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Manu Ekanayake

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Oh God, this is just what we do now, isn't it? Just go from platform to platform like some kind of ongoing Littlest Hobo scenario

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I'm going to elaborate on this in as calm and reasonable way as possible, but sincerely: fuck off
the society of authors' feedback form about why you're not renewing your membership. In the write-in box, I have written: "I was shocked and deeply disappointed to see the magazine issue and now charter statement on genAI, which both seem totally full of waffle and apologist compromises.

This is a technology being used to put authors and illustrators out of jobs, using stolen work, and depleting the capacity for critical thought in people who use it. I get that you’re trying to make industry bodies agree to the charter as a ‘small step’ in the right direction. But I fundamentally disagree with the idea of some ‘ethical’ use becoming possible - look at the companies running these things, the severity of its environmental and community harms, the exploitative processes used to build and maintain the databases and server banks required.

As a full-time author who's marginalised and severely disabled, I do also find the idea that genAI companies are somehow making my job more accessible - not looking to undermine and destroy it - insulting and patently absurd.

I thought the SoA was supposed to advocate for authors' rights, and pleading with industry bodies to use this tech, but nicely, feels like a massive concession, and not one I'm able to be at all associated with."
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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Shane Gillis’ stand up is like if a Danny McBride character was just a real life guy and there weren’t any jokes
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Steve “Brexit” Hilton, trying to connect with Californians. My lord has he misjudged this electorate! Hilarious! 😂😂😂
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It's actually beyond parody
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whether it's Barack Obama asking for dijon mustard or Donald Trump admitting to a series of sexual assaults, there have been embarrassing moments for presidents on both sides of the aisle.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 06/10/2026
just want to note this is word for word something i heard after i was raped, first at 13 and then at 18 (all in the 1990s). couldn’t have been non-consensual because i was so ugly i would have naturally been grateful for the attention
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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Issue 28 is at Good News Soho
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Found out yesterday that one of the first pet cats whose name we know belonged to Crown Prince Thutmose of the 18th dynasty pf Egypt. She was named Ta-Miu, which translates, roughly, as "Miaow Girl".
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harrysword.bsky.social @harrysword.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Come on. This is getting absurd. Peter Thiel looks more Doncaster by the day. Hard house promoter. 1999. Council hearing in Sheffield for the ‘night time economy’ - ‘…and id say to that have you actually heard of Tidy Trax? Because they operate like a serious business’
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So far only two men have made Jacob Rees Mogg look like a comparative genius whilst in conversation with him - Tucker Carlson and Ali G.
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Mark Blacklock @drblacklock.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
““It’s all one way, isn’t it? I can have milkshakes chucked in my face, be bashed over the head with placards and that’s all fine. That’s absolutely fine.” As Farage well knows, 2 people who’ve thrown things at him have been convicted of assault. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Victoria Thomas Bowen sentenced for Nigel Farage milkshake attack
The Reform UK party leader was drenched in liquid when he started his constituency campaign in June.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The claims made about Democratic candidates are of the level of being involved with murders and huge drug deals, totally over the top stuff that seems not really a reflection of the electorates concerns.
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Start the week with Weatherall, as the Guv himself is the topic of this episode of @talk90stome.bsky.social, with guests Jim Butler of @discopogo.bsky.social and Johnno Burgess of Bugged Out talking about Andrew Weatherall's vital remixing, DJing, music making and genre-shaping life and times #90s
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Josh Spiegel @mousterpiece.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Coyote vs. Acme: A movie where Luis Guzman has to pensively choose between a real and a cartoon gavel is a good movie.
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Acidgrandads @acidgrandads.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Evening. Following on from the Andrew themed #RaveyardShift a couple of weeks ago, tonight I'm going Boys Own and related. Might as well kick off where it all began.... youtu.be/jC7Ln9HgVHQ?...
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Bocca Juniors - Raise (63 Steps To Heaven)
YouTube video by Borstal Boy
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Mixmag @mixmag.net · 21/09/2026
On his debut album ‘P ★ K I’, Ahadadream makes a bold statement of self-love. Read the cover feature: mixmag.net/feature/ahad... Check the Cover Mix (coming soon): mixmag.net/feature/ahad...
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You’re kidding me
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Too real guy
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is actually terrifying
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Report of this case here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... What's really alarming is that, without necessarily crossing the legal line which gave rise to this prosecution, the underlying sentiments are pretty widespread in posts on X etc.
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Former councillor from Stafford jailed for terror offences
Ivan Jennings was an “active participant” in extreme right-wing groups online, a court hears.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
this is completely and utterly fucking insane
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So many parties have similar vote shares, even a tiny swing could give Reform an outright majority. The deluge of crypto money into Reform’s coffers could tip the balance ✏️ Peter Kellner
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Farage’s £72m of crypto donations could swing the general election
So many parties have similar vote shares, even a tiny swing could give Reform an outright majority. The deluge of crypto money into Reform’s coffers could tip the balance
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My man looks like a Teddy Ruxpin doll programmed by the Heritage Foundation
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JD Vance Called Out Over Hypocritical Racist Dogwhistle
The vice president’s remarks about America becoming “dirtier” sparked fierce backlash.
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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SUENO LATINO SUENO LATINO
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Britain has a very serious problem with radicalised reactionaries and extremists
The Daily T OG @DailyTPodca...• 17h X
'Labour are sanctioning Israeli settlements to secure the Muslim vote'
Tune in now to today's Daily T where Camilla and Tim discuss Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband's decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements and whether the move is a desperate ploy to sway voters ahead of the crucial Holborn and St Pancras by-election next month
• Let us know your thoughts below
¿ Listen to the full episode now through the link in our bio
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I should really post on here more. So on that note here's my latest article, a cover story for @mixmag.net about the mighty Bonobo, who's announced that his (excellent) 8th album, Distance In Static, out 11 September on @ninjatunehq.bsky.social might be his last... mixmag.net/feature/bono...
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Breaking the cycle: Bonobo’s evolution is entering a new phase
Bonobo has never stayed still as a musician, constantly evolving his approach to sound and performance across 26 years of acclaimed album cycles and tours. Now with his eighth album ‘Distance In Stati...
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/09/2026
god I'm actually quite gobsmacked by Starmer's decision, it's just so......small, so revealing of his complete and utter lack of interest in Parliament and parliamentary politics, until the very end
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.
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Michael @mpborts.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A quick reminder of what Ardal O'hanlon has said about Glinner:
Excerpt from Ardal'O'Hanlon's Wikipedia article from his personal life reading:
"In response to Father Ted writer Graham Linehan's anti-transgender views, O'Hanlon stated that he is "baffled" by Linehan's stance and "feels sorry" for him. He went on to say, "I don't know why he feels the need to do it. I mean, what transgender issues have to do with Graham I really can't for the life of me figure out," and "like most human beings, you just want everyone to be happy."[27][28]"
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 30/08/2026
*looks to camera*
"I’ll put the true part of it on the record myself. My marriage ended because I refused to stop fighting for the rights of my wife and my daughter, women (who Jon would call “cis women”), at a time when it was made very difficult to do so. And rather than support me, almost every friend I had looked the other way and let me be painted as a monster and a madman instead. Ardal O’Hanlon. Adam Buxton. Amelia Bullmore. Bill Bailey. A long and ignominious list.

My lawyers will be reading his chapter about me carefully, but my instinct is not to sue him, and to let it stand exactly as written, a signed confession, an indictment of him and the cowardly, careerist, mendacious class of people who could roughly gather under the title “Graham Linehan’s old friends and colleagues”.”
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"My marriage ended because I refused to stop fighting for the rights of my wife" is an absolute hall of fame all-timer
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thoughts: 1) Blimey that's a long runup; 2) If he wins the nomination it'd be the first time the party doesn't pick someone worse than the last one; 3) He *could* win, but it'd depend who else ran; 4) He has said a *lot* of dumb things on the record; 5) What a huge vote of confidence in Kemi.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/08/2026
This is who Dolly Parton was. ❤️ “My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.” So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
most embarrassing guy of all time
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Funny you should mention this, I'm aware of an 80-year-old who's costing the US government billions who just won't bloody die either...
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dolly Parton lived with a gay man for years. She was a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ folks and a philanthropic champion of childhood literacy and education, vaccines, and the black people in her community. "We don't know what her politics were"? Please. She lived them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/a...
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Dolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread Affection
Bipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A year ago I wrote one of my most popular posts: "the financial crisis theory of everything". It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc... I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read. samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...
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The financial crisis theory of everything
Last month there was a fascinating poll from More in Common asking people to pick the main reason Britain is “on the wrong track”.
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Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Absolutely brutal 🤣🤣🤣
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Reform put this crap out for attention and in order to appear like a serious political outfit. They're in fact DEEPLY unserious and should be treated as such. Far too many people start to engage with what is essentially a game of pigeon chess. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A person without any govt position, who has numerous financial conflicts of interest, should not conduct US foreign policy. And that’s before we get to the fact that he uses this role to corruptly solicit money for himself. It’s wrong. Many seem to have accepted it, but I’ll never stop objecting.
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Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan
The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Another no-show from Nigel Farage at Reform's press conference this morning. Still not a single public appearance from him following his supposedly epoch-defining, establishment-crushing by-election victory
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Is it something to do with the Telegraph (that published this)?
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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I wonder if any of these people, somewhere in the depths of their thick, racist, self-involved skulls ever join the dots between climate change and other parts of the world becoming volatile and potentially unihabitable and lots of people from the global south trying to move north??
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I wish media outlets would describe Nathan Cofnas as a racist rather than a "self-defined race realist" which doesn't mean anything to most people. His writing meets any definition of racism however narrowly and cautiously drawn.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Compare to the media coverage of a white academic *convicted of assaulting a student* www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Sussex University failed duty of care to assault victim, inquiry finds
The investigation found that, when assessing the danger the attacker posed, the university only interviewed him
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
From this review- “Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not
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