David Beckler
@davidbeckler.bsky.social
Author, humanitarian, socialist.
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Join Northodox this Saturday at House of Book & Friends for our Winter Book Fair
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Join Northodox this Saturday at House of Book & Friends for our Winter Book Fair
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Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to yesterdays UN vote and what it means for their future.
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to yesterdays UN vote and what it means for their future.
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Behind the story: Desire Nimubona raises awareness of important issues in the African Great Lakes region
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November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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No-one is going to switch to Labour because of this cruelty. Farage will be vindicated because the ECHR is back in the news & the economy will suffer.
There was another way.
We could have all been better off by 2029 & the Reform threat kneecapped.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
There was another way.
We could have all been better off by 2029 & the Reform threat kneecapped.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar
As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
No-one is going to switch to Labour because of this cruelty. Farage will be vindicated because the ECHR is back in the news & the economy will suffer.
There was another way.
We could have all been better off by 2029 & the Reform threat kneecapped.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
There was another way.
We could have all been better off by 2029 & the Reform threat kneecapped.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Be a writer they said. It’s fabulous they said. lithub.com/the-publishi...
The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me… and Lost
Eight years ago, when I sold two books to an imprint of a Big Five, I was on top of the world. I was thirty-one and eight weeks pregnant, a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. My agent s…
lithub.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Be a writer they said. It’s fabulous they said. lithub.com/the-publishi...
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Happy release day to Jose H. Bogran for LAXtras: LOS ANGELES-STYLE CRIME STORIES! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy release day to Jose H. Bogran for LAXtras: LOS ANGELES-STYLE CRIME STORIES! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails
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Broadview.
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Broadview.
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A great list of things authors should know about anthology offers—from payment to prestige, and everything in between
Before You Say Yes: What Writers Need to Know About Anthology Offers | Jane Friedman
Learn how to find and assess anthology opportunities, which offer short fiction authors income and visibility by sharing audiences across contributors.
janefriedman.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A great list of things authors should know about anthology offers—from payment to prestige, and everything in between
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Day 14 of the #NoirvemberChallenge - Who's on the #FilmNoir Mount Rushmore...
Richard Widmark, Gloria Grahame, Lauren Bacall and Robert Mitchum.
#Noirvember #filmsky #moviesky
Richard Widmark, Gloria Grahame, Lauren Bacall and Robert Mitchum.
#Noirvember #filmsky #moviesky
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Day 14 of the #NoirvemberChallenge - Who's on the #FilmNoir Mount Rushmore...
Richard Widmark, Gloria Grahame, Lauren Bacall and Robert Mitchum.
#Noirvember #filmsky #moviesky
Richard Widmark, Gloria Grahame, Lauren Bacall and Robert Mitchum.
#Noirvember #filmsky #moviesky
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I woke up in a good mood today, then I had a shower and started thinking about my latest script rejection. I stepped out of the shower filled with fury. So today’s tip for writers is: For your own mental health and productivity, stay dirty.
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I woke up in a good mood today, then I had a shower and started thinking about my latest script rejection. I stepped out of the shower filled with fury. So today’s tip for writers is: For your own mental health and productivity, stay dirty.
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The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
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November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Black-owned bookstores have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter. A new book explores their cultural and societal impact. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookReview #BlackOwned #TinyReparationsBooks #SocialJustic #CivilRights #ARC #Netgalley
🎧📚Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore #BookReview #TinyReparationsBooks #ARCReview #SocialJustice #History
Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (
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November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Black-owned bookstores have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter. A new book explores their cultural and societal impact. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookReview #BlackOwned #TinyReparationsBooks #SocialJustic #CivilRights #ARC #Netgalley
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Susan Knight buff.ly/s59LVwp with ‘Sherlock Holmes the Hunter and Other Mysteries’!
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Susan Knight buff.ly/s59LVwp with ‘Sherlock Holmes the Hunter and Other Mysteries’!
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Nearly there! Popped in a few other useful things too- notebooks, pens, handbags...
#ItsInTheBag #ShareTheDignity
#ItsInTheBag #ShareTheDignity
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Nearly there! Popped in a few other useful things too- notebooks, pens, handbags...
#ItsInTheBag #ShareTheDignity
#ItsInTheBag #ShareTheDignity
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Aside from being scruffy northerners, we've built our reputation on the strength of our historical fiction the last couple of years.
Well, we also love the weird and wonderful as well! Have you had a look at any of these 2025 releases yet?
Well, we also love the weird and wonderful as well! Have you had a look at any of these 2025 releases yet?
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Aside from being scruffy northerners, we've built our reputation on the strength of our historical fiction the last couple of years.
Well, we also love the weird and wonderful as well! Have you had a look at any of these 2025 releases yet?
Well, we also love the weird and wonderful as well! Have you had a look at any of these 2025 releases yet?
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Brian Price buff.ly/7Wh4lhI with ‘Fatal Shot’!
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Brian Price buff.ly/7Wh4lhI with ‘Fatal Shot’!
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My dog did not appreciate this as much as I did.
November 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My dog did not appreciate this as much as I did.
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This was written in 2017. The current political moment was completely avoidable. ”the pain of looking back and seeing that there was a small window in which it was possible to act, and then discovering how suddenly and irrevocably that window can be slammed shut.”
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig
I wonder how far along the scale of moral degeneration Zweig would judge America to be in its current state.
www.newyorker.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This was written in 2017. The current political moment was completely avoidable. ”the pain of looking back and seeing that there was a small window in which it was possible to act, and then discovering how suddenly and irrevocably that window can be slammed shut.”
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
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State support for UK banks
Bailouts: Govts found £1162bn (£133bn cash+£1,029bn guarantees) in 2008
£895bn QE
State is the lender of last resort
£85k bank deposit safety guarantee
PFI profits
£22bn a year interest on reserves deposited with Bank of England
Who else gets this level of state support?
Bailouts: Govts found £1162bn (£133bn cash+£1,029bn guarantees) in 2008
£895bn QE
State is the lender of last resort
£85k bank deposit safety guarantee
PFI profits
£22bn a year interest on reserves deposited with Bank of England
Who else gets this level of state support?
Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty
Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.
leftfootforward.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
State support for UK banks
Bailouts: Govts found £1162bn (£133bn cash+£1,029bn guarantees) in 2008
£895bn QE
State is the lender of last resort
£85k bank deposit safety guarantee
PFI profits
£22bn a year interest on reserves deposited with Bank of England
Who else gets this level of state support?
Bailouts: Govts found £1162bn (£133bn cash+£1,029bn guarantees) in 2008
£895bn QE
State is the lender of last resort
£85k bank deposit safety guarantee
PFI profits
£22bn a year interest on reserves deposited with Bank of England
Who else gets this level of state support?
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Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵
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It's spooky season! Make sure to pick up the Dick Tracy Halloween Special today for an oversized @madcavestudios.com issue from me, @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & @craigcermak.bsky.social w/ @suspensesiren.bsky.social & @emilianapinna.bsky.social!
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October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Super practical advice on donating to food banks. Read and, if you agree, share widely! I'm editing my donation to include many of these items.
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Super practical advice on donating to food banks. Read and, if you agree, share widely! I'm editing my donation to include many of these items.