This fungus-at-national-scale story could have been taken directly from the pages of my second novel Azúcar: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Proof that fiction can predict real national initiatives. If you want to read Azúcar, get it on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social - uk.bookshop.org/p/books/azuc...

Killer fungus discovered that destroys UK invasive plant

A newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored.

bbc.co.uk

Despite ICJ genocide warnings, 51 nations kept arming Israel, even after pledging to halt support https://aje.news/hsk76r

This week's edition is an important one

The Continent@thecontinent.org · 3mo ago

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials. bit.ly/240_TC

There's no way of saying this without sounding like a fuddy duddy but the highway code changed in 2022 to specify that all drivers and cyclists turning from a main road at a junction have to give way to pedestrians who are crossing or about to cross. They then decided not to tell anyone about it.

You won't want to miss this deep dive into the porno-political memeplex that has colonized the right. Cameron Cummins-Smith gives us essentially an explainer, but one that is so necessary because this stuff is so embarrassing to think about, let alone write about.

The Interracial Cuck Porn Theory of Everything

Everything is gender, but to understand gender you must understand sex.

liberalcurrents.com

"London has been rocked by the rise of moped riders snatching the watches from unaware people walking in the street." These kids don't need jail, they need a Vegas residency.

They think they are buying cocaine, but are sold date rape drugs and robbed – de-Rolexed... What happened to all the trustworthy drug dealers? 🤔 metro.co.uk/2026/05/20/g...

Disturbing new crimewave sweeping London that leaves victims unconscious

metro.co.uk

I'll be there all day for my sins. Come through if you can...

flipped eye publishing @flippedeye.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, we take over the Listening Lounge at Mason & Fifth on the day of our founding. 12pm to 7pm. Discounts, readings from 5pm & vibes!! Stop by at any time. Sign up at Eventbrite so we know how many free treats to bring. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/25th-anniv...

Videos of the DOGE staffers who gutted humanities funding using ChatGPT went viral. Now a federal judge has ruled that personnel didn’t have authority to terminate the grants. Kelsey Ables and Janay Kingsberry spoke to the plaintiffs:

The Humanities Score a Victory Against Trump

DOGE used ChatGPT to cancel research grants. A federal judge wouldn’t have it.

bit.ly

Despite several trips to Accra, I never made it to a proper bookstore while I was in Ghana. But a few years later I found this lovely book by Ghanaian author @niiayikwei.bsky.social in the African authors section of the Ikirezi book shop in Kigali, Rwanda.

We are ecstatic, of course. Prickle made us sit up right away when it came. Publishers dream of moments like that, and our editors @rustyniall.bsky.social, @jacobslr.bsky.social and @niiayikwei.bsky.social LOVE to work in the energy such moments bring. Congratulations @rachelcleverly.bsky.social

Michael Marks Awards@michaelmarksawards.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Prickle - Rachel Cleverly (@flippedeye.bsky.social) @rachelcleverly.bsky.social Recent Poems - Hugh Foley (The Fair Organ) Spit Valve - Eve Ellis (ignitionpress) @eveellis14.bsky.social Spurious Language - James Appleby (Blue Diode Press) young, dumb, and full of poems - Hasti (Bad Betty Press)

So, it appears Tiger Woods needs to keep a driver at hand always. Or just use a driver more.

"what is birth but death/ with complexity" – Michael S. Harper

State abortion restrictions in the US are creating risks to pregnant people nationwide. Women are dying preventable deaths because abortion care is denied or delayed.

US Abortion Restrictions Causing Preventable Deaths

State restrictions on abortion, since the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that the US constitution does not confer a right to abortion, are creating risks to pregnant people nationwide. Women are dying pr...

hrw.org

"You don't liberate people at the barrel of a gun. Have we learned nothing from Iraq or Afghanistan? All we seem to have learned is from Gaza. Israel has learned that you can bomb hospitals & schools with impunity." Me on MSNOW with @chrislhayes.bsky.social Full intv: youtube.com/watch?v=u7LU...

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

n.pr

I went through all the court docs and wrote about his story a few years ago www.thenation.com/article/arch...

Rocky Myers, a Black man from Decatur, Alabama, is still locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. His lawyer, former corporate counsel for the United Klans of America, told me if he had to do it all over again, he’d seat an all-white jury this time. Please take a moment with this story.

Lee Hedgepeth@leehedgepeth.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Rocky Myers, a Black man accused of murdering a white woman in Alabama, was represented at trial by a Klan lawyer named John Mays. He had no idea. 30 years later, he's still behind bars. Please take a moment to read and share. www.treadbylee.com/p/klonsel

"what is birth but death/ with complexity" – Michael S. Harper

Jasmine Crockett’s team called The Atlantic’s Elaine Godfrey a “top-notch hater”—then armed guards escorted our reporter out of a rally. Listen to the audio here:

‘Elaine From Atlantic … She Needs to Leave’

Representative Jasmine Crockett claimed I wasn’t kicked out of her rally. Here’s the audio.

bit.ly

The death of possibly more than 100 little girls in a primary school. How is that not a central news story today across all serious outlets? And thank you, FT, for being one of only a few newsrooms driving attention to what happened there. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Strike on Iranian primary school kills 148, authorities say

Girls’ education facility hit as US and Israel launch joint military operation

giftarticle.ft.com

I have linguistically arrived. One of my sentences is an example for the use of "ravish" with the Merriam-Webster dictionary online... #Ga boy to the ngleshi blɔfo; #Ghana to the world 🇬🇭 (of course, I always seem to be talking about food, which is very on-brand for GaDangbe culture)

We must understand that the US president is playing "tick box" with the world, NOT seeking peace. If a president before him has bombed, he wants to bomb; if they've installed a new 'leader', he wants to do the same. Nothing he does is for the people of the USA or good of the world – all ego, no care

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 6mo ago

Trump is pursuing war in Iran without congressional approval, with little appetite among his base for another regime-change operation in the Middle East, and with allies in the region having discouraged it, @nancyayoussef.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social report:

We've been quiet for a bit, but we just want to remind the world that we turn 25 this year – 25, TWENTY-FIVE!! As indie publishers we know how special it is to be around this long and how much it signals the support of YOU, our readers worldwide. THANK YOU. #FECrew

CRASSH is inviting scholars from the Global South to apply for funded Visiting Fellowships in Cambridge in Spring 2027 The fellowship theme is 'Enslavement: histories, legacies and afterlives' ⏳ Apply by 16 Feb 2026 www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/global-south-fellowships

They literally just sat around and watched this baby die. There can be no civilized society as long as cops exists. This is just barbaric and cruel for no reason.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 7mo ago

In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old

AI theft. Read the report: societyofauthors.org/2026/01/30/b...

One day to Dilla month...

Always going back to love and moving forward with hope. Happy New Year, people 🎉

lol Miller's stance on immigrants from global majority countries is "we came and wrecked your house, and now you can't come to ours."

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Stephen Miller's argument that the U.S. shouldn't take immigrants from "failed societies" overlooks the fact that the failure of other societies is what drives people to seek a better life here. It's what Miller's own ancestors did.