T.O.Munro
@tomunro.bsky.social
Reviews for www.fantasy-hive.co.uk, creative writing PhD, author of Lady of the Helm, Climate change is REAL, the Fossil fuel industry and its allies are guilty of ecocide. Loves beautiful sunsets & good books! Occasional editor https://tomunroedits.co.uk
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T.O.Munro
@tomunro.bsky.social
· Jan 11
Capitalism's profit motive naturally drives the very rich & the corporations into buying politicians & controlling the media.
It's much cheaper for them to do that than the alternative of allowing
regulations that protect people & the planet,
taxation that shares wealth &
an informed democracy
It's much cheaper for them to do that than the alternative of allowing
regulations that protect people & the planet,
taxation that shares wealth &
an informed democracy
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Lying liar 🤥
BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Lying liar 🤥
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NOEM IS LYING. I have seen people get taken! It was the same each time: armed men racing out of a blacked-out SUV, seizing a screaming or fleeing pedestrian, and pulling them into the car without any attempt to even learn their identity. Always a person alone on the street. Always a person of color.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
NOEM IS LYING. I have seen people get taken! It was the same each time: armed men racing out of a blacked-out SUV, seizing a screaming or fleeing pedestrian, and pulling them into the car without any attempt to even learn their identity. Always a person alone on the street. Always a person of color.
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
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Republicans insisting the Clintons testify about what’s in the Epstein Files instead of just releasing the Epstein Files is peak idiocy.
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Republicans insisting the Clintons testify about what’s in the Epstein Files instead of just releasing the Epstein Files is peak idiocy.
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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📣 Fantasy-Faction is looking for Contributors! 📣
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
📣 Fantasy-Faction is looking for Contributors! 📣
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
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Reform reveal their new branding….
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Reform reveal their new branding….
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
It’s clear: Nigel Farage’s Reform is just the same old Conservatives that ruined the country in the first place.
An excellent book!
I can also recommend Ilan Pappe’s “Ten myths about Israel” an Israeli historian’s illuminating perspective on the actions and attitudes of his country’s governments!
I can also recommend Ilan Pappe’s “Ten myths about Israel” an Israeli historian’s illuminating perspective on the actions and attitudes of his country’s governments!
Taking a break from SCIFI/FANTASY and switching into brutal reality for this next read.
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
An excellent book!
I can also recommend Ilan Pappe’s “Ten myths about Israel” an Israeli historian’s illuminating perspective on the actions and attitudes of his country’s governments!
I can also recommend Ilan Pappe’s “Ten myths about Israel” an Israeli historian’s illuminating perspective on the actions and attitudes of his country’s governments!
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TO Munro looks at the subgenre of speculative popular culture that explores the notion of having a second chance at life -
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
TO Munro looks at the subgenre of speculative popular culture that explores the notion of having a second chance at life -
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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Another great episode of The Traitors.
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Another great episode of The Traitors.
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
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Our Monster Botherer Emma is back and her first monster romance review of the new year is Desirée M. Niccoli's UNTETHERING DARK:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Our Monster Botherer Emma is back and her first monster romance review of the new year is Desirée M. Niccoli's UNTETHERING DARK:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
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TO Munro returns to the world of Anna Smith Spark's folkloric fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes in its sequel A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN
"delivers a nexus of literary fiction, mythic storytelling, and a journey for redemption"
Read more: tinyurl.com/2k9xrm6a
"delivers a nexus of literary fiction, mythic storytelling, and a journey for redemption"
Read more: tinyurl.com/2k9xrm6a
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
TO Munro returns to the world of Anna Smith Spark's folkloric fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes in its sequel A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN
"delivers a nexus of literary fiction, mythic storytelling, and a journey for redemption"
Read more: tinyurl.com/2k9xrm6a
"delivers a nexus of literary fiction, mythic storytelling, and a journey for redemption"
Read more: tinyurl.com/2k9xrm6a
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
This is because the whole world is pandering to the bloviating ego of the orange man baby - a treasonous senile narcissistic shit weasel who told the NYT that the only restraints on his power are his “own mind” and his “own morality”
Since he has neither mind nor morality we are all in deep 💩
Since he has neither mind nor morality we are all in deep 💩
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
This is because the whole world is pandering to the bloviating ego of the orange man baby - a treasonous senile narcissistic shit weasel who told the NYT that the only restraints on his power are his “own mind” and his “own morality”
Since he has neither mind nor morality we are all in deep 💩
Since he has neither mind nor morality we are all in deep 💩
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Nils reviews Alexandra Bell's time-travelling fantasy THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL:
"Dazzling, mysterious and heartfelt this is a novel that offers magic and comfort."
Read more: tinyurl.com/m5zy9x7m
@nilsreviewsit.bsky.social
"Dazzling, mysterious and heartfelt this is a novel that offers magic and comfort."
Read more: tinyurl.com/m5zy9x7m
@nilsreviewsit.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Nils reviews Alexandra Bell's time-travelling fantasy THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL:
"Dazzling, mysterious and heartfelt this is a novel that offers magic and comfort."
Read more: tinyurl.com/m5zy9x7m
@nilsreviewsit.bsky.social
"Dazzling, mysterious and heartfelt this is a novel that offers magic and comfort."
Read more: tinyurl.com/m5zy9x7m
@nilsreviewsit.bsky.social
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If you're angry about the idea of paying for oil company opex in Venezuela to produce petrocaca that the market doesn't need and the climate cannot take, you're going to be furious about the amount you already pay to keep fossil fuel companies even viable www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
If you're angry about the idea of paying for oil company opex in Venezuela to produce petrocaca that the market doesn't need and the climate cannot take, you're going to be furious about the amount you already pay to keep fossil fuel companies even viable www.theguardian.com/business/202...