Marc Garrett
@mgarrett.bsky.social
Buy my Feral Class book. https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1561
Researcher in Post-digital Culture, academic, artist, writer, curator, activist, techie, PhD co-founder @furtherfield.bsky.social :-)
Researcher in Post-digital Culture, academic, artist, writer, curator, activist, techie, PhD co-founder @furtherfield.bsky.social :-)
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Marc Garrett
@mgarrett.bsky.social
· Jun 26
OK. The 'Feral Class' book is out! By Marc Garrett.
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
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It's not surprising that a rapist's presidential administration is removing standards intended to prevent rape.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's not surprising that a rapist's presidential administration is removing standards intended to prevent rape.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
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Voice-operated technology can’t cope with non-mainstream varieties of English.
‘We gotta act white’: how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers
theconversation.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Voice-operated technology can’t cope with non-mainstream varieties of English.
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Rep. Jim Himes said the footage, shown to lawmakers, shows the survivors “in clear distress” and killed in cold blood by the United States. “What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.”
Democrat: Video of Boat Strike One of “Most Troubling Things” He’s Ever Seen
Striking a shipwreck is so egregious that the Pentagon uses it as an example of a “clearly illegal” order in its manual.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Rep. Jim Himes said the footage, shown to lawmakers, shows the survivors “in clear distress” and killed in cold blood by the United States. “What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.”
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After two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C. last week, several U.S. pundits and politicians were quick with their descriptions of the alleged attacker. They erroneously assumed that he brought his “culture” or “society” to the United States.
Suspect in National Guard Shooting Brought the CIA’s Shadow War Home
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was between 14 and 16 years old when he became a CIA-backed militiaman in Afghanistan.
truthout.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
After two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C. last week, several U.S. pundits and politicians were quick with their descriptions of the alleged attacker. They erroneously assumed that he brought his “culture” or “society” to the United States.
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Keep filming and documenting these human rights abuses when you see them. You are a citizen journalist.
The victims need evidence. If you are being kidnapped yell out your name and workplace.
Follow the strategies listed here:
www.aclu.org
The victims need evidence. If you are being kidnapped yell out your name and workplace.
Follow the strategies listed here:
www.aclu.org
Home | American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarante...
www.aclu.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Keep filming and documenting these human rights abuses when you see them. You are a citizen journalist.
The victims need evidence. If you are being kidnapped yell out your name and workplace.
Follow the strategies listed here:
www.aclu.org
The victims need evidence. If you are being kidnapped yell out your name and workplace.
Follow the strategies listed here:
www.aclu.org
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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The Economist forecasting that 2026 could well be the year, the Green Party, Reform and pro-independence parties reshape British politics by winning big in the local and national elections. Change is afoot.
economist.com/the-world-ah...
economist.com/the-world-ah...
In British politics, it will be the insurgents’ year
Local elections in May will serve as an opinion poll on Sir Keir Starmer’s government. And Reform UK may become the new hegemonic party of the British right
economist.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Economist forecasting that 2026 could well be the year, the Green Party, Reform and pro-independence parties reshape British politics by winning big in the local and national elections. Change is afoot.
economist.com/the-world-ah...
economist.com/the-world-ah...
A fantastic night at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social in London, for my book launch, published by @minorcompositions.bsky.social
Please read my blog post about it here
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk -
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #readingcommunity #books #writing
Please read my blog post about it here
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk -
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #readingcommunity #books #writing
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A fantastic night at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social in London, for my book launch, published by @minorcompositions.bsky.social
Please read my blog post about it here
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk -
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #readingcommunity #books #writing
Please read my blog post about it here
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk -
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #readingcommunity #books #writing
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✨LAUNCH EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT✨
We are delighted to be launching Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain’s ‘Grief is a Thing in Pleather’ at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social as part of the Housman’s Poetry Series on the 26th of November at 7pm!
This collection is a consideration of/ writing through what it (1/4)
We are delighted to be launching Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain’s ‘Grief is a Thing in Pleather’ at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social as part of the Housman’s Poetry Series on the 26th of November at 7pm!
This collection is a consideration of/ writing through what it (1/4)
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
✨LAUNCH EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT✨
We are delighted to be launching Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain’s ‘Grief is a Thing in Pleather’ at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social as part of the Housman’s Poetry Series on the 26th of November at 7pm!
This collection is a consideration of/ writing through what it (1/4)
We are delighted to be launching Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain’s ‘Grief is a Thing in Pleather’ at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social as part of the Housman’s Poetry Series on the 26th of November at 7pm!
This collection is a consideration of/ writing through what it (1/4)
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Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 42 We Are Making a Podcast About Mark Fisher
We Are Making a Podcast About Mark Fisher
YouTube video by Minor Compositions
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 42 We Are Making a Podcast About Mark Fisher
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'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
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"As one student noted, 'Wikipedia requires sources you can check. AI doesn’t show where anything comes from.'"
Dr. Jennifer Bernstein and her graduate students at Tarleton State University reflect on their Wikipedia assignment experiences and learning outcomes: wp.me/p4LBez-u8p
Dr. Jennifer Bernstein and her graduate students at Tarleton State University reflect on their Wikipedia assignment experiences and learning outcomes: wp.me/p4LBez-u8p
Wikipedia Editing as Public Scholarship in an AI-Shaped Information Landscape
Dr. Jennifer Bernstein is Editor-in-Chief of the University of California Press journal “Case Studies in the Environment” and adjunct faculty at Texas Tech and Tarleton State Universities. A Gradua…
wp.me
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"As one student noted, 'Wikipedia requires sources you can check. AI doesn’t show where anything comes from.'"
Dr. Jennifer Bernstein and her graduate students at Tarleton State University reflect on their Wikipedia assignment experiences and learning outcomes: wp.me/p4LBez-u8p
Dr. Jennifer Bernstein and her graduate students at Tarleton State University reflect on their Wikipedia assignment experiences and learning outcomes: wp.me/p4LBez-u8p
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Their intent looks global.
In 2023 the UK government awarded Palantir a £330m contract to build a new NHS “federated data platform"and contracts to handle mass data controlled by the Ministry of Defence, police and local authorities.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In 2023 the UK government awarded Palantir a £330m contract to build a new NHS “federated data platform"and contracts to handle mass data controlled by the Ministry of Defence, police and local authorities.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row
Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Their intent looks global.
In 2023 the UK government awarded Palantir a £330m contract to build a new NHS “federated data platform"and contracts to handle mass data controlled by the Ministry of Defence, police and local authorities.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In 2023 the UK government awarded Palantir a £330m contract to build a new NHS “federated data platform"and contracts to handle mass data controlled by the Ministry of Defence, police and local authorities.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
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EU militarisation, including the re-introduction of conscription in seven member states in the past 3 years, is a 'coup from above' - against the interests, will and needs of European people.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Germany raised its citizens to hate war. Now it wants us to enlist in the army – but we say no | Mithu Sanyal
The war in Ukraine is a crime. But European leaders should be working for peace, not preparing young people to fight and die, says German academic Mithu Sanyal
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
EU militarisation, including the re-introduction of conscription in seven member states in the past 3 years, is a 'coup from above' - against the interests, will and needs of European people.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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An immense pleasure today to receive from @walklistencreate.org the anthology of shortlisted poems & stories in the Walking in the Dark competition (supporting Women Walking, the City, at Night). Beautifully presented. My poem Devon Gothic is accompanied by a wonderfully atmospheric image
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
An immense pleasure today to receive from @walklistencreate.org the anthology of shortlisted poems & stories in the Walking in the Dark competition (supporting Women Walking, the City, at Night). Beautifully presented. My poem Devon Gothic is accompanied by a wonderfully atmospheric image
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It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
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Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
Furtherfield Time Capsules and the Feral Classs Book Launch
Woah! I’m still catching my breath after a whirlwind few days that felt like a physical and emotional marathon. It was years of profound closure and bright new beginnings, all packed into a handful…
marcgarrett.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
Furtherfield Time Capsules and the Feral Classs Book Launch
Woah! I’m still catching my breath after a whirlwind few days that felt like a physical and emotional marathon. It was years of profound closure and bright new beginnings, all packed into a handful…
marcgarrett.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
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How the UK Destroyed Palestine. A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD.
How the UK Destroyed Palestine
A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
How the UK Destroyed Palestine. A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Interesting article by Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D.
Racist Reactions to 600,000 Visas for Chinese Students and more H1-B Visas
It’s not just MAGA — it’s liberals too
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Interesting article by Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D.
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...