David

@davidm79.bsky.social

Goodnight everybody

Me: I really wish everyone would move on from The Odyssey discourse. *Monkey's paw curls* Everyone: What does Spider-Man: Brand New Day tell us about what's in store for The X-Men and the next phase of the MCU? Me: *Smashes monkey's paw*

Back when I had Twitter I used to offer free headshots for low-income authors, not sure I have much reach here but the offer is still there. London or Birmingham (although I’m in Glasgow and Edinburgh at the end of Aug and can fit in a session. Will have lights so can be indoors).

I'm disgusted that Amnesty International have backed down to pressure from overtly anti-trans rights groups and apologised to them for describing them accurately. By saying it was wrong to describe them as anti-rights they have given them legitimacy. /1 (thread) www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026

Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.

amnesty.org.uk

It never works because most people simply aren't that online. Lots of them went to see the Odyssey and they liked it. They don't give a shit about what some dude on Twitter says, because most people aren't on Twitter. The way you influence the culture is by creating things people like, the end.

MULDER [slapping down plane tix]: Hope you packed your rain coat, Scully. SCULLY: Seattle? Mulder it's the weekend, what- MULDER [handing her a file] Confirmed sightings, Scully. This is big SCULLY [eyes wide]: My God Mulder, what am I looking at here? MULDER: The locals are calling it.. JIMOTHY

I feel like we have been denied a Jimothy episode of Frasier. One where Frasier rails against the simpletons and buffoons who talk about the little fella all day long, but at the end of the episode Frasier looks into Jimothy's big eyes and falls helplessly in love.

i have just discovered that the Usual Suspects are really angry about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey for some reason and can i just say: being someone who genuinely enjoys video games and movies is honestly really wonderful, highly recommend