David Thomas Moore
@dtmooreeditor.bsky.social
World Fantasy and Hugo Award-nominated Editorial Director at Rebellion Publishing Ltd. he/him
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I have heard of a no bill but zero votes is new to me
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
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No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I have heard of a no bill but zero votes is new to me
A propos: why I always prefer using the term "simple plurality" to "first past the post." 🧵
And, unfortunately, the ruling faction (the only ones with any power to change anything) is always in power precisely thanks to the simple plurality electoral system forcing irreconcilables together.
That's why Labour is always pro-PR when it's in opposition, never when in power.
That's why Labour is always pro-PR when it's in opposition, never when in power.
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
A propos: why I always prefer using the term "simple plurality" to "first past the post." 🧵
And, unfortunately, the ruling faction (the only ones with any power to change anything) is always in power precisely thanks to the simple plurality electoral system forcing irreconcilables together.
That's why Labour is always pro-PR when it's in opposition, never when in power.
That's why Labour is always pro-PR when it's in opposition, never when in power.
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
And, unfortunately, the ruling faction (the only ones with any power to change anything) is always in power precisely thanks to the simple plurality electoral system forcing irreconcilables together.
That's why Labour is always pro-PR when it's in opposition, never when in power.
That's why Labour is always pro-PR when it's in opposition, never when in power.
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Isabella Wranå won gold for curling, but should've for this video
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Isabella Wranå won gold for curling, but should've for this video
"Without that, you wouldn't even have any idea most of these arrests were taking place" is perhaps not the reassuring defence of a legitimate authority he thinks it is.
KNOTT: Why is it that there is so much tension in Minneapolis/St Paul right now?
SCOTT: Because paid agitators are actively trying to stop law enforcement action. Without that, you wouldn't even have any idea most of these arrests were taking place
SCOTT: Because paid agitators are actively trying to stop law enforcement action. Without that, you wouldn't even have any idea most of these arrests were taking place
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Without that, you wouldn't even have any idea most of these arrests were taking place" is perhaps not the reassuring defence of a legitimate authority he thinks it is.
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And they aren't all crowing about it on social media, so let's not assume that all the people in hats and buttons passing out whistles are doing nothing else. People - "wine moms," "knitters," who else do you think has ready access to breast milk? - are working behind the scenes for good.
A detail I don't want to get lost in this: So far, Bri and her network have helped more than 500 families with grocery deliveries and more than 300 with diapers and wipes. In just two months.
In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE.
Bri's story:
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Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
And they aren't all crowing about it on social media, so let's not assume that all the people in hats and buttons passing out whistles are doing nothing else. People - "wine moms," "knitters," who else do you think has ready access to breast milk? - are working behind the scenes for good.
someone has liked a few posts in this important thread from ~a year ago, so here it is again
okay, now fr I want to write the witches take the ring to mordor
*pewsey ogg waddles in with the One Ring*
"OOOAAAWWW look he'd be the most adorable little dark lord"
"control yourself, gytha. where was I? now, brooms won't be any use, the nazgul have wyverns..."
"OOOAAAWWW look he'd be the most adorable little dark lord"
"control yourself, gytha. where was I? now, brooms won't be any use, the nazgul have wyverns..."
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
someone has liked a few posts in this important thread from ~a year ago, so here it is again
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
The next nine months are existential for the GOP's fascism project. A blue wave in November (as currently seems extremely likely) would mean two houses under Dem control, with the ability to impeach and remove Trump. His "jokes" about cancelling the midterms aren't just aspirational.
February 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The next nine months are existential for the GOP's fascism project. A blue wave in November (as currently seems extremely likely) would mean two houses under Dem control, with the ability to impeach and remove Trump. His "jokes" about cancelling the midterms aren't just aspirational.
me to my recently diagnosed kid: you'll find, when you start properly getting into social media, that memes about ADHD by people with ADHD are mostly hilarious, and memes about ADHD by people without ADHD are mostly "squirrel!"
February 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
me to my recently diagnosed kid: you'll find, when you start properly getting into social media, that memes about ADHD by people with ADHD are mostly hilarious, and memes about ADHD by people without ADHD are mostly "squirrel!"
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bitch you didn't just call the hobbit a fucken "prequel"
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
bitch you didn't just call the hobbit a fucken "prequel"
how can *anyone* -- much less anyone involved in literally *any way* in politics -- who lived through the last decade in the UK even begin to believe that this is how any of this works?
Could someone explain to these people that this is not how it works, even more so when you have a 160 seat majority, and only Reform voting headbangers seriously believe it does?
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
how can *anyone* -- much less anyone involved in literally *any way* in politics -- who lived through the last decade in the UK even begin to believe that this is how any of this works?
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Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
One thread I've seen in online discourse the past few days is trying to understand why Epstein did it all. Not why he trafficked and abused kids, but why create a vast network of wealthy, privileged men to join him in the abuse, why collect so many emails and photos damning them all, etc.
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
One thread I've seen in online discourse the past few days is trying to understand why Epstein did it all. Not why he trafficked and abused kids, but why create a vast network of wealthy, privileged men to join him in the abuse, why collect so many emails and photos damning them all, etc.
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If you are baffled by why the jury refused to convict the Palestine Action defendants, it's because – unlike them – you didn't hear the actual evidence. You heard what the media wanted you to know.
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Barrister's powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action's proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury why it is a vital last defence against government tyranny
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February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you are baffled by why the jury refused to convict the Palestine Action defendants, it's because – unlike them – you didn't hear the actual evidence. You heard what the media wanted you to know.
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
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I’m a week late posting this for reasons, but on Burns Night week, we did a passage from “The Needfire” by @mkhardywrites.com. The students (16-18yo GCSE English resit students, mostly non-readers, hair, beauty, motor vehicle, carpentry, electrical, childcare etc) responded SO well to the text. 🦌 ❤️
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I’m a week late posting this for reasons, but on Burns Night week, we did a passage from “The Needfire” by @mkhardywrites.com. The students (16-18yo GCSE English resit students, mostly non-readers, hair, beauty, motor vehicle, carpentry, electrical, childcare etc) responded SO well to the text. 🦌 ❤️
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Gorse, a sumptuous, tender folk horror
Gorse by Sam K Horton is set in Cornwall in 1786. All I know about that is this: Cornwall was a long way from London at that time and unlike somewhere such as the fens in East Anglia, it was far harder to reach as well. Horton's story is set in a small…
Gorse by Sam K Horton is set in Cornwall in 1786. All I know about that is this: Cornwall was a long way from London at that time and unlike somewhere such as the fens in East Anglia, it was far harder to reach as well. Horton's story is set in a small…
Gorse, a sumptuous, tender folk horror
Gorse by Sam K Horton is set in Cornwall in 1786. All I know about that is this: Cornwall was a long way from London at that time and unlike somewhere such as the fens in East Anglia, it was far harder to reach as well. Horton's story is set in a small village on the moors called Mirecoombe, away from the sea and full of bogs, stone, windswept hills and huge skies.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Gorse, a sumptuous, tender folk horror
Gorse by Sam K Horton is set in Cornwall in 1786. All I know about that is this: Cornwall was a long way from London at that time and unlike somewhere such as the fens in East Anglia, it was far harder to reach as well. Horton's story is set in a small…
Gorse by Sam K Horton is set in Cornwall in 1786. All I know about that is this: Cornwall was a long way from London at that time and unlike somewhere such as the fens in East Anglia, it was far harder to reach as well. Horton's story is set in a small…
it's so weird. the answer is "better policies, less obsessive triangulation, less flirting with fascism," but they seem unable to even think it
Talk has turned to who replaces Starmer (again).
Labour MP tonight:
“As far as I'm concerned, Starmer is done. What matters is what's next. If it's Angela, the honeymoon lasts a week. If it's Wes, a month. If it's Al, 6 months. Hard to see how it turns around beyond that.”
Labour MP tonight:
“As far as I'm concerned, Starmer is done. What matters is what's next. If it's Angela, the honeymoon lasts a week. If it's Wes, a month. If it's Al, 6 months. Hard to see how it turns around beyond that.”
February 5, 2026 at 10:39 AM
it's so weird. the answer is "better policies, less obsessive triangulation, less flirting with fascism," but they seem unable to even think it
Delighted to announce that @jonmcgoran.bsky.social's THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING is up for the Climate Fiction Prize!
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The Climate Fiction Prize on Instagram: "The Climate Fiction Prize 2026 longlist is here! 🤩📚
We're thrilled to bring you a longlist that shows the limitless scope of climate fiction, from addictively...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Delighted to announce that @jonmcgoran.bsky.social's THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING is up for the Climate Fiction Prize!
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my message to royalty: REIGN IT IN
February 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
my message to royalty: REIGN IT IN
there are two objectively correct choices for classic stories to give the Muppet treatment and they are a) Dracula and b) Pride and Prejudice
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
there are two objectively correct choices for classic stories to give the Muppet treatment and they are a) Dracula and b) Pride and Prejudice
I agree, but feel like "don't put unexploded munitions in your rectum" might be the more urgent warning?
I really shouldn’t have to say this, but… don’t put archaeological artifacts in your rectum. 🏺🧪
Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear
The shell, unexploded at the time of removal, resulted in the evacuation of the hospital, with an EOD squad called to clear the area.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I agree, but feel like "don't put unexploded munitions in your rectum" might be the more urgent warning?
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My column today: on why if AI creates a world where almost everyone has to live off UBI, we should throw away the machine instead:
UBI fans must remember a job is about more than the money
The value of work often gets left out of discussions about AI
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February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
My column today: on why if AI creates a world where almost everyone has to live off UBI, we should throw away the machine instead: