Tabitha Potts

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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

Strong Women Strange Worlds presents Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Sandy Butchers Erika T Wurth Judith Rossell Jessica Lucci Mary G. Thompson Julie Leong October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads!

Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR

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As we’re putting the final touches to episode 3, we’re looking ahead to Episode 4: Cults and Gurus

The disappointing truth that people who need guidance are often used and manipulated by charismatic gurus.

Have YOU had a brush with a cult? Get in touch if you’d like to talk

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Adam and the Ents

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

So jealous

Please sign. This really bothers me. Green energy, so much cheaper to produce, is being charged at the rate of gas because they can. Are they going to give that up once gas is phased out? We need to ensure fair prices now, and see the benefit in our bills, to keep fair prices for the long term.

Do not pay $100,000 to become a podcaster for the love of god

Dr. Jane Goodall's 2025 Earth Day Message - Jane Goodall's Good for All News There is one really important message that I want to share on Earth Day 2025: I urge everyone to treat every day of the year as Earth Day. Planet Earth is the only home we shall ever know yet we are r...

Jane Goodall’s last Earth Day message. She was relentlessly focused on hope and the actions we can take now to prevent further harm to the planet and it’s many forms of life, including us.

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God I hate DMs what is the point. Like a boring, creepy little personified bit of passive aggression.

Having a break from #spookyseason movies - All You Need is Death was the last one - and rereading The Likeness by the brilliant Tana French today

Why Is Horror Having a Moment? Authors Alma Katsu and Becky Spratford Break It Down (Exclusive) The horror genre is having a major moment in the world of books and publishing, and authors Alma Katsu and Becky Spratford are getting together to discuss why. The authors of 'Fiend' and 'Why I Love H...

It’s me and @almakatsu.bsky.social in @peoplemag.bsky.social taking about Horror:

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Almost hit my target of 10,000 words today. I’m delighted, the pressure of a deadline has really made me achieve more than I usually would. Happy to have got here! Now, editing 😩

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Watched Fire Walk With Me at yesterday’s #TheGatheringOfTheAngels and tonight I watched Sleepy Hollow #spookyseason

Hope you feel better soon! I love audiobooks when I feel less than great

Got to 8961 words. Only 1140 to go! And a synopsis, ugh 😩

No thanks

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.

Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

In Britain, a former far-right Reform party politician has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian viewpoints.

Another scandal that should be the end of Reform but will be ignored unless we make a lot of noise about it.

THIS!👇

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Elon Musk's Estranged Father Accused of Child Sex Abuse Elon Musk's estranged father Errol Musk is facing accusations that he sexually abused five of his children and stepchildren. He has denied the claims.

Elon Musk’s estranged father, Errol Musk, is facing several allegations of child sex abuse involving five of his children and stepchildren.

A small flock of Swifts sweep across a clear blue sky, their slim bodies and crescent wings cutting sharply above the roof of a house. A beloved summer sight - and one at risk of disappearing if protections for nature are lost.

The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.

This is the reality of deregulation.

Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.

Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈

3/ Authoritarian economics always end the same way: riches for friends, ruin for citizens. Look at Hungary. Viktor Orbán’s regime left Hungary the poorest country in the EU while oligarchs and his own family lined their pockets. Just like here, Trump & his crypto bro benefactors are pillaging us.

It’s kind of depressing when the reader emails you get are mainly written by ChatGBT and sent by ‘marketers’ #spam

So talking to me about ‘God’ earns you a swift mute/block

Ministers plan to allow naming and shaming of offenders completing community sentences — The Guardian Exclusive: critics say the move, part of the sentencing bill for England and Wales, would bring shame upon families of offenders

I don’t like this. It has a whiff of the stocks and pillory to me. They are already doing their community service, why add ‘naming and shaming’ to it? Is it to keep the flag-shaggers happy? What a nasty curtain-twitching little country we’ve become.