Tade Thompson
@tadethompson.bsky.social
Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw, shorts, screenplays.
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera
Opinions mine.
He/him
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner.
Hugo nominated.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Etcetera
Opinions mine.
He/him
Pinned
There is absolutely no need to follow me, but if you do, there are things you should know:
1. This account is for stream-of-consciousness, unplanned posts.
2. I'm not here to argue with you.
3. I block frequently. See above.
4. Don't be a dick.
5. Equality for *all*.
6. I'm openly Black.
1. This account is for stream-of-consciousness, unplanned posts.
2. I'm not here to argue with you.
3. I block frequently. See above.
4. Don't be a dick.
5. Equality for *all*.
6. I'm openly Black.
David Bowie - Lazarus (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
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January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Lee Weeks / Elizabeth Breitweiser
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Lee Weeks / Elizabeth Breitweiser
So it's a heist...
You'd think the Guardian would be able to spell kidnapped...
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
So it's a heist...
*Stares in Nigerian*
Not sure why anyone is surprised by Venezuela.
Not sure why anyone is surprised by Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
*Stares in Nigerian*
Not sure why anyone is surprised by Venezuela.
Not sure why anyone is surprised by Venezuela.
Where can I get a good copy/version of Wuthering Heights for a gift? May or may not be illustrated.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Where can I get a good copy/version of Wuthering Heights for a gift? May or may not be illustrated.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Are these people musically literate at all?
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Are these people musically literate at all?
Let's be real about life-changing tech.
GLP-1 agonists (your Ozempic, Manjaro, etc) are life-changing tech.
People see life-changing results and seek it out and pay money for it. It has caveats, but that's not my point.
My point is if genAI was this life-changing tech...see where I'm going?
GLP-1 agonists (your Ozempic, Manjaro, etc) are life-changing tech.
People see life-changing results and seek it out and pay money for it. It has caveats, but that's not my point.
My point is if genAI was this life-changing tech...see where I'm going?
January 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Let's be real about life-changing tech.
GLP-1 agonists (your Ozempic, Manjaro, etc) are life-changing tech.
People see life-changing results and seek it out and pay money for it. It has caveats, but that's not my point.
My point is if genAI was this life-changing tech...see where I'm going?
GLP-1 agonists (your Ozempic, Manjaro, etc) are life-changing tech.
People see life-changing results and seek it out and pay money for it. It has caveats, but that's not my point.
My point is if genAI was this life-changing tech...see where I'm going?
Yeah, how about 'No, Nadella. If it bothers you, I like it.'
And you're going to sit there with a shit-eating grin on your face and call AI 'cognitive amplifier'?
Get the fuck out, Nadella.
And you're going to sit there with a shit-eating grin on your face and call AI 'cognitive amplifier'?
Get the fuck out, Nadella.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Yeah, how about 'No, Nadella. If it bothers you, I like it.'
And you're going to sit there with a shit-eating grin on your face and call AI 'cognitive amplifier'?
Get the fuck out, Nadella.
And you're going to sit there with a shit-eating grin on your face and call AI 'cognitive amplifier'?
Get the fuck out, Nadella.
Train your hip flexors.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Train your hip flexors.
"There was no possibility of taking a walk that day."
January 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"There was no possibility of taking a walk that day."
What folks who weren't there don't know is that all of us who were kids in the 70s and 80s had superpowers.
That's how we survived the quicksand and killer bees and Satanic Panic and Jim Jones and nuclear armaggedon.
Then puberty happened and we discovered sex, and God kicked us out of Eden...
That's how we survived the quicksand and killer bees and Satanic Panic and Jim Jones and nuclear armaggedon.
Then puberty happened and we discovered sex, and God kicked us out of Eden...
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
What folks who weren't there don't know is that all of us who were kids in the 70s and 80s had superpowers.
That's how we survived the quicksand and killer bees and Satanic Panic and Jim Jones and nuclear armaggedon.
Then puberty happened and we discovered sex, and God kicked us out of Eden...
That's how we survived the quicksand and killer bees and Satanic Panic and Jim Jones and nuclear armaggedon.
Then puberty happened and we discovered sex, and God kicked us out of Eden...
Oh, people are introducing themselves with what almost killed them.
It assumes there's only been one thing. Cute.
Hi, I'm three car crashes, one explosion, one bout of encephalitis, and one coma/vegetative state.
And, no, I'm not giving details, but, yes, I have lived in interesting times.
It assumes there's only been one thing. Cute.
Hi, I'm three car crashes, one explosion, one bout of encephalitis, and one coma/vegetative state.
And, no, I'm not giving details, but, yes, I have lived in interesting times.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Oh, people are introducing themselves with what almost killed them.
It assumes there's only been one thing. Cute.
Hi, I'm three car crashes, one explosion, one bout of encephalitis, and one coma/vegetative state.
And, no, I'm not giving details, but, yes, I have lived in interesting times.
It assumes there's only been one thing. Cute.
Hi, I'm three car crashes, one explosion, one bout of encephalitis, and one coma/vegetative state.
And, no, I'm not giving details, but, yes, I have lived in interesting times.
Folks, this year will see from me:
-1 new novel.
-1 new edition of an old novel in a shiny new format + new art
-1 novella
-1 short story in an anthology
There's another new novel that's finished, but we haven't reached an agreement on the contract yet.
Plus the usual kids and karate posts.
-1 new novel.
-1 new edition of an old novel in a shiny new format + new art
-1 novella
-1 short story in an anthology
There's another new novel that's finished, but we haven't reached an agreement on the contract yet.
Plus the usual kids and karate posts.
January 2, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Folks, this year will see from me:
-1 new novel.
-1 new edition of an old novel in a shiny new format + new art
-1 novella
-1 short story in an anthology
There's another new novel that's finished, but we haven't reached an agreement on the contract yet.
Plus the usual kids and karate posts.
-1 new novel.
-1 new edition of an old novel in a shiny new format + new art
-1 novella
-1 short story in an anthology
There's another new novel that's finished, but we haven't reached an agreement on the contract yet.
Plus the usual kids and karate posts.
Average White Band ~ School Boy Crush (1975)
YouTube video by 2chann
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January 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The Dispossessed by LeGuin.
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
The Dispossessed by LeGuin.
Reposted by Tade Thompson
Our first issue of the year features stories by Samantha Murray, M. L. Clark, Nika Murphy, James Patrick Kelly, Ju Chu, A. W. Prihandita, and Seth Chambers.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Our first issue of the year features stories by Samantha Murray, M. L. Clark, Nika Murphy, James Patrick Kelly, Ju Chu, A. W. Prihandita, and Seth Chambers.
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Finished a flash fiction piece.
My New Year tradition is to start as I plan to continue, so I do a little bit of everything.
My New Year tradition is to start as I plan to continue, so I do a little bit of everything.
January 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Finished a flash fiction piece.
My New Year tradition is to start as I plan to continue, so I do a little bit of everything.
My New Year tradition is to start as I plan to continue, so I do a little bit of everything.
We really need to adopt the Icelandic custom of Book Floods in the English speaking world...
January 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
We really need to adopt the Icelandic custom of Book Floods in the English speaking world...
First movie of the year: HAMNET (2025).
Absolutely fantastic.
No notes.
Great adaptation, great movie in its own right.
Bloody hell, that was emotionally engaging.
Absolutely fantastic.
No notes.
Great adaptation, great movie in its own right.
Bloody hell, that was emotionally engaging.
January 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
First movie of the year: HAMNET (2025).
Absolutely fantastic.
No notes.
Great adaptation, great movie in its own right.
Bloody hell, that was emotionally engaging.
Absolutely fantastic.
No notes.
Great adaptation, great movie in its own right.
Bloody hell, that was emotionally engaging.
First drawing of the year.
January 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
First drawing of the year.
As a leftie, I randomly remember that it used to be believed that there was a nine year mortality gap between righties and lefties.
They said we died younger, and it fed into the whole 'sinistral' stigma.
Turns out it was a statistical error. Left-handedness was under reported back then.
They said we died younger, and it fed into the whole 'sinistral' stigma.
Turns out it was a statistical error. Left-handedness was under reported back then.
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 AM
As a leftie, I randomly remember that it used to be believed that there was a nine year mortality gap between righties and lefties.
They said we died younger, and it fed into the whole 'sinistral' stigma.
Turns out it was a statistical error. Left-handedness was under reported back then.
They said we died younger, and it fed into the whole 'sinistral' stigma.
Turns out it was a statistical error. Left-handedness was under reported back then.