Danielle Binks
@daniellebinks.bsky.social
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Danielle Binks
@daniellebinks.bsky.social
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Danielle Binks | Substack
Author • Agent • Creative-Writing Teacher • https://linktr.ee/DanielleBinks
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Soooooo ... I've started a Substack (y'know, in case the social media oligarchs and fascists get so bad that I have to delete some places)
I'll be discussing Books/Publishing/Culture/Me.
Hey - it could be worse; I could be starting a podcast! 😅 substack.com/@daniellebinks
I'll be discussing Books/Publishing/Culture/Me.
Hey - it could be worse; I could be starting a podcast! 😅 substack.com/@daniellebinks
Haifaa al-Mansour directed MARY SHELLEY, Zelda Williams LISA FRANKENSTEIN & Maggie Gyllenhaal THE BRIDE in 2026.
Unsurprising that #FRANKENSTEIN about the hubris of man hasn’t been adapted by a woman, female directors preferring to tackle stories of the creator herself or inspired by her creature.
Unsurprising that #FRANKENSTEIN about the hubris of man hasn’t been adapted by a woman, female directors preferring to tackle stories of the creator herself or inspired by her creature.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Haifaa al-Mansour directed MARY SHELLEY, Zelda Williams LISA FRANKENSTEIN & Maggie Gyllenhaal THE BRIDE in 2026.
Unsurprising that #FRANKENSTEIN about the hubris of man hasn’t been adapted by a woman, female directors preferring to tackle stories of the creator herself or inspired by her creature.
Unsurprising that #FRANKENSTEIN about the hubris of man hasn’t been adapted by a woman, female directors preferring to tackle stories of the creator herself or inspired by her creature.
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Exclusive from me: The mascot Carlton fired for alleged anti-Semitic comments and “storming” out of a bar mitzvah breaks his silence to share his version of events. Shockingly, but unsurprisingly, the Herald Sun didn’t speak to him before writing their story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
Exclusive: Carlton Mascot Breaks Silence After Being Fired For Leaving IDF Fundraiser
After a media storm, the man behind Captain Carlton lost his job. In his first interview, the young man at the centre of it all, speaks to Lamestream.
www.lamestream.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Exclusive from me: The mascot Carlton fired for alleged anti-Semitic comments and “storming” out of a bar mitzvah breaks his silence to share his version of events. Shockingly, but unsurprisingly, the Herald Sun didn’t speak to him before writing their story.
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-ca...
'Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary'
Who they kidding?! This has been Israel's norm since 1948 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Who they kidding?! This has been Israel's norm since 1948 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
'Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary'
Who they kidding?! This has been Israel's norm since 1948 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Who they kidding?! This has been Israel's norm since 1948 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘A TikToker is exposing churches that refuse to help a hungry baby
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth’
Same year as “Rapture Tok” is “I ain’t helping a starving baby,” Christianity
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth’
Same year as “Rapture Tok” is “I ain’t helping a starving baby,” Christianity
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
A TikToker is exposing churches that refuse to help a hungry baby
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth: Many houses of worship preach compassion but practice indifference
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘A TikToker is exposing churches that refuse to help a hungry baby
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth’
Same year as “Rapture Tok” is “I ain’t helping a starving baby,” Christianity
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth’
Same year as “Rapture Tok” is “I ain’t helping a starving baby,” Christianity
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
Posthumous co-authors
Books I've loved that needed another author to complete them, once the originating author became too ill, or sadly passed away.
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Books I've loved that needed another author to complete them, once the originating author became too ill, or sadly passed away.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Posthumous co-authors
Books I've loved that needed another author to complete them, once the originating author became too ill, or sadly passed away.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Posthumous co-authors
Books I've loved that needed another author to complete them, once the originating author became too ill, or sadly passed away.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Books I've loved that needed another author to complete them, once the originating author became too ill, or sadly passed away.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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TikToker Nikalie Monroe called dozens of churches pretending to be a mom who couldn’t afford baby formula.
Most refused to help.
The results are devastating—and revealing.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
Most refused to help.
The results are devastating—and revealing.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
A TikToker is exposing churches that refuse to help a hungry baby
Nikalie Monroe’s viral experiment reveals a devastating truth: Many houses of worship preach compassion but practice indifference
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
TikToker Nikalie Monroe called dozens of churches pretending to be a mom who couldn’t afford baby formula.
Most refused to help.
The results are devastating—and revealing.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
Most refused to help.
The results are devastating—and revealing.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker...
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The Israeli Embassy is circulating a letter in Washington making several misleading claims about the 16-year-old American child held in Israeli military detention, ahead of his Nov. 9 court hearing, Jasper Nathaniel reports.
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For starters, the Embassy letter asserts as fact that Mohammed “threw rocks at vehicles belonging to Israeli citizens.” As proof, it cites his “confession” on the night of his arrest—leaving out that, in a sworn affidavit, Mohammed wrote: “The interrogator threatened that if I did not comply, he would instruct the soldiers to beat me. Out of sheer fear, I ultimately confessed.”
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The letter also omits that the interrogation took place after soldiers stormed his home at 3 a.m., blindfolded him, tied his hands behind his back, and—according to his sworn affidavit—beat him with rifle butts in a military vehicle, continuing the assault at Ofer Prison. He had no lawyer or guardian present during questioning.
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The Embassy letter claims Mohammed “has been under weekly BMI monitoring,” conveniently leaving out that on April 22, a prison medical report recorded him as having “low BMI.” His attorney at the time said he had lost roughly a third of his body weight. The letter also alleges he “received routine medical examinations,” yet prison records show no update until July 17—when he was diagnosed with scabies and placed in “medical isolation” four days later.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:avtgggryiqtjlg5wwsufccua/bafkreicjphwdsjmwfbtb7avwhwupmfxjjnxbd3mljgwcc4scspgzefuefe@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Israeli Embassy is circulating a letter in Washington making several misleading claims about the 16-year-old American child held in Israeli military detention, ahead of his Nov. 9 court hearing, Jasper Nathaniel reports.
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This 16 yr old American is being held in jail by Israel for allegedly throwing a rock at a car (his family denies this happened). Mohammed Ibrahim is one of 300 Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons.
This 16-Year-Old American Is Among Hundreds of Palestinian Children Jailed in Israel
Mohammed Ibrahim is one of more than 300 Palestinian children being held indefinitely in Israeli custody.
theintercept.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This 16 yr old American is being held in jail by Israel for allegedly throwing a rock at a car (his family denies this happened). Mohammed Ibrahim is one of 300 Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons.
An Israeli military court considers fate of U.S. teen charged with stone-throwing
He’s facing 20-years for stone-throwing.
Israel is a terror state. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
He’s facing 20-years for stone-throwing.
Israel is a terror state. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
An Israeli military court considers fate of U.S. teen charged with stone-throwing
A Israeli military court will weigh the fate of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly throwing rocks in the West Bank. U.S. lawmakers have urged his release.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
An Israeli military court considers fate of U.S. teen charged with stone-throwing
He’s facing 20-years for stone-throwing.
Israel is a terror state. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
He’s facing 20-years for stone-throwing.
Israel is a terror state. www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...
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There were ample laws to prevent this or shut it down. The NSW Police just didn’t want to.
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
There were ample laws to prevent this or shut it down. The NSW Police just didn’t want to.
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Hollo Venezuela
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hollo Venezuela
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
People peeved at the Lord Byron quote at the end of Frankenstein, instead of something written by Mary Shelley … Look - the two are just inexorably linked. That in itself is such a profound commentary to mirror the story!
Even ‘Byron: a Life in Letters’ begins with a Mary Shelley epigraph!
Even ‘Byron: a Life in Letters’ begins with a Mary Shelley epigraph!
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
People peeved at the Lord Byron quote at the end of Frankenstein, instead of something written by Mary Shelley … Look - the two are just inexorably linked. That in itself is such a profound commentary to mirror the story!
Even ‘Byron: a Life in Letters’ begins with a Mary Shelley epigraph!
Even ‘Byron: a Life in Letters’ begins with a Mary Shelley epigraph!
I saw FRANKENSTEIN in cinemas and really enjoyed it. My fave fact I found, was: Boris Karloff was about 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall, but in his Frankenstein costume for the 1931 movie, he was made to look around 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) to 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) … Jacob Elordi is naturally 6′ 5″ (1.96 m). Wild 🤯
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I saw FRANKENSTEIN in cinemas and really enjoyed it. My fave fact I found, was: Boris Karloff was about 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall, but in his Frankenstein costume for the 1931 movie, he was made to look around 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) to 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) … Jacob Elordi is naturally 6′ 5″ (1.96 m). Wild 🤯
I loved the Lord Byron quote at the end of FRANKENSTEIN, because … a story about the hubris of man that has its genesis in a Lord Byron house-party (not to give props to a man for a woman’s creation) 1/3
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I loved the Lord Byron quote at the end of FRANKENSTEIN, because … a story about the hubris of man that has its genesis in a Lord Byron house-party (not to give props to a man for a woman’s creation) 1/3
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Australian democracy "proved robust in the end – thanks in large part to the creativity of ordinary Australians who agitated for their country’s democratic culture, system and institutions." Great explainer by @frankbongiorno.bsky.social and James Watson: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a world with democracy in decline, we have much to learn from those who rallied against Whitlam’s dismissal | Frank Bongiorno and James Watson
In 1975, few Australians believed the dismissal of a democratically elected government was business as usual
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Australian democracy "proved robust in the end – thanks in large part to the creativity of ordinary Australians who agitated for their country’s democratic culture, system and institutions." Great explainer by @frankbongiorno.bsky.social and James Watson: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s worse than you think. This is his lawyer Rita Glavin who has been paid tens of millions of dollars to smear me and the other women who came forward. She has led his taxpayer funded litigation abuse of us all.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It’s worse than you think. This is his lawyer Rita Glavin who has been paid tens of millions of dollars to smear me and the other women who came forward. She has led his taxpayer funded litigation abuse of us all.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
And here she is at the loser party with him.
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Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia is deadly outcomes when meal plans aren’t adhered to. All aged care and disability workers should be trained in mealtime support, including IDSSI, but far too many aren’t
📢 Choking deaths more than doubled to 38 in Victoria last year, exposing predictable failures in mealtime care.
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Spike in food choking deaths exposes failures in home care
www.smh.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia is deadly outcomes when meal plans aren’t adhered to. All aged care and disability workers should be trained in mealtime support, including IDSSI, but far too many aren’t
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'A former Australian soldier recruited to support a controversial Albanese government deportation plan is demanding answers after discovering a bikie gang [Finks] had infiltrated the critical border security operation.'
www.theage.com.au/national/min...
www.theage.com.au/national/min...
‘Mind-boggling’: Whistleblower reveals how global bikie boss won Nauru security deal
A former soldier recruited to support an Albanese government deportation plan wants an inquiry after finding a gang had infiltrated the border security operation.
www.theage.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
'A former Australian soldier recruited to support a controversial Albanese government deportation plan is demanding answers after discovering a bikie gang [Finks] had infiltrated the critical border security operation.'
www.theage.com.au/national/min...
www.theage.com.au/national/min...
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To us, this looks less and less like a film studio and more and more like an evil propaganda machine.
Inside David Ellison’s Dramatic First 100 Days at Paramount: Courting Tom Cruise Blockbusters, Forging Ties With Trump and Daring Anyone Else to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison is the ultimate Hollywood disruptor. This week's Variety cover story goes deep on the Paramount-Skydance boss' industry takeover.
variety.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
To us, this looks less and less like a film studio and more and more like an evil propaganda machine.
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Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
'Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon'
Because Israel is a terror state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Because Israel is a terror state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon
Three towns attacked despite truce with Hezbollah in what Israeli military says was effort to prevent group rearming
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
'Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon'
Because Israel is a terror state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Because Israel is a terror state.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I got one of my two royalty payments for 2025 recently & was thrilled to buy one of these. It's such a fabulous idea and fun to open and rummage through. I LOVE that people don't have to, but choose to create things that are beautiful & interesting. Real people, with real ideas and skills.
An elaborately constructed book in a box filled with stories and ephemera? In this economy? Fear not. @tinyowlworkshop.bsky.social has discounted the boxed edition of Ephemeral City to A$45 (pp) for a limited time. If you’ve been on the fence, now's your chance. www.simongroth.com/shop/ephemer...
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I got one of my two royalty payments for 2025 recently & was thrilled to buy one of these. It's such a fabulous idea and fun to open and rummage through. I LOVE that people don't have to, but choose to create things that are beautiful & interesting. Real people, with real ideas and skills.
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries.
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries.
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries.
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...