Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 16/04/2026They claim “everyone’s autistic now” and yet Pachycephalosaurus is lumped in with “other” 19822
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallLichess @lichess.org · 08/04/2026Round 9 of the #2026candidates just started! 🎉♟️ Follow all games live at: lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 0124
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Just heard someone with an Eastern European accent describe something as “Top of the notch” and it made my heart swell with joy 0285
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallJared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 20/03/2026the vengeful pillow by Edward Gorey 2847291003
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 14/02/2026I wonder if people are paying attention to how much their doom scrolling is cutting into time they used to use to read books 571056154
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/01/2026F*** that nice write-up I got in the Guardian. This is my all-time favourite review of one of my books. 561156
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I woke up and thought of some of the people who created so much nastiness around Monkey Cage - rich people living luxury lives who found time to be committed to increasing the hate in the world - and I thought how many of them there are as we watch this century’s celebrations of cruelty 1728615
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 14/01/2026All fun and games until Björk mobilizes Icelandic elves to protect Greenland 2062282
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallDrew Curtis @drewcurtis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026“She will continue praying to the Shrek figure, citing their established relationship and noting that the ogre had answered as many prayers as any other household deity, statistically speaking.” 33410
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Even in Captain Planet the writers room would be like ok tone it back 282044497
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism. Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message. 13278193352
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 30/12/2025It's interesting that, with their algorithms, the tech bros who design the most reprehensible parts of social media make a mirror of the shit that's destroying society. "Only big posts matter/get seen" is another version of "the obscenely wealthy get more obscenely wealthy and fuck all else matters" 25811
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 30/12/2025A photograph of a beautiful creature, or an increasingly rotund psychopath who spends all day eating cream and rats? The jury is out. 71254
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallTom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 19/11/2025ONLY 3️⃣2️⃣ MORE HOURS to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds CLICK HERE👇 bit.ly/TomtheDancingBugKickstarter 2134
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19/11/2025Here for your coffee break already? Check out this longer form essay 👇 “To use a book authored by E.B. White as your name is an offense to history. White was a leading voice for American democracy & freedom & against fascism & tyranny." Great piece—esp. White’s poetically fierce support of freedomlawdork.comGregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us aboutDHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom. 311427
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallSean Kelly @seankelly.biz · 22/10/2025SECURITY QUESTION: What was the last name of your first grade teacher? MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER HACKING MY BANK ACCOUNT: I'm in 2169992
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say. 116871
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallJames D'Emilio @demiliopics2.bsky.social · 02/08/2025For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for 713574885
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBarry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 02/08/2025DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results. 156148295306
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallJeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 02/08/2025It's funny how we say "a bug hit my windshield" when we are the ones going 70mph. I'll bet the bug's family describes it differently. 944599
Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 02/08/2025... I have decided to seek out the Burryman this year... 030
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/07/2025I think I'd probably find the whole notion of banning kids from social media easier to swallow if adults accepted that it is also obviously driving them mad. 34925123
Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 20/07/2025I was relieved recently to read that that factoid about how many spiders you eat in your sleep was a hoax/made up, but this morning I woke up with a large spider mashed under my face... 050
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallAhhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 20/07/2025Treasure this moment cause you’ll never have fewer microplastics in you than you do right now 472311410
Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Sitting here sweltering in a fairly rare Norwegian heat wave and just got two ads in my inbox, one for sweaters, the other for Christmas decorations, and I don't understand how commerce works 030
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 18/07/2025People have obviously been reporting on the Trump Epstein connection for awhile but it does seem like there’s a bit of “Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis are talking about it so we can too” going on and I can’t express enough how if you’re doing that as the news you’ve got alot of stuff backwards 324520
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead. 500+ students online and in person. My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT! WE MOVE!! karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...karenattiah.substack.comResistance Summer School is officially in Session!Columbia cancelled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching the people anyway. 492077472
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallJohn Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025...and there it is. He's saying it right out loud. If you're a lefty they're coming for you. They're coming. 22714
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I had a REALLY lovely time talking to @milesklee.bsky.social at Rolling Stone about why The Onion is thriving. It's because we're one of the only legacy outlets unafraid to accurately reflect the mood of this country. That mood? Everyone fucking hates this. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... 513783712
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/06/2025The US Supreme Court rules that there is no law and there is no constitution 15041411281
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/06/2025It is BRILLIANT how inexpensively Blackwells can send books from the UK to the US and Canada. I urge more people to take advantage of it. 15711
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/06/2025It’s not 2003 anymore anywhere in America except for CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times opinion page. 5956821039
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 22/06/2025We published this June 17.theintercept.comU.S. Intel Says Iran Isn’t a Nuclear Threat. Israel Wants the U.S. to Bomb It Anyway.The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb. 18579254
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallOld Man Green (he/him) @neurocrusty.bsky.social · 09/06/2025It feels like we’re getting close to the tipping point where things in North America are going to get very violent. Don’t be one of those who shame people who are protesting on behalf of the most marginalized people in the world. If civility worked we wouldn’t be watching genocide live streamed. 16912
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2025not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates 367278115826
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallWhitby Gothic @whitbygothic.bsky.social · 08/06/2025+++ On this day, the 8th of June 1949, George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four, was first published. +++ It was a warning from history / not an instruction manual #georgeorwell #dystopian #dystopianfuture #bigbrother #room101 #thoughtpolice #INGSOC #newspeak #thoughtcrime #otd 4283102
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year?? 1044146464777
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallBlack Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 08/06/2025If you really want to drive the point home about how fucked up ICE is then people should start forcing Star Wars themes on ICE. Protesters should start playing the imperial march whenever ICE shows up and should also start dressing like the rebel alliance. 739227174257
Jonathan Tisdall @mandoran.bsky.social · 08/06/2025'John Wick: Ballerina' has got to be the most confusing thing my eyes have stumbled across in recent memory 000
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Did they even say “Thank you?” 🤡 #OligarchEra 46197421424
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Jordan pointed out to me that sometimes they might go to authors not just to publish but also for blurbs and other support, so please be wary here from all angles -- this publisher is not paying its authors, is abandoning its obligations, and must be held to pay what is owed. 4457147
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Brand Manager getting ready for Pride Month 68175964873
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallKatharine Quarmby @katharineq.bsky.social · 30/05/2025I'm not a believer in cancel culture, but I do think accountability and transparency matter. Take a bow, the publisher formerly known as Unbound, now Boundless, for yet again defaulting on the debts to us authors - they owe us over half a million. Extract from the latest missive below 1/ 146728
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 30/05/2025a thread everyone should read on why Boundless/Unbound deserve nothing but contempt 423062
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallOpen Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Harvard Lets You Take 133 Free Online Courses: Explore Courses on Justice, American Government, Literature, Religion, CompSci & More www.openculture.com/2025/05/harv...openculture.comHarvard Lets You Take 133 Free Online Courses: Explore Courses on Justice, American Government, Literature, Religion, CompSci & MoreImage by Rizka, via Wikimedia Commons In South Korea, where I live, there may be no brand as respected as Habodeu. Children dream of it; adults seemingly do anything to play up their own connections t... 28230
Reposted by Jonathan TisdallKeith Sands @keithsands.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Boundless / Unbound say on their website they are "a place where brave voices thrive", which is a funny way to spell starve 1226