Charlie Stross
@cstross.bsky.social
SFF author, triple Hugo award winner (and three times Locus award too), over a million books sold.
Mostly on Mastodon: @[email protected]
Blog: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
Mostly on Mastodon: @[email protected]
Blog: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
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Hey funny story!
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Hey funny story!
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money?
Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.
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@cstross.bsky.social just finished the latest Laundry files books, it is brilliant, have enjoyed all of them but the Regicide Report is a tour de force, it weaves everything together so well, thank you! just thought you'd like to know ;-)
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
@cstross.bsky.social just finished the latest Laundry files books, it is brilliant, have enjoyed all of them but the Regicide Report is a tour de force, it weaves everything together so well, thank you! just thought you'd like to know ;-)
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Marcy Wheeler speculates that part of the reason the thugs insist on being masked is so that Stephen "Budget Goebbels" Miller is not embarrassed by the goon squad not being all lily white.
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Marcy Wheeler speculates that part of the reason the thugs insist on being masked is so that Stephen "Budget Goebbels" Miller is not embarrassed by the goon squad not being all lily white.
Thread. OMG.
317 years ago today, after being stuck there for four years and four months, Alexander Selkirk was rescued from Más a Tierra – now known as Robinson Crusoe Island, because he inspired Defoe’s novel. The book, though, omits to mention one of the ways he passed his time: by fucking goats 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Thread. OMG.
Just guessing: I have an inkling that the CBP agents who murdered Alex Pretti were leaked by the feds *precisely* because they're hispanic so OK to throw under the bus per Miller and Noem.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez
https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez
February 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Just guessing: I have an inkling that the CBP agents who murdered Alex Pretti were leaked by the feds *precisely* because they're hispanic so OK to throw under the bus per Miller and Noem.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez
https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez
Shorter PM: "Why did nobody invite ME to Epstein Island? Why does Peter get to go on all the fun fact-finding missions?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xn2e8zqo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xn2e8zqo
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Shorter PM: "Why did nobody invite ME to Epstein Island? Why does Peter get to go on all the fun fact-finding missions?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xn2e8zqo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xn2e8zqo
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Matt Goodwin must be hoping no one in Gorton and Denton reads his Substack, with its obsession about too many Muslims and civilisational collapse. If only he hadn't picked a constituency which is 30% Muslim. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pop...
Matt Goodwin isn’t the winner Farage thinks he is
The academic turned right-wing firebrand is Reform’s candidate for Gorton and Denton. But his ‘Broken Britain’ mantra is unlikely to convince voters
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Matt Goodwin must be hoping no one in Gorton and Denton reads his Substack, with its obsession about too many Muslims and civilisational collapse. If only he hadn't picked a constituency which is 30% Muslim. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pop...
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Everybody judges books by their cover.
Except my high school friend who saw URBAN SHAMAN in the store, thought, "huh, Catie's initials are CE & she wanted to be a writer, I wonder what she's up to!" AND DIDN'T EVEN PICK UP THE BOOK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ME! 😂
Except my high school friend who saw URBAN SHAMAN in the store, thought, "huh, Catie's initials are CE & she wanted to be a writer, I wonder what she's up to!" AND DIDN'T EVEN PICK UP THE BOOK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ME! 😂
Yes, I judge books by their covers. Sue me.*
* Don't sue me, bro.**
** I'm currently homeless, so good luck serving the summons. 😛
* Don't sue me, bro.**
** I'm currently homeless, so good luck serving the summons. 😛
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Everybody judges books by their cover.
Except my high school friend who saw URBAN SHAMAN in the store, thought, "huh, Catie's initials are CE & she wanted to be a writer, I wonder what she's up to!" AND DIDN'T EVEN PICK UP THE BOOK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ME! 😂
Except my high school friend who saw URBAN SHAMAN in the store, thought, "huh, Catie's initials are CE & she wanted to be a writer, I wonder what she's up to!" AND DIDN'T EVEN PICK UP THE BOOK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ME! 😂
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Being right in this timeline is the worst.
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Being right in this timeline is the worst.
Years ago (before Epstein, before the GFC, etc) I used to jokingly talk about my pet conspiracy theory, that the world was ruled by the P7: the Pale Patriarchal Plutocratic Protestant Penis-People of Power.
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Years ago (before Epstein, before the GFC, etc) I used to jokingly talk about my pet conspiracy theory, that the world was ruled by the P7: the Pale Patriarchal Plutocratic Protestant Penis-People of Power.
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
Turns out I was right.
I didn't want to be right …
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org wakes up to yet another proud day celebrating its most prominent member.
Seems like pretty big news that the biggest Republican donor in 2024 — who helped elect Trump & Vance — repeatedly made plans to visit Epstein's island.
Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.
Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.
Elon Musk Asked Jeffrey Epstein to Invite Him to the ‘Wildest Party’ on His Island
The Tesla and Twitter boss lied about his relationship with the pedophile financier, according to new emails released by the Department of Justice.
zeteo.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The Royal Society @royalsociety.org wakes up to yet another proud day celebrating its most prominent member.
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@cstross.bsky.social - Damn thee again, I haven't slept properly the last two nights due to The Regicide Report T_T
Mainly it's the autism + ADHD though, but yeah, it's a 5 Elder Gods out of 5 book. Very moreish, even with all the royal bones to chew through :P
Now to see the consequences in...
Mainly it's the autism + ADHD though, but yeah, it's a 5 Elder Gods out of 5 book. Very moreish, even with all the royal bones to chew through :P
Now to see the consequences in...
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
@cstross.bsky.social - Damn thee again, I haven't slept properly the last two nights due to The Regicide Report T_T
Mainly it's the autism + ADHD though, but yeah, it's a 5 Elder Gods out of 5 book. Very moreish, even with all the royal bones to chew through :P
Now to see the consequences in...
Mainly it's the autism + ADHD though, but yeah, it's a 5 Elder Gods out of 5 book. Very moreish, even with all the royal bones to chew through :P
Now to see the consequences in...
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Trump’s First Year In Office https://theonion.com/trumps-first-year-in-office/
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump’s First Year In Office https://theonion.com/trumps-first-year-in-office/
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“It tasted of stale, sweaty socks and freedom” @cstross.bsky.social truer words never written about an IPA.
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“It tasted of stale, sweaty socks and freedom” @cstross.bsky.social truer words never written about an IPA.
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Finished @cstross.bsky.social 's Regicide Report (the last Laundry Files book) and, in addition to being great as ever, it's so *satisfying* when a long series of books is wrapped up well.
Still think Invisible Sun, which completed the Merchant Princes series, is the most satisfying I've ever read.
Still think Invisible Sun, which completed the Merchant Princes series, is the most satisfying I've ever read.
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Finished @cstross.bsky.social 's Regicide Report (the last Laundry Files book) and, in addition to being great as ever, it's so *satisfying* when a long series of books is wrapped up well.
Still think Invisible Sun, which completed the Merchant Princes series, is the most satisfying I've ever read.
Still think Invisible Sun, which completed the Merchant Princes series, is the most satisfying I've ever read.
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i feel like technically i should be more empathetic, but somehow i'm not making it there
February 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
i feel like technically i should be more empathetic, but somehow i'm not making it there
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Also shout out to the other book I read this week, The Regicide Report by Charles Stross @cstross.bsky.social
It's the end (for now) of a 14 book, 22 years series of black humour set in and around the government department tasked with managing the risks of computational demonology
It's the end (for now) of a 14 book, 22 years series of black humour set in and around the government department tasked with managing the risks of computational demonology
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Also shout out to the other book I read this week, The Regicide Report by Charles Stross @cstross.bsky.social
It's the end (for now) of a 14 book, 22 years series of black humour set in and around the government department tasked with managing the risks of computational demonology
It's the end (for now) of a 14 book, 22 years series of black humour set in and around the government department tasked with managing the risks of computational demonology
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Like the power element of it is inextricable from any of the rest of it, it’s all part and parcel of the same thing
The natural hierarchy foundation of the logic behind pedocon theory is as much about class as it is about gender and race
The natural hierarchy foundation of the logic behind pedocon theory is as much about class as it is about gender and race
January 31, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Like the power element of it is inextricable from any of the rest of it, it’s all part and parcel of the same thing
The natural hierarchy foundation of the logic behind pedocon theory is as much about class as it is about gender and race
The natural hierarchy foundation of the logic behind pedocon theory is as much about class as it is about gender and race
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Good lord imagine being in a photo with the world’s most notorious dead pedophile and being the creepiest looking one.
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Good lord imagine being in a photo with the world’s most notorious dead pedophile and being the creepiest looking one.
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I remember a college professor of mine going on a rant about how the world was owned and ruined by “five old white men on yachts”
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I remember a college professor of mine going on a rant about how the world was owned and ruined by “five old white men on yachts”
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
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Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
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GOES THE WEASELS
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
GOES THE WEASELS