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"The Lighthouse at the End of the World is British speculative fiction doing something new." A working-class South London criminal. A parallel city of discarded tech. Sharp, urgent, unforgettable. Read our review ⬇ @titanbooks.bsky.social @felipeazucares.bsky.social

The Artemis II mission reminds me of these 1960s photos of NASA astronauts training in Iceland because they felt the terrain would be similar to what they'd encounter on the moon. The outfits are so great, even some 60 years later.

‘Luggage’ is an everyday word I don’t really think about and then I realise it means ‘stuff I lug around’ and now I am very fond of the word luggage.

I have had roughly 20 texts from my brother from over the last two days about this dog that a coworker of his brought to the office, and I think we all can agree that he is correct to be smitten.

Where to find the words anymore? What to say when Israel continues to behave like this? And no condemnation at all from the UK Government. They carry on business as usual as if Israel aren't carrying out genocides in both Gaza and Lebanon. aje.news/jf7llm

It’s beginning. 🌵

The Tick was a generation's introduction to superhero satire and it's great how well it's held up. An entire show about how truly bizarre you'd have to be if you wanted to dress up in a costume and fight crime.

If only there was a website with all the info parents need to find child care in New York City, including a map with every licensed provider in each neighborhood… Oh wait! Now there is: nyc.gov/childcare

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal

Antifascist chocolate bars by Cacau Pastisseria, Olot. 1. Gerda Taro, German photographer who died covering the battle of Brunete in July 1937. 2. Marina Ginestà, Catalan communist, famed for 1936 photo of revolutionary Barcelona, died Paris 2014 📷 Dolors Marín on FB

The Spain's Prime Minister and his official reaction to the #ceasefire this morning (translated from Spanish). "The Government of #Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket."

The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action has said that the change will lead to a "dismantling of community-level expertise", and is a "sledgehammer" to services supported by the former funding.

Croesus asks the Oracle of Delphi what'll happen if he invades Persia, 550 BC.

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Status: getting high from carb cleaner fumes while stripping paint off this antique license plate topper

THE DESCENT (2005)

Hi all, its your friendly neighborhood retired therapist here to remind you that the horrors persist and so do we! Have you: -had a glass of water or something liquid that is not caffeinated recently? -used any calming or grounding techniques you like? -eaten a food? If not, do that now. 💜

If anyone making a game needs some little incidental art and illustrations, do let me know, I’d love to do more of these.

It really is a different world.

I think that we (as in humans, in general) haven't yet developed what is necessary for us to be in social situations with thousands of people. Effectively, the Theory of Mind is a great start, but we are in societies that are orders of magnitude greater than Dunbar's Number¹. 1/

Trying to get work done while wondering if he means nukes. Listening to the spring birds wondering if he means nukes. Making my son a snack wondering if he means nukes. Calling my sister wondering if it'll be nukes. Looking at the clock.

the thing about cops and technology is that they truly don't give a fig if it works. or, rather, they define "works" specifically and solely as it helping them arrest whoever they are wanting to arrest.

There are 13 hours left on In The Library With The Wrench. I'd love to end over £5k. It's a big ask because there are no big ticket pledge tiers but if you have a spare tenner, maybe pick up my new game? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

Status report, "Shilling For Heating Oil [RE-REDUX]:" Worried re: what may happen to oil prices tomorrow, am desperately hoping to fill the house's tank today. Have just 3 hours to do it. Want to assist? Grab 9 #ebooks about young #wizards, cheapish! (Not in the UK, sorry.) bit.ly/YWNMESET (1/2)

Under international law, "genocide" is such a fraught term because it requires showing 'dolus specialis,' or proof that perpetrators specifically aimed to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Trump or someone on Trump's team intentionally crafted this to meet that standard.

This is the UK government not just endorsing coercive wage slavery but creating conditions which ensure it. Can the last socialist to leave Rushworth Street please turn the lights off?

This is just morally wrong and I can't believe the Labour Party would tilt the scales so badly against not just workers, but vulnerable workers. The potential for abuse is huge. Imagine you are being bullied at work or worse. Awful policy.

"Under a 10-20 year system, a worker would spend a decade or more in which their entire immigration status — and [thus] their family’s home, their children’s schooling, their right to remain — depends on maintaining the goodwill of a single employer. That is a structurally coercive relationship."

The Rt Hon Private health company donations MP would like to talk to you about doctors fleecing the public.

if you haven't seen it, the Wikipedia page on Artemis II is being updated constantly en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis... including the "Hello, World" photo of the earth illuminated by moonlight en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_... .. yes, they're uplinking high res photos and publishing in real time

"Rocky doesn't happen to be a rock, does he?" "He's a rock." "Here we go again. HERE WE GO AGAIN."

Sweet liberty, sapients, have we got something for you: the "Democratic Futures" special submissions call! In short, we're looking for original and reprint science fiction stories relating to the theme of the future of democracy, from today until June 30. For more details, see today's post!

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. These dragon convertible bags can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag, waist bag and can be hooked up to a wheelchair & other mobility aids!! They are high quality! Get them now! Store: Bibipins.com

The variety of German bees before the Industrial Revolution (187, top) vs after the introduction of pesticides (43, bottom), DHM

New vocabulary word: “RAM harvester”. RAM chips are so expensive right now that RAM harvesters are stealing them out of demo computers at electronics stores. [theatlantic.com]

Welcome to Taskmaster!!! Would you like to play a game?

Also NEWS! I am teaching an updated and improved, also I would say cyclopean and batrachian, perhaps cthonic, version of my MODERN COSMIC HORROR WRITING class for @carlbrandon.bsky.social ! May 16-17! This is a deep dive with text analysis, examples, a reading/resource list, and exercises!

If you’re just getting into #sciencefiction here are some recommendations for books I’ve written that are filled with deep characters in deep space and deep trouble. Links: linktr.ee/garethlpowell

I have in my hands a finished hardcover of The Devil and Mrs Gooch (out in May) and I know everything is on fire, but at least I got to make this deeply weird thing I wanted to make, not many people are that lucky

Oppression is never isolated to one group, even if it's initially sold that way. It's often a dry run for the next group. And there's always a next group. You ignore things because you erroneously think you are safe. You're not. None of us is.

How should you participate in a society in which the 'health' system systematically harms your health, the 'human rights' commission removes your human rights, the 'justice' system refuses even to hear you and the 'independent' State broadcaster broadcasts lies about you? A non-rhetorical question.

Tip from decades of self-taught naturalism, foraging and herbal folk medicine: It's less helpful to be an encyclopedia of rote memorization and have an old school apothecary with 100 jars, than to know 5 plants inside and out that you actually use frequently 😘🌱

Oh ffs, can we have a day where disabled people aren’t being told their getting too much money/cars/parking. In our county, you only get a blue badge if you get the mobility component of PIP - PIP which is difficult to get. They’re not just handing out badges to anyone.

The HQ of the UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon.

Alan Moore Interview: Magical Consciousness, Disowned Works, and the Long London Quintet retrofuturista.com/alan-moore-i...

Was this ever sold in the UK? looks like a box of alien eggs.

Again, notice how nobody was ever wrong about what this is, and that instead they just… quit roaring abuse at people who recognised it, and stopped talking about it at all.