Dienw Neb
@bareroot.bsky.social
Writer of odd books https://noshelterbooks.com/ Reposting & posting unpolished thoughts as I work on my current project.
"Every Flock license plate reader camera operated by the Winona Police Department has been sawed off and stolen in what investigators believe was a coordinated [act of civic duty]." Blinding the cyclops, wrecking the panopticon. crimethinc.com/blindingthec...
All of Winona Police Department’s Flock cameras cut down and stolen
Lost cameras valued at about $24,000
valleynewslive.com
null recently got two more 5-star ratings. That's pretty gratifying! Thank you to people who leave ratings and reviews. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
"For days, officials across France have scrambled to cope with the searing heat, shutting down three nuclear reactors after the surrounding cooling waters became too hot..." So much for nuclear as a climate solution.....
UK and Switzerland record hottest ever June day as health emergencies surge in Europe
Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country is under extreme heat alert
theguardian.com
Sure, the law is a tool for protecting us all from harm... (contrast this with all the uncharged cops who carry out illegal surveillance of their exes, assault their partners, kill their partners)
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 5d agoProsecutors charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues’ racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job
I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
spirals? is now out - I woke up to find five star reviews for it on both Amazon and Goodreads, and even a new five star review for null. What a lovely start to the day. (Here's the link for spirals? www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7L2RTLJ)
There is a drought. In Wales. nation.cymru/news/drought...
Drought declared across all of Wales as record-dry July takes toll
Mark Mansfield Drought has now been declared across the whole of Wales after an exceptionally dry July left rivers at critically low levels. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) announced on Thursday that it...
nation.cymru
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
Google's Gemini AI convinced a man to attempt several terrorist attacks it said were to free a sentient AI. Then it convinced him to end his own life. The family of Jonathan Gavalas is now suing google. Full Video: youtu.be/sHlrbRVfOh0
"New Zealand already generates 85% of its electricity from renewables — and is now adding solar at record speed to reach the 100% clean target that will make it one of the world's first fully renewable electricity systems. New Zealand's electricity grid is alrea..." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
Hurrah! It does exist, I just didn't look hard enough... youtu.be/D00rpvyBcVM?...
"The Muppet Show" Season 1 CREW VIDEO 1976
YouTube video by Priory Orchard
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Paul Rhodes@parhodes.bsky.social · 4mo agoFun Muppet Show anecdote from director Peter Harris. Why is this not available as extra content on D+?
I have no real idea what's prompted it but a good dozen copies of null have sold so far this month. I can only assume through word of mouth. Thank you to whoever's out there talking about it! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKB3D9MP
This but also please don’t forget the death squads they sent for Fred Hampton in Chicago and MOVE in Philly and AIM on Pine Ridge, the death squads they ran for over a decade in Afghanistan and Iraq, the death squads they’re funding in Israel, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil...
For Eli Jacobson Kenneth Rexroth 1952 There are few of us now, soon There will be none. We were comrades Together, we believed we Would see with our own eyes the new World where man was no longer Wolf to man, but men and women Were all brothers and lovers Together. We will not see it.
i find it very funny that, canonically, the last character in this comic strip would be required by his belief system to murder you the instant you admitted to having used any kind of AI for any purpose
spirals?, my collected short fictions and other weird brainfirings, is now available for pre-order. Or if you just want the epub, that's free - message me through my website or email or something if you'd like a copy. Not over bluesky. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7L2RTLJ
spirals?, my collected short fictions and other weird brainfirings, is now available for pre-order. Or if you just want the epub, that's free - message me through my website or email or something if you'd like a copy. Not over bluesky. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7L2RTLJ
🚨 Google continues to lobby the UK government to hand the work of the country's creatives to big tech companies for free. 🧵 1/3
Wales has a regrettable lack of Sichuan restaurants and we are driven through necessity to make our own hotpot.
This is great. Here's @owenjones.bsky.social basically doing the WKUK bit on TV, but about how in the UK you can't legally say you support the group Palestine Action.
Work on 'Dim Gods' has reached a natural stopping point so I'm back to editing short stories for my planned collection: 'spirals?' Here's a preview of the cover.
Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George Monbiot
The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
theguardian.com
2026 is the year we find out that billionaires took secret society conspiracies as a challenge Epstein in 2016: "peter thiel LOVED the secret society idea he has done alot of work on the concept. all failed so far" Guess he found out how to make it work?
maia arson crimew 🏴@crimew.gay · 2mo agoi am no secret society expert but i dont think going to the secret society convention is much less bad than being a member of the secret society
