Jo M Thomas
@journeymouse.bsky.social
She / her. Into reading, writing, historical fencing. Environmentalist and a Tech Druid. Autistic
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Also a great time to mention that there is a massive ChatGPT boycott that just launched. @markruffalo.bsky.social
I've never used ChatGPT, and never will. Fuck those fashy fucks. QuitGPT.org
I've never used ChatGPT, and never will. Fuck those fashy fucks. QuitGPT.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Also a great time to mention that there is a massive ChatGPT boycott that just launched. @markruffalo.bsky.social
I've never used ChatGPT, and never will. Fuck those fashy fucks. QuitGPT.org
I've never used ChatGPT, and never will. Fuck those fashy fucks. QuitGPT.org
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🚨RELEASE WEEK🚨
Paper Sisters is out this Thursday and we couldn't be more excited!
There's a free book launch this Saturday as part of the Illuminate festival in Kirkby Lonsdale. Join us if you can!
Tickets: share.google/AZcGjYoITPcs...
Paper Sisters is out this Thursday and we couldn't be more excited!
There's a free book launch this Saturday as part of the Illuminate festival in Kirkby Lonsdale. Join us if you can!
Tickets: share.google/AZcGjYoITPcs...
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🚨RELEASE WEEK🚨
Paper Sisters is out this Thursday and we couldn't be more excited!
There's a free book launch this Saturday as part of the Illuminate festival in Kirkby Lonsdale. Join us if you can!
Tickets: share.google/AZcGjYoITPcs...
Paper Sisters is out this Thursday and we couldn't be more excited!
There's a free book launch this Saturday as part of the Illuminate festival in Kirkby Lonsdale. Join us if you can!
Tickets: share.google/AZcGjYoITPcs...
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Also, "underage women" isn't a thing. If they're under age, they're not women. That's what under age literally means.
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Also, "underage women" isn't a thing. If they're under age, they're not women. That's what under age literally means.
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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
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Anyone who says, "an intern must have done this" has no idea about how social media management operates at this level. Posting AI slop is a very deliberate choice. Especially for an institution this big.
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Anyone who says, "an intern must have done this" has no idea about how social media management operates at this level. Posting AI slop is a very deliberate choice. Especially for an institution this big.
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Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other
#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚
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#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚
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January 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other
#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚
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#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚
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Waabooz is also doing one raising money for the family of Renee Good: waaboozcosmetics.com/products/cha...
Charity Polish - F*CK ICE
F*CK ICE is described as a blue jelly base with red/green shifting shimmer as well as some similarly shifting flakies In these pics I show this polish both in indirect indoor lighting. Due to the urg...
waaboozcosmetics.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Waabooz is also doing one raising money for the family of Renee Good: waaboozcosmetics.com/products/cha...
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And Pahlish, also MN based, have Melt Ice for sale and the proceeds go to the family of Renee Good.
MELT ICE - Charity Fundraiser PREORDER
A mix of shimmering silver holographic flakes and coppery pink iridescent flakes 100% of proceeds will be donated to the family of Renee Good *Please allow up to 10 business days for shipment of all ...
www.pahlish.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
And Pahlish, also MN based, have Melt Ice for sale and the proceeds go to the family of Renee Good.
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If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
ICE Out - Fundraising Nail Polish
**Shipping Update** Shipping will continue once more ingredients have arrived for this polish. Orders should go out in about 2 weeks. Ice Out is a blurple based polish with a blue/aqua shift and pink ...
www.atomicpolish.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
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Now the news is out! I can't wait for you all to discover Captain Artemis-- it's Captain Scarlet with lesbians, it's Quatermass and the Pit for the Brexit era, and so much more!
January 24, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Now the news is out! I can't wait for you all to discover Captain Artemis-- it's Captain Scarlet with lesbians, it's Quatermass and the Pit for the Brexit era, and so much more!
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Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
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Just £9 off a round grand!!
Without any sponsorship, Ada Lovelace Day relies on the generosity of the community to get anything done. Could you chip in to help me attend a couple of ALD-related events? I'd love to raise another £400, which would see me through the month.
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
Donate to Ada Lovelace Day 2026, organized by Suw Charman-Anderson
Support Ada Lovelace Day and women in STEM!
It's really great that Ada Lovelace Day con… Suw Charman-Anderson needs your support for Ada Lovelace Day 2026
www.gofundme.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Just £9 off a round grand!!
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What I would really love is a production company dedicated to adapting literary works of African and African-descended people to the big and small screen.
Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2026
Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2026
It’s going to be another banner year (in the words of lying African governments, a “bumper harvest”) for books from authors on the Continent and in its Diaspora! Here’s your list, sorted by month, with all kinds of genres included (including children’s books, at the end of the post). There’s no way I could list every book that’s coming, but here’s what I think is notable—as always, a work in progress, subject to updates.
hararereview.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
What I would really love is a production company dedicated to adapting literary works of African and African-descended people to the big and small screen.
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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I chair the acquisitions meeting of @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.
January 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I chair the acquisitions meeting of @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.
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as of today putin's three-day military operation has lasted as long as the Great Patriotic War. congrats to irony for its total victory over russia
January 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
as of today putin's three-day military operation has lasted as long as the Great Patriotic War. congrats to irony for its total victory over russia
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Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it.
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
I'm angry.
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it.
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
I have just had a husky stop to tell me her life story on my way back from the shop. That's going to be the high point of my week if not my weekend, isn't it?
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I have just had a husky stop to tell me her life story on my way back from the shop. That's going to be the high point of my week if not my weekend, isn't it?
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Delighted to be welcoming back the wonderful Ally Wilkes for a second run of her popular WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR COURSE, running from March until April 2026! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-hi... #horror #history #historical #historicalfiction #horrorfiction #writing #writers #fiction
December 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Delighted to be welcoming back the wonderful Ally Wilkes for a second run of her popular WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR COURSE, running from March until April 2026! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-hi... #horror #history #historical #historicalfiction #horrorfiction #writing #writers #fiction
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This is happening in three weeks! A reminder to order tickets from the link if you’d like to attend!
People in and near Glasgow, I’m thrilled to participate in this panel on Scottish Speculative Fiction next month at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street!
Tickets available via link:
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Tickets available via link:
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This is happening in three weeks! A reminder to order tickets from the link if you’d like to attend!
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I'm lucky in that I'm underemployed right now, so I can just drop everything and go. On the other hand, I'm very, very broke, so extra expenses aren't great.
If you have any proofreading/editing work you need doing, please get in touch. Or any comms stuff - strategy, training, DEI, change.
If you have any proofreading/editing work you need doing, please get in touch. Or any comms stuff - strategy, training, DEI, change.
January 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
I'm lucky in that I'm underemployed right now, so I can just drop everything and go. On the other hand, I'm very, very broke, so extra expenses aren't great.
If you have any proofreading/editing work you need doing, please get in touch. Or any comms stuff - strategy, training, DEI, change.
If you have any proofreading/editing work you need doing, please get in touch. Or any comms stuff - strategy, training, DEI, change.
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In 2024, at least 1,365 people were killed by police in fatal shootings in the USA.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
In 2024, at least 1,365 people were killed by police in fatal shootings in the USA.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.
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Once again, anti-trans hate is the beginning of the pipeline to full-on fascism.
Graham Linehan claims he detonated his career, his family, his entire life, to protect women. He often asks people to "apologise to their daughters" if they disagree with him on trans rights.
And yet, when someone's daughter is executed by ICE, he shares Right-Wing propaganda that she deserved it.
And yet, when someone's daughter is executed by ICE, he shares Right-Wing propaganda that she deserved it.
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Once again, anti-trans hate is the beginning of the pipeline to full-on fascism.
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The murdered poet poets.org/2020-on-lear...
2020 Academy of American Poets Prize
On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin
poets.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The murdered poet poets.org/2020-on-lear...
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📚 NEW YEAR, NEW TRANS BOOK LIST! 🏳️⚧️
I'm getting the online version of the trans book club back up & running.
If you'd like to join our Discord, let me know! It's open to anyone, including cis readers. Books are by trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and other gender diverse authors.
We'll be reading:
I'm getting the online version of the trans book club back up & running.
If you'd like to join our Discord, let me know! It's open to anyone, including cis readers. Books are by trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and other gender diverse authors.
We'll be reading:
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
📚 NEW YEAR, NEW TRANS BOOK LIST! 🏳️⚧️
I'm getting the online version of the trans book club back up & running.
If you'd like to join our Discord, let me know! It's open to anyone, including cis readers. Books are by trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and other gender diverse authors.
We'll be reading:
I'm getting the online version of the trans book club back up & running.
If you'd like to join our Discord, let me know! It's open to anyone, including cis readers. Books are by trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and other gender diverse authors.
We'll be reading: