Mike Brooks
@mikebrooks668.bsky.social
That Audible-bestselling, British Fantasy Awards-losing SFF author with Very Tall Hair. Guitarist, singer, occasional DJ. (d)eaf, queer. He/him.
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
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january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
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Want to help preserve the county's history? We're recruiting an Archives and Local Studies Senior Officer to our team!
Head to the link below for more information.
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Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Want to help preserve the county's history? We're recruiting an Archives and Local Studies Senior Officer to our team!
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
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Nothing has highlighted just how technically illiterate the senior business management and political classes are right now as the whole AI thing.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Nothing has highlighted just how technically illiterate the senior business management and political classes are right now as the whole AI thing.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
Just an entire generation of "leaders" incapable of spotting a bad sales pitch because of some woo woo tech words that sound cool.
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The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
Hampstead Heath Ponds to remain inclusive
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
goodlawproject.org/hampstead-he...
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
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Hey, friends! Just a quick update to let you know my horror debut, HOSTILE, is available for the next week for the princely sum of £0.99/$0.99 on Amazon Kindle.
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hey, friends! Just a quick update to let you know my horror debut, HOSTILE, is available for the next week for the princely sum of £0.99/$0.99 on Amazon Kindle.
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
"James Herbert meets Silent Hill."*
(*Not the new film, though.)
Look who's coming back to party!
Black Library's about to see two new books hit from @danacea.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social with Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith and Ghost Legion, seeing the Adepta Sororitas and Alpha Legion get up to their merry business.
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#WarhammerCommunity
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#WarhammerCommunity
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Look who's coming back to party!
If there is one thing I have learned about traditional publishing, it is that no matter what sort of dash you think they want used in a particular situation, you're wrong. You will always be wrong. Don't try to second guess them, it's wasted effort.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
If there is one thing I have learned about traditional publishing, it is that no matter what sort of dash you think they want used in a particular situation, you're wrong. You will always be wrong. Don't try to second guess them, it's wasted effort.
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using AI to "enhance" footage is like using a potato to detect power cables
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
using AI to "enhance" footage is like using a potato to detect power cables
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psychodrama
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
Stopping Burnham doesn't "end the Psychodrama" . Labour are in turmoil because Starmer's authoritarian Centrist govt is so unpopular it threatens Labour's future. Burnham could have maybe improved that a bit. Instead, blocking him ensures the Psychodrama is now when Streeting etc challenge Starmer
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
psychodrama
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
qu'est-ce que c'est?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
run run run run run run run away
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Reform, the Bin Juice Tories
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Reform, the Bin Juice Tories
So Reform are just the New Tories then, official.
Suella Braverman MP has joined the Reform party, despite briefings from the party last summer to the Daily Mail, GB News and others that it would refuse her if she wanted to join.
January 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
So Reform are just the New Tories then, official.
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Y'all
this brought me joy and I hope it does the same for you.
I needed it.
this brought me joy and I hope it does the same for you.
I needed it.
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Y'all
this brought me joy and I hope it does the same for you.
I needed it.
this brought me joy and I hope it does the same for you.
I needed it.
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apologies to bill (they had to move) (march 22 1992)
May 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
apologies to bill (they had to move) (march 22 1992)
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Tiktok is state media now. Queer, trans, liberal, leftist content etc will ask be suppressed going forward.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Tiktok is state media now. Queer, trans, liberal, leftist content etc will ask be suppressed going forward.
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Find someone who believes in you the way hollywood believes Jared Leto is a bankable lead actor for a $300 million blockbuster.
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Find someone who believes in you the way hollywood believes Jared Leto is a bankable lead actor for a $300 million blockbuster.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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The only thing trans people are guilty of is being hot and/or spending too much money on Warhammer figurines.
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The only thing trans people are guilty of is being hot and/or spending too much money on Warhammer figurines.