Shane Carrow
@shanecarrow.bsky.social
Writer, admirer of art, collector of useless scraps of information.
Melbourne, Australia.
Check out my adventure/horror novels here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shane-Carrow/author/B01MY49ARP
Melbourne, Australia.
Check out my adventure/horror novels here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shane-Carrow/author/B01MY49ARP
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Shane Carrow
@shanecarrow.bsky.social
· Mar 26
Book 4 of the Avery & Carter series, CULT OF THE KRAKEN, now available on Amazon in ebook and paperback: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2F54SPL
Extremely funny that this British publisher has opted for “Booker-shortlisted” rather than “Pulitzer-winning”
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Extremely funny that this British publisher has opted for “Booker-shortlisted” rather than “Pulitzer-winning”
Also sorry but Port Philip is absolutely one gigantic toilet bowl
January 18, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Also sorry but Port Philip is absolutely one gigantic toilet bowl
I thought Sex and the City was largely written by gay men?
January 18, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I thought Sex and the City was largely written by gay men?
I recall one of the only male writers for The Secret Life of Us talking about how he had to explain to his female co-writers that men do not overthink whether they should with a woman: if they’re single and attracted to her and she wants to, they’ll sleep with her
January 18, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I recall one of the only male writers for The Secret Life of Us talking about how he had to explain to his female co-writers that men do not overthink whether they should with a woman: if they’re single and attracted to her and she wants to, they’ll sleep with her
I don’t think there is any “calculation” going on whatsoever
All key European leaders now said they won’t go along with this. So if the objective was coercion it has already failed. (This is not a US miscalculation- its a very Trumpian one).
Keir Starmer often takes 2-3 days to issue very mild criticism of US actions. This is both direct and issued fast.
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
I think there is a serious risk that the US miscalculated quite what a big deal the Greenland thing is to Europe (and in Europe).
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I don’t think there is any “calculation” going on whatsoever
Xenophobes do not care whether immigrants arrive legally or not, and they never did
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Xenophobes do not care whether immigrants arrive legally or not, and they never did
Robert Manne recently wrote about how Australia has inoculated itself against this with bipartisan refugee boat-turnback policy, which I think completely misses the tenor of post-pandemic anti-immigration sentiment
I see a lot of well meaning people (not OP) who like to talk about countries (usually the ones they're from or have an affinity with) as being steadfast bastions in the new cold war and I cannot stress enough that you have failed the assignment if you think this
i think, however, this is a crystal clear example that the next cold war is actually democracy vs autocracy and the battle lines run right through every single advanced democracy. there aren't really any safe harbors.
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Robert Manne recently wrote about how Australia has inoculated itself against this with bipartisan refugee boat-turnback policy, which I think completely misses the tenor of post-pandemic anti-immigration sentiment
This is all so very, very dumb
EU calls emergency envoys meeting for Sunday after Trump vows tariffs linked to Greenland reut.rs/3ZeJOyW
EU calls emergency envoys meeting for Sunday after Trump vows tariffs linked to Greenland
Ambassadors from the European Union's 27 countries will convene on Sunday for an emergency meeting after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland.
reut.rs
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This is all so very, very dumb
Reposted by Shane Carrow
"That's enough from this guy" is a valid reason for impeachment, not funding the government, etc. We've seen enough, that'll do
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"That's enough from this guy" is a valid reason for impeachment, not funding the government, etc. We've seen enough, that'll do
I keep seeing people say this and I don’t think Europeans grasp how much the average American doesn’t know (let alone care) when, where or even what the World Cup is
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I keep seeing people say this and I don’t think Europeans grasp how much the average American doesn’t know (let alone care) when, where or even what the World Cup is
You can probably also say goodbye to bases/troops/friendly ports in Japan, South Korea, Australia etc
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM
You can probably also say goodbye to bases/troops/friendly ports in Japan, South Korea, Australia etc
Tangentially, one of my niche ideas is to one day put out a coffee table book called Famous Landmarks Obscured By Restoration Scaffolding
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 17, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Tangentially, one of my niche ideas is to one day put out a coffee table book called Famous Landmarks Obscured By Restoration Scaffolding
Reposted by Shane Carrow
we are truly in our Bad Sentence To Read Era
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
www.sltrib.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
we are truly in our Bad Sentence To Read Era
Technically speaking nothing that the United States did in Afghanistan was of any consequence either, since they lost
January 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Technically speaking nothing that the United States did in Afghanistan was of any consequence either, since they lost
This is the case everywhere in America, isn’t it? And indeed in every country governed by English common law?
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is the case everywhere in America, isn’t it? And indeed in every country governed by English common law?
In the 1990s California was a swing state!
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
In the 1990s California was a swing state!
Reposted by Shane Carrow
Creation of the Birds
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19623
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19623
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Creation of the Birds
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19623
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19623
“Also they created a robot that generates CSAM”
The University of Melbourne is getting off X! (Via Faculty of Science Dean's Circular)
January 16, 2026 at 6:44 AM
“Also they created a robot that generates CSAM”
Enormously disappointing
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Enormously disappointing
L&O is genuinely the only police procedural I can think of that goes into the court process, instead of portraying the matter as done and dusted as soon as the mystery is solved and the perpetrator arrested
January 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
L&O is genuinely the only police procedural I can think of that goes into the court process, instead of portraying the matter as done and dusted as soon as the mystery is solved and the perpetrator arrested
I think number one is also kind of inevitable because most real detective units are going to be specialising in a crime type - so for TV it’s either a gimmick or the good old traditional homicide
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I think number one is also kind of inevitable because most real detective units are going to be specialising in a crime type - so for TV it’s either a gimmick or the good old traditional homicide
There’s also just generic non-detective cop shows: The Bill, Southland, Blue Heelers etc
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
There’s also just generic non-detective cop shows: The Bill, Southland, Blue Heelers etc
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Witnesses in Iran comparing (in private coms to diaspora analysts) the violence now against past protest suppression. Said in past used batons, even armed units fired cautiously. This time sustained and constant fire at full volume against crowds, including with machine guns.
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Witnesses in Iran comparing (in private coms to diaspora analysts) the violence now against past protest suppression. Said in past used batons, even armed units fired cautiously. This time sustained and constant fire at full volume against crowds, including with machine guns.
It’s not even intended to be the final book, is it? Extrapolating from existing trends that means even if he publishes it this year, he wouldn’t finish the series until the 2040s, when he is in his 90s
January 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
It’s not even intended to be the final book, is it? Extrapolating from existing trends that means even if he publishes it this year, he wouldn’t finish the series until the 2040s, when he is in his 90s
Never going to rank highly in a widely voted-on poll like this, but IMO it’s one of the most marvellously atmospheric fictional video game worlds ever made
In 16th place, with 1541 points, is 2012's Dishonored
This is about fair, IMO, especially as I think the series didn't really click until The Knife of Dunwall
(Also, nice)
This is about fair, IMO, especially as I think the series didn't really click until The Knife of Dunwall
(Also, nice)
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Never going to rank highly in a widely voted-on poll like this, but IMO it’s one of the most marvellously atmospheric fictional video game worlds ever made