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Nova Bligh

@novabligh.bsky.social
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Writer ✍️📚, chronicler of the end times, chief everything officer of Vibespocalypse, insufferable nerd, anthropologist of bullshit 💩 linktr.ee/novabligh Novel: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F Newsletter: vibespocalypse.substack.com

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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 10h
"They’re societies in which women’s rights to bodily and social self-determination are respected, and a man who violates those rights would face severe consequences. “Rape-prone cultures treat rape as an entitlement in a system that revolves around masculine contests and hierarchies.” "
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We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public outcry to punish the alleged perpetrators in the Cornell case misses the point – the only solution is political, legal and cultural equality of women
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 19h
Deadloch is one of the funniest shows I’ve ever watched. It kept me in suspense, too. Showrunners Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney gave us a masterclass in genre and tone. I dare you not to laugh at this fan supercut of the weirdest moments of season 1. #TVSky #WomenInTV #AussieTV #DarkComedy
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Deadloch - Out of Context
YouTube video by MikeMJPMUNCH
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 20h
When I heard about Ride or Die being canceled, an insanely successful show, I knew I needed to write about women and underrepresented groups making amazing TV shows. #TV #WomenInTV #TVSky
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Recent Prestige TV Shows Prove that Audiences Want Diverse Stories
When TV represents everyone, the audience shows up.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026
Breaking News! The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly for Sept. 29th came in at 3.18°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This marks yet another record all-time high and the 123rd consecutive record daily high at 1.1°C above the previous daily record set in 1997.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With all of this #AIApocalypse talk, I’m reminded of these David Bowie lyrics: “All the nightmares came today / And it looks as though they're here to stay.” #music #nowplaying
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David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things (Live) [Official Video] [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m serializing a tiny bit of my debut novel on my Substack. I post a song with each chapter. If you want to keep reading, here’s chapter 4 of my debut novel. We get to see our villain, Tread, being evil. #amreading #bookworm #booklovers.
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My Debut Novel: Chapter 4
An innocent man meets a monster.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
End Times Fascism is now an *international* bestseller. Folks, you made this happen and we are so grateful. @astra.bsky.social
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m serializing a tiny bit of my debut novel on my Substack. I post a song with each chapter. If you want to keep reading, here’s chapter 3 of my debut novel. We get to see Willa and Dean together, being painfully awkward. #amreading #bookworm #booklovers.
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My Debut Novel: Chapter 3
Dean and Willa meet. They’re awkward.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With all this #AIApocalypse talk, I think The Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” is even more relevant today than it was twenty-four years ago. #AI #music #nowplaying
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Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
YouTube video by The Flaming Lips - Topic
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The moment you realize that you can finish a book but marketing it is forever. #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorSky #WriterLife
A still image from the series Widow's Bay. In turbulent conditions, Mayor Tom Loftis gets thrown around a boat. He has a funny, hopeless expression on his face.
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 26/05/2025
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social #WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit
Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads:
"If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting."
— Liana Brooks

Illustration and lettering by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paintbrush lies across the page on a wooden surface.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tax their arses off www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m serializing a tiny bit of my debut novel on my Substack. I post a song with each chapter. If you want to keep reading, here’s chapter 2 of my debut novel. We get to meet Dean, our awkward, troubled man with a certain set of skills. #amreading #bookworm #booklovers #thriller #bookish
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My Debut Novel: Chapter 2
Dean’s intro. He has demons of his own.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’m serializing a tiny bit of my debut novel on my Substack. I post a song with each chapter. If you want to keep reading, here’s chapter 1 of my debut novel. We’re checking in on Willa fourteen years after her terrifying escape. ✍️📚 #AmReading #RomanticThriller #Suspense #Bookish #KindleUnlimited
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My Debut Novel: Chapter 1
Fourteen years later, Willa’s still haunted by that night.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Modern life is full of hyperobjects, seemingly unsolvable problems. The problems we face are so absurd and all-encompassing that they demand we ask: How intelligent are we if we innovate ourselves into extinction? #AI #SiliconValley #Tech #Inequality
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m serializing a tiny bit of my debut novel on my Substack. I'm posting a song with each chapter. ✍️📚 #AmReading #RomanticThriller #Suspense #Bookish #KindleUnlimited #BookWorms #NewRelease vibespocalypse.substack.com/p/my-debut-n...
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My Debut Novel’s Prologue: Play Dead
Willa makes her escape.
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vibespocalypse.bsky.social @vibespocalypse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
While we’re distracted by the common refrains, “they’re building a digital God” and “humanity’s future is in the stars,” remember that, to the tech bros, the real gods are always money and power. #AI #Substack #SiliconValley #Tech vibespocalypse.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The fad that will never go out of style is inequality. The system isn’t designed to stop and ponder how it’s unwise to “harness the light cone of all future value in the universe,” and why we should fix world hunger/stop wars first. Our pain is the point. Our pain is the profit. #AI #SiliconValley
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How to stay sane in the Cybernetic Meadow: Part 2
Part 2 of a series of musings on AI and human worth.
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sometimes once is not enough. Matthew Rhys makes #Emmys history as a lead actor double-winner in both the comedy and limited series categories for his roles in ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Beast in Me.’ The actor dedicated his second win, in part, “to the great and good people of Wales.”
Matthew Rhys Is the First Lead Actor to Win Two Emmys in a Single Night
Between his wins for comedy series and limited series, Rhys just made Emmy Awards history
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Drew Makes Movies 🎬🍿 @drewmakesmovies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thrilled to see this brilliant person win an Emmy. What a speech 🤣😅🤩 Congrats Kate Dippold - well deserved!! #emmys #WidowsBay 📺
Kate Dippold wins an Emmy (2026)
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yay! Super happy for the #WidowsBay team and the fandom. Hopefully, this means we’ll get many more seasons on Katie Dippold’s infamous island. If you want to revisit some of the best moments of S1, I wrote about the show in July. The title says it all.
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It feels like we're all living on Widow's Bay, cursed and undeniably fucked.
Give them all Emmys already. Also, fuck Martha’s Vineyard! Warning, there are spoilers ahead, but you’re probably not looking up Widow’s Bay blogs because you’ve never watched the show, so onward!
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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
With all this talk about human extinction right now, I am BEGGING people to understand the difference between TERMINAL and FINAL extinction. TESCREALists *only* care about final extinction, but nearly the entire public *misinterprets* them as warning about terminal extinction.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you like #RomanticSuspense books with ✔️tough-as-nails heroines, ✔️vulnerable men breaking at the seams, ✔️insufferable journos, ✔️small-town cops in over their heads, ✔️and villains you just love to hate, read my book for free on #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F/ #BookSky #Bookish
This image is an ad for my book. It describes the tropes and has a hook: Escape was only the beginning... Willa will never forget that night. The night she escaped and left Cathy with their kidnapper. Prepared for a wild holiday right through California to save one woman from oblivion. On Kindle Unlimited now!
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The most insidious idea is that #Tech will save us all. In #SiliconValley, there’s a false equivalency that tech equals progress. It fuels the self-driving cars clogging our streets and the loneliness creeping into our souls. It supercharges our El Niños and keeps the shareholders very fucking rich.
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How to stay sane in the Cybernetic Meadow: Part 1
The start of a series of musings on AI and human worth.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Willa will never forget that night. The night she escaped a psychopath’s basement . . . . . . and left Cathy with their kidnapper. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited. I got my first review! Yay! www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F/ #KindleUnlimited #BookSky #RomanceSky
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alwaysthinking.bsky.social @alwaysthinking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The 1% is going to force humanity to extinction. 83 million people are driving roughly 8,291,700,000 into extinction because of their greed/avarice. And the world’s governments are complicit because they won’t regulate the creation of a digital weapon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZMj...
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Could AI kill all humans within a decade? 'Godfather of AI' on the "not unreasonable" 10% chance
YouTube video by BBC Politics
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Whether or not #AI is going to kill 10%, 25%, or all of us, why the fuck would we want to court that kind of risk? To explore that and more, I've started a little series on AI and human worth on my #Substack. Like that hasn't been done before. 😉✍️🤖 vibespocalypse.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
The cover image for my new Substack: How to stay sane in the Cybernetic Meadow: Part 1. I included a Pixies song at the end, and that's the album cover displaying. It's a moody rendering of a fish.A quote from my Substack post: "Behaving like abusive boyfriends, tech billionaires promise us the world while putting us through hell. They promise us our wildest sci-fi utopias but offer us a reality similar to a bad Black Mirror episode, replete with social media-induced body dysmorphia, AI psychosis, dezinformatsiya-empowered despots, unaffordable everything, and extreme job loss."A quote from my Substack post: "Perhaps the most insidious aspect of this ideology is the idea that technology will save us all. In Silicon Valley, there’s a false equivalency that technology equals progress. It fuels the self-driving cars clogging our streets and the loneliness creeping into our souls. It supercharges our El Niños and keeps the institutional shareholders very fucking rich."A quote from my Substack post: "That’s why the same man who proudly cut USAID funding, which has killed over 700,000 people so far, became the world’s first trillionaire. Per The Lancet, the USAID cuts could result in the deaths of more than 14 million people by 2030. People’s lives mean nothing to the Nerd Reich aside from the money they can make from them. Our suffering is their fortune."
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Willa will never forget that night. The night she escaped a psychopath’s basement . . . . . . and left Cathy with their kidnapper. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F/ #KindleUnlimited #BookSky #RomanceSky
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I pledge allegiance to the fact that the United States of America can't protect me anymore, one nation exploding with diarrhea, after each berry and grain of rice, with medical debt and certain death for all. #FoodRecall #PublicHealth #ConsumerAlert
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FDA Issues Update on White Rice Recalled in 13 States Due to Potential Contamination with Foreign Materials
The FDA has updated a recall for Lundberg Family Farms White Jasmine Rice sold in 13 states. The product was recalled due to possible foreign material contamination.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"It will not change the basic fact that we either have decision-making power over our own bodies — women and men — or there is no democracy." - #GloriaSteinem
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Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026
NEW on “Paper Trail”: More likely than not, there are ”forever chemicals” in your blood. Here’s the thing: 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into people’s blood for decades — and continued making them. We found out how they kept this secret. Listen to the full episode:
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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I had the privilege of being a part of the last group of women journalists, truth tellersto visit Gloria Steinem in her home. She told us the importance of having attitude in our work, sharing stories, and starting new ideas. “Just do it” she told me. And we will. Rest well Gloria.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/09/2026
Billionaires hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle need to ask themselves: what would Dolly do? | Rebecca Shaw
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Billionaires hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle need to ask themselves: what would Dolly do? | Rebecca Shaw
Every story about Dolly Parton’s generosity should shame the super-rich, who could easily make the world a better place for all
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I wrote about my debut novel on #Substack. #BookSky #RomanticSuspense
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More about my debut novel
About my writing and my characters
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Unfettered capitalism is killing everything we know and love. #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice
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Temperature check: alarm as prediction markets lean into weather and climate bets
Climate experts warn that US Kalshi and Polymarket users are ‘gamifying disasters’ as they bet on events like heatwaves and daily temperatures
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The flim-flam and fripperies of late stage capitalism just keep on coming www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Dyson launches £420 toothbrush that films ‘live cleaning footage’ inside your mouth
James Dyson says ‘complete dental system’ will also include toothpaste and mouth rinse that each cost £8.50
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“...we estimate that some 9,000 deaths each year in the country are impacted by heat — a factor of five higher than the official average over that same period. Some years, heat-related deaths can top 10,000.” The status quo is killing us all. The status quo = omnicide. #ClimateChange
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NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Willa will never forget that night. The night she escaped a psychopath’s basement . . . . . . and left Cathy with their kidnapper. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F/ #BookSky #RomanticSuspense #BookWorm #IndieAuthor
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'm excited to announce that my debut novel is out now. It's taken me a long time to get the courage to publish this, so I'm excited to see it on Amazon. The eBook is on Kindle Unlimited. #BookSky #RomanticSuspense #BookWorm #IndieAuthor www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F/
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'm excited to announce that my debut novel is out now. It's taken me a long time to get the courage to publish this, so I'm excited to see it on Amazon. The eBook is on Kindle Unlimited. #Books #RomanticSuspense www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH14RW5F/
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Terminally Winning: A Novel: months to live, a fortune to spend, a missing person, and a score to settle
Terminally Winning: A Novel: months to live, a fortune to spend, a missing person, and a score to settle - Kindle edition by Bligh, Nova. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Tim Curry had the voice of a rock star and the talent of a maestro. Rest in peace, Tim!
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Remembering actor Tim Curry, who always committed to the bit
Tim Curry, who died on Tuesday at 80, is remembered as an actor who threw himself into things, whether as Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or Pennywise the Clown in "It."
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#ClimateChange isn’t some dystopian idea locked in a William Gibson novel. We’re living the future, right now. And it’s fucking bleak.
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Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356
Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There is not a centimeter of this planet humanity hasn’t fucked over in some way or another. We’re already fucked, but we can be less fucked than if we keep the status quo going for another twenty years. The status quo is killing us. The status quo = omnicide. #ClimateChange
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5 Insider Tips for your Final Destination European Vacation
I wrote this because the idea of us burning down our only cosmic home pisses me off.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Stocking up on tinned food? Is this some sort of joke? Climate breakdown is set to have a catastrophic impact on food supply The UK already cannot feed itself, and other countries will hang on to what they have Nothing less than a war footing will cut it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So much about this time is tragic and bleak. But reading through hundreds of posts, beholding this collective outpouring of love for a woman who decided not to hoard her wealth but share it, shows that most people need hope and stories of resilience for the road ahead. RIP, Dolly Parton.
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Light of a Clear Blue Morning
YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Holy fucking shit, indeed. We're killing our only home.
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Nova Bligh @novabligh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sharing my new post! It's a love letter to #Aunties and our universal struggles, inspired by McSweeney's humor. Please like and subscribe to my quirky newsletter if you enjoy.
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The Unsung Heroes of Aunthood
McSweeney's inspired me to write about our universal struggle.
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