Kevin Williamson
@kevwilliamson.bsky.social
Writer, author, poetry, editor, publisher. Founder of Rebel Inc. Co-founder of Bella Caledonia. Co-founder of Neu! Reekie! Co-founder of Push The Boat Out international poetry festival. MDANT. Love poetry, books, chess, volcanoes, Hibs. Citizen of Leith
Pinned
The 52 books published in the Rebel Inc imprint of
Canongate Books between 1996-2001 in (approx) order they came out.
Canongate Books between 1996-2001 in (approx) order they came out.
Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction/Futurist Fiction is 100x better than Crime Fiction/Crime Noir as a genre. Much more interesting and imaginative. Yay or nay?
September 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction/Futurist Fiction is 100x better than Crime Fiction/Crime Noir as a genre. Much more interesting and imaginative. Yay or nay?
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This story is shockingly stupid even for @nytimes.com
—where they always promote AI. Take this insanity: “Asking help from a chatbot,you’re going to get empathy,”Ms. Rowe said, “but you’re not going to get help.”
You’re going to get EMPATHY?
It’s a f*cking machine.
It’s mimicking “empathy”.
—where they always promote AI. Take this insanity: “Asking help from a chatbot,you’re going to get empathy,”Ms. Rowe said, “but you’re not going to get help.”
You’re going to get EMPATHY?
It’s a f*cking machine.
It’s mimicking “empathy”.
August 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This story is shockingly stupid even for @nytimes.com
—where they always promote AI. Take this insanity: “Asking help from a chatbot,you’re going to get empathy,”Ms. Rowe said, “but you’re not going to get help.”
You’re going to get EMPATHY?
It’s a f*cking machine.
It’s mimicking “empathy”.
—where they always promote AI. Take this insanity: “Asking help from a chatbot,you’re going to get empathy,”Ms. Rowe said, “but you’re not going to get help.”
You’re going to get EMPATHY?
It’s a f*cking machine.
It’s mimicking “empathy”.
Just 2 days to go until my first Robert Burns Not In My Name show. The show this Monday is sold out but there are still some tickets left for the show on Mon 18th August (see link below). Be nice to see any of you there.
August 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Just 2 days to go until my first Robert Burns Not In My Name show. The show this Monday is sold out but there are still some tickets left for the show on Mon 18th August (see link below). Be nice to see any of you there.
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Tomorrow, Edinburgh, noon
July 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Tomorrow, Edinburgh, noon
If Adolf Hitler flew in today
They'd send a limousine anyway
They'd send a limousine anyway
July 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
If Adolf Hitler flew in today
They'd send a limousine anyway
They'd send a limousine anyway
This morning I've mostly been thinking about tech unicorns in the UK (168 of them all valued at £1bn+) and the 3,700 AI companies in the UK (valued at £72bn in 2024).
And, Who is asking the difficult eco/energy Qs about scaling up data centres to host all this?
www.business.gov.uk/campaign/gro...
And, Who is asking the difficult eco/energy Qs about scaling up data centres to host all this?
www.business.gov.uk/campaign/gro...
Artificial Intelligence
www.business.gov.uk
July 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This morning I've mostly been thinking about tech unicorns in the UK (168 of them all valued at £1bn+) and the 3,700 AI companies in the UK (valued at £72bn in 2024).
And, Who is asking the difficult eco/energy Qs about scaling up data centres to host all this?
www.business.gov.uk/campaign/gro...
And, Who is asking the difficult eco/energy Qs about scaling up data centres to host all this?
www.business.gov.uk/campaign/gro...
This morning I've been mainly thinking about BLOBS deep in our planet's lower mantle and their relationship to mantle plumes and volcanic eruptions
#volcano 🌋
dailygalaxy.com/2025/07/expl...
#volcano 🌋
dailygalaxy.com/2025/07/expl...
Scientists Discover the Explosive Power of Earth's Mysterious BLOBS – Is an Eruption Coming?
What if deadly volcanic eruptions are caused by structures deep inside Earth?
dailygalaxy.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This morning I've been mainly thinking about BLOBS deep in our planet's lower mantle and their relationship to mantle plumes and volcanic eruptions
#volcano 🌋
dailygalaxy.com/2025/07/expl...
#volcano 🌋
dailygalaxy.com/2025/07/expl...
Remember that grief metafiction published in The Guardian on 12 Mar which Sam Altman claimed was written by AI? What happened to this amazing literary software? Also, where was the transparency of the prompt sheets used? Also, if I need stardust to throw in investors eyes where can I get some?
Sam Altman of Open AI recently produced an AI rabbit out a hat. A metafiction on grief - published in The Guardian - that he claims was written by an as yet unreleased and unnamed creative writing AI program. Despite all the hype has anyone confirmed the authenticity of its AI authorship...
July 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Remember that grief metafiction published in The Guardian on 12 Mar which Sam Altman claimed was written by AI? What happened to this amazing literary software? Also, where was the transparency of the prompt sheets used? Also, if I need stardust to throw in investors eyes where can I get some?
A few weeks ago I was in Hamburg and went to see an Ian Hamilton Findlay exhibition inspired by the French Revolution #BastilleDay 🇫🇷
July 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A few weeks ago I was in Hamburg and went to see an Ian Hamilton Findlay exhibition inspired by the French Revolution #BastilleDay 🇫🇷
Not so much a State of the Nation address but a state of the nations summary. Well worth a read. #wherearewenow
Britain is an altered state, altered out of all recognition, even in the past ten years. The question for political movements in Scotland seeking transformative change is how do we respond and adjust to these profound changes
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/14/l...
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/14/l...
Late Britain, Hyper Normal Island
Britain is an altered state, altered out of all recognition, even in the past ten years. The question for political movements in Scotland seeking transformative change is how do we respond and adju…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Not so much a State of the Nation address but a state of the nations summary. Well worth a read. #wherearewenow
🎯
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Ahead of the expected proscription of Palestine Action - the first time a protest group has been legally redefined as terrorist - I went through the Hansard of the 2000 Act they're being banned under. Turns out MPs were assured the law wouldn't be applied this way. Thread 🧵🔽
July 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ahead of the expected proscription of Palestine Action - the first time a protest group has been legally redefined as terrorist - I went through the Hansard of the 2000 Act they're being banned under. Turns out MPs were assured the law wouldn't be applied this way. Thread 🧵🔽
Q. Which country has the most active volcanoes?
A. USA with 165 active volcanoes, 42 of which have erupted since 1950.
#volcanostats 🌋
www.teawamutunews.nz/2025/07/how-...
A. USA with 165 active volcanoes, 42 of which have erupted since 1950.
#volcanostats 🌋
www.teawamutunews.nz/2025/07/how-...
How the US tops volcano list - Te Awamutu News
Last week, I covered how volcanically active Indonesia is, noting that it ranks fourth globally for the number of active volcanoes. So, let’s talk about who comes in at number one. That title goes to....
www.teawamutunews.nz
July 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Q. Which country has the most active volcanoes?
A. USA with 165 active volcanoes, 42 of which have erupted since 1950.
#volcanostats 🌋
www.teawamutunews.nz/2025/07/how-...
A. USA with 165 active volcanoes, 42 of which have erupted since 1950.
#volcanostats 🌋
www.teawamutunews.nz/2025/07/how-...
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Robert Burns: Not In My Name
11 & 18 Aug, Edinburgh – tickets from £9.38
Showcasing the radical subversive poetry of Robert Burns: the stuff he couldn’t put his name to during his lifetime. A performance by @kevwilliamson.bsky.social with films by Alastair Cook
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
11 & 18 Aug, Edinburgh – tickets from £9.38
Showcasing the radical subversive poetry of Robert Burns: the stuff he couldn’t put his name to during his lifetime. A performance by @kevwilliamson.bsky.social with films by Alastair Cook
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
ROBERT BURNS: NOT IN MY NAME
A performance by Kevin Williamson with films by Alastair Cook
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Robert Burns: Not In My Name
11 & 18 Aug, Edinburgh – tickets from £9.38
Showcasing the radical subversive poetry of Robert Burns: the stuff he couldn’t put his name to during his lifetime. A performance by @kevwilliamson.bsky.social with films by Alastair Cook
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
11 & 18 Aug, Edinburgh – tickets from £9.38
Showcasing the radical subversive poetry of Robert Burns: the stuff he couldn’t put his name to during his lifetime. A performance by @kevwilliamson.bsky.social with films by Alastair Cook
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
ROBERT BURNS NOT IN MY NAME
Heads up to say I'm gonna perform Robert Burns Not In My Name at Leith Depot for 2 nights only. Mon 11th + Mon 18th Aug at 7.30pm. Burns as you've never heard him before. With films by Alastair Cook. You're all welcome. Details:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
Heads up to say I'm gonna perform Robert Burns Not In My Name at Leith Depot for 2 nights only. Mon 11th + Mon 18th Aug at 7.30pm. Burns as you've never heard him before. With films by Alastair Cook. You're all welcome. Details:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
ROBERT BURNS: NOT IN MY NAME
A performance by Kevin Williamson with films by Alastair Cook
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
ROBERT BURNS NOT IN MY NAME
Heads up to say I'm gonna perform Robert Burns Not In My Name at Leith Depot for 2 nights only. Mon 11th + Mon 18th Aug at 7.30pm. Burns as you've never heard him before. With films by Alastair Cook. You're all welcome. Details:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
Heads up to say I'm gonna perform Robert Burns Not In My Name at Leith Depot for 2 nights only. Mon 11th + Mon 18th Aug at 7.30pm. Burns as you've never heard him before. With films by Alastair Cook. You're all welcome. Details:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
Welcome back! Edinburgh has missed you. Delighted to see my favourite indy cinema reopen. 🎬
June 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Welcome back! Edinburgh has missed you. Delighted to see my favourite indy cinema reopen. 🎬
Respect to Palestinian Action for taking nonviolent direct action against the British military. Starmer & his Govt are 100% complicit in this genocide yet their only response seems to be to double down on Israeli terrorism. Never thought I'd despise a British PM more than Thatcher but here we are.
June 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Respect to Palestinian Action for taking nonviolent direct action against the British military. Starmer & his Govt are 100% complicit in this genocide yet their only response seems to be to double down on Israeli terrorism. Never thought I'd despise a British PM more than Thatcher but here we are.
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Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil.
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
June 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil.
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
Earthquake swarm at Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano sparks eruption fears
trans: Mibbes aye mibbes naw.
news.az/news/earthqu...
trans: Mibbes aye mibbes naw.
news.az/news/earthqu...
news.az
May 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Earthquake swarm at Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano sparks eruption fears
trans: Mibbes aye mibbes naw.
news.az/news/earthqu...
trans: Mibbes aye mibbes naw.
news.az/news/earthqu...
Watched Episode 7 of #TheLastofUs last night and thought wow. Cliff hanger. Cant wait to find out what happens next week. Only to find out that was end of Season 2. Season 3 not till 2027. WTAF? No consideration for Gen Short Attention Span. Also world could end before that in AI-Eco apocalypse.
a woman is smiling with the words i 'm not in the mood for this behind her
ALT: a woman is smiling with the words i 'm not in the mood for this behind her
media.tenor.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Watched Episode 7 of #TheLastofUs last night and thought wow. Cliff hanger. Cant wait to find out what happens next week. Only to find out that was end of Season 2. Season 3 not till 2027. WTAF? No consideration for Gen Short Attention Span. Also world could end before that in AI-Eco apocalypse.
Issue 12 of The Poets' Republic has arrived. As a lifelong hater of fluffy puffs this snippet from Hugh McMillan's article makes me feel seen. Bless you Shug.
May 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Issue 12 of The Poets' Republic has arrived. As a lifelong hater of fluffy puffs this snippet from Hugh McMillan's article makes me feel seen. Bless you Shug.
MAN V MACHINE
Learning to distinguish between AI writing & human writing is easy enough. AI has its digital fingerprints & a generic gooey blandness to it 🤮 and worse, erodes users of literacy skills & critical thinking/analytical skills. This post was human generated. www.earth.com/news/man-vs-...
Learning to distinguish between AI writing & human writing is easy enough. AI has its digital fingerprints & a generic gooey blandness to it 🤮 and worse, erodes users of literacy skills & critical thinking/analytical skills. This post was human generated. www.earth.com/news/man-vs-...
Man vs. machine: Why students still write better than AI
Essays written by ChatGPT or other AI tools feel distant and lack literacy. Researchers see AI as only a tutor, not a substitute for humans.
www.earth.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
MAN V MACHINE
Learning to distinguish between AI writing & human writing is easy enough. AI has its digital fingerprints & a generic gooey blandness to it 🤮 and worse, erodes users of literacy skills & critical thinking/analytical skills. This post was human generated. www.earth.com/news/man-vs-...
Learning to distinguish between AI writing & human writing is easy enough. AI has its digital fingerprints & a generic gooey blandness to it 🤮 and worse, erodes users of literacy skills & critical thinking/analytical skills. This post was human generated. www.earth.com/news/man-vs-...
Like the USA, England has never faced up honestly to its colonialist past, its history of Slavery & Empire, nor acknowledged the psychological legacy of racism/racial superiority this leaves deeply embedded in its culture, which is easily triggered by current events. Then along comes Reform Party..
May 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Like the USA, England has never faced up honestly to its colonialist past, its history of Slavery & Empire, nor acknowledged the psychological legacy of racism/racial superiority this leaves deeply embedded in its culture, which is easily triggered by current events. Then along comes Reform Party..
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