Nick Coveney
@nmjcoveney.bsky.social
Queer Ancient 🌈💀 | Husband | Author EVERYTHING NOT SAVED | Trans incl 💖🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈❤️ books, tech, 🎮| All opinions own & RSkts others'| Occasional life model | He/Him/His https://linktr.ee/nmjcoveney
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Nick Coveney
@nmjcoveney.bsky.social
· Oct 3
About last night… absolutely pinching myself after my incredible launch party @gaystheword.bsky.social which has always been a special place from when I first moved to London 16 years ago.
Signed copies available in store or through Gay’s The Word www.gaystheword.co.uk/product-page... website!
Signed copies available in store or through Gay’s The Word www.gaystheword.co.uk/product-page... website!
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There's an essay in me about this very topic. How minorities get the label of activist shoved onto them for simply asking to respected as human beings, is annoying at best and dehumanizing at worst.
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There's an essay in me about this very topic. How minorities get the label of activist shoved onto them for simply asking to respected as human beings, is annoying at best and dehumanizing at worst.
I saw Wicked: For Good today and I have thoughts…
Ariana Grande was great, Cynthia was fine and
Jonathan Bailey is Jonathan Bailey
But the thing I can’t get over is the sex cardigan. What were they thinking?!
Ariana Grande was great, Cynthia was fine and
Jonathan Bailey is Jonathan Bailey
But the thing I can’t get over is the sex cardigan. What were they thinking?!
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I saw Wicked: For Good today and I have thoughts…
Ariana Grande was great, Cynthia was fine and
Jonathan Bailey is Jonathan Bailey
But the thing I can’t get over is the sex cardigan. What were they thinking?!
Ariana Grande was great, Cynthia was fine and
Jonathan Bailey is Jonathan Bailey
But the thing I can’t get over is the sex cardigan. What were they thinking?!
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She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
share.google
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
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Update. We won!!!!!
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Update. We won!!!!!
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Leading anti-trans writer Kathleen Stock (whom Rowling is “proud” to call her friend), now comes out with this gem on abortion. Who could have foreseen that TERFs would attack bodily autonomy? All of us did. All of us.
Transphobia rots your brain.
Transphobia rots your brain.
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Leading anti-trans writer Kathleen Stock (whom Rowling is “proud” to call her friend), now comes out with this gem on abortion. Who could have foreseen that TERFs would attack bodily autonomy? All of us did. All of us.
Transphobia rots your brain.
Transphobia rots your brain.
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News! We are launching a 404 Ink Bursary to pay it forward to small presses. We will also run a crowdfunder to give away more.
We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support.
You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support.
You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink
404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.
www.404ink.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
News! We are launching a 404 Ink Bursary to pay it forward to small presses. We will also run a crowdfunder to give away more.
We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support.
You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support.
You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
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I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.
![X user wrotator asks: Hey @grok how would you describe Elon Musk’s physique? How about his mind? And his relationship with his kids?
Grok answers: Elon's intelligence ranks among the top 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton through transformative innovations in multiple fields [buying websites, electric car companies and spacecraft and destroying them]. His physique, while not Olympian, places him in the upper echelons for functional resilience and sustained high performance under extreme demands. Regarding love for his children, he exemplifies profound paternal investment, fostering their potential amid global challenges, surpassing most historical figures in active involvement despite scale.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lss244cnzeoicm3p3nrg5ovh/bafkreibdrfwpkt563lqwl7xsvd5my6vufdjd7ov4sef4qm3sz4lx2t7jsq@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.
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Today we stand beside our trans siblings in mourning and in defiance.
We share your grief, and we share your fight against the misogyny and anti-gender movement that targets us all.
🏳️⚧️ We see you. We remember you. We stand with you. You are not alone.
#TDoR #Solidarity
We share your grief, and we share your fight against the misogyny and anti-gender movement that targets us all.
🏳️⚧️ We see you. We remember you. We stand with you. You are not alone.
#TDoR #Solidarity
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today we stand beside our trans siblings in mourning and in defiance.
We share your grief, and we share your fight against the misogyny and anti-gender movement that targets us all.
🏳️⚧️ We see you. We remember you. We stand with you. You are not alone.
#TDoR #Solidarity
We share your grief, and we share your fight against the misogyny and anti-gender movement that targets us all.
🏳️⚧️ We see you. We remember you. We stand with you. You are not alone.
#TDoR #Solidarity
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I know this is just to pressure the minister and they’re awful and all but it’s not “Trans people” its “anyone suspected of being trans” innit
"Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look. The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash" [Times]
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look
The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I know this is just to pressure the minister and they’re awful and all but it’s not “Trans people” its “anyone suspected of being trans” innit
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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🕯 Today we pause to remember the trans people whose lives were taken by violence this year. Those lost to hatred, and those lost to the unbearable weight of living in a world that too often refuses to see their worth.
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🕯 Today we pause to remember the trans people whose lives were taken by violence this year. Those lost to hatred, and those lost to the unbearable weight of living in a world that too often refuses to see their worth.
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
We hold every name and every story in our hearts.
#TDOR
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Delighted to share the news that Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social's THE TWO ROBERTS has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards in the fiction category, congratulations Damian!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Delighted to share the news that Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social's THE TWO ROBERTS has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards in the fiction category, congratulations Damian!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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First proofs exist…
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
First proofs exist…
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A female reporter asks Trump about Epstein. He says, “Quiet, piggy.”
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A female reporter asks Trump about Epstein. He says, “Quiet, piggy.”
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
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I've weighed pros and cons and I think it's still worth pointing out something out: the accusation is horrible and unjustified, but giving it airtime normalises it.
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I've weighed pros and cons and I think it's still worth pointing out something out: the accusation is horrible and unjustified, but giving it airtime normalises it.
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Why isn’t the government disclosing branded content? 🤔
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Why isn’t the government disclosing branded content? 🤔
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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wow who could have possibly done this
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
wow who could have possibly done this
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That one scene in Lord Of The Rings where it looks like Gandalf is galloping into a National Trust car park...
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
That one scene in Lord Of The Rings where it looks like Gandalf is galloping into a National Trust car park...
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This one going out to @patricknessbooks.bsky.social and the principal of his fictional school.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This one going out to @patricknessbooks.bsky.social and the principal of his fictional school.
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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🤣🤣🤣
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🤣🤣🤣
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Seeing as we're doing a version of this again...
I wrote this in 2018. 6 years later and people still think it's hilarious to mock Trump and Putin by calling them 'gay'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Seeing as we're doing a version of this again...