Daibhid Ceannaideach
@daibhidc.bsky.social
Scottish sf&f geek. Massive Doctor Who and Discworld fan. Autistic spectrum, anxiety disorder, he/him. I'm a key worker, but I can't always work a key.
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If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character.
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
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January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character.
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Yes…of course I run for ten kilometers a day after making word count…certainly all writers do that… *tugs collar*
Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Yes…of course I run for ten kilometers a day after making word count…certainly all writers do that… *tugs collar*
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Clement Freud. We used to listen to old Just a Minute and our favourite quips entered our everyday vocabulary. He destroyed those little girIs' childhood, and just to add insult to injury, he ruined something I loved. I will kick his ass in hell.
Question for the Skyline: What was your HARDEST "cancel"?? Like the actor/singer/athlete that was the hardest to drop.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
January 29, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Clement Freud. We used to listen to old Just a Minute and our favourite quips entered our everyday vocabulary. He destroyed those little girIs' childhood, and just to add insult to injury, he ruined something I loved. I will kick his ass in hell.
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I'm convinced someone is putting these together in a certain way on purpose. It's always, "Fine. Fine. Okay, a bit odd. Hm sure. Yeah, not my thing but okay. Is this really that bad? OH THERE WE GO."
I keep thinking I’ve seen it all before and then it turns out I haven’t
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January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I'm convinced someone is putting these together in a certain way on purpose. It's always, "Fine. Fine. Okay, a bit odd. Hm sure. Yeah, not my thing but okay. Is this really that bad? OH THERE WE GO."
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Literally the only public services I've made use of in the last year are a single GP visit and the fortnightly bin collection. I am expecting my five-figure tax refund shortly.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Literally the only public services I've made use of in the last year are a single GP visit and the fortnightly bin collection. I am expecting my five-figure tax refund shortly.
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It's dipshits all the way up. This is why I always go back to the notion that Hitler was a fuck-up. He was a fuck-up and he lost. Stop expecting these people to be smart! If they were smart, they wouldn't believe the horrible shit they do, because it's all objectively wrong.
January 29, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It's dipshits all the way up. This is why I always go back to the notion that Hitler was a fuck-up. He was a fuck-up and he lost. Stop expecting these people to be smart! If they were smart, they wouldn't believe the horrible shit they do, because it's all objectively wrong.
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And this is the thing I find most fascinating, just psychologically, you know? Because we're so used to stories of villains who are master manipulators, who can outsmart the heroes at every turn but make one fatal mistake. In reality, evil is so *incompetent*.
what’s astounding about this is not only the incredible cruelty but the complete lack of even the most basic public relations instincts
they kidnap a five year old and generate national outrage and rather than do some basic window dressing to treat him nice while abusing everyone else they do this
they kidnap a five year old and generate national outrage and rather than do some basic window dressing to treat him nice while abusing everyone else they do this
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
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January 29, 2026 at 9:42 PM
And this is the thing I find most fascinating, just psychologically, you know? Because we're so used to stories of villains who are master manipulators, who can outsmart the heroes at every turn but make one fatal mistake. In reality, evil is so *incompetent*.
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Literally EVERYTHING else aside:
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Literally EVERYTHING else aside:
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
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This is also connected to that whole thing where all their fantasies of protecting their own *family* centers on enacting violence and not, like, vaccinating their kids and making sure they're prepared for a power outage etc.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM
This is also connected to that whole thing where all their fantasies of protecting their own *family* centers on enacting violence and not, like, vaccinating their kids and making sure they're prepared for a power outage etc.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
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The Daily Telegraph writes about how BREXIT was a bad idea and Joe Rogan is sad that ICE are killing people - you fuckers are the makers of this sort of world
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The Daily Telegraph writes about how BREXIT was a bad idea and Joe Rogan is sad that ICE are killing people - you fuckers are the makers of this sort of world
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I think one of the most frustrating things for many neurodivergent people is that we cannot understand why people don’t give a fuck about things that could make the world a better and kinder place - that’s what happens when your emotional circuitry doesn’t work “effectively”
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I think one of the most frustrating things for many neurodivergent people is that we cannot understand why people don’t give a fuck about things that could make the world a better and kinder place - that’s what happens when your emotional circuitry doesn’t work “effectively”
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If you heard "Make America Great Again" and it didn't immediately ping your fascism receptors you have no business in politics. If you can only recognize fascism that looks like Germany in 1944 you have no business in politics.
also, got to be honest
was pretty obvious Trump was a fascist in 2015/2016
his entire platform was fascist
was pretty obvious Trump was a fascist in 2015/2016
his entire platform was fascist
January 26, 2026 at 12:43 AM
If you heard "Make America Great Again" and it didn't immediately ping your fascism receptors you have no business in politics. If you can only recognize fascism that looks like Germany in 1944 you have no business in politics.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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For with pomp to meet him came,
Clothed in arms like blood and flame,
The hired murderers, who did sing
"Thou art God, and Law, and King.
We have waited, weak and lone
For thy coming, Mighty One!
Our purses are empty, our swords are cold,
Give us glory, and blood, and gold."
- Shelley
Clothed in arms like blood and flame,
The hired murderers, who did sing
"Thou art God, and Law, and King.
We have waited, weak and lone
For thy coming, Mighty One!
Our purses are empty, our swords are cold,
Give us glory, and blood, and gold."
- Shelley
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 AM
For with pomp to meet him came,
Clothed in arms like blood and flame,
The hired murderers, who did sing
"Thou art God, and Law, and King.
We have waited, weak and lone
For thy coming, Mighty One!
Our purses are empty, our swords are cold,
Give us glory, and blood, and gold."
- Shelley
Clothed in arms like blood and flame,
The hired murderers, who did sing
"Thou art God, and Law, and King.
We have waited, weak and lone
For thy coming, Mighty One!
Our purses are empty, our swords are cold,
Give us glory, and blood, and gold."
- Shelley
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part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
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This is true. We may not be able to stop everything but we can sure as hell slow it down
obviously not in the sense that it’s stopping everything, but they are being stalled so much by trying to find places where they aren’t watched, wasting so much manpower and resources on crowd control and even arresting observers they know will just get released. i am so proud of everyone
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This is true. We may not be able to stop everything but we can sure as hell slow it down
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For several years now I have been saying that Democratic voters have not directed their anger at D leaders because most voters, even engaged activists, really thought D leaders were fighting as hard as they could.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
Why does the mainstream Democratic response to authoritarian violence always have to be abstracted like this? defector.com/how-hard-is-...
How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder? | Defector
By now you’ve almost certainly seen the video for yourself, or read about it: an ICE agent shooting a Minneapolis woman, Renee Nicole Good, in the head from point-blank range, killing her as she…
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January 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
For several years now I have been saying that Democratic voters have not directed their anger at D leaders because most voters, even engaged activists, really thought D leaders were fighting as hard as they could.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
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But it's *common sense* that it can.
Reactionary politics appeals to "common sense", things like "you can't change sex" and "harsher prisons mean less crime". Stuff that a normie can never question until they see contrary evidence for themselves.
Common sense is what tells you the earth is flat.
Reactionary politics appeals to "common sense", things like "you can't change sex" and "harsher prisons mean less crime". Stuff that a normie can never question until they see contrary evidence for themselves.
Common sense is what tells you the earth is flat.
look, let me share this with all newcomers to the field:
we have a lot of often bizarre math data that the more roads you build the more cars will enter the road system, and there is apparently literally no ceiling on that number. so congestion simply cannot be resolved by building more roads
we have a lot of often bizarre math data that the more roads you build the more cars will enter the road system, and there is apparently literally no ceiling on that number. so congestion simply cannot be resolved by building more roads
January 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
But it's *common sense* that it can.
Reactionary politics appeals to "common sense", things like "you can't change sex" and "harsher prisons mean less crime". Stuff that a normie can never question until they see contrary evidence for themselves.
Common sense is what tells you the earth is flat.
Reactionary politics appeals to "common sense", things like "you can't change sex" and "harsher prisons mean less crime". Stuff that a normie can never question until they see contrary evidence for themselves.
Common sense is what tells you the earth is flat.
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It's very easy to forget that some people haven't done this, and that's why people describe bluesky in completely incompatible terms
(and worth remembering that the same is true of mastodon, where we could have been free but curation towards a bearable feed was slightly slower)
(and worth remembering that the same is true of mastodon, where we could have been free but curation towards a bearable feed was slightly slower)
Serious word of advice to newbies. The Discover Feed. Never use it. Waste of time. The Following Feed is what you need; all the posts from the people you follow in the order they posted them.
I recommend removing the Discover Feed by clicking on the # in the top right to manage your Feeds list.
I recommend removing the Discover Feed by clicking on the # in the top right to manage your Feeds list.
January 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It's very easy to forget that some people haven't done this, and that's why people describe bluesky in completely incompatible terms
(and worth remembering that the same is true of mastodon, where we could have been free but curation towards a bearable feed was slightly slower)
(and worth remembering that the same is true of mastodon, where we could have been free but curation towards a bearable feed was slightly slower)
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
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They want to drain our souls with their hate and lies , look towards the love and the resistance and away from the despicable
New post up, for all the self proclaimed poets & those who proclaim love and beauty - for Renee Good.
“If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.”
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“If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.”
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The World Has Lost a Poet
Robin Ince
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January 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
They want to drain our souls with their hate and lies , look towards the love and the resistance and away from the despicable
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this is a persistent pattern with this government - they're not very good at making decisions
i don't even mean they make bad decisions; they equivocate, delay, try to get someone else to make the call
the act of deciding itself is hard for them
i don't even mean they make bad decisions; they equivocate, delay, try to get someone else to make the call
the act of deciding itself is hard for them
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
this is a persistent pattern with this government - they're not very good at making decisions
i don't even mean they make bad decisions; they equivocate, delay, try to get someone else to make the call
the act of deciding itself is hard for them
i don't even mean they make bad decisions; they equivocate, delay, try to get someone else to make the call
the act of deciding itself is hard for them