M Brown
@mbrown007.bsky.social
Friendly writer of thrilling SF, Fantasy, Horror. Screenwriter/Novelist. TTRPG enthusiast. Architecture/Design nut. Biography and history fiend. All around lover of art. Shouldering the burden of one massive TBR!
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M Brown
@mbrown007.bsky.social
· Nov 21
One of the things about the other site that I liked was "follow back" courtesy.
I follow people that create interesting posts. Don't need more political only posters.
If you post about life or art, add me and I'll probably follow back.
I follow people that create interesting posts. Don't need more political only posters.
If you post about life or art, add me and I'll probably follow back.
#Politics I'm seeing references to a certain 'honey trap' but suddenly it's KGB run, as if there were weren't known ties to a certain other country that can apparently commit genocide with zero repercussions.
I just hope historians in twenty years don't have their heads up their bungholes.
I just hope historians in twenty years don't have their heads up their bungholes.
February 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
#Politics I'm seeing references to a certain 'honey trap' but suddenly it's KGB run, as if there were weren't known ties to a certain other country that can apparently commit genocide with zero repercussions.
I just hope historians in twenty years don't have their heads up their bungholes.
I just hope historians in twenty years don't have their heads up their bungholes.
I was followed by a fellow writer but couldn't follow back. So many posts. A wall of book promos.
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I was followed by a fellow writer but couldn't follow back. So many posts. A wall of book promos.
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New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Natural history, lore and legend by F. Edward Hulme https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77830
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Natural history, lore and legend by F. Edward Hulme https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77830
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1/ ICE has built an AI-powered deportation pipeline that turns your social media posts, medical records, and everyday digital exhaust into targeting intelligence. Here's how the deportation machine works. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
1/ ICE has built an AI-powered deportation pipeline that turns your social media posts, medical records, and everyday digital exhaust into targeting intelligence. Here's how the deportation machine works. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
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I stopped in at one of the DiBruno's that is ceasing operations soon and got some outrageously expensive cheese for dirt cheap. Today I'm snacking on a fantastic blue cheese soaked in gin & topped with a layer of cherry preserves. Oh yeah.
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I stopped in at one of the DiBruno's that is ceasing operations soon and got some outrageously expensive cheese for dirt cheap. Today I'm snacking on a fantastic blue cheese soaked in gin & topped with a layer of cherry preserves. Oh yeah.
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US-ONLY GIVEAWAY. Everything is burning; do you have a moment to talk about my angry single mum vs space gangsters and the rigged labour market book?
Comment "Who loses, wins", or why you want the book, or whatever you like really; tag someone. I'll randomly pick and post a copy of CLUB CONTANGO📉🔥
Comment "Who loses, wins", or why you want the book, or whatever you like really; tag someone. I'll randomly pick and post a copy of CLUB CONTANGO📉🔥
February 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
US-ONLY GIVEAWAY. Everything is burning; do you have a moment to talk about my angry single mum vs space gangsters and the rigged labour market book?
Comment "Who loses, wins", or why you want the book, or whatever you like really; tag someone. I'll randomly pick and post a copy of CLUB CONTANGO📉🔥
Comment "Who loses, wins", or why you want the book, or whatever you like really; tag someone. I'll randomly pick and post a copy of CLUB CONTANGO📉🔥
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This is a great opportunity that people should take advantage of if they can.
Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
February 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This is a great opportunity that people should take advantage of if they can.
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Gotta love.
Watercolour drawing done at the Old Vicarage, Grantchester in summer 2019 and sold later. Rupert Brooke lived there for a while in 1909 but wrote his most famous nostalgic poem about this place later in 1912 when in Germany.
#watercolour #Grantchester #OldVicarage
#watercolour #Grantchester #OldVicarage
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Gotta love.
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Once considered merely packing peanuts for the brain, new studies suggest that large brain cells called astrocytes supervise the circuits that control brain states like hopelessness, sleep, and hunger. Ingrid Wickelgren reports: www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought...
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Once considered merely packing peanuts for the brain, new studies suggest that large brain cells called astrocytes supervise the circuits that control brain states like hopelessness, sleep, and hunger. Ingrid Wickelgren reports: www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought...
Not sure what this is, but might be of interest to some so shared:
Ghost 6.0 adds social web syndication and a built-in reader for platforms like Bluesky, Threads and Mastodon. New analytics too. Prices are going up but publishers have earned over $100M on the platform. #ActivityPub #Newsletters #Bluesky
From @theverge.com
www.theverge.com/news/718286/...
From @theverge.com
www.theverge.com/news/718286/...
One of the biggest newsletter platforms now syndicates to Bluesky and Mastodon
Ghost 6.0 adds social web-focused features.
www.theverge.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Not sure what this is, but might be of interest to some so shared:
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Ambulancing on the French front by Edward R. Coyle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77797
January 28, 2026 at 4:20 AM
New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Ambulancing on the French front by Edward R. Coyle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77797
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New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Secrets of Crewe House by Campbell Stuart https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77798
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 AM
New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Secrets of Crewe House by Campbell Stuart https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77798
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New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Old House of Fear by Russell Kirk https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77800
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: Old House of Fear by Russell Kirk https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77800
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The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings • Washington State Standard
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces amid concerns over masked immigration agents.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
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What I’ve learned about American politics the last decade is there is an annoyingly sizable population that does not actually believe in anything and simply imprints on the latest thing they heard on the radio like a duckling
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
What I’ve learned about American politics the last decade is there is an annoyingly sizable population that does not actually believe in anything and simply imprints on the latest thing they heard on the radio like a duckling
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The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
WATCH: Philadelphia lawmakers introduce 'ICE Out' legislation to restrict federal operations in city
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
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#KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms ep.2. All of the fun I expected from 'House of the Dragon' (S2) distilled into a handy thirty minutes! And penis-TMI!
Something for everyone! :P
Something for everyone! :P
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
#KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms ep.2. All of the fun I expected from 'House of the Dragon' (S2) distilled into a handy thirty minutes! And penis-TMI!
Something for everyone! :P
Something for everyone! :P
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“For every compliment I ever have received or will receive in my life, I owe thanks to Don Reo for his heart, his mind, and his pen; all of which are mighty, beautiful, and mind-bendingly profound.” #Writtenby #WritersGuildAwards www.writtenby.com/guild-indust...
His Name is Reo and He Can Spin a Tale
2026 TV Laurel Award Honoree Don Reo reflects on his career.
www.writtenby.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“For every compliment I ever have received or will receive in my life, I owe thanks to Don Reo for his heart, his mind, and his pen; all of which are mighty, beautiful, and mind-bendingly profound.” #Writtenby #WritersGuildAwards www.writtenby.com/guild-indust...
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This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed.
2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
Wyden, Paul and Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed.
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For YEARS I've been on the forefront of trying to pass real privacy reforms to stop an agency like Trump's ICE from weaponizing your private data. Now it's happened, but it's not too late to act. If you care about this as much as I do, please let your members of Congress know.
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
For YEARS I've been on the forefront of trying to pass real privacy reforms to stop an agency like Trump's ICE from weaponizing your private data. Now it's happened, but it's not too late to act. If you care about this as much as I do, please let your members of Congress know.
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🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️Today, Russia struck a passenger train in the Kharkiv region with attack drones. 5 people died.
“Identification of the victims will only be possible after DNA examinations”
“Identification of the victims will only be possible after DNA examinations”
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️Today, Russia struck a passenger train in the Kharkiv region with attack drones. 5 people died.
“Identification of the victims will only be possible after DNA examinations”
“Identification of the victims will only be possible after DNA examinations”