Books, corvids and the shakily cheerful evasion of despair. PHENGARIS @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social PARCH MARKS out with @GoldSF.bsky.social in Sept 26. Author website: https://annaorridge.com/ (thanks to @sonorataylor.bsky.social) she/her
Saeed asks that we read his story and most recent experiences. ❤️
North East BylinesI am Saeed and I support a family of 11. We are living in dire circumstances in the Gaza Strip and I urgently need €200 to provide food, medicine, and pay off some of our accumulated debts. Every donation makes a real difference. Thank you so much. 🙏🇵🇸 chuffed.org/project/1876...
Oh please for the love of God the book clubs are bad enough. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK WE'RE ALL EARNING THAT WE'RE EVEN BLOODY WORTH SCAMMING?
Rob Bignell, Editor/AuthorBeware of New Beta Reader Scam on Bluesky #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky inventingrealityediting.com/2026/07/24/b...
Unutterably tragic and enraging story.
Adam Sawyer“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
This is especially dumbfounding to me because I was in the Gironde last month, and every one of the half dozen winemakers I spoke to brought up climate change, unbidden. It's foremost on everyone's mind!
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)An entire article about the ways #ClimateChange is decimating the Bourdeux wine region of France — that never mentions the words “climate change.” This is journalistic malpractice. Not even high-school papers leave out such necessary context. #EndClimateSilence www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/w...
this is a super important point re: climate change and public health. and it gets ignored because everyone (and especially the people we elect) are used to kicking the can on the hard stuff. time's up
Colin CarlsonBecause I'm not an ecofascist, I believe in letting the electorate decide between winning and losing, even with these stakes. But they need all the help that they can get, and we don't have infinite time to try little gambles on rebuilding trust that will take a decade to pay off. Gotta get it right
Om Jameel hopes that we will not forget these children, still in great need of support.
Memento Mori Povich 🇵🇸❤️🔥Om jameel:My kids have raised the white flag in surrender to hunger,&we have no source of income.Their father has sustained severe injuries as a result of the war in Gaza,&I, their mom,suffer from mitral valve prolapse.I urgently need $200 to provide food We are dying now chuffed.org/project/1839...
Soad really needs some help to get through enforced famine and chaos with her sweet little boy ❤️
Critter 🏳️🌈🚨’Please stop and read 🙏🏼😭👇🏾👇🏾 I am pleading with you one last time, with all the hope left in my heart. My child and I have run out of food, and hunger has weakened us to the point where we can barely stand. We need just $250 to secure treatment and vitamins for my son, Omar.’ tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx
Ok, I’m but a stupid teacher, but how about this: Let’s - and stick with me, I know how this sounds - fund schools properly so they can teach the qualifications they already offer *properly* in smaller classes with proper support and real resourcing? Sorry, I know, that’s just… look, I’ll go
It's something I realised on old Twitter. I've never cared much about numbers, but something I did note was that the posts that tended to get the most traction were angry or funny. Angry AND funny was the honeypot. It's less prominent here, but you can still see the pattern.
Liz FoggittDo social media platforms want you to be angry? It seems so, considering that posts with hostile language receive 85.7% more shares. Interesting insights from @c40cities.bsky.social on how social media targets rage: www.linkedin.com/posts/c40-ci... No wonder the world is so polarised.