Alex Cochran
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Alex Cochran (he/him) is the pseudonym of the less spellable Alex Weinle, a writer based in Cambridge. My debut SF novel is THE POLLUTANT SPEAKS from Bee Orchid Press. https://mybook.to/thepollutantspeaks
Help! I'm trapped in a male gravity well! What's that, Lassie? You've found books by @nkjemisin.bsky.social, @annaleen.bsky.social and @kameronhurley.com?
Comedy Bang Bang: Lassie Timmy Well Meme
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Adrian 'buy HAIR SHIRT' Sobol@yoadrianididit.bsky.social · 2d agoEXCUSE ME?
I'm off to a wedding next weekend, and it reminded me that for years I would wear the 1985 England vs Australia Edgbaston tie that my dad gave me in Ozzy green to any and all smart events. Currently can't find it 😕 Sadness.
Tomorrow I'm off to be the scourge of the seven seas... Or at least the sea near Felixstowe harbour! Got to wake up early, though, to make the tide 😴
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What's the quickest way to arrange a #pride march in Thetford? Further arrests in Thetford as disorder continues for third night - BBC News share.google/DCmxFTvkLKct...
Further arrests in Thetford as disorder continues for third night
The arrests follow disturbances linked to anti-immigration protests in the market town.
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You mess with the #BBC, an investigative veteran; you get the horns. 😆 www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Trump seeks to shield his business finances from BBC in libel lawsuit
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There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense. Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d agoBP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
A day's worth of side scribbles in the moments when I needed a few minutes break from work has produced a whole page of my new book. No time slot is too small for writing.
For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now it's facing pointless funding cuts. Withdrawing funds won't save much money, but it will seriously hurt UK science. I’ve added my name to help stop this—please join me and sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Jodrell Bank
For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now its funding is being threatened. Add your name to help stop these short-sighted cuts and protect UK science:
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Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · last wk.Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Restoration experts across the world will be having the vapours...
JL Kaufmann@jlkaufmann.bsky.social · last wk.Smaug would consider this vulgar.
#US accuses #France of grandstanding... By throwing a hissy fit. The US had just made a coalition with North Korea and Russia. 🫣 share.google/b39aBfKjIFHX...
Number 8 has haunted me since childhood. I'd like to see the penny falls also included @countbinface.bsky.social 🪙
Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · 2w ago[Count Binface Clacton manifesto with alt-txt] #BinFarage
This was much fun! Thanks to Luke Dumas, @ashsmash.bsky.social, @babblewocky.bsky.social and @kierongillen.bsky.social for chatting all things villainy and corruption as part of the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social's power in SFFH event. Bring on the (complex, authentic) baddies 😎
Sure, some men are jerks. Like the ‘influencer’ who carried a bath to the top of Snowdon for a selfie and dumped it there. But other men are heroes, like the teenage rugby team who carried it down. Well done lads. We see you. Show your sons. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
Stunned Welsh rugby team remove bathtub from Pen y Fan summit after stunt
The players helped National Trust workers remove the tub, which had been left at the summit following a supposed world record attempt
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Looking forward to this. Still time to get your ticket for all the virtual fun of a convention 🥳 The theme: Power (mwuuhaha ⚡) #fantasy #sf #horror @wtalabi.com @philipasuggars.bsky.social and friends describe the ascent to immortality... @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · last mo.The British Fantasy Society is excited to announce our next event day, taking place on Saturday 25th July 2026, 10am to 6pm (BST). BFS Online: Power in SFFH Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr
Yes, it's a great city and a treasure box of culture and people. London is a thousand times safer than Mar-a-Lago...
JL Kaufmann@jlkaufmann.bsky.social · 2w agoI feel pretty safe most of the time in London. I am not worried about walking home alone at night. Yes, shit happens, and yes, there are terrifying shitty people out there, but frankly, fewer in London than in other towns and even in pretty villages I have been in.
Was once in a phone box during an interstellar storm... 😉 Come on crossover!
Fagatha Harkness@dominiconline.bsky.social · 4w agoCarol Kane in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, don’t you agree?
Maybe #CJP is the new way of politics? You test the government with a joke; if they can't handle it with grace, it ceases to be a joke. www.channel4.com/news/inside-...
Agreed. When your love child comes out so expensive that none of the contributors can afford a copy, AND you lose the IP to the publisher.
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Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 2w agoacademic publishing: hold my beer
Why are they interviewing Little Miss Irrelevant? Where's the real opposition? @countbinface.bsky.social
Okay, I've seen the #Odyssey now, and I think it certainly puts my coming home a little late from the pub into perspective.
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BFS Online: Power in SFFH, taking place Saturday 25th July 2026, has readings throughout the day. Please check for listings. Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr @cannotbegrouped.bsky.social @brightflame.bsky.social @meljrey.bsky.social
If you're planning to join us at Fantasycon in October and would like to participate in programming, please fill in the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 31st July 2026. We cannot guarantee space for late applicants.
