Tade Thompson
@tadethompson.bsky.social
Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw, shorts, screenplays.
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera
Opinions mine.
He/him
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera
Opinions mine.
He/him
Pinned
There is absolutely no need to follow me, but if you do, there are things you should know:
1. This account is for stream-of-consciousness, unplanned posts.
2. I'm not here to argue with you.
3. I block frequently. See above.
4. Don't be a dick.
5. Equality for *all*.
6. I'm openly Black.
1. This account is for stream-of-consciousness, unplanned posts.
2. I'm not here to argue with you.
3. I block frequently. See above.
4. Don't be a dick.
5. Equality for *all*.
6. I'm openly Black.
All the discourse about Manga dominance of US/UK comic shelves seems to miss out survivorship bias.
The Manga we get isn't randomly selected.
The success isn't in the Manga formula (altho' much better digital presentation).
It's cos we get the best of western friendly and don't see the worst.
The Manga we get isn't randomly selected.
The success isn't in the Manga formula (altho' much better digital presentation).
It's cos we get the best of western friendly and don't see the worst.
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
All the discourse about Manga dominance of US/UK comic shelves seems to miss out survivorship bias.
The Manga we get isn't randomly selected.
The success isn't in the Manga formula (altho' much better digital presentation).
It's cos we get the best of western friendly and don't see the worst.
The Manga we get isn't randomly selected.
The success isn't in the Manga formula (altho' much better digital presentation).
It's cos we get the best of western friendly and don't see the worst.
When the song you nodded your head to at 16 comes up on the 'classic oldies' radio...
a man with gray hair and a beard is smiling with his arms in the air
Alt: a man with gray hair and a beard is smiling with his arms in the air
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
When the song you nodded your head to at 16 comes up on the 'classic oldies' radio...
"Disconcerting but thrilling thoughts and visions"
February 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
"Disconcerting but thrilling thoughts and visions"
Sigh.
Caused by a lack of critical thinking.
Caused by a lack of critical thinking.
Measles outbreak in North London which is one of the worst areas for take-up of the vaccine.
Measles outbreak hits north London schools as dozens of children infected — The Standard
More than 60 suspected cases reported across seven schools and nursery in Enfield as area battles one of lowest vaccine uptake rates in country
apple.news
February 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Sigh.
Caused by a lack of critical thinking.
Caused by a lack of critical thinking.
Reposted by Tade Thompson
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
"The day after Valentine's Day demonstrates the health of various relationships by what hangs from a fence.
The village lovers hang the ribbons used to bind their gifts and flowers if all is well.
If not, they hang the other thing..."
The village lovers hang the ribbons used to bind their gifts and flowers if all is well.
If not, they hang the other thing..."
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"The day after Valentine's Day demonstrates the health of various relationships by what hangs from a fence.
The village lovers hang the ribbons used to bind their gifts and flowers if all is well.
If not, they hang the other thing..."
The village lovers hang the ribbons used to bind their gifts and flowers if all is well.
If not, they hang the other thing..."
Didn't work out the way I would have liked.
But I still think the concept has potential, so I'll do it again.
But I still think the concept has potential, so I'll do it again.
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Didn't work out the way I would have liked.
But I still think the concept has potential, so I'll do it again.
But I still think the concept has potential, so I'll do it again.
I see Predator: Badlands continuing the Alpha Wolf fallacy.
Bad enough that the 'predator' isn't a predator...
Bad enough that the 'predator' isn't a predator...
February 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I see Predator: Badlands continuing the Alpha Wolf fallacy.
Bad enough that the 'predator' isn't a predator...
Bad enough that the 'predator' isn't a predator...
Better Off Ted - Best of Veronica
YouTube video by zackisbetterthanyou
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I've never read the book*, but having seen "Wuthering Heights"(2026), I'm expecting a lot of licking.
[*I have, but that would make for a boring post]
[*I have, but that would make for a boring post]
February 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I've never read the book*, but having seen "Wuthering Heights"(2026), I'm expecting a lot of licking.
[*I have, but that would make for a boring post]
[*I have, but that would make for a boring post]
I'm altering my will.
I wish to be buried with a fully charged mobile phone and a spare battery.
And maybe one of those bell-pulley things that were patented, but perhaps never used.
I wish to be buried with a fully charged mobile phone and a spare battery.
And maybe one of those bell-pulley things that were patented, but perhaps never used.
February 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I'm altering my will.
I wish to be buried with a fully charged mobile phone and a spare battery.
And maybe one of those bell-pulley things that were patented, but perhaps never used.
I wish to be buried with a fully charged mobile phone and a spare battery.
And maybe one of those bell-pulley things that were patented, but perhaps never used.
Some light Valentine's Day reading.
February 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Some light Valentine's Day reading.
"No nuclear fission
Can solve this mission."
- Jimmy Cliff
Can solve this mission."
- Jimmy Cliff
February 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"No nuclear fission
Can solve this mission."
- Jimmy Cliff
Can solve this mission."
- Jimmy Cliff
I woke up with a Carver craving.
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I woke up with a Carver craving.
Do you have the knees for a Hopak?
Because I now realise that I do not.
Because I now realise that I do not.
February 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Do you have the knees for a Hopak?
Because I now realise that I do not.
Because I now realise that I do not.
Comic panel without context.
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Comic panel without context.
Someone saying the Left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Someone saying the Left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
There's no need to dig up examples going back to antiquity to prove to people that politics has always been in fiction.
You don't even need to prove that "no politics in my fiction" was a CIA Cold War psyop to neutralise Agitprop.
The people who say it know.
They just want you on busywork.
You don't even need to prove that "no politics in my fiction" was a CIA Cold War psyop to neutralise Agitprop.
The people who say it know.
They just want you on busywork.
February 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
There's no need to dig up examples going back to antiquity to prove to people that politics has always been in fiction.
You don't even need to prove that "no politics in my fiction" was a CIA Cold War psyop to neutralise Agitprop.
The people who say it know.
They just want you on busywork.
You don't even need to prove that "no politics in my fiction" was a CIA Cold War psyop to neutralise Agitprop.
The people who say it know.
They just want you on busywork.
Yeah, they know it's not.
This is how snake oil folks snake oil.
This is how snake oil folks snake oil.
I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Yeah, they know it's not.
This is how snake oil folks snake oil.
This is how snake oil folks snake oil.
Weather forecast: ideal for running across the moor shouting "Heathcliff!"
February 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Weather forecast: ideal for running across the moor shouting "Heathcliff!"
The longest hour of the week: 4pm to 5pm on Friday.
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The longest hour of the week: 4pm to 5pm on Friday.
...Stalking the verbal jungle, looking for infinitives to split...
February 13, 2026 at 10:54 AM
...Stalking the verbal jungle, looking for infinitives to split...
Should I buy the Jason Aaron Thor omnibuses?
Seems excessive.
I have the floppy singles, some digital versions, and a whole lot of hardcover and softcover trades.
Seems overkilly.
And yet...
Seems excessive.
I have the floppy singles, some digital versions, and a whole lot of hardcover and softcover trades.
Seems overkilly.
And yet...
February 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Should I buy the Jason Aaron Thor omnibuses?
Seems excessive.
I have the floppy singles, some digital versions, and a whole lot of hardcover and softcover trades.
Seems overkilly.
And yet...
Seems excessive.
I have the floppy singles, some digital versions, and a whole lot of hardcover and softcover trades.
Seems overkilly.
And yet...