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She was right.

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Shameful. This guy is so earnest and patient in describing what happened—something truly un-American. I hope his girlfriend and the family behind them are okay.

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

In lighter news, this is what I've been working on. Trailer dropped this morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwN...

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1. It’s good to see this scandal being called out at last. My thanks and congratulations go to Lee Schofield, Karen Lloyd and Ian Convery. But it’s also absolutely infuriating that it has come to this point, as I explain in this thread. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

Can’t shake the thought that having all this matériel in DC and provoking anti-ICE riots in LA, Chicago, and gods-know-where would make a handy little setup for declaring martial law. Meh, it’s probably nothing. 😬

submitted 2 days ago • 83 comments

Have yall even READ the Bible? Because…Good I haven’t either.

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

abolish ICE

submitted 3 days ago • 96 comments

trying to understand my ex better

submitted 3 days ago • 406 comments

Pride and Prejudice in Sonnets Jane Austen's timeless tale of romance and misunderstanding is here retold in sonnets, one poem for each chapter. Enjoy this classic story afresh in suitably genteel verse. #JaneAusten #Regency mybook.to/pandpsonnets

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Resplendent Riddles Two entire hundreds of original chin-stroking riddles, presented in finest English verse. General fun, also handy to drop into roleplaying games. #ttrpg mybook.to/resplendentr...

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This melancholy earworm haunted me down the M6 today, thanks to the redoubtable Mr @mikebatt.bsky.social . youtu.be/g0o2G6Xjp6o?...

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ive got about 6 weeks until the deadline expires for an upcoming full-length collection of speculative poetry, minimum of 65 pages... but first... ...to write it!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Fewer trains more overcrowding highest fares - those who control this country are despicable worms - the majority of whom never use the services they have destroyed with their profiteering

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Stand up to the far right by donating to @goodlawproject.bsky.social’s fighting fund for their High Court case against Nigel Farage’s Reform UK goodlaw.social/z53b

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943 days ago I launched the swift brick campaign. The amendment has been re tabled to The Planning&Infrastructure Bill. Ask your MP to vote yes regardless of what their whip tells them. Email [email protected] saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS & put it in the subject.

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submitted 5 days ago • 14 comments

To make the company seem giving, they donate YOUR money.

submitted 4 days ago • 283 comments

Unsolicited writing advice, no: 35: Don’t overexplain basic concepts. “He shrugged his shoulders.” (What else could he shrug?) “Her lips curved in a smile.” (Why not: “she smiled?” Do readers not know what it looks like?) And trust me, no one needs to explain how eating (chewing, swallowing) works.

submitted 5 days ago • 11 comments

I know that some people get more worked up about people making comparisons between ICE and the secret police of authoritarian regimes than they do about why those comparisons are made, but these are the actions of secret police.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

The Calm Before The Storm A Prequel To The Tempest A younger Prospero seeks out a witch to learn her magic. But she has her own dark plans... #tempest #shakespeare #drama mybook.to/calmstorm

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I remain a bit confused by why Normally Weird has had the least media interest of any book I’ve written when I know it is the best and most useful book I’ve written - not annoyed, just wondering - and the plus side is the best reader reaction yet

submitted 6 days ago • 17 comments

I've cleaned-up an amazing autochrome from 1920's Tibet. It depicts the Oracle of Nechung (the personal oracle of the 13th Dalai Lama) photographed by Joseph F Rock during his extensive Chinese Expedition in 1927. It is original colour, not colourised.

submitted 6 days ago • 9 comments

Maybe it's because I'm a third child, but I find this argument bizarre. Who knows how well off they'll be in 15 years? Maybe you'll lose your job. Maybe a parent will need care. Maybe Liz Truss will double your mortgage costs. And maybe you'll make bad choices. But that's hardly the child's fault.

submitted 8 days ago • 15 comments

it's my birthday today! 🌹 I'd be grateful if you shared my art as a gift to me 🫶

submitted 6 days ago • 36 comments

The Rede of the Rook: Fantasy Stories A king none has seen, a doomed messenger, a feud in tattoos, wars, waterfalls, werewolves and puppets. mybook.to/redeoftherook

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Needs to be read. Genuinely disturbing. amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

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The Vital Spot: Original Material for the Tunnels & Trolls Role-Playing Game Two big dungeons and a bunch o' bits 'n' bobs. 😀 mybook.to/vitalspot

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hahaha our shitty legislators passed a law barring the display of any non-official flags on state property (including schools) in an effort to limit rainbow flags, so my city just voted to adopt the pride flag as one of our official flags. happy pride y'all!

submitted 7 days ago • 90 comments

JUST IN: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues interim US Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Endless Enchantments: A Thousand Magical Treasures for Fantasy Role-playing Games Cursed cloaks, sensational swords and poisonous pies! "...wondrous doodads... heartily recommended." In handsome hardback or pleasurable paperback. #ttrpg mybook.to/endlessencha...

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Endless Enchantments: A Thousand Magical Treasures for Fantasy Role-playing Games Cursed cloaks, sensational swords and poisonous pies! "...wondrous doodads... heartily recommended." In handsome hardback or pleasurable paperback. #ttrpg mybook.to/endlessencha...

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