Clara Ward talks about Dream the Deep on My Favorite Bit with Sarah Sward and Mary Robinette Kowal. Check it out!

My Favorite Bit: Clara Ward talks about DREAM THE DEEP

Clara Ward is joining us today to talk about their novel, Dream the Deep. Here’s the publisher’s description: You don’t need to reach Mars to reach your dreams. Robbed of their chance at leav…

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Your bad art is better than AI slop.

Getting jump scared by AI Slop on Qobuz of all places was not what I expected. Then I can't even report it as the forum won't let me post, Qobuz' own AI powered chat bot won't give me a straight answer. Fuck AI and all it's related technologies the benefits are not worth dealing with all its crap.

Check out Woodlands by Ulla Thynell by Atthis Arts on @kickstarter.com. The previous artbook 'Faraway Dreaming' was amazing, its in this one too as a bundle. Thynell's work is so beautifully hand crafted that I see new details each time. Highly recommend! www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

Woodlands by Ulla Thynell

Expanded edition art book: dreamlike escape into magical forests and hidden gardens, and 2027 Calendar with new fantasy illustrations.

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"The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name to make sure Burnham keeps his word." water-rip-off.goodlawproject.org/s/AvlgZH

Stop the water industry rip-off

The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name.

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The private water industry in the UK stands at a crossroads. A cross fitting? If you’re in the market for a highly detailed technical analysis, this breakdown of the current situation by our legal director is what you need: https://goodlaw.social/ruyt

Thames Water: Decision time for Ofwat

It is now two years since Thames breached the terms of its licence by losing its investment grade ratings

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Just a sunflower appreciation post 🌻 We love them almost as much as the bees do!

Will this be the *7th copy of Night Watch that I get... yes. *Hardback Original Release, Paperback Original Release**, Paperback, audiobook, eBook, Penguin Classic version. **I got another to read as this one got signed by a pure chance meeting with STP terrypratchett.com/discworld/a-...

A New Special Edition of Night Watch – designed by an Award-Winning Newcomer | Terry Pratchett

Doubleday and the Terry Pratchett estate have announced a special hardback edition of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch, with brand-new cover artwork by the winner of the 2026 Penguin Cover Design Award. ...

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The UK Government predicts that 1 in 5 weddings in England and Wales could be humanist when legal recognition is finally granted. The evidence is clear. The demand is proven. #HumanistCeremonies celebrants are ready. Legally recognise humanist marriages! humanists.uk/2026/07/16/g...

Government predicts one in five couples will opt for a humanist ceremony after legal recognition

The Government’s impact assessment estimates that, when legally recognised, around one in five couples in England and Wales could choose a humanist wedding, more than 50,000 ceremonies every year. It ...

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No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system. goodlawproject.org/s/d6a88f Trigger Warning for abuse for this, but I can't believe that the courts sided with the abuser in this case.

The law has failed a woman and her child – fight back

No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system.

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We only have a few days to email our MPs and tell them to back the cap on political donations. We can keep letting the ultra wealthy undermine democracy for their own individual gain. I've done it - will you? goodlaw.social/947607

Stop billionaires influencing our politics

Tell MPs to back Stella Creasy's amendment

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if you’re looking for a ✨new book✨ you don’t have to read linearly with 1-page strategies to get unstuck i did make an activity book to help you get shit done when you don’t feel like it: anti-planner.com

The Anti-Planner: An ADHD Activity Book by Dani Donovan

300+ hand-illustrated pages by award-winning ADHD creator Dani Donovan. 100K+ sold. Activity book, PDF bundles, card decks, and merch for ADHD brains.

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🚨 2 *HUGE* WINS for children's health have just been written into DfE statutory guidance - and the media didn't notice them! If your child is Clinically Vulnerable due to asthma or allergies, this changes what you can demand from their school. 1/🧵 www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/allergy...

Hidden in the new school allergy guidance is a major victory for clean air

Two years ago, members of the Clinically Vulnerable community began telling us something was wrong. People who had voted all their lives no longer felt able to vote in person. The introduction of vote...

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With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Thank you to the @goodlawproject.org for continuing this as (yet again) a change in No 10 is underway. goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8a

I stand with trans people | Good Law Project

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Whether councillors like it or not, there will be LGBT+ people in their ward and city. Banning Pride is to remove the message that they are welcome and safe. Scapegoating, hatred, and division have led us here. So stand with compassion, and sign our petition. humanists.uk/action/refor...

Help stop Reform councils from banning Pride

Reform UK-led councils in Havering, Essex, Sunderland, and Gateshead are taking down Pride flags, cancelling ceremonies, and withdrawing support from events that celebrate LGBT+ people and their place...

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LGBT+ Humanists@lgbthumanists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reform Councils are banning Pride flags. LGBT+ people are attacked in the street. Conversion therapy is still legal. The fight – tragically – is unending. So we must be relentless. London, join us 15 July as we assess the state of play of LGBT+ rights in 2026. humanists.uk/events/pride...

🗓️ 25 June 2026 🕚 11am-4pm 🏳️‍⚧️ Join @transsolidarity.bsky.social for their Mass Lobby for Trans Equality in Parliament to see your MP and demand better: https://www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2026

Mass Lobby for Trans Equality

Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand better.

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Momento is ✨ OUT NOW ✨ on Steam! 🧸🦖🦄 Dive into our cozy room decorator where the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime. 🖼️ Decorate freely 🎨 Customize rooms in Creative Mode 🖌️ Solve puzzles 🧩 Listen to a beautiful original soundtrack 🎶 #WholesomeDirect

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Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️

I really did it!!!! I really really finished a book with my ADHD haha Pre-order at your local book store or at adhd-alien.com :))) releasing Sept 15

From one iconic tree to fifteen, the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree will now grow across every National Park in the UK. While the original tree cannot be replaced, saplings grown from the original tree will ensure its story continues for generations to come. 📷John Millar

Today I had a track from this album pop up and I forgot how much I love this album. I also bought the CD while visiting Auckland in 2008, so nostalgic holiday memories might be a contributing factor too. 😊 "Heal Me" by Salmonella Dub salmonelladub.bandcamp.com/album/heal-me

Heal Me, by Salmonella Dub

11 track album

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A much needed reminder that there is good and things do change for the better and not all hope is lost. Very grateful for Sam who puts the time and effort into these videos. youtu.be/DGqUQky4OHQ?...

Good News to get you through March

YouTube video by Sam Bentley

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Europe is getting a serious challenger to Microsoft 365. Office.eu is a privacy-first, EU-hosted alternative designed to keep business data under European control. An alternative to #Microsoft365 and #Google Workspace, built on open-source technology. office-watch.com/2026/office-...

“Trans Mission is about joy and positivity – it’s an opportunity to send a bold and loud message that we stand with the trans community, we are stronger together and we won’t be silenced.” – @ollyalexander.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4rjs3u5

Olly Alexander: ‘Trans Mission is about joy and positivity for the trans community’

All-star lineup of musicians, actors, authors and allies will gather at Wembley Arena to show support and raise funds for the trans community

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NHS executives are having secret meetings with Palantir, while the doctors who actually make the NHS work are protesting. We need to get Palantir out. If you want to be a whistleblower message email hw4fp.uk@protonmail.com, or say no to Palantir 👇 https://goodlaw.social/78a31e

Make any comment about the evil of AI on the internet and you inevitably get these people saying, "Ah, but you can't halt progress." You know what else people thought was progress not long after it was invented? Asbestos.

“There is an overwhelming sense that unaccountable powers are playing with our lives, and that no government is willing to save what’s left of international law.” https://goodlaw.social/7zuq

Elia Ayoub: Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk

When my phone started pinging, says Elia Ayoub, it could only mean one thing – friends and family in danger and international law in tatters

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