Bill Gray ☭ (nom de guerre)
@billgray.bsky.social
Avid reader and writer. Interests in working class & labour history, literature, philosophy, politics, economics, and science.
#Communist #antifascist
Guiding principles: solidarity, democracy, integrity, and respect.
#Communist #antifascist
Guiding principles: solidarity, democracy, integrity, and respect.
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A TABLE FOR FORTUNE, William T. Vollmann’s long awaited novel on whatever we might call our national character - from Cold War to War on Terror - is available for preorder! 🔗 ⬇️
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A TABLE FOR FORTUNE, William T. Vollmann’s long awaited novel on whatever we might call our national character - from Cold War to War on Terror - is available for preorder! 🔗 ⬇️
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
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I'm excited to share that today is the official publication date for my new book, Van Gogh and the End of Nature, from Yale University Press, which more firmly grounds Van Gogh within the industrial era in which he lived & worked (thread)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
June 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
I'm excited to share that today is the official publication date for my new book, Van Gogh and the End of Nature, from Yale University Press, which more firmly grounds Van Gogh within the industrial era in which he lived & worked (thread)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Is A River Alive? is published today, 1 May.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
May 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Is A River Alive? is published today, 1 May.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
August 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mission Hill
July 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Mission Hill
Cherry season
July 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Cherry season
Potato Flower
June 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Potato Flower
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90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier
Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith
Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith
90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier
Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith Jasinowski-Kahl of ILWU Local 19, who shares reflections on the legacy of the labour movement—and performs three powerful original songs written to honour that legacy. Tune in for stories, song, and solidarity.
thedockerpodcast.libsyn.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier
Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith
Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith
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Studying the river, I was finishing the articles on Hilbert and especially on Emmy. I missed Emmy. I felt as if I were summoning her by applying myself to her work. Making her appear like a goddess. The way the goddess spoke to Ramanujan.
- Mathias Énard, The Deserters
Tr: @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social
- Mathias Énard, The Deserters
Tr: @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Studying the river, I was finishing the articles on Hilbert and especially on Emmy. I missed Emmy. I felt as if I were summoning her by applying myself to her work. Making her appear like a goddess. The way the goddess spoke to Ramanujan.
- Mathias Énard, The Deserters
Tr: @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social
- Mathias Énard, The Deserters
Tr: @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social
