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Craig Russell

@cmrussell.uk

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Writes optimistic, apocalyptic, humanistic sci-fi. NEVER EVEN - A Short Paradox Tale - out now! http://cmrussell.uk/links

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · Jul 11

What if you could rewrite your past?

Desperate to save his family, a time-traveling hero turns villain, forever trapped in a paradox of vengeance.

NEVER EVEN - A Short Paradox Tale

Pre-Order Now on Amazon amzn.eu/d/dsTfqst

📚 #BookSky #Books #Readers

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 16h

Ohhhh! I sold 2 more books on KDP last week 📚

a man in a floral shirt is smiling with his hands on his shoulder

Alt: a man in a floral shirt is smiling with his hands on his shoulder

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 21h

Agreed. Sent the Greens a few quid ‘cos good politics is hopeful politics.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 6d

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This is where The Booker Prize nominees write: from kitchen tables to a cemetery bench

From kitchen tables to bare desks (and even a cemetery bench): 12 writers from the Booker Prize 2025 longlist on their favourite writing set-ups

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 15d

1980 babies, this year your #birthday is mathematically unique

#cake #genX

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 15d

Mandatory government IDs are common in many countries. They’re useful, reliable and help to deliver better public services.

But they will do nothing to stop illegal workers in the UK.

This is a good idea, badly sold.

Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 16d

Today we decided that if teleporters existed people would definitely piss through them

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DAME Magazine @damemagazine.bsky.social · 18d

"If you can recognize what it takes to disrupt a functioning system, you can see that these systems, regimes, and their political leaders are vulnerable to collapse."

Today @katelovesmath.bsky.social uses physics and science to help explain our political moment with a dash of optimism.

What Entropy Can Predict About the Future of Authoritarianism - Dame Magazine

“And now we must act in complete unity, strongly against anyone who is trying to shut down our strength, the unity of our nation!” The crowd of thousands gathered, against the backdrop of a grey sky i...

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 17d

If for nothing else, we need answers to this question to hand so that when crises occur so we have choices about how we respond – rather than merely “do the same and hope”

Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 17d

Capitalism won’t last forever.

What comes next?

Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 19d

It's so strange to me how the absolutely core question at the heart of politics - "what kind of society do we want to live in?" - is so absent from discussion, either assumed settled or reduced to meaningless generalities.

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Sarah Lyons @citymystic.bsky.social · 19d

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Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.

You Don't Need to Log off, You Need to Become Sensual

The digital world the wealthy are creating is designed to detach us from our bodies

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 21d

Excellent piece on basic income for the arts by Mick Gallen. One of the most talented and hardest working artists I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Amazing to read what the scheme did for him.

www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...

The Basic Income scheme brought me success, wellbeing and family life; the Government must retain it

The pilot scheme has given artists a balance between working well and living well, writes Michael Gallen.

www.thejournal.ie

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 23d

Starmer’s moral flexibility undermines him domestically, but with Trump it serves him well.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 23d

"Everyone knows why Keir Starmer is doing this, and however unpleasant it is to watch, most people seem to accept that he has to do it. He approaches Trump as one might a very rich but increasingly senile relative who is in the habit of changing their will on a daily basis." 👏😆 @roberthutton.co.uk

Flattering the beast | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine

In the olden days, a kingdom threatened by a strangely-tinted, tiny-handed, fire-breathing beast might opt to attempt to buy it off with a princess or two. Obviously times have moved on since then.

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 24d

How does lat/lng work on an irregular body?

10N is further “up” than 20N???

AkaSci @akasci.bsky.social · 25d

Asteroid Donaldjohanson just got some new names for its various surface features.

The names were proposed by the NASA Lucy mission team to the IAU based on various paleoanthropological sites and discoveries.

science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
#PlanetSci

Pic of asteroid Donaldjohanson with annotations for recognized names of its geologic features.

Few annotations added by me.

Names include:
Afar Lobus (Lobe)
Olduvai Lobus (Lobe)
Windover Collum (Neck)
Hadar Regio (Region)
Minatogawa Regio (Region)

Narmada (Crater)
Mingo (Crater)
Luzia Dorsum (Ridge)
Cashel Saxum (Boulder)
Kennewicks Saxum (Boulder)
Boxgrove Saxum (Boulder)

Credit: NASA Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL

Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 24d

Exactly this.

They’re pigeons pecking at the economy, desperate for rewards that won’t come.

We need better people, with better ideas.

Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 24d

I think the neoliberals of the peak neoliberalism ascendant era actually had a story in their heads, they could explain to you why this was smart (which doesn't mean they were correct). A generation later, you can't get an explanation out of Rachel Reeves, she's just performing holy incantations

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25d

How do we fix this mess?

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 27d

Suprised to hear this wasn’t already the case

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Require candidates for MP to be registered to vote and residents of the UK

Currently, a candidate for MP is not required to be registered to vote or be resident in the UK. We ask the Government to require candidates for MP be registered to vote and residents of the UK.

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 29d

I am, always, an optimist. But that optimism is sometimes difficult to hold on to.

Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · 29d

Brilliant.

Leah✨🎃 @technicleah.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers

We align the aligners

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · Sep 11

This is literally how my tech career began

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Children hacking their own schools for 'fun', watchdog warns

The Information Commissioner's Office says schools face an

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · Sep 11

Warsaw has added a striking new landmark to its riverfront: the Kładka Bridge, a walking and cycling crossing that links the historic Old Town and revitalised Praga district. Opened in 2024, it embodies their ongoing effort to reconnect with the Vistula River, and expand its active travel networks.🧵

Nighttime photographs of the Kładka Bridge in Warsaw. A steel structure stretching across the Vistula River that is dedicated to walking and cycling

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 10

Russia attacked Poland with drones to test NATO’s resolve in defending allied territory and assess the speed of its response. NATO forces successfully intercepted most drones in a timely manner, and Poland is now considering invoking Article 4.

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · Sep 10

The erasure makes it better art.

Banksy saying “this is what I think” and the Government saying “we don’t want you saying that” is bang on point.

Erased outline of Banksy’s mural on the wall of the High Court

Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · Sep 10

Hard no. Don’t desecrate culture.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

St George’s cross appears on Westbury white horse monument

Wiltshire landmark assessed for damage after red fabric pinned across it to form England flag

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Craig Russell @cmrussell.uk · Sep 6

I want a discussion group to talk about the collapse of society, find the glimmers of light in the darkness and make them shine brightly

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Sep 5

No one has been able to invent a technological innovation that is better for learning than simply reading books and getting together in small groups to talk about them.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Sep 5

No one has been able to invent a technological innovation that is better for learning than simply reading books and getting together in small groups to talk about them.

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