@markpatricklynch
He/Him/Oi you. Trying to fail better. Prize-lacking author of Walking Horatio, Heartstones, Cardinal Points, and others. Education: Polytechnic of Life. Height: 5'11 and three quarters. Hazel-green eyes. Would like to meet pretty much anyone.
Post by Aaron Rupar summarizing an NBC interview in which a reporter presses a Trump administration official about easing oil sanctions benefiting Russia, with a split-screen image of the journalist and the official during the interview.
Trump never met a favor he couldn't do for his pal Vladimir.
Ooh, look. Popped in the library before getting a cuppa, and one of my old efforts was there. Odd to see something ten years in the past suddenly thrown at you in the present. #books #booksky
Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher
Shot through a reread of Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher this weekend, a rocket of a book, and used my Spotify audiobook hours on Paul Mcauley's latest, Loss Protocol. Think next is gonna be Rose by Martin Cruz Smith, alongside Night be Elie Wiesel.
Inevitably.
This is available for the next four weeks or so on #BBCsounds, and well worth a listen. The State of the Art by Iain M Banks. One of his #Culture tales. #SF #ScienceFictionRadioPlay
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Though it is day, the sun cannot be seen in Tehran today because of all the smoke following the US and Israel bombing Tehran's oil refineries. People on the ground describe it as armageddon. History will not forgive Reza Pahlavi, Masih Alinejad, Nazanin Boniadi, and all other "leaders" who tricked Iranians into thinking this war would set them free.
Oh my god: this is *daytime* in Tehran.
Let’s clear this up now: Trump wore that stupid-ass white ball-cap because he’s the same man who called fallen troops “suckers” and “losers.” He does photo ops, not sorrow.
Let's take it up another level. Donald Trump does not give a F*ck about our troops or their family members.
This is available for the next four weeks or so on #BBCsounds, and well worth a listen. The State of the Art by Iain M Banks. One of his #Culture tales. #SF #ScienceFictionRadioPlay
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Rod Serling is probably the coolest guy of the 20th century. Looked cool, sounded cool, fought Nazis, hated John Wayne, wrote the screenplay for Planet of the Apes. Honestly dunks all the hell over any male influencer guy.
Exactly. And Trump can’t cope with Starmer’s probity because it makes it harder to hide his own culpability re the war in Iran.
There’s always a danger of embracing hyperbole when a moment is still unfolding but I do wonder whether, for many past admirers, Tony Blair has just destroyed every last vestige of the ‘legacy’ he cares so much about. Traditionally, Mandelson would now be advising him on how to turn things round…
The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.
The scammers are relentless.
Please understand, no book club is EVER going to proactively seek you out. It is natural to hope so but that is not how the world works.
They are NOT looking through millions of new books searching for your novel when they haven't even read Northanger Abbey yet
The Brexit horseshoe’s back.
You could read it as them taking advantage of socialism. They're in a country that subsidises them by having a zero percent tax rate, and government subsidised infrastructure. Just as long as you don't care about the lack of a liberal democracy you are fine.
Turns out all the Brexiters shilling for Trump really hate British sovereignty.
BBC 4 extra scheduling for The State of the Art
Due to be available on BBC Sounds later today👍
4pm today on BBC Radio 4 Extra it’s the repeat of my adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ The State of the Art, with Sir Antony Sher as the ship. So proud of this amazing production by @nadiamolinari.bsky.social
Read this in two sittings. Someone's going to have to write something outstanding to stop this from being my read of the year.
I was really happy to play Bernadette in this brand new audio drama ‘The Hungry Moon’ adapted by @ianwinterton.bsky.social from @ramseycampbell.bsky.social ‘s novel.
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Not quite sure what it will take for MAGA to see Putin as an enemy.
FYI...
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Jesus in a MAGA hat “One day I will return but only once you bomb a bunch of kids because a pedophile told you to”
Cartoon by Jesse Duquette
It's #WorldBookDay and here in the UK, the top six of the top ten Sunday Times bestselling hardback fiction titles this week are romantasy.
Important to remember that the people most enthusiastic about bombing Iran are almost always the people most hateful towards refugees.
It's been a bad week for SF, losing Dan Simmons and now Rob Grant. Few things made me laugh as much as Red Dwarf did in its heyday. Safe voyages, big man.
#RobGrant #RedDwarf
Cool! Am assuming you haven't gone the whole hog and had your arm bitten off by a clown in the sewer!
The Iranian regime is objectively hideous. It murders & incarcerates innocent people, threatens & attacks sovereign neighbours, routinely breaks international law, outlaws dissent & crushes free speech.
Can you see the problem with *Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu* leading the attack on them?