Oh yeah, if you want to chip in to the 500 Club, that'd be amazing too! You can set up a weekly payment of £1, or you can donate whatever you like. I've set up a dedicated saver account just for this. Details on my website. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

SCHOOLS! "The Big Green Books 500 Club" I started this last year. Amazing people donate £1 a week. I send a school £500 of books once the £500 is reached. Seven schools have benefitted so far! Email me if you want to be added to the list. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

Some Joy for your Friday 🦖🦕 (The artist is Darius Twin)

Reminds me of this :- bsky.app/profile/star...

Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

What are you up to this Saturday because I'm doing a talk! Come and join us for a little potted history of sapphic romance! 10am and 7pm BST online and open to all 10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992673284... 7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992673304...

1/🧵 The EHRC Code of Practice recommends but does not require that businesses segregate trans folks. My advice to businesses is to ignore the EHRC and do business as usual, to be unapologetically trans-inclusive, and, whenever someone demands exclusion, to direct them to single-occupancy facilities.

Greek lemon chicken rice bowl www.patreon.com/fightingprid...

Did you miss this weekend's talk on 'Femmes Gone Fatale'? We were joined by Atalie Gerhard to talk about monstrous/seductive women as vampires and zombies on the American 'frontier'. youtu.be/smRnPbDHMo4

A heatwave cartoon for @newscientist.com

- Open Instagram - Go to your profile - Tap the three lines in the top-right corner - Scroll down to the Sharing and reuse section - Toggle off "Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta" for Posts and Reels

The online course on Gothic literature past and present finished today and it was beyond wonderful. If you are interested in literature you should check out @romgothsam.bsky.social classes. It was definitely more fun and educational than a lot of the classes I did at university. Will miss it.

Trans led horror short stories, with ghosts, body horror, vampires and eldritch horrors. Curious? Come see for yourself: vincentlore.itch.io

obligatory: fuck meta 🙂‍↕️

As mentioned in what now feels like my live coverage of Nigel Farage finally getting what he wants (all the media scrutiny in the world), I made the point that it would extremely unlikely that Rachel Reeves would decline his resignation. What I did not expect is this level of shade. Bra. Vo.

'Two bats flying' Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

“Generative AI doesn’t generate information,” Cyrus said. “It generates words.”

This Saturday! Come learn about the history of sapphic romance ❤️

This is amazing; 40 women’s organizations standing in support of trans people’s human rights against this government’s targeting of trans people against the EHRC transphobic code. Trans people and cis women’s rights are not in opposition.

So tired of this shit from elected officials. It's inciting violence - that's the bottom line. We, the ones with dark skin, pay the price...

Hey all! Guess who's doing a talk on the history of sapphic romance this weekend!? ME! Come and join me at 10am or 7pm BST on Saturday 10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fated-love... 7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fated-love...

Calling all the sapphic romance fans... Sam gives great talks. Luckily one is happening this Saturday on the history of sapphic romance... 👇💋💅💜

I did a history of romance course with Sam at the start of the year so I *know* this is going to be an excellent talk. Come join us!

25% off SHOP-WIDE SALE at BLEEDING HART STUDIO! So we're moving to New York this fall and I want to move some of the shop inventory! I'll be running several moving sales over the summer, so keep an eye out! 25% off the ENTIRE STORE this week through Friday 10 June ❤️ www.etsy.com/shop/Bleedin...

Every layer of "AI", from the buildings to the things it produces, is nothing but a huge vapour-ware con of hype and waffle. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Book now for "Hide, Watson: Two Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle", a solo storytelling show, in Bath, York, Leeds and Newcastle between 10 and 17 July. Venues details and booking link here www.nunkie.co.uk/schedule please spread the word

Do not take all of the critters, they are popular! Do not take all of the shape of one stone! Or only one stone! Sizes four, sizes ten up are hard to source so please do not acquire these just to resize them when there are people who exist and wear those sizes right now! Community first.

I'm going to show in batches of ten by size with letters/prices. If you want a ring, ME: B If you think you will be buying more than one ring today, ME B BUNDLE. Things I would ask you to consider:

Getting set up for a bit of fun* horror tonight for #TransformationsOfTheGothic watchalong. The Hitcher (1986) *yes, ok. Your thoughts on "fun" and "horror" going together might be different to mine

Oh my god THIS. THIS THIS THIS.

Me: let's have a nice afternoon nap Subconscious: ah, you will be wanting the horror filled nightmares for that, yes? Me:...no Subconscious: Too late! 🫩

"Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning" Sometimes, good policymaking is incredibly simple. www.reuters.com/technology/n...

When Emily had her last game, after the FA ban on trans women and girls, it was devastating for her, her family, and her team mates. It takes away the joy they get from playing in a sport they love. It does not protect anyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X03t...

1) Let the Native people whose stolen sacred land it is decide that [and they have never surrendered it]. 2) It was carved by a Klansman. Turn it over to the Oceti Sakowin and let them decide how best to cleanse it of its evils. And those evils are Legion.

I saw a video from someone in Arizona saying they were being asked to conserve power and water. In 120° heat. So the data centers could run. Time to launch all the data centers directly into the sun.

New month! New series of talks! Come join us for our sapphic and wilful women month! There's still time to get tickets for today's talk on Fatal femmes and border horror

Harming Trans People Doesn't Protect Women It's Hate. Not Safety. Taken at London Trans+ Pride 2025.

Ocean moods: Prints of my 2025 coastal watercolours: These are A4 - from left: Cake by the ocean Porthmeor rocks And Serene Sennen sunset £45 each + UK postage (A5 - £30/A3 - £85) Dm to purchase #ukgiftam #mhhsbd #art #artist #watercolour #abstract #cornwall #bsnm

Please sign this if you don't want Scotland overrun with AI data centres. We had no public scrutiny here in Argyll & Bute and SNP would appear to be full steam ahead with them- greens.scot/datacentres

🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?

FUCKING FINALLY. Now I just have to, you know, proof this proof.

I'd like to connect with more Disabled Writers this Disability Pride, but I figure many of us may be low on spoons. So; who'd like to be tagged in a Disabled Writers Thread? Open to neurodivergent (broadest meaning), chronically ill & other disabled writers -especially invisible illness!

And then we go around saying we shouldn't use AC because of the power costs Looks like we should start by cutting out ChatGPT (as a reminder ac prevents people from *dying*. Don't think LLMs can make that point)

Medical aid in dying/assisted suicide options cannot be ethical until we make accessible housing available, pain management for all, universal basic incomes and more

The official Pride Month may have wrapped, but we support trans authors all year!

This is such a good read and I need to find a way to get this amazing edition in the UK

It's baaaaack! We talked about this queer horror novel in a recent episode (megaphonic.fm/spouter/92). If you were having trouble finding a copy (especially in the US), a new edition is in print today. You know what to do.