Angus McIntyre
@angusm.bsky.social
SF/F author (“The Warrior Within” etc.) Photographer. Programmer. Allegedly sentient mammal. One more pawn for the Muppet Pastor. [he/him]
https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
Something they don't tell you about late-stage capitalism is that over time its attacks on the economy itself become progressively more and more devastating.
The murder-suicide of the free market is something that is probably not sufficiently discussed in most economics courses.
The murder-suicide of the free market is something that is probably not sufficiently discussed in most economics courses.
Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Something they don't tell you about late-stage capitalism is that over time its attacks on the economy itself become progressively more and more devastating.
The murder-suicide of the free market is something that is probably not sufficiently discussed in most economics courses.
The murder-suicide of the free market is something that is probably not sufficiently discussed in most economics courses.
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Happy #WorldHippoDay! Here’s “The Scots Hippo”, written & illustrated by Alasdair Gray …
Images: The Scots Hippo (1–7), one of a series of prints by Alasdair Gray – available from @glasgowprintstudio.bsky.social
#poem #poetry
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Images: The Scots Hippo (1–7), one of a series of prints by Alasdair Gray – available from @glasgowprintstudio.bsky.social
#poem #poetry
shop.glasgowprintstudio.co.uk/artists/38-a...
Alasdair Gray - Works
Works by Alasdair Gray: A Boy Less Than a Year Old, 2019 , Bella Caledonia, 2019 , Smug Cogito, 2019 , Wakening, 2019 , Inge with Fox Stoles, 2018 , To A Critic, 2018 , An Illustration to a Story Expl...
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February 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Happy #WorldHippoDay! Here’s “The Scots Hippo”, written & illustrated by Alasdair Gray …
Images: The Scots Hippo (1–7), one of a series of prints by Alasdair Gray – available from @glasgowprintstudio.bsky.social
#poem #poetry
shop.glasgowprintstudio.co.uk/artists/38-a...
Images: The Scots Hippo (1–7), one of a series of prints by Alasdair Gray – available from @glasgowprintstudio.bsky.social
#poem #poetry
shop.glasgowprintstudio.co.uk/artists/38-a...
For Caturday, two more black-and-white cats from the cat colony by the Ponte del Risorgimento in Rome. Smol kitten is apprehensive about the camera-toting stranger, big cat is unimpressed.
February 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
For Caturday, two more black-and-white cats from the cat colony by the Ponte del Risorgimento in Rome. Smol kitten is apprehensive about the camera-toting stranger, big cat is unimpressed.
A BlueSky challenge to "drop some horse" had me searching my photo archives for pictures tagged 'horse'.
The first one I found was a detail of a Chandela frieze from a temple in Khajuraho that would probably have got me permanently banned if I'd posted it.
I went with a Botero sculpture instead.
The first one I found was a detail of a Chandela frieze from a temple in Khajuraho that would probably have got me permanently banned if I'd posted it.
I went with a Botero sculpture instead.
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A BlueSky challenge to "drop some horse" had me searching my photo archives for pictures tagged 'horse'.
The first one I found was a detail of a Chandela frieze from a temple in Khajuraho that would probably have got me permanently banned if I'd posted it.
I went with a Botero sculpture instead.
The first one I found was a detail of a Chandela frieze from a temple in Khajuraho that would probably have got me permanently banned if I'd posted it.
I went with a Botero sculpture instead.
There's speculation that the proposed flight ban in El Paso may have been linked to operations run from Fort Bliss against cartel drones, which might have endangered civilian aircraft.
Put another way, POTUS called for an XPD of the CDS but the AAF CO at FBTX did a CYA, so the FAA issued a NOTAM.
Put another way, POTUS called for an XPD of the CDS but the AAF CO at FBTX did a CYA, so the FAA issued a NOTAM.
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
There's speculation that the proposed flight ban in El Paso may have been linked to operations run from Fort Bliss against cartel drones, which might have endangered civilian aircraft.
Put another way, POTUS called for an XPD of the CDS but the AAF CO at FBTX did a CYA, so the FAA issued a NOTAM.
Put another way, POTUS called for an XPD of the CDS but the AAF CO at FBTX did a CYA, so the FAA issued a NOTAM.
"Are You There, God? It's Me, Muad Dib."
"How To Train Your Sandworm"
"Spice World"
"The Silence of the Worms"
"Sleepless in Sietch Tabr"
"The Worminator"
"How To Train Your Sandworm"
"Spice World"
"The Silence of the Worms"
"Sleepless in Sietch Tabr"
"The Worminator"
Dune Supreme.
Apop Dunemon Hunters.
Sinners Of Dune.
One Dune After Another?
Apop Dunemon Hunters.
Sinners Of Dune.
One Dune After Another?
DUNESTRUCK
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"Are You There, God? It's Me, Muad Dib."
"How To Train Your Sandworm"
"Spice World"
"The Silence of the Worms"
"Sleepless in Sietch Tabr"
"The Worminator"
"How To Train Your Sandworm"
"Spice World"
"The Silence of the Worms"
"Sleepless in Sietch Tabr"
"The Worminator"
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The news it out - delighted to be in Best of British Science Fiction 2025, edited by @wishusdonna.bsky.social! My Scottish eco-SF tale To Reap, To Sow first published in Analog will be included alongside some fantastic stories and authors! All info/ full ToC: www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as... ✨🚀
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
The news it out - delighted to be in Best of British Science Fiction 2025, edited by @wishusdonna.bsky.social! My Scottish eco-SF tale To Reap, To Sow first published in Analog will be included alongside some fantastic stories and authors! All info/ full ToC: www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as... ✨🚀
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
For Caturday, this cat is from the same Roman cat colony as the cat I posted last week. I'm pretty sure that they're related.
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
For Caturday, this cat is from the same Roman cat colony as the cat I posted last week. I'm pretty sure that they're related.
How long before Elon Musk persuades a large number of Filipino contract workers to legally change their names to Full Self, so he can finally deliver his promised Full Self Driving product?
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
How long before Elon Musk persuades a large number of Filipino contract workers to legally change their names to Full Self, so he can finally deliver his promised Full Self Driving product?
Reposted by Angus McIntyre
It’s Bandcamp Friday when 100% of all sales go to the artists.
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
February 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It’s Bandcamp Friday when 100% of all sales go to the artists.
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
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On now, a StoryBundle curated by our own E.D.E. Bell and including our own The Factory, alongside wonderful, important stories from around the globe, and supporting @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social. May the light of these stories shine brightly. #BookSky #Translation storybundle.com/translation
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM
On now, a StoryBundle curated by our own E.D.E. Bell and including our own The Factory, alongside wonderful, important stories from around the globe, and supporting @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social. May the light of these stories shine brightly. #BookSky #Translation storybundle.com/translation
This is it. The wendigo was a story told as a warning against the unchecked greed that turns men into monsters & destroys them & everyone around them.
But our modern wendigos have publicists & a media eager to tell us that being a wendigo is the best thing possible. That wasn't in the stories.
But our modern wendigos have publicists & a media eager to tell us that being a wendigo is the best thing possible. That wasn't in the stories.
Billionaires can't be happy with their money because it is impossible to become a billionaire without being a gaping sucking void of desperate ravenous mindless hunger.
The only way to become a billionaire is by transforming yourself into a wendigo.
The only way to become a billionaire is by transforming yourself into a wendigo.
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
This is it. The wendigo was a story told as a warning against the unchecked greed that turns men into monsters & destroys them & everyone around them.
But our modern wendigos have publicists & a media eager to tell us that being a wendigo is the best thing possible. That wasn't in the stories.
But our modern wendigos have publicists & a media eager to tell us that being a wendigo is the best thing possible. That wasn't in the stories.
Reposted by Angus McIntyre
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Elon could have the most amazing redemption arc ever, but something tells me it's not going to happen.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Elon could have the most amazing redemption arc ever, but something tells me it's not going to happen.
I’m glad I canceled my subscription to the Washington Post when there was still something left to cancel.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I’m glad I canceled my subscription to the Washington Post when there was still something left to cancel.
What’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: "The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria" -- Blue Oyster Cult
Alternate: "Thankfully, Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
Mine: "The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria" -- Blue Oyster Cult
Alternate: "Thankfully, Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
What’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: "The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria" -- Blue Oyster Cult
Alternate: "Thankfully, Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
Mine: "The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria" -- Blue Oyster Cult
Alternate: "Thankfully, Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
This is who runs this account.
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is who runs this account.
"Apparent also is the government's ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence."
Ouch …
Ouch …
NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
Link:
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Link:
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Order – #9 in Conejo Arias v. Noem (W.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00415) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT--The Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Grea...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"Apparent also is the government's ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence."
Ouch …
Ouch …
I'm not a fan of John Lydon, but I still laughed at the story of angry police swarming the boat he was on after the Sex Pistols' infamous river cruise, truncheons in hand, shouting "Which one's Johnny Rotten?"
Lydon just pointed at Richard Branson & said "He is", then fled the scene.
Lydon just pointed at Richard Branson & said "He is", then fled the scene.
Disgusting.
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I'm not a fan of John Lydon, but I still laughed at the story of angry police swarming the boat he was on after the Sex Pistols' infamous river cruise, truncheons in hand, shouting "Which one's Johnny Rotten?"
Lydon just pointed at Richard Branson & said "He is", then fled the scene.
Lydon just pointed at Richard Branson & said "He is", then fled the scene.
For Caturday, this finely-whiskered individual is a member of a cat colony living by the Ponte del Risorgimento on the Tiber in Rome.
Under Italian Law 281 (1991), cat colonies are legal entities with specific rights, such as the right to live in their chosen location and to be protected from harm.
Under Italian Law 281 (1991), cat colonies are legal entities with specific rights, such as the right to live in their chosen location and to be protected from harm.
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 PM
For Caturday, this finely-whiskered individual is a member of a cat colony living by the Ponte del Risorgimento on the Tiber in Rome.
Under Italian Law 281 (1991), cat colonies are legal entities with specific rights, such as the right to live in their chosen location and to be protected from harm.
Under Italian Law 281 (1991), cat colonies are legal entities with specific rights, such as the right to live in their chosen location and to be protected from harm.
It sounds better in French:
"Je ne faisais que suivre des ordures."
"Je ne faisais que suivre des ordures."
I
was
just
following
orders
was
just
following
orders
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
It sounds better in French:
"Je ne faisais que suivre des ordures."
"Je ne faisais que suivre des ordures."