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So, yes, 677 seats taken by the Crooked Bigots Party, but 676 seats lost by the Bigoted Crooks Party. Meanwhile, 186 seats were lost by the Spineless Bigots Party, while the I'm A Tad Uncomfortable With All This Bigotry Party won 163 seats and the FFS Are You Trying To Kill Us All Party??? won 40.

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Just a reminder that most of Trump's executive orders are nothing more than press releases. After he ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to pull funding for NPR and PBS, the CPB responded that it is authorized and funded by Congress and is not subject to the president's authority.

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And speaking of whimsical fantasy adventures, here are two in one volume. My excursion into sword and sorcery, with some humor, and an additional novella: an adventure in a mysterious afterlife world. Trade paperback or #ebook.

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France is ready to hold fast fashion accountable with a new eco-label. But the EU might stop it and push a weaker system shaped by big brands. Join the action to protect people and the planet 🌏❗ action.wemove.eu/petition/202...

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The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform. This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.

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US Vice President JD Vance says he wants the UK to scrap our anti-hate speech laws to land a US trade deal. I say that cannot ever happen - and he has no right to try and dictate our laws. Agree? Sign the petition now! 38d.gs/pgu2

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That cancelled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about

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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

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People are overwhelmed by the news coming out of the Trump admin -- so this is not registering in our minds yet. Process this. They are ENDING DESEGREGATION. Unless Trump's DOJ is stopped--Black folk can now be excluded from your public or private school.

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My collection "Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions" is included in this awesome story bundle of African SF. Get your summer reading!

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Le Noir Goujon

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this is legitimately evil

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tonight in nyc!

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🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

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Stop Trump billionaires from meddling in our elections. Tell the UK to ban foreign political donations: action.eko.org/a/uk-ban-all...

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Today, May 1st, was the hottest May Day on record in the UK. Another reminder why it’s so important to trust science and challenge politicians who deny climate change www.yahoo.com/news/uk-reco...

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With the impending release of 28 Years Later is it too much to ask for another zombie sequel? Anna & the Apocalypse Now. www.imdb.com/title/tt6433...

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You’re telling me that right wing voters that Labour was trying to appeal to voted for a right wing party anyway and left wing voters decided not to vote for Labour because they’re too right wing now? Who could have possibly predicted this.

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This seems relevant to the next Southern Reach book...

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Good news on this front! Seattle Worldcon will be refunding me my full membership. If you also applied to be a panelist and are pulling out of the con due to the genAI situation, contact their Registration team and cite the violations to the Privacy Policy in your request for a refund.

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First readers always wanted! Lengths 3,200 to 60,000 words, genres ranging from ghost stories to Soviet noir to just depressing. (Some have CW for self-harm, sex, suicidal ideation). DMs are open! (In fact DMs are welcome, first readers or not).

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It's Indie Press Day and here's a way you can both celebrate and support the indie press. Treat yourself to this African SciFi StoryBundle. It's just launched and you can get 13 amazing titles for just $20. storybundle.com/scifi

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Superb piece by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on how voices on the left are shut out of MSM:“No one said anything, no letter was sent. Instead, he tells me, the phone simply stopped ringing. Without explanation, his 20 years of work with [the BBC] came to a halt” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Green Party don’t get as much media coverage as Reform because the continuation of civilised human life on the planet isn’t as interesting as cunts.

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Maybe now is the time to stand up to Reforms BS because you’re never going to win by mimicking them.

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❗️Putin in 2014: "The biggest nationalist in Russia is me." ‼️ Putin in 2025: "Nationalism is the first stage on the way to Nazism."

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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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I have been informed that the guy who insisted I was part of a cabal of lesbian witches trying to destroy his marriage has lost his license to practice law because he committed fraud, and I'm just going to enjoy that for a minute.

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Just a sampling of the corruption - scroll down to the list...

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Major surgery for comic book artist Afua Richardson

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40 Years ago Carl Sagan knew about Climate change and he was so aware of it's impact on Nature more than us we do right now.

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The FA banned ALL women from playing for 50 years. Why? Because, even after the men returned from war, women's football continued to be ridiculously popular. Thats it. That was the reason.

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If you care at all about trans rights, this is your must-read piece of the day. @zinovievletter.bsky.social is consistently one of the best, most observant, and deep thinking writers on WHY trans people are under attack in Britain. 'TERF ISLAND' doesn't cut it - find out what's actually going on.

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Clean electricity sources generated more than half of all US utility-scale power in March, reaching 51% of total output. Solar farms across Texas, California, Arizona, and Nevada are achieving new production highs, maintaining energy transition momentum through 2025 buff.ly/v5BRYRN #ShareGoodNewsToo

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If you like book stuff and despise the ignorant and hate-filled anti-trans rhetoric of this blighted nation, check out the auction! There's some great stuff still going amazingly cheap, including editing, sensitivity reads and science consultation, as well as a ton of signed books and goodies.

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"Every move Trump makes, from rolling back clean car standards to propping up dirty coal, takes the country and the world backwards to a time only he and his robber baron friends think was great.”

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Maybe we could spend the $ on nicer stations instead of having our rat infested tunnels patrolled by more armed men

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So happy to see The Naming Song longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award for fiction. Such an excellent bunch of books from this here commonwealth!

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It's 2023. A dramatic disaster surrounds Worldcon. It's 2024. A dramatic disaster surrounds Worldcon. It's 2025. A dramatic disaster surrounds Worldcon.

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The 29-year-old New Yorker was participating in a one-day mock school experience at "Kimino High School" for foreign tourists in Japan. It's designed to appeal to anime fans like Wu and his wife as well as those simply curious about cultural differences in education. www.reuters.com/lifestyle/fo...

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Billionaires are attacking our rights, our media, and our freedom. It’s time to resist. I just signed this petition—add your name and be part of the movement: act.gp/4lFlale #TimeToResist

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