned about paying bills, renting or buying a house, buying food, getting an NHS appointment etc. None of that's down to migrants. If you attend a rally organised by Tommy Robinson, don't play the "legitimate concerns" card. You're a racist. 1/

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

If you were on that fascist march, then you don't get to wear a poppy this year.

There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there. This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.

Sadly this...

"Free speech for me, But not for thee..."

The thing you need to understand about all these twats wanging on about their 'free speech' is that it's not something they believe you should have too.

Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be. Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.

Hat tip @clownf1st.bsky.social

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