P J Harvey
@tigerears.bsky.social
I'm not Polly Jean
But I am an author of SFF novels, even if I happen to be unpublished so far. I'm also autistic, so any help on the ol' networking front for someone who can't do anything else but write is appreciated.
But I am an author of SFF novels, even if I happen to be unpublished so far. I'm also autistic, so any help on the ol' networking front for someone who can't do anything else but write is appreciated.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says 'people are angry' with the current immigration system
angry goose meme of 'which people are angry?'
angry goose meme of 'which people are angry?'
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says 'people are angry' with the current immigration system
angry goose meme of 'which people are angry?'
angry goose meme of 'which people are angry?'
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.
finished novel #4, 96k words, off with a lucky(?) reader
now what? what do I do now?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
now what? what do I do now?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
finished novel #4, 96k words, off with a lucky(?) reader
now what? what do I do now?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
now what? what do I do now?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
there is TOO MUCH STORY in games these day
52 minutes to get past the tutorial in hyrule warriors omg
52 minutes to get past the tutorial in hyrule warriors omg
November 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
there is TOO MUCH STORY in games these day
52 minutes to get past the tutorial in hyrule warriors omg
52 minutes to get past the tutorial in hyrule warriors omg
my last chapter needed some work, seems like i was in a rush to finish the book. looking better already, but maybe i should sleep on it and look again tomorrow anyway
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
my last chapter needed some work, seems like i was in a rush to finish the book. looking better already, but maybe i should sleep on it and look again tomorrow anyway
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This argument that we need to adopt fascism-lite to prevent electing fascists is a big ahistorical lie, and it has a lot of currency in Canada too. This will not solve any problems fascists blame on refugees, while it concedes the idea that they're correct to blame them. This is how you get ICE.
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This argument that we need to adopt fascism-lite to prevent electing fascists is a big ahistorical lie, and it has a lot of currency in Canada too. This will not solve any problems fascists blame on refugees, while it concedes the idea that they're correct to blame them. This is how you get ICE.
gaiman was on 'our side', as an example, and we had no problem kicking that fucker to the kerb
“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
gaiman was on 'our side', as an example, and we had no problem kicking that fucker to the kerb
if i rebleet this, is it more likely to happen???
hey, so this fetish of mine may be a little weird and niche, but... I think writers and artists should have security and proper compensation and treatment
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
if i rebleet this, is it more likely to happen???
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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It's kinda like if you were born intuitively feeling like the A button should be on the right, X should be up, B down, etc. but life hands you an Xbox controller and everyone gets super weird the moment you ask about button remapping.
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It's kinda like if you were born intuitively feeling like the A button should be on the right, X should be up, B down, etc. but life hands you an Xbox controller and everyone gets super weird the moment you ask about button remapping.
people really need to buy my books so i can at least eke out an existence
there's just one step missing atm
there's just one step missing atm
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
people really need to buy my books so i can at least eke out an existence
there's just one step missing atm
there's just one step missing atm
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“making it easy for everyone to produce quite good and quite similar-looking job applications or adverts undermines the signalling mechanisms that underpin the hiring process, leaving nobody better off and most worse off.”
Ugh.
Ugh.
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“making it easy for everyone to produce quite good and quite similar-looking job applications or adverts undermines the signalling mechanisms that underpin the hiring process, leaving nobody better off and most worse off.”
Ugh.
Ugh.
i've got some change to manage that i am really not managing
there needs to be an autism hotline or smthn
there needs to be an autism hotline or smthn
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
i've got some change to manage that i am really not managing
there needs to be an autism hotline or smthn
there needs to be an autism hotline or smthn
'Can you imagine anyone attempting to build something like that in the past fifty years or so? The planning permission alone, including a graveyard, I can't think what—'
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
'Can you imagine anyone attempting to build something like that in the past fifty years or so? The planning permission alone, including a graveyard, I can't think what—'
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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It's the fees that were holding me back
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's the fees that were holding me back
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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today is a day of making sure i get to tomorrow, nothing else
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
today is a day of making sure i get to tomorrow, nothing else
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Once again @robinince.bsky.social and @effinbirds.com get juxtaposition of the week.
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Once again @robinince.bsky.social and @effinbirds.com get juxtaposition of the week.
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I despair about all this who is briefing against who nonsense.
Could they just govern.
Could they just govern.
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I despair about all this who is briefing against who nonsense.
Could they just govern.
Could they just govern.
If only his leaning in to a more relaxed arm position hadn't just nudged his elbow in to his mug and its moat of still quite warm coffee that was now seeping through his jumper to the freshly laundered white shirt underneath.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
If only his leaning in to a more relaxed arm position hadn't just nudged his elbow in to his mug and its moat of still quite warm coffee that was now seeping through his jumper to the freshly laundered white shirt underneath.
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
gosh, i'm really enjoying reading my new book
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
gosh, i'm really enjoying reading my new book
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
i'm not very good at this 'engagement' lark that seems to matter quite a lot
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i'm not very good at this 'engagement' lark that seems to matter quite a lot