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Margot Drew Delaney
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Author. Kiwi (with Canadian contribution from Mom). Lover of mysteries. Consumer of stories. Often watching TV, sometimes roller skating, never ironing. Recent cryptic crossword convert. She/her. BiMyself. https://margotdrewdelaneybooks.com
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Free mystery novella alert! Escape to a lakefront cottage and people-watch with Jack Bardot - a socially apathetic but intensely curious anthropology grad student. #freebies #ebook #mystery #indieauthors #amwriting #amreading

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"the bits of the fallout we’re focusing on now are a mass displacement activity, driven subconsciously or consciously by men so we don’t have to reckon with... searchable records of the way powerful guys... talk and think about women. And about girls."
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So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Who else is in this fan club? I LOVE this movie. The Babysitter Killer Queen. #movies #comedyhorror #slasher #killerthriller
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
“CERD is clear: New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat,” Moxon said.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand
UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ok I have the worst Christmas movie (The Family Switch) and the second worst (Oh What Fun). My god, how can such an epic cast turn into such a turkey??? #movies #christmas
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"...we’re consuming more low-value, ultra-processed information... more information that is essentially predigested."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My god, this review is funny. "her bearded shrug of a husband". 😆https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/11/the-intruder-review-bbc-four
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thelma & Louise rewatch. Damn, this movie. 🤩. #movies
two women wearing sunglasses are taking a selfie with a polaroid camera .
ALT: two women wearing sunglasses are taking a selfie with a polaroid camera .
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October 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"look, no offence to Sora’s 'creators'. I often walk through art galleries and realise the stuff on the walls would be so much better if I simply stole it and drew hilarious penises on it or whatever, and that they wouldn’t have made it publicly viewable if they didn’t want that" 😆 shorturl.at/wOtFv
It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde
His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so much, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Who writes these (often very amusing) little pieces? Why do none of them have the author listed? This seems weird. #theguardian #journalism
www.theguardian.com/news/series/...
Pass notes | The Guardian
A quick chat designed to tell you everything you need to know about a story you don't need to know about
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Library haul! 😍 #books #reading #mystery
August 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Cool, cool cool. Nothing to see here. Definitely not the start of a Sci Fi movie.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say
Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicions
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"We keep moving like zombies towards a world that nobody really wants to live in".
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Nobody wants a robot to read them a story!’ The creatives and academics rejecting AI – at work and at home
Is artificial intelligence coming for everyone’s jobs? Not if this lot have anything to do with it
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fellow Kiwis. Please make your submission to oppose the regulatory standards bill. It will help greedy corporates pillage our country for profit! Open until June 23. ACT NOW.

I am writing to strongly oppose the Regulatory Standards Bill.
shorturl.at/3NU1B
#NewZealand #NZ #environment #capitalism
Regulatory Standards Bill - New Zealand Parliament
Public submissions are now being invited on this Bill
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May 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“The companies building super-intelligence need to also calculate the Compton constant, the probability that we will lose control over it,” he said. “It’s not enough to say ‘we feel good about it’."

WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT? My god.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI firms warned to calculate threat of super intelligence or risk it escaping human control
AI safety campaigner calls for existential threat assessment akin to Oppenheimer’s calculations before first nuclear test
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
May 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Reposted by Margot Drew Delaney
It would really mean the world to me if people would share details of my event for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET, Tuesday 29th April in Glasgow! If you have queer friends, tell them! Or if you think you'd enjoy a book which kills Mr Collins off, come along!

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April 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM