*taps internet microphone* After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ... We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ... lithub.com/what-was-los...

Why Daddy's Law Firm Works for the Nice Oil Men by @olifro.st & Ellen McGahey is now published! Read/download it here 👉 seriouspeople.co/penguin/#read

Final stretch (10 days to go) & we need your help to get this queer comics anthology funded! If you’ve been on the fence, now is your chance! We want to tell these stories because we think representation is essential & joy is important💖 ✨ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Next week's film watchalong is 'Fire Island' and we'll be using the #QueerRomanceWeek tag all week to share our queer romance watches. Anyone can join in that wants to! Share some queer joy on the timeline :)

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

Ready to watch The Philadelphia Story for #RomComWeek She broke his golf club; he tried to break her face, so we're not off to the best start

There's nothing better on a cold winter morning than visiting the Arab baths in the centre of Granada. Light a candle, pour yourself a cup of mint tea, and take a few minutes to experience the sensory pleasures of the hammam with me:

We didn’t win, place, or show; but it’s all politics anyway.

Just discovered there's 2003 Spanish romcom set in Granada with Matthew Goode as the lead (does he speak Spanish?!), so about to mix things up for #RomComWeek Accompaniments: Helado Granada chocolate ice-cream (my fave local ice-cream) with strawberries. Let's go!

Three minutes of lightness and delight to break up your Friday afternoon:

If you don't know about it already I guarantee it is more wild than you expect www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...

Pedro Sánchez "La posición de España se resume en cuatro palabras: No a la guerra" www.eldiario.es/politica/san...

Ready for this evening's watch party of #TheLovebirds We're 2 minutes in and they're already super cute!

Trump: "Spain has been terrible. I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain. They said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it."

📺Trump ha arremetido contra España por su falta de colaboración en los ataques a Irán. “Algunos países europeos, como España, han sido terribles. De hecho, le dije a Scott [Bessent, secretario del Tesoro] que corte todas las relaciones con España” social.elpais.com/r46e4

The fourth Trans Rights Readathon is coming up this month! From March 17-31, folks around the world are reading trans books to (and this is important) raise money for trans rights activism When you're making your reading list, don't forget lesser known indie authors who could use the boost!

Prof. Otele's brilliant and rigorously researched book AFRICAN EUROPEANS is one of the anchor texts for the class and an absolute must-read for anyone interested in global race and the long history of Afro-European relations..

My book has a cover! IN LATIN AMERICA YOU COULD BE FREE: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY tells the story of the place and promise of Latin America in the political imagination of African Americans and of their movements to the region in the antebellum period. Out on Basic Books, November 11, 2026! 🥳

My beautiful elegant hound, fast asleep, dreaming of squirrels.

Latest from NY Times on Israel/US attacking Iran: Link: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

MaryAnn Bin-Sallik was the first Aboriginal nurse graduate in Darwin and the first Aboriginal person to receive a PhD at Harvard University. Following her death at age 85, the Djaru Elder is being remembered for her work in Indigenous education, health and human rights.

just so we're all on the same page: AI is a scam because it steals from people, then sells what it stole for a cheap price to others. It launders labour of the people who make it. AI is a huge warehouse of millions of data pieces, that it searches very quicky(needing massive energy data centers-

TGIDO (thank goodness it's dog o'clock)

Ahh...is it good if Spain's had double its normal rainfall during the first two months of the year? The most rainy Jan / Feb since 1996? In Granada we had a forecast to receive a 1/4 of our annual rainfall in a single day. Our houses are not built to cope with that amount of water #climatesky

The coolest looking (k/n95) mask is the one you’re wearing.

Great thread for anyone designing characters / sketching people:

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

BREAKING: A wonderful speech from Green Party's Hannah Spencer after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election. Congratulations!

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So I feel (both as a reader & author) like discoverability of new books is down lately, especially for the midlist. Please tell me some recently published (past year-ish) SFF books you loved that are midlist/overlooked/deserve more hype! (And please share your recs/this list!) My recs in reply!

How to make perfume in 1230 BCE in the heartland of ancient Assyria. First, you need to mix cane with cleansed water from the palace well of the city of Aššur (pronounced Ashur). Second, you need to pour this mixture into a special vessel before adding...

This Saturday is the Goths for Breakfast charity day. Goths unite! We're raising money for Magic Breakfast to feed hungry kids with a teaching marathon of fascinating talks and writing workshops. Pop in and out as you like - the talks are recorded! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982926549...

Come join us this Saturday*! We have writing workshops a cooking class and all sorts of delightful talks (Hospitality in horror, cannibals, costume design, carnivorous plants, body snatching, final girls, and more!) to chose from. *ticket will also get you the recordings if you can't join live.

We're twenty seconds in and there's already been a shooting! I've had Madonna's "At the midnight hour I can feel your power" lyrics in my head all day - bit of a vibe shift to start #AtTheMidnightHour

Just as a reminder, our romance class is watching a delightful Mills and Boon film #AtTheMidnightHour on Tuesday at 7pm GMT. You're welcome to join in with the hashtag! Join us for: A tasteful pan to the flames in a passionate moment A terrible father Skullduggery Patsy Kensit A classic opening

As a Black man with Tourette Syndrome, the Public Advocate has some thoughts on BAFTA, Pt. 1: Hear about his experience with Coprolalia, his thoughts on how BAFTA mishandled the moment, and the need for care for all who are harmed: Full video: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

After I heard about the incident a few hours ago, I spent some time reading about N-word tics and intrusive thoughts and what I came away with was a feeling of deepened anger about the way white supremacist society has associated “Black person” with this word so it’s there, in people’s brains

Many are appropriately outraged by Altman’s comments here implying that raising a human child is akin to “training” an AI model. This is part of a broader pattern where AI industry leaders use language that collapses the boundary between human and machine. 🧵/

Timeless humour! A 2,000 year-old Roman souvenir pen with a joke inscription roughly equivalent to: “I went to Rome and all I got you was this cheap pen!" 😂 Dated circa 70 AD, this iron stylus pen was recovered in London during excavations by MOLA. 📷 Juan Jose Fuldain/MOLA #Archaeology

Next conversation in 'Critical Perspectives on "AI" in Education': Monday 23 Feb, 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT. I'll be talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, history of disability, and technology. No need to register; Zoom link in the announcement. 🧪🗃 #histsci sites.google.com/csusb.edu/cr...

Thanks #HorrorWritersChat! On February 28th, you can join me for a writing workshop dive into the dark depths of haunted lakes — part of the #RomancingTheGothic charity teach-a-thon to raise money to feed hungry kids. Check out the amazing lineup of talks and get your ticket here 👇

Carlyon pulled the curtain off to trip Francis, and immediately tripped himself. Some pro sword fighting there #ReluctantWidow

"Deaths, threats...and now my very bedroom invaded!" Some of these lines would have been fun to say #ReluctantWidow

It looks like the costume designer was told at the last moment she needed to have a hat, and grabbed the nearest tea cozy #ReluctantWidow

She loves him now?!! What?! I'm having flashbacks from The Sheik #ReluctantWidow

"I've always considered marriage a way of life...romance, even love" #reluctantwidow

That's a well-practised single eyebrow raise #ReluctantWidow

That's the first time anyone's ever described London as tranquil #ReluctantWidow

Okay the striped jacket with the lacy froth emphasised by the large dark collar is my fave outfit so far #ReluctantWidow