Deborah Beale
@mrstad.bsky.social
BOOKS, BABY, BOOKS. SF, fantasy & @TadWilliams, from publisher/editor/writer/mother of business/mother of 4/yarn freak. Bits of archaeo-anthropology & paleontology sprinkled in. Occasional fibre works.
Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach www.openculture.com/2026/02/scot...
Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach
As mentioned here last week, Scott Galloway argued that Americans have one way to reverse the violent overreach of the federal government: launch a one-month economic strike aimed at major tech and AI...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach www.openculture.com/2026/02/scot...
💙 📚 Resist and unsubscribe: all you need in a checklist for personal resistance to the tech bro fascisti, falling in line with Trump #ScottGallowayRocks www.resistandunsubscribe.com
Resist and Unsubscribe
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
💙 📚 Resist and unsubscribe: all you need in a checklist for personal resistance to the tech bro fascisti, falling in line with Trump #ScottGallowayRocks www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #OV1 #DV1
☕Weekend
I find solace and hope in Amanda Gorman’s voice.
From her X account:
(@TheAmandaGorman)
“ ‘For Alex Jeffrey Pretti’
Killed by I.C.E. January 24, 2026, by Amanda Gorman”
“Please support Minnesotans by donating to www.aclu-mn.org/ways-give/ “
☕Weekend
I find solace and hope in Amanda Gorman’s voice.
From her X account:
(@TheAmandaGorman)
“ ‘For Alex Jeffrey Pretti’
Killed by I.C.E. January 24, 2026, by Amanda Gorman”
“Please support Minnesotans by donating to www.aclu-mn.org/ways-give/ “
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #OV1 #DV1
☕Weekend
I find solace and hope in Amanda Gorman’s voice.
From her X account:
(@TheAmandaGorman)
“ ‘For Alex Jeffrey Pretti’
Killed by I.C.E. January 24, 2026, by Amanda Gorman”
“Please support Minnesotans by donating to www.aclu-mn.org/ways-give/ “
☕Weekend
I find solace and hope in Amanda Gorman’s voice.
From her X account:
(@TheAmandaGorman)
“ ‘For Alex Jeffrey Pretti’
Killed by I.C.E. January 24, 2026, by Amanda Gorman”
“Please support Minnesotans by donating to www.aclu-mn.org/ways-give/ “
Reposted by Deborah Beale
Peter Dinklage recites “For Renée Nicole Good — Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026” by Amanda Gorman at THE PEOPLE’S FILIBUSTER, on the steps of The Public Theater. 💙 NYC
February 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Peter Dinklage recites “For Renée Nicole Good — Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026” by Amanda Gorman at THE PEOPLE’S FILIBUSTER, on the steps of The Public Theater. 💙 NYC
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Found (on Pinterest I think...) -- of interest to writers and book-lovers perhaps 📚💙🔍
December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Oh wow, last time I read Otherland I did NOT notice this sentence yet, because I didn’t yet know what furries were. That must’ve been in 2005.
But @tadwilliams.bsky.social knew—in 1996!
In general I’m SO impressed how well all his predictions & world building have held up over the last 30 years…! 😲
But @tadwilliams.bsky.social knew—in 1996!
In general I’m SO impressed how well all his predictions & world building have held up over the last 30 years…! 😲
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Oh wow, last time I read Otherland I did NOT notice this sentence yet, because I didn’t yet know what furries were. That must’ve been in 2005.
But @tadwilliams.bsky.social knew—in 1996!
In general I’m SO impressed how well all his predictions & world building have held up over the last 30 years…! 😲
But @tadwilliams.bsky.social knew—in 1996!
In general I’m SO impressed how well all his predictions & world building have held up over the last 30 years…! 😲
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Haven't read the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series? Start now! This New York Times-bestselling epic fantasy is about a castle servant who saves his kingdom from evil, and has defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Haven't read the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series? Start now! This New York Times-bestselling epic fantasy is about a castle servant who saves his kingdom from evil, and has defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time.
buff.ly/yLZ4bq3
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As it turns out, Tad Williams was kinda onto something.
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 AM
As it turns out, Tad Williams was kinda onto something.
Special advice for the MAGA goons & monsters (can't you tell I've just been refreshing our feeds on X?)
Behind every warning sign there is a story we may never be told.
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Special advice for the MAGA goons & monsters (can't you tell I've just been refreshing our feeds on X?)
#Minneapolis Today's Good News: State Legislatures Can Authorize Lawsuits Against Federal Officials For Violating The Constitution - yes we can go after the federal goons & murderers 💙
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight
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February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
#Minneapolis Today's Good News: State Legislatures Can Authorize Lawsuits Against Federal Officials For Violating The Constitution - yes we can go after the federal goons & murderers 💙
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
📚 💙 How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and destroying millions of books wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and discarding millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
📚 💙 How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and destroying millions of books wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
A friend in the UK asked me what it's like here now. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
Opinion | Behold Donald of Deliria!
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January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A friend in the UK asked me what it's like here now. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
I had a nervous breakdown when I was 14. When I recovered I went out and did as below. This quote so very resonant. 💙📚🚀🏛️🌍🐙🦠
“My father’s advice — ‘if you want an interesting life, bloody well go out and get one’ — was good.”
— Frederick Forsyth, 1938--2025 📚💙
— Frederick Forsyth, 1938--2025 📚💙
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I had a nervous breakdown when I was 14. When I recovered I went out and did as below. This quote so very resonant. 💙📚🚀🏛️🌍🐙🦠
Himself, by Me
@tadwilliams
💙 📚 🚀 ⚔️
@tadwilliams
💙 📚 🚀 ⚔️
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Himself, by Me
@tadwilliams
💙 📚 🚀 ⚔️
@tadwilliams
💙 📚 🚀 ⚔️
Found (on Pinterest I think...) -- of interest to writers and book-lovers perhaps 📚💙🔍
December 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Found (on Pinterest I think...) -- of interest to writers and book-lovers perhaps 📚💙🔍
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After years of preparing I have finally decided it's time write a book.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
After years of preparing I have finally decided it's time write a book.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
This is deeply moving, and some kind of genius for sure #Colbert 💙 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Opinion | Stephen Colbert Is Finally Free
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December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is deeply moving, and some kind of genius for sure #Colbert 💙 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
All through December, 'The Navigator's Children' is 99p at Amazon UK Kindle #TadWilliams #OstenArd 📚💙 www.amazon.co.uk/Navigators-C...
Amazon.co.uk
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
All through December, 'The Navigator's Children' is 99p at Amazon UK Kindle #TadWilliams #OstenArd 📚💙 www.amazon.co.uk/Navigators-C...
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“We were born astonished. We should never grow out of our astonishment.”
— Andrea Gibson, poet, 1975-2025
— Andrea Gibson, poet, 1975-2025
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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“Nothing’s going to be handed to you. You have to fight like a dirty rotten dog.”
— Diane Ladd, 1935--2025 💙 📚 📖 🌍
— Diane Ladd, 1935--2025 💙 📚 📖 🌍
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“Nothing’s going to be handed to you. You have to fight like a dirty rotten dog.”
— Diane Ladd, 1935--2025 💙 📚 📖 🌍
— Diane Ladd, 1935--2025 💙 📚 📖 🌍
“My father’s advice — ‘if you want an interesting life, bloody well go out and get one’ — was good.”
— Frederick Forsyth, 1938--2025 📚💙
— Frederick Forsyth, 1938--2025 📚💙
December 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“My father’s advice — ‘if you want an interesting life, bloody well go out and get one’ — was good.”
— Frederick Forsyth, 1938--2025 📚💙
— Frederick Forsyth, 1938--2025 📚💙
“We were born astonished. We should never grow out of our astonishment.”
— Andrea Gibson, poet, 1975-2025
— Andrea Gibson, poet, 1975-2025
December 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“We were born astonished. We should never grow out of our astonishment.”
— Andrea Gibson, poet, 1975-2025
— Andrea Gibson, poet, 1975-2025
We had no choice. Random House refused to pay for Michael Whelan, too expensive for their tastes. Since when, they lost 100s of millions $$$ failing to buy Simon & Schuster. I laugh about that. Repeat: losing Michael Whelan was NOT us. 📚💙
J'en veux beaucoup à l'éditeur américain de Tad Williams d'avoir abandonné Michael Whelan après deux volumes, sur quatre, de sa nouvelle série dans le même univers que L'arcane des épées (dont il avait aussi fait les illustrations).
December 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We had no choice. Random House refused to pay for Michael Whelan, too expensive for their tastes. Since when, they lost 100s of millions $$$ failing to buy Simon & Schuster. I laugh about that. Repeat: losing Michael Whelan was NOT us. 📚💙
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Tad Williams' "Otherland" is basically about just that premise
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tad Williams' "Otherland" is basically about just that premise
Tech bros, Putin, Xi Jinping... See next tweet re their end game.
Yes, but once those people leave/move away/die off, the tech bros will be able to come in, bulldoze these downs and big gigantic data centers so they can... do something?
Live forever? I'm not sure on their end game.
Live forever? I'm not sure on their end game.
December 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Tech bros, Putin, Xi Jinping... See next tweet re their end game.