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His reading list for Black Panthers remains as indispensable and urgent as ever
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Hard to argue that since we let Obama get away with it in Syria and Lybia
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Yup. Obama set a precedent for this with Syria and Lybia
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I'm sorry they laughed at your birthday party, soldier. You know what they won't laugh at?
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They said we were disturbing the peace, but I truth what they didn't like is that we were disturbing their war
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My favourite author, Iain Banks, was obsessed with civilisation , to the point he had to throw the disc out to work and his books were full of references to games. Another fave, Adrian Tchaikovsky, also plays a lot of games. I'm really interested in the way these games inspire story-telling
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Awesome, thanks, I'll do that. And I run a mobile library for rough sleepers so I'll add it to that when I've read it. I alreadt know a few members who will love that for sure! ❤️
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Double bubble! 🥰
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Doesn't ring a bell actually, no. Sounds like something I would have been all over though
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Excellent, heartbreaking film. It's a travesty that nobody has yet been made accoubtable. We won't stop calling for justice until everybody responsible is in the dock
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I love them both. If I read them now, I'm instantly transported back to my boyhood reading haunts; my grandparents' house, my tree den, Stinky Bottom, under the covers after lights out...🤣
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Ha. Looks great. I was born in 81 so missed it first time round. I think these old theme tunes and production are so instantly chilling because they make me feel like a boy again watching through the gaps between my fingers! 🤣🤣🤣
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Why Patri Smith Matters sounds great. Where is the best place to find it for you?
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I run a mobile library for rough sleepers. When she passed I left copies of her books all round town on bus stops, benches, etc, for anyone to find. The world would be a better place if more people read her warm, wise words
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One of my favourite pieces of writing by her is her Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction essay, which is available free here
stillmoving.org/resources/th...
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My favourite sci-fi author is Iain M Banks, and his novels set in the anarchosocialist, post-scarcity machine mind Culture universe. Also a huge fan of Ursula le Guin. The most exciting, original, amd entertaining contemporaries for me, are Ted Chiang, China Miéville, and Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Great, thanks. I'm always on the hunger for book and series recommendations!
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The Death of Grass, The Empty World, The Chrysalids, The Tripods Trilogy, The Kraken Wakes, The Midwich Cuckoos...just the titles make your skin crawl! Hope you manage to watch the film somehow. That's the best version imo
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I grew up on the bleak, slightly surreal, and very distinctively British sci-fi of John Wyndham and John Christopher. They instilled a lifelong love of science fiction into me as a boy. These stories are haunting. Once read, they're in you forever! The Triffids are terrifying
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Brilliant, brutal book ❤️
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When was America ever free? Not under the rule of indigenous genocide. Not under the rule of slavery, and not under the mercenary rule of neoliberal capitalism, which is precisely what has led to this oligarchic fascism
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Yes, it's brilliant so far, a few chapters in. How are you enjoying NP? I read Intermezzo a while ago, and I loved it, then read Beautiful World, Where Are You, which I enjoyed but not as much. I haven't read anything else by he. I liked the BBC series of Ordinary People though
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This applies to money men too...
Eloquent art,
Which speaks straight to the heart,
Leaves the critics numb with dismay.
Because eloquent art
Which speaks straight to the heart,
Leaves the critics with fuck all to say
-Adrian Mitchell
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Dune 2, or July as I call it
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😱
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Threads surprisingly turned out to be something of a mood killer
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Titanic. I fell asleep, woke up and it was still on, went our for a spliff, came back, fell asleep again, still on. Had to make my apologies to my date and leave 😢⚓️
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Yes, the mental toll on individuals and society as a whole has been shockingly under-examined
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One of my favourites
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He's a genius
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Ye massive weapon, ye
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The Arden editions are my favourite for annotation
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This is lovely! Thankyou :)
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Everything's political! 😅✊🏾
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That's what my friend suggested too, so thanks for confirming!. Yes, Booksky is dangerous! :D
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Absolute gem. I love her ❤️
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No half-measures. Only socialism will prevent capitalism from developing into fascism every time ruling class interests are threatened by increasing democratisation and demands for workers' rights, and to maintain profits despite capitalism ever-recurring financial crises🚩❤️✊🏾
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There is literally nothing to stop you doing the same. A giant pigeon costume is optional but strongly recommended 🐦💩🚓