Erica Buist
@ericabuist.bsky.social
Writer. Journalist (Guardian). Author (THIS PARTY’S DEAD). Writing tutor (CityLit).
Social media director Tupelo Press. Creative Writing PhD Lancaster.
Late diagnosed AuDHD.
Writing a novel but I’m ok.
Social media director Tupelo Press. Creative Writing PhD Lancaster.
Late diagnosed AuDHD.
Writing a novel but I’m ok.
Sometimes my dog barks at me from the other room because he wants food or a walk. Sometimes it’s because he’s on the sofa, and feels very strongly that I should be too.
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sometimes my dog barks at me from the other room because he wants food or a walk. Sometimes it’s because he’s on the sofa, and feels very strongly that I should be too.
“A few bad apples” is such a weird way to try to dismiss something as not serious. The saying is “a few bad apples SPOIL THE BUNCH”, not “it’s just a few bad apples so the bunch is definitely totally fine, eat it”
Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?
HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“A few bad apples” is such a weird way to try to dismiss something as not serious. The saying is “a few bad apples SPOIL THE BUNCH”, not “it’s just a few bad apples so the bunch is definitely totally fine, eat it”
Is anyone else thinking of contingency plans for if it happens?
Today on The Bunker: Nigel Farage is on the rise, Keir Starmer is stumbling and the Conservatives are fading into irrelevance. Should we be worried? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @bwalker.uk to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#ukpolitics #farage #starmer
#ukpolitics #farage #starmer
September 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Is anyone else thinking of contingency plans for if it happens?
Reposted by Erica Buist
In his first show after being reinstated following his suspension, Jimmy Kimmel greeted the audience with the same opener used by Jack Paar in 1960 when he returned to his show after being censored by his network.
September 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In his first show after being reinstated following his suspension, Jimmy Kimmel greeted the audience with the same opener used by Jack Paar in 1960 when he returned to his show after being censored by his network.
“Malicious communications…the act of sending an indecent, grossly offensive, or threatening message, or false information, with the intent to cause the recipient distress or anxiety”
So the victim of this presumably is Trump?!
So the victim of this presumably is Trump?!
Arrested "on suspicion of malicious communications". Well that sounds like a stretch.
Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visit
Trump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“Malicious communications…the act of sending an indecent, grossly offensive, or threatening message, or false information, with the intent to cause the recipient distress or anxiety”
So the victim of this presumably is Trump?!
So the victim of this presumably is Trump?!
Listen lads - Trump, Vance, Hegseth - at the risk of repeating myself: YOU don’t need to pray. You have the power to change the gun laws.
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Listen lads - Trump, Vance, Hegseth - at the risk of repeating myself: YOU don’t need to pray. You have the power to change the gun laws.
September 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I seem to have pulled my left bicep. Apparently to heal it needs something called “rest”.
So my question is: do I now just stop lifting weights, or should I continue on my right side?
Will I be Popeye on the right and Olive Oil on the left?
Ok I’ve thought about it and that’s now my aim.
So my question is: do I now just stop lifting weights, or should I continue on my right side?
Will I be Popeye on the right and Olive Oil on the left?
Ok I’ve thought about it and that’s now my aim.
August 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I seem to have pulled my left bicep. Apparently to heal it needs something called “rest”.
So my question is: do I now just stop lifting weights, or should I continue on my right side?
Will I be Popeye on the right and Olive Oil on the left?
Ok I’ve thought about it and that’s now my aim.
So my question is: do I now just stop lifting weights, or should I continue on my right side?
Will I be Popeye on the right and Olive Oil on the left?
Ok I’ve thought about it and that’s now my aim.
Reposted by Erica Buist
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
So it’s not urgent, but does anyone know… when Elvis sang “well you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine”, was he just stating two unrelated facts or did he have a very weird selection process for friends?
No worries if not. x
No worries if not. x
August 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
So it’s not urgent, but does anyone know… when Elvis sang “well you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine”, was he just stating two unrelated facts or did he have a very weird selection process for friends?
No worries if not. x
No worries if not. x
My dog and I went to an off-grid cabin in a forest in Norfolk. The meteor shower was a bonus.
August 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My dog and I went to an off-grid cabin in a forest in Norfolk. The meteor shower was a bonus.
Reposted by Erica Buist
What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?
ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
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ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
/
August 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?
ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
/
ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
/
Reposted by Erica Buist
"It's not just sex, it's resistance"
(by @roxanegay.bsky.social
@ericabuist.bsky.social and Gabrielle Gallimberti)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
(by @roxanegay.bsky.social
@ericabuist.bsky.social and Gabrielle Gallimberti)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It’s not just pleasure – it’s resistance’: portraits of people with their sex toys around the world
Gulim in Kazakhstan keeps her very first one as a souvenir while Coco in Thailand breaks the law by having them, and Serena in Italy says they’re essential. But there’s still a stigma when it comes to...
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"It's not just sex, it's resistance"
(by @roxanegay.bsky.social
@ericabuist.bsky.social and Gabrielle Gallimberti)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
(by @roxanegay.bsky.social
@ericabuist.bsky.social and Gabrielle Gallimberti)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Oh good, more thoughts and prayers. So much cheaper than funding the agency that monitors and gives early warnings on natural disasters.
Not as effective - dozens died - but cheaper.
Not as effective - dozens died - but cheaper.
July 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh good, more thoughts and prayers. So much cheaper than funding the agency that monitors and gives early warnings on natural disasters.
Not as effective - dozens died - but cheaper.
Not as effective - dozens died - but cheaper.
Reposted by Erica Buist
This is an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism - and an absolutely extraordinary story
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This is an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism - and an absolutely extraordinary story
Reposted by Erica Buist
From generating ideas to pitching your work to publications: on this @citylit.bsky.social course, learn from journalist @ericabuist.bsky.social how to approach writing a newspaper column.
📅 Sat 12 Jul
🕒 10:30-16:30
🏙️ Covent Garden
Learn more & book: www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...
📅 Sat 12 Jul
🕒 10:30-16:30
🏙️ Covent Garden
Learn more & book: www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...
June 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
From generating ideas to pitching your work to publications: on this @citylit.bsky.social course, learn from journalist @ericabuist.bsky.social how to approach writing a newspaper column.
📅 Sat 12 Jul
🕒 10:30-16:30
🏙️ Covent Garden
Learn more & book: www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...
📅 Sat 12 Jul
🕒 10:30-16:30
🏙️ Covent Garden
Learn more & book: www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...
I’m not saying it was worth the budget for an entire season of a sitcom, but it is VERY FUNNY
Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
June 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I’m not saying it was worth the budget for an entire season of a sitcom, but it is VERY FUNNY
Awwww he threw himself a birthday party and SO MANY people came, love that for him ❤️
June 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Awwww he threw himself a birthday party and SO MANY people came, love that for him ❤️
Thunder and lightning! FINALLY Friday 13th has a sense of bloody occasion
June 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Thunder and lightning! FINALLY Friday 13th has a sense of bloody occasion
I don’t know who might need this, but… every time I take my dog Ludo for a walk, he literally will not go down the stairs until I have allowed him to position himself like this, and until he has received sufficient head pats and proclamations that he is a good - nay, the best - boy.
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I don’t know who might need this, but… every time I take my dog Ludo for a walk, he literally will not go down the stairs until I have allowed him to position himself like this, and until he has received sufficient head pats and proclamations that he is a good - nay, the best - boy.
Your plain-clothes officers are picking non-criminals, non-illegals and literal tourists off the street and imprisoning them without due process. You’re raiding elementary school graduations. One of you did a literal hit and run on a protestor.
But the Gestapo wore Hugo Boss, so yeah, not the same.
But the Gestapo wore Hugo Boss, so yeah, not the same.
Awww you guys - the Acting Director of ICE is really upset that we keep accurately refering them the American Gestapo and calling out their kidnappings. Keep up the good work everyone!!!
June 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Your plain-clothes officers are picking non-criminals, non-illegals and literal tourists off the street and imprisoning them without due process. You’re raiding elementary school graduations. One of you did a literal hit and run on a protestor.
But the Gestapo wore Hugo Boss, so yeah, not the same.
But the Gestapo wore Hugo Boss, so yeah, not the same.
The journalists involved must have looked back over the story searching for the moment they should have known. I don’t know why but for me it would be this bit.
June 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The journalists involved must have looked back over the story searching for the moment they should have known. I don’t know why but for me it would be this bit.
Reposted by Erica Buist
WHAT?! This is insane! Jim Belushi had a kid with Dr Evil?!
June 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
WHAT?! This is insane! Jim Belushi had a kid with Dr Evil?!
It’s… *sniffles* it’s beautiful.
June 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It’s… *sniffles* it’s beautiful.