Part of the reason a lot of super rich people are so awful is that when normal people get an absurd amount of money, they immediately start looking around for who they can help.

Stoo Metz 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈@stoometz.bsky.social · 2d ago

Rachel Reid, who wrote the popular “Heated Rivalry” novel, has donated $300k to Annapolis Valley Regional Library, “one of the most significant private gifts” in their history. “I credit my local library for being a huge part of the reason I’m a published author today,” Reid said #Halifax #HaliSky

Tiny reminder that The Notwitches has been nominated in the 6-8 category in this year's Lollies Awards, and there's still time to help us win! If you're a parent or teacher of kids who have enjoyed the book, it would mean so much to Dotty and I if you'd vote for us.

Ages 6–8 Shortlist – The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2026

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) celebrates the best and funniest children's books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.

shop.scholastic.co.uk

this is so sad. not the OP, the person who told him to stop sharing his books. if Tom hadn't shared HIS WRITING, or other ppl's funny reviews, i wouldn't've found him. i have one of his in my rucksack, ready to take on a plane & read tomorrow BECAUSE HE SHARES HIS BOOKS. make&share your art, ffs!

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d ago

A Bluesky user has written to me to ask me to stop mentioning my books on here. I wonder... Should I continue trying my best to make a living in a tough world via the writing I've spent decades putting my heart & soul into? Or should I obey them? Nah. I'm going to continue mentioning my books.

Tom's books are an absolute joy, and I would never have found them without his posts.

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2d ago

A Bluesky user has written to me to ask me to stop mentioning my books on here. I wonder... Should I continue trying my best to make a living in a tough world via the writing I've spent decades putting my heart & soul into? Or should I obey them? Nah. I'm going to continue mentioning my books.

Two thirds of articles about the wildfires didn't mention climate change. Once again parts of our media are failing at the most basic part of their job - reporting the truth. uk.themedialeader.com/two-thirds-o...

Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate change

Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects.

uk.themedialeader.com

The right wing press is having a complete meltdown over Zack. Brains melted.

The Economist@economist.com · 3d ago

These days many British Jews see Zack Polanski as a traitor to his origins, not a disciple of Jewish ideas. Our profile explores how he has embraced the anti-Israel fervour that has swept the new left

this also reminds me of my dad, who works in A&E, telling me about the sheer number of times he's had to treat people for carbon monoxide poisoning on days it was meant to be sunny but it ended up raining instead (I'll let you guess what happens in those cases!)

Ruth Deyermond@ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 5d ago

Those who think the fire alert was overkill seriously underestimate the BBQ-related stupidity of some people. A few years ago, part of a Cambridge college almost burned down because some students decided to light a disposable BBQ on the lead roof on one of the buildings. 🙄

We just had to call the fire service because someone has deliberately started a fire in the woods opposite our house. I could cry. I can’t fathom how our species feels so insulated from responsibility in the micro and macro

NEWSFLASH/FUCK IT. I am giving away 5 signed copies of the paperback of my latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You. To enter, simply repost this & pop a reply below. You might like it if you like any of these things: Community Knitting Folklore The sea Dorset Silliness Old records CONTINUED...

We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1

Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

goodlawproject.org

I hope every person who made the editorial decisions around this story has a long, hard look in the mirror, and then resigns.

Charlotte Lydia Riley@lottelydia.bsky.social · last wk.

Quite weird to hear BBC News describe Jason Arday as “the black professor accused of plagiarism”. Is every story about a white professor going to include the relevant adjective?

Might text them back and warn them about fossil fuels.

This Emergency Alert could have been an e-mail/TV advert/comprehensive policy framework for avoiding the worst effects of climate catastrophe and adapting to the inevitable ones.

FFS, You don’t even have to look *outside Cambridge* for examples of white professors who have behaved far, far worse and not only kept their jobs, but have been protected and celebrated by both their institution and the media.

Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.

Jørgen Heszlein@heszlein.bsky.social · last wk.

New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

It’s Thursday 13th August 8:35am BST, and the election is currently ongoing. Polls have not closed. I’ve screenshotted this from the Bluesky ‘Trending’ news page because I’m sure it’s going to be removed, but it’s extremely problematic that it occurred at all. How has this been done and who did it?

Oxford’s newest cafe is the Good Habit on St Giles, opening on 1 September. The name is a pun on the monastic Catholic hall of Blackfriars, who own the site: it was a bank until 2018. The cafe is now recruiting staff (hello@thegoodhabitbakery.com).

I wouldn't call myself a cartoonist, but I had the vision and just needed it to be on paper to the best of my ability.

Andy Burnham says the bigger questions of oil and gas will come "at the right moment in time." On the eve of another heatwave when thousands of people have died already, when is a better time to rule out drilling for new oil and gas?

If this makes you as angry as it should: take some action. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · last wk.

Downing Street's press release for Burnham's "emergency" Cobra meeting on the drought didn't even mention climate, with the Prime Minister blaming the growing numbers of wildfires on disposable barbecues. He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps

I'm ready for the eclipse.

Daniel Benneworth-Gray@danielgray.com · last wk.

I’m ready for the eclipse

This might be a good moment for the UK Prime Minister to address growing consternation about food security, rather than whatever frivolous nonsense the tabloids invented this week.

Ian Hall@ianhall.bsky.social · last wk.

UK faces ‘worst food security crisis in decades’ due to repeated heatwaves ...climate-fueled... “We can’t look to some of the alternative markets that we might have done in Europe in recent years because they are experiencing the same problems that we are”. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

It's now been confirmed that this summer will be the hottest on record. For those opposing bold action on the climate crisis - you're not just putting lives and the planet at risk today, but dooming future generations.

This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan

Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

theguardian.com

Friends! If you know anyone in the UK who’s going to train as a science teacher after the summer, please tell them they can get a FREE kindle edition of my book, which is on many teacher training reading lists and comes highly recommended by some brilliant science teachers, writers and scientists

Why Don’t Things Fall Up?

Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…

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With the solar eclipse coming up on Wednesday evening it’s good to draw people’s attention to this useful and timeless* explainer of different astronomical phenomena. * since 2014 in its original Twitter form

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 3y ago

🌓🌎🌞 <-- lunar eclipse 
🌎🌓🌞 <-- solar eclipse 
🌎🌞🌗 <-- apocalypse

However you choose to enjoy the eclipse please do it safely. Comics are a visual medium, we'd like you to be able to continue to see them... 4/4

Compound bow First developed in the Ancient World Can't be drawn by just a random guy Tensile strength to make bronze arrows fly

Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · last wk.

My brain has decided to fixate on the fact that "compound bow" scans exactly like "uptown girl"