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Help raise £6500 to help cure James' disease. – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to help cure James' disease.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

I've been quiet for a while. It's been due to a number of factors, the most prominent of which is poor health.

I need surgery, and I'm stuck in limbo. Please help.

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I did an interview! Check it out if you want to listen to me ramble about my process and several kinda related tangents

YouTube video by INSIDELEFT Thinking About Dinotopia - Worldbuilding, Philosophy & Ideology

Come take a walk in Dinotopia and explore how James Gurney built this world, and the characters within it!

youtu.be/Nlcv1pR6sgo

A digital painting of a beam of light shining into a dark smoke filled room. There is text that reads “I know what it is to exist between the world’s certainties.” A quote from the 2024 film Conclave.

My favourite line from a damn good film.

Writing by J Thornbury J Thornbury writes stories and essays that are commercially unviable, and therefore of no merit whatsoever.

Why didn't you vote for Donald Trump?

The election poses hard questions about who can become a Nazi, and how.

Here's the answer. It's free to read.

"Who Would've Gone Nazi?"
jthornburyauthor.com#essaywhowoul...

Please share widely. #news #politics #writing #writingcommunity

Oh shit hope you’re ok! (I log out of Bluesky for a week and look what happens)

YouTube video by INSIDELEFT "Bad Doctors Make Good Torturers" An Interview With Poet, Artist & Activist AJ McKenna #lgbtqia

August Challenge Winner @ajmckenna.bsky.social has kindly submitted to an interview where we discuss The Cass Report, Inspiration and The best Ice Cream flavours!

youtu.be/IXukZckC8VE

Carolyn will Brave the Shave Help Carolyn Mercer raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support

I have braved the shave 4 times already, and I have been growing my hair since November 2021. I'm ready for the next shave!

I'll be shaving my hair in November this year (date TBC). All the money raised on this page is going to Macmillan.

www.justgiving.com/page/carolyn...

Gee whiz do I have the 3 hour leftist deep dive video essay on football you never know you needed!

I’m fascinated by the implications of this

This is a very enjoyable taster piece of dystopian fiction from @ajmckenna.bsky.social make sure to check it out!

wrestlingemily.blogspot.com/2024/08/parh...

😬 that’s definitely noticeable. Hope it improves soon

Yeah that’s only if you’re skipping on a school you’re registered at

Yeah that’s what I mean. I’m pretty sure there’s no legal requirements/enforcement of what the alternative education is. So you could do unschooling in the UK afaik

No it’s legal in the UK, I was home-educated. If you take your kids out of school then the local council can check on you but if you never went there’s no legal restrictions or requirements

(I have complicated feelings about whether it’s a good idea but that’s a whole other conversation)

Refugee Action do good work afaik

Based on the smell when I was there last October, yes

My FiL has YouTube premium because he hates ads and I think he uses YouTube music on his phone

AI Stole My Art and All I Got Was This Lousy NFT-Shirt, by Adventsong track by Adventsong

Surprise! New single out today, 'AI Stole My Art and All I Got Was This Lousy NFT-Shirt'

Dark and sinister industrial, with some surprises along the way. Really proud of this one, hope you folks enjoy it 🙏

adventsong.bandcamp.com/track/ai-sto...

Congratulations to June / July Challenge winner @jthornauthor.bsky.social for their short story 'Artificial' which was based on the challenge theme of the same name!

They have also answered a few questions for us, which we will share momentarily!

What do you have to lose by wishlisting?

It helps small developers with the steam algorithm and costs nothing...plus it looks like it could be fun

Get on it folks!

Think you might know what my answer is already, but I’ve got plans to try to make local elections in the north very annoying for them

Also can’t go wrong with supporting any food security based mutual aid stuff going on in your area

Remember folks, whatever happens today, left solidarity is going to be more important than ever!

If you are on the left and create something, feel free to reply with a link to your work and we will repost and send you an invite to our discord.

They're calling this video "the most forensic moment of the election". A deep dive on Britain's most prominent wet wipe and probable future Prime Minister Keir Starmer. An awful spiteful man leading an awful spiteful movement who shouldn't be allowed near power. My Discord for cool people: https://discord.gg/Adxy3T7947 My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SKTheCrusader Become a member to get some cool benefits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVppuFde81TeSi6CFq2SRA/join Where you can find me: https://linktr.ee/SKTheCrusader Ko-Fi for tips: https://ko-fi.com/skthecrusader Emir who makes my excellent thumbnails: https://twitter.com/MarkedAsRed Sources Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ril875l4vX1WllFY2vYmqvasZ7cFZuRwJIjvDjjpk8c/edit?usp=sharing The General Election 2024 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxM2EYI_ra6jqQX9Q2q0kYQn-O_no8FMH Videos I mention: https://youtu.be/iBwd_cI01Lo https://youtu.be/1hX15LGgLEQ https://youtu.be/Y0JDzRN_HwU https://youtu.be/DmI60FOlLbA https://youtu.be/penOnA73Le0 Timestamps: 00:00 - Why Keir Starmer 05:41 - Before Parliament 10:40 - How His Legal Career Changed Him 25:20 - Director of Public Prosecutions 28:42 - The Curious Case of Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile 36:19 - The Things He Actually Did That Were Bad 46:15 - What Did We Learn? 48:57 - Keir Starmer’s Awful Political Instincts and Actions 51:55 - Inability to Meaningfully Scrutinise The Tories 01:00:03 - Keir Starmer Doesn't Care About Black People 01:02:26 - BLM Reaction 01:04:59 - The Forde Report 01:11:08 - Diane Abbott 01:15:54 - Anti LGBTQ+ Bigotry 01:19:58 - Is Keir Starmer a Transphobic Scumbag Who Hates Kids? 01:26:42 - Obsessive Left Punching 01:28:44 - Known liar who constantly lies 01:31:26 - Indifference to Palestinian life 01:39:22 - Clearly Racist and Politically Partial Disciplinary Process 01:51:55 - Apsana Begum 01:54:53 - Last Second Suspensions 02:03:03 - The People He Surrounds Himself With 02:04:38 - High Quality Candidates and Officials 02:06:28 - David Evans 02:11:46 - Darren Rodwell 02:17:32 - Luke Akehurst 02:27:46 - Absurd Shadow Cabinet of Weirdos and Lowlives 02:29:34 - Rachel Reeves 02:34:44 - Wes Streeting 02:39:32 - Thangam Debbonaire 02:43:43 - New Labour Relics 02:48:05 - Should This Man Become Prime Minister? #keirstarmer #generalelection2024 #labourparty Unmasking The Real Keir Starmer

If you or someone you know want to know the experiences and demonstrated instincts that make Starmer possibly the worst person to become Prime Minister at this precise historical moment, then this is the video for you youtu.be/svNs2x9pgdA

Adventsong Eclectic Electronica

@adventsong.bsky.social is an awesome musician, and they have put together this handy site for all their content, so make sure you check it out.

www.adventsong.uk

Good luck!

turns out watercolour does not scan very well but have this Leonard Cohen inspired comic about calls to faith, acts of God and 'acts of God' anyway. click for hq :)

Good luck!

The Green Party of England and Wales look set to have an incredible election by their standards. So here's some thoughts on them.My Discord for cool people: ... Is It Time To Give The Green Party A Chance?

If you need something to watch this evening and you're still a little unsure about the general election (or are just rubber necking a total shitshow) I've got a much more relaxed, much less intense video about the Greens out tonight youtu.be/hUYyB9NWv_E

I like it better than twitter but yeah I’ve just been online less