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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 56m

I've read all of her books and they're terrific fun. Probably if I met her protatgonists IRL I'm run a mile. But that's the WHOLE POINT OF FICTION isn't it. She was a star.

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Mathew Lyons @mathewlyons.bsky.social · 1h

On the remarkable, audacious sanity of Autumn Journal, written at a time of political crisis and in the shadow of war.

Louis MacNeice and Autumn Journal

One of the 20th century's great history poems – and a joyous confession of faith in everyday life

open.substack.com

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 12h

I'm with Rula.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 12h

Spellbinding evening listening to Roderick Williams and the Carducci Quartet perform 'Die Schoene Muellerin'. People in tears at the end, it was that beautiful. Hear it if you can. Next performance in Oxford, I believe.

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Ginny @ginny65.bsky.social · 17h

Anyone in the Malvern area- a friend’s daughter and her husband are looking to rent a house there. They have an elderly springer spaniel. Both have good jobs and are decent folk.

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Steven Nelson @snelsonus.bsky.social · 17h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in Washington, D.C.” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS in Washington, D.C. · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · Feb 24

Interviewer: Suppose your house were on fire and you could remove only one thing. What would you take?

Jean Cocteau: I would take the fire.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 23h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

But this is perfect for you!! The spiders will be so pleased.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

He was never gonna get it. Not every organisation on the planet is willing to cave to his delusional egotism.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! We included him in a collection of modern Hungarian writers when I was at Harvill. Was edited by George Szirtes and another charming chap whose name escapes me. Think I mentioned yest that I met K'kai at the launch party; he seemed oddly frightening...

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

My favourite flower. 🩷

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

rrrrribbbbittt

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight in “war ravaged” Portland… a frog brigade standing guard outside the ICE facility.

Trump says there’s “nowhere worse than Portland”… and the frogs magically multiply.

They’re showing that he’s not only a liar, but Portland is still safe, still weird and still full of people resisting.

Three people in frog costumes stand outside the Portland ice facility at night. They’re holding a sign that says frog brigade

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

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Joel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 1d

This is Real Existing Situationist Praxis

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Fair point.

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Plus, I think I transcribed an interview Ren Weschler did with his wife Marta for the UCLA Oral History Programme. And auto-correct wasn't even a concept back then.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Wait is that because Spanish people speak Spanish, like the Latino/as ICE are rounding up?

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

yep

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

But wait, wasn't he a German refugee who ended up in Los Angeles? No, I'm serious. He was! But it's mighty disturbing to think auto-correct knows anything abt this.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. Fits the mood.

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Do they all drive SUVs?

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Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Which banks?

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

⬇️ What's better than 2 great writers chatting?

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 1d

Krasznahorkai -94-minute conversation with Colm Tóibín

London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 1d

Krasznahorkai has said of his work: ‘You will never go wrong anticipating doom in my books, any more than you’ll go wrong in anticipating doom in ordinary life.’

In 2012, we recorded a 94-minute conversation with Colm Tóibín for our Bookshop podcast:

www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...

Ms AB @justagalandadog.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh this looks good!

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 1d

Israel is now saying the ceasefire will take effect "within 24 hours" as opposed to 10am today as initially planned. So yeah, just announced a delay for no reason and started shooting people trying to go home who thought there was a ceasefire in effect. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Israeli tanks fired directly at civilians on Al-Rashid Street while the latter were trying to return to northern Gaza, shortly after the ceasefire agreement had supposedly taken effect.

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