A. E. Daly @aedaly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The consequences of this ruling go way past common ableism (bad enough, you'd think) into explicit fascist cruelty and dehumanisation. It's horrifying and I can't think of a single reason why that framework needed to change other than 'protecting & dignifying disabled people is too much trouble.' 010
Reposted by A. E. DalySardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 28/05/2026Some interesting points in this. How Ai 'art' is for the poor, while human created art becomes the purview of the wealthy. There is only one war and its class war. youtu.be/EfeGc02nzC4youtu.beThey Teach AI Music at Music School Now...YouTube video by Adam Neely 2387
Reposted by A. E. DalyMollz (ballz) @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Me all day: Im so tired Me at bedtime: what if I redecorate my house 3459
Reposted by A. E. DalyGaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 08/05/2026What a legacy! How lucky we are he’s lived long and productively. Happy 100 years! 🎈theguardian.comHappy centenary, David! Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular TV momentsHe has been besieged by birds, had 120m crabs try to crawl up his trouser leg and stayed cool beside an erupting Icelandic volcano. As David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his most extraordinary... 1318100
Reposted by A. E. DalyEdward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Conference at Night - 1949 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten… 06611
Reposted by A. E. DalyMike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 20/09/2025All the elderly women at the supermarket will look up and shout, "Can you help me reach that from the top shelf?" And I'll look down and whisper, "Of course!" 328150
Reposted by A. E. DalyBo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 07/05/2026“I still didn’t know this was Steve Albini,” she says. “We were talking for a while, and he was a smart-ass. And I was like, ‘Who’s this guy?'” But then the Smashing Pumpkins drove up. “Steve started making fun of them. And I was like, ‘Oh, no. This is Steve Albini,'” she whispers dramatically. 46710
Reposted by A. E. DalyJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/05/2026Bollocks. One, hardcovers are selling great, especially the ones that these days come with sprayed edges and illustrated end pages. Two, ditching hardcovers would absolutely gut author and bookseller incomes. You want to fuck up publishing? Kill the hardcover. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe hill I will die on: Heavy, awkward and incredibly expensive – we don’t need hardback books | Larry RyanIt’s an annoying choice: either lug around a heavy tome or try to remember when the paperback version is coming out, says freelance writer Larry Ryan 3143032412
Reposted by A. E. DalyRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Léo Gausson The Red Tree House, 1890 1599
Reposted by A. E. DalyRichard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Creep glasses used unethically? What a surprise. 15915
A. E. Daly @aedaly.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The reposts for this are absolutely stellar btw, I've been cackling at them all day. Muppets, Pythons, Hangover bros, all comparisons harsh but hilariously fair. 110
Reposted by A. E. DalyNick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 07/05/2026To add to this, worth remembering one of the most successful adaptations of The Odyssey to date involved George Clooney being obsessed with pomade 811616
Reposted by A. E. DalyAndrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 06/05/2026This is the problem. A pitch to voters "turning to Greens and Reform". You have to actually choose between the voters who want what they perceive as a socially liberal socialist environmentalist party and the ones who want fascism. You can't appeal to both, and now they all hate you. 4848233
Reposted by A. E. DalyGerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026As people get ready to vote in the Scottish Parliament election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation. 21846689
Reposted by A. E. DalyJillian Whitton 🏳️⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It's the canonical image of Nazi book-burning. What the books were about is often ignored. 08640
Reposted by A. E. Dalyhookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Northmoor collects wreckage. Well that bit of the National Park owned by the MoD does. They test all sorts over that way. Tanks, missiles, planes. There are hills metal-crowned by crashed Lightnings, escarpments where you see tanks unfurled like steel flowers. It has ghosts too. – Tom Tripp #VOH 316020
Reposted by A. E. DalyComic Book Yeti @comicbookyeti.com · 05/05/2026Share this so everyone knows. 2282210
Reposted by A. E. DalyTom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026A Harvard study just published estimates Elon Musk's destruction of USAID has already caused 600,000 deaths 2/3 of them children. That is his legacy in this world. 16147382231
Reposted by A. E. DalyWayne Rée (he/they) @waynereewrites.com · 04/05/2026People keep asking Alan Moore questions about comics he's disowned when they could spend more time asking him questions about things he actually gives a shit about—and get answers as glorious as this. 202437822
Reposted by A. E. DalyAnimation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The Adventures of Prince Achmed just turned one hundred years old. It's still among the best movies ever made. For the film's birthday, we're sharing Lotte Reiniger's wonderful firsthand account of its creation: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-film-tha... 81168464
Reposted by A. E. Dalyevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. 5773681744
Reposted by A. E. DalyEdward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Hopper turned the car into a studio while road-tripping with his wife Jo in 1946. Jo in Wyoming (1946) frames Jo against mountains through a window. It shows how mobility became a method and partnership became subject amid joyful exploration. 0548
Reposted by A. E. DalyMegan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026"I hear the sea call And I sink into it Not quite one thing or Another any more And definitely not happy With anyone Who thought it useful For me to change So they could stay the same." 063
A. E. Daly @aedaly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This. But like poverty, joblessness and legal trouble it's only a personal failing if you're underprivileged. Rich people on meds deserve them, damn it. /s 010
A. E. Daly @aedaly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This. It's baseless shaming and ableism. Baseless but not purposeless, because the purpose is to marginalise & stigmatise more and more people. (The privileged will of course always find ways to get their meds.) 010
Reposted by A. E. Dalyalexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026i am tired of having to listen to dumb assholes just because they have a lot of money 7175621837
Reposted by A. E. DalyKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Breaking news! Here’s a gift link to read a dozen stories for free: kaleidotrope.net 02522
Reposted by A. E. DalyUncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 05/05/2026New essay! "The Mopey Ghost Nightmare Girl: The Character of Hari in Three Filmed Versions of Stansiław Lem’s Solaris" by Alex Bledsoe! buff.ly/clg6a7a 133
Reposted by A. E. Dalyeileenwrobinson.bsky.social @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Independent bookstores can feel like home. 0133
A. E. Daly @aedaly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I've just finished Wolf Worm by @tkingfisher.com. Peerless American Gothic horror - wonderful characters, richly dry humour, excellent use of insects & paint colour names and the many, many OH GOD WHAT NO moments that are the author's signature move (I knew what I was getting into 😂) 051
Reposted by A. E. DalyAndy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I have always loved the passive aggression inherent in the phrase "available at all good bookshops." 410716
Reposted by A. E. DalyThomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 30/04/2026goodwrites for how good a story was to write. every review: i finished writing it 46616
Reposted by A. E. DalyJon Pountney @jonpountney1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026John Piper's painting and black and white photo of Llanthony Priory. He stayed there in 1941; my photo was taken yesterday 36115
Reposted by A. E. DalyKieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026To celebrate Star Wars day I write up what lessons you can learn from Han Solo when wanting to play a character who really doesn't want to go on this adventure, thank you very much.oldmenrunningtheworld.comWhy Han Solo Was An Amazing TTRPG Player And TTRPG Players Of Han Solo Characters Mostly Aren't - Old Men Running The WorldIt's Star Wars day, and while I haven't time for my Let Me Show You How Star Wars Actually Operates Via PBTA Moves, let's try something else. There's a lot 15517162
Reposted by A. E. DalyPaul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Others have pointed this out, but if you are publishing a book in the near future, be prepared for AI-generated scam emails purporting to be from book clubs, festivals, and even radio stations. 2176
Reposted by A. E. DalyThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Love this rather unhinged-looking fellow on the side of the 1820s Gothic Revival style Ramshorn Kirk on Ingram Street in Glasgow. It's so detailed and specific in its appearance that I'm sure it must've been based on a real person! #glasgow #architecture #church #sculpture #architecturephotography 2373
Reposted by A. E. DalyJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 02/05/2026My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment. 11578492568
Reposted by A. E. DalyCallie Jennings @aporianautics.bsky.social · 02/05/2026(I do think it's mistaken framing to view a writer withdrawing a piece as wasting an editor's time when we don't generally view an editor rejecting a piece as wasting a writer's time.) 2112
Reposted by A. E. DalyKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 02/05/2026If a magazine asks several months to respond, or worse promises no response at all, they have no business asking for no simsubs. If they still do, a writer is perfectly justified in not submitting there. The real problem comes when both parties aren't on the same page about the submissions policy. 1264
Reposted by A. E. DalyMartti Nelson, Lady Author @martti.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I am wildly unsurprised so many men use an environmental disaster machine built on creative theft just to make it a woman who fawns over him. Wow. This is my shocked face. 127526
Reposted by A. E. DalyThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026While it didn't open fully until October 1892, it was 125 years ago today that Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow opened for the very first time, when it served as the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition. Cont./ #glasgow #kelvingroveartgallery #armour 1117225
Reposted by A. E. DalyIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Also: the stereotype about Black people and fried chicken came about because, post-slavery, so many Black women successfully supported themselves and their families by selling homemade fried chicken to white people at train stations. It was one of the few lucrative jobs open to the newly free. 41251342