As someone whose partner has ILR, I can't begin to tell you how frightening this racist bullshit is. Fuck Nigel Farage, his media outriders, and politicians of other parties cosying up to 'legitimate concerns'.

I'm loving this glorious 1959 poster by artist Jean Fortin, advertising Air France flights to Morocco.

Respond to the UK government's consultation on late payments & poor practices for freelancers. The National Union of Journalists has template responses to help. This is an important opportunity for every freelance journalist #StopTheFreelanceRipOff nuj.org.uk/resource/stop-the-freelance-rip-off.html

For no particular reason, here's a stained glass window of Bob Marley as St George, about to slay the racist dragon of Babylon. Taken at his house at Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica.

For no particular reason, here's a stained glass window of Bob Marley as St George, about to slay the racist dragon of Babylon. Taken at his house at Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica.

Looking forward to talking #Heiresses at #Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social with @paulclammer.bsky.social next week - Wednesday 17th September, 6pm. See you there? www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e134...

Can anyone on here recommend an audio transcription platform (I don’t mind it not being free but don’t have a budget for a person to do it right now, because the audio is 1h long and that would be £££) that transcribes in Haitian Kreyòl?

So, I got the government's emergency warning – now I have to start building a shelter in my front room and wrap the bodies in black bin liners for collection, yes?

This is a really great piece. I never saw Slender-billed Curlews outside of museums. Writing the paper that declared them extinct was a sad and unexpectedly emotional thing. As scientists we dream of discovering new species, not writing being the ones to declare them lost forever.

This is worth reading if you’re wondering where you stand as an author whose work was ripped off by Anyhropic. Looks like, as I was worrying, that I’ll probably not get a payout since my work wasn’t registered with the US copyright office.

Thrilled to get a copy of @monisharajesh.bsky.social's new book 'Moonlight Express' - and even more so to be in conversation with her about it at Stanfords Bristol on 30 September!

Finishing the week on a high, with an unexpected contact leading me to a new manuscript letter confirming a theory I've had about one of the subjects of my current research project. A small piece in a big jigsaw, but one I'm delighted to have. Win!

Remember, STATUTE LAW and NHS rules REQUIRE trans people to live as their preferred gender FOR YEARS, IN PUBLIC, to prove they deserve legal or medical transition. This makes that impossible. It is exterminatory.

Sick of all the transphobic bullshit in the media, so I'm in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to remind myself that yes, there is kindness in this world. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

At M Shed in Bristol, which is always wonderful, but it will never not be shocking to see your own personal life experiences as museum exhibits.

Had to cancel a trip to London at the last minute, so am treating myself to a day in cafes writing instead. Feels glorious.

New exhibit at my local library. What a lovely thing. Thought you'd enjoy.

I just can’t accept the idea that we’ve already lost the fight against generative AI in creative spaces and should just roll over and acquiesce. It’s morally lazy and irresponsible. Keep pushing back and doing the right thing!

I have a set of these and they are absolutely gorgeous.

Particularly looking forward to being in conversation with @paulclammer.bsky.social @malikalnasir.bsky.social Desha Osborne, @blackedinburgh.bsky.social Sudhir Hazareesingh @corinnefowler.bsky.social Malachi McIntosh, Casey Bailey & @paullashmar.bsky.social 😀

CFP deadline coming up on 1st September for our “Power Couples” workshop next Spring. Do think about submitting a paper (work in progress stuff very welcomed!) We’ve had some wonderful proposals sent in relating to a wide array of different global contexts and methodological approaches - exciting!

@twirlynoodle.com Hello, I've just tried to contact you through the Worst Journey website, but there seems to be some kind of tech issue. Can I DM you please? It's for an interview request. Our mutual friend @tchotchke.bsky.social can vouch for me (I hope!) Thanks 🙏

The high cost of fast fashion: an eye-opening piece by @mattcarr.substack.com on the youth collective Desierto Vestido, fighting to expose the toxic crisis of thousands of tonnes of Western clothes being dumped every year in Chile's ecologically fragile Atacama Desert. lab.org.uk/desierto-ves...

the last two news stories i saw, one after another, were israel bombing nasser hospital in gaza and then this one. genuinely ashamed of the UK right now

What’s happening in Gaza is horrific and must be resisted This comic has been made alongside and as part of #CartoonistsForG4za, use the tag to see more from other artists A donation link will be in the last post of this thread 🙏🍉 1/13

The loss of any specialist online media is always a sad thing, but the Polar Journal has been an excellent reporter of Artic & Antarctic affairs, so its closure will be very keenly felt - especially when these regions stand in the very frontline of the climate crisis.

Loved this essay by @paddyclarke.bsky.social in @thequietus.com on the radical, transgressive nature of morris dancing, and why it's so much more interesting than hackneyed clichés would have you believe. thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

Scrabbling around in boxes to find where I'd stored an important document, I stumbled across my tour leader days collection of business cards. Feast your eyes on the now defunct joyous art of the Syrian tourism business card.

I just booked my car's MOT & service, after having had the reminder on my desk for nearly four weeks. I would like a medal and permission to go back to bed please.

I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.

A terrible decision that will affect access for students in full time work, carers and mature students. Signed as a writer and Bristol alum.

Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.

Name a non LOTR character who could resist the one ring.

I found a 1957 book of old photos of Bristol, and it has this extraordinary newspaper cutting about growing up in extreme poverty in the 1890s, when there was still coal mining in the city. The street where the shoeless children got poor relief is now one of Bristol's gentrified hipster hangouts.

I found a 1957 book of old photos of Bristol, and it has this extraordinary newspaper cutting about growing up in extreme poverty in the 1890s, when there was still coal mining in the city. The street where the shoeless children got poor relief is now one of Bristol's gentrified hipster hangouts.

This is an extraordinarily moving story from Antarctica www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I didn't know a lot about the Polari Prize until this weekend, but their self-inflicted disaster in nominating a transphobe has ironically put some really excellent new writers and books on my radar. Loving this new longlist of authors who withdrew from the prize!

'Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive / But to be young with a new Doctor Who comic was very heaven...'

Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.

Can't fault the clarity of Labour's message on protest. There are BAD protesters who must be punished (Irish musicians, anti-genocide vicars) and there are GOOD protesters whose views deserve respect (masked thugs with petrol bombs trying to start a pogrom)

"Our almost-instinct almost true/What will survive of us is Low."

Absolute premium 19th Century Lonely Planet guidebook material here. <chef's kiss>

I was thrilled to receive a proof of @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social's superb new book 'Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean'. It's certain to make waves, and you're all absolutely going to want to pick up a copy when it's published next month. Strong recommend.

I was thrilled to receive a proof of @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social's superb new book 'Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean'. It's certain to make waves, and you're all absolutely going to want to pick up a copy when it's published next month. Strong recommend.

Today is the 9th anniversary of my best ever Amazon review of one of my guidebooks, by a traveller also thought that foreigners speak too quickly.

I've not really cracked how Bluesky works but I'm not going to let that stop me from doing a cover reveal for my next book. And here it is: Out 6 January 2026! Preorder now at the usual spots, including: bookshop.org/p/books/free...

Delighted to get a copy of 'Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America' by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social, freshly minted from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social. Spoiler alert: I had an electronic advance copy and this book is BRILLIANT.

Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.

I write a lot about Antarctica for work, on tourism issues, heritage, conservation & polar science. But somehow the piece I did about conspiracy theories has now been more read more than almost anything I've ever done. The truth is out there? 👽 www.swoop-antarctica.com/blog/why-doe...

This is a great thread about a very exciting project - congratulations @nlwillson.bsky.social!