A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. THE SLEEPLESS opens with…

So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

I can't imagine a job i'd like to do less. Managing an organisation held to a ludicrous standard by roaring idiots on a daily basis, while the main mediums it uses are all in decline and it's starved of resources.

Abled folk imagine being disabled and unable to work like a day of annual leave, where they can do whatever they want. In reality, it’s like a sick day, where you are unable to do anything you want, because your body is unable to function. And not just one day, but every day.

Seeing so many posts about who “Starmer and Nandy” will appoint as director general. Easy mistake but the government does not appoint the director general! The BBC board, whose members are appointed for rolling terms by the culture secretary, appoints the director general.

I've gushed before about @cubanmissiledh.bsky.social and co's Star Wars series Rebuild The Galaxy and having just finished the second series I can safely say it's the most fun Star Wars thing in YEARS. Easily among the best TV the franchise has ever produced. Check it out immediately.

Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments: One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

I’d like to begin tonight with a moon acknowledgment. She’s up there. Let’s proceed.

Has there ever been an adaptation of Frankenstein by a woman? It has always struck me as an intensely gynaecological* story, but I’ve never seen an adaptation that really played into that. *Victor has post partum depression and is unable to bond with his offspring, etc etc.

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

Drives me mad that people talk about Danish immigration policy as a *political* success without bothering to look at the polls.

Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk

having a fulminant case of adhd and the executive function of a toaster from the 1950s is a real drag when you are also fastidiously neat and want everything in its place.

I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.

Disability benefits here in the UK are less than most people believe. They're harder to get than most people believe. Fraud is lower than most people believe. The evidence you need to get them is more than most people believe. The Government and media rely on this collective ignorance.

if you see anyone expressing shock that a candidate who exudes warmth and authenticity and wants to improve the quality of life for working class people won over a rapist whose entire campaign was "that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Those of you still social distancing or waiting to take BLACK PHONE 2 out for a spin in your home theater rejoice! The film is now available for "In Theater" home rental & purchase! $19.99 to rent - or for five bucks more you can own it (what a bargain!) But we're still in theaters the world over!

Me: Writes a smart arse comment about the state of political literacy Also me: Misspells communist

Looking for a couple of freelance proofreaders for a project I'm involved in. Anyone got recommendations (you can recommend yourself)?

So much ink spilled on the question of what Democrats need to do to win, and the answer is just “run candidates who believe in things.”

The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.

New month, new reminder that I am available for work! While I am actively seeking my next full-time home, I am also freelancing in the interim. I have a decade of experience in criticism and features, and have edited full-time for major publications for the last six years.

“How could writers not have any influence?” My brother I cannot count the number of times I’ve been hired for: hey we fully designed and animated this level, it has no story or dialogue, and playtesters hate it. Could you slap some words on it to make it feel less pointless? That kind of thing

How are we doing, fellow SAD-sufferers? Because I feel like a phantom, forever trapped in the domain of shadows, with music as my only companion.

someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink. I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

This is false. UK Toilet Access law requires that no matter what level you are on, the toilet is on another. You must go up or down stairs to find it. The stairs will be unnecessarily narrow and followed by a labyrinthine series of tunnels. That's the law. www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...

Or you could use this to find a food bank near you.

Anti-EBT people have never really struggled and you can tell. "OMG! You're buying cookies & soda? With OUR money?" Like, yeah, dickcheese. Those are calorie dense foods, which is exactly what you need when you're trying to survive. Some people need others to suffer so their efforts feel validated.

Me: And its not like I want to make a big deal out of it. I dont want people to think I'm some kind of narcissist! There's been so much good faith support from my community, it would be disrespec- Tattoo artist: You want 'award winning author' on both biceps? Me: Both.

Happy "WTF do you mean it's already November???" to all who celebrate.

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Rules for wearing a remembrance poppy: 1. If you don’t want to wear a poppy, you don’t need to say anything about it. 2. If you do want to wear a poppy, you also don’t need to say anything about it, because that’s what the poppy is doing.

Hey folks: Be careful out there tonight. I bought a razor blade and it had a Snickers in it.

Really interesting analysis - you don't have to be big to make money on Substack, which unlike so many other platforms is not winner-takes-all components.news/the-desire-d...

This morning my tween noticed that his favorite breakfast cereal contains dramatically fewer strawberry yogurt clusters than it used to, which wound up being a great opportunity to explain the concept of enshittification.

Kids next year in Cargill's neighborhood:

I literally don’t know anyone who ever uses AI.

This video by Insightful Environments wonderfully highlights our newly refurbished building, following a major redesign & refit this year. “This building is like no other place I know, because it’s the centre of excellence for Disability arts in theatre.” Mat Fraser vimeo.com/1131334440/b....

I have loved being co-chair of Unlimited and learned so much - and after 5 years it’s time to step back and invite new folk into the role. If you’d like to contribute to making positive change in the culture sector, check out our info pack and please share widely!

Things like Traitors, Slow Horses and The Morning Show (actually most of Apple’s output) indicate that audiences genuinely enjoy the slow drip method. Yeah, binging is fine. But maybe on the second go round?

Hellboy (2004) - dir. @realgdt.bsky.social - After being conjured by Nazis as an infant, a demon sets his own course and grows into his own, becoming a defender against the forces of darkness. #MovieMondays 🎬

makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

oh my GODDDDDDDDDDD (apologies for screenshotting the hellsite, which I no longer use; I saw the link in CNN's Reliable Sources newsletter)

Eat the Rich is a viable solution to today's problems, prove me wrong.

The private sector is supposed to be better value for money because it has a profit incentive. But if not regulated properly - and often it's impossible to regulate properly - the profit incentive makes it less efficient to the state.