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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What is Left #praxis in the age of incessant digital #doomerism, where infinite critique achieves something worse than nothing? @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social’s ep on #Hyperpolitics cuts to the heart of our analytical confusion, strategic impasse and cultural malaise. #socialism #philosophy #labor

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s alarming how people still seriously defend an economic system that is actively accelerating mass #extinction and empowering genocidal tech billionaires. And sad that the #Left has failed to popularise viable alternatives among workers. We need an organised, militant #green #labour movement.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yikes. It’s growing here in SA. As usual capitalism’s primary export is bullshit.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We are easiest to control when we’re drugged, detached, divided, distracted and despondent. Forget petty pleasures; celebrity scandals; cheek bones and waist lines; digital profiles and personal brands; culture wars and party politics. We need knowledge, discipline, #solidarity and #love. #socialism

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Love stretches across space and time, contorts and withers, but never dies. AD Sui’s “To Walk This Distant Shore With You” in @clarkesworldmagazine.com tugs our heartstrings over lightyears and lifetimes. The future is made of gifts from caring strangers #scifi clarkesworldmagazine.com/sui_09_26/

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Enthralled by 20th century visions of a common global imaginary for a bottom-up literature, as chronicled in @elinormtaylor.bsky.social’s “A Literary International?” in Catalyst Journal. Anyone know where to find similar efforts or likeminded descendants? #marxism #soviet #history #literature

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Anne Lamott @annelamott.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

How to write: Stop not writing. Keep your butt in the chair. Write really bad small sections of the whole—passages, moments, episodes, memories—til you have an incredibly shitty 1st draft. Then take out the boring parts, the lies and pretensions. Then write a better 2nd draft.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thanks to the Holy #Market for proving that ruthless #profit maximisation is the best way to stop mass #extinction (definitely not accelerating); foster peace among nations (definitely not complicit in #genocide); and promote life-changing #innovation like touch-operated car (definitely popular).

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Loving Vivek Chibber’s reappraisal of the #frenchrevolution and its #solidarity among workers and professionals. For all its flaws, an inspiration to democrats and egalitarians around the world. Enduring thanks to the Confronting #Capitalism pod/ @jacobinmag.bsky.social teams for their amazing work.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Less #corporatenews; more #grassroots journalism. Less #celebrityendorsements, more civic organising. Less complacent #doomerism; more #inspiring defiant #hopeful action.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Most 'debates' in public or private, online or off, have nothing to do with solving problems or uncovering the truth. Constructive disagreement and collaboration are only possible when #facts matter and both sides are sincere. The rest is inflammatory tribal #misinformation to serve the #superrich

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Seth Chambers’s “Space is Deep” in @clarkesworldmagazine.com unpicks the layers of longing, complacency and fragility which make a human life. The eerie backdrop of the void. An endearingly flippant, funny narrator. Underrepresented #polyamory. Expert drama #scifi #sff #shortstory #fiction #booksky

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There are #green, #ecofriendly alternatives to almost anything you can imagine, from consumer goods to economic systems. There are honest, diligent, knowledgeable people committed to the common good in every #community. There are wise, funny, creative, caring people all over the world. Fight on.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#reasonstolive: To #love and be loved. To cherish everyday joys. To serve, contribute and make an impact, no matter how small. To #create and savour #beauty. To defy the scum who make this world worse. To #spite the bastards who treat you like trash. To master your skills. To chase a dream. #hope

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

There's always more #goodnews than bad. That violence, cruelty, #corruption and #disaster are newsworthy are precisely because #peace, #kindness, honesty and stability are the norm. Let us neither flinch from our struggles, nor despair. We have too many #miracles to defend. #hope #secular #socialism

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

That the richest people and most 'valuable' companies are most guilty of worker #exploitation, #ecocide, #bigotry and sabotaging #democracy, tells you all you need to know about #capitalism. Elite villains have always punished ordinary heroes. This is but the high-tech edition. #classwar #socialism

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Your grievances are valid, for your challenges are real and arduous. But your complaints demean you. Whingeing weakens. Face your obstacles and decide: to overcome or ignore. Either way, #acceptance is the only path to #peace, #freedom and #joy. You're stronger than you think. #secular #stoic

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

You guys are all so great. Love your work. Of all your work, all innovative and distinctive and expertly designed, all inspiring, my heart has been most captured by Pendragon. You have my vote 😊🙏🤘🌼 (and probably someone’s axe).

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Amen. We earn our satisfaction.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Write like you fight. Make and break rhythms. Pick targets, toggle the distance; perspective is everything. Play to your strengths. Plan where you can; adjust as you must. Reflect on each battle; win or lose, always improve. Thank your opponent, your editor — your greatest teacher. #writingtips

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Simplicity is the height of sophistication; spaciousness the peak of abundance. No riches are so precious, no success more impressive than the wealth of free time to think and feel, connect and create. #simplify #slowliving #minimalism #secular #spirituality #slow #thedeeplife #intentionalliving

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Those things acquired easily may be pleasurable, but seldom fulfilling. You will only relish the icy bliss of the fountain at the end of the trail if you wear the sweat and dirt of the long march there. #purpose #stoicism #stoic #thedeeplife #intentionalliving #slowliving #secular #spirituality

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This, this, more of this, every day this. Fight on. Love on. Live on. #alutacontinua #nevergiveup #stoic #socialism #democracy #hope

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#Business isn't inherently #evil. Exploiting #labour, degrading #ecosystems, lying to the public, #lobbying the government and funding political parties to subvert #democracy — #profit maximisation at all costs— that's evil. But orgs which meet real human needs efficiently and sustainably: great.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I used to agonise over my perceived failures to sustain certain friendships, until I noticed how one-sided and shallow they truly were. There’s an art to discerning peers and buddies from the true bonds which nourish the soul; an art to accepting each on their own terms. #friendship #secular #love

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Pay no mind to whether you will be remembered. You won’t be around to care either way. Just try your best regardless. There is no posthumous substitute for purposeful days and the satisfaction of contributing to the common good. #stoicism #stoic #nevergiveup #secular #dailydevotion #hopeisachoice

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Shriek-inducingly hilarious. My neighbours were not ready for my joy while hanging up the laundry. Marie Brennan does it again. And Rudnicki, with his unmistakable baritone, renders it all the funnier. #sff #specfic #humour #flashfic #humour

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Sweet as honeysuckle, humble as soil, The Woman Who Stole Flowers by @theodoragoss.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social charms us with the dream of seeing the unseen crones of our world. Between the tides of history, this vignette is quietly pristine. #urbanfantasy #sff #booksky #cozy #cosy

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

And you for writing! Chilling work, AW. Your imagery is so stark, I feel like I saw it in a graphic novel. Vivid, yes, but also accurate to a world that some days feels not so far from ours. Thank you.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Bodily death is one thing. What of the soul? Obedience calls itself ‘care’, group-speak ‘wisdom’, the threat of execution ‘welcoming’. @awprihandita.bsky.social’s #technodystopia in @clarkesworldmagazine.com stares the inhumanity of optimisation in the blank-eyed face. #sff #scifi #postapocalyptic

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I come from a family of musos. Took ages to accept the realities of my syndrome and leave the world of weekly rehearsals and late-night gigs. Once I started prioritising my writing (and health), I fell in love with a fellow writer. We’ve been blissfully married for 8 years. Great story, Claire JW.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

16 years of #chronicpain in, and I can confirm: #disability minces your ego and teaches you real love. @clairejiawen.bsky.social’s tale of loss, denial and bittersweet acceptance in @clarkesworldmagazine.com cracks the facade, exposing the heart that beats beneath. #sff #booksky #scifi #queerlit

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hey, this is great! Anyway you can share this in a more readable format? I think this deserves to be circulated more widely. Thanks for all your careful argumentation! 🙏✨

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georgeelliot19.bsky.social @georgeelliot19.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Complete nonsense. See attached rebuttal (both of the premises themselves *and* of the conclusions conditional on your premises). Despite the premises all lines of reasoning converge on one conclusion: STOP AI.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thanks, Ed 😄 I suspected as much, but was hoping for something more thorough. Not that you’re a remote I can just point at someone and say “Rebut!” You address Bregman’s points individually in your work, but a systematic refutation here could be a vital resource to the movement. Especially now.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’ve always appreciated Bregman’s takes, though I’m not sure this one accurately represents some of the intricate realities of AI industry, capabilities and infrastructure. @edzitron.com, what do you think? I’m trying to be sincere here; this doesn’t need to devolve into some tedious firefight.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 09/06/2026

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 15/04/2026

1/ Less than 24 hours before broadcast, the BBC called me and said: we're editing a line out of your lecture. The line? That Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Staggering statistics. May we dethrone all these putrid kings.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

As always, so grateful for your view 🙏 Would you be open to chatting over the specifics with @edzitron.com? Not a public intra-Left spat. Just a sincere, comradely exchange between well-read, well-respected progressives in the interest of strategic unity. Too important to tribalise over. Be well 🌻

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Mayor Mamdani Magically Saves NYC Money,By Working Hard,And Not Being Corrupt ! Go Knicks !🏀

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

3 bars of 3, 1 of 4. A breath before the New. Resonances ripple, cymbals wash; a confident snare marches, articulate and defencelessly honest. Liquid and lignous; not quite light, nor quite dark. What is this system, this world-sized host? #jazz #gogopenguin open.spotify.com/track/34HcLP...

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Actually insufferable. Astounding indictment. America imploding. Aneurism, immediately.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Favourite pod, hands down, every fortnight. And awesome to discover your work! Keen to read your recent take on election law.

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Absolute Inanity. Actualised Inhumanity. Accessible Insanity. Appeases Idiots. Applications Improvised. Aping Intelligence. Auto-incorrect. Abominable Imp. Abolish It. Truly, the dumbest of all possible timelines. May we all survive this nonsense, bolder and kinder. #ai #fuckai #noai #techbro

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