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A stack of copies of Principals and null, alternating to show how the titles all line up neatly.

They even line up at the spines, isn't that neat?

Photo showing the Foreward and Contents of Principals' 2nd Edition

Photo showing the chapter 6 header & epigraph of Principals' 2nd Edition.

Photograph of the front cover and spine of Principals 2nd Edition at a slant angle.

Photograph of the front & rear cover of Principals 2nd Edition at a straight-on angle.

The hard copies of Principals' 2nd Edition have arrived, they're really lovely objects in themselves.

It'd be free but Amazon won't let me.

Cover of Principals, second edition. A masked military figure looms over two young Asian women wearing orange bandannas. Behind them is a cityscape aflame.

The Monkey Wrench Gang was the primary inspiration for my novel "Principals". Not just an ecological story, they have other similarities. So for the entirety of this month, the new edition of Principals is available for 99c to celebrate its spiritual ancestor. 4/4
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Cover of "The Monkey Wrench Gang" by Edward Abbey, unknown Edition showing an illustration of the "bones" of a bulldozer, as though it was a living thing, decomposing into dry red sand.

Relatively unknown today, the book's relevance can still be seen in the common phrase "to throw a monkey wrench into [something]", monkey wrench as a verb meaning to sabotage. This is where the phrase came from. 3/4

Cover of "The Monkey Wrench Gang" by Edward Abbey, 10th Anniversary Edition with illustrations by Robert Crumb.

If such a broad claim can be substantiated is difficult to say, but it undoubtedly inspired many within the environmentalist movement, in particular the notorious Earth First! group. 2/4

Cover of "The Monkey Wrench Gang" by Edward Abbey, First (?) Edition

August 1st, 2025. Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. While some aspects of the book are definitely 'of its time', it's still a landmark book in environmentalism, some crediting it with starting the entire environmentalist movement. 1/4

Image shows the front and rear cover of novel titled "null". In the corner of the cover is a red tag denoting that this is the "Pro Edition". There is also a yellow rubber duck with an Ancient Egyptian Monarch's head dress in the photo.

Interior page of novel "null" showing the internal illustrations and epigraph - a quotation from Nabakov's Signs & Symbols, below which are warnings that "Some names have been changed, all dialogue is imagined". The word "all" is italicised. There is also a yellow rubber duck in the photo frame.

New print editions of null have arrived. They look great.

Security Culture Because what they don’t know can hurt them. Security culture is a set of shared practices that minimize risk. Even in an increasingly dangerous time, we can still organize and act—we just have to be prudent. Share sensitive information on a need-to-know basis. If someone does not need to know something, they should never hear anything about it. Don’t speak about anyone’s participation in high-risk activities. Don’t brag, gossip, or speculate. The more people know something that can put someone at risk, the greater the chance that it will reach the wrong ears. That goes for the identity of a person responsible for an action, the legal status of a member of your community, the location of a private meeting, or a plan for future activity. Sharing such information with people who do not need it puts them in the position of being able to endanger others with a single error. Identify your goals and the threat models you are concerned about so you can pick the security measures that meet your needs. When making a plan, start by agreeing on the appropriate security practices so everyone is on the same page. At the beginning, err on the side of caution: it’s easier to shift from a higher level of security to a lower level than vice versa. Trust your gut. Don’t let anyone talk you into doing something you don’t feel good about. If you take a risk and something goes wrong, you’ll feel better knowing that you trusted your intuition and took every reasonable precaution. Don’t leave a trail. Credit cards, cell phones, and other electronics create a record of your purchases, movements, and contacts. Use Signal for messaging. Lock your phone and computer with a long alphanumeric passcode. Don’t take them to demonstrations, through border crossings, or into other high-risk situations. Build confidence. Foster a community of people with longstanding friendships and experience acting together. Learn and abide by the security expectations of each person you inter…

Security Culture: A poster

crimethinc.com/posters/secu...

This poster introduces the basics of security culture—a set of shared practices designed to minimize risk for everyone. Please distribute them at demonstrations and post them in community spaces.

Because what they don't know can hurt them!

It's also significantly cheaper due to reduced printing costs thanks to the format.

Front and rear cover of the book "null". It shows a light blue glowing clade diagram against a black background, with a red tab in the corner proclaiming it as the "Pro edition".

Re-formatted and re-released null, now with the correct formatting and footnotes both as ePub and a vaguely pocket-sized 5x8" paperback.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJZSTN9T

An image of Batboy, via Weekly World News. He is a terrible photomanipulation with his mouth wide open.

You can't smear Batboy's good name like that.

Some people never stopped trying to colonise.

I'm sure they'll manage to make things worse.

The wearable AI gadgets being developed are an attempt to change this.

Releasing a second edition of Principals in August.

Generally...?

"I have a confession - " "This isn't working." "What?" "This isn't working. This is the third time we've tried to organise something in as many weeks and all we've done is argue about the process of organising it." "What, like you're doing right now?" "Yes. Instead of talking about process can't we just discuss what actions we should actually take?" Shishal looks indignant, muttering and aggressively twiddling his thumbs. "You all just shoot down my ideas." "Your ideas would get us killed. Or worse." "So you just dismiss me out of hand?" "This is exactly why we need to establish our rules of discussion first." "But that's all we ever do" "We'd be done by now if you didn't keep interrupting to complain about it." "We'd be done by now if we just got on with making plans instead of planning to plan." "So you agree with Shishal's plan? He's the only one who's suggested anything." Agati sighs. "I wanted to suggest - " "No, we obviously shouldn't do Shishal's plan - " "I agree but how is it fair if we don't establish a way to consider all the suggestions equally?" "At this point it's the only thing we have given thought to." "So stop stalling us." "Fine. What do you suggest we do?" "I'm facilitating the meeting. You're the ones who need to be suggesting things." "We're all supposed to be suggesting things." "So get on with it. Unless you want to leave?" "You can't kick me out, you're not the leader."

This is two pages of the book, too long to fit in the alt text box. The text is hopefully clear enough that a screen-reader will be able to interpret it, if not please let me know and I'll send you the full text.

I put some bits in this novel that show how *not* to run a meeting. They're quite fun to read, I think.

bsky.app/profile/revo... here is the clip

Hi everyone, I am within two or three weeks of signing off the second draft of “Empress Of The Trees” after which I will be looking for people to read it to give me feedback. Let me know here if you are interested. (It’s big, 270,000 words or about 650 pages!)

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No luck with the Rhys Davies short story competition, so congratulations to the ten who were shortlisted!

"If you are in favour of growing crops on the grounds that people should be permitted to not starve, you should also be in favour of cannibalism on the grounds that meat is tasty"

"We won't sit idly by and watch these cowards," McLaughlin said.

He seems to be doubling down on rage-bait for engagement.

That's everywhere too, but it can't compete with knotweed - you can just pull it out!

At least [some] homeowners do deal with it. Where it's rampant in other, wilder areas, I find deeply concerning.

Anti-protest law now void as Government drops appeal against Liberty victory - Liberty

On another note: www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/anti-p...
"Court of Appeal... found anti-protest laws introduced by Suella Braverman had been made unlawfully... The Government’s decision not to take the case any further means the laws have now been quashed."

I meant to include these maps horticulture.co.uk/japanese-kno... www.environetuk.com/exposed-japa...

Japanese Knotweed is fucking everywhere and spreading far faster than current efforts to control it. It's entirely capable of creating dead zones where nothing else can grow and just spreading. If humans disappeared this island would rapidly become nothing but.