Currently planning to bring a few of these to Voidcon, although HOW to transport & display big paper things without defacing them seems tricky? Come to Voidcon and get your personalized messed up dinged up copy with my greasy fingerprints all over it! Is this good advertising?

For your viewing pleasure. Tenderloin will be served during the intermission. #booksky

Presumably because it aligns with our own government's (and therefore the government's official state mouthpiece's) unfounded view that autism is overdiagnosed, and so anything they can do to undermine the validity of research and diagnosis is in their interests.

If the Rapture only happened to people who believe it is a real thing, this would be a much more pleasant and sane country to live in.

I know we clown strongly worded statements but every medical professional in the US needs to issue one by tomorrow morning saying "we're not following the bullshit guidance of a lifelong antivax activist & his senile boss"

You can’t fix autism because autistic people are not broken.

Palestinian families like Louay's are being violently displaced & starved to death in Israel's genocidal famine & siege. Please help by sharing & donating if you can so they can afford food & shelter (no donations in 3 days):

Hey do you want to know how to get you and all of your followers blocked at once? Here's how! It has been nonstop wordless picture replies for two days and I have had it.

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Fantastic collection.

Good morning I don't know why, but I love pylons. I found these in the East Bay somewhere in Northern California. I call the shot The Hum, which is as term you'll know if you follow @hookland.bsky.social 's account (which you absolutely should).

To anyone who needs it today: credit your translator. A good translator's skills are at least as important as those of the original creator. Imagine if someone were to build a life sized replica of the Eiffel Tower out of matchsticks, you wouldn't just credit Gustave Eiffel - would you?

What I'm wearing to the Rapture

All those "good" mothers throughout history, who did everything "right", and still helplessly watched their infants die from conditions we can now cure or prevent with one injection... If you listen hard, you can hear the weeping.

Free book thing coming tomorrow. Stay tuned.

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

Repost for Irish Film Classifications by Damien Owens, because it's just come up in FB memories and it's still *brilliant*.

Four other films I consider perfect (definitely no pattern in these choices 🤔)

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572! Find out more: www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-di...

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

What movie do you consider perfect?

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-...

GPT! GPT! GPT! GPT! “I hear those chats are awful loud…” It’s hosted safely in the cloud! “Is there a chance the bot could lie?” Not on your life, and nor will I!

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Oxford has been around since 1096. Imagine tossing almost a thousand years of academic reputation into the garbage, setting it on fire, and then pissing it out over a useless fucking plagiarism machine what loses billions of dollars a year telling people to kill themselves.

Your reminder that legislation to curb the rights of trans people to use restrooms or do anything else means everyone's behaviour, clothing etc will be opened up to intrusive and unwanted scrutiny and potential challenge in our daily lives. This is not a 'them' issue. Trans rights are human rights.

hello all! i am doing a reading at Two Hour Transport with Cliff Winnig this Wednesday at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern! Do you want to hear me give my *own* voice to the hills and to the Death of Mountains? heck yeah! clicky link:

Jess Hagemann's first novel HEADCHEESE was an amazing piece of work - can't wait to see what she's gone up with this time!

One of my most devastating stories EVER is in this anthology! You're not going to want to miss 'Mother Nature', and much more from talented horror writers. Check out that amazing cover by Eric W. Brenner! Pre-orders open now: htthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRSJ488M?ref_=ast_author_dp

Things that always work all of the time, with studies to prove it, boosting the economy and productivity, and increasing quality of life and public health, and that will never, ever be implemented within my lifetime: 1. UBI 2. 4-day working week

Phew, just as well the UK government isn't tripping over themselves to give them £billions of public money!

I think it's becoming clear that if you like indie creators, you're going to need to support them any way you can. And that doesn't mean money, just spreading worth of mouth can be powerful as well.

I'm not a legal expert by any means, but is accessing medical records if you're not directly involved in a patient's care a criminal offence?

Yep, 💯

Nobody's mutilating in waves anymore and that's sad.

Up for preorder, out Oct 1. Silent Screams: An Anthology of Quiet Horror, in aid of @mind.org.uk mybook.to/SilentScream...

It is, as always, a very deliberate choice *not* to do these things. To demonise and criminalise rather than to support - something that people in the UK (both individually and politically) have a massive problem with, that petty, stone-hearted hatred of anyone getting something they don't "deserve"

I rarely share organizations in Gaza because it’s too hard to verify that they are doing the work they say they are but I know multiple people who were able to evacuate through the people working on this fund who are funding trips out of Gaza City (it’s $2100 a trip for 16 people).

Don’t support big company. Big company don’t like you. Support small artist. Or just save your money.

Dark times, dark dreams, when things are this dark you just lace up your boots and GO. Loving this final cover more than I can say, thank you @richardkadrey.bsky.social for the glorious quote and @meerkatpress.bsky.social for making it happen! #darkmatter #bunnygraves. #darkfactory #immersive

Read read read (and reread) James Baldwin!

actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout: -submitting a feedback request -@ing moderation about it -commenting on mods posts about it -making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker) -leaving an app store review -just generally posting about it

I feel bad for the generation of people handing over their ability to act creatively to AI… i don’t think they realize that creativity is a muscle, and when you don’t use it-

Take out the poors and hold on to the dying planet for as long as possible.

The time to listen to trans people was 10 years ago but, you know, you can start any time you're ready.

The Gaza Soup Kitchen run by Hani Almadhoun and family is currently feeding 3000 people a day under the monstrous conditions of the engineered famine happening before our eyes. You can help feed at least a few people. Please donate: gofund.me/e37b4bae

New, up on my blog: "The Looking Glass, just like the obsidian shewstone belonging the coiner of the term “British Empire”, Dr. John Dee, has its own magical potencies, its own daemonic and angelic Powers and Principalities shapeshifting and fluxing through material realities."

I’m pleased to share the cover and release date of SILENT SCREAMS, a horror anthology in aid of Mind, a UK mental health charity. Thanks to editor @matgost.bsky.social! You can read my story “The Candle in the Kitchen” and much more on October 1st! Exquisite cover by @ewbstuff.bsky.social

Cancel whatever services you want and throw the money at artists you like. I promise you they need it more than these massive companies, and you can grab some cool art.

The sign on the ground really completes this incredible photo.