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Phil Dyson

@phildyson.bsky.social
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The rain sounds like bells, the plastic covered cars swim totally fine. I used to study wars but I don't any more. Leftie. Conrunner. Cats. 90s guitar music. If you're a TERF, fuck off

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
You can laugh at this but it’s fifty years of reactionary politics at a glance. Yes, they got everything they demanded; yes, they’re angrier than ever and yes, they want more cruelty, vandalism and idiocy. As I told you in the 2010s: they will always be like this, they can’t be pleased or appeased.
Today marks 10 years since Britain voted to leave the EU. As Starmer finally falls on his sword and Britain faces a lurch to the left under Burnham we call for politicians to finally believe in Brexit and deliver the will of the people
EXPRESS CRUSADEN GIVE US A PROPER BREWIT
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Michael Morrison @michaelmorrison.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was “your piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.
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ULTRAGHOLA @ultragotha.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Hail, Pterry, full of rage, the muse is with thee. Blessed art thou among authors, and blessed is the fruit of thy brain, Discworld. Hail Pterry, Father of Great A'Tuin, who channeled rage into compassion blessed are thy words.
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Ida Keogh @idakeogh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Don't look now @bsfa.bsky.social members, but you only have a couple more hours to get voting for the shortlist in the BSFA Awards! There are some amazing works in the longlist - make sure you take a look before the chance slips by.
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 13/02/2026
Media coverage of the far right in the UK: - (euphemism) party accused of saying something deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic - unmistakably deeply racist/misogynistic/transphobic quote - asks party whether it is - party says of course not, it's free speech and the left is mean Article ends
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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 03/02/2026
And the thing is, some of us were pointing this out *at the time*. Not Epstein's involvement -- I didn't know his name at the time -- but the links between Brexit and people like Thiel, the cryptobros, the whole far-right pseudolibertarian "Rationalist" project to destroy democracy.
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Meridith Bolster @meribolst.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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If you don't live in Minneapolis, I need you to know a few things about the occupation.

-the helicopters don't stop

-there are so many abductions from cars that we have a towing moratorium and there are constantly cars parked haphazardly in the street-these are often running or have their hazards on and they often have glass from broken windows by the wheels

-even if you're stationary in one spot, you will likely see ICE multiple times a day

-songs with honking or whistles on sports TVs in bars get people to stand up automatically

-most restaurants, even those that aren't owned by immigrants, have locked their doors

-there was a military style checkpoint by the execution site of Alex Pretti last night and people had to prove they live there with ID or mail to get into their neighborhood

-whatever you see on the news or Instagram, it's worse
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The line here that made my ears prick up (and should really spook Labour) is the third one (that we need “fair and managed” migration). That’s not the answer of someone who has come to get his 12 per cent. That’s a much more “no, when I say I want to replace Labour, I’m not coming to play” line.
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Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Increasingly, it feels as if the present day is being written by Philip K Dick in the midst of a massively profound acid trip.
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
TO AUSTERLITZ! (because it’s the 220th anniversary)
A black cat with its head in coat hanger, looking a little like Napoleon in a bicorn hat
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Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
If you're a fan of Ann Leckie and/or Arkady Martine (and why wouldn't you be), and/or discussions of empire and imperialism in science fiction, let me point you towards this conversation between the two on that very topic: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
really really looking forward to this!
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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
A pinned thread about my new novel, Keshed, publishing on 12th Feb 2026 with @ortacpress.bsky.social. Pre-orders available now from all the usual bookshops/websites. See thread for some early pre-press takes from some AMAZING writers and links to other stuff. www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
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Keshed | Ortac Press
In the derelict shell of what was once his family home, a dying man surveys the wreckage of his former life and drinks himself senseless, haunted by the chain of events that led him there. Dark, compl...
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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The Devil: I don't know what these motherfuckers are talking about. I went on strike with other workers for better conditions and rotatory leadership in heaven. Scabs and strike-breakers flung us out. That's all. Next thing I know, they're writing me into the Bible, blaming me for everything. Meh.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Given that the economy is not shrinking by a trillion every year, I think it's reasonable to assume Nigel Farage is talking out of his arse. Let's see if professional journalism can make note of this little glitch in his maths.
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Raven Oak @ravenoak.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
It really is this simple. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Father Nathan Monk posted on Facebook a message. This is a screenshot of the message, which says, "You are about to watch the whole world respect a chosen name. It's that easy."
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Hi @ngjeannette.bsky.social & @laurenbeukes.com - I spoke to you both briefly in Belfast. I'm the chair of next year's Eastercon and we want to donate a membership to your amazing auction. Who do we talk to about the practicalities?
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it. “When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.” AOC 🔥🎯
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Simon Bisson @sbisson.com · 03/12/2024
You should read this, it's one of the best works about the anthropocene, up there with Ian McDonald's Hopeland and Stan Robinson's The Ministry Of The Future.
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The fact that UCC hid a 3000-year-old mummy under the floorboards of a lecture theatre on a campus where two and a half tonnes of uranium rods were being stored in a basement nearby and DIDN'T end up with a zombie-pharaoh apocalypse is both a mystery and endlessly disappointing
Screenshot of an Irish Times article from 2011 with the headline "University in talks with Egypt over future of ancient mummy"Screenshot of an Irish Times article from 2003 with the headline "UCC keeping 2.3 tonnes of uranium in basement store"
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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Even more amazingly, Michael Sheard played Hitler five times and yet never remilitarised the Rhineland.
Sky News headline: Timothy West played Churchill three times, but was a lifelong Labour supporter
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I see the Church of England's manager has left by mutual consent. The tabloids are tipping Pope Francis for the job - he's had success in Europe and is used to managing big clubs - so I guess it's either him or Frank Lampard.
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Liz @ilisabat.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free. Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
Bad Taxidermy as a FB group is a delight.
Two taxidermied mice on a wooden plank dressed up like the main characters from Pulp Fiction.
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Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now @drfionamoore.bsky.social · 16/05/2024
Hooray for authors’ copies!
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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
The cat design was created by Vera Zvereva, art director at Depot, using her own cat Brunhilde as inspiration. Milgrad Milk, Bryansk Dairy
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 22/02/2024
the b&w version of 'Barbie' is wild 📽️
Death from 'The Seventh Seal' standing on the beach, subtitle reads 

my job...is just beach.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/02/2024
What Gen Xers/Millennials/Gen Z are doing right is allowing for the OPEN recognition that being adult doesn't mean you have to give up things that give you joy, in exchange for being an adult. The "childish things" we're meant to put away are things like lack of care, not things that give delight.
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
Works for me:
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
THIS. This is why it won’t change unless we rip it down and start again. And it’s not one boomer retiree it’s a whole fucking generation who’ve consistently refused to change in anyway shape or form. Now we reap what they have sown.
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Camestros Felapton @camestrosf.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
The poster for the film Fargo with the title replaced with "Hugo" and a body replaced with a shiny rocket
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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 17/02/2024
Pondering the mess of the Hugo Awards, I find myself trying to explain where the Administrators went wrong, in a way that they might hear and understand. So: If you find yourself keeping things secret because if people find out what you're doing they'll be upset, perhaps you shouldn't be doing it.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
Lenin: died on 21 January, 1924 Benny Hill: born on 21 January, 1924 Reincarnation: "historical entities appear two times, the first as tragedy, then as farce" — Karl Marx
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Stephen Gallagher @stephengallagher.co.uk · 29/01/2024
I went to a well funded State School, had a grant to study for an arts degree, left uni into a world of opportunity, and have seen every one of those advantages eliminated for today’s young people. Shame on anyone of my generation who votes for this shower
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
Well said:
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/01/2024
There's been a lot of nerd-related drama today, so let's have a cat photo to leaven things out.
Spice the cat looks none too impressed about any of this.
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Margaret Owen @what-eats-owls.bsky.social · 22/01/2024
UPDATE: after declaring 2023 hugo awards invalid, the french cardinals have voted to initiate the WSFS schism and elect an antihugo
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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
#tomorrowspaperstoday
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
CHARITY STREAM! Just Catting: 5hrs of Cecilia the kitty snoozing to christmas songs. With Lifeline, Cat's Protection foster cats for those fleeing domestic violence, until they can be reunited with their loving owners once again. Let's raise some money for them! twitch.tv/gariusthebrit
little torty kitty snoozing fitfully on a duvet.
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Jenrick resigns because the Rwanda Bill ‘doesn’t go far enough’. Not a final enough solution for you, you petit bourgeoisie Mussolini? Could this govt just fuck off?
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
And there’s at least 10 more worthy of inclusion in that list
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Amen to this:
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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
At fundraiser for a Sligo hospice once, in a London pub- Shane was the headliner. He looked wasted but played a great couple of opening songs then announced he’d do Cupid by Sam Cooke. Ah no Shane, I thought. You can’t sing this. You can’t sing! But he fuckin nailed it in a joyful high kicking show.
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Phil Dyson @phildyson.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Shane MacGowan is gone: www.rte.ie/entertainmen... I don't even know where to start 😭
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Friends, I am so happy to present you with my obituary of Henry Kissinger, monster in human form. Burn in Hell.
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Kissinger is Dead, Finally Something Good Has Happened in 2023 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
One of the most vile individuals to ever befoul the United States, Henry Kissinger is dead. A man responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world and yet the most respected man withi...
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full slack @fullslack.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
let this image radicalize you
the shape of the cat in the snow made by footprints
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Alexis 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @asticky.libcraft.com · 30/11/2023
I'm dying I need this framed on my wall skksadjasidh
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